Sending Hugs - PABD Humming Blossom

Hello everyone!! I am back with another card using PABD Humming Blossom Stamp Set. I ordered myself some of their newest releases and got my friend who visited India recently, to bring them for me here in Manila. I also wanted to try out their stencil so took out my Dreamweaver Stencils Metallic Gold embossing paste and created the layered background using it. 

To start with, I took a big sheet of paper, almost 6x8", and embossed it all at once so that I can use it for various cards. Trimmed down a part of it for this card and adhered it to the card base using a strong double sided tape. Before that I also distressed the edges a bit to give a torn look. 

I stamped the floral branches several times on watercolor paper using Versamark ink and embossed it with Ranger Gold Embossing Powder. Then I colored them all in different colors using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens. 

I used a die cut to create a focal image for my card. Then I stuck the floral branch on the bottom right using foam squares. I trimmed a part of the branch to stick it towards the top left of the die cut. It made it look as if the bird was sitting on the branch. 

To embellish my card further, I added lots of seed beads and few rhinestones here and there to add glitz to the card. 

The sentiment is also from PABD - Lotus Delight Stamp Set. I embossed it in white and popped it with foam tape on the card. 

The card actually has a royal look with all the gold in the background and gold embossing and golden beads. The pictures are not doing full justice to it :( But I hope you do get the idea :) 

Here is a look at the card from various angles.

This is the all the coloring that I was referring to earlier :D

Thanks a lot for dropping by!!

Challenges Entered

PABD Challenge #8 - Only Layers

Get Well Soon

Hi. Today I am playing along Avery Elle challenge of the month - Stripes. I have just one Avery Elle stamp as of now and I have made a couple of cards with it. So this time I tried out something different by creating a stripes background using TCW stencil. I made a floral bouquet for a Get Well Soon card. 

I did lot of stamping and fussy cutting and then arranged the elements to create the bouquet. 

Challenges entered

Avery Elle Challenge - Stripes

So Happy For You

Hello everyone!! Today I have another floral card to share.  I was envisioning this kind of gradient background since quite some time. Finally I got the look that I had in mind. The stencil used here is from Craftslane. I used black soot and weathered wood distress inks to get this background.

The sentiment is heat embossed using ranger black embossing powder. The stamp set used is Penny Black. 

The floral cluster was stamped on glossy paper and then fussy cut. The stamp set used is Avery Elle Petals & Stems. (I love this one!!) The watering can is a digi from the net which I printed n cut out and again used same distress inks to color it.

That's all for today. Have a great day!!

Thinking of You - Avery Elle Stamps

Hi. Today's card has a lot of stamping and fussy cutting in it. I used my new Avery Elle Stamp set - Petals & Stems. I absolutely love this floral stamp set. It's so much my type...all about flowers. I did a bit of stencilling for the background. This stencil is from Craftslane. I love their stencils. Fabulous results and they are dirt cheap.

Handmade Christmas Card 2014 - Design 9

Hello and welcome to my series of Christmas cards for the year 2014. This is my ninth card and this time I have made a set of cards. You may like to view all my Christmas cards here.

I have had this set of handcut stencils with me since I was in school. My friend owned the original stencils which she got along with an imported craft book. I traced and handcut them to create a copy for myself. Since they are cut in paper, they are quite fragile and I can't do much with them. I love these designs and I have been thinking of cutting another set with a transparency... huh if time permits :)

 

I have used distress inks to color my cards. They've not the best of cards and not too neat too, but still I love them :)

 

Thanks for visiting!

Handmade Diwali Cards 2014 - Design 2

Hello. So here is another Diwali card that I made this year. There's a lot of layering, stencilling and distressing done on the card base.

I decided to make my own diya (earthen lamp) embellishment. I used this stencil from Itsy Bitsy to trace an outline and cut a black silhouette of the diya with CS. Then I paper pieced other layer in different colors and popped them on one another with foam dots. Finished it off with some bling. The greeting is computer generated. The bg damask stencil is also from Itsy Bitsy.

Handmade Diwali Cards 2014 - Design 1

I managed to sneak in some time to make some Diwali cards. I have been super busy with my little one, and I could make few Diwali cards while he was taking a nap.

 

I have used my favorite Ganesh stencil from Itsy Bitsy. It's so easy to make festive cards using this. I just had to take out my distress inks and dab over the stencil. The sentiment is computer generated. The bright colored card stock adds to the festive look.

 

This is the stencil that I used for the card. For my other Diwali cards, visit here. 

