tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35580956013033659192024-03-13T14:10:01.740+05:30Chase your dreams...Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-36711374674675877412023-01-31T22:31:00.020+05:302023-02-01T21:27:10.238+05:30Handmade Wedding Invites<p> <span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Good
evening friends.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qhFlEO_K18QtilyZsVCGjMyJi40KQRnIj8A6hgeLyXL3tUbN2xuYb5qH-P5xnBzOHDeITz3iVXI26dAkono6meU84ykM37AAf3iLzUspaqqs6mQ0dBHHHAwZJklLmoOrAThlCSfQFmijGZJsRo8lrx1-MBHTU63pWIL1hT3FsRnFNYS-YA2UoBohPw/s4348/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3304" data-original-width="4348" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qhFlEO_K18QtilyZsVCGjMyJi40KQRnIj8A6hgeLyXL3tUbN2xuYb5qH-P5xnBzOHDeITz3iVXI26dAkono6meU84ykM37AAf3iLzUspaqqs6mQ0dBHHHAwZJklLmoOrAThlCSfQFmijGZJsRo8lrx1-MBHTU63pWIL1hT3FsRnFNYS-YA2UoBohPw/w640-h486/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> It
has been a long time since I made some cards. So, decided it would be a good
time to make some handmade invites, with a wedding coming soon.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"> Since
I couldn't get a wedding themed stamp for the front cover, I decided to convert
one of the engagement photos into a vector image. </span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1-qNDK8nCpbdtl7Wo7AIkGhqwSl3W0JSCtsIQVmdmI0UusqTlVL6VLAZeXujrJVIDibIgl68XnBbB5BPKQD9vGM0R7vW2WcYDc5bFXEJ6x1a5wu5Gtuktg13aKL-90qI7x9fl7tsy6J8HbhkufgQdPnu-jSd-B1t3VYr9UvD_B5TC-jmfZG9b-xL8Q/s3057/Nila%20(2).jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3057" data-original-width="2491" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1-qNDK8nCpbdtl7Wo7AIkGhqwSl3W0JSCtsIQVmdmI0UusqTlVL6VLAZeXujrJVIDibIgl68XnBbB5BPKQD9vGM0R7vW2WcYDc5bFXEJ6x1a5wu5Gtuktg13aKL-90qI7x9fl7tsy6J8HbhkufgQdPnu-jSd-B1t3VYr9UvD_B5TC-jmfZG9b-xL8Q/w522-h640/Nila%20(2).jpg" width="522" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Vector image</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> I added some free designs I got off the internet and I
printed the same outline image on watercolor paper. Kept the water
coloring to a bare minimum since I had a huge bunch of cards to
color. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SVZwobrE4hOz7tfGPjJoLDUTZN8-XrfbHAjqtgKKH0ON6D9ekNK_TPvsRMXUNTWBZI7vEezf8rgYQ4I0yktm5-epwJDPmydEmJibeyOHW7EjPM4MaUf1soXLo6GVc483txAHM6uplM_SJPnB7qcksCHyfz4yKPtu7NMWCWn9hEf11wE0Cvd89yqjaQ/s4208/10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4208" data-original-width="3310" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SVZwobrE4hOz7tfGPjJoLDUTZN8-XrfbHAjqtgKKH0ON6D9ekNK_TPvsRMXUNTWBZI7vEezf8rgYQ4I0yktm5-epwJDPmydEmJibeyOHW7EjPM4MaUf1soXLo6GVc483txAHM6uplM_SJPnB7qcksCHyfz4yKPtu7NMWCWn9hEf11wE0Cvd89yqjaQ/w504-h640/10.jpg" width="504" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Before coloring..!!<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEiS26Nc6hheL3FJwUz03rVam15G2xLIbRFG0nvUururJI3JuvHgPVKWmBrlmHuijiojdP7jboN1PRbK_crelKUBHkb8r64N-kOAT-gv7sV_VUvLatzS56rQJC4DHd8TlYPGubYhypsPgWp8TIajdsnJfFra-HWZflRcwBmkEy3EQ4S98zUdybqXGEQ/s2976/9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2224" data-original-width="2976" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEiS26Nc6hheL3FJwUz03rVam15G2xLIbRFG0nvUururJI3JuvHgPVKWmBrlmHuijiojdP7jboN1PRbK_crelKUBHkb8r64N-kOAT-gv7sV_VUvLatzS56rQJC4DHd8TlYPGubYhypsPgWp8TIajdsnJfFra-HWZflRcwBmkEy3EQ4S98zUdybqXGEQ/w640-h478/9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Phew, finally...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #990000;">
Then for the inside, I decided to print some image and add
the text to a vellum sheet. Got a beautiful blue watercolor floral image
from this </span><a href="https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/hand-drawn-blue-rose-frame-illustration_15851677.htm#query=blue%20floral%20background&position=1&from_view=keyword" target="_blank"><b>site</b></a>.<span style="color: #990000;"> Since it didn't match the color theme of my card, I edited that
to make it purple/magenta. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Printed the invite content on vellum paper & put them both together
