Craftangles June Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to the Craftangles June 2018 blog hop!

This month, we are focusing on Craftangles foils!

We start off the blog hop here, and then you can move on to 

Rahmat's Blog

Leave a comment at every blog, to qualify to win goodies from Craftangles from Hndmd!

Here are my cards.

I have tried to use the foils in different ways and I had a lot of fun with this.

For the first card, 

I started out by using a sheet of toner printed paper..

This is simply a sheet of paper which I printed out black in my laser printer.

Foil can only be heat transferred onto paper which is covered with toner.

I die cut the guitar and its detail piece (MFT dienamics) from this sheet. 

 I then used my laminator to heat transfer the red foil and the holographic foil.

Here is  a video showing you how I transferred the foil onto the die cut.

I then used another fun technique to transfer foil onto the card base using just a glue stick!! No laminator needed!!!

Here is a video showing you how...

For the second card, I die cut the clouds (Mama Elephant dies)  and the numbered balloons (Lawn Fawn dies) from the toner paper and foiled them exactly as shown in the video above.

I then put the card together using baker's twine and a simple sentiment from 

My Favourite Things stamps. 

For the third card, I used the left over die cuts from the clouds above and foiled them using Craftangles turquoise  and blue foils.

Don't they make fantastic waves? 

I used the glue stick technique to add some turquoise foil to the background too and then added a colourful mermaid (from the Craftangles 'Mermaid Kisses' stamp set).

I added a sentiment from the same stamp set to finish the card with a kraft card base.

I hope you have enjoyed this post. 

If you have any questions, do feel free to leave them in the comments below.

Next on the hop is Rahmat.

Don't forget to comment on every post on the blog hop, in order to win the prizes. 

Two random winners will be chosen!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

Colourful drinks on birthday cards!

Hello!

Ive made some fun cards today using MFT stamps' fabulous dies and stamps. 

I have used the 'Soda Pop' stamp and die set and the Wine service die set!

For the first card, I started with a white card stock panel on which I stamped a birthday background from Hero Arts.

I die cut the soda bottles and inked them with Tim Holtz 'mowed lawn' distress ink and 'black soot' distress ink, to create a shadow. 

I die cut multiple cheers sentiments ( from DCAM) from black card stock and stacked them to add dimension.

I added the 'happy birthday' stamped labels to the bottles,

 the sentiment and some glass bubbles to finish the card panel. 

I then adhered the panel to a black card base.

For the second card, I die cut the glasses using MFT's 'wine service' dies as well ad PaperSmooches 'Wise dies'. I then coloured them using Tim Holtz 'mustard seed', 'seedless preserves',  'salty ocean','mowed lawn' and 'fired brick' distress inks.

I then added a gold embossed sentiment on black and some ink splatters to finish the card panel. 

I then adhered the panel to a kraft card base.

I think this last card is my favourite!

I die cut the wine bottles and coloured them with Tim Holtz 'seedless preserves', 'mustard seed', 'salty ocean', 'mowed lawn' and 'fired brick' distress inks and some 'black soot' ink to add some shadows. 

I then added some white gel pen highlights to the bottles.

I adhered the bottles to the panel using 3D foam tape and a gold embossed sentiment to finish the card. 

I added some gold acrylic paint drops splatter to create some interest.

I hope you enjoyed  these cards as much as I loved making them!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great evening!

Paru Mahtani

Hiking box card!

 Hello!!

I made a really fun box card  today!

It is for a friend who plans to hike in all the 50 states of America to celebrate her 50th birthday!

To start, I printed out a map of the USA on two sheets of A4 size smooth white card stock and used Lawn Fawn's scalloped box card die to cut out the box elements.

I then used the same type of card stock to cut out the interior elements of the box card.

I masked out clouds and blended the sky on three panels using Tim Holtz 'Faded Jeans' distress ink.

On the the 4th panel, I used Tim Holtz 'Brushed Corduroy' distress ink as I did on the inside support panels. I used Impression Obsessions 'Evergreen Trees' die to cut out trees in different shades of green to create a forest. To make the hiker, I used MFT Dienamics 'Boy meets girl' die set. I cut out the boy, and, using an image of a stick figure hiker as a reference, I cut the arms and legs and 

re-attached them to create the hiker. I used some acetate to support the hiker from behind.

I added water coloured and fussy cut images of binoculars and a compass and die cut birds (Recollections) in the background.

I then added a die cut Penny black birthday sentiment. 

I die cut the '50' from scraps that were left over of the map, using Lawn Fawn's 'Quinns 123' die set.

Finally I created a belly band on which I stamped sentiments from Technique Tuesday. I also distressed the belly band using Tim Holtz 'Vintage photo' distress ink.

I had more scraps of the USA map on hand, so, I decided to cut out a simple tag on which to write the greeting to the recipient.

This card has been so very satisfying to make!! I just love how it turned out.

I'd love to hear what you think!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

I am playing the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday 'Layer it up' challenge today.

Paru's Card Making Challenges' January 2018 challenge!

Hello!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I cannot believe we are celebrating

2 years 

of Paru's Card Making Challenges!!!!

Thank you all so much for coming back to play my challenges month after month!!!

I am truly humbled by your love!

Here is the challenge for January 2018

You can make a New Year card, a card for a new baby, new house, a wedding (new journey), a card for someone starting a new job, new studies, or, even use new craft material!!!

The possibilities are endless! 

Let see your creative juices flow!!

HOW TO PLAY

Make a card or tag using the theme given. 

Take a photo of your creation and link it up here

If you have a blog, write a post about our challenge and link it back to our challenge, including photos of your card or tag.

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INSPIRATION

I've made a lot of cards  to inspire you this month!

