Mother's day cards using Kraft card and distress inks

Hello!

I am back with a few more cards made using the newly released Craftangles stamps and stencils!

I really had fun with these!

For the first card, I started off with a panel of  Craftangles kraft card, which I coloured using Tim Holtz distess inks (mowed lawn, festive berries and peacock feathers) 

I stencilled over this coloured card base using the butterflies and bricks stencil and Fired brick distress ink from Tim Holtz.

I then stamped the sentiment.. a combination of sentiments from Craftangles 'Happy Mother's Day' and 'Wonderful Mom' stamp sets and words from MFT stamp sets.

I heat embossed the sentiment and added some white paint splatter to create some interest. 

I finished the card by adhering it to a white top folding card base and adding some twine and a butterfly charm.

I followed Kristina Werner's card blending techniques for these cards..not very successfully though!

You can checkout the videos here.

For the second card, I used the same stencil as above, and used a monochromatic palette.

I used Tim Holtz distress inks (crushed olive and mowed lawn) to colour this one layer kraft card base from Craftangles.

I then used Versafine Olympia Green ink to stencil the butterflies.

This ink is a pigment ink so it stained my stencil :(

I should have thought of that before I used it!!

I used Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn distress ink to stamp the sentiment 

(Craftangles 'Happy Mother's Day' stamp set)

using my Misti. 

I then off set the card by just a little bit and stamped the sentiment again with Versafine Onyx Black ink, in order to create some dimension.

I added some enamel dots (fro Let'z Craft) and twine and a butterfly charm to finish the card.

For the third card, I used Tim Holtz Festive Berries and Dusty Concord distress inks.

I then placed the stencil over the coloured card base and used the Dusty Concord ink some more.

This created a beautiful effect.

I added some silver acrylic paint splatter , a white heat embossed sentiment 

and some silver thread, to finish the card.

For the last card, I stamped the Supergirl image from Craftangles 'Super Girl' stamp set, 

but modifed the hair to make her look like a mom!

To do this, I inked up the stamp and then wiped off the ink on the pigtails before stamping. 

After stamping, I used a black marker to create the hair.

I wanted the image to represent a Super mom!

I decided to create a frame to frame the Super Mom. 

So I used Queen and Company's oval frame die to cut out a black frame. 

I order to add some dimension, I stacked 3 frame die cuts. 

I embossed the top die cut to create some interest.

To create the background, I stamped the sentiment using Tim Holtz 'Brushed Cordruoy' distress ink, on Craftangles Kraft card stock, to create a tone on tone look.

I then stamped the main sentiment (Craftangles Happy Mothers day stamp set) in black over this background. 

Once I added the framed image, I added the word 'Mother' (heat embossed in white on black cardstock).

I then adhered this panel to a white top folding card base and finished the card using gold and silver star sequins from my stash.

I hope you enjoyed reading about my process, 

and will give these stamps and stencils a try.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Showcasing the Craftangles 'Back to School' paper pack.

Hello!

I am showcasing Craftangles newly released 'Back To School' patterned papers today!

They are so vibrant and colourful and of the most luxurious quality!

I really enjoyed making these cards and I do hope you like them!

Card no.1 is a simple one..

I have added a sentiment from the Craftangles 'Super girl 'stamp set,

 along with a little pencil shaped button from my stash.

For card no.2, I created a faux magnifying glass (by stacking die cut circles) 

and made it into a shaker element.

I added the sentiment from the 'Superboy' stamp set from Craftangles.

Card no.3 was a lot of fun..I used the dotted patterned paper from the Craftangles 'Back to School' pattered paper pack as the background and die cut the beakers (from mft's Chemistry set ). I added some acetate behind the diecut and created a shaker element. I then filled the shakers with blue and green seed beads. I added a ink blended background panel to close the shaker. I then adhered this panel to a kraft card base and added a sentiment from mft's 'Undeniable Chemistry' stamp set.

Card o. 4 took a little while to make..its not perfect, but I think I have managed to acheive what I wanted!

It is an interactive pull tab slider card which slides up to reveal the school bus full of monster kids..super cute images in this paper pack!!