using double sided tape for the inside of the card.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6XtEbGhAzngnA01xAQBJtTacpFZYWX_4EoEOcZeoPEADbH3WU5M4FdCggBbF7Utxk866TUyP83KnESaEPwYnIYaRdzNZ9uoInSgFWqjzHYk0fQujVVtjunbW2NUsTKsFGykx5NzrpiPdMqFJnZL1jmGyzQJTcl2e3lschSrGoSrdDAfvwiMyAADn7A/s3964/7.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3244" data-original-width="3964" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6XtEbGhAzngnA01xAQBJtTacpFZYWX_4EoEOcZeoPEADbH3WU5M4FdCggBbF7Utxk866TUyP83KnESaEPwYnIYaRdzNZ9uoInSgFWqjzHYk0fQujVVtjunbW2NUsTKsFGykx5NzrpiPdMqFJnZL1jmGyzQJTcl2e3lschSrGoSrdDAfvwiMyAADn7A/w640-h524/7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Vellum printing done.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YdaitivtxQrQGu6-fdJbYtfcAWxNERxRwS28hbzi-eqHNc8CaK4y2XvBpF2g3P21fwbRmjhVzzLCH_D_yvDMxnr6lCQzyvQdSZW5CBr8RkNEnNSVvuLMajkeWvW15apmA390bIaO8EieSGY5ZnR-br68TxMdJ-SavmOaArT4KqrLjbDAkegNGU_N4Q/s4384/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4384" data-original-width="3472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YdaitivtxQrQGu6-fdJbYtfcAWxNERxRwS28hbzi-eqHNc8CaK4y2XvBpF2g3P21fwbRmjhVzzLCH_D_yvDMxnr6lCQzyvQdSZW5CBr8RkNEnNSVvuLMajkeWvW15apmA390bIaO8EieSGY5ZnR-br68TxMdJ-SavmOaArT4KqrLjbDAkegNGU_N4Q/w506-h640/6.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjfD12tSy5nZRgr8FxW9584w6ou84Kw1GC6q4ujGuVcMJXrr4jOtpB7I0xwfhyCUbkz1a75JsllsYrG-rc4treihnhDQVHSVvGKHrWis_nbTkOr7oZp-5e42rjPYEGsUiU93ucUqP4aS300Zd9QkxJLFfaMB_d4XtQMX6EuaA5GDk2K4hGhlgqEMEyA/s4092/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4092" data-original-width="3265" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjfD12tSy5nZRgr8FxW9584w6ou84Kw1GC6q4ujGuVcMJXrr4jOtpB7I0xwfhyCUbkz1a75JsllsYrG-rc4treihnhDQVHSVvGKHrWis_nbTkOr7oZp-5e42rjPYEGsUiU93ucUqP4aS300Zd9QkxJLFfaMB_d4XtQMX6EuaA5GDk2K4hGhlgqEMEyA/w510-h640/5.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> Finally added the watercolor panels to the front of the card using
double sided tape & stamped the Handmade sign to the back. </span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnDKMG8UjmzqGdi3A_RHZVr5jaE8oF_n_oMXTpEk5mxAeSl-jIde5VxTfHsCnFbG39KRrRfiJIjl4QY7Cy3H_-JIY7M_ToPSw2VaKKVKko5oq4iu9IDvh86Bxs8cbJnOGXLcGjzAnb2pH_dqoJl7QgvZPyPEhDbCHdsOv8Xqsmbc6Ku-fJUD4eqYj-w/s4539/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3464" data-original-width="4539" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnDKMG8UjmzqGdi3A_RHZVr5jaE8oF_n_oMXTpEk5mxAeSl-jIde5VxTfHsCnFbG39KRrRfiJIjl4QY7Cy3H_-JIY7M_ToPSw2VaKKVKko5oq4iu9IDvh86Bxs8cbJnOGXLcGjzAnb2pH_dqoJl7QgvZPyPEhDbCHdsOv8Xqsmbc6Ku-fJUD4eqYj-w/w640-h488/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvxJSGjUFTdJWb8BsCbVsezbo9RA8agzrHkvg4u-3Fo_ahOFCtuMZ1QWHzc6Nf_2qvF61CWoaDzpl5qJ_bIaPNUrx4GdAtMx9GYDQ26djbNGGSyRkSIx5_EbM_0xGtp2-Ok2oT3gar8oYp4Inbm2VqVNeukyYO7oI8Xd6MU66j9AJdG5TcA2LeWMZKw/s3472/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="3472" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvxJSGjUFTdJWb8BsCbVsezbo9RA8agzrHkvg4u-3Fo_ahOFCtuMZ1QWHzc6Nf_2qvF61CWoaDzpl5qJ_bIaPNUrx4GdAtMx9GYDQ26djbNGGSyRkSIx5_EbM_0xGtp2-Ok2oT3gar8oYp4Inbm2VqVNeukyYO7oI8Xd6MU66j9AJdG5TcA2LeWMZKw/w640-h524/8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> Stamped a pretty little quote at the back of my envelopes and embossed the
same using superfine silver embossing powder. </span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSyxzyrtQc0JFMAaUsVNRd9WTXtURiKcj5zaOgkbKZEWDvy0yZoSLtwEO9mcWARy1IYtjMPdbGvOXUyKTC9ldzwd4npVoRjHx_Ba_zDaE7ULfIOPOnFbD0Eyp4pzThYTGOwPYcb45NLqddbrtleMu55GvvBjJDblJDojICmbvCZjZm7Xa_6toSWmlWw/s4132/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3124" data-original-width="4132" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSyxzyrtQc0JFMAaUsVNRd9WTXtURiKcj5zaOgkbKZEWDvy0yZoSLtwEO9mcWARy1IYtjMPdbGvOXUyKTC9ldzwd4npVoRjHx_Ba_zDaE7ULfIOPOnFbD0Eyp4pzThYTGOwPYcb45NLqddbrtleMu55GvvBjJDblJDojICmbvCZjZm7Xa_6toSWmlWw/w640-h484/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Silver embossing on envelope.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Am
happy that the cards came out good & so glad that I haven't lost my
touch.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Hope this inspired you to let out your long dormant artistic genes.
