Monday, August 26, 2013

Enjoy and celebrate each day...

Hello everyone, I am back with another set of cards, one which showcases my love for hand drawing and inking and the other that showcases my developing love for stamps :) My first card is inspired by the sketch at Seize the Sketch #2 and by the theme at Addicted to CAS #20 - HOLIDAYS, for me holidays are best spent on the country side, away from the hustle bustle of the city :)

To make this, I hand drew the landscape, did making and inking (using Memento Dew drop dye Inks) to create the landscape. The houses and the trees were colored by markers. I created a mark for the sun on a scratch paper and did the inking on card base. The landscape was fuzzy cut and and stuck on my card base with foam dots. Finally sentiment (from Paper sweeties- You make me smile set) was added.

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Now my second card, I am usually unable to create something from the stamps I have, I mean my ideas and stamps don't always coordinate well. But now, I am purposely making an effort to use my stamps and improve my stamping skills :) This card is inspired by Sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch #42, the colors at Color Q #203 and by the concept at Addicted to Stamps & More #59 - CAS card. So, here's my card...
To make this card, I drew a rectangle on a white card stock, I masked this rectangle, then stamped the flowers (from Scrappy Cat - Garden collection) around it. This was then cut out and colored using markers.On the card base, I stamped the leaves and flourish (from Scrappy Cat - Garden collection). Butterfly (Martha Stewart stamps)was stamped and fuzzy cut. All the elements were stuck on card base with foam dots. Sentiment (from Paper sweeties- You make me smile set) was stamped and card was embellished with pearls (from Darice).

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Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)


32 comments:

  1. Both cards are beautiful.. Love the bright sun very much..

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  2. Both are wonderful Deepti ! Loved your drawing on first one and your stamping experiment in second one !

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  3. I'm sorry that I have a hard time coming up with very many adjectives to describe your cards, Dee. It's a problem when they are always PERFECT!! There is no higher compliment I can use than that. You leave me in awe every single time!!

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  4. both of these are wonderful Deepti. I love the peaceful scene you have created in this first one the flowers are a gorgeous colour in your second card. Thanks for joining us at ATSM and ATCAS

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  5. Gorgeous creation, Deepti! Your hills and coloring are such lovely touches in this first card! I love the layering on the 2nd! Beautiful composition! So glad that you stopped by my blog today!

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  6. Deepti , you have some amazing drawing skills which make your cards unique and soon you could be designing your own stamps!

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  7. Beautiful cards Deepti!! Love your work a lot.. :)

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    1. Thank you so much for joining us at ATSM. Good luck.. :)

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  8. Deepti, I don't think you need any improvement on your stamping skills! Everything you do is just wonderful.
    BOTH are of these are fantastic. Love the little country scene and that big bright sun. The second card is so pretty with the tiny butterflies and the yummy colors!
    Lynn

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  9. Your little scene on the first card is oh so adorable, such a happy place and I love the simple little grouping on your second card.

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  10. Hi Deepti, your cards are absolutely darling. I love how you add your own drawn touches. So unique and fabulous.

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  11. Both cards are fabulous, Dee! I love the hand-drawn landscape and the cheerful colours.

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  12. both are fabulous Deepti! i love the saturated colors you achieve...so rich!

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  13. Deepti both your cards are gorgeous ..Not only are your hand drawn images just fabulous I love the way you have stamped and layered the flowers in your card ..Your sense of design and colors is just amazing to me :)

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  14. Lovely card, Deepti, love your flowers in the bright and cheery colors! Thanks for sharing your card with us at the colourQ.

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  15. You don't need stamps Deepti! You're artistic flair is genius!
    I feel jealous!;)
    Both winners I tell you...

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  16. Deepti, both cards are fabulous!
    I love the neighborhood scene you created and the wonderful sun!
    Your blue flowers are so vibrant! Love it!

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  17. seriously not sure how I missed this set of fabulous cards!! the second one using the colors from colourq is absolutely gorgeous!!

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  18. I am completely and totally in awe of your creations, Deepti! The depth you created on your first card is just mind blowing, and the sun...WOW! Your stamping is so perfect behind your flowers on your second card...Love the butterflies and pearls, too! Amazing CAS cards...Love them both!

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  19. Deepti, you have an amazing creative talent! I love that you hand draw some of your cards...both cards are beautiful ....I am loving the hand drawn one in the beautiful greens.

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  20. Two stunning cards Deepti - love them both - hugs xx

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  21. Bothe cards are wonderful...you are very talented!!!!!

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  22. Seriously amazing work here, so clever and original. Thanks for joining us on Seize the Sketch!

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  23. Wow - I was so surprised to see you have only been stamping a few months! You are amazing~ I also popped over to your other blog and you are quite the artist -- hence you being so good at card making!! Welcome to the world of stamping I am so glad you found it because your cards rock!!

    ps - thanks for playing in HOC and stopping by my blog :)

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  24. Deepti, these are both gorgeous! I always love your hand drawn creations - you are so very talented! Those little country houses look like the perfect place to spend a holiday. I love the way you nestled the sentiment banner into the flowers on the second card. So lovely! Thanks for playing along with CAS(E) This Sketch this week!

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  25. Your work is truly amazing...gorgeous cards!
    thanks for joining us at Seize the Sketch!

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  26. Deepti I love both cards - especially the countryside scene! Thank you for joining us at ATCAS!

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  27. Gorgeous cards! LOVE how you've used the ColourQ colours - they pop beautifully against the white background! Thanks for playing along with ColourQ!

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  28. Awesome take on the sketch and beautiful scene you created! Thanks for joining us at Seize the Sketch! :)

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