Playing with Stencils

Hi everyone! I have been MIA for a while due to severe pain in the right shoulder and arm....Do any of you crafters face the same pain?

So, after a long time I have been able to make a few cards today. This is also my official Craft adda blogpost.

Stencilling is a big trend these days, so I decided to pull out my stencils which haven't seen the light of day in a while!

This gorgeous peacock feather stencil that I have used on the cards I made today is from Dreamweavers.

The inks that I have used are Tim holtz distress inks. I was thrilled with the effect they created!
the sentiments are from the Fiskars 'Curiosity' stamp set.

To create interest, I added the two butterflies...they are beads...so I decided to stick one down and leave the other loose so that it would move...its quite a fun surprise!

I am submitting this card for the Simon Says Stamp 'Anything Goes' Chalenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Look out for some more stencil fun here on my blog!

Have a good night!

Handcarved stamps as a background and a motif.

Hey all!

You may know that I have recently discovered the technique of handcarving stamps, and am now obsessed by it!( I dream of designs to carve!!!)

So, for my official Craft adda post today, I have two cards which I have made using two handcarved stamps that I made today.

To make this gorgeous feather stamp, I followed this tutorial by the fabulously talented Geninne who never fails to inspire!

I stamped the feathers on card stock  using Versafine, Memento and Adirondack inks. I then cut out three feathers and affixed them along with some raffia for detail and pop. The sentiment is from Verses rubber stamps.

I am submitting it for the Runway Inspired Challenge #57. the Freshly made Sketches challenge #130, the Paper Players challenge #190, Leannes Theme challenge to use 3 of anything and the Stamptv Mix it up Monday challenge.

For my second card I used a stamp which I carved; a design which is inspired by Gond Art from Central India.

I made two panels so that I could stamp them together to create a background. I love the way the panels come together to form a circle!

Inks used are from Versafine; Sentiment is from Verses rubber stamps and Hero Arts. The beautiful organza ribbon is from the local craft market.

I am submitting this card for the CASology Week 90:WET challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a good night

Stamp Carving 101

OMG! I had signed up for this online class "StampCarving 101" a while ago, but never got down to actually doing it! 

I started today, and among others, I made this awesome chevron stamp set!!!

To make the stamps, I used the Speedy carve linoleum sheet, speedball linoleum cutter, a metal edge ruler, a box cutter and Memento inks.

It is the most awesome class and as a technique, it  is fun and easy to do!

So, go on over and try this out!

Watch this space for more stamps and cards made with these stamps, 'coz I am truly hooked!!!

God bless you Julie!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a good night!

Homemade visiting cards

So excited that I got this idea last night! I printed my artwork onto coloured Vellum and punched it out using my El success 1 3/4 circle punch. Easy and so much fun!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!!

Doodling a panel

Hi Everyone!
I am trying my hand at doodling these days...actually have been doing it for years, but always in the corners of notebooks...
Today I decided to make a background panel for a card. So, using this  image from a traditional Kalamkari print as inspiration.
Here is what I came up with....

I doodled with pencil, watercoloured the panel and then went over the pencil lines with a Staedtler black fine liner. I added a vellum panel with a stamped sentiment from Kaisercraft and affixed it with ribbon for interest.

I am entering this card for the  the Runway inspired challenge.

For my second card, I took inspiration from the traditional Madhubani style of painting to create this panel. The sentiments are the same as the ones used above, from Kaisercraft.

I am quite happy with my first couple of efforts at doodling.

What do you think?

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great night!

Die cut Thanks

Hey there!
today I have a card for the 'Case Study' challenge 183.

Here I have used the gorgeous 'flower text design block' stamp from Hero Arts for the background and die cut the word thanks using the mft alphabet dies. I used Camel watercolours to watercolour the flowers and the leaves.

Quite stunning, I think!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Enjoy your evening!

Anything goes for Paper Smooches!

Hey there!
I have four cards today for the Paper Smooches Sparks 'Anything goes' challenge!

For this card, I thought the little hot air balloons from the Paper Smooches 'Metropolis' were perfect with this sentiment from Fiskars, which I have heat embossed and tried to create a chalkboard effect!!

This card is one of my absolute favourites...it lends itself to so many situations! Stamps are from the Paper Smooches 'Healthy Vibes' stamp set and Verses rubber stamps.

I recently acquired this sentiment (manufacturer unknown) and thought that the spoon from thePaper smooches 'Healthy Vibes' stamp set was perfect for it! The other stamps that I have used are from Technique tuesday, Lawn Fawn and Stampendous.

This stamp set is the fabulous 'Spiffy Scooters' stamp set! I used a gemstone for the headlight!

The sentiment is from Stampendous!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!