Baby girl card

I made this card in January for my Rakhi-bro's li'l baby doll - Apple! Yeah we call her Apple :) Didn't want to put this up on the site till I handed it over to the mommy. I tried to create the princess feel with the pink window........a la cindrella!

A close-up of the window:

I am entering this card into Whiff of Joy 100th Celebration Challenge. Congratulations Whiff of Joy on reaching your 100th Challenge!

This card is also going for another challenge at Card Creations & More by C. The challenge requirement was to use a patterned ribbon in the project. I have used a purple ribbon with heart pattern on it in the card.

I am also entering this card for Kavitha's Anniversary Celebration Week 3-Inspirational Challenge.

Quilled pastels

I call them Quilled Pastels because of the soothing pastel edges. These borders are actually trimmed from a magazine....... I try to reuse as far as possible and put it to good use :)
The pink and the blue cards are identical, differing only in the card size and the design on the border -  blue one has all blue flowers while the pink one has pink and cream flowers.
The purple one is also quite similar theme-wise. I used a top border also for it. Loving the way they've turned out!

On your Retirement, Dad!

Inner view

It is indeed a very proud moment for me that my retired from the Indian Army on 11th Mar 2011, after 30 long years of service. I wanted to make a very special card for him. He is an ardent admirer of my work and he cherishes each card that I gift him :) Love you Dad!

Black twirls card

I call this the 'Black twirls card' because of the black colored stems and leaves. I liked the below posted card with the combo of mustard & black so much that I decide to do away with the traditional green leaves.

The 'S' arrangement was an experiment and I liked the way it turned out.

A simple floral card

I started out with this card with my newly acquired border punch. There was no specific idea in mind and I just kept adding one element after the other. Instead of the traditional green stems and leaves I decided to use black paper for them. The mustard flowers and black leaves go very well together.

Fast Food - as in Vrat ka khana :)

Ingredients

Singhade ka atta (Flour) - 1 cup

Potatoes , boiled & mashed - 3 medium sized

Green chillies, chopped

Green coriander, chopped

Salt (sendha namak) - as per taste

Black pepper

Oil for shallow frying

Method

Take the mashed potatoes in a bowl. Add green chillies, coriander, salt, pepper and mix properly.

Add the flour and knead into a soft dough. Dab with some water, if required.

Make balls of equal size. Take little water in the hands and and form round tikkis by pressing between your palms.

Heat oil in a shallow pan.

Add 2-3 tikkis at a time and cook till golden brown.

Serve with mint or tomato chutney.