Post 572: Cute Greeting Card- Hello Sunshine + tutorial (for Emerald Creek Craft Supplies)

Hi folks!

How are you?

I'm happy & excited to be on the Emerald Creek Craft Supplies DT.  

I've shared a Cute Greeting Card- Hello Sunshine on the Emerald Creek Dares Blog today. There is a step-by-step pictorial of the process as well. The theme for the June Challenge is "Summer in the City", it's fun & easy to participate. You can interpret the challenge however you like & we have prizes! Also, if you don't have Emerald Creek Products yet, you can still play along :) 

Emerald Creek Craft Supplies has a huge & gorgeous range of embossing powders, rubber stamps, metal embellishments etc & they ship worldwide. To check out their store, please click HERE. 

Emerald Creek Craft Supplies Used:

Baked Velvet Embossing Powders- Sahara Kit

Aroma Embossing Powder- Just Java

Cute Greeting Card- Hello Sunshine

For my card, I've also used the Pineapple 2 Dies by Paper Smooches, Distress inks & oxides & adhesive gems. 

I am submitting my card to the following challenges:

Paper Smooches- June 2019 Photo Inspiration Challenge


Thanks a lot for your precious time :)
Stay Blessed
Preeti

Post 521: CAS Card- Glimmer of Light (Inspiration for Craft Stamper Magazine's Take It Make It Challenge- February, 2019)

Hi friends!!
Hope you are well.

Craft Stamper Magazine's Take It Make It Challenge for February is live. It is an "Anything Stamping Goes" challenge with beautiful prizes on offer and you could win the chance to Guest Design & be published in the magazine, so please read the rules and do link up your gorgeous creations :) To visit the Craft Stamper blog, please click HERE. 

For the inspiration, I've created a Clean & Simple (CAS) Card. I wanted it to have a positive message. I die cut Canson Watercolor paper using Winnie & Walter's Essentials: Audrey Cutaways to create the panel then created a loose watercolor background using Lindy's Gang Magical Shakers- Guten Tag Teal, Time Travel Teal & Bavarian Blue. I diluted the colors a lot to get a soft look. Once the background was dry, I die cut the dove using Paper Smooches Dove die and black cardstock & adhered it using Tombow multi glue. The sentiment was stamped using Visible Image Stamp- Glimmer of Light and Versafine Onyx Black Ink. Finally, the panel was foam mounted on an A2 sized white card base. 

Here are a few photos of the card:

Look forward to seeing your beautiful entries in Craft Stamper's TIMI challenge for February, all the details are on their blog, HERE.

Thanks a lot for your precious time :)
Stay Blessed!
Preeti

Post 227: CAS Birthday Card

Hi friends :)

I'd like to share a Clean and Simple Birthday Card today. This is a standard A2 sized top folding card. I seem to need tons of birthday cards so it is always a good idea to make a few extras :) 

Essentially, the background is done by sponging inks through a hexagon stencil. The flower was die cut twice in black and white and adhered slightly off set for a shadowy effect. The smaller negative pieces from the die cut were also lightly colored with distress oxide inks and adhered back into the design. The bee and sentiment were stamped and in the end a few clear drops were added.

List of Supplies:

Paper Smooches Dainty Flowers Dies 

Paper Smooches Stamp: We Adore You (sentiment)

Paper Smooches Stamp: Garden Greetings (bee)

Lawn Fawn Small Dotted Rectangle Die

Ranger's Distress Oxide Inkpads- Cracked Pistachio and Worn Lipstick

Memento Dye Inkpad- Angel Pink

White Cardstock 250 gsm

Ranger's round blending tool and foams

Hexagon Stencil 

Versafine Onyx Black Mini Inkpad 

DCAM clear drops 

Glossy Accents 

Tombow Mono Multi Glue 

Here are a couple of photographs of the card:

  I am playing along with the following challenges:

Paper Smooches July Challenge- Anything Goes
  

Color Throwdown Challenge#451

I Love Math Challenge #6

CASology #257- Wish
PCM July Challenge- Birthday

HLS July CAS Challenge- Birthday
SSS Monday Challenge- Distress It 
YNS Challenge #68 ( was inspired by the colors: pale pink, dark pink and green)
Double D challenge- Pastel Party
Addicted to stamps & more #250 (I was inspired by the pinks and greens)

Thanks for your time.
Love reading your sweet comments :)
Stay Blessed.

