PABD Challenge - Oct 2017

Holy cow!

I can't believe it's been a YEAR since I last blogged.... gee...

Okay okay... I'll admit, I got lazy. Then again, time does fly!

One might wonder, did all of this stop me from crafting? Hell no!

In the days to come you will be seeing a whole lot of my work that didn't quite make it to blogland.

Anyhoo, let's start with the most epic news ever... Peek-a-boo Designs (PABD) are back!

This post contains a snippet of my work that you can check out in detail right: HERE 

You can have a look at all of the fabulous new release by PABD: HERE 

That's all from me for today, have a fantastic weekend folks! ^_^

New Release over at Peek-a-boo Designs

Hello and good morning!

I have be waiting for this day ever since I saw the new products that were gonna be launched today and boy I am excited!

Yes! Peek-a-boo Designs (PABD) now have cutting dies added to their product list which are GORGEOUS!!!!

These are 100% made of steel and they die-cut like butter. I didn't need to pass the die more than once through my big shot when I was cutting and that includes the detailed lattice one!

This whimsical fairy card that you see in the image above is what I created using PABD products.

Here's a list of stuff from PABD July 2016 release that I used :

I used the lattice die-cut in portions around the card and also as a stencil! ^__^

This is one die-cut that can double up as a beautiful stencil too!

The white panel mounted on black card base is cut from the dual stitched rectangle die. (Second largest rectangle die was used.)

Stamping was done with black archival ink and distress inks were used with a round blending tool to stencil.

Locally purchased black and white glitter + stickers were added.

I hope you liked my project and will check out the fantastic array of projects the other DT members have put up!

To participate in Challenge #8 click >> HERE

Thank you for stopping by! *Hugs*

 

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Fun with stencils!

Hello and good morning dear friends!

Here's a project I made using all the three gorgeous stencils by Peek-a-boo Designs (PABD)!

A part of the latest June 2016 release, they're pretty AWESOME and if you haven't checked these out yet, well.... where have you been?!

Have a look at these stencils :

1. Bubbles

2. Arrows

3. Tiles

Along with these stencils, I have used the following stamp sets by PABD :

So, how'd I do it? ^__^ 

Here are the steps :

1. Created background using PABD stencils (Bubbles, Arrows & Tiles) with distress inks (Mustard Seed, Spun Sugar & Spiced Marmalade).

2. After that, did the stamping using black archival ink.

3. Next I used an old newspaper like a rub-on and transfered some of it's print onto the project. (It transfers real easy, just cut a piece, lay it on project and smooth it out using a bone folder / butter knife) Pretty cool huh? :)

4. Then, I paper-pieced the balloon.

5. Adhered a couple of sequins.

6. Matted it onto a red card base and boom! Done!

If you would like to check out the entire JUNE 2016 release by PABD you can check it out --- HERE

Before I sign off, I have a close up image to share so that you can see how pretty these stencils truly are :

  

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a lovely day!

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Release day @Peekaboo + Blog hop!

Hello and good morning! ^__^

Welcome to Challenge #7 over at Peek-a-boo Designs!

A fun theme this time around where all you gotta do is make something using an old item from your stash along with an item you recently purchased.

So let's have a look at what I made :

I've used the Mandala stamp set along with the Bubbles stencil and the Arrow stencil that are a part of the June 2016 Release.

Here are the product images :

Apart from these, I've also used an  element from Roundy Sentiment stamp set and a sentiment from the Lily Hope stamp set (see 3rd picture) both of which are earlier releases by Peek-a-boo Designs.

And that's not all... we're having a Blog Hop! For the very first time! So much fun!

Here's the blog hop order :

Peek-a-boo Designs Blog
Halak << You are HERE
Manu
Piyanki
Sharada
Vijaylaxmi

Rules to the hop :

The Mega Prize is a Rs. 1000 gift voucher to choose what you like at the Peek-a-boo Designs online store.

Here are the details :

Five winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and they would get the gorgeous creation made by our DT and some goodies that they would add along.

Leave a comment on the design team blogs listed above and the Peek-a-boo Designs blog for your chance to win!

Be a follower of all the blogs. (5 DT blogs and 1 Peek-a-boo Design Blog)

Deadline : You have until midnight IST on Thursday, 30th June 2016 to leave a comment.

Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop by tagging us and using ---> #PABDbloghop

Tell us that you shared it with your Instagram friends by tagging us (@peekaboo_designs) and using ---> #PABDbloghop

Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop by linking your blog post to the assigned inlinkz.

And that's it!

I hope you liked what I created and checked out our new release. (It's bloody awesome, isn't it? ^__^)

Thank you so much for participating and playing along in the blog hop! Have an awesome day! *Hugs*

Bunch of ATCs!

Hello and good morning! ^__^

Here's the post that was long overdue...

What happened was I made some ATCs, and then made some more and since they were all different, I decided to collaborate them into one big post!

