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

Indian Craft Room Blog Hop. Christmas Cards

Hello everyone!

Welcome to the ICR Blog Hop!

It has been a wonderful year at ICR and we are ending the year with a blog hop by all the 

team members who were creating for ICR this year!

For this blog hop, we are creating cards with 

any type of EMBOSSING.

It could be heat embossing (wet embossing) or,

 embossing with an embossing folder (dry embossing)

You would have come here from 

Gopi's blog..

I have a set of 5 christmas cards to share today.

I have used both wet and dry embossing techniques on all the cards. 

I hope you enjoy reading about them as much as I enjoyed making them!!

For the first card, I doodled four christmas trees, 

painted them using Sakura Koi watercolours and fussy cut them. 

I then cut the snow bank using Mama Elephants's landscape trio dies and,

 embossed the background with Cuttlebug embossing folders.  

I then placed the background panel on a 5"x5" red card stock base.

I finished the card with a sentiment from Hero Arts and a bit of jute twine from MayArts.

I have seen versions of this card  a lot on Instagram and Pinterest, and, 

I was inspired to try making my own.

I embossed the background panel with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and, 

blended Memento Summer Sky ink onto it.

I stacked three stitched circle die cuts one on top of the other and 

added googly eyes, a shiny gemstone for the nose and a doodles smile.

 I then added twigs, (die cut using Memory box dies)

 for the arms and a doodled and coloured scarf.

I then placed the panel on a red card stock base and

added a sentiment from Hero Arts to finish the card.

I love the feeling of breeze, when I see this card

I particularly love this card! 

I learnt how to colour the Holiday Bow from the Ton stamps, 

here on Youtube.

The rest of the card is simple..

A Cuttlebug embossed background panel and,

 a gold heat embossed sentiment on vellum finish the card.

I doodled another three Christmas trees, coloured and cut them for this card. Again, I used the Mama Elephant landscape trio dies to create the snowbank and Cuttlebug embossed the background.

I finished the card with sentiments from Hero Arts and jute twine from May Arts.

For this card, I Cuttlebug embossed swirls on the background panel, to begin with.

I then stamped and heat embossed and fussy cut two cups from 

the Paper Smooches 'Cyber Cafe' stamp set. I placed the cups on a vellum panel on which I had heat embossed the heat swirls in white embossing powder. I then hand stitched the panel onto the card base. I added a gold heat embossed sentiment and some green Bakers Twine to finish the card.

I hope you enjoyed reading about these cards, and I hope you are inspired to create some of you own this season! 

Do leave a comment..I'd love to hear from you!

Next on the hop is the lovely Pratyusha..head on over and leave her some love!

We have some awesome prizes in store for you...

a bag of goodies  (dies, stamps, etc.)

from

Don't forget to link up your creations here and leave a comment on all the blogs!

Akshama

Ash

Bhavna

Gopi

                            Paru<---- You are here

                       Pratyusha<----Next blog

Priyanka

Sathya

Sharada

Shraddha

Thanks so much for playing along...

Have a great evening!!

Cards for children Challenge

Hello everyone! 

Welcome back to all of you who have played my challenges before 

and a big welcome to those who are stopping by for the first time! 

I hope you have great fun playing  along!

November 14th is the birthday of our first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. 

As he was very fond of children, It is celebrated as Children's Day in India.

Therefore, the challenge for the month is to make a card or tag for CHILDREN.

HOW TO PLAY

Make a card or tag using the theme given. 

Take a photo of your creation and link it up below.

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

Please display this storyboard prominently in your blog post so that others may be inspired to play.

ALSO, please display this logo prominently on the sidebar of your blog so that others may join us.

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...

This month our sponsor MHK designs 

has shared some beautiful digital papers and stamps with us,

which we  have showcased.

I started with the papers from the Autumnal Accents digital paper pack

 and added the digital stamps from the Butterfly wisdom set.

I coloured the butterfly to make it pop, using faber castell colour pencils and then added the sentiment which I printed on vellum.

I finished the card with some MayArts jute ribbon.

