Flower Pot Shaped Card

Hi. A quick post today to share my flower pot shaped card.

The base i.e. the flower pot CS is a handmade paper which had a pretty texture and made my work easy.

 

All the flowers and leaves are stamped and fussy cut. The flower stamp is from Inkadinkado. The small leaves stamp is from Itsy Bitsy and the big leaves stamp is a foam stamp which I had bought long back from Hobby Ideas.

 

 

Challenges entered

Crafters Corner Challenge #17 - Stamp.Color.Cut

Accordian Card - Red and Grey

Hello. Today I am posting a special fold card - Accordian Card. The color theme is mainly red and grey. For the embellishment, I have mainly used a mix of prima flwoers, satin roses and leaves.

This is how the card opens up.

 

Pop-up Box Card - Birthday

Hello. Here is another Pop-up Box Card made on Birthday theme. I have used loads of embellishments from Itsy Bitsy. The sentiments are from various stamp sets and the big circle birthday message is a digi.

 

Some space at the back for writing a personal message.

 

Close-up of the panels...

 

Napkin Fold Card with Punch Craft

Hi. Today's card is a special fold card called as the Napkin Fold Card. This is my second try at it. I kept it pretty simple with some punch craft on the band.

This is how it looks when opened up. You can see the band before pnch craft was done on it.

 

Friendship Swap #6 - Art Journal

Hi everyone! Finally I get to share the altered art journal which I made for Friendship Swap #6, which is hosted by Riti Poddar. My partner for this swap was Monica Surayya. We get to know our partner names only after completing the project and sending final pictures to Riti. Till then it is a big surprise for us. Also, till the time I received my journal, I didn't know who was sending it to me :)

I have done this type of project for the first time. I totally enjoyed making this and was glad to know that my partner Monica loved it too.

 

 

To start with, we all used the same kind of art journal i.e. A5 Brustro Artists Sketch Pad. 

I first covered the book with DCWV pattern paper just the way we used to cover our school books. I then brushed it with some white acrylic paint to lighten some of the areas. You will again see my favorite stencil being used here for the cover and the tag inside. I used modeling paste with stencil at the top corner and colored it with distress ink to match the pattern paper. Luckily I had this matching lace in my stash which I used to hide the paper join since I have used two different papers for the front and back.

The spiral roses are handmade with white tissue paper and then colored using distress inks. The leaves are also handcut and colored using distress inks. I used the mdf cage as the focal point and placed all other elements around it. The tiny lock and key metal charms add to the overall look of the book. I loved how the small pearl cluster around the key came up.

 

 This is the back of the book. I kept it pretty simple with only the pattern paper. 

 

Finally, I added a small pocket with matching tag to hold some memorabilia.  

Here's a closer look at some of my favorite elements...

 

Challenges entered

Imaginations#1 - Anything Goes With Distress Inks [Used DI to color the roses and the modelling paste stencilled design]

Simon Says Stamp - Stencil 

Fresh Brewed Designs - Flowers and lace

Ruby's Rainbow #81 - Flora and fauna

Triple Heart Easel Card - Birthday

Hi. As complicated as it looks, it is pretty easy and fun to make card. This is my second Triple Heart Easel Card on Birthday theme. The big yellow flowers are handmade.

 

Side view of the card.

 

Challenges entered

Penny's Paper-Crafty #181 - Anything Goes 

 

Handmade flower with no tools

Hi there. I made this tutorial for my GD post at Lulupu. I had won the Feminine Card Challenge #30 for my Tall card with handmade flowers and was thus invited as GD for this fortnight.  These are the flowers for which I have compiled a detailed photo tutorial. They are all made using different colors of distress inks.

 

Although there is no dearth of readymade flowers from various brands, I still prefer making my own flowers. That way you never out of stock and you can customize them to suit your project size and color. The pictorial below gives detailed step-by-step instructions to make the flower.

The current challenge at Lulupu is to create a Card/LO based on this sketch.  

 

So I decided to make a card using this sketch. I have used MS fence punch to border the embossed paper panel.  Then I used a square frame die cut and scalloped heart die cut as the base and placed the flower arrangement on it. The leaf flourishes are stamped and fussy cut. Finally, for the finishing touch, added the dew drop pearls from Pie Lane.

Challenges entered

Imaginations#1 - Anything Goes With Distress Inks

Card Mania - Flower

CSCC #4 - Wedding and with floral inspiration

Tri Shutter Card - Happy Birthday

Hi. This is my first try at a Tri-Shutter Card. I find it a bit complicated but its so interesting because of the fact that it has so many panels to embellish. I have used really soft pastel colors for this card. The white flowers are handmade with lace. Rest of the stuff is pretty self-explanatory so I won't write much here. The sentiment is stamped on vellum.

 

Challenges entered

BGC #52 - BINGO [Diagonal: adhesive stone, ribbon, flowers, sentiment]

Triple Circular Easel Card - Birthday

I was just sorting out my cards folder on my laptop and realised I had not posted some of my cards made previously. So, I am going to clear all the backlog and post them one by one in the days to come.

This card is similiar to the Triple Circular Easel Card I had made earlier. The difference is mainly the color theme.

 

The flowers are a mix of prima and locally bought flowers. The sentiments are all free digs.

 

 

For the bottom panel I have attached the top PP with a brad, so that it can be moved to write a secret message below. 

 

Challenges entered

Crafter's Cafe - #64 Girly 

Digistamps 4 Joy - #92 Anything goes
Divas by Design - Anything goes

 

Clean and Simple 292

Hi. Today I am playing along the Clean and Simple #292 sketch. Here is the card that I created. For the lower part I have used The Crafter's Workshop - 6 x 6 Doodling Template - Mini Kaleidoscope stencil. The upper portion is made using scrap paper strips that we chop off while making projects.

The flowers are punched from silver glitter paper and and I attached a peach colored paper as backing for the flower. I also punched out same flower in black and attached below the glittered flower to add depth and shadow.

 

  Challenges entered

Clean and Simple #292 - Sketch

Card Mania - CAS (Clean & Simple)

2 Cute Ink Challenge - Glitter

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes / Punches and/or Dies