 

 Challenges entered

 Addicted to CAS #49 - Stencil 

Waltzingmouse Fanatics Challenge #28 - Anything Goes

Stripes Stencilled Background Card

Hello! Today's card is made using one of my stencils from The Crafter's Workshop. I have used Chipped Saphire distress ink to color  the bg wigth stencil. The flower was stamped using a wood mounted stamp. I first staped the full image in green and fussy cut it. Then a second image was stamped in red ink and only the flower was fussy cut. The red part was layered atop the green image using 3D foam tape.

Challenges entered

 Crafting When We Can Challenge #79 - No Designer Papers

Fashionable Stamping - #83 Anything Goes

 

Friendship Swap #6 - Art Journal

Hi everyone! Finally I get to share the altered art journal which I made for Friendship Swap #6, which is hosted by Riti Poddar. My partner for this swap was Monica Surayya. We get to know our partner names only after completing the project and sending final pictures to Riti. Till then it is a big surprise for us. Also, till the time I received my journal, I didn't know who was sending it to me :)

I have done this type of project for the first time. I totally enjoyed making this and was glad to know that my partner Monica loved it too.

 

 

To start with, we all used the same kind of art journal i.e. A5 Brustro Artists Sketch Pad. 

I first covered the book with DCWV pattern paper just the way we used to cover our school books. I then brushed it with some white acrylic paint to lighten some of the areas. You will again see my favorite stencil being used here for the cover and the tag inside. I used modeling paste with stencil at the top corner and colored it with distress ink to match the pattern paper. Luckily I had this matching lace in my stash which I used to hide the paper join since I have used two different papers for the front and back.

The spiral roses are handmade with white tissue paper and then colored using distress inks. The leaves are also handcut and colored using distress inks. I used the mdf cage as the focal point and placed all other elements around it. The tiny lock and key metal charms add to the overall look of the book. I loved how the small pearl cluster around the key came up.

 

 This is the back of the book. I kept it pretty simple with only the pattern paper. 

 

Finally, I added a small pocket with matching tag to hold some memorabilia.  

Here's a closer look at some of my favorite elements...

 

Challenges entered

Imaginations#1 - Anything Goes With Distress Inks [Used DI to color the roses and the modelling paste stencilled design]

Simon Says Stamp - Stencil 

Fresh Brewed Designs - Flowers and lace

Ruby's Rainbow #81 - Flora and fauna

Clean and Simple 292

Hi. Today I am playing along the Clean and Simple #292 sketch. Here is the card that I created. For the lower part I have used The Crafter's Workshop - 6 x 6 Doodling Template - Mini Kaleidoscope stencil. The upper portion is made using scrap paper strips that we chop off while making projects.

The flowers are punched from silver glitter paper and and I attached a peach colored paper as backing for the flower. I also punched out same flower in black and attached below the glittered flower to add depth and shadow.

 

  Challenges entered

Clean and Simple #292 - Sketch

Card Mania - CAS (Clean & Simple)

2 Cute Ink Challenge - Glitter

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes / Punches and/or Dies

Stencil Background Card 4

Hi, here is my 4th card in the series of cards with stenciled background. You may view all my cards made using stencils here.

 

For this card again I have used my favorite stencil from 'The Crafter's Workshop - 6 x 6 Doodling Template - Mini Echoes'. The background itself was so bright and pretty that I was finding it difficult to embellish the card. That is when I thought of using these flowers from a pattern paper pack. I fussy cut the flowers and adhered them with foam tape for dimension.

 

 Challenges entered

A Little Bit Crafty - Flower Power
Eclectic Paperie - Get Stenciled

Stencil Background Card 3

Hi all. This is the third card in my series of stencil background cards. You may view all my cards made using stencils here. The stencil used here is 'The Crafter's Workshop - 6 x 6 Doodling Template - Mini Echoes'. I have used the same set of distress inks as on this card, but the look is a lot different the card below. The difference is because of the paper used for stenciling. Here I have used watercolor paper and on the other card I had used non-porous glossy paper. I love the bold and vibrant look on this card.

Since the background is so bright, I wanted to keep the embellishments/other elements subtle. I chose silver glitter paper to make this lovely lily bunch.

 

Challenges entered

Sweet Stamps # 168 - For Mom

Stencil Background Card 2

This is the next card in the series of stencilled cards that I created recently. The stencil used here is 'The Crafter's Workshop - 6 x 6 Doodling Template - Mini Echoes'. I have done the stenciling with Ripe Permission, Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspbery distress inks on a glossy white paper. Using a glossy paper mellows down the color of distress inks, so if you need a softer look, it is ideal for that. The bloom and big leaves are handmade. The sentiment is stamped in vellum.