For the sentiment on the pull tab, I combined half a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp's 

'Absolutely edge' stamp and die set and Craftangles 'Super Girl' stamp set.

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

Do try out this paper pack..its amazing!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

Paru's Perceptions

Craftangles new release!

Hello!! 

I have a couple of fun cards for you today, which I made using the newly released 

Craftangles stencils and stamps!

The stamps I have used are from the new 'Birthday Wishes' stamp set and the 'I am stuck on you' stamps set. The stencil is 'Mesh me not'.

I have also used the newly released 'Stitched Scallops' die.

For the first card, I created a circular mask and created the stencil pattern using memento inks.

I then stamped the cute cactus image on a piece of Bielo cardstock, coloured it and fussy cut it. I popped up this image with 3D foam tape and finished the card with a funny sentiment from the 'Birthday Stamp set'.

For the second card, I started by stamping the image on a piece of Bielo Cardstock and colouring it with Camlin watercolours. I then used the stencil and memento inks to fill up the rest of the panel.

I stamped the sentiment on a scrap piece of card and used the 'Stitched scallop' die to cut the panel at an angle to create interest.

I then finished the card by adhering the panels to a kraft card.

I hope you enjoyed these cards and will pick up and experiment with these supplies!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Winnie and Walter 3rd birthday bash-stencil and other challenges

Hello!

I am jumping in and playing the Winnie and Walter 3rd birthday bash challenges today! 

It's the last day today!!

I am playing the 'stencil challenge', the 'bright colours' challenge, and the 'ink blending' challenge and the 'sequin challenge'

To make this card, I used the Winnie and Walter roses stamp set. I watercoloured the roses and fussy cut them, as I did the sentiment too.

I used the Winnie and Walter triangles stencil and hero arts neon inks to create the ink blended stencilled background.

I added a (mft) stitched frame cut out of gold cardstock to add interest to the card. I finished it with transparent sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and adhering the panel to a kraft card base.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

July Coasteride

Hello!

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

Our hostess the month of June is

Bhavana

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

The design on your postcard should be inspired by the poem above.

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

 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 

ICRMONO1

                     

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

Here is my inspiration for you this month.

To make this card, I used four different patterned papers..some from my scraps and a sketch from 

the Retrosketches blog!

I used sequins from the Crazy Crafter!

It is an awesome craft supplies store run by Sudha Kalra.

The sentiment is from my brand new birthday stamp set from Concord and 9th

 and the wooden butterfly button is from my stash.

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

ICRCMONO1

I hope that I have inspired you to make a beautiful shaker card too!

Now that you have all the details come on over and play along!
You can link your submissions HERE

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great day!

50 and Fabulous

Hey there!

Today I have a CAS card I made using Craft tangles Old Paper paper 6"x6" pack, for my official post at CraftAdda!

This lace patterned paper is my absolute favourite!

I die cut the 50 using Lawn Fawn's Quinns 123 dies and the sentiment die and stamp is from 

Simon Says Stamp.

The sentiment die is cut in black then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. 

Simple yet fun, don't you think?

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

A new challenge from Indian Craft room

Happy New Year!!!

Welcome 2016!!
May it be a Happy Crafting Year for all!!

Today,I am setting the monthly CoasteRide challenge here at ICR !

 Here it is!

Create any project...following the CAS rules.

The project should be Clean And Simple

There should be minimal layers and embellishments

There should be a lot of clean space with one focal point.

As a twist, 
Use a product that is Absolutely NEW...
something you have not used before 
and tell us about it.

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 ICRPREWIN03

6. Like ICR on Facebook and Instagram

If you have any questions, please feel free to leave  me a  comment below.

Our sponsors for this challenge are the awesome people at the Craftshop! 

They have sponsored a Rs.500 gift certificate from their store.

We're  also announcing a special giveaway for participants who  will play our challenges every month from January to April 2016.

And now for some inspiration 

To make this card, I used my brand new tree die from memory box and some punched hearts. I cut a panel of white cardstock using Simon Says Stamp stitched squares and place the tree on it.

I added the hearts and the card was done.

A simple card for any occassion!

For more inspiration from the very talented ICR design team head on over to Indian Craft Room.

