Craftangles Monthly Challenge #10 'Festivals'

Hello!!

Welcome to the Craftangles Monthly Challenge #10.

This month we are making cards for festivals.

You will find all the challenge details here...do play along!

For cards one and two, I started with a stencilled background using the Craftangles 'Swirly Circle'

stencil and Tim Holtz distress inks. I then stamped, watercoloured and fussy cut the diyas from the Craftangles 'Happy Diwali' stamp set. 

For the first card, I adhered them to two die cut circles (these were left overs from and earlier card, which I had made using the Craftangles 'Rays' stencil and Craftangles white texture paste.)

I then added some self adhesive gem stones to finish the card.

For the second card, I stamped a sentiment from the Craftangles 'Diwali Sentiments' stamp set, adhered the two diyas to the stencilled background and added Craftangles sequins to finish the card.

For cards three and four, I started by creating a background using the Craftangles 'Swirly circle' stencil and Tim Holtz  distress inks.

For the focal image, I used the Craftangles 'Small Ganeshas' stencil and Tim Holtz 'Carved Pumkin' and 'Fiery Brick' distress inks. I adhered it to the background using fun foam. I then finished the card with  silver thread, green metallic sequins and die cut leaves from My Favourite Things.

I loved making these cards...I hope you love them too and will be inspired to play along with our monthly challenge "Festivals".

You can link up your cards here.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day!

Paru Mahtani

Diwali Diyas

Hello!

I have the first of my 2019 Diwali cards here for you today!

It seems as though, diyas are my theme this year..my hand has been drawn only to the various diyas that I had from my Craftangles stamp sets! 

I have not added any sentiments.. somehow, I didn't feel like doing so.

For the first card, I started out with a die cut square of gold mirror cardstock. I die cut the sunburst (memeory box die) and added the panel to a white card panel with 3D foam tape to give it dimension.

I then stamped and watercoloured the diya from the Craftangles  'diwali wishes' stamp set  

and added it to the centre with 3D foam tape.

I just love how it turned out.

For the second card, I started by inkblending Tim Holtz 'Mustard seed' ink through the Craftangles 'Mandala reloaded' stencil, onto a piece of white cardstock. I left the centre white to create a glow.

I then stamped and watercolored and fussy cut the lotuses (on Craftangles watercolour paper) from 

the Craftangles 'Hello Lovely' stamp set along with a diya from the Craftangles 'Happy Deepavali' stamp set.

I then arranged them on the mandala background to finish the card.

For the third card, I started by ink blending Tim Holtz 'Fired Brick' and 'Carved Pumpkin' onto a square white card stock panel using Craftangles 'Leaf lace' stencil. I love how it sits beautifully on a square panel.

Once coloured, I gold embossed a little diya from the Craftangles 'Diwali Sentiments' stamp set and fussy cut it and adhered it in the centre of the mandala with 3D foam tape.

Its simple, but I think it packs a punch.

What do you think?

I hope you enjoyed these projects and will give these products a try!

I'd love to hear your feedback.

Thanks so much for stopping by..

Have a nice day!

Paru Mahtani

Paru's Perceptions.

Ink blending with Craftangles stencils

 Hello!

I love making and keeping a stock of simple cards which can be used for any occasion.

So, I made a few quick cards today using Craftangles 'Swirly Lace' and 'Net Lace' stencils and  Tim Holtz Distress inks. 

I started by die cutting 4 panels out of one 12"x12"sheet of the newly released Craftangles smooth white card stock using the Simon Says Stamp stitched squares die. 

I then used the two stencils mentioned above and Tim Holtz distress inks 'Faded jeans', 'Broken china', 'Chipped Sapphire', 'Dusty Concord', 'Carved Pumpkin' and 'Mustard seed' to create these ink blended panels.

I die cut the Winnie and Walter bold 'hugs' using matching colours and adhered them to the card with fun foam to give them some dimension. I finished the cards using Craftangles sequins 'Bumblebee', 'Oxford Blue', and 'Orange'.

Here is a closer look at these cards.

What kind of cards do you like to make? I'd love to hear from you.

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.

Cards for any reason!

Hello!

I have some fun cards for you today..I've played with the last release of Craftangles, some stencils and some stamps.

For the first card, I started by creating this beautiful bee hive background using the 

Craftangles 'Bee hive' stencil and Tim Holtz 'mustard seed' distress ink.

I then stamped with an old Stampendous stamp 'Bee love' on the background as well as on a piece of scrap cardstock.

