Post 357: Warm Wishes Card

Hi friends !

I'd like to share a winter themed card today. I did stenciling on the cardbase with a snowflake design stencil using blue and grey inks. Then softened the look by lightly ink blending vintage photo distress oxide on the card base. For the die cut panel, I stamped the tea cup in brown & hearts in dark grey, then did ink blending around the edges of the die cut. The panel was then foam mounted on the card base & a natural jute twine was added in the end. 

List of Supplies:

Winnie & Walter Stamp- Warm Wishes to You
Winnie & Walter Essentials- Lana Cutaways
Snowflake stencil
Distress Oxide Inkpads- Vintage Photo, Peacock Feathers & Broken China
Altenew Crisp Dye Mini Inkpads- Silver Stone, Industrial Diamond
Lawn Fawn Dye Ink Cube- Doe
Ranger's round blending tool & foams
Jute twine
3d foam tape

Here are a couple of photos of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

2017 Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 

Winnie & Walter's November Color Combo with Heather H.

Winnie & Walter's Rerun No. 26- Challenge (I was inspired by Heather's Cards - to use stencil on the background, add twine & the card designs)

Thanks for your time :)
Love reading your sweet comments.
Stay Blessed. 

Post 215: CAS card: You're Tea-riffic!

Hi friends :)

I'd like to share a Clean and Simple Card today. This is a 5 by 7 side folding card. I started out by using a stencil to do watercoloring. This was the first time I tried this out. Basically, used zig markers to paint through the stencil. After that, I added more color and used an aqua brush to do watercoloring. 

Then stamped the sentiment (You're Tea-riffic) , hearts and tea cup in distress oxide and did water coloring with zigs. Added 3 tiny fussy cut butterflies to the card panel. Finally, adhered the card panel which is a wonky stitched rectangle die cut of watercolor paper onto a white card base. I kept the color palette as yellow, orange and reds to keep with the happy and summery theme. 

List of Supplies:

Lawn Fawn Stamp- Best Pun Ever
Designs by Ryn Stencil- Maidenhair Fern
Cutplorations Die- Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Die
White Cardstock 250 gsm
Distress Oxide Inkpad- Fired Brick
Canson Watercolor Paper
Tombow Mono Multi Glue
DCWV Cardbase (for the tiny butterflies)

Here are a few photographs of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:
Designs by Ryn June CC Challenge (Used a designs by ryn stencil here)
CAS(E) this sketch #228

Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 2017

HLS July Watercolour Challenge

Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge

Cutplorations June Challenge (I was inspired by the red and white colors in the photo)

Butterfly Challenge #81- Butterflies + Vermillion
SSS Monday Challenge- Stencil It
SSS Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes
Virginia's Summer Blog Party 

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 7- Watercolor 

Thanks for your time :)
Love reading your precious comments.
Stay Blessed.

Post 214: CAS One Layer Card: Tea

Hi friends :)

I'd like to share a Clean and Simple One Layer Card today. This is a standard A2 size top folding card. I sponged 2 distress oxide inks through a stencil negative to create a yellow-orangish curve. Then stamped the sentiment in black archival ink and the images in red ink. To add a few details, colored the cup and kettle with Derwent pencils and for a little drama, added a little steam coming out of the cup :)  The color palette is in keeping with summer; yellows and reds. 

List of Supplies:

Paper Sweeties Stamp- Eat Cake (Sentiment)
Paper Sweeties Stamp- Planner Series- Happy Icons

Distress Oxide Inkpads- Fossilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade

Ranger's round blending tool and foam
Ranger's Archival Ink- Jet Black and Carnation Red
Craftyscrappers Stencil- Create-A-Scene
White Cardstock 250 gsm
Derwent Color Pencils

Here are a couple of photographs of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

1. Less is More #334- Sketch 20

2. Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 2017

3. AAA cards challenge #93- Words Take Centre Stage

4. TIME OUT challenge #86- Celebration OLC (Celebrating love with a olc)
5. SSS Monday Challenge- Stencil It

Thanks for your time :)
Love reading your precious comments.
Stay Blessed.

Post 206: Card- Cup of Roses

Hi Friends :)

First up, let me wish Stamplorations a very happy birthday :) They are celebrating their 4th birthday. Here is my wishlist from them (Its a long list because I love so many of their products :) )
You can check out their birthday celebrations here



Today, I'd like to share a card I made using a new stamplorations stamp set I hadn't inked up yet. I wanted the loose artsy water colored look in this :)
The sentiment is beautiful, it reads "May your worries be light, your joy be great and your cup overflow" I have kept the colors of the flowers warm in reds and peaches to depict summer and the background is cooler colors.

