Christmas card using Art Wax

 Hello!

I am show casing a fabulousnew product from Craftangles today!

It's Art Wax! 

You will see in the video below, how just a tiny bit of this gorgeous metallic coloured wax can transform any project into a thing of beauty!

It works best on a black background so here is what I came up with.

I started out by applying the Craftangles black charcoal texture paste on black cardstock using Craftangles stencils.

Once dry, I rubbed a little bit of the Craftangles 'Iridiscent pink', 'Iridiscent violet'  and 'Bronze' art wax to create a metallic background.

I even tried it on Craftangles 'Black diamond' glimmer paste and the results were fantastic.

Enjoy the video.

Once the backgrounds were done, I cut out the panels using Simon Says Stamp stitched dies.

I then heat embossed the sentiment (Penny Black) on Craftangles vellum , die cut the tag (mftdienamics) and the Christmas trees (Impression Obsession), added a satin bow and adhered the panel to a white A2 card base. 

Its hard to capture the gorgeous beauty of this waxed background in a photo, but, you get the idea.

Craftangles stencil used with Craftangles Black diamond glimmer paste is 'Flourish'.

For the second card, I have used a sentiment from Hero Arts and 

the bench and lamp from Lawn Fawn. I gold embossed the sentiment and images and added them to the die cut panel to create an unusual Christmas card.

The Craftangles stencil used here is  'Doodle around'.

For the third card, I have used the Craftangles stencil 'Geometric bliss' 

and a fabulous Santa die cut from Impression obsession, 

which I die cut from copper coloured cardstock. 

The sentiment is from Impression Obsession too.

For the last card, I used Craftangles 'black diamond' glimmer paste which is absolutely fantastic, along with the Craftangles 'Indian motif' stencil.

The gold embossed sentiment is from Penny black and the die cut trees from Impression Obsession.

Hope you liked these cards and will give these products a try!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Diecutting and stencilling with glimmer paste

Hello!

I've been having so much fun with Craftangles glimmer pastes this month!!

I also decided to play with the Tiffany inspired colours..aqua, white, gold and black.

Here is what I came up with!

For my first card, I started out by stencilling a cardstock panel with Tim Holtz 'Cracked Pistachio' and Craftangles 'Gold Dust' glimmer paste and the Craftangles 'dots' stencil.

I then die cut the word 'Happy' using the Winnie and Walter die and created a simple shaker card, filling it with Craftangles 'clear shimmer' sequins.

I added a stamped and fussy cut Altenew  layered rose to add some colour. I finished the card with a white heat embossed birthday sentiment on black card.

Its hard to photograph the gold glimmer, but the card looks really pretty.

For the next two cards,

I started out by creating two patches of card using 

Craftangles 'Gold dust' glimmer paste and Tim Holtz 'Cracked Pistachio' distress ink.

I did this in order to use these panels to die cutting.

For the second card, I started by creating a card panel using 

Craftangles 'Fairy dust' glimmer paste and Craftangles 'Abstract stencil'.

I used the gold glimmer panel I made to die cut the Flora and Fauna 

Volkswagon beetle car. I also die cut the same using some craft foam,

which I used to give the card some dimension.

 I then encircled the car with the My Favourite Things Happy birthday die cut, cut from

Cratangles Aqua cardstock.

I finished the card with a white embossed sentiment on black cardstock.

Again, its hard to photograph the glimmer, but its Oh so pretty!

For the last card, I was inspired by this card I saw on Instagram.

I loved the look of layered balloons and decided to try it myself.

I used the aqua and gold glimmer card stock I created to die cut the balloons (From Lawn Fawn) . 

I further inked the aqua balloons to add some dimension. 

I prepared the card panel using Craftangles 'stripes' stencil and Craftangles 'Charcoal' texture paste.

Once the panel was dry, I adhered the balloons and the sentiment (from Simon Says Stamp) and finished the card with some shiny black sequins.

I really love how these cards turned out..I hope you like them too.

Thanks so much for stopping by..

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

Paru's Perceptions.

Craftangles August blog hop

Hello!

Welcome to the Craftangles August blog hop 

where we are showcasing the most amazing Craftangles glimmer pastes!!

You would have come here from   

Shabneez's blog .

Don't forget to comment and leave some love at every stop on the hop...

there are loads of prizes to be won!