Post 220: CAS One Layer Card- Hi!

Hi folks!

Hows your week looking? The weather here has turned quite unpleasant lately. It is humid and so hot. There isn't much one can do except staying indoors, having a lot of liquids and putting on the air conditioning. So I spent many hours crafting and challenged myself to make cas one layer cards. They are quite difficult for me, especially, if I want to keep them totally flat. So no sequins or embellishments. 

Today, the first card I'd like to share is a CAS OLC. I was happy to use a couple of never before used supplies: a stamp and stencil. This is slightly smaller than an A2 card so it is 5.25 by 4 inches in size. I basically sponged on distress oxide inks through a hexagon shaped stencil and then heat embossed the sentiment and bee in bright yellow. I kept the color scheme as yellow and black to go with the summery "bee" theme. 

List of Supplies:

Paper Smooches Stamp- Garden Greetings 

Hexagon Design Stencil

Ranger's Distress Oxide Inkpads- Fossilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade

Ranger's Round Blending Tool and Foams

Versamark Watermark Mini Inkpad

Homemade Emboss Buddy

Ranger's Embossing Powder- Lemon

Ranger's Heat tool

Here are a couple of photographs of the card:

 

I am playing along with the following challenges:

1. Paper Smooches July Challenge- Anything Goes (I have used a PS stamp here and linked it to the store) 

2. I Love Math Challenge #6- Hexagon (I have used a hexagon stencil here)

 3. AAA Cards Challenge #94

4. Less is More #336-337

5. SSS Wednesday Challenge- Summer Sunshine (depicted by the bees and yellow hues)

Thanks for your time.

Love reading your sweet comments :)

Stay Blessed. 

PS: I have a small crafty giveaway running through the month of July with 2 prizes on offer. Its open world-wide. In case, you are interested, all the details are here. Thanks :)

Post 205: CAS Card: Geometry (Hearts)

Hi Friends :)

I'd like to share a Clean and Simple Masculine Card. I have die cut a background die cut (arrows) to create a smaller rectangle and then matted it with a white stitched rectangle. Added back a few blue pieces into the arrow die cut for added interest. Then used a couple of negatives from the arrow die to create the space for the sentiment. These were adhered together to create a parallelogram shape on the card. And 2 hearts were stamped on them. Added a couple of enamel dots to finish off the card.

List of Supplies:

Paper Smooches Die- Retro Arrow
Paper Smooches Stamp-We Adore You
Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle Die
Iris White and Black Cardstock 250 gsm
Tombow Mono Multi Glue
Enamel Dots
Snippets of Blue Cardstock
Ranger's Archival Ink- Jet Black

Here is a photograph of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Paper Smooches June Challenge : Men (Made a CAS masculine card )



Seven Hills Crafts: June Challenge: Die cut a Die cut


CASe this sketch #226


Uniko Challenge #41- Masculine 
WWC 124- Fiona's Masculine Anything Goes Challenge
Cuttlebug Mania: Fathersday (I've made a masculine cas card and used 2 dies here)


Thanks for your time!
Love reading your precious comments :)
Stay Blessed.

Post 204: CAS Invitation Card

Hi friends :)

Let me start by asking, have you tried distress oxides yet?

If you haven't, please do try. I really love ink blending with them. Since they remain wet for much longer, there is a chance to fix mistakes so that no harsh lines show up. Even if you do not get all the 12 (I didn't get all the 12 either) just get a couple of them to try out the product. It is definitely worth giving a try.

I'd like to share a Clean and Simple Invitation Card. 

I've kept it masculine with the use of the black, white and blue color palette and the images of the buildings. 

This is a top folding A2 size card. 

Synopsis of the Process:

I did masking and ink blending to create the sky and then added the die cut of buildings. 

Adhered 4 bright yellow windows indicating the house where the party is at. 

Stamped the sentiment which reads, "please join us" and added a couple of enamel dots.

The card panel is a stitched rectangle die cut which was adhered to the card base. 

