STAMPlorations Special release Blog Hop - Yuletide Cheer!

Today we are having a Special Stamp Release Blog Hop at STAMPlorations. This set is designed  by awesome Shery and is called "Yuletide Cheer". Another amazing add on to a Christmas set. This will help you build up your stash of awesome Christmas cards. I am super excited about this set.

We are doing a mini Blog Hop to showcase the versatility of this stamp. You are welcome to hop along and leave comments on STAMPlorations blog and all the Design Team blogs for your chance to win this set. The Winner will be drawn randomly from comments made on all the blogs. The commenting closes on October 2nd and the winners will be announce on October 4th.

Here is a preview into the set "Yuletide Cheer".

Let me show you the cards I created with this set...

My first card of course uses water coloring, I am supremely obsessed with it. I am sure you must have realized it by now LOL. All I did was some stamping and masking to create the card design and then water coloring it.  Fun part to this design is that one of the snowman is in a fun mood :)  I am sharing this at Muse Christmas Visions - Marilyn Cotter ( inspired by the snowman in her adorable card); Christmas Crad Challenges #43 - Anything Goes! and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes!

 

The second showcases the use of patterned papers, here I made the gingerbread house the focal piece by showcasing it as an ornament :) I had so much fun making cards with this set. I am sharing this card at Can you Case it #88 Designer's Choice - Anything Goes!, Fab 'n' Funky #275 - Anything Christmas and Word Art Wednesday #203 - Anything Goes!

There are many more cards to come :)

Hope you enjoyed my creations:) Also till October 7th (one week), Yuletide Cheer is available at 10% off ($10.80 instead of $12), Click HERE

Please click HERE to find all the stops in the hop for your chance to win this set.

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

2015 Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!!

Hi Coffee Lovers!! I had to be a part of this awesome 2015 Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop for a few obvious reasons... one for the love of coffee, two I had to use a fun Paper Smooches - Cyber Cafe set which I won at the blog of the very amazing Shona Chambers of Twine Around in the last Coffee lovers hop :) (Thank you Shona) and three it's just amazing to see so many talented crafters joining in together and supporting our little creative community :)

Thank you Amy, Chaitali and Kimberly for making this hop such a hit :)
There is a ton of inspiration for all of us :) I will soon be hitting the hop and swoon over all the beauties :)

So here's my card...

To make this card, I took corrugated card stock (from DCWV) panel, Inked it lightly with some distress ink and added some embossing paste for some texturing. I have seen Shari Carroll doing this :) Then I stamped the coffee cup and fuzzy cut it, colored it lightly. Also stamped the leaves (using STAMPlorations Trendy Leaves) with some SSS hybrid inks cubes - Energy (Thank you to my sweet friend!!)
To finish the card, I adhered it all together with some hemp twine :)

I hope you like my card, thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

STAMPloraions Inspiration - September 28th 2015

Hello friends! Today at the STAMPlorations blog, we have got more inspiration for you. You can check out the Inspiration Posts HERE and we invite you to CASE one of our cards and link it up to the Inspiration CASE Playground. You are not required to use STAMPlorations stamps to play along, You can use any stamps from any company as long as you are making the card for fun.

At the end of the Inspiration Post on the STAMPlorations blog you will find InLinkz which will be open until the October 5th and wait we also have prizes. One winner will be randomly drawn from all entries to win a $15 gift certificate towards your purchase at STAMPlorations (or your choice of any 2 ARTplorations stencils). We will also be highlighting the best CASEs.. Sounds like fun !!

So let me show my fourth inspiration card for the month of September...

To make this card,  I used my latest set Dee's Artsy Impressions - Chritmas Bell Medley and a lot of patterned paper for the design. 

All I did was some die cutting to create a base panel and then stamping and cutting the images from the set using a variety of patterned paper. This was a fun card for me as I got to use some design paper that I recently started collecting to get over my fear of patterned paper LOL I hope you enjoyed this card too :) I am sharing this at Addicted to Stamps & more #163 - Holidays, Christmas Card challenges #43 - Anything Goes, 613 Avenue create #143 - Anything Goes!

Head over to our STAMPlorations blog to get more inspiration. Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment.

ATCAS #73 - DREAM

We are back with a new challenge at Addicted to CAS . This time the host of the challenge is very talented Ksenija and she has chosen the code word... DREAM. I loved this theme, there is so much we can do with this code word :) I would like to welcome back our very creative and talented Guest Designer for the month of September Dawn of Designs by Dragonfly, with another adorable card :)

Our winner will win three digital images from our amazing sponsor Scribbles Designs

Dream always making me think about a cloudy sky, so that's what I created on my card. Here's my card...

To make this card, I to a panel and embossed it with an embossing folder from Darice called birds in flight. I took a water color card stock to die cut my second smaller panel to create my cloudy sky. To add more interest I stamped and water colored the balloon (using Dee's Artsy Impressions - Balloons and Banners set) I also added some Wink of stells for shimmer :) To finish the card I stamped the sentiment (STAMPlorations Subway Art Builder - DARE) and adhered it all together :)

Our DT has come up with some amazing projects this week. Pop over to our ATCAS challenge blog here and take a peek. I am looking forward to the challenge this fortnight and am very excited to visit your blogs. I am sharing this at Less is more Week 243 - Something shiny

Have fun in creating CAS card :) and thank you for visiting my blog.

STAMPlorations Inspiration - September 25th 2015

Hello friends! Today at the STAMPlorations blog, we have got more inspiration for you. You can check out the Inspiration Posts HERE and we invite you to CASE one of our cards and link it up to the Inspiration CASE Playground. You are not required to use STAMPlorations stamps to play along, You can use any stamps from any company as long as you are making the card for fun.

At the end of the Inspiration Post on the STAMPlorations blog you will find InLinkz which will be open until the October 5th and wait we also have prizes. One winner will be randomly drawn from all entries to win a $15 gift certificate towards your purchase at STAMPlorations (or your choice of any 2 ARTplorations stencils). We will also be highlighting the best CASEs.. Sounds like fun !!

So let me show my third inspiration card for the month of September...

Here is a closeup showing the bird with some yummy wink of stella :) I have fallen in love with this product, adds such fun shimmer to you design...

To make this card,  I watercolored the BG in grey creating a gradient and then did some bokeh stamping in white pigment ink using some dot stamps (STAMPlorations Vignette: Retro Mod Shapes). Then I stamped, water colored and fuzzy cut the bird (using STAMPlorations The birds and the Blooms set) Then I stamped the pine needles from my latest set (Dee's Artsy Impressions - Chritmas Bell Medley) on the panel and adhered the bird with some foam dots. To finish the card I stamped the sentiment from the same set.

Here's another closeup into the card...

Head over to our STAMPlorations blog to get more inspiration. I am sharing this at Merry Monday #172 - Water coloring, Fab 'n' Funky challenge #274 - Cute critters and/ or Christmas and Paper take weekly - It will soon be here

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment.

STAMPlorations Spotlight - Repeat sentiment stamping!

Click HERE for a chance to win my latest stamp set "Christmas Bell Medley"

Hello friends! Today I am up with a spotlight project over at the STAMPlorations blog. This is my 22nd spotlight feature and I hope I will be able to inspire you.  I am showcasing a the step by step process to make this card 

So, here's a look into the finished card ...

I have used Floral Bliss, the August 2015 Stamp Club set

I am sharing this at HLS Septemper CAS challenge - Coloring, A Blog Named Hero - Die Cutting and 613 Avenue Create #142 - Anything goes!

Please head over to STAMPlorations Blog for a photo tutorial on this. click HERE. Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

STAMPlorations Special Release Blog Hop!

Today we are having a Special Stamp Release Blog Hop at STAMPlorations. It is even more special to me because another one of my stamp set is being released. This set is inspired by bells, hence the name "Christmas Bell Medley". I have designed this set so that we can create cards with numerous design variations.This set is perfect for Christmas and holiday cheer, giving you a ton of possiblities with just one set. I am super excited about this set.

We are doing a mini Blog Hop to showcase the versatility of this stamp. You are welcome to hop along and leave comments on STAMPlorations blog and all the Design Team blogs for your chance to win this set. The Winner will be drawn randomly from comments made on all the blogs. The commenting closes on September 25th and the winners will be announce on September 27th.

Here is a preview into the set "Christmas Bell Medley".

Let me show you the cards I created with this set...

My first card uses water coloring which is my favorite thing to do, I am supremely obsessed with it. All I did was some staamping and masking to create the card design and then water coloring it.  I am sharing this at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - No Design Paper, Addicted to stamps #163 - Holidays, Merry Monday #172 - Water coloring and Happy Little Stampers September Christmas challenge - Holly

 

The second showcases the use of  simple coloring with pastel pencils, I wanted to keep the design simple by bringing in patterned paper and a coordinating pop of color keeping the rest of the image colored in greys :) I had so much fun making this card. I am sharing this at Sunday Stamps sketch challenge #110, Crafty creations challenge #298 - It takes two and Can you Case it #87 - a color challenge

 

Hope you enjoyed my new set :) Also till September 30th (one week), Christmas Bell Medley is available at 10% off ($10.80 instead of $12), Click HERE

Please click HERE to find all the stops in the hop for your chance to win this set.

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

STAMPlorations Inspiration - September 14th 2015

Hello friends! Today at the STAMPlorations blog, we have got more inspiration for you. You can check out the Inspiration Posts HERE and we invite you to CASE one of our cards and link it up to the Inspiration CASE Playground. You are not required to use STAMPlorations stamps to play along, You can use any stamps from any company as long as you are making the card for fun.

At the end of the Inspiration Post on the STAMPlorations blog you will find InLinkz which will be open until the October 5th and wait we also have prizes. One winner will be randomly drawn from all entries to win a $15 gift certificate towards your purchase at STAMPlorations (or your choice of any 2 ARTplorations stencils). We will also be highlighting the best CASEs.. Sounds like fun !!

So let me show my second inspiration card for the month of September...

To make this card, I stamped and water colored the panel. Next I cut this panel multiple times and paid it on my card base. I have done this before but this time I went crazy in cutting up my panel LOL . I am sharing this at Time out challenges #39 - Make your mark, CAS(E) this Sketch #140 and Craft Stamper Take it make it - Use a stamp Anything Goes!

   

Head over to our STAMPlorations blog to get more inspiration. Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment.

CASEplorations #8 - Gail Tasker (Ionabunny)

Hi friends! I am back with my card for CASEplorations inspiration post at STAMPlorations. I was unable to join on the first of September due to some personal reasons but how can I miss CASEing the fabulous Ionabunny :) Gail I hope you will like my CASE. On the first of every month, the STAMPlorations girls share CASEs of some of our favorite cards - maybe even one of yours. Be sure to stop by the blog  for the eighth installment of CASEd inspiration. 

CASEplorations will serve as a starting off point for our Inspiration Project Posts. We show you how we CASE a card so you can, in turn, CASE the inspiration cards we share throughout the month. You can find more details HERE.

Our artist for the month of August is none other than the very creative Gail or Ionabunny as we know her better. She is a frequent flyer at STAMPloration. Please visit her blog Crafty Nomad for more of her adorable creations. So let me show you her adorable tag (click HERE to see her original post) and my CASE...

It is obvious how I got inspired by Gail's card, here is my card.

To make this card, I took a panel and torn the edges to give it a distressed look, I cut out a window into this panel for my focal point. To further increase the distressing, I crumpled the panel and then inked it in Hero Arts Latte ink. I then stamped and fuzzy cut the flower from Blooming buds set and colored it with my markers in pink. To finish the card I stamped the sentiment and added some sequins. I am sharing this at Mixed Media Card challenge #15 - Friendship, Happy Little Stampers September CAS challenge - Coloring, and Freshly made sketches #203

  

Hope you enjoyed it. Check out the amazing CASE creations by Gail and our team, HERE

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

ATCAS #72 - Leaves

We are back with a new challenge at Addicted to CAS . This time the host of the challenge is very talented Doni and she has chosen the code word... LEAVES. I think this theme brings a ton of possibilities, you can work with colors, theme like water and sky :). I would like to welcome our very creative and talented Guest Designer for the month of September Dawn of Designs by Dragonfly, with a beautiful card :)

Our winner will win one stamp set from our amazing sponsor Create a Smile

 

I went with leaves in the form of herbs ;) Here's my card...

To make this card, I used the Pretty pink posh Stitched border one die to cut the edge of kraft card stock, i then scored and folded it to create my Herb bag. The I die cut and inked the CFS Casual trees die to create my herbs. Next I added the sentiment and layered it on some patterned paper.
I am sharing this at ATSM #161 - Anything Goes! and 613 Avenue Create #140 - Anything Goes!

Our DT has come up with some amazing projects this week. Pop over to our ATCAS challenge blog here and take a peek. I am looking forward to the challenge this fortnight and am very excited to visit your blogs.

Have fun in creating CAS card :) and thank you for visiting my blog.

STAMPlorations Inspiration - September 10th

Hello friends! Today at the STAMPlorations blog, we have got more inspiration for you. You can check out the Inspiration Posts HERE and we invite you to CASE one of our cards and link it up to the Inspiration CASE Playground. You are not required to use STAMPlorations stamps to play along, You can use any stamps from any company as long as you are making the card for fun.

At the end of the Inspiration Post on the STAMPlorations blog you will find InLinkz which will be open until the October 5th and wait we also have prizes. One winner will be randomly drawn from all entries to win a $15 gift certificate towards your purchase at STAMPlorations (or your choice of any 2 ARTplorations stencils). We will also be highlighting the best CASEs.. Sounds like fun !!

So let me show my first inspiration card for the month of September...

To make this one layer card I created a mask for the moon and inked the whole card base. I then stamped the lotus and leaves and colored these with Spectrum Noir markers (using Lotus love set). To finish the card I did some grunge stamping at the base using Mixed Media grunge set. I also added a splatter of water. I am sharing this at CASology week 163 - Moon, Inkspirational #90 - OLC, City crafter challenge blog #278 - Feeling flat and Craft Stamper Take it make it - Use a stamp Anything Goes!

   

Head over to our STAMPlorations blog to get more inspiration. Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment.

Guest Designer for Virginia's View Challenge - Geometric Patterns !!

Well the title says it all !! I am super excited to be guesting at Virginia's View Challenge. I am sure most of us a familiar with this challenge blog. After all it's one of our favorites :)

Virginia puts a lot of thought into bringing the best of the challenges, they definitely provoke the creative streak in me :) So when she asked if I was interested to Guest Design... I was like wahoooo!! Why not??!!??!!! The challenge is Geometric pattern, loved it :) There are a ton of dies and stamps  available in the market that can help you to create some amazing geometry. Unfortunately, I still have to stock them up ;) So I decided to work with what I had and I ended up creating two cards focusing on geometric patterns in two different ways :)

Here is a sneak peek into my cards...

Forthis card, I decided to create a geometric background on the card base using a combinations of Dies. Here in the card the geometry lies in the repetition of pattern and color.

For this card, I wanted to focus on the concept that geometry is all about random shapes and for that I decided to create a patterned paper panel by cutting patterned paper in various shapes and adhering them together. To embellish it I heat embossed the lotus on vellum and fuzzy cut it. 

The stamp set used in my second card is "Lotus love" that I designed for my Stamp line "Dee's Artsy Impressions" which is being manufactured under the umbrella of STAMPlorations.  

This is one on my favorite challenge and for that reason I thought wouldn't it be fun to add a GIVEAWAY :) I am giving away my Lotus love set to one lucky winner :) 

For more details on the GIVEAWAY and my cards head over to Virginia's View Challenge blog.

Thank you so much Virginia for having me on board :) I hope I was able to inspire !!

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving me a comment. Don't forget to try your luck in winning my latest stamp set :)