 

Challenges entered

Creative Colors Challenge # 9 - Color inspiration + Flowers

Stencil Background Card 1

Hey, my today's card is made using The Crafter's Workshop fish scales stencil. I recently got some new stencils and was playing with them. For this card, I have used glossy card stock and I must say the results are very different than that on water color or non-glossy paper. I love the neat finish on glossy paper and also the fact that the inks look softer on it. On watercolor paper, they give a bolder look.

The leaves are also made using stencils and Forest moss distress ink and then fussy cut. The flowers are all handmade. The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted sentiment stamp set.

 

Challenges entered

Aud Sentiments Challenge - #105 Use a sentiment or the number 4

Creative Knockouts - #34 Anything Goes 

Handmade Harbor -  Birthday/Best wishes

Crafting By Designs - Anything goes

Creative Moments - #39 Anything goes/Spring

 

 

Celebrate - CAS Black and Gold Card

Hi. Today I am sharing a CAS card in black and gold color theme. I am glad it turned out just the way I wanted it to be, though I could not capture it well in the pic. The background is done with stencil and Gold perfect pearls powder. I just loved how quick and easy it was. The wine glass stickers are from Pie Lane. I have been hoarding them since a long time and I had this vague idea of what I wanted to do with them.

This is how I made the background. Laid the stencil on CS, inked with VersaMark ink and then generously covered it with Perfect Pearls powder.

  

 Challenges entered

BGC#50 - Back to CAS + Colour Challenge

 Itsy Bitsy - Monochromatic Challenge

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes / Clean and Simple (CAS)

AuroraWings Challenge - Monochromatic

Crafty Boots - Sparkle

 My Craft Spot - Shake It On

Triangle Front Card - Glitter Overload

Hi. Today I am sharing another triangle front card.....finally a little break from lattice cards :) For this card, I used a stencil from Pie Lane for the center motif. I laid the stencil on the card front and applied a thick coat of glue over it. Then I sprinkled the glitter generously over it. After removing the excess glitter, I got a light coat of glitter in the required area. I was not happy with the result, so I added another coat of glue and glitter over it.

At first, the central design was all that I intended to do on this card,  but then I wanted to play a bit more with the glitter, so I went ahead and added more lines at the blue base. For this look, I stuck double sided tape on the card base and sprinkled glitter all over it. For the extra bling, I added some flat silver gems to the card.

Challenges entered

Color Conceptions Challenge #8 - Glam With Glitter

Triangle Front Card

Hi Friends. Today I am sharing a very different kind of card that I saw on You Tube. I loved the simplicity of this card and I think with our imagination we can do a lot with it. In case you are not able to view the video, I have made a small template below to show you how to make this card. The template is not to scale and is only a guideline.

I have used this rose stencil from Pie Lane for the design on the center portion. Since I wanted multiple roses and not the full stem, I masked some areas of the stencil and made my own pattern.

The diagram below will give you an idea about how the triangle part is cut. Take any size of card say for example 4x6" in this case.  On the front side, mark the center point of the card and cut along dotted lines as shown. Cut another panel of the size of the card front which will be placed below the triangle part. For more details, do refer the video I have shared.

Challenges entered

Itsy Bitsy  - Say it with Roses Challenge

Lulupu Challenge #26 - Try Something New !

Handcut Stencil Card

Hi lovely people out there! I am here to show you another card I created using a handcut

stencil. The fascination with stencils still continues after the Stencilled class....

I have been experimenting with stencils when I was in school and I used to trace the patterns that I liked and cut them using a normal craft knife or blade. I still have many of those stencils with me. After watching the Stenciled class, I was looking for more designs in my stash and didn't want to indulge in buying many of them and then not using them. Also I didn't have the patience to order and then wait to create till my stuff arrived.

So I decided to try cutting some patterns on my own. Here is a one with simple diagonal lines. I placed the stencil on CS and dabbed distress inks on it. Then I inverted the CS to make the criss cross pattern.

The paper I used to make the stencil is from an old diary. These were the separators inside the diary. These papers are of high gsm than the normal paper and have a glossy finish. I find it easy to cut through these papers.

Here is the stencil and the finished CS... I went in a VIBGYOR manner with the inks. I wanted to finsih the stenciled CS with ditressing the edges with co-ordination colors.

 This is the card I made using this as a background. Does anyone of you recognize this pattern I used on CS. Let me leave this open as a small quiz here. I will come back with the answer tomorrow :) HINT ***Clothing Brand***

That's all for now... cya and have a great weekend. If you have any queries regarding the stencils, do leave a comment below.