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8 April 2016

Mendhika & Simply Alphas ~ Fun creations ♥

Good morning friends!!
Are you guys ready for yet another bunch of cards from me using the fabulous Mudra Stamps. This time I have used two stamp sets from the collection ~ Mendhika & Simply Alphas.
And since I designed the Mendhika stamp set, I had real fun playing with that.

Here is a sneak peek of the cards I made using stamp sets from March release of Mudra. For the full reveal, do hop on to Mudra blog.

Stamp sets used:

Mendhika ( I designed this one, yay! )

Simply Alphas

Now you can buy these amazing stamp sets from Amazon, isn't that cool :)

♥♥ Dream, Create, Inspire ♥♥

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

29 March 2016

Mudra ~ India's first craft Stamp manufacturers :) :)

Good morning friends!!
Today I'm sharing a few cards I made as a DT member for Mudra ~ India's first craft Stamp manufacturers. Am so glad to be working alongside a creative & talented team.
And yet another good news, this is my first time as a DT member & the first stamp set I designed(Lotus Blooms)!
The March release 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 Mudra blog. Do hop on for a full reveal & more fun.

"MUDRA Blog"

Stamp sets used:

Lotus Blooms (My first stamp designing)

Metamorphosis

Vintagy Flourish

♥♥ Dream, Create, Inspire ♥♥

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

Linked to:
1. Addicted to CAS ~ Delicate

2. Time Out Challenge #52

28 March 2016

Keep Sparkling ♥

Hi friends :)
Today I'm sharing a quick one layered card here.

So without further delay, here is what I did. ♥

Stamped few gifts from HOTP mini stamp set & embossed them in gold. Colored them using distress inks.
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.
Created a heart shaped tag & covered it with glitter washi tape. Added matching ribbons & adhered to the card base using foam tape.
Stamped the sentiment using pigment inks & embossed using clear embossing powder. And ran the pink distress ink pad around the edges for a border ♥

Am glad how it turned out & I am happy with the color combo ♥

♥♥ Dream, Create, Inspire ♥♥

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

Linked to:

1. Celebration of Colors - ICR Bloghop

2. Lulupu 4th Birthday Celebration Challenge#59 / Pictorial
Used Row1, Tags~Glitter~Ribbons~Gifts.

3. CAS Colors & Sketches ~ Challenge #166 - Sketch

15 March 2016

A Rainbow of Flourishes

Good evening friends!!

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 ♥

Waterfall card

There is nothing much to describe, I followed a YouTube tutorial & made it in my own style. For the little tags I used colored card stock embossed with flourishes using clear embossing powder. Then added sentiments to each tag using white embossing powder.

For the front panel I used a white card stock & stamped little hearts all around using distress inks in rainbow colors. Handwritten "Keep Smiling " sentiment with a touch of watercolor pencils, again in rainbow colors to add some fun!! ♥

Assembled my waterfall card & stuck it to a black card stock to finish my card & added a handwritten quote to the back.

Made a matching envelope; doodling using Uniball pens in rainbow colors & doodled the name in black.

Tag

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 Jennifer McGuire to lift the colors using a baby wipe. The clear embossed areas retain the colors giving a gorgeous finish. I love this technique. ♥♥

Then added few butterflies & sentiment in black embossing powder.

♥♥ Dream, Create, Inspire ♥♥

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

Linked to:

1. Peek-a-boo Challenge 4# Rainbow with Clouds

2. A Blog Named Hero ~ Rainbow

3. Ranganjali ~ March Monthly Challenge: Watercolours

13 March 2016

Love brings you Home ♥

Good evening friends!!

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 ♥ .
I took a 8"x10" canvas & primed it with a layer of gesso. Applied yellow & orange acrylic paints to create a distressed background.

Applied a coat of diluted gesso to tone down the colors & then added some home-made texture paste using HOTP & TCW stencils.

Then added the flowers & flourish chipboard from Dusty Attic-Doodads #7 ♥ and loads of semi-circle glitter beads.

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).
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!! ♥♥

Added highlights to the flowers & flourish using acrylic colors & Inka gold in Gold. Hand painted the sentiment.
Added some background flourishes in Archival Monarch orange & sponged the border using the same.

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 ♥

♥♥ Dream, Create, Inspire ♥♥

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

Linked to:

1. Dusty Attic- March Mood Board

Life, Journey & all the photos reminds me of my home.