Ever since I've tried the Craftangles glimmer pastes, I've been hooked!!

Combine them with Craftangles stencils and you can have a winner every time!

I started off with the Craftangles 'starry lights' stencil and 

the Craftangles sparkling silver glimmer paste.

Take a look at my process video to see how!

I then added spots of Memento Dandelion ink  around the lanterns for some interest.

I then heat embossed the sentiment (hero arts) and added it to the card panel 

before adhering it to a white square card base.

Fun no?

For the second card, I used the Craftangles 'herringbone' stencil and 

the Craftangles 'blue denim' glimmer paste.

Check out the video below to see how.

I then die cut the panel using Simon Says Stamp stitched square dies 

and added some layered roses from Altenew stamps.

The card looked beautiful so I decided to leave it without a sentiment.

For the third card I used the same Craftangles  Denim blue glimmer paste and 

Craftangles 'Abstract circles' stencil.

Take a look at the process video below!

To make the card, I stamped coloured and fussy cut this beautiful plane from 

an unknown stamp set from my stash and added it to the panel that I 

had previously die cut , using Simon Says Stamp stitched squares stamp set.

I finished the card by adding  the sentiment that came in the stamp set.

For the last card, I used the Craftangles 'diamond fade' stencil and 

the Craftangles 'Sparkly silver' glimmer paste.

Check out the video showing how I did it!

I used the little  boy from the newly released 

Craftangles 'Birthday Boy' stamp set for the focal image.

I stamped, coloured and fussy cut the boy and adhered him to the card along with a silver heat embossed sentiment from the same set.

Sweet and simple, no?

I hope you enjoyed these cards as much as I enjoyed making them.

If you have any questions or even if you just liked them, do leave me a comment below.

From here, you now go back to

  the HNDMD blog 

and leave a comment  there

 in order to win some fabulous prizes!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

Paru's Perceptions

Happy Independence day!

Hello!

Happy Independance Day!!

I have some fun and super easy rakhi cards for you to try today!

Rakshabandhan, the festival of sibling love is coming up soon and I thought it would be fun to incorporate our national colours with this festive ocassion.

For the first card, I used the 'Lace reloaded ' stencil from Craftangles along with Tim Holtz 'Carved pumpkin' and 'Mowed Lawn' distress inks to create a pretty background. 

I made a rakhi using an evil eye charm  and some white cord, and placed it in the centre of the background card panel. 

I then adhered this panel to the white card base. 

I adhered it to the inside card, using a bit of washi tape.

I stamped the sentiments..a combination of sentiments from Flora and Fauna stamps, 

Winnie and Walter stamps and Craftangles Stamps (Happy Rakhshabandhan) to complete the card.

Super quick.

Here is a video showing you my process.

For the second card, I used the 'Rays'  stencil from Craftangles along with Tim Holtz distress inks 'Carved pumpkin' and 'Mowed lawn'.

I created a background like I did above, and used the evil eye charm rakhi as the centre.

This time I used a combination of sentiments from Lawn Fawn and 

Craftangles (Happy Rakshabandhan and Happy Rakhi Bro)

Here is a process video for the same.

The third and final card is my favourite, I think.

I used the tricolour ( Tim Holtz 'carved pumpkin' , 'mowed lawn' and 'chipped sappire') and the 'skyline' stencil from Craftangles

to create a city skyline scene.

I added clouds using the nature stencil and Tim Holtz 'broken china' distress ink.

So many brothers and sisters are far away from each other at this time of the year, so, 

 the beautiful sentiment from Craftangles 'Happy rakhi Bro' stamp set 

seemed most appropriate with this background.

I made a rakhi using a heartbeat charm..It seemed perfect with the whole card.

Here is the process video..Do try out this stencil.. I thought it was the most fun!

I hope you enjoyed this post and the videos! 

I'd love to hear what you think so please leave me a comment below.

I am playing the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday 'Distress it' challenge today!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

Paru's Perceptions.

Holiday cards using Craftangles Glimmer paste and Craftangles texture paste.

Hello!

I've had the best time making these holiday cards 

using Craftangles stencils, Craftangles white glimmer paste and Craftangles white texture paste!

Here we go...

For the first card, I used a technique called shifting..demonstrated by Tim Holtz during his new release yesterday on facebook.

It basically means that you apply colour through the stencil, 

shift the stencil and then apply the second colour.

