Collage Clay Art - First Trials

Hey Everyone!! I was so excited to share this post that I couldn't hold back. I received my parcel from Crafters Corner today and I must admit that I am oh so mesmerised by this art. When I first saw posts about this art form on my fb timeline, I didn't give much thought about it. But as I saw more and more uses of it and the DTs at CC showed how beautifully it can be used, I ordered my stuff.

These are a few items I chose to try my hands on for the first time.

Cerelac and milk powder scoops (sans their handle), an empty glass jar and a plastic hollow button.

And this is what I made out of them....ain't it mouthwatering!!! I made tiny cakes and cupcakes, and also decorated the lid of the glass jar.

Once I finished these trials, I had the courage to transform my phone's original back cover.... and voila , there you go!! Drool drool drool!!!! I love these yummy cabochons. I used up all the yummy ones for my phone's back cover.

Check out all the cuteness, yumminess!! :D

All the stuff is now left to dry. I was so excited that I called up Shalini and told her how happy I was with this art and thanked her for introducing it to us. 

Stay tuned to see what more I create out of this!!

Multifold Keepsake Box

Hello guys. Recently one of my friends asked me to create a keepsake box for her little baby boy. She wanted to keep tiny stuff in the box and at the same time wanted it to be a bit sturdy as well.  The brief was to use bright spring colors and figures to make it look attractive for the baby.

Here is the box that I created. It is a multifold box..... not sure if there is any other specific name for this. It has four cascading compartments to store stuff and it closes neatly into one compact box with lid.

I used small pieces of velcro to fasten the box with straps. The leather looking cover is actually a paper which I got from a local store. It gives a very sophisticated look to the box. When opened it gives a bright and cheerful look with all the fun colors and the foam animals and figures.

Challenges entered

BGC #67 - Spring green with spring elements

So Spring!!

Heya folks! I am sharing a card after a long time today. My LO leaves no time for me to do anything else now.... so I am not going to be very regular with my posts and my blog.

Nevertheless, I found some time today to post this card which is inspired by everything spring. The bright and colorful flowers and the greenery reminds me of the fresh season. The background is also bright to add to the cheerfulness of the card. I used a stencil to make the bg and then cut out a portion of the bg to give a framed look. All the elements here are stamped and then fussy cut. The stamp set used is Avery Elle Petal and Stems.

Challenges entered

BGC #67 - Spring green with spring elements

CSCC #13 - Anything Goes

You are Incredible - Altenew Challenge

Hello. Today I am sharing a card which I made for the Altenew Challenge which is to get inspired by Places Abroad - Dubai Mosque.

 

I was so excited to see this challenge because I had visited this mosque when I went to Dubai last year. It is truly a spectacular place and so pristine.

 

I made this card inspired by the second photo. The window is handcut using the template from a key ring packaging that I had purchased from Dubai. The outer design is made using a stencil and weathered wood distress ink.

 

For the inner design, I used the Persian Motifs stamp set and embossed it using ranger silver embossing powder. And then colored the design from behind using distress inks. To give it a stained glass look I joined the design with lines and embossed it. 

 

 

 

Challenges entered

Altenew March Challenge - From Places Abroad

 

Congratulations card

Hello. This is my second post for the day. It happens when you have a little one to tend to and you don't find time for blogging. And when you do, you post all your cards at once :D

 

Ok, so this is another card I made for Avery Elle's current challenge, which is to incorporate stripes in the card. This is what I came up with. I have used the Petals and Stems stamp set for this card too, but this time I thought of using the smaller flowers with stems.

 A close-up of the card...

 

Don't those glitter stripes look gorgeous.... yes I used glitter here. No embossing.... This is how I made the glittery stripes. I used the super tacky red tape (my current fav adhesive). Stuck it in stripes on both ends of the card.

 

Peeled off the backing and then generously covered it with white pixie dust glitter.

Tap off the excess and there you go.....It looks really gorgeous in real!! I got this tip from my crafter friend Dr. Sonia. She has many more ideas here on how to use the super tacky red tape.

Challenges entered

Avery Elle Challenge #22- Stripes

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!!

Altenew Vintage Roses stamp

Hello everyone!! Today I am posting after a long time. I hardly find time any for crafting with my little one around. But trust me, its a lovely feeling and I am loving being a full time mommy.

 

Inspite of such busy schedules I managed to lay my hands on some of the new stamps and was very eager to try them out. One such stamp set is the Altenew Vintage Roses stamp which is very sought after by stampers nowadays. It was a tough task to play with this stamp set as it is a bit tricky and requires a lot of practice. After some successful and not so successful trials I managed to get some pretty roses. I decided to fussy cut and use the good ones to make a card. At the same time I tried out another stamp set which is WPlus9 Pretty Little Peonies..... so my card has a mix of elements from both these pretty sets. The sentiment I heat embossed using Ranger Gold embossing powder. I have also use a golden paper for matting to give a golden outline to the main card piece.

 

Below is a snapshot of the trials I did. I used watercolor paper, glossy paper and normal paper. And the inks I tried were Archival inks and Memento inks. In case you have any queries, I would be happy to help you out.

One of my crafter friends Neha Bhatt has also done her review on this stamp set. If you like to read her post, please visit her blog here.

Thanks for dropping by. Do let me know your views on the card.

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.

Napkin Fold Card with Handmade Flowers

This is a 10 x 10" Napkin fold card that I made recently. I have used bright colored pattern papers from DCWV paper stack.

This is how it looks when opened and laid flat. I have used MS around the page punch for the card base and the band.

 All the flowers that you see here, big small and tiny fillers, are handmade by me. The leaves are handcut and scrunched to give a natural look.