Have a great day..!!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-6212116128667201702020-10-26T15:32:00.001+05:302020-10-26T15:32:16.072+05:30Photo Story 4<p><span style="color: #990000;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What you are is a reflection of your inner self</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">❤</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">❤</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">❤</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iDRv56L0iLY/X5acNecYUjI/AAAAAAAAF2o/XuxTVb-5kOIV5XDGfFJFo1IKhwj1M3f8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_2926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #990000;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1668" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iDRv56L0iLY/X5acNecYUjI/AAAAAAAAF2o/XuxTVb-5kOIV5XDGfFJFo1IKhwj1M3f8QCLcBGAsYHQ/w521-h640/DSC_2926.jpg" width="521" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span>This was during a road trip with my parents, a 3 hours trip going through villages around Tirunelveli, India. Took this photo in a pond by the side of a busy road connecting two towns. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span>We were on the way home when I saw a pond filled with beautiful water lilies. And I just had to click some.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">So we stopped our car farther down the road under a tree and I walked back to the pond. It was a scorching day, the sun mercilessly shining down.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span>And there I was with my camera, no coolers, no hat and trying to get a good angle for my shot. As usual I got some weird glances from the people passing by. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span>I was shooting at the lowest ISO and still the shots were a bit overexposed. I don't have any filters. And happy that Photoshop could salvage things from Raw.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"> It is really a happy feeling when you can get a good shot despite the conditions being so poor. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="color: #990000;">Image Details:<br /><br /></span></u></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">Shot on <b>Nikon D750 with 24-120mm zoom lens.</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">Focal length <b>112mm</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">Shutter speed <b>1/1000 sec</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">Aperture <b>f/4</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">ISO <b>100</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">For a full screen view, please check my <b><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_malar/50531422383/in/dateposted-public/" target="_blank">Flicker Page</a></u></b>.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></div>Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com0Karungulam, Tamil Nadu, India8.6400933 77.8524505-19.670140536178845 42.6962005 36.950327136178842 113.0087005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-48296692076771281662020-02-23T21:57:00.000+05:302020-02-23T22:05:29.943+05:30First Solo Trip of 2020, Bannerghatta Biological Park ♥<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"> Hope you all are having a good day. It has been a while since I posted anything in my site, I know. I won't lie and say I've been busy. I have just been lazy!! That said, I wanted to post something new and so this travelogue (about my trip to </span>Bannerghatta Biological Park ♥)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This was an unplanned trip, which only happened because I was free for a day during my recent visit to Bengaluru. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Since I didn't have company, I decided to make it a solo trip and enjoy the day. And because I was traveling alone, I decided to go eco-friendly and use the public transport. From the place where I was staying in Bangalore, I had to take two buses to reach Bannerghatta national park. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Bus V-500CA from Kadubeesanahalli to Jayadeva hospital and from there bus 365 to Bannerghatta national park. Google was a huge help from which I learnt the bus numbers and the route. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The bus service dropped me exactly in front of the National park entry. Since I had all day long, I decided to take the safari ride into the reserve and also visit the butterfly park and the zoo. Fare was reasonable which came to a total of 400 INR including the fee for my camera.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> And thus the day began at the Bannerghatta national park. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I decided to go for the safari first. I had opted for a non-AC van so that I can take photos without the glare of the sun on the window pane. Both the driver and the conductor of the van were fluent in quite a few languages. But since most of us were Tamils in that van, he started explaining in Tamil. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Since I was the only one traveling alone, the conductor gave his front seat and I was on cloud nine; I had an uninterrupted view in the front and ample space at the side to poke my camera outside and take photos. They were friendly enough to take a couple of photos for me and answer all of our questions. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Into our safari, the first animals we encountered were a bunch of spotted deer. The children were excited and I managed to click a couple of photos.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Then we reached a watering hole where a group of elephants were relaxing. It was fun to watch the baby elephants playing with each other and roaming around. One little elephant was even brave enough to get away from the group and enjoying on its own.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Next we entered the closed enclosures, the first of which was the bear enclosure. There are around 70 bears there and we saw around 15 of them in groups of 4-5 lazing around. It was fun to watch them at close quarters, hairy giants with sharp claws.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> It was a day well spent, enjoying the solitude. I do love traveling with a bunch of people but I must say, it is fun when I travel alone since I don't have to stick to any schedules and do things as I please and when I want.</span></div>
