Christmas shaker tags with the fuse tool!

Hello!!

Today I have some shaker tags  which I have made using the We R Memory Keepers Fuse tool.

It is such a fun tool...once you figure out how to use it!!

Here is a really good video showing you how to use it.

I found its good to let it get really hot before using it. 

It works best of soft plastic folders..like the one shown below.

I haven't had any success on acetate.

It comes with a steel ruler which can be used a s a guide to seal the plastic. 

I tried to make  circular tags...but found them very difficult.

So, after many attempts, I decided to make simple rectangular tags.

These were really easy to make. 

I started by placing the embellished tag inside the plastic sleeve and sealing it on three sides. 

I left one side open to fill with the shaker elements...lots of gorgeous sequins from A1 Craft supply!

I then sealed the fourth side, punched a hole and added a rivet and twine to finish the tag.

I also added some embellishments and sentiments on the top of the tags for interest.

I used the We are Memory Keepers 123-punch board to make a little box to hold the tags I made. 

I followed Jennifer McGuires video to make this box.

I hope you are inspired to try out the Fuse Tool and the 123 envelope punch board from 

We are Memory Keepers!

If you have any questions, (or even if you don't) do leave a comment below. 

I'd love to hear from you.

Thanks so much for stopping by..

Have  a great day!

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

May coasteride...Pocket letter challenge.

Hello!

We at Indian Craft Room are back with a new challenge for the month of May!!

Our hostess the month of April is

Shraddha

 Her challenge to you is to create a pocket letter using the storyboard below.

Here are some video resources to show you how to make a pocket letter.

The challenge will run from the 1st to the 28th of May

 As always, we have a few rules. Please read them carefully before you play.

1. Follow Indian Craft room

2. Blog about the challenge on your personal blog and link your post back to Indian Craft room.

3. If you do not have a blog, please post about the challenge on social media and link it back to Indian Craft room

4. If you have a blog, download and display this ICR challenge badge prominently on your blog.

5. Display the story board prominently in your blogpost and link it back to Indian Craft Room.

6. Upload your photos to the ICR gallery using the tag name 

                      ICRCSPR01

6. Like ICR on Facebook and Instagram

If you have any questions, or just love what we do,
please feel free to leave  me a  comment below.

Our sponsors for this challenge are the awesome people at the Mudra Stamps.
They have sponsored this beautiful stamp set!

Here is my inspiration for you this month.

As I could not find readymade pocket letters as you have seen in the videos above, I decided to make my own.

To make my pocket letter, I started with a 12"x12" sheet of patterned paper from Papericious.

I then measured and cut nine pieces of vellum to fit on this sheet.

I then held them in place with a strip of post it tape and sewed them in place with my sewing machine.

I then used Simon Says Stamp's Stitched rectangles die to die cut the inserts for the pockets.

I then went ahead and decorated each insert with images and sentiments for Mother's day!

This is my first pocket letter and I loved making it!

Here are some more close up images of each insert.

For this card, I used a stampendous cling stamp and watrcoloured with Sakura Koi water colours.

Paper Smooches 'Wicked Nautical' stamp set 

Stampendous 'Hand of Friendship' stamp set

Paper Smooches 'Cyber Cafe'

Darkroom Door 'Roses' background cling stamp and Simon Says Stamp sentiment

Art Impressions cling stamps and Simon Says Stamp sentiment

A simple photo of my son and me!

Hero Arts Stamps and Simon Says Stamp sentiment

Paper Trey Ink alphabet dies and Wplus9 stamps

CoasteRide ends at midnight on May 28th 2016
Don't forget to tag your submissions in the ICR gallery with the tag name 

ICRCSUM01

I hope that I have inspired you to make a packet letter too!

Now that you have all the details come on over and play along!

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great day!

May challenge at Paru's Card Making Challenges

Hello everyone! 

Welcome back to all of you who have played  our challenges before and a big welcome to those who are stopping by for the first time! 

I hope you have great fun playing  along!

The challenge for May is..

HOW TO PLAY

Make a card or tag using the theme given. Take a photo of your card or tag along with the masking process. 

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

Please display this storyboard prominently in your blog post.

ALSO, please display this logo prominently on your blog.

