Hello! ^__^ Merry Christmas dear friends!
I am once again over at hndmd.in featuring Christmas themed projects using the wonderful CrafTangles products!
Here I have featured my favorite project, simply 'cause I love how gorgeous this image from the Holly Jolly Christmas stamp set is! (Soo much fun to color!!!)
Here's a close-up:
There are a bunch of other projects that you can check out in detail with instructions and close-ups right: HERE
Thank you so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful week ahead! :)
One of the joys of papercrafting is we get to spread happiness, make some one smile, brighten someone's day.
It is the primary reason that made me take up cardmaking after the end of art classes that I took up during school. :)
We have an awesome facebook page that goes by the name of "Cards For A Cause - India"
You can check out the group : HERE
This group conducts various card drives wherein we crafters get an opportunity to contribute to a cause by sending out cards.
The most recent card drive was the : send cards to soldiers drive for which I made these thank you cards.
How'd I make these cards?
Here are the steps :
1. Created background using the Hypnotic stencil by Penny Black.
(Distress ink colors used were : Spiced Marmalade and Mowed Lawn)
The Indian flag consists of colors Saffron White and Green, so that was the color theme I wanted to go with.
2. Stamped the sentiment using the fantastic Thank You stamp by So Suzy Stamps.
3. Die-cut using a rectangle from the Rounded Rectangle Dual Stitched die by Peek-a-boo Designs.
4. Added navy blue sequins and matted it onto navy blue cardstock.
5. Lastly, added a glittery multi-colored strand of thread.
I also created matching envelopes for the cards after which I penned down a few words of thanks and then sent these out! ^__^
Before I sign off, here's one more picture :
I hope you liked my project. Thank you so much for stopping by!
Have a lovely evening! *Hugs*
Hello and good evening! ^__^
Sharing today, a card I made for a friend's birthday.
I used distress inks for stenciling and dye inks for stamping.
Stenciled first and then stamped.
Added pink chevron washi tape bits to two sides.
Finished it off with a couple of skittles. (The round bead-like embellishments that are super cute and available at So Suzy Stamps.)
Products used :
Distress Inks (Ranger)
Picked Raspberry
Salty Ocean
Dye Inks
Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
Lilac Love - So Suzy Ink Bites
Stencils
Rhapsody - Memory Box
Texturized - TCW
Confetti - Heidi Swapp
Stamps
All Boy (Teresa Collins) - Fiskars
Roundy Sentiments - Peek-a-boo
Birthday Sentiments - Little Darlings
Solid Flower (Small) - Hero Arts
Thank you so much for stopping by! *Hugs*
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*
Hello hello! ^__^
So, a couple of days ago, just another evening... me making this card...
I did need one more card for a friend and this design would be too blingy for him (because this was designed for a girl)....
That got me thinking.... what if I whip up a slightly toned down version of this card using the same craft supplies in a different color scheme?
Hmmm....
Yep, I did it! :D
A minimalist look on this one with a warm color palette and finished off with just a touch of gold sequins.
The process of making these is the exact same, only difference being : the first one has been matted and jazzed up a little more with the shimmery card base and the sequins + pearls.
Whereas the second card, as you can see, is a lot more simpler.
Steps :
This card uses 1 of each of the following elements :
1 Stencil (Flourish by Tim Holtz)
1 Die-cut (Forest Branch by Marianne Creatables)
1 Stamp (Happy Birthday by So Suzy Stamps)
1. First, I stenciled the design.
2. After that applied colors to the die-cut using a blending tool with distress inks.
3. Added a coat of crackle accents to the die-cut and adhered it to cardstock.
4. Stamped sentiment with Archival ink.
5. Lastly finished it off with some sequins.
For the fancier version : (Up to step 5 exactly same)
6. Added pearls along with the sequins and glitter to select leaves of the die-cut.
7. Trimmed, rounded one corner and matted onto purple cardstock. (Rounded the corner of purple cardstock too.)
8. Finally matted it onto silver embossed cardstock. (From my stash.)
And there you have it folks, two projects with same supplies and different color combos!
Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely evening!
Hello hello! ^__^
It's my last post as a guest designer for Craftyscrappers and so I decided to do a reminder post for their ongoing Challenge #7 that consists of Stamping Techniques.
The technique I picked was masking and I have a mini-tutorial for just you guys so here goes :
These are the die-cuts by Craftyscrappers used in this project.
The oval shape was used as a mask for the masking technique. [Die-cut code : DC - BCS - (2)]
The butterfly die-cut is out of Craftyscrappers butterfly die-cut catalogue.
The first thing that I did was lay down my cardstock and masked a portion of it with the oval die-cut.
I used masking tape to tape the cardstock to my cutting mat.