List of Supplies:

Paper Smooches Die- Super 2
Paper Smooches Stamp- We Adore You
Gina Marie Stitched Rectangles Die
Distress Oxide- Broken China
Ranger's Distress Mini Inkpads- Chipped Sapphire
Ranger's Archival Inkpad- Jet Black
Ranger's round blending tool and foams
Enamel Dots
Tombow Mono Multi Glue
Masking Tape
Iris White and Black Cardstock 250 gsm
Snippet of Yellow Cardstock

Here is a photograph of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Paper Smooches June Challenge : Men (Made a masculine CAS invitation card here)



CASe this sketch #226

CASology #254- House (This is an invitation to a house warming party)

Uniko Challenge #41- Masculine 

WWC 124- Fiona's Masculine Anything Goes Challenge
Cuttlebug Mania: Fathersday (I've made a masculine cas invitation card and used 1 die here)


Thanks for your time!
Love reading your precious comments :)
Stay Blessed. 

Post 203: CAS Card- Musical Birthday Wishes

Hi friends :)

How are you doing? How is the weather in your part of the world? It was very hot in Delhi. But for the past couple of days we have had rains. That has offered us some respite from the heat and lowered the temperatures. I had a few new supplies and in trying out the supplies, I came up with a few Clean and Simple masculine cards. 

First up, is a CAS Masculine Card, this is for a boy who really loves music. The card is a standard A2 size top folding one. I did some ink blending and played with classic masculine colors white, blue and black. I really enjoy that color combination :) 

List of Supplies:

Paper Smooches Stamp- We Adore You

Paper Smooches Stamp- Perpetual Bliss

Paper Smooches Die- Ring Trio

Ranger Dye Inkpad- Blue Ribbon and Caribbean Coast 

Ranger Archival Inkpad- Manganese Blue and Jet Black

Black and Iris White Cardstock 250 gsm

Silver and Blue Sequins

Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Ranger's Distress Mini Inkpad- Peacock Feathers

Washi Tape

Corner Rounder

Here is a photograph of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Paper Smooches June Challenge : Men (Made a masculine birthday card here for a boy who loves music)



Uniko Challenge #41- Masculine 


Take it Make it June Challenge  (2nd entry here)
All Sorts Challenge 420- Birthday Boy (this is a masculine birthday card)
WWC 124- Fiona's Masculine Anything Goes Challenge
Cuttlebug Mania: Fathersday (I've made a male card and used 1 die here)


Thanks for your time :)
Love reading your precious comments.
Stay Blessed. 

Post 174: CAS Floral Card: Let the Good Times Roll

Hi Friends :)

I'd like to share a Clean and Simple Card here. 

This is an A2 sized top folding card. 

I made it by using some of the stamps I had in a different way :) I had the Perpetual Bliss stamp by Paper Smooches, there was a circular design in it so I used that design to create the multi-colored flowers by first stamping the circular center and then repeatedly stamping around it to create the petals. Then for the fillers I used the heart design stamp and to add more circles I inked up the eraser on the back of a pencil (thats a little tip from Jennifer Mcguire and it worked!!) 

The little flower on the top right is a die cut from Cutplorations and I added a pearl to it. In the end, I finished off with 3 silver sequins and also added some white dots to the flower centers.

List of Supplies:

Paper Smooches Stamp- Perpetual Bliss

Cutplorations Die- Trendy Spring Blooms Die

Ranger's Dye Inkpad- Pink Gumball

Lawn Fawn Ink Cubes- mermaid, sunflower and hippo

Iris White Cardstock 250 gsm

Pencil with a round eraser on the back

Half Pearl

Mudra- Silver Sequins

Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Sakura White Gel Pen

Here are a couple of pictures of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Paper Smooches May Challenge- flowers 

Cupcake Inspirations# 409

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #224- Sketch

Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge

Cutplorations May Challenge (was inspired by the color pink and the flowers, have used 1 cutplorations die to create one of the flowers) 

Simon Says Monday Challenge- We're going around in circles (used a circular stamp to make the flowers and also added circle fillers on the card with an eraser)

Time Out Challenge #84 (flowers)

Thanks for your time!

Love reading your precious comments :)

Stay Blessed.