Reach for the Stars ♥

       Good morning ♥

       Here I am, back with a bright & cheerful card!! Well, this is a card that I made without much planning. There was this ItsyBitsy stencil lying around & I started playing with it and this was the result.

       Though the card was unintentional, the colors were decided based on the fact that lots of challenges were based on the Tricolor theme.

       So here it is, I water-colored a Neenah solar white card stock using Distress Inks, various shades of blue with dark blue droplets splattered around.

       Then used an ItsyBitsy stencil & created the floral and butterflies using homemade texture paste. ( I was so involved that I forgot to take photos from this point. Oops!!) 

       Then colored everything using acrylic colors & added the antennae of butterflies using a black pen!! Sentiment is from Penny black Eloquence stamp set; embossed using Ranger white embossing powder.

       Added to a white card base to match the sentiments :)

♥♥ Dream, Create, Inspire ♥♥

Thank you so much for your visits & comments, they mean a lot to me ♥

Linked to : 

1. Create something catchy ~ Let's get Pinspired #2

2. Peek-A-Boo ~ Challenge 2 : Any thing goes

3. ICR ~ Indian Flag Colors + Twist ( Textures) ~ Blog Hop Jan 2016

4. HLS January Mixed Media Challenge

5. The Mixed Media Card Challenge #19 {Beginnings}

6. #46 Butterflies + I is for Inks

Dance to your own Music ♥♥

       Hi friends, happy day.

       After a short gap I'm back with a CAS card today. And I must say CAS isn't my usual style & it was a bit challenging.

       Once I finished I was happy how it turned out & it inspired me to do more CAS style in the future ♥♥

       Since it is a CAS style, there isn't much to write about how I did.

       I took a Neenah solar white card stock & started sponging with 5 distress colors, I didn't care much about the center as I knew it will go under my fussy cut lion. Splashed some pink drops & used water drops to create some texture in the sponged area, I love how DI reacts with water ♥♥

       Then used my awesome & cute animal stamp set I got from ICR to stamp the lion & emboss it in black. Water colored using Distress Inks.

       And finally fussy cut the lion & kept it aside.

       Then used Iris SG white to make the card base, used pink & purple Distress mini ink pads to add some random strokes to the edges.

       Added few musical notes to my Neenah solar white card around the distress colors in Golden tinsel embossing powder & stamped the sentiment using silver glitter embossing powder. 

       Added double sided foam tape to the fussy cut lion & mounted it on the distress inked area. Finally used red tacky tape to put together the front of the card 

       Today is my friend's birthday & so this sentiment on the inside with few musical notes. ♥♥♥

♥♥ Dream, Create, Inspire ♥♥

Thank you so much for your visits & comments, they mean a lot to me ♥

Linked to : 

1. ICRCPREWIN03 ~ CAS Challenge with Something NEW

       I had used my "NEW" stamp set I got as a winner's gift from the previous ICR challenge. I just love this so much, such cute animals, music & fun. Thank you so much ICR team for such amazing goodies ♥♥♥

2. Paru's Card Making Challenges ~ NEW

        I had used my "NEW" stamp set I got as a winner's gift from the previous ICR challenge.

3. CASology - Open

4. Color Throwdown #375

Every End is a new Beginning ♥♥

       Happy new year ♥♥

       Today I'm sharing a New Year themed mixed media canvas I did in a hurry to gift to my dad's friend's family in Canada. 

       It all started with a Brustro's 10x14inch stretched canvas board.
       Added a layer of gesso & once it dried used my homemade texture paste with Hot Off The Press Butterfly Focal Stencils to add some butterflies & corner flourishes.

       Few more shots to show the amazing detailing in this stencil, I love it ♥

       I was in a hurry & forgot to take photos, so here is what I did. Used acrylic colors to color the butterflies pink, the flourishes green & the rest blue. Just rough coloring to give a distressed finish. 

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       Then stamped some flourishes from ItsyBitsy stamp set all around & embossed it using clear embossing powder.

       Used Inca gold Gold color to give some highlights to the textured surfaces & the clear embossing. 

       Finally added some snow flakes using Liquid platinum embossing powder (snowing there in Canada ♥).

       And stamped the sentiments with black Archival ink & added few highlights with my Uniball white pen.

       Not my best but just something I put together in the short time I had & I think it came out okay ♥♥

♥♥ Dream, Create, Inspire ♥♥

Linked to : 

1. Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #20 - Time Flies

2. Mixed Media Mojo January 2016

3. Altered Eclectics 25 days to Christmas

4. Rhedd's Creative Spirit January 2016 Challenge

5. That Craft Place Challenge ~ Anything goes Challenge

♥ Happy New Year 2016 ♥

       Good day ♥

       Today I made a bunch of cards for New year!
       And since I had to stamp repetitively I missed having a MISTI tool but still I managed to put them all together somehow!!
       So coming to my cards, I already planned about using the ICR Coasteride Recipe as my theme & since it's a new year card, I chose a floral bunch as the main focus.

       So initially I used Altenew Vintage Roses stamp set to stamp few roses using Distress inks.

       Then masking part of the roses, stamped the leaves using DI again.

       Embossed the sentiment using Golden tinsel embossing powder ♥♥

       Added a handmade rose, made using golden ribbon & few sequins. 

       Sponged the red DI around the edges to finish my card.

       On the inside used Kaiserkraft stamps to create a border & stamped the sentiments, in colors matching the front panel!!

       I'm glad how it turned out ♥
       AlteNew Vintage Roses is my most favorite ♥♥♥

♥♥ Dream, Create, Inspire ♥♥

Linked to : 

1. COASTER RIDES ~ ICRCPREWIN02-RECIPE CHALLENGE

My first ATC ~ Shine On ♥

       Good day friends!!

       Today I am sharing here the first ATC I ever made ♥

       Thanks to Halak Shaw for giving such an awesome opportunity ♥♥

       So this is what I did. Took a 3x4 inch Iris SG white card stock & pasted a same size blue Pearlized card stock on it. Then cut a Linen card stock  a bit smaller than that & cut 3/4th of a circle towards the bottom to create a flap!!

       Then I went on with the main focus of the ATC. Cut a circle out of SG white card stock, colored with Distress inks & gave a coat of Distress glaze. 

       Then I applied some Ranger embossing paste to create the snow line.

       Used 3D glitters to add some pine trees.

       Used Liquid platinum embossing powder to add some glitter to the sky & the snow line. Then put it all together to make the card& added a sentiment to the inside of the flap!!

       Some more shots for you people ♥♥

♥♥ Dream, Create, Inspire ♥♥

Linked to : 

1. The Mixed Media Card Challenge #18 {Celebration}

2. Virginia's Take on Glitter

3. Peek-a-boo Designs ~ Challenge # 01 - Mood Board

Update:

       1. My card was highlighted in Mixed Media Card Challenge ♥ 

       Sanna says, "I really liked the idea of this card as well as the landscape design! Gorgeous colors and texture/detail on the landscape circle! Sadly we can only pick one favorite, there were so many more fabulous cards on this round that also would deserve a honorable mention!"       Thank you so much Sanna ♥♥

       2. My card was a winner at Peek-a-Boo Designs ♥

       For her such a gorgeous card. We could not take eyes off that very pretty night scene created!! Very cute and a brilliant idea!

My heartfelt thanks to everyone who chose my card ♥♥