I used stamps by :
Hero Arts (Large Solid Flower), Peony (So Suzy Stamps), Script (Tim Holtz) along with a stencil (Hypnotic) by Penny Black and created this background.
The sentiment that was stamped later onto the oval masked portion is by WPlus9.
Inks I used were :
For background and sentiment : Altenew Red Cosmos Set, Walnut Stain and Picked Raspberry.
For the butterfly I used Salty Ocean, Seedless Preserves and Picked Raspberry.
Then I added glitter to the red peony flowers, adhered a few sequins and stamped my sentiment.
Tinted the butterfly using distress inks, adhered it to card and added crackle accents for that cool crackle effect.
Matted the white cardstock onto maroon and then finally matted it onto white textured card base.
And that's how I did it! The challenge ends on 19th March (Saturday) so you still have time to play! Join the fun!
Incase you missed the link, here it is once again, to participate, click -- Here
Have a lovely evening and thank you for stopping by!
All of my ATCs reached the intended recipients on the same day!
What are the odds of that! ^__^
So, without further ado, here are the pics :
ATC #1
This is made using my current favorite mini stamp by Peek-a-boo Designs, called Pixie Dust. 100% made of Photopolymer and priced at a mere Rs. 100/-, this stamp is a great buy and a must have in your stamp arsenal!
I stenciled the background using distress inks (Peacock Feathers, Mowed Lawn and Black Soot) with my TCW - Texturized stencil.
Stamped sentiment and colored the little hearts using my Sakura pen in neon green.
Glittered up the word Love in black glitter. (Did the three tiny dots next to the word in black glitter too!)
Used two different washi tapes for some added texture and interest.
Added a tiny butterfly and some glitter along the edges and matted it onto black cardstock.
Here's ATC #2
I stenciled the background with a Kaisercraft Quarters stencil using Mowed Lawn and Mustard Seed.
Added a ribbon that co-ordinated with the colors and adhered some golden sequins.
Topped it with a sentiment from a set of sentiment cards I received with my Papericious Planner - Color Splash.
I used some in my planner and some I saved for cards and small projects, they are in such happy colors and so uplifting, I absolutely love using them!
The tiny heart below the sentiment is from a sticker packet bought locally.
Finally, I added glossy accents + a sprinkling of glitter to the sentiment, the tiny heart and a few areas of the stenciled portion.
And these are ATC #3 (Blue) & ATC #4 (Pink-Purple)
ATC #3
I used the Tim Holtz - Scribbles stencil with Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers for this one.
Added glitter to select areas and adhered some heart stickers and sequins.
Sentiment is from Peek-a-boo Designs - Bold Hugs N' Love set in black glitter.
The strip at the bottom is stenciled using Hero Arts - Stylish Borders stencil.
And to finish this piece, I added a thin ribbon in peacock blue color tied up into a pretty bow!
ATC #4
This ATC is based on my earlier design where I made a batch of ATCs for an overseas swap, the only minor differences are :
1. This one is bigger than the ones I sent overseas. (The ones I sent overseas were 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches.)
2. It does not have sequins added to it but the sentiment 'Be' is coated in black glitter.
Stamps are by : So Suzy Stamps - Tulip Stem and, Simon Says Stamp - Be.
You can read more about ATC #4 --Here
Here's a cool little close up of ATC #3 & 4 :
So, that's that. Which one is your favorite? I'd love to know!
Till next time dear friends! *Big Panda Hugs*
Hello and good evening! ^__^
It's time for Challenge #6 - Pretty in Pink at Craftyscrappers and here I am with my interpretation of the theme!
Guess what, this card has absolutely no stamping!! :D (Yep, I do occasionally make projects without stamps, I love stencils too!)
A fairly simple project, to make this, I have used two of my brand new stencils, one by Hero Arts and the other by Tim Holtz along with a beautiful die-cut from Craftyscrappers (Code - DC - BY - 45).
The ribbon, sequins and charm are from my stash.
You can view the entire range of awesome and pocket friendly die-cuts by Craftyscrappers - here.
The challenge details will be put up on the Craftyscrappers blog shortly and I will update this post with the link so you can check out the deets!
Edit : Folks! The Challenge #6 is live at Craftyscrappers and you can check it out, read deets and participate by heading over - Here
Looking forward to seeing you guys participate, have a pleasant Sunday! *Hugs*
Hello hello! ^__^
It's time for a brand new challenge at Craftyscrappers!
Theme - Challenge #4 - Black and white with a hint of color.
I made a CAS card for this challenge, using the pretty flower die-cut, Code - DC - FLW - 16.
I wanted a geometric, abstract look and what better to combine it with than a pretty flower?
Steps :
1. The colors moving from black to grey are actually stenciled (Kaisercraft Quarters Stencil) using 3 different inks by Hero Arts. (Black, Charcoal and Soft Granite.)