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Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-89489449553697996592018-10-21T18:42:00.000+05:302018-10-21T18:48:26.380+05:30Power of Photoshop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #990000;"> This is how my photo looked before all that editing. So without stalling, lets get to how it all started.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"> This was a photo I took a long time back, when I didn't know anything about a DSLR. So I just clicked with whatever setting was in that camera (it wasn't mine).</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> The shot was was kinda over exposed with the sky being too flat & colorless for my liking :( </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> So I never even looked twice at this photo. </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> Recently I wanted to try some new methods in Ps using gradients, dodge & burn, smudging, color look up & what not.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> So comes this photo; the sky was a total washout, couldn't salvage anything even though the image was shot in raw.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> So I googled for some good sunset shots & found an awesome one. But the foreground in my original shot was too bright & the hue was not matching with the colorful sky. So played again with hues & contrast in the foreground. </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> It isn't a perfect finish, an experienced eye could spot a truck load of mistakes in my editing. But I kinda lost my patience to do all the finishing touches. </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> I think it came out alright for my first try with all these. Phew, who knew there was so much I could do in Photoshop.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> Well, as the saying goes, what I learnt right now is just a handful.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> Gotta keep learning. Days well spent with a constant dose of learning; medicine, photography, editing, illustration, craft & lots more. </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> So much to learn. So little time....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"> P.S. I don't do these kinda edits in my photos. And I don't ask for Google's help either!! This is all just for fun.</span></div>
Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-61908813875535999892018-08-13T20:17:00.002+05:302018-08-13T22:14:54.023+05:30Photo Story 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #990000;"> Today the photo story is about me trying to capture a flying insect for the first time with my DSLR. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> The actual reason I went to my terrace was to try some bird photography but my concentration was spoilt by these wasps flying around the horseshoe vitex (</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitex_negundo" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Vitex negundo</span></a><span style="color: #990000;">) tree. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> This is a mason wasp,so called because it </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nhcbwkupz8" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">builts its nest</span></a> </span><span style="color: #990000;">using mud. The mud nest which is a shelter for its larva is pot shaped & so it is also known as Potter wasp.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"> Well, long story short, I've never captured flying insects before & thought I would give a try. There were two of these wasps flying around the tree & I kept clicking, trying a panning shot when these were flying. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> Mine is just a 120mm lens & I had to be pretty close to get a decent shot. I had to be extra careful not to get stung by those two!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> There was a time when I got too close to one of these & it flew straight for my hand holding the camera. I got lucky & was able to step back; barely escaping a painful sting.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> These are some of my tries in capturing these beautiful insects. I spent well over an hour chasing these around my terrace & got few good shots.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> An hour well spent & got some much needed relaxation (had some adrenaline surging moments but still).</span></div>
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Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-72751687492995660832018-08-02T19:54:00.001+05:302018-08-02T19:54:55.696+05:30Photo Story 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #990000;"> <b> </b></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_tailorbird" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)</b></span></a><span style="color: #990000;">, found relaxing in my garden.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> Hello everyone, Good evening!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> This was captured from my garden today evening. </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> Around 6PM, I was having tea with my mom & dad, relaxing in our front yard. While enjoying my dad's ginger tea, I was following this tiny one flying around my garden, finally coming to rest on my hibiscus plant. I thought it came for a tiny meal from the hibiscus flowers & will be on its way. </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;">We were sitting a few feet away chatting & that didn't seem to bother this beautiful bird. It looked like it came there to rest for a while.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> I stood up, went in to get my camera & tried to get near the bird to take photos since I don't have a telephoto lens.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> A brave little one; it was posing for my photographs. I was just a feet away with my scary looking camera gear & this one wasn't afraid even a bit. It was too dark, and I had to resort to using the flash to capture this one; at the same time worried that the flash might scare it. </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> And oh, it proved me wrong & it was like, "Hey girl, will you stop bothering me & let me have some peace. Can't you see that I'm trying to sleep here!!".</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> Well, if you grow lots of flowering plants, keep feeding the birds & leaving them water in the harsh summer; even the wild birds might come to relax in your presence. </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> A bit of love from a tiny visitor, happy day indeed.</span><br />
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Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-62930031925791789432018-06-25T14:06:00.000+05:302018-06-25T14:06:07.277+05:30Photo Story 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #990000;"> It has been a long time since I posted in my site. Got a bit busy with my work at the hospital. Now that I'm free, I thought of starting a series called "Photo Story".</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> I feel that there is a story behind every photo; what goes on through the photographer's mind when they clicked that shot, what made them click it, was it a planned one or just a random click, events leading to the click, what happened later & it goes on...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> I wish I could try to convey at least half of that, so that my click doesn't remain just a photograph but a story in itself etching a memory forever.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Let's start with a click I shot in Adyar, Chennai.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> It was a sweltering summer weekend in April, 2018,, a few weeks after I had bought my first DSLR, Nikon D750. So I thought I would go for a photo-walk; it was just me & my camera.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> My first stop was </span><a href="http://chennaisnakepark.