CoasteRide ends at midnight on January 28th.
Don't forget to tag your submissions with the tag name 

ICRCPREWIN03

Now that you have all the details, dive right in and play along!
I will be back with more inspiration on the 15th, so don't forget to drop in! 

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great day!

Enjoy fast food

I am playing the Paper Smooches Sparks 'designer draft' challenge with this card.

The stamp set is Paper Smooches 'Think Fast' and the sentiment is from Paper Smooches 'Scripty Sayings'.  I used Versafine Onyx black to stamp the images, Camlin watercolours to colour the images and then fussy cut them. To complete the draft, I used some gingham  self adhesive fabric tape.

since it is 'Anything goes 'at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, I am linking up this card as well.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Spring

Hey!

I made this card today for the Paper Players 'Spring" theme challenge. 

The woodgrain background is from Stampin'Up, the flowers and leaves from W+9 and the sentiment is from Winnie and Walter. Inks used are from Tim Holtz and Stazon.

A simple CAS card which reminds me of Spring!

Thanks so much for stopping by…

Have a great day!

Heart shaker card

I can't seem to get enough of making shaker cards!!!
I saw this awesome video by 'just-one-more-card.com' yesterday and I just had to try it!!!
It was difficult and I made a lot of mistakes as I went along, but I finally got it!
I just love the result!!

All the instructions are in the video, so I will list the supplies I used…

The heart die is from Sizzix

The stamps are from MFT (Simply fabulous sayings)

                                 PTI  (Phrase play)

                                 Hero Arts (small variety alphabet)

                                 Lawn Fawn (Science of Love)

I used little round beads from my stash in the shaker.

Thanks so much for stopping by…

Have a great day!

Embossing with Spellbinder dies

 Ever been frustrated with dies that don't cut properly no matter what you do?!! Or, die cuts that just won't come out of the die without tearing?!

These butterfly dies drove me to my wits' end and I was ready to give up and destash them!
Then I remembered a technique from Online Card Classes which taught us to emboss using dies and then water colour the image.

So here I have two cards that I have made with panels embossed with the troublesome butterfly die from Spellbinders Shapeabilities! It is so easy to do and so beautiful !

For the first card, I did a light watercolour wash around the butterflies in grey, popped on some gemstones and mounted the panel onto a silver card base.
simple and elegant.

For the second card, I water coloured the embossed area as well as around it and again added gemstones and popped it onto a kraft card base.

I am trying these days to make cards without sentiments…just for versatility.

I am also trying to change my style of photographing..what do you think?

Thanks so much for stopping by…

Have a great day!

Grandpa rocks!

Hello everyone!

Tonight I am playing three challenges!

the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge 'GET KRAFTY', the Less is More 'Masculine" card challenge and the CASology cue card 'BOLD' challenge.

The heat embossed sentiment is from the masculine graphic tee stamp and die set from mft stamps and the moustache from Lawn Fawn's Dad's Day stamp set.

I embossed the moustache with 'detailed silver' embossing powder from american crafts, fussy cut it and popped it on with a bit of 3D foam tape.

I just love the silver look!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great evening!

You rock dad!

Hey everyone! 

for my official Craft Adda post today, I have a simple and fun card today.. for DAD!

Its fun, unfussy and to the point: and can pretty much be used for any occasion!

Stamps are from the Lawn Fawn 'Dad's Day' stamp set and the mft 'masculine graphic tee stamp and die set'.

I think it just pops on the kraft card stock don't you?!

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a great evening!

Thumb's Up!

I am submitting this card for the Paper Smooches Anything Goes Challenge tonight.

Here I have used the Paper Smooches 'Helping Hands' stamp set for the focal image as well as the sentiments. I created a background using three different sentiments which all convey the same message.

to add interest, I popped up the focal image on a little red square.

I added the panel onto kraft card, and whole card popped!

I think its pretty cool, don't you?!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great evening!

Molded Clay pendant

Hello everyone!

Today I have a card I made using this gorgeous molded clay embellishment made by Khyati. I decided to add some cord and beads and make it into a pendant.

A fabulous and bold sentiment  from Hampton Art and a Cuttlebug embossed background, finishes of the card!

Do have a look at the stunning molds available for sale at the Craft Adda store!

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a great day!!