I coloured in the hearts and the bees hands and feet on the base card and the full image on the scrap card. (Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the same..buy, you get the idea!)

I then fussy cut just the bee and adhered it to the bee on the card using 3D foam tape.

This added a some fun dimension to the card.

I then stamped the sentiment from Craftangles 'Congratulations' stamp set...it seemed most appropriate!

I finished the card using some Craftangles 'Bumble bee yellow' sequins.

Im submitting this card for the Simon Says Stamp Monday 'Stencil it' challenge!

For the second card, 

 I stamped the beautiful Craftangles 6"x6" 'floral circle' back ground stamp on a piece of white card stock

using Memento 'London Fog' ink.

I then cut the panel to size using Simon Says Stamps Stitched rectangle dies.

I then die cut a heart from this panel.

I also stamped the same image using Memento 'Rose Bud' ink on another piece of card stock. 

I die cut that into a circle.

I then adhered the die cut panel over the pink panel using the die cut heart as a guide. 

I tried to line up the images as much as I could, but was not wholly successful.

In the end, it doesn't look too bad though.

The sentiment from the Craftangles 'Life is Pretty Amazing' stamp set goes perfectly with this monochromatic card with a pop of colour.

I finished the card with some black twine, a silver bell and some Craftangles 'cupcake pink' sequins.

For the last card, I have used the Craftangles 'Musical notes' stencil and 

Tim Holtz distress inks

Fired Brick, Mustard seed, Mowed lawn and Broken china.

I used sponge daubers to apply the ink  through the stencil.

Once done, I shifted the stencil and daubed the colour again through the stencil.

This created a beautiful layered effect.

I then used Simon Says stamp stitched rectangle dies to die cut this panel.

I stamped and heat embossed this image of a rockstar (Impression Obsession) and fussy cut it.

I then matted the stencilled panel with some black cardstock, adhered the fussy cut image with 3D foam tape, adhered this panel to a white textured card base and finished the card by adding 

this fabulous sentiment from the Craftangles 'Life is pretty amazing' stamp set.

I just love how this card turned out!

I also added some Craftangles 'Clear Shimmer' sequins' for some shine!

I hope you enjoyed these cards and will give these Craftangles stamps and stencils a try.

If you do, do not forget to tag us @HNDMD on social media. 

We would love to see your fabulous creations!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

Quick and Easy stencilled birthday cards

Hello!!

Happy New Year!!

For my DT post for HNDMD, 

I have some quick and easy birthday cards, which, I made using Craftangles Stencils, tim Holtz distress inks and oxides and Memory Box butterfly die and Simon Says Stamp stitched square dies. 

Sentiments are from Hero Arts and Craftangles stamps.

I added some interest by adding some Craftangles sequins.

The stencils I used are...

'Round Lace'

'Flower Power'

'Doodle Around'

'Doodle Around'

'Floral Mesh'

Do try out some quick an easy cards using stencils!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

Playing with Craftangles Christmas stencils

Hello!

Have you seen the amazing Christmas release stencils from Craftangles?

I had so much fun making these cards and tags using them!

For the first card, I have used the tree background stencil  and the starry background stencil  to create the background and the 

Christmas elements stencil for the focal image!

The sentiment is from the Craftangles 'Seasons Greetings' stamp set.

For the second card, I have used the 'Tree Background' stencil again and added avellum overlay with a heat embossed gold sentiment from the Craftangles 'Season's Greetings' stamp set.

I added a santa and sleigh die cut from Impression Obsesssion to complete the card.

For the third card, I used the Craftangles Plaid stencil over

Craftangles sky blue cardstock to create the background.

I then added a heat embossed sentiment from the 

Craftangles 'Seasons Greetings' stamp set.

I created a snowbank at the bottom of the card and added some Memory Box 'Tiny Village' die cuts and some Impression Obsession 'Christmas tree' die cuts to finish the card.

To create the first two tags below, I used the create the Craftangles Create a Scene stencil, and Tim Holtz distress inks.

I heat embossed the 'Seasons Greetings' sentiment to complete the tags.

I added a Martha stewart train die cut to this tag to create some interest.

For the two tags below, I used the Craftangles 'Skyline' stencil two ways. They were so quick and easy to make! I also used the Craftangles 'Snowflake' stencil to create a background. 

I added a sentiment from the Craftangles 'Seasons greetings' stamp set  and some pretty ribbon and twine to finish the tags.

I had a blast making these cards and tags!

I hope I have inspired you to create too!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

Paru's Perceptions!