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Chennai snake park</span></a><span style="color: #990000;">, which wasn't a good choice. Maintenance could've been better, had more crocodiles than snakes. Even the crocodile enclosures weren't good, the crocodiles were lethargic & had untreated injuries. Had a few good clicks but I just wanted to get away from there.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> Next was the visit to Guindy national park which was far better maintained than the Snake park. After strolling around, I thought I would get to the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiru_Vi._Ka._Bridge" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Thiru-Vi-Ka bridge</span></a><span style="color: #990000;"> in Adyar to photograph sunset over the waters.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> Found the time the sun sets, timed my travel, booked a cab & started from there. One thing that I forgot to take into account was the Chennai traffic. </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> Phew, it took me forever to get there. So as you can guess, I lost the sunset but not my spirit.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> And thus the sunset photography turned into street photography with light trails. It was kinda awkward standing there alone, with my gear photographing the oncoming traffic. I got some weird stares from the passerby but it was worth it in the end. </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> Some beautiful clicks & the joy of travelling alone <span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">♥</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> I can't believe a year went by since we released the first set of stamps for Mudra. And we have come a long way from there. A short note about Mudra stamps, these are clear photo-polymer stamps & they are deep etched. They give you a crisp impression every time you stamp. And </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">because they are deep etched, the edges of the stamp won't smudge the ink when you apply pressure while stamping. </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> And Mudra is the first ever clear stamp manufacturers in India & I'm so glad to be a stamp illustrator in this awesome team. </span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #990000;">For my first card I decided to use a stamp from the first ever release of Mudra & the first ever stamp set I designed ~ Lotus Blooms! </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #990000;">This is yet another card made using a stamp set I designed ~ Eggstasy. This set is so versatile with cute images & beautiful sentiments and it <span style="font-family: inherit;">can be easily used to create a card in a jiffy. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000;">I used the egg, faces & the ribbon stamps with a bit of masking to create my first water color panel.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #990000;">For this card I decided to use the cute images from Stay Magical stamp set. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000;">Stamped the clouds, shooting star, the castle & the flying unicorn; and reverse stamped the same unicorn & fussy cut them all. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000;">Used two A2 sized cards to create a kind of double fold card. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000;">Fussy cut the front panels to resemble clouds. And sponged distress inks using the cut part to create more clouds. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #990000;">Yet another card using the Stay Magical stamp set.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000;">Stamped the images on Brustro's 300gsm cold pressed water color paper & used distress inks for coloring.</span></li>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.8px;">♥♥ Dream, Create, Inspire ♥♥<br />Thank you so much for your visits & comments, they mean a lot to me ♥<br /><br />Love,<br />Pon Malar.</span></div>
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Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com106tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-21518965151159340232016-08-14T08:30:00.000+05:302016-08-14T08:30:20.395+05:30Atc, Bouquet & Canvas ♥<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #990000;"> Good morning my dear crafty friends.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> This is Pon Malar here today sharing a few works of mine using </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mudrastamps/?ref=br_tf" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Mudra</span></a><span style="color: #990000;"> stamps & a few stamping and crafting tips for you.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><br /></b> This is my final post for Mudra this season; I'm taking a break from crafting & Mudra creative team for a few months as my PG exams are fast approaching & I gotta read.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> Before that I thank each & every member of our creative team for their wonderful love & support and for the truck loads of inspiration. It would have been tough without you guys!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> And last but not the least to </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/varshitha.nagarajan?fref=ts" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Varshitha</span></a><span style="color: #990000;">, who believed in me & gave me this wonderful opportunity to be a part of MUDRA. Thank you so much dear, love & hugs.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> And thanks to all my fellow crafters for their love & inspiration.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> I will still be stamp designing for </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mudrastamps/?ref=br_tf" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Mudra</span></a><span style="color: #990000;">, yay :) and will definitely join the Creative team again after my exams, if given the opportunity :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">♥♥ Dream, Create, Inspire ♥♥</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;">Thank you so much for your visits & comments, they mean a lot to me ♥</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Love,</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;">Pon Malar.</span></div>
Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-15177048331588526472016-07-27T11:00:00.000+05:302016-07-27T11:00:40.467+05:30Papericious & Mudra Blog Hop ~ Day 5 "Sneak Peek"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #990000;">Good morning friends!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> Pon Malar here today for the Day 5 of </span><a href="http://papericiousindia.blogspot.in/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Papericious</span></a><span style="color: #990000;"> & Mudra Blog Hop. Don't forget to check the lovely works of our creative team as part of the blog hop & leave your love :)</span><br />
