Post 486: Diwali Projects- 3 Mixed Media Gift Tags & 2 Cards (for Mudra Craft Stamps)

Hi folks :)
Good Morning !

Happy Dussehra to you :) I hope this festival season brings you & your loved ones lots of joy, happiness & prosperity.

I've shared 5 Diwali Projects on the Mudra Craft Stamps Blog today.
A set of 3 Mixed Media Gift Tags (with pictorial) and 2 cards.
To visit, please click HERE.

Here's a little peek at the projects:

Thanks for your precious time :)
Stay Blessed!
Preeti 

Post 308: CAS Diwali Card (peacock)

Hi friends!

I'd like to share a Clean & Simple Diwali Card. This was part of my DT work for Peekaboo Designs. All the details can be found here. Diwali is the festival of lights :) and in India it is celebrated with a lot of pomp and show. We spend time with our loved ones and family, prepare special sweets and give gifts to each other.

Process:

1. Die cut white cardstock using the Scalloped Circle die.
2. Stamped the beautiful image from the new Madhubani Stamp onto Canson watercolor paper. Then watercolored it using zig markers & an aqua brush and then fussy cut it.
3. Stamped the sentiment from the Diwali Greetings stamp onto a strip of cardstock & then matted it with the pretty new Rainbow Hues Washi Tape.
4. Assembled the card by adhering the 2 scalloped circle die cuts to a black card base. Then adhered the sentiment and foam mounted the image. In the end, added a few white dots with a white gel pen.

Here are a couple of photos of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

AAA Cards Challenge #101- Inspired by a film (I was inspired by this song in the hindi film Lamhe- the actress is singing about how a peahen dances in the night time, I tried to depict that by using a black card base and the stamped image of a peacock, the colorful dress & bangles are depicted in the rainbow hued washi tape)

Addicted to stamps & more #264 - CAS

HLS October Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

HLS October Watercolour Challenge

Pixie's Snippets Playground Weeks 303 & 304 (Used snippets of cs & watercolor paper for stamping the sentiment & peacock respectively) 

Thanks for your time!

Love reading your sweet comments :)

Stay Blessed.

PS: I'm having a few giveaways to celebrate my first blog anniversary :) if you'd like to have a look, all the details are here. Thanks!

Post 300: CAS Diwali Card (fish)

Hi friends!!

I'd like to share a Clean & Simple Diwali Card. This was part of my DT work for Peek-a-boo designs, all the details are here. This is an A2 sized, top folding card.

Process:

- Die cut white cardstock using the stitched scalloped rectangle die. Then colored the scalloped frame with Fossilized Amber & Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxides
- On the card base, masked off the edges and applied distress oxides through the Dimensional Stencil
- Stamped the beautiful fish from the new Madhubani Stamp on Canson Watercolor paper & watercolored it in with zig markers, then fussy cut it.
- Stamped the sentiment from the Diwali Greetings Stamp set onto a strip of watercolor paper & then colored in the strip with zigs and an aqua brush.
- To assemble the card, adhered the frame at a tilted angle onto the cardbase, also adhered the sentiment strip within the frame and then foam mounted the fish in the center, to add texture added a few gold strings under the fish to make it pop.
- In the end, adhered a few gold colored sequins for some sparkle

Here is a photo of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Addicted to CAS #121- The PABD Madhubani Stamp is my new favourite and I've stamped the fish from it

Addicted to stamps & more #262

Stamplorations October CAS Challenge

HLS October Watercolor Challenge

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments.

Stay Blessed. 

Post 297: CAS Diwali Card

Hi friends :)

I'd like to share a Clean & Simple Diwali Card today. 

I've inked the background with picket fence distress ink, masking off at a slant, then on a square die cut of kraft cardstock, used an Itsy Bitsy Stencil to ink the lotus using Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide, added a few details to it with colored pencils and a white gel pen. Then stamped on the om and shree (which are religious symbols of good luck and blessings). Then stamped on the Happy Diwali from a Mudra stamp onto some vellum, tore it and adhered it to the card. Embellished the card with a few dew drops. 

Here is a photo of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

WCMD 2017- CAS Challenge with Heather H. 

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments.

Stay Blessed. 

Post 294: CAS Diwali Card

Hi friends!

I'd like to share a Clean & Simple Diwali Card today. 

Diwali is the festival of lights & festivities. And it is the time we spend with our friends & family. 

So I thought of making a few cards to give to my loved ones :) 

The sentiment on this is in the hindi language and it means "Have a Blessed Diwali"

For this card, I have done heat embossing in gold through a stencil. 

List of Supplies:
Peekaboo Designs Stamp Set- All Occasions Hindi
The Crafter’s Workshop Stencil- Mini Fleur De Lis Doily
Versamark Watermark Mini stamp pad
Ranger’s Embossing Powder- Gold (super fine detail)
Ranger’s Heat Tool
Homemade Emboss buddy (some corn flour stitched into a cloth bag)
Navy Blue Cardstock 250 gsm
Acrylic Block/Stamping Tool
Mudra Sequins- Gold
Ranger’s Glossy Accents

Procedure:

1. Prepared the cardbase by dabbing an emboss buddy on the surface (to avoid static so that the embossing powder doesn’t unnecessarily stick to it) then using the stencil as a template, dabbed the versamark stamp pad through the design. After that spread some gold embossing powder onto the sticky ink and flicked off any extra using a dry brush. Then heat embossed the design with a heat tool.
2. In a similar way, heat embossed the sentiment by stamping it in versamark ink.
3. Finished the card by adding a few gold sequins. 

