Floral Layout, Desktop Calendar with Post it notes holder !

Today's post is not about cards or canvas, rather few gifts with handmade flowers.

Made these for my little one's teachers and KG supervisior as tomorrow is Open house and we would be meeting all staff and get his progress report, New school uniforms and Books :) He is way more excited to meet his teachers and friends :)

This is the picture taken with the class teacher and friends on his 6th birthday and so i felt this would be apt to be framed with some handmade flowers using Spellbinder dies for large blooms and blue flowers are from Cheerylynn Medium Rose die. Leaves are form Spellbinders foliage die and all these are stuck on 8x8 mariposa pp and then mounted to Fabriano Brown CS.

The red blooms are distressed with Worn lipstick DI, Orange blooms from Spiced Marmalade DI, Blue blooms from Tumbled glass DI. There are misted with water, distressed and then shaped.
Now i got it framed too and all set to gift away tomorrow :)

Next is the Easel desktop calendars with Post it notes holders.

There are 4.5" square Easel cards with Spellbinder die Majesty matted for focal panel with few handmade blooms using Cheerylynn Designs Medium rose die and Ivy florish die.

Except the blues, rest of them are made from CLD Medium rose dies and sponged with Colorbox pigment inks.

Hope you like this !!

Challenges:
Cheerylynn Designs - Anything goes ( Easel Calendars with Post it holders - Used CLD  Medium rose die and Ivy Florish die)

SSS wednesday - Anything goes

Thank You card!

Today's card is my last DT inspiration for Cardabilities blog for the sketch #118.

The sponsor for this time reveal is Flying Unicorn . Come and play along to win exciting prize from the sponsor.

Thank you Karan Gerber for the wonderful opportunity to work with your awesome sketches and talented Design teamies across the world. Absolutely enjoyed this DT term :)

Todays' card

Just stacked the Spellbinder and joycraft diecuts on a kraft CS and matted against a white CS. The bloom is made using joy craft die. 

The leaves are from Spellbinders foliage die. Few pearls and white acrylic ink splatters to finish off the card.

Challenges entered:

IBS customer gallery -  used IBS trendy circles

IBS color sketch  #91 - used kraft, white, green

Simon says stampblog - Anything goes

Sending my Love :)

Today's card is with just roses!!! Rose making madness continues!
What better way to express the love other than these roses!

The front panel is a diecut from Spellbinders A2 Devine Eloquence and its matted with its 2nd largest die which is popped up with adhesive foams. The largest diecut is from prima Zephyr paperpad and the roses are made from Joycrafts die and the blue CS used is from DCWV pastel shades.

The leaves are diecut from Spellbinders foliage dies in pale yellow cs, whose edges are distressed with shabby shutters DI.

The IBS sentiment is stamped on heart thinlits die and the edges are distressed using Tumbled glass DI.
Few blue pearls o finish off the card.

Hope you like the card!

Supplies:
CS- Fabriano White, DCWV pastel -blue, 
PP - Prima Zephyr 6x6 paperpad

Dies:
Spellbinders Foliage die, A2 Devine Eloquence die
Joycrafts floral florishes
Itsybitsy heart thinlits

Inks - Tumbled glass,Shabby shutters DIs
Ranger's Black Archival ink

Pearls


Challenges:

IBS #91 used color blue, green

IBS customer gallery - Trendy circles stamp used by selectively masking

613 Avenue create - Anything goes with RAK day
ABC cahllenge - D is for diecuts
Sisterhood of crafters - Sweethearts and Roses

Watercolor card :)

Hi Friends...

Today is my 7th Wedding Anniversary and amidst of all my regular works, squeezed time to do this Watercolor Thank you and my DT inspiration.

Thanks a lot dearies for all your Wishes and Greetings and love to say my thanks through this card. Hope you like it!!

Used TH watercolor card to clear emboss the image and watercolored it using Mustard seed DI, Shabby shutters, Crushed Olive, Black soot, Tumbled glass DIs. Used Mustard seed DI for the petalsm black soot for the pollens, Crushed olive and shabby shutters for the grass blades and Tumbled glass DI finally around the area of flowers and leaves.

Used the tute shared in WHW#152. Since i dont own any markers, used DI pads to color it.

Then its die cut in a scalloped die and mounted on Spellbinders Timeless rectangle larger diecut whose edges are distressed with mustard seed DI.

A small scalloped oval is used as sentiment banner which are distressed with mustard seed DI and IBS trendy circles sentiment is used.

