Quick and Easy Christmas Cards-part 3

Hello! I am back with card three...

I used the Scrapberry's patterned paper to make this  quick and easy Christmas card. I accentuated it by adding two die cut twigs (memory box dies), a sentiment from Winnie and Walter  and 

self adhesive gemstones.

I adhered the patterned paper to a white  card base and voila! My card was ready!

Do check out ScrapBerry's 6"x6" patterned paper pack at CraftAdda. 

They really are of excellent quality and lend themselves perfectly to making Quick and Easy Christmas cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by..

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

Patterned Paper Greeting Cards

Hello again!

for my DT post today at CraftAdda I have used the gorgeous papers from 

Craftangles 'Floral Elegance'  ,'Papa kehte Hain' and 'I Travel the World'  6"x6" paper packs. 

To make this card, I started with the gorgeous rose background paper and cut it down to size to fit my card base. 

I then partially debossed it using my Cuttlebug swirls folder, to add some interest. 

I white embossed (Ranger white embossing powder) the beautiful sentiment from Hot of the  Press on vellum 

and added it to the card along with some pearls to finish the card.

Mail box love

For my official Craft adda post today I have this cute card that I made using stamps from Lawn Fawn's 'You got Mail' stamp set and the map background stamp from Impression Obsession.

I first stamped and then fussy cut the mail box and the letter. 

I then cut a slit in the mailbox and inserted the letter into it and popped it on the card with 3D foam tape. 

I finished by adding the sentiment to the background stamped cardstock and added the hearts for interest.

Hope you like the card as much as I enjoyed making it.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a nice evening!

Chinese Takeout

Today I have another fun card for you, made with stamps the 'Good Fortune Stamp Set'  from Lawn Fawn. 

I used the tutorial from Emily Leiphart to make the 3D Chinese takeout box.

The sketch I have used is from the Retro Sketches challenge.

For the background I used stamps from Kodonmo Inc.'s 'Chinese Tea Set' stamp set to stamp on bright red card stock.

I then cut it into strips and placed the strips a little apart from each other to create interest.

For the sentiment banner, I stamped the fortune cookie strip twice...one straight, once inverted, to create a banner. 

The sentiment is an outline sticker from 'Anita's.'

The box and sentiment are all popped up with foam tape.

Fun, isn't it?!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Blue phone

Hello Everyone!

Happy Wednesday! The day I post for the Craft Adda blog!

Today I have a fun card for you...one made with repeated motifs. It's a great way to build up a background or just to make a CAS card.

Here I have used the vintage phone stamp from Hero Arts as my motif. 

This card was made to order, hence the choice of colours...even a single colour would look great.

Inks are Habanero from Versafine and Bahama Blue from Memento.

I popped up one phone with 3D foam tape to give it some interest.

Thanks for stopping by...

Enjoy your day!

Kissing Technique

Hello everyone! Been away from my table for a while...back problems, internet issues...other miscellaneous reasons!!

But I'm back with a fun card!

Today, I have an interesting technique which I learned a while ago from Hero Arts.

It is called the 'Kissing Technique' with stamps.

For this I used the solid chair stamp from Lawn Fawn 'Dad's day' stamp set and inked it up with Crimson Ink from Versafine. 

I then stamped over the stamp (kissed it) without ink using the damask patterned stamp from Inkadinkado.

That removed some of the ink from the stamp and created a pattern.

I then stamped it on card stock, cut it out and popped it on an embossed background (cuttlebug embossing folders) with 3D foam tape along with a cool sentiment from Hero Arts.

Makes for a fun card for a really special person!!

Have a go with this technique...you will find it here

Thanks for stopping by! 

Enjoy your day!

Pencil shaded background

Remember when we used to use a pencil to emboss the image of a coin on paper? What fun that was !
Well, today, I have applied the same technique to create this awesome background for the
Friday mashup challenge.

I rubbed my 2B pencil over a sheet of paper with my Hero Arts swirls cling rubber stamp underneath.
The effect is gorgeous, as you can see!!
I then added the sentiment (from Hampton Art) and this fun armchair (from Lawn Fawn Dad's day stmap set and cushion from Papersmooches Vogue Abode stampset) for a pop of colour!

I made another card for the same challenge..
I stamped this image (cling stamp from Penny black) using smokey grey ink from Versafine. I then shsded some of the flowers with pencil and one with red Color pencil, to add pop!
I then cut up the image to create a collage, to add interest.
The sentiment is from Hero Arts

This is also my official post for  the Craft Adda Blog this week.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Have a great day!

Happy Holi!

Hey everyone! I am the new DT for Craft Adda and this is my first post on their blog!

Since Spring is here (well, more like summer!!) and it is the festival of COLOURS, I decided to make this bright and colourful card to celebate the ocassion!

The card measures 8"x4" and is made with premium white card stock available for purchase in my shop

The splashes of colour have been made using a 'punch bunch' craft punch. Aren't they gorgeous?!

The sentiment is from the 'Technique Tuesday' Bright ideas Stamp set.

I stamped the sentiment with Versamark embossing ink and heat embossed it with American Crafts 'Rouge Red' and 'Black Opaque' embossing powders.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Enjoy!