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<li><a href="http://papericiousindia.blogspot.in/2016/07/papericious-mudra-collaboration-blog.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Day 1 ~ Gayatri Viswanathan</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://mudracraftstamps.blogspot.in/2016/07/papericious-mudra-collaboration-blog.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Day 2 ~ Kavitha</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://papericiousindia.blogspot.in/2016/07/papericious-mudra-collaboration-blog_23.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Day 3 ~ Riswana Fathima</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://mudracraftstamps.blogspot.in/2016/07/papericious-mudra-collaboration-blog_25.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Day 4 ~ Shalini</span></a></li>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> I'm happy & excited to be a part of this blog hop & to play along. And I love both Mudra stamps & Papericious collection.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> I made 6 cards using <span style="color: red;">Papericious pattern papers</span> & <span style="color: red;">Mudra stamps</span>. And here they are....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"> Oh well, that's just the sneak peek ;) You can check out the cards here at </span><a href="http://papericiousindia.blogspot.com/2016/07/mudra-papericious-collaboration-blog.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Papericious blog</span></a><span style="color: #990000;"> :)</span><br />
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♥♥ Dream, Create, Inspire ♥♥</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;">Thank you so much for your visits & comments, they mean a lot to me ♥</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Love,</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;">Pon Malar.</span></div>
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Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-31396770449975136372016-07-02T08:30:00.000+05:302016-07-02T08:30:24.064+05:30Mendhika in Magnificent Colors ♥<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #990000;"> Good morning friends!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> I'm back again with some colorful cards using Mudra stamps.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> Today I'm sharing a sneak-peek of 3 cards I made using Mendhika stamp set from Mudra. And since I designed this stamp set, it is close to my heart & I love working with it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"> All the 3 cards may look complicated but in reality are easy to make except for the fussy cutting of the flowers. Even that doesn't take much time :)</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> Do hop on to</span><a href="http://mudracraftstamps.blogspot.com/2016/07/mendhika-in-magnificent-colors.html" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #351c75;">Mudra Blog</span></a><span style="color: #990000;"> for the full reveal. </span><br />
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<li><a href="http://anandhastationery.blogspot.in/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">Anandha Stationery</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://thecraftshop.in/search?controller=search&orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=mudra&submit_search=" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">TheCraftShop</span></a></li>
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<span style="color: #990000;">♥♥ Dream, Create, Inspire ♥♥</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;">Thank you so much for your visits & comments, they mean a lot to me ♥</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Love,</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;">Pon Malar.</span></div>
Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-37626134878426097102016-06-21T08:30:00.000+05:302016-06-21T08:30:09.699+05:30Dreamy Blooms & Retirement Dreams ♥<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> Good morning friends :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #990000;"> Happy day!! I'm here today with 3 cards made using 2 stamp sets from the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mudrastamps/photos/?tab=album&album_id=475977872609160" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">May release of Mudra stamps</span></a><span style="color: #990000;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #990000;"> Do hop on to </span><a href="http://www.ponmalar.com/2016/06/morning-friends-day-today-with-3-cards.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">Mudra blog</span></a><span style="color: #990000;"> for the full reveal :) :) </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> Oh!! Did you hear the happy news about Mudra stamps being available at one more online craft site!! Yep, Craftadda is also housing our stamps now. Isn't that wonderful ♥♥ Do hop on to check our collections at.....</span></div>
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<li><a href="http://anandhastationery.blogspot.in/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: inherit;">Anandha Stationery</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://thecraftshop.in/search?controller=search&orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=mudra&submit_search=" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: inherit;">TheCraftShop</span></a></li>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Thank you so much for your visits & comments, they mean a lot to me ♥</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Love,</span><br />
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Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-51283620951457364042016-06-12T08:30:00.000+05:302016-06-13T21:52:03.917+05:30Charming Ria & Colorful Washi ♥<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> Good morning dear friends!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> Today I'm sharing a Mixed media canvas & two cards I made using the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mudrastamps/photos/?tab=album&album_id=475977872609160" target="_blank">May release of Mudra stamps</a>. Do check out this months' lovely <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mudrastamps/" target="_blank">Mudra</a> collection at the following outlets.</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="http://anandhastationery.blogspot.in/" target="_blank">Anandha Stationery</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> <a href="http://thecraftshop.in/search?controller=search&orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=mudra&submit_search=" target="_blank">TheCraftShop</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> <a href="http://www.lulupu.com/index.php?route=product%2Fsearch&filter_name=mudra" target="_blank">Lulupu</a>.</span></li>
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Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-39988003357256071812016-05-29T08:30:00.000+05:302016-05-29T08:30:05.394+05:30Colorful Blooms ♥<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> Good morning dear friends!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> It's PonMalar here today, sharing a trio of floral cards I made using the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mudrastamps/photos/?tab=album&album_id=475977872609160" target="_blank">May release of Mudra stamps</a>. I must say I'm totally head over heels with this months' release. Such a fun & interesting collection.</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> <a href="http://thecraftshop.in/search?controller=search&orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=mudra&submit_search=" target="_blank">TheCraftShop</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> <a href="http://www.lulupu.com/index.php?route=product%2Fsearch&filter_name=mudra" target="_blank">Lulupu</a></span></li>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">♥♥ Dream, Create, Inspire ♥♥</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Thank you so much for your visits & comments, they mean a lot to me ♥</span></div>
Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-53625064043245698592016-05-18T09:12:00.003+05:302016-05-18T09:12:50.242+05:30Venturing beyond my comfort zone :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #990000; line-height: 18.2px;"> Good morning dear friends!!</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="color: #990000;"> It's <span id="goog_2053545100"></span>PonMalar<span id="goog_2053545101"></span> here today, sharing a bunch of cards I made using the</span><span style="color: blue;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.466846116855669.1073741833.430893107117637&type=3" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">April Mudra Stamps</a>.</span><span style="color: #990000;"> First I would like to thank all my crafty friends who share tons of inspiration here at our</span><span style="color: blue;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/934988786613870/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">FB </a></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/934988786613870/" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">page</a><span style="color: #990000;"> using Mudra stamps </span><span style="color: #990000; line-height: 18.2px;">♥</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #990000; line-height: 18.2px;"> Sharing here today 4 cards I made which were definitely beyond my comfort zone; how you can push your limited supplies & your imagination to the very limits :) </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> Today I'm sharing two cards I made using the April release of <a href="https://www.amazon.in/s?marketplaceID=A21TJRUUN4KGV&me=A26USFGD8RG8PW&merchant=A26USFGD8RG8PW&redirect=true" target="_blank">Mudra stamp sets</a>. I must say I'm so excited about the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.466846116855669.1073741833.430893107117637&type=3" target="_blank">April months' release</a> & had fun playing with these.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"><b> </b><span style="background-color: transparent;">I used two stamp sets from the Mudra collection ~ </span><a href="http://www.amazon.in/Mudra-Stamps-Cutie-Tweety-X4/dp/B01EJ6FIUC?ie=UTF8&m=A26USFGD8RG8PW&qid=1461956685&ref_=sr_1_23&s=merchant-items&sr=1-23" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank">Cutie Tweety</a><span style="background-color: transparent;"> & </span><a href="http://www.amazon.in/Mudra-Stamps-Dare-fly-X2/dp/B01EJHVLJ8?ie=UTF8&m=A26USFGD8RG8PW&qid=1461956685&ref_=sr_1_1&s=merchant-items&sr=1-1" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank">Dare to Fly</a> to make the Tropical Birds card<span style="background-color: transparent;">!! And I'm happy to say that I designed the Cutie Tweety set. It's fun to play with my own designs ;) </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="line-height: normal;"> I used a single stamp set, the "</span><a href="http://www.amazon.in/Mudra-Stamps-Peacock-Feather-Doddle/dp/B01EJAZ808?ie=UTF8&m=A26USFGD8RG8PW&qid=1461958516&ref_=sr_1_30&s=merchant-items&sr=1-30" style="line-height: normal;" target="_blank">Peacock Feather Doodle</a><span style="line-height: normal;">" for the </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">Colorful Peacock Feather</span><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: normal;"> card.</span></span></div>
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Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-54632565001993466362016-04-25T21:58:00.001+05:302016-04-28T10:52:10.641+05:30Home sweet Home ♥<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> Hope you are having a nice day. Today I'm sharing a card I made for my friend's house warming party. With lots of ink sponging, paper piecing & a little bit of stamping.</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">And finally added the stars to the sky & few detailing using Uniball signo white pen. <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">♥</span></span></li>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> Good evening friends!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> I'm sharing a journal page today; I made this as a part of the Circle journal group started by <a href="http://craft.rhizwana.com/" target="_blank">Riswana</a>. It's a cool idea & I loved working on it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> It's a super easy layout & this is how it was created. </span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Sponged distress inks in rainbow colors from one side of the page & then created the sky with blue & the meadow with green DI.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Stamped the tree using a Fiskars stamp & then stamped the leaves randomly using black Archival ink. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Stamped few leaves randomly around the page using third degree stamping to get a faded effect.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Created a border by applying texture paste using Crafters Corner stencil & sponged some ink over the same to neutralize the white a bit. </span></li>
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Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-79123965807236057812016-04-11T18:05:00.001+05:302016-04-11T21:48:44.608+05:30Pretty in Pink ~ Happy Birthday ♥<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> Good evening friends!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> Today I'm sharing a quick birthday card I made for a little girl.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> Without further delay, let's see how I made it.</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Took a top folding card base and cut out a onesie shaped card out of it.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Sponged pink distress ink all around with heavy inking to define the border. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Stamped using a flourishes stamp & clear embossed it for the background.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Used the same flourishes & stamped in pink DI in a card stock & fussy cut the top of the dress. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Used pink DI to color a cheese cloth & put it together on the card base to create the pink gown.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Adorned the dress with pearls in shades of pink & stamped the sentiment!!</span></li>