And this card front is mounted on a blank white cs and few pearls added as accents.

Supplies:

Fabriano White CS
TH water color card
IBS friends forever stamp set
IBS trendy circles set
Inks - DIs- Mustard seed, Black soot, Crushed olive, Shabby shutters
Black Archival Ranger's ink
Itsy Bitsy Scalloped oval die
Spellbinders Timeless rectangle die

Challenges:

WHW#152 - Watercoloring (used DIs))

IBS customer gallery - used IBS friends forever and IBS trendy circles stamp set

IBS#90 (used Sketch)

Layered Vintage Card :)

DT inspiration card for Cardabilities here! Very fond of inks these days and tried to create layered vintage bg for this card.

Here we go,

Sketch for this challenge

Watercolor cs is taken and built the layers from scratch, using various DIs - Aged Mahogany, Scattered straw, Vintage Photo. Adequately misting and drying every layer before adding each layer of inks. Then the edges are roughed and rolled at diagonal corners of the card.

Heidi Swapp Script stamp (new in my stash) is randomly stamped, and its shown vaguely at few places only as its been lost in misting and ink layerings.

Took heart diecuts in Red CS and distressed its edges in black soot DI. The CLD medium rose diecuts are distressed with aged mahogany and pearl centered. And Spellbinders foliage leave diecuts are distressed with evergreen bough and aged mahogany, misted and shaped.

Diagonally, Kaisercraft Heisian stamp(new in my stash) is stamped using Vintage photo DI for the extra textured look for the card.

Sentiment is from IBS Everyday Sentiment stampset which is selectively stamped using Ranger Archival ink and the banner edges are distressed using Vintage Photo DI. And random splashes of Black soot inks as the finishing touch!

This front panel is then matted in a black CS which is then on a white base CS.Few black rhinestones are added as accents on heart diecut.

Hope you like the overall look of the card!

Supplies:

CS- Fabriano CS
Inks- DIs- Vintage photo, Aged Mahogany,Scattered straw, Black soot, Evergreen bough
Stamp - heidi Swap script stamp, IBS everyday greetings, Kaisercraft Heisian stamp
Dies - CLD medium rose, Spellbinders foliage die, Itsy Bitsy heart thinlits


Challenges

IBS#90 - Hearts

IBS customer gallery - Used everyday sentiment

Pastel shades

My DT inspiration card for this fortnight at Cardabilities .

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Here is my card!

The sketch #115 is

Did you see my new personalised watermark from Cardabilities. Oh yeah...ever first DT term and ever first personalised watermark...am all the more joy :) Thank U Karan Gerber, am in love with your awesome sketches and so the watermark!!!

Coming to the card, Used Spellbinders - Curved rectangles for layering on a base white CS. The diecuts are sponged using spun sugar and mustard seed DIs when in dies itself to have a neat sponged border.

Did you noticed my new Spellbinders _Foliage die. That is the new one in my craft stash. The leaves are from those dies and again i sponged with crushed olive when they are in dies itself, to get a defined look.

IBS Australian Nature stamp set is used for those butterflies, which are heat embossed in black Zing powder and sponged with Rusty hinge DI.This stamp is also my new craft stash.

IBS Sentiment is stamped on the Spellbinders banners and ribbons die and and they are also sponged with spun sugar DI.

Few pearls here and there as accents.

Hope you like this simple card :)

Wishing all Indian friends A Very Happy Mahar Sankranti / Pongal : "Harvest Festival" :)
May this new month brings all prosperity and happiness into everyone's life :)

Supplies:

CS - White Fabriano CS
Dies - Spellbinders Foliage die, Spellbinders curved rectangles, Spellbinders banners and ribbons
DIs - Spun sugar, peeled paint,mustard seed, rusty hinge
Ranger Black archival ink 
IBS Australian nature  for butterfly, IBS Butterfly wings for sentiment


Challenge:

IBS customer gallery - IBS Australian nature  for butterfly, IBS Butterfly wings for sentiment
IBS #90 - used baby pink and white

Red Poppies :)

Hi Friends,

Wish to try some coloring with distress inks and this time, its with Poppies stamp. I heart this stamp and it was there in my wishlist for a long time. At last tried now.

Will be coming up with card variations using this lovely stamp soon.

Stamped with Black archival ink and colored using Festive berries DI. Layered Timeless rectangle diecuts on a base CS and distressed its edges too with the Festive berries DI.

