Heartfelt Thanks - Waffle Flower Lotus Stamp Set

Hi all... here's a card made using Waffle Flower Lotus Stamp Set. I did a lot of masking and stamping on this card. 

Masking is so much fun and it's a joy to see the final image underneath. I used my stamping tool Stampoholic to do all the stamping and masking. I started by stamping on white card stock but I wanted to color the background black. 

In all the excitement I forgot to use watercolor card stock, so the blending is not great because I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens. 

Nevertheless, I went ahead with the card. I outlined the entire image with yellow Zig pen and then colored the full background with black Zig pen.  I did not cover it completely in black so that it gives a chalkboard like look. Note how the image pops up with yellow outline.

The sentiment is also from the same stamp set. I stamped it with VersaFine Onyx Black ink and adhered it onto the card with foam tape.

This card was quite an experiment for me... hope you like it! Thanks for dropping by...

Hello Friend Shaker Card

Hi friends... I have a shaker card to share with you today. This card is inspired by my crafter friend Deepti Stephen's card. She even has a video tutorial for it here. 

I absolutely loved the idea and wanted to try it out. Also this is my first try at this super awesome stamp set from Altenew - Doodle Blooms.... and I adore it totally. It's so easy to work with and has endless possibilities. The sentiment is from Altenew's Super Script stamp set.  I am not a pro at stamping but I am trying out new stamp sets and inks and seeing what works best for me.

I stamped the images randomly around the edge of the card panel, leaving some space for the sentiment in the center. I fussy cut the shaker window as illustrated by Deepti in her tutorial. Then I colored the stamped images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens. Added the shaker mix and created the shaker panel. Then I mounted it on top of a pista green card base. I also added a sequin in each of the flower centres to go with the shaker theme.

Challenges Entered

Jasleen's Challenge #2 - Friendship

Lulupu Challenge #64 - Friendship with a twist - Shaker Cards

Ranganjali  August Challenge - Your Favorite Technique ( My fav is Shaker Cards)

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy Birthday Card with Altenew Striped Florals Stamp Set

Hi. Today I am sharing a card that I created for Altenew's August Challenge. I have used Altenew's Striped Florals stamp set for this card. 

All the flowers and leaves were heat embossed in gold and colored using Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens. The birthday sentiment is from a stamp set from Flonz Craft. I arranged the floral elements as a bouquet on the card base and popped up a few of them using foam dots for added dimension. Adhered a grey glitter tape at the bottom and added the sentiment with foam tape.

Challenges entered

Altenew - August 2016 Inspiration Challenge

Bookmarks for Teachers

Hi friends. I made a couple of bookmarks for my son's teachers at his preschool. They are his first teachers and I wanted to make something special for them. I made a few cards too which I shall share very soon.

I used a mix of stamps from PABD - Summer Cooler, Avery Elle - Alphabet Stamps and Maya Road - Ornate Frames, to complete the sentence "A scoop of thanks, sprinkled with love, from Neil". I mounted the sentiment stamps all at once on my Stampoholic tool and that made my work so much easier. I stamped the wordings with Versafine Onyx black ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. 

Then I white embossed the ice cream cup image and colored it using Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens. I used multiple colors for the ice cream scoop to give it an 'Ice Cream Sundae' look.

I applied glossy accents in swirly motion on the ice cream scoop and it looks oh so yummylicoius in real life!! Have a closer look!! I also stamped the small sprinkles image from the same PABD stamp set and embossed it with Zing hot pink embossing powder.  

At last, I mounted the white panels on colorful card stock and tied a ribbon on the top.

Challenges entered

PABD Challenge #9 - Color Inspiration

Repeated Stamping Card Lawn Fawn Flutter By Stamp

Hi there! Today I have another card that is created using just two stamps from the Lawn Fawn Flutter By stamp set. I had shared a card with the similar technique yesterday. You may like to check it here.

This technique involves a lot of masking, but its worth the effort. I wanted to achieve a stained glass effect with these stamps.

Here is how it looked after all the stamping and masking. Then I colored it using Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens. I gold embossed the sentiment using WPlus9- Whole Lotta Happy stamp set on green vellum and adhered it onto the colored card panel. Finished off by adding few sequins here and there....

Challenges entered

PABD Challenge #9 - Color Inspiration

Repeated Stamping Lawn Fawn Flutter By Stamp

Hi there! Today I have a card that is created using just two stamps from the Lawn Fawn Flutter By stamp set. 

I did a lot of masking and stamped the two floral stamps repeatedly to create this pattern. After stamping the three rows, I used the smaller flora stamp to fill in the gaps.

Here is how it looked after all the stamping and masking. 

Finally, colored the panel using Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens.

Challenges entered

PABD Challenge #9 - Color Inspiration

Altenew Persian Motifs Glitter Overload

Hi all. This card was made for Altenew's June challenge but I felt it wasn't good enough to enter the challenge, hence didn't post it then. If you overlook the design of the Altenew Persian Motifs stamp set, on its own the card looks fine. I put in a lot of hard work for this card but it didn't turn out as intended. 

I started by heat embossing the design on watercolor paper and then stamped the sentiment above it. Thereafter, I filled in the pattern using very fine glitter from Pie Lane. I added glue into the tiny spaces in the design and that is where some of the details of the design got lost. But on the whole, if you see, the design looks fine.

Once the glitter part was over, I watercolored the background using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens. Then I felt the design got lost with watercoloring around it, so added yellow highlights in the spaces which was not filled with glitter. 

Lastly, I finished off the card with some ink splatters and sequins.

Here's a glimpse of how I added the glitter on the pattern....

I would love to know your views about the card. Thanks a lot for stopping by.

Mudra Stamps - Lotus Blooms

Hello friends! Today I am sharing a card that I made using the beautiful Lotus Blooms stamp set from Mudra stamps. I am so proud of the fact that these pretty stamps are manufactured in India and they are superb quality.

I was wondering how I would color these outline stamps, but my Zig pens made it quite easy and fun. I can say that I am getting hooked to coloring now :)

For the card, I took a white panel and distressed it using various distress inks till I was happy with the way the background looked. Then I dropped some water droplets on the panel to pick up some color from the distressed background. 

I adhered few flowers and leaves flat on the panel with white glue and popped up few of them with foam tape.  The sentiment is from PABD Peonies Love stamp set. 

Here's a peek into the coloring that I did. It doesn't look that good here, but looks quite decent on the card :)

The stamp set Lotus Blooms from Mudra Stamps.

Hope you like this card... Thanks for dropping by!