ATSM #67 - Make your Mark

It's time for another favorite challenge at Addicted to stamps and more... MAKE YOUR MARK

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 :)

To make this card, I partially embossed my card base using my bubbles embossing folder from Darice. I then cut out two set of leaves from Nestabilities foliage set and inked them with Memento dye inks. I the stamped the flower (from Scrappy cat - Garden collection) on another white card stock, fuzzy cut it and colored it with my Sharpie Marker. Finally, attached it all using foam dots and glue dots. Sentiment (from Paper Sweeties - you make me smile set) was stamped on vellum. Also, added some glossy accent as dew drops on leaves :)

Hope you like my card. 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 Nicecrane Design. Take a peek at their store here 

I am excited to see what you will come up with ....

Also Linking this to
Inkspirational #41 - ANYTHING GOES and to
Seize the Birthday - ANYTHING GOES

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Some more great news to share... I am on the DT of Catchy Challenges

If you are looking for my ATCAS #24 DT card, please click HERE...


My design exposure and experience is going good and being on a Design Team gives me a tremendous opportunity to learn and create better and better... I was recently taken into the Design Team of the ATCAS and ATSM which was very exciting and surprising for me. I still at times cannot believe it LOL :)

And now to add on to my disbelief and excitement Deepti Stephens (yeah :) she too is Deepti !!) the owner of CATCHY CHALLENGES in India offered me to be on their Design Team.

I was like.... seriously, is this true :D and I said Yes right away :) so here I am with my first creation for Catchy Challenges. They are currently running with the challenge -

GLITTERIFY - Anything goes with Glitter / sparkle.

In India we celebrate a lot of festivals at this time of the year, So the catchy team decided to begin celebrating the festive season too. You can create anything for the festive season – cards, tags, boxes, gifts, etc. for more details and inspiration from DT you can visit here.  and now to my card... this is for the festival of Lights called Deepawali :) where we light these earthen lamps everywhere. 

For my card, I hand drew"a diya" (an earthen lamp), fuzzy cut and colored it. To create the glow of light from flame I did some masking and inking. At the base below the diya, I made this Rangoli (which is like a design made with dry colors on floor) using a Nestabilities scalloped circle die, I made a semi circle. I then stamped these mini stamps ( from Dipsy Doodling - Ready set grow) around and colored them. Finally, I smeared some golden glitter all over.

Hope you like my card. I would like to thank Deepti to take me on board and also the lovely team for being supportive :)

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ATCAS #24 - TRANSPARENT

It's time for yet another challenge at Addicted to CAS and all our dear CAS lovers get set as the code word this week is TRANSPARENT selected by our sweet and talented Christine. She is also the host for this challenge. 

Our winner will get a $20 gift certificate from our amazing sponsors Nicecrane Designs.

For my card, I decided the work with the idea of things that are transparent and if I could recreate them on a paper project. I had ideas like glass pane on a window, a glass tumbler, an aquarium and finally the idea that clicked the most was a magnifying glass. 

Then the question was how do I show that its a magnifying glass, of course I used my MS word to type this quote I found online.... I worked on the font size and spacing, increased the size of "you" which will be seen under the magnifying glass. To make this I used my sizzix dies to cut out two frame like circles and a transparency that was sandwiched between these. I added a handle too. Rest I cut out the text and gave it a look of a torn piece of paper with a note. Gave it a little vintage look by inking and stamping a watch dial (from Prima stamp set). Final touches were added by the hearts stamped (from Studio G-iClear set)and fuzzy cut . The magnifying glass was stuck with foam dots.

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 want to link this to the following challenges too
CASology Week 65 - CRISP (because paper is crisp ;p)
Inkspirational #41 - ANYTHING GOES  (I am not sure if I can link this up at inkspirational because ATCAS and Inkspirational went live almost at the same time, but I just want to try :D)

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

Fascinating Friday's with Barbara Murphy :) and a card

Hi crafters, I am here to tell you about the featured artist at Fascinating Friday's - Paperie Designs Studio, she is none other than the very popular and very creative Barabra Murphy of Kinsale Creations :) Most of you might know here already but for those who haven't been to her blog... this is the time to get some amazing inspiration from her. Please visit here...

Now to my card, as always I have combined a few challenges... Sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch #49, the theme STITCH at CAS-ual Friday's CFC 117 and use of Pattern Paper at Lawnscaping Challenge #67. so Here's my card...

I wanted to create a scene at the beach and how it looks from above the sky. to make the water, I used a blue pattern paper and tear it out to create waves, the sand was created by inking and masking. The umbrellas were made bu cutting out circles using sizzix circle dies, dividing them into 8 quadrants, snipping out a triangle at each quadrant to show the cut ends. The mat was made with another pattern paper. I did some faux stitching on each of these. They were then stuck on card base with foam dots. Sentiment (from My mind's eye - the sweetest things) was stamped. The pattern paper used is from DCWV- The Basics stack and Ink is Memento dye inks used for inking and shading.

 

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Oops!! I made another one...

Looks like my mojo is quite active at this moment. I couldn't resist making this card. As always I have combined multiple challenges to make this one. My inspiration was the colors at Color Q #210, the theme at CASology Week 65 - CRISP, the sketch at Freshly Made sketches #107 and the use of rubber or clear stamp at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge. 

To make this I used a rubber cling stamp that I purchased at my local craft store. The stamp is from Dipsy Doodling - Ready set grow. This is a beautiful stamp that gives the look of a folk art. I am playing this at CASology because it is a crisp design with crisp cuts. I stamped the image as per the sketch using Archival black ink. I stamped the same image on another card stock to give a layered effect by attaching cut out pieces with foam adhesive. The image was colored using challenge colors with Sharpie Markers. Finally sentiment (from paper Sweeties - you make me smile set) was stamped and some score lines were added for some finishing touches.

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