For this tag, I used the same papers and stamps as above and

 added a dry embossed panel and some self adhesive gemstones for interest.

I finished the tag with charcoal bakers twine from the Twinery.

For the Instagram inspired shaker card, I have used the papers from the

radiant rainbows digital paper pack.

I created the shaker element by die cutting  and stacking multiple circles using 

Simon Says Stamp Stitched circles die .

I added some silver and gold star confetti and closed the shaker element using the same patterned paper as the background. 

I added a spellbinders nested heart and 

a speech bubble from Simon Says Stamp 'Talk bubble' die set.

The birthday sentiment is from Stampendous.

I really enjoyed using these beautiful bright colours on the cards..I think kids would like them too!

For more inspiration...

We have La Von Hall over as our guest designer this month! 

La Von and I became friends through Flickr, 

where she runs an awesome group and challenge every month. 

Do drop by and leave her some love!

I am so very honored to be chosen as the guest designer this month for Paru's Card Making Challenge. Thank you very much, Paru!  The theme for this card is children because the birthday of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is celebrated as Children's Day in India. India's first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, was born on November 14. Apart from being known for his skills as a statesman, Nehru was also immensely fond of children.

The card I created for Paru's Challenge is a shaker card.  I think children of all ages like shaker cards.  The wonderful sponsor that Paru has chosen for this month is MHK designs. All of the digi images, sentiment and even the patterned papers are found at the MHK designs.  I used the "Hardy Party" digital paper pack and "Eat Your Cake" digital stamp set.

Making a shaker card is simpler that it may look.

• I colored the image with Copic markers and added a touch of shimmer using a bit Multi Media Matte with clear glitter.    
• I cut the frame 6 times, 5 times from plain cardstock and one time from the patterned paper.  The five cardstock frames are glued into a stack to create the well for the shaker mix.   
• Place the stacked frame over the colored image where you like and trim off any excess.  Glue the frame over to the image using the Multi Media Matte. 
• After the glue is dry you put in the sequin mix.  
• Next you will cut a piece of plastic or acetate cut to size and adhere this over the window.  I like to use a strong double sided tape like SCOR-tape to adhere the acetate to the frame and the patterned paper.  It seems to work the best. 
• Then adhere the assembled shaker to your card.  

I was have such a great time with the pretty papers from MHK that created two tags for the challenge.  After making both I couldn't really decide which I liked best so I am sharing both here.   Both of my tags use a die from Hero Arts.  I will list my supplies below.

I was have such a great time with the pretty papers from MHK that created two tags for the challenge.  After making both I couldn't really decide which I liked best so I am sharing both here.   Both of my tags use a die from Hero Arts. 

I hope that you are inspired to join in the challenge this month to celebrate children.   Thank you, for stopping by my blog.  Your comments, questions and suggestions are always welcome.

THE PRIZES

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

Up for grabs are...

 3 items of the winners choice from 

MHK designs

and 

a $25 gift card from So Suzy Stamps

( They are offering free shipping from 1st to 5th Novemer 2016)

We hope you have been inspired to create some beautiful cards for CHILDREN!

Can't wait to see your creations!

I will announce the winner of this challenge on the 28th of November, so don't forget to stop by!

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

August Coasteride at Indian Craft Room..round 2

Hello!

We at Indian Craft Room are back with round two of inspirations for the August coasteride challenge.

I am the  hostess this month and my challenge is...

 My challenge to you was to create a post card using the storyboard below.

 My challenge to you is to create a project  using only one colour, other than, white, black or kraft.

The challenge will run from the 1st to the 28th of August 2016.

 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 Craft Shop

Here is my 2nd inspiration for you this month.

To make this card, I started with a piece of bright pink card stock. 

I die cut the Speelbinders Shapeabilities  butterfly from it, creating a negative diecut. 

I dry embossed this panel using a Cuttlebug embossing folder. 

I cut the same butterfly from a piece of  light pink patterned paper from my stash

and inlaid the positive diecut into the negative and adhered it to a piece of white cardstock. 

I then mounted the entire panel onto a white card base and added some sequins to finish the card.

