Playing with Craftangles patterned papers.

Hello!

for my DT post today, I am using the Craftangles 'Enchanted blooms 2' paper pack to make some pretty birthday cards!

I have combined patterned papers from the newly released 'Enchanted blooms 2' paper pack 

with papers from the previously released 'Felicity' paper pack. I have added some of the new Craftangles 'cupcake pink' sequins to add some sparkle.

Today I decided to use outline sentiment stickers (remember them?) on my card instead of stamping or die cutting. The papers are so pretty by themselves that I have kept the embellishments to the minimum.

I hope you like these cards and will be inspired to check out these beautiful paper packs for yourselves!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Mixing Patterns.

Hello!

I made this  card today for my official DT post at the CraftAdda blog, 

using two pretty patterns from a Craftangles 6"x6" patterned paper pack.

I cut the top sheet in an angle to generate interest and then adhered it to the bottom sheet. 

After cutting the panel to fit the 6"x 4" white card base, I partially dry embossed it using a cuttlebug embossing folder. 

I then adhered this to the card base.

I then gold embossed the sentiment from Craftangles 'You rock' stamp set using Craftangles gold embossing powder, on a piece of matching card stock. 

After cutting the sentiment panel to size, I partially embossed this panel too.

I adhered the sentiment panel to finish the card.

Sweet and simple...just as I like it!

Hope you like it too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a nice day!

Paru Mahtani

Shaker with Bells

Hello!

Today I have a couple of simple shaker cards for you, 

which I made using Craftangles "Colours of  India" paper pack.

To make this card, I created a simple white shaker window using Queen and Company frame dies. 

I then placed some gold ghungroos (bells) inside,

 and placed it on a background of the dancing girls paper.

A simple gold embossed sentiment from Simon Says Stamp finished this card.

To make the second card, I used two different papers from the same paper pack.

I created the shaker window using Queen and Company oval frame dies, placed the sequins and sealed the window using the India patterned paper. I then placed this sealed shaker on the dancing girl background.

I love how the yellow paper pops and our national colours shine!

I love this paper pad so much, I have bought a second one!

I hope you will try out this paperpack.

You can buy it here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

Quick and Easy Christmas cards at CraftAdda

Hello!

welcome back to part 2 of Quick and Easy Christmas cards using patterned paper from 

Scrapberry's Happy Holidays 6"x6" paper pack  from CraftAdda.

I can't get enough of this paper pack..it has such fun designs and the quality is just fantastic!

To make this card, I used the Christmas tree paptterned paper as the base and,

 overlayed it with the cute houses paper. 

I felt it needed something to make it pop, 

so I added the two strips of red card  stock on either side. 

I stamped two panels with greetings from the Hero Arts 'Xmas sentiments' stamp set and,

 adhered them to the top and bottom of the card.

 I finished the card by adding some self adhesive pearls.

So much fun to make and really quick and easy. 

Hope you are merrily making some Christmas Cards with patterned paper!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

Paru's Perceptions.

Craft Adda official December post no.1

Hello!!

Happy December!

You can feel the nip in the air in Mumbai and its starting to feel like Christmas!!

This month I am working with 'Scrapberry's' Christmas themed patterned papers  from Craft Adda,

to make some quick and easy Christmas cards.

The papers that I have used for this card are from the Happy Holidays 6"x6" paper pack.

To make this card I started by trimming the green trees paper to size to fit the front of my card base. 

I then used the Simon Says Stamp 'stitched squares die to die cut the windows patterned paper.

I order to make it stand out a bit, I layered it with white card stock. I then added the white tree which I die cut using the memory box die.

I finished the card with a sentiment from the Hero Arts 'Xmas sentiments' stamp set, a little die cut memory box house as well as some clear sequins.

I just love the cheerful look of the card and though it doesn't snow in Mumbai, it makes me feel all christmassy!! ;-)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Thank you shakers Part 2

Hello! 

As you can see I have been busy making shaker cards all month.

I'm also feeling very thankful for all the blessings in my life, so, 

even though we don't celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday in India, 

I thought it would be nice to showcase some thank you cards. 

So here they are...

 For the first card I used two different papers from the "Colours of India" paper pack. 

I just love the vibrant colours and fun motifs!

To create the shaker element , I stacked up 8 frames cut using ''Peekaboo" rectangle frame dies. 

I then adhered it to a piece of patterned paper cut to size to create a backing. 

I then filled in the multicoloured sequins. 

I cut another frame to which I adhered a piece of acetate, 

and placed it over my stack to seal the shaker.

Once this was ready, I cut a piece of patterned paper to size and adhered it to the white card base. 

I then adhered my shaker to the base and added the sentiment to finish the card.

For my second card, I used patterned paper from the "We are pregnant " paper pack.

The process is the same as above, only here, I did not use a backing for the shaker stack.

I adhered a piece of patterned paper cut to size to the card base and then adhered the shaker stack directly to the card. I filled it with sequins and then sealed it with the acetate topper. I cut the top frame from Patterned paper from the same paper pack.

I finished off the card, as before, with a die cut sentiment.

I am truly enjoying making these shakers..

I hope to have inspired you to make some of your own too!

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

Thank you Shakers

Hello everyone!

Today, I am playing with three fabulous 6"x6" paper packs designed by our very own Khyati Kothari!

I have used two papers from the 'Pyari Maa' paper pack and 

one from the 'Colours of India' paper pack.

I'm sure over the Diwali holidays we have partied  a lot and have been hosted by family and friends! 

I thought it would be nice to make a thank you card for that 

special someone who has lovingly pampered us.

To make the card, I used my PTI small mason jar die to die cut the window. I then affixed the acetate and double sided foam tape to the back and fill the  window with blue and green seed beads. I then cut a panel of paper from the 'Colours of India' paper pack and adhered it, creating the shaker element.

I layered the papers on a background from the 'Pyari Maaa' paper pack and used Winnie and Walter dies to die cut the sentiment. 

Simon Says Stamp has recently come out with co-ordinating background dies fro their sentiments. I dont have these dies, but I decided to affix the sentiment on a piece of vellum and cut around it to create  a similar effect. The rest of the sentiment is from Winnie and Walter too.

I really enjoyed making this shaker card. Do come back to read about many more fun projects made by our DT using Craftangles products!

We'd love to hear from you..don't forget to leave a comment!

Cheers

Paru Mahtani

Sparkle!

Hey there!
I am playing the Papertrey Ink Make it Monday#206 Stamping and mixing patterns challenge today!

For this card, I used stamps from the PTI Sparkle & Shine stamp set to create the patterns. 

I am particularly thrilled about the sequin stamps…they look gorgeous…I did some send generation stamping too so the stamped sequins have a slightly soft look.

And my biggest triumph with this card is the Sparkle die cut! 

I  heat embossed the die cut with gold embossing powder..twice..hence the beautifully smooth and melted gold finish! And it matches the gold embossed patterned paper too!! YAY!!

I just love this technique!

To finish, I added sequins which I received as a freebie when I ordered stamps from Winnie and Walter!

As you can gather, I am terribly excited about this card…hope it inspires you too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!