Handmade Christmas Card 2014 - Design 10

Hello. Hope you have enjoyed my series of holiday cards. This is my last card in the series. You can view my other Christmas cards here. 

 

This card is inspired by another great artist whom I admire a lot - Kittie Caracciolo. I love her distinct style and the way she sticks to the same elements but creates such wonderfully different cards each time is so commendable.

 

The fun part about this card is that though it is a Holiday card, yet the colors are non-traditional. You will seldom see a pink poinsettia. The flower petals and leaves are all handcut.

 

 

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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 :)

 

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Handmade Christmas Card 2014 - Design 8

Hello. Here is my seventh Christmas Card for the year 2014. You can view my other Christmas cards here.

 

This card is inspired by the various Holiday scene cards that we see around. I wanted to try out the window scene with the moon and the hill in the background. The moon is made by punching a silver glitter paper with a round punch. The bg is distressed using distress inks. I made my own template for the hill effect. The small hut is also handcut. I added white borders to give it a snowy look.

 

At last, I added a mistletoe using punched holly leaves and a stamped bauble. The sentiment and bauble is from Penny Black stamp set, also used in my other Christmas cards here.

 

 

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Handmade Christmas Card 2014 - Design 7

Hello and welcome to my series of Christmas cards for the year 2014. This is my sixth card. You may like to view all my Christmas cards here.

 

The technique used to stamp the Xmas tree is similar to the one I shared here. Only difference is, instead of mounting only two stamps, and repeating the same pattern, I mounted a variety of stamps on the acrylic block, around the central sentiment. The outlining was done separately using a border stamp. To give a twist to the normal stem, I stamped three words in order of their size, to build the stem.

 

For added interest, I made the hill with distress inks, and tried out bokeh stamping with my pencil eraser using distress inks. And Oh I love this bokeh look!! I am going to try it out more....

 

 

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Handmade Christmas Card 2014 - Design 6

Hello. Here is my sixth Christmas Card for the year 2014. You can view my other Christmas cards here. 

The ornaments are from Penny Black stamp set. I stamped them on a light colored pattern paper that had small snowflake design on it. This way I didn't have to bother to color the baubles. The sentiment is also from the same set. The tiny Xmas sticker is from Pie Lane. The snowflake stickers are from my stash.

 

Below is the Penny Black stamp set that I used for my card.

 

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Handmade Christmas Card 2014 - Design 5

Hello and welcome to my series of Christmas cards for the year 2014. This is my fifth card. You may like to view all my Christmas cards here.

 

I have CASEd Jennifer Mcguire's card. I really loved this technique and wanted to try it out. Though I did not have similar stamps that she used, I made the card with whatever I had with me. Hope I did some justice to her pretty card.

 

 

The sentiment is from Penny Black stamp set.

 

 And for embossing the Xmas trees I used the We R Memory Keepers' border stamp from Itsy Bitsy.

 

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Handmade Christmas Card 2014 - Design 4

Hello. Here is my fourth Christmas Card for the year 2014. You can view my other Christmas cards here.

What's special about this CAS card is that I have used a totally unrelated stamp to make the Xmas tree.

 

I used two scroll stamps and mounted them side by side on the acrylic block.

 

 

 Then I cut out a tree shaped stencil and stamped over it.

 

Hope you like my simple experiment to use stamps in a more creartive way.

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Handmade Christmas Card 2014 - Design 3

Hello. This is my third Christmas Card for the year 2014. You can view my other Christmas cards here.

 

This card is based on a sketch which I have worked with previously too. I have used miscellaneous papers from various Paper Mania paper stacks. The holly leaves are punched out and I used golden beads for the berries from my stash.  

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Handmade Christmas Card 2014 - Design 2

Hello folks! Over the next few days, I will be sharing a Holiday Card each day. The layout used is similar to the one I had made previously [Link here].

I think this layout is really easy to work with and great for mass production too. I have used various embellishments here -  a chipboard poinsettia, handcut glitter foam holly leaf, few rhinestones and a sticker sentiment.

Hope you like my simple card. Stay tuned to see a new Holiday card, every day, for the next few days. You may like to see all my Christmas Cards here.

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Handmade Christmas Cards 2014 - Design 1

Taking a cue from Jennifer Mcguire, I tried using my stamp in a different way to create this card. I stamped the leaf bunch multiple times to create a leafy vine. For the berries,  I inked up a round foam and stamped with it. 