The first card is a super simple shaker card using my sponsor Winnie and Walter's 'Cheers' die.

I think it makes a great NEW Years card, hence following the theme of NEW!

The sequins in the shaker are from my sponsor Hndmd.

I cut out a shaker window using Simon Says Stamp stitched square die at an angle to create some interest. I placed the die cut Cheers sentiment across the window to finish the card.

The cute tag below is made using stamps from the Craftangles (by HNDMD) 'Indian Wedding' stamp set, watercolours and concentric stitched dies from Simon Says Stamp. 

I decided to leave the focal image black and white and use watercolours around it. 

I also added a silver and gold bell for fun. I wish I could make you hear how festive it sounds!

The next card is also made using my sponsor Hndmd's Craftangles 'Indian wedding' stamp set. I stamped, watercoloured and die cut the image and matted it with  a larger die cut of the same shape.

I used patterned paper from Craftangles to create a background for my image. I finished the card with some jute twine from MayArts and some silver and gold bells and sequins.

The sentiment from the same stamp set is typed inside the card.

Weddings are NEW beginnings, so here too I follow the theme of the challenge.

For more inspiration, I made some cards using NEW supplies that I recently purchased!

The first card features the VW Beetle die from Flora & Fauna stamps. The background is white embossed and ink blended and the sentiment is handwritten. 

I created the yellow striped using Craftangles 'Stripes' stencil.

I made the card below using my awesome NEW dies from My Favourite Things.

I have been dreaming about making this card!!!

The box die is from Lawn Fawn, the bottles are from MFT and the wood grain stamp is from 

Bo Bunny!

For the next card, I used my brand NEW stamps from 

Flora and Fauna stamps.

I created the background with Impression Obsession Map stamp and Memento London Fog ink.

I masked, watercoloured and die cut the focal image. 

Upon my son's suggestion, I extended the stripes from the focal image onto the background.

I think it creates great interest.

I made the tag/bookmark below using brand NEW stamps from 

Three Room Studio, designed by the awesome Sandy Boon!

I used my white Signo gel pen to create interest on the kraft background.

This month my Guest Designer is 

Anila Dikay

She has an amazingly clean style and she has some fun cards to inspire you!

Hello Friends,

I'm Anila.

To begin with, wish you all a very Happy New Year!

May this year bring you lots of creativity and innovations!

I am super happy to be Guest Designing at 

Paru's card Making Challenges.

I am a Mumbai based crafter. I was working as an Art and Craft teacher in a reputed school, in Mumbai. I got into blogging and crafting since last year. CAS card making is something I enjoy the most. I am greatly inspired by many crafters around.

You can see more of my work at my blog "Novel Ideas" or my Instagram handle "aniladk"

I am extremely grateful to Paru for giving me this opportunity.

I am sharing a card and tag today which I made based on the current theme of the month

NEW!

I am using a new stamp set here for both my projects.

Also, the sentiments used here are some quotations which I found online and printed out.

The sentiments reflect the new beginnings and the new opportunities brought in by the New Year.

Here is a look at them...

My card is made using MFT(My Favourite Things) Happy Hedgehogs stamp set.

I stamped the images, coloured them with Zig markers and fussy cut them.

I printed the sentiments on white cardstock.

I die cut the sentiment panel using a stitched rectangular die.

On a card base, I adhered the pattern paper from MFT.

I then mounted the rectangular die cut on the base using foam adhesive.

I adhered the images on the card and created the grass effect using pencil colours.

To make this tag, I used the same MFT Hedgehog stamp set. I stamped the image, coloured with Zig and fussy cut the image. On a white tag, I stamped the flower image from the same stamp set using green dye ink. Adhere the MFT pattern paper on the tag.  

I printed out the sentiment and die cut the same using the stitiched rectangle die.

I mounted this on the patterned paper using foam adhesive.

I adhered the image on the tag. 

Lastly, I added a few sequins and tied the ribbons to the tag.

I hope I was able to inspire you today!

Happy Crafting!!

Anila

THE PRIZES

2

$25 gift cards from 

Winnie and Walter!!

A goodie bag worth 

Rs.1500

from HNDMD

and 

Two Surpise gifts 

from me personally

The winners will be announced on the 28th of January,

 so don't forget to stop by!

Please link up your creations here.

To be eligible to win a prize, please follow all the instructions carefully...

you will find them above. 

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

I am playing the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

Sliding crabs

Hello! I am super thrilled to share these slider cards with you today!!

I played with the Craftangles "Oh Crab!!" ,"By the sea"  and "Mermaid Kisses" stampsets and 

Tim Holtz distress oxides!

I started by colouring the base panel with Tim Holtz 'Broken China' Distress Oxide as well as the 'Evergreen Bough' Distress Ink. 

I then sprinkled some water on it to create the spots. 

I then coloured another panel using Tim Holtz 'Fossilised Amber' Distress Oxide.

I was unhappy with the very smooth look of the paper and sprinkling water did not help..so I put down some ink on my craft mat, spritzed a little water on it and then dabbed the paper on it. 

This created a beautiful splotchy background and gave the illusion of texture.

While the backgrounds were drying, I water coloured the various images with my 

Sakura Koi watercolours.

Using Mama Elephant dies  and mftdienmics I cut the panel and the slider channel.

To create the slider, I used a round wooden bead sandwiched between two 1/2" punched circles.

You can learn how to make one of your own here.

I added a bit of vellum to create some interest on the first card.

I finished the cards, by adding the sequins and stamping the sentiment.

I hope you enjoyed the cards as much as I enjoyed making them! 

Check out how they move on  

my Facebook and Instagram feeds.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani