Celebrate...

I am back with yet another card, inspired by the colors at Color me #2 challenge, the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #59 and the mash up to create a birthday card and use a twine at The Friday Mashup #142. So here's my card...

To make this, I stamped the flower (from Inkadinkadoo floral cling stamp) with Hero Hues ink. I cut our leaves using Spellbinders Foliage dies in white card stock n vellum. I punched out a mini flower using my Picture punch and inked it. Then I assembled all the elements on the card, added a jute twine knot of the same color from the challenge (from American Crafts) and stamped the sentiment (from Stamping up) with Archival Black ink. Pearls were then added to embellish. This card too incorporate some of the goodies sent by my friend. So my every card in some way is dedicated to her :) Thank you my dear friend.

   

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Challenges kick start my creativity :)

Hi friends, so I back in my usual mode of making cards for more and more challenges... I made two this time and of course I combined :) Here's my first card...

The theme at CASology Week 77 - BUBBLY and the Colors at Runway Inspired Challenge #51 were a perfect combo for my card design. I also wanted to celebrate the 3rd birthday of The Alley Way Stamps  so I used a cute digi available for free at the TAWS blog :)

To make this I masked off the card base and inked it up with Memento ink. I then used some water in a brush to make the bubbles on water and ink for bubbles in air. I also added some bubbles turning into hearts using my brush n red ink :) I then printed the fish, fuzzy cut and inked it up. Finally I stamped the sentiment from Paper Sweeties and added glossy accents to finish the card :)

      

Now to my second card, here again the colors at Inkspirational #47 and the sketch at CAS Colors & Sketches #56 and use of Chevron at Crazy for CAS #35 for a perfect combination for my card design. Chevron basically because I wanted to use some washi tape :)

To Make this card I lightly inked the card base, hand drew the flower vase and colored it. Hand drew the twigs on the vase. I had these punches butterflies sent by a sweet friend so I used them. I added all the elements together and stamped the sentiment from paper sweeties to finish the card.

  

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ATSM #77 - MAKE YOUR MARK

We are back with another favorite challenge at Addicted to stamps and more... MAKE YOUR MARK to welcome the new year. This is a challenge that requires you to use Markers, Pencils, Pens, Textas, Chalks, Crayons etc. If it writes or colours - use it! I am sure you love coloring as much as I do :)
Also, we have a very talented Guest Designer Gemma, I loved her card... I am sure you would too. Take a peek into her blog Gem's Little Creations

For my card, I used Sharpie Markers :) I was inspired by  a few challenges to create this card.

I used my stencils to write the alphabets of the word "world", fuzzy cut them and colored them with my markers. I then added a little gold streak on these using gold gel pen. On the card base, I stamped these circles n dots from Inkadinkadoo - dots n flourishes set. Hand drew the tiny hearts and wrote the sentiment "my". I printed the paint brush from the Freebies available at TAWS, fuzzy cut and colored. Stuck all the elements together using foam dots.

The challenges are -
1. TAWS Be Inspired Challenge #45
2. CAS-ual Friday's #125 - IN A WORD
3. CAS(E) this Sketch #58

   

There is a lot more lovely inspiration from the DT, Please visit our challenge blog here. The winner will receive a wonderful prize from our sponsor this week Deedee's Digis. Take a peek at their store here 

I am excited to see what you will come up with ....
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ATCAS #29 - DIE-CUT(s)

It's the very first Saturday of 2014 and we are back with a new challenge at Addicted to CAS . Here's wishing you a very Happy New year !! and for all our dear CAS lovers the code word this week is DIE-CUT(S) selected by our very talented and amazing Loll. She is also the host for this challenge.
We also have brilliant Guest Designer Nancy Littrell. Nancy loves creating CAS cards, so we know you'll enjoy seeing her designs!  You can see her gallery of work at Splitcoast Stampers by clicking here.  

Our winner will get a wonderful prize from our amazing sponsors Deedee's Digis

I am sure you all have plenty of Die cuts in your stash and also the dies, I wanted to use these star dies and embosser set I bought from Hobby Lobby. I simply love the embossed star. So here's my card...

To make this card, I was inspired by a few challenges Colors from Color Q #222, sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch #58, and theme at CASology Week 76 - PARTY and also theme at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - SOMETHING NEW. Yep a lot of challenges ;)

I stamped the clock (from Prima Stamp set) and created a look of clock tearing out of paper to show the arrival of 2014. I embossed and diet cut the star, lightly inked them with Hero Hues Chalk ink - Night. On my card base, I sprinkled Recollections gold glitter. Stamped celebrate (from Stamping up) with Archival Black ink. stuck all the elements together.Golden stars are from my stash :)

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 :) with ur favorite die cuts and thank you for visiting my blog.

FUSION Challenge - Jan 2nd, 2014

The day has arrived when I begin the new year 2014 on my blog with this very first post... so here's wishing you a very Happy New Year !! May this year brings you all that your heart desires :) My heart desires a lot of things, everything crafty :D, yeah!! that's the greedy crafter in me talking. 

But at this time, my heart wants to thank some one very special, a friend, a well wisher who mailed a lot of crafty goodness for me just to make my new year much more creative :) Thank you so much. This card and many more to come will acknowledge my thankfulness to her :) and a big thanks to my husband for surprising me with a set of 20 washi tape plus a dispenser (from We are Memory Keepers). You just made my New year newer :)

FUSION is a very interesting challenge, it gives us a photo and a sketch, so possibilities are endless with the freedom given in the challenge. You can just work with the sketch or just photo but in my case I Fused the two. 

To make this card, I scored the central panel using Martha Stewart score board. I inked up the feather die (sent by my friend) with Hero Hues Chalk ink - Night, the wood veneer hexagons (from Studio Calico) with Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Raspberry Jam n Chalk Ink - Poppy. I stuck the washi tape n rest of the elements together. Added the banner of sentiment from Paper sweeties. Finishing touches were added by twine and drops of ink.

There is a lot more inspiration available for you by our lovely team. Go and check out :) Also, for more details about the challenge please visit Fusion Card Challenge 

Betty J
Cathy Weber 
Dannielle Robeson
Deepti .....<you are here>
Geri Freeman
Julia Aston
Katie Brooks
Kelly Griglione
Kimberly Wiener 

Lyndal Higgins

Lynn Mangan 

Michelle Williams

Michelle Lupton

Sindhu
Stephanie Severin

I am also linking this up to the following challenges -

1. Crazy for CAS #34 - ANYTHING GOES!

2. Inkspirational #46 - ANYTHING GOES!

3. Keep it Simple #30 - ANYTHING GOES!


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