List of Supplies:

Stamplorations Stamp- A cup of roses
Cutplorations- Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Die
Canson Watercolor Paper
Iris White Cardstock 250 gsm
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers
Aqua Brush
Versafine Onyx Black Mini Inkpad
Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Here are a couple of photographs of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge


Cutplorations June Challenge (used a cutplorations rectangle die here, was inspired by the red color in the moodboard)


The Flower Challenge#9- Anything Goes




Addicted to Stamps 150- flowers

HLS June Watercolor Challenge


All Sorts Challenge 421

Thanks for your time!
Love reading your precious comments :)
Stay Blessed. 

Post 166: CAS Card: Warm Wishes

Hi friends :)

Thanks for taking the time to visit me here :) I really appreciate it. 

I'd like to share a Clean and Simple card today. 

This is a top folding standard A2 size card. 

Synopsis of the Process:

-Die cut the 2 wonky stitched rectangle panels

-Did ink smooshing on the smaller rectangle panel with distress oxides to get warm tones-red, pink and orange. Then layered some distress ink- festive berries on top of some areas to bring out the red more. 

-Stamped the image and sentiment in black and then added some details and color to the cup with a fine point pen. 

-Created splatter on the small panel with copper perfect pearls and black soot ink. Also, created some splatter on the black washi tape with copper perfect pearls. 

- Darkened the edges of the panel with black soot distress ink.

-Adhered the washi tape and panels to the card base. 

List of Supplies:

Craftyscrappers Stamp Set - Raving Rain

Cutplorations Double Running Crazy Stitch Rectangle Die 

Versafine Onyx Black Mini Inkpad

Distress Oxide Inkpads- Fired Brick, Fossilized Amber, Worn Lipstick 

Ranger's Distress Inkpads- Festive Berries and Black Soot

Perfect Pearls- Copper

Black Tape

Brustro Fine Point Black Technical Pen

Brush

Iris White Cardstock 250 gsm

Here are a few pictures of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

CraftyScrappers Challenge 16: CAS

CASology 249 - (warm wishes in the sentiment and warm tones used here)

CAS Mix Up May Challenge (Stamping+ Splattering+Smooshing)

CAS(e) this sketch 221

WordArt Wednesday 282-283

TIME OUT challenges 83 (I was inspired by the warm colors and splatter in Hannelie's pretty card )

Stamplorations May CAS Challenge

Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge

Thanks for your time!

Love reading your precious comments.

Stay Blessed. 

Post 134: Happy Birthday Card (Breakfast In Bed)

Hi friends!!

I'd like to share a fun, happy and cute birthday card I created in the morning. The lil scene is that of a breakfast in bed for the birthday boy/girl :) Who doesn't like a fresh cupcake with some hot tea ? 
This is a side folding standard A2 size card.

Synopsis of the Process:

I stamped images from the Lawn Fawn Best Pun Ever and the Lawn Fawn Love n Breakfast stamp sets onto snippets of iris cardstock with Ranger's Archival Jet Black ink. Wanted the images to be bright and cheerful so colored directly with zig markers. Then fussy cut the images. A fancy border was punched into the front of the card base by using a martha stewart chevron fence punch. Some ink blending was done onto the card front to create a soft blue look. Then the fussy cut images were arranged and pasted onto the card front with Tombow glue. (I added the flowers to the kettle to make it look bright and cheery and in keeping with the spring theme) The sentiment is punched out alphabets from the martha stewart alphabet punch, they were adhered in a fun zig zag way. To finish off, a few sparkly sequins were added. 

List of Supplies:

1. Lawn Fawn Stamp set - Best Pun Ever
2. Lawn Fawn Stamp set - Love N Breakfast
3. Martha Stewart Alphabets Punch
4. Martha Stewart Chevron Fence Punch
5. Iris Cardstock 250 gsm
6. Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens 
7. Ranger's round blending tool and foam
8. Tim Holtz Mini Distress Inkpad- Peacock Feathers 
9. Dress my craft- Angel mix sequins
10. Tombow Mono multi glue
11. Ranger's Archival Jet black inkpad

Here are a few pictures of the card:

(The sparkle from the sequins is partially visible in this picture)

I  am playing along with the following challenges:

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 1- birthday theme

Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Paper Sweeties March Challenge (I was inspired by the breakfast tray, beverage theme and the flowers)

CFC 170- No Dies Allowed (No dies have been used, only punches)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge (2 punches have been used here)

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #400 (I was inspired by CIC #399- tea party and have included the tea pot and tea cup in this birthday card)

PS: I'm also excited to share that I am having a small crafty giveaway which is open to anyone worldwide (international folks are most welcome). All the details can be found here -- I'd be super thrilled and honored if you play along :) the prize is a 25 USD gift certificate to any store you like. It is open till the end of march and you can do as many or as few steps as you like. 

Thanks for your time! Would love to read your comments :)

Stay Blessed.