Though am not satisfied with my outcome of coloring, dint feel like throwing in trash...so to pacify me, added IBS Sentiment, which i feel apt to my mood. Few pearls are added as accents.

Hope to improve in my future trials.

Leave your comments which means a lot to me :)

Supplies:

CS- Fabriano Brusto
Dies Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles
Stamp - Heroarts Delicate Blossoms,
              IBS Trendy circles

Challenges:
Crafty sentiments Design - Use diecuts ( Used Spellbinders Timeless rectangles)
BeyongGreyChallenges - Monochromatic
IBS -Customer gallery (used trendy circles sentiment stamp)
IBS#88 (used red and white)

Thank You!!

Been in MIA for more than a month and just came to bid farewell to the year 2013 and to welcome 2014 :) Though am not into crafting, really enjoying time with my little son as he is in winter vacation now. And of course learning baking. Tried Cakes, Dessert mousse and traditional recipes too :)

And to my card now :)

A big Thanks to all visitors, bloggers pals who made your visit here and commented. And this card is for you  all dearies.

Card front made with the Spellbinders Timeless rectangle die from a White CS, whose edges are distressed using wildhoney DI. And on it matted with pp from Zephyr which has mild scripts and few ladybugs here and there. Floral spray is made with dual tone Mulberry flowers, roses, cherry flowers and few fillers and cherrylynn olive leaves.

A closer view:

MS monarch butterfly is distressed with same DI and added below the sentiment. Few pearls and rhinestones as final touch.

Wishing all readers, blogger pals a very very happy, wonderful and a creative New Year 2014. May all your days ahead be so beautiful!!!


Challenges Entered:

CLD- Thank You (used CLD olive leaves)
IBS - December customer gallery  (used small labels stamp set)
Kaboodle Doodle - Anything goes

Floral Easel Card

Hi All!!!

Wanted to share a quick floral easel card. Its a pic inspired creation...

Love the red, pink, green and lots of whites...And here comes my take on it.

Here's the pic..

Made an easel card with Timeless rectangle die in White CS. On it matted a floral digi pp. Big red mum is heavily distressed with momento red bug ink and and few tendrils are made from the fancy florishes die are added with baby pink roses.

A butterfly is diecut and added for the lovely touch with few pearls accents.
Sentiment is stamped on the diecut and distressed at corners with Momento red bug ink.

Thatz all from me. Hope you all like it.

Supplies:

White CS, white pearls - Sudha
Butterfly die, Fanciful flourish - Priya Sivaraj
Bigshot,Timeless rectangle die, glossy accents, sunflower die - Crafters corner
Momento red bug - Jovi
Digi PP - Freebie

Challenges entered :

Itsy Bitsy - Pic inspiration (colors and elements such as roses, creepers, and lot of white spaces are my inspirations

DCAM challenges - Interactive cards (Made easel card) (WINNER)
BGC - Shaped card with garden twist (used diecut flower, roses, diecut flowers, tendrils)
IBS -November customer gallery - used Big treasure stamp set

Pink Posies :)

Wanted to share a card today, after my memorable trip to Nepal...Really mesmerizing scenic beauties with awesome weather made me to rewind my trips to Jeju, South Korea...Dussehra is a grand festival in Nepal and happened to celebrate there this year.

Used my new spellbinders Timeless rectangle die..Just loved those swirly corners..  and tried triple loop bow too. The card base is a white cardstock on it is the digi floral pp and top of it is the largest die of the Timeless rectangle die from a white cardstock, which is matted with another digi floral pp. And above that is second largest die is cut again from white cardstock  and on it, is the smallest die in baby pink cardstock.

 Sentiment is handwritten using Rangers white embossing pen and heat embossed it with White Zing Ep. Below added a triple loop bow in baby pink ribbon and on it added few roses, mulberry flower and punched leaves, few leaves are distressed with crushed olive distress ink.

Sequins, few pearls are added as final touch.

Supplies:

White cardstock, baby pink roses, white pearls - Nupur priya
Timeless rectangle Spellbinders die, White Zing EP,Heat gun, Crushed olive Distress ink - Crafters corner
Ribbon, pink pearls,Sequins - Stash
Ranger white Epen, Punch Bunch Sprig - Joann Store
Digi floral pp - Digital Freebies

Challenges Entered:

DCAM Challenges :   baby pink and white
Cards galore challenges - Flowers
Avenue 613 - Anything goes (Column 4 - used Sequins, pearls, flowers)
Crafters corner - Cheers to new beginnings
Creative craft challenges - Anything goes