So here goes..

The photograph that you see above was a part of a sneak peek of a gorgeous Limited Edition stamp set called Away We Go launched by Peek-A-Boo Designs.

You can read all about it : HERE 

Next up, this set of ATCs was made using distress inks, stencils, washi tape, glitter, crackle accents, modeling paste, die-cuts and sequins along with some mini mixed media themed stamps by Peek-A-Boo Designs.

This one was made using distress inks with my favorite stamp - Phineas The Peacock by So Suzy Stamps.
The sentiment is a sticker.

This one has a mix of stamps from Studio G, Altenew and So Suzy Stamps.

This ATC has the Love Balloon and Celebrate stamps by So Suzy Stamps along with the usual suspects, glitter, washi tape and sequins!

This one was challenging, as the theme was love without using the colors : red and pink!

It has quite a few items like rhinestones, pearls etc. adhered to it but, the stamps used for this project are by So Suzy Stamps & Tim Holtz along with the Rhapsody stencil by Memory Box.

Last but not the least, this ATC features a Heidi Swapp stencil with a partial So Suzy Stamp (Stardust Dancing).

I'm sorry I couldn't describe the steps in detail for each and every ATC, because as you can see, they are all different and that would make this post painfully long!

But... if you have any query regarding any of these, drop me an email at : halak.shah@gmail.com OR leave a comment on this blog post and I shall reply to it at the earliest!

Thank you so much for stopping by! *Big Panda Hugs*

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May Stamp Release + Challenge #6 @Peekaboo!

Hello and good afternoon dear friends!

It's the 1st of May and time to check out the new release over at Peek-a-boo Designs (PABD)!

To go to the PABD blog, click : Here

My project features stamps from the awesome Solid Shapes set, stamped in pastel colors.

Here's a picture of the set :

I absolutely love this set! ^__^

So many possibilities... background building, bokeh technique, geometric design etc!

In my project, I created a faux-distressed look using this set.

How'd I do it?

Simple, I had some locally purchased non-branded ink cubes and their ink was kinda watery.

So, I squished the stamps onto the ink pads and stamped them onto the cardstock. (Do note that to achieve this effect, the ink pads need to be really juicy.)

The theme this month is to create a project using any 3 elements out of a project created by the DT member.

The elements that make up my project (apart from the stamped images) are : Brads, Sequins, Die-cut (the sentiment is a Die-cut), Glitter, Washi Tape, Paper Tape and Pastel Colors.

So, if you pick my project as inspiration, you will need to use 3 or more elements out of the elements that I used.

Fairly simple and interesting challenge, what say? 

What are you waiting for? Grab those stamps, pick a project as inspiration and get going!

To participate, click : Here 

One close up image to share before I take your leave : 

Have a lovely Sunday and thank you for stopping by! *Hugs*

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Challenge #5 @Peek-a-boo Designs!

Hello hello!

Good morning! ^__^

A brand new month and with that here's a brand new challenge over at Peek-a-boo Designs!

Read about the challenge and participate - Here 

As per the challenge theme, I made a set of cards.

One a mixed media style and the other... well I tried to make it a CAS but I'm not sure if I achieved that! Lol!
These are the stamps that I used :

1. Brush Strokes
2. Messy Lines
3. Dotty Lines
4. Chirping Away (Sentiment)

Out of these 4 stamps, I used Brush Strokes and Messy Lines in both the cards.

Very quickly, here are the steps :

Card #1 (LHS)

1. Masked top 3/4th of card and stamped messy line in Peacock Feathers & Mowed Lawn distress inks. (Yes I use distress inks to stamp when I want that messy look.)

2. Stamped brush strokes in Peacock Feathers distress ink.

3. Added washi tape bits.

4. Colored a die-cut using Salty Ocean & Picked Raspberry distress inks and adhered to project.

5. Finally, added clear sequins and stamped sentiment using black archival ink.

Card #2 (RHS)

1. Created background with brush strokes, messy lines and dotty lines with distress inks. (Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Seedless Preserves & Mowed Lawn)

2. Hand-tore and adhered various washi tape bits.

3. Glitter coated die-cuts and adhered to project.

4. Added sequins along with some modeling paste + fine glitter to select areas.

5. Matted onto green cardstock and then on white and rounded corner.

6. To finish it off, added two brads, one black and one white.

And that's how they were made!

The complete range of Peek-a-boo Designs stamps can be found - Here

Might I add, they also carry an excellent quality and variety of cardstock at great prices!
  
Here are the pics of the stamps I used :

Ha ha... tempted much? ^__^ (P.S. they are absolutely AWESOME!!!!)

Okay, quick recap :

To know about our current Challenge #5 over at Peek-a-boo Designs and participate, click - Here

To Buy the awesome stamps, click - Here

Last but not the least, a quick close up!

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have an awesome day!

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