FOLLOW/JOIN  THIS BLOG

 FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM AND TAG YOUR SUBMISSIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THE TAG

#PCMCHALLENGES

If you don't have a blog, post your photos on social media and TAG them with #PCMCHALLENGES

If you don't tag them, we will not see them on social media.

Link your blogpost/social media post to the linky below.

Now for some inspiration...

What do you think of when you think of Summer??

To me summer is mangoes, ice creams, bright flowers and sunny hot days!

To make this card, I created my own patterned paper (on Photoshop) with a mango motif.

I then added the pretty yellow floral paper from Doodlebug designs along with the polaroid die cut  (Lawn Fawn), the sun die cut (Sizzix) and the goggles die cut (Impression Obsession).

I finished the card with a heat embossed sentiment on Vellum from Paper Smooches.

For this tag, I die cut two popsicles (Scrapping cottage) and watercoloured them in mango and raspberry flavours!

I stamped ice cubes (PTI) on the tag and adhered the popsicles with foam tape.

I finished the tag with pink and orange bakers twine.

Doesn't really need a sentiment no?

MAY GUEST DESIGNER

To inspire you some more, this month the fabulous  Ujjwal Gupta is in the house as guest designer for our challenge! 

Those of you who follow her may know her fabulous work! 

It is truly an honour to have here  to inspire us this month!

Ujjwal Gupta

About Me

I am Ujjwal, a stay at home mum and artist and have been in the blog world, creating and sharing and hopefully inspiring for more than 6 years now.

I love clean and simple designs that pack a punch.

I am excited today to be guest designing here, it is such an honour!

Card

It's no secret that I adore Lawn Fawn stamps and I thought 'Cruising through life" stamp set was perfect to create a lovely sunny day in the park.

The sun and the clouds are from Jane's Doodles Seamus Stamp Set and the sentiment is from Hero Arts. I white heat embossed all the elements on Canson Watercolour Paper and then coloured with distress inks and a waterbrush.

Tag

Now what's summer without some lemonade..right?

For the tag, I used another Lawn Fawn mini stamp set called "Make Lemonade". I stamped the imae on Canson Watercolour paper and coloured them using Faber Castell Markers. I fussy cut the lemon and popped it up using some foam tape. 

For the sentiment, I combined two different stamps-Lawn Fawn Best Pun ever and Hero Arts Magical Castle. I also lightly inked the edges using some crushed olive distress ink and a sponge dauber and tied some jute string.

I hope you like the projects I have created and feel inspired to play along!

THE PRIZES

As always, we have some fabulous sponsors lined up for this month.

$25 gift card from Concord and 9th

Rs.500/-  gift card  from Crafter's Corner

I hope that we have inspired you to bring out your cool summery designs!

This challenge will run from the 1st of May till the 25th of May

I will announce the winner on the 28th of May.

You can link up your creations below.

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

you will find them above and in under 'how to play' in the right sidebar.

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

An InLinkz Link-up

Winnie and Walter Belated 2nd birthday bash challenges 7

Hello All!

I am playing all the Winnie and Walter 2nd Birthday bash challenges today!

With this card I am playing the 

Rainbow challenge with Vanessa

Make your own background with Gayatri

and the 

Over the edge challenge with Kelly

to make this card, I started with the sequins dies from Papertreyink. I stamped them in rainbow colours to create a background.

I then die cut a vellum panel using Simon Says Stamp Stitched rectangle dies and heat embossed the sentiment and the diamonds from Winnie and Walter's My Precious stamp set on the panel. 

I overlayed the panel on the background and held it in place with a gold brad from recollections.

This is truly one of my favourites!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Winnie and Walter Belated 2nd birthday bash challenges 6

Hello!

I am playing all the Winnie and Walter 2nd Birthday bash challenges today!

Here I am playing the 

Image inspiration Challenge with Taheerah

and the 

2 Challenge with Shay

To make this card, I started with a freebie printed paper from Winnie and Walter which I adhered it to a black cardstock panel.

Since my sparkly cardstock was out, I die cut the 2 lamps (from Papertreyink) from it as well as some black card stock for the lamp base.

I also die cut the sentiment from black card stock.

I used a sheet of vellum as an overlay on the printed paper 

and adhered the lamps and sentiment over it.

I finished the sentiment by heat embossing it in gold. (2 words)

The vellum is held in place with 2 black brads from Recollections.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!