The stamp set used is Penny Black 30-140 Christmas Cheer Clear Stamp. I have used three stamps from this stamp set for the card.

 

 

 Challenges entered

CSCC#8 - One Card, One Stamp set
Delicious Doodles #105 - Christmas in October

Christmas Card

Hi. Here is another CAS Christmas Card that I made. I punched out the snowflakes from a pattern paper set. Then layered them onto a scallop circle and pasted them on the card.

 

Christmas Greetings

Hi folks! I am here to share another Christmas card today. Its is based on a sketch I saw somewhere on pinterest.

Challenges Entered

Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge - Snow or Snowflakes

Card Mania - Snowflakes

Made Especially For You - Use 3 Snowflakes 

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Christmas Goes

Creative Belli - #159 Christmas

Magic Exploding Box - Christmas theme

Hi all. I have been really wanting to share so many projects that I created over last few weeks, but work is really keeping me busy. Also I recently had an Art Exhibiotn in office, where I showcased my stuff. So was partly busy with that as well.

I have missed many of your posts and challenges. Hopefully, will catch up soon.

Today I am sharing a magic explosion box and card made on Christmas theme.

 Here is a look at the box first...

The inside of the box..... is has space to stick photographs and to write messages on small tags in pockets.

The center of the box has a glued gift box with some chipboard gift boxes and snowflakes around it. There is also a tiny Xmas tree that I picked up from the local market.

And here is the card..It is based on a sketch from Clean and Simple Stamping blog.

Hope you like my gift set.

P.S. I have added word verificatio for comments as lately I have been getting lot of spam messages on my blog. If there is any other way to stop that, please do suggest.

Challenges entered

Crafter's Corner: Make a set

Itsy Bitsy: Two's company

Crafty Boots - Christmas

Hooked on Craft - Christmas 

Creative Stamp Friends - Christmas Packages

Clean and Simple Stamping - Sketch 220

DIY Festive Decor

Hi. I know everyone must be excited and really busy preparing for Diwali. I made a whopping 10 cards in a day for Diwali. Will try and share them here soon.

In the meanwhile, I wanted to share a quick DIY project for Diwali.

I had shared this project earlier too [prev link], and this is a variation of that. It's so easy to make and adds an instant festive look to your room.

You can make napkin rings with tissue roll for your home matching your crockery, décor and occasion.

I made two napkin rings: one on Diwali theme and other on Christmas theme. I have a Christmas themed napkin set, so I made the napkin ring to match it.

 How-to make your own napkin rings in 3 steps:

1. Cut a tissue roll into 4 equal pieces using sharp knife/blade.

2. Cover the roll with designer/wrapping paper.

3. Decorate as desired with flowers, ribbon, laces, etc.

Quilled Wreaths

Hi!! Today I am sharing another version of my quilled wreath. I made this for the Christmas Special event at Jovi's blog. She has a BIG giveaway and some interesting events lined up. So do check them out.

Wreath with 3 poinsettias....

 Wreath with 2 poinsettias....

Hope you like my work!! Happy Crafting and have a wonderful holiday season!

Challenges entered:
Crafty Boots - Christmas
Hooked on Crafts - Christmas
Paper Pretties - Colours: Red, White and Your Choice
Ooh La La Creations - Anything BUT a Card
Victorine Originals - Christmas
Paper Sundaes - Celebrate
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Sparkles Forum - Anything BUT a Christmas Card
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - #51 Anything goes for Christmas

Waterfall card for Christmas

Hi. This is my 2nd waterfall card made for Christmas. Thanks Neha Gala for sharing this link to Dawn's site. I never thought they were so easy and addictive!! The snowflakes are digis. I have used them in my other Christmas card here as well.

 When you pull the botton flap, where the ribbon is tied, the pictures start opening up beautifully :) Here's the second one..

 Third one...

 Last one... You can use the empty space on the inner side of the bottom flap to add a sentiment or any other surprise element. I did that for the first waterfall card that I made for my DH bday. Will share that one soon :)

 Really loved this technique. They are so much fun and quick to make.

Hope you like my card. Happy Crafting!

