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.

Gajar ka Halwa!! - Punjabi ishtyle....... :)

Yup........its a must in every Punjabi household in winters!

Here is my recipe for all you foodies out there.......

Ingredients:

Grated red carrot - 1 kg

Milk - 750 ml

Sugar - 3/4 cup

 Ghee - 1 tbsp

Chopepd nuts - Almonds, Cashwes, Raisins

Method:

Heat milk in a large container. Add the grated carrots. Mix thoroughly.

Simmer the gas and keep stirring the mixture as the milk begins to dry up.

Just before the milk completely dries up add sugar into it and mix well.

After some time, add chopped nuts. Now mix in the 'desi ghee'.

Remove from heat when halwa is completely dry.

Your yummy halwa is now ready to serve!!

P.S.: Gajar halwa can be served hot as well as cold. I personally like it hot!!

Birthday card for my sweet sis-in-la :)

It was my sis-in-la's 18th bday on 26th Jan and I made this cake-licious card for her.



A special frame for a close friend..

Hi guys......posting here another frame that I made for my husband's close friend. I tried a different layout this time... and hope that I do something new in all the next frames that I make... let's see!! Do lemme know which layout u like better......this or the earlier one..

Before framing..

After framing... 

CardMaker Magazine + Card Giveaway!

Hey guys........join an interesting giveaway by Ann on her blog.

She is giving away Cardmaker magazine and a card made by her. CardMaker is the only American magazine that features quilling in every issue, and always has tutorials on a nice variety of techniques.