Spiral roses Birthday card

Hey All,

Just here to share a card I made yesterday. I had purchased this background stamp from Kavitha's store and was tempted to use it. I had even stamped it on this card stock and kept for future use. Yesterday while going through my stash I realised that these flowers go so well with the bg and the sentiment added to the look. So the card was ready in no time :)

Challenges entered:

Craft Room Challenge - Make your own Flowers

Fab 'n' Funky - #101 Anything goes

Divas by Design - #16 anything goes

Stars and Stamps Midweek Throwdown - no glitter - use a digi

Paper Shelter Challenge - #42 anything goes

Creative Craft Challenges - Free For All Week

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Bird house

Hi! Today I am sharing a bird house that can be hung anywhere. I found the template on net and I printed it on cardstock. I then cut it and decorated it with quilled roses (my favorite) and punched leaves and a butterfly.
I used some craft scraps in the form of the negative part of border punch as the flourish and stems for leaves.

 I made a scalloped roof for the hut. Here is a close-up of it.

Hope you like it :) Here is the link for the birdhouse template, in case you wish to make it.

Challenges entered:

For the love of crafting: #1 Hanging out

LESSology: #6 Hanging/Mobile

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything

Secret Crafter: #162 Borders & Flowers (Have used borders for the roof)

Bottle shaped card

Hey there! Today I want to share a card that I made for my dad's ex-boss on his retirement.

My mom and dad wanted me to make a card in a different shape so I came up with a bottle shaped card.

Here it is...

 As you can see I also made a matching envelope with the card.

 My dad had sent me the wordings for the card, so I stuck the greetings on the right inner side and made a tag for the left side.

 The tag can also be used as a bookmark later.

A close-up of the front side...If you see carefully, the flourishes are actually the negative part of the punched border used for the envelope, which we normally discard. Also the little stars added on the greeting inside is from the punched border.

Challenges entered:

ICR Challenges: ICRC12 - Dots & /Stripes + tag

Card Makin' Mamas - Sentiments

Rainbow Lady's - Cards for Men

Stampavie and More - #156 anything but square

Whimsy Inspiration - #16 Tag

EDITED: Sharing the template I used to make this card.

Baby Card

Hi friends!! Today I have a cute little card to share.

Lots of baby news doing the rounds so I thought why not make a baby card. Also I thought the theme at ICR for this month's challenge suits a baby card very much.

For this card I have used paper scraps from my Triple Easel card.

I cut strips of left over paper and used them for topn and bottom borders.

The dots are punched out from a paper punch. The tag is hand-cut.

The baby stamp is from Hobby Ideas. The ribbon is also reused from candy wrapper.

I traced the elephants and hand-cut them.

 I really loved the tag. Here's a close-up!

Challenges eneterd:

ICRC12: Dots &/ Stripes + Tag

Color Conceptions: Use paper scraps

Do You Stack Up? - Inspiration Picture* Splash of Blue

Sir Stampalot - Blue & Green 

Alota Rubber Stamps - Dots

Quilled Magnet - Floral

Hi. Today I am sharing another Quilled magnet that I made on order for a friend.

The sentiment is handwritten. I added dimension to the sentiment by adding double sided foam tape at the back.

Hope you like this! Do let me know :)

See my other Quilled magnet - Retro here.

Challenges entered:

Anything Goes Challenge - #53 Stitches Real or Faux

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Sentiment as Main Focus
Heart Song Inspirations - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
Ooh La La Creations - Stitching (faux or real)
Incy Wincy Designs -  Stitching
Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes
The Ribbon Reel - Color Inspirations* Hot Pink, Turquoise and Cream

Top 3 and DT at Crafty JC

Hey folks!! I am delighted to be chosen among the Top 3 at Crafty JC's Recycling Challenge for my recycled tin can project.

This also means that I get to be the DT for their next challenge. This time we have a color palette to choose from, and my card is based on palette #2.

I made this card for my mom's birthday. The layout is based on card patterns sketch 138. 

The card stock, glitter balls and silver butterfly stickers are from Pie Lane. The ribbon is from Archies. I had found this colored digi from internet and it was lying with me since a long time. The purple and green paper and the star were part of a scrapbooking kit I purchased from Hobby Ideas. 'You are a star' sticker is from Ms Elizabeth, again bought from Hobby Ideas.

 Another view....

So, do play along and have fun! See you at the Crafty JC Challenge #11.

Challenges entered:

So Artful Challenge: Gypsy Spirit - Picture inspiration

2 Sisters - #64 Ribbon

Di's Digis Designs - 1stW Ribbons and Bows

Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Stampalot Challenge - Blue and Green

All Sorts Challenge Week 128 - Anything but Square

Triple Easel Card

It is that time of the year when I make a special card for the most amazing couple in my life! Yes, it was my mom & dad's anniversary on 13th Oct. I sent the card to them and they absolutely loved it. They are the ones who have always appreciated my talent and given me the courage to tread my way.

Since the card had to be extra special, I wanted to try something different. So, here is my first try at the Triple Easel Card. I printed the wordings for 'Mom' & 'Dad' and hand-cut them. All the flowers are punched. The white pearls are from a local shop. The wordings on the lower panels are also printed on card paper. I added silver glitter balls (from Pie Lane) to decorate and emphasize 'Happy Anniversary'. The heart-shaped blue-colored stones act as stoppers.

 When laid flat...

 Top left panel...

 Top right panel...

 Top center panel...

Lower left panel... 

Lower right panel...

Lower center panel...

Hope you like my first attempt at a triple easel card. I hade made one easel card earlier (See here).

Challenges entered:

ICRC11 - Easel Card + Basic shapes

Paper Shelter Challenge - #37 Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Anything Goes Challenge - #52 To The Letter (add lettering)

Partytime Tuesdays - PTT #38 Anything Goes

EDITED: I am sharing the template I made for this card. Please link back to my blog if you use it. To download the template, right click and Save As.

These are the top 2 panels.  

Diwali card

Heya!! This is my 3rd post for the day. Since I am on vacation, I thought I'll quickly share my Diwali cards.

Now about the card. I had been waiting to use these colorful tear drop embellishments since the time I bought them from Pie Lane. The colors are all very bright and cheerful. The stickers on 4 corners are also from Pie Lane.

Wishing you all a very Happy Diwali!!

I am entering this card in Crafty JC's Challenge - Simplicity.

Diwali Card with PP

Here is my 2nd post for the day. I wanted to share my Diwali cards before the festival is over :) The square pattern is a cut-ouot from an old magazine. The sentiment is cut-out from an old Diwali card. The embellishments on 4 corners are from Pie Lane.

Wishing you all a very Happy Diwali!!

I am entering this card in Crafty JC's Challenge - Simplicity.



Diwali Card with Quilling

Hey guys! I know Diwali preps must be in full swing now and Indians all across the globe must be really busy. I had made this card about a fornight ago.

I am on vacation in Gurgaon at my inlaws place. I thought I better share all my diwali cards before Diwali is over. Hope you like this card.


Wishing you all a very Happy & Safe Diwali!!
I am entering this card in Crafty JC's Challenge - Simplicity.