I just love the pop of pink against the white, don't you! 

I hope I have tickled your creative senses with this card and that you will come out and play this challenge!

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

ICRCSPR02

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

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great day!

August Coasteride

Hello!

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

I am the  hostess this month and my challenge is...

 My challenge to you is to create a post card using the storyboard below.

The challenge end at midnight on 28th August.

 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 Craft Shop

Here is my inspiration for you this month.

To make this card, I  dry embossed  a piece of white card stock with a cuttlebug embossing folder for the base. I then die cut the rose and the leaves using Winnie and Walter dies. I cut and adhered a thin strip of white card stock for the stem. I then finished off the card with a bow made from MayArts jute ribbon.

I quite like the pop of the red against the white, don't you?

I hope you are inspired to make your monochromatic creation!!

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

ICRCSUM02

I will be aback with another card to inspire you on the 15th of august, so don't forget to stop by!

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

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great day!

Winnie and Walter Belated 2nd birthday bash challenges 2

Hello!

I am playing the the Winnie and Walter Belated 2nd Birthday Bash Challenges!

Here I am playing the 

2 Challenge with Shay

and the 

Colour Challenge with Heather P

To make this card, I have used 2 Techniques. 

Die cutting and Dry embossing

The dies are Winnie and Walter's Maggie's Roses Cutaways. (I used the left over pieces from the die cut outline to make this tag )

The flowers, leaves and the sentiment have been cut from sparkly cardstock from my stash..its so old that I do not remember the source!

I used a cuttlebug embossing folder to add some texture and interest to the background.

The flower centres are made using a Punch Bunch punch.

I finished the card by adding a few Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Winter wonderland

Hey there! 

I am playing the Simon Says Stamp "winter wonderland challenge" today. 

Of all the christmas cards I made this year, this one is my absolute favourite!

To make this card, I cut a square panel using the Simon Says Stamp stitched squares die and dry embossed it with the Cuttlebug folder.

I then placed the building die cut (from Paper Smooches) on the panel, added a spellbinders shapeabilities leaf, added the sentiment (from Hero Arts) and the card was done!

I adhered some yellow paper behind the windows of the building to bring some warmth to the image. 

To me it represents a winter wonderland!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great night!

Indian Craft Room Recepie challenge!

Hey there!

There  is still time to play the Indian Craft room recipie challenge and win some awesome prizes from the Craftshop!

To play you have to look at the recipie given below and create a Christmas or new year card or project.

Here is my second dose of inspiration for all you crafters out there!

To make this card, I used patterned paper from the Doodlebug Design Inc. 6"x6" paper pack. I cut an embossed the white wreath using a Cuttlebug die and embossing folder. The tag was cut using an MFT die and heat embossed with snowflakes from an Inkadinkado stamp set. The stocking was cut from patterned paper and paper pieced with white card stock.  I added some gold ribbon and sequins to finish off the card.

The sentiment was stamped in black and heat embossed with clear embossing powder ( a trick I learned from Jennifer Mcguire).

I hope you feel inspired to create!

You can find a lot more inspiration from our DT here on the Indian Craft room page.

Thanks so much for stopping by..

Have a good night!

New roses from Winnie and Walter

Hey there!

I am playing the Friday Mashup sketch and 'Lets be thankful' theme challenge today. 

I recently received my prize from Winnie and Walter and couldn't wait to play with it!! I just adore these roses die from Winnie and Walter and it seemed really perfect for this sketch.

The background papers are from the  'Aged roses by Tamara' paper pack from Crafttangles from Craft adda.

The sentiment is from Paper smooches 'scripted sayings' stamp set and the sequins are from Pretty Pink Posh.

I just love the muted vintage feel!

I am also playing  The Simon Says Stamp Monday 'Thanks" challenge with this card.

For the second card, I created a Memento ink and watercolour background, added a piece of heat embossed (background stamp from Hero Arts) and added a couple of dry embossed butterfly die cuts with foam tape to add dimension. 

I finished the card with a heat embossed sentiment from Hero Arts.

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a great day!