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Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-91280486700271189162016-04-08T08:30:00.000+05:302016-04-08T08:43:06.420+05:30Mendhika & Simply Alphas ~ Fun creations ♥<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> Good morning friends!!<br /> Are you guys ready for yet another bunch of cards from me using the fabulous <a href="https://www.amazon.in/s?marketplaceID=A21TJRUUN4KGV&me=A26USFGD8RG8PW&merchant=A26USFGD8RG8PW&redirect=true" target="_blank">Mudra Stamps</a>. This time I have used two stamp sets from the collection ~ <a href="http://www.amazon.in/Mudra-Stamps-Mendhika-6-X4/dp/B01DFQJSQM?ie=UTF8&m=A26USFGD8RG8PW&qid=1460027696&ref_=sr_1_5&s=merchant-items&sr=1-5" target="_blank">Mendhika</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.in/Mudra-stamps-Simply-Alphas-X4/dp/B01DH0CW4Q?ie=UTF8&m=A26USFGD8RG8PW&qid=1460027696&ref_=sr_1_9&s=merchant-items&sr=1-9" target="_blank">Simply Alphas</a>.<br /> And since I designed the Mendhika stamp set, I had real fun playing with that.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> Good morning friends!!<br /> Today I'm sharing a few cards I made as a DT member for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mudrastamps/" target="_blank">Mudra</a> ~ India's first craft Stamp manufacturers. Am so glad to be working alongside a creative & talented team.<br /> And yet another good news, this is my first time as a DT member & the first stamp set I designed(</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mudrastamps/photos/a.451960701677544.1073741829.430893107117637/451960801677534/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Lotus Blooms</a>)<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">!</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.451960701677544.1073741829.430893107117637&type=3" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">March release</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> of Mudra stamps have some amazing collection & I'm proud to say I designed two of those sets; lotus & mendhika :) I have made cards using 3 of those stamp sets which I have shared already over at </span><a href="http://mudracraftstamps.blogspot.in/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Mudra blog</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. Do hop on for a full reveal & more fun. </span></span><br />
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Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-34005494737011023582016-03-28T23:22:00.000+05:302016-04-01T15:08:32.508+05:30Keep Sparkling ♥<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> Hi friends :) </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Today I'm sharing a quick one layered card here.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"> So without further delay, here is what I did. <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">♥</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Stamped few gifts from HOTP mini stamp set & embossed them in gold. Colored them using distress inks.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Created a heart mask & sponged distress inks around it & embossed a grungy heart around the heart by drawing using Versamark pen & embossing them in gold embossing powder.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Created a heart shaped tag & covered it with glitter washi tape. Added matching ribbons & adhered to the card base using foam tape.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Stamped the sentiment using pigment inks & embossed using clear embossing powder. And ran the pink distress ink pad around the edges for a border <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">♥</span></span></li>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;">Am glad how it turned out & I am happy with the color combo <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">♥</span></span><br />
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Pon Malarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313870322254013941noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558095601303365919.post-28759108609486878212016-03-15T16:54:00.000+05:302016-03-15T17:10:09.500+05:30A Rainbow of Flourishes <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Today I'm writing about the first waterfall card I ever made & my first tag. I made this with the theme Rainbow in my mind & so I made it as colorful as I could </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">♥</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Assembled my waterfall card & stuck it to a black card stock to finish my card & added a handwritten quote to the back. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I used a white linen card stock & sponged the distress inks in rainbow colors, clear embossed the same flourishes & then used the latest technique by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-WL9T4mYSQ" target="_blank">Jennifer McGuire</a> to lift the colors using a baby wipe. The clear embossed areas retain the colors giving a gorgeous finish. I love this technique. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">♥</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">♥</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Today I'm sharing a mixed media canvas. A different try with loads of flowers & my first canvas with chipboard. Had lots of fun creating this <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">♥ .</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Applied a coat of diluted gesso to tone down the colors & then added some home-made texture paste using HOTP & TCW stencils. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Then added the flowers & flourish chipboard from Dusty Attic-Doodads #7 <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">♥</span> and loads of semi-circle glitter beads.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Added the words Life, Love & Home using Tim Holtz stencils and home-made texture paste. Then went crazy with scented spray inks from Hampton Art (grapefruit, vanilla, cinnamon & lavender).</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Took the "Journey" chipboard from Dusty Attic-Word Pack #3 & then embossed with metallic pink embossing powder in two layers. Then added highlights with red & pink pigment ink & embossed them too with clear embossing powder. Added it to my canvas & gave a coat of glossy accents for a glossy look!! <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">♥</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">♥</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Added highlights to the flowers & flourish using acrylic colors & Inka gold in Gold. Hand painted the sentiment.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Well, I am happy with how it turned out. Gifted it to my cousin's House warming party with best wishes for the happy & exciting journey in their new home <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">♥</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The card I am sharing today is very special to me. It is the first card I made using stamps & the third card I made. I made this one in July, 2015. Also sharing a photo of my first crafty collection ♥ </span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My first card was a handmade one with scraps. "<a href="http://www.ponmalar.com/2015/06/dreams-are-forever.html" target="_blank">Dreams are Forever</a>"</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Second card was my first ever quilling experience. "<a href="http://www.ponmalar.com/2015/06/cheers-my-first-quilling-experience.html" target="_blank">Cheers ~ My first quilling experience</a>"</span></li>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Coming to the card I'm sharing today, I created the background using Ink smooching technique with pink, red, orange & yellow acrylic colors. </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Stamped the branch & flowers with archival blank ink. Added sentiments using the same & mounted on a card base using foam tape. </span><br />
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