Here are a couple of photos of the card:

(the shine from the gold embossing & sequins is more visible in this pic)

I am playing along with the following challenges:

WCMD 2017- Stenciled Challenge with Kate

WCMD 2017- CAS Challenge with Heather H.

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments.

Stay Blessed!

Post 286: CAS One Layer Card- Happy Diwali

Hi friends :)

Hope you have a great weekend ahead. It is festival time in India and I am also celebrating my 1st blog anniversary. There is a giveaway as well, if you would like to participate, all the details are here. 

Today, I will be sharing a Clean and Simple One Layer Card for Diwali. This is a 5 by 7 inches card. It is the festival of lights and my card features the image of Shree Ganeshji who is the Hindu God for fortune, good luck and good beginnings. For this card, I have done ombre stamping in green with altenew inks and embellished it with a few green pearls. 

List of Supplies:

Mudra Craft Stamp Sets- Om Shree, Crackers and Elegant Damask (NBUS)
Altenew Green Fields Mini Cube Set
Iris White Cardstock 300 gsm
Acrylic Block
Small green half pearls

Here is a photo of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

CASology 268- Fortune (Diwali card which is the festival associated with wealth, fortune, new beginnings and Ganeshji who is the God for good fortune & luck) 

Addicted to stamps & more # 261- Anything Goes

NBUS Challenge #12 (used the new Mudra Elegant Damask Stamp for this card)

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your comments.

Stay Blessed!

Post 266: Card (Have a Blast)

Hi friends :)

I'd like to share a card today. This was made for a Guest Design post for Craftreat. All the details can be checked out here. I'm slowly sharing the projects on my blog as I get the time. 

For this celebration card, I’ve done ink blending through the Fireworks Stencil using 3 shades of distress oxides (spiced marmalade, worn lipstick and fossilized amber) and then stamped on some more fireworks and the sentiment with the same inks. It is important to remember that distress oxides become lighter in color after some time. In the end, I added a bit of sparkle with pink stickles and gold star sequins.

List of Supplies:

Mudra Craft Stamps- Crackers 

White Cardstock 250 gsm

Craftreat Stencil- Fireworks

Distress Oxide Inkpads- Spiced Marmalade, Worn Lipstick & Fossilized Amber)
Winnie & Walter Essentials: Lana Cutaways 
Tombow Mono Multi Glue 
Pink Stickles 

Gold Star Sequins

Here is a photo of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenge:

SSS Monday Challenge- It's written in the stars (used star sequins here)

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments.

Stay Blessed!

Post 265: Diwali Card (Warli)

Hi friends :)

I'd like to share a card today. This was made for a Guest Design post for Craftreat. All the details can be checked out here. I'm slowly sharing the projects on my blog as I get the time. 

For this diwali card, I've blended Picket Fence distress ink through the Warli Stencil. Then, added a few dots with stickles and a white gel pen and heat embossed the sentiment. I love the tribal art designs on this :)

List of Supplies:

Mudra Craft Stamps- Crackers 

Uniball Signo White Gel Pen

Stickles- red & silver

White & Black Cardstock 250 gsm

Craftreat Stencil- Warli 

Distress Inkpad- Picket Fence
Winnie & Walter Essentials: Audrey Cutaways 
Tombow Mono Multi Glue 
Ranger's Heat Tool
Ranger's White Embossing Powder- Super Fine Detail 
Homemade Emboss Buddy 
Gems

Here is a photo of the card:

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments.

Stay Blessed!

Post 237: CAS Diwali Card

Hi Friends :)

The weekend is here :) woo hoo!! The weather here is really quite stifling, being very hot and humid so we will all stay indoors and since I am still recovering from the flu, no plans. What about you? Anything exciting happening with you? I'm sorry I haven't been posting too often on the blog in the past couple of weeks, not being well really doesn't agree with me. Hopefully, another week and the bug will be gone for good (fingers crossed). 

I'd like to share a Clean and Simple Card I made a few days back but did not share online. This is 5 by 7 inches in size and is a festival card for Diwali. It is the festival of lights here in India and is one of the biggest events in our year since it is the time for family, food, shopping and gifts. The elephant image you see here is of our god, Lord Ganesha. He is the bringer of good luck and Hindus worship him to bring prosperity and happiness at the beginning of anything like buying a new house or car etc. 

Here is a photo of the card:

Procedure:

1. Die cut white cardstock using the oval die and then using a round blending tool and foams, sponged distress oxide around the edges of the die cut to get an ombre look. (Tip: Use a light touch and use circular motions)

2. Taped down the oval die cut with some micropore tape/masking tape and then taped down the stencil on top so that it does not shift. Then sponged on the 3 distress oxide inks through the design. Started with the lightest color.

3. Stamped the sentiment using the red distress oxide ink and then adhered the die cut to the card base. In the end, added  gold sequins for a touch of bling. 

List of Supplies:

Little Birdie Stencil (Itsy Bitsy)- Ganesha with words

Mudra Craft Stamp Set- Crackers

Ranger’s Distress Oxide Inkpads- Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade & Fired Brick

Die Cuts & More Die- Double Stitched Ovals Die

Ranger’s Round Blending tool and foams

Mudra Sequins- Gold

Iris White Cardstock 250 gsm

Acrylic Block

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More #253- Holiday (Diwali Card)

CAS on Friday #113- Exotic (Diwali Card for a Hindu Festival Celebrated in India)

Stamplorations Summer CAS Card Challenge

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments.

Stay Blessed.