2. The Flower Die-cut is by Craftyscrappers, Code - DC -FLW - 16 which I have tinted red and given a holo glitter finish.
3. Did a bit of masking using grey, black and red inks and added a couple of sequins after adhering the flower.
4. Stamped sentiment. (It's actually a larger sentiment, I inked only part of it because I only wanted Congratulations on my card.)
This stamp is called - "Congratulations on becoming a new" by So Suzy Stamps.
5. Lastly, added a white brad for the flower center and black glitter to sentiment!
So, I hope to see you participate, click here for the deets!
Till next time! *Hugs*
Here are some more ATCs that I made!
A birthday themed one because it was my swap partner's birthday and an inspirational one for my other swap partner!
Kinda in a bit of a rush today so.. quickly, here are the steps :
Birthday ATC
1. Pattern paper top half and the lower half is stenciled background.
2. The stamp is a solid wood block stamp by Momenta cupcake rubber stamp bought from Itsy Bitsy, stamped and matted onto pink pattern paper.
3. Added white sequins to border and around cupcake and mounted that on the ATC base.
4. Added black ribbon and stamped the sentiment. (The sentiment is a So Suzy Stamp)
5. Added clear, black and red glitter to cupcake!
Boom! Done.
Inspirational ATC
1. Stenciled background in gorgeous copper ink by Tsukineko. (Sorry, I tried, but my camera just couldn't capture the subtle coppery shine.)
2. Micro-glazed it and added red rhinestones. (Getting into the Christmassy sprit!) ^__^
3. Added a red glitter border on top and a corner on lower LHS.
4. Stamped sentiment in red. (It's a So Suzy Stamp... yup I use them A LOT!)
5. Glitter coated the sentiment + added some sparkly red butterflies.
And that's it! Till next time dear friends!
P.S. Stencil used in both the ATCs is Tim Holtz - Flourish. (My current favorite stencil, so you probably will be seeing A LOT of that too!) :D
Hello hello! ^__^
I have some awesome news to share with you, I will be working with Craftyscrappers as a Guest Designer for the months of December 2015 and January 2016!
Craftyscrappers is the craft shop to visit if you want beautiful custom die-cuts and embellishments. They make the die-cuts in high quality white cardstock so you can jazz them up with the colors you like!
The cool thing is that Craftyscrappers also has a new challenge every week where fantastic prizes are to be won... so, what are you waiting for!??
The challenge this week is... Rainbow!
Here's what I made...
A birthday card! (Yup, you can never have enough of those!)
Steps :
1. Took a stencil (Tim Holtz - Flourish) and created my background using the colors blue, green, yellow, orange and red.
2. Next, I took a die-cut from Craftyscrappers (Die-cut Code - Happy Birthday - DS - 02) tinted it black with archival ink and glitter coated it.
3. Punched out a purple butterfly using Martha Stewart 3 in 1 butterfly punch and glitter coated that too.
4. Adhered the die-cut and butterfly to the card and added twine.
5. Finally added a couple of black sequins.
And that's it!
Don't forget, the theme for this challenge is - Rainbow!
To participate, read deets etc. click here.
Also, if you feel stuck and out of ideas, I highly recommend going through the amazing work the other DT members have put up as inspiration for this challenge!
Looking forward to your participation, till next time! *Hugs*
Yeah I am quite a regular with them exclamation marks but today.... super psyched!!!
I participated in my first ever International Exchange for papercrafters wherein we had to make a Card (minimum 4 inches by 6 inches), an ATC (standard size of 2.5 by 3.5 inches) and an Inchie (a small tile or circle measuring 1 inch by 1 inch).
So now that my swap partner has received it, here is the happy mail that went from India to US! ^__^
The Christmas card.
Steps :
1. Applied a ready-to-use lace on the cardstock.
2. Layered with a damask design pattern paper. (I distressed the edges using a paper cutter)
3. Stenciled a Christmas Tree, using Tim Holtz Flourish stencil with a little home-made mask.
4. Added beads to the tree + golden star and added white and clear sequins to the edge.
5. Added ribbon and a brad on top RHS.
6. Stamped Happy Christmas, cut it into a small tag and adhered it to the card using a jump ring and ribbon. Also added a tiny star charm to it.
Here's the ATC and Inchies... I admit... I got carried away and made multiple inchies because I was having so much fun!
The ATC and inchies are made using the same color scheme and elements that are used for the card.
I did use some rhinestones, beads, snowflake punch outs, mica flakes and glitter dust on these and jazzed them (ATC + inchies) up a bit. ^__^
I'd love to know what you think!
My style is not exactly vintage chic so I did do a fair bit of research before designing this but I am glad the way the projects turned out and absolutely stoked that my swap partner loved them!
Have a lovely day folks! *Hugs*