Challenges entered:
Crafty Boots - Christmas
Heart Song Inspirations - Snowflakes and/or Doilies
Hooked on Crafts - Christmas
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
Pollycraft - Christmas Fun
Moving Along with the Times – Last Minute Christmas
Dream Valley – Christmas
Squigglefly - Clean and Simple Holiday Theme
2 Sisters Challenge - Christmas
Card Makin' Mamas - Christmas
Lollipop Crafts – Christmas

Tin can luminaries for Christmas

Hi there! This is my project for Kavitha's blog: For the love of crafting. It is a tin can lamp, decorated with handmade flowers, which can be hung in the house as a decoration piece.

She insisted that I make a Christmas project other than a card, so I looked around the house and decided to make good use of this tin can. Since it already had a Christmas design on it, my work bacame a bit easier (alteast I thought so initially :), read along to know why not?)

 I drilled holes into the can in the shape of a star, keeping the Season's Greetings sentiment intact. I decorated the can around the sentiment. I drilled five such stars around the tin.

This is how it looked after the holes were drilled in. I never knew it was so difficult to do that. May be because I didn't have the proper equipments. I used a nail and hammer. It was easier to drill towards the bottom of the tin. My hubby helped me do the ones towards the rim.

Now the decoration part. I decorated the tin with poinsettia flowers made with satin ribbon. 

I have done a tutorial here on how to make these flowers.

This is how it looks when illuminated.

If you note, most of the stuff used in this project is reused, without any modern tools being used. The tin can was actually a cookie box and the beads and dried flowers are from my birthday bouquets. The ribbons for flowers and leaves had been with me since long.
The beads hung below are from an old necklace of mine.

Hope you all like my project. Do drop in a word to let me know :)
It'll really make me happy!!

Challenges entered
Crafty Catz – Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles – Christmas with lots of Embellishments
Inspire Me Fridays – Anything Goes
Raise The Bar – Christmas

Charisma Cardz - No Cards

AiFactory - Something Red

Crafty Ribbons - Traditional Colours for Christmas
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Sarah Hurley Challenges - Christmas
Paper Crafting Journey - Christmas

Poinsettia flower with Satin ribbon

Hi friends!! Today I want to share with you a tutorial for making poinsettia flowers with satin ribbon. I had learned this from a lady in Assam, when I was in Std X. I love the way these flowers look.

I had made this hanging flowers bouquet with this technique, long back.
Also see my tin can luminaries project posted today where I used these flowers.

Now, onto the tutorial (P.S. This is a picture heavy post)

1. Take the broad satin ribbon which we easily get in craft stores. The effect with the double shaded ones is much better, but since I wanted to make poinsettias, I have used bright red color.

2. Trace the petal shape onto the ribbon and cut them. You will need 7 petals for one flower.

3. Make lines on the petals using hot knife.

4. Take craft wire and wrap it with green tape. Cut the wires a little longer than the petals and glue them to the back of the petals as shown.

5. Once the glue dries, take 7 flower centers, and fold them. Take one petal at a time, bending them backwards and start adhering them around the flower center, one by one with thread.

6. Tie 3 petals at first, for the top layer. Then layer the rest of the petals below them.

The wire makes it easy to bend and place the petals in any form.

Use the flowers for decoration or as embellishments for your projects. You can make leaves also in similar way with green ribbon.

Hope you like the tutorial :)

Please drop in a comment in case you have any queries regarding this. I will answer them in this post later.

Happy crafting!!

Challenges entered:
Southern Girls - Ribbon
ABC Christmas Challenge - Christmas - anything goes
Cooking It Up With Katie - # 86 anything goes
Create Me Pink Challenges - #5 Christmas Colours
Creative Belli - #132 winter/Christmas
Digistamps 4 Joy - #33 Christmas, no animals
Decorate to Celebrate - #13 Christmas party decoration
Inky Impressions - #26 ribbon
My Mum's Craft shop - 35 traditional Christmas
Penny's Paper-Crafty - #68 Merry Christmas
Paper take weekly - Anything goes

Christmas Ornaments card

Heya!! I am on a Christmas cards making spree especially with my newly purchased PPs.

I loved these Xmas ornaments on a card I saw on net and wanted to make my version of them. I didn't have any cutter or punch of this shape, so I roughly drew on a paper scrap and altered the shape till it was as I wanted. Then used it as a template for the main one for the card.

Hope you like the card. Isn't the li'l penguin so adorable!!

 Another view...

Challenges entered

ICRC13 - Christmas Non-traditional colors

The Pink Elephant - Snowflakes and Sparkles

Whoopsi Daisy - Snowflakes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs - Non Traditional Christmas Colours