Post 522: CAS Card- Hugs (Inspiration for Stampotique Designer's Challenge SDC317)

Hi folks!!

I'd like to share a Cute Clean & Simple Card which I made as inspiration for Stampotique Designer's Challenge (SDC) #317- "All About Pets".  To check out the full post, please click HERE. 

Please read the rules and do join the challenge with your beautiful creations, there are prizes to be won! For lots more ideas and inspiration, please check out the Stampotique Originals Rubberstamps Facebook Group. 

Stampotique Originals Rubber Stamps are high quality rubber stamps, which are made in USA and sold wood mounted. You can check out their huge range of beautiful stamps HERE. 

CAS Card- Hugs

Stampotique Originals Stamps Used:

Tulip, Item #2205, Artist- Maryse Carrier

Carol's Flower, Small, Item #9166, Artist- Janet Klein

On my card, I've also used Winnie & Walter cutaways and Tonic Studio dies and done watercoloring using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. 

Thanks a lot for your precious time :)

Stay Blessed!

Preeti

Thyroid Awareness Month Blog Hop

Hi friends!

Welcome to the Thyroid Awareness Month Blog Hop

Preeti Datta (aka Dutt Preety) here. Thanks a lot for visiting my blog :)

 I'm very thankful for being part of this special event organized by the amazing Milka Gubo :)  

(Image Source: http://www.asbmb.org/asbmbtoday/201501/Disease/)

January is Thyroid Awareness Month. The aim of this blog hop is to support Thyroid Awareness Month and to raise public awareness of the importance of a Thyroid Gland and problems it can cause when not working properly.

The extremely talented, Milka Gubo, is our host for this event. There are 26 designers from all over the world in this blog hop, which was from January 5th until January 30th. Each day one designer shared a handmade project on her blog. Today, 30th January, is my turn to share a project. You can find all the info. about the hop on Milka's Blog. (There are some giveaways on some of the blogs, so please do visit, comment on & follow the blogs in the blog hop list, to encourage & support the designers & the event.)

The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland that is located in the lower front of the neck. The thyroid’s job is to make thyroid hormones, which are secreted into the blood and then carried to every tissue in the body. Thyroid hormone helps the body use energy, stay warm and keep the brain, heart, muscles, and other organs working as they should. When this gland doesn't function properly, it can cause various symptoms and diseases, please click HERE to find more information about the same. If this gland isn't working properly, some symptoms one can experience are: fatigue, weight gain, depression, sentitivity to cold, muscle or joint aches, brain fog (including poor memory and poor concentration), non-refreshing sleep, brittle hair and nails, constipation, shortness of breath, thinning hair, PMS, significantly calloused heels, low libido and infertility. Thus, it is important to get regular medical check-ups done to ascertain if there are any issues present & be properly treated for the same. 

The theme of our blog hop is Thyroid. We will be sharing our handmade projects featuring butterfly, butterflies and/or blue paisley pattern. Thyroid looks like butterfly and blue paisley patterned ribbon is a new symbol of Thyroid Awareness month, so it was our choice to incorporate these elements in our handmade projects. I chose to feature a butterfly on my card. 

Butterfly Card

Process:

1. Die cut the watercolour paper panel using a Winnie & Walter die 

2. Created a loose watercolor background using Lindy's Gang Magical Shakers

3. Did background stamping to create some texture using a Visible Image Stamp & distress oxide

4. Die cut the butterfly and word using Cutplorations dies & white cardstock, adhered these die cuts to the panel using Tombow Multi glue

5. Embellished the card with a half pearl 

6. In the end, foam mounted the panel on an A2 sized white card base. 

Supplies Used:

Lindy's Gang Magical Shakers- Guten Tag Teal, Time Travel Teal & Bavarian Blue 

Visible Image Stamp- Imagine Dream Inspire 

Distress Oxide Inkpad- Broken China

Winnie & Walter's Essentials Lana Cutaways

Cutplorations Dies- Flutter Zen 1 Layering dies and Hugs word die 

BLOG HOP LIST

The hop will last 26 days. Each day one designer will share her handmade project on her blog at 9:00 PM CET (UTC +1).

Milka Gubo (January 5th)
Imke Ludwig (January 6th)
Jane Taylor (January 7th)
Kaja Vezenšek (January 8th)
Samantha Mann (January 9th)
Andreja Lampe (January 10th)
Анна Коссаковская (Anna Kossakovskaya) (January 11th)
Ksenija Rizova (January 12th)
ValentinaBizjak (January 13th)
Alexandra (aka Ale) Suta (January 14th)
Kristina Pavlović (January 15th)
Tanja Kabel (January 16th)
Željka Jurkovic-Grizic (January 17th)
Donna Mikasa (January 18th)
Sabrina Lamarina (January 19th) SKIP COMMENTING
Darnell Knauss (January 20th)
Nonni Niskanen (January 21st)
Larissa Walgemoed (January 22nd)
Dunja Trautmann (January 23rd)
Neha Bhatt (January 24th)
Beverley Brown (January 25th)
Ishani (January 26th)
Maja Macura Sakač (January 27th)
Naz Sasayakiglitter (January 28th)
Sue Hastead (January 29th)
Preeti Datta (aka Dutt Preety) (January 30th)

I am linking my card to the following challenges:

CUTplorations January Challenge (I was inspired by the blues and greens in the photo and I have used 2 cutploration dies here)



Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge


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

Post 392: Love Themed Mixed Media Layout- DT post for Bob n Betty

Hi friends!!

I've shared a Love Themed Mixed Media Layout titled Hugs & Kisses (XOXO) on the Bob n Betty Blog using their newly launched "You N I" paper collection. This paper pack is totally stunning :) & great for all occasions. 

To visit the blog post, for loads of pictures, close-ups and the process, please click HERE

Here is a little sneak peek at the layout:

Thanks a lot for your precious time

Stay Blessed!

Preeti

Post 354: Floral Card- Sending Hugs

Hi folks!

I'd like to share a Floral Card today. I like making cards which have neutral sentiments like "sending hugs" or "thinking of you" since they can be used for many occasions. How about you? 

For this floral card, I blended pink distress oxides onto the edges of the scalloped rectangle die cut (watercolor paper) and then sponged on the picked raspberry distress ink through the Icraft floral stencil. Then stamped on the pretty flower from a Designs by Ryn stamp and sentiment from a HLS stamp and did watercoloring on the flower. The cardbase was stamped with a background script stamp in light grey ink. Finally, the panel was foam mounted on the cardbase. 

List of Supplies:

Designs by Ryn Stamp- Flowers (flower)

Happy Little Stampers Stamp- Doodled Flowers (sentiment)

Icraft floral stencil

Hero Arts Background Cling Stamp- Thanks Script (background)

Winnie & Walter Essentials- Audrey Cutaways

Distress Inkpad- Picked Raspberry

Distress Oxide Inkpads- Picked Raspberry & Worn