Here is a process video showing you how I created this background 

using Craftangles 'squares' stencil and Tim Holtz distress inks.

Stencils and Texture paste.

Hello! 

I 'm so excited to use a brand new Craftangles product! 

The Craftangles Black Charcoal texture paste and Craftangles Glimmer paste.
Both these products are just amazing and so much fun to use to use! I hope you will give them a try!

I've put together a few process videos, so I apologise for the length of this post.

I created a panel using Craftangles 'skyblue' card stock, geometric flowers stencil and the black texture paste. The results are amazing..as you can see.

Immediately after using the paste, I washed off the stencil with water and dish soap. 

Once dry, the texture paste is hard to remove.

I die cut the stencilled panel with Simon Says Stamp stitched circle die and adhered it to the centre of a square white card. 

I stamped an fussy cut these beautiful gerberas (from Unity stamp co.) and adhered them to the card along with some glass beads to finish.

I haven't added a sentiment, so I can use this card for any occassion.

For the second card, I created a panel using the 'Overlapping circles' stencil from Craftangles and the Black Charcoal texture paste. I then die cut the panel using Simon Says Stamp stitched square dies, matted it with black cardstock and adhered it to a square white card,

using fun foam to add some dimension.

I stamped, watercoloured and fussy cut the meditating frog from Stampendous 'Frog Yoga' stamp set

and added it to the panel. 

I think it really pops against that black background.

I finished the card with a sentiment from Flora and Fauna.

Here is a close up of the texture paste.

For the third card, I decided to create a black on black panel.

I used the Charcoal texture paste with the Craftangles stacked blocks stencil.

The result was brilliant..

Here is a process video.

Once the panel had dried, I decided to add some pop!

I stamped and fussy cut images from my brand new Sunny Studios 'Berry bliss' stamp set.

Once I arranged them on the background, I added some white paint splatter to add some interest.

This is really one of my most favourite cards and I'm so happy to share it with you.

Here is a detail photo of the gorgeous black on black background!

For the 4th card, I started with a square piece black cardstock from Craftangles, the Craftangles fireworks stencil and Craftangles Glimmer pastes 'Lemon zest', 'Orange peel' and 'Amethyst'.

The fireworks these pastes created are just beautiful!!

After some thought, I stamped and fussy cut this fun image from Art Impressions and added it to the panel and card base. 

I couldn't think of a sentiment, so I've left it for now...I wonder who this card will go to!

I hope you have enjoyed these videos and these cards!

If you have any questions, do leave me a comment.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

Paru's Perceptions!

Fun with Craftangles stencils

Hello!

I had a lot of fun playing with Craftangles stencils while making cards for this post! The first two cards are fairly simple and for the third one, 

I tried out something new so I've made a process video for you.

For the first card, I've used the Craftangles 'Treads' stencil and Tim Holtz 'mustard seed', 'crushed olive' and 'mowed lawn' distress inks to create the background.

One done, I stamped over it using the Craftangles 'Beautiful Bloom' border stamp.

I then coloured in the stamp using faber castell sketch pens.

I then added the bold sentiment from Hot of the Press, trimmed the panel down to size, added some additional cardstock to the side for interest and adhered the panel to a cardbase made with Craftangles 'Emerald green' cardstock.

I finished the card with some black sequins from Craftangles.

For the second card, I started out with the Craftangles 'Antique lace' stencil and 

Tim Holtz 'milled lavender' distress ink to create a soft background.

I die cut the wreath and the flowers (Impression Obsession), coloured the flowers using the same ink and adhered them to the card panel.

I then stamped the sentiment (from Craftangles 'Sending Love' stamp set), 

in a darker ink of the same tone.

A sweet and serene card that can be used for any occassion.

For the third card, I wanted to create an underwater scene...something I had seen many times on Instagram. I looked up some videos on youtube and came up with this.

I just love how this card turned out...I will surely be trying out this technique again.

Do check out the process video below. It isn't perfect, but, it shows you how the card is  made.

I hope you enjoyed the video. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave me a comment.

To make this card, I have used Craftangles 'Rays' and  'Leaves' stencils and the 

Craftangles 'mermaid kisses' stamp set.

I hope you have enjoyed this post and these cards as much as I have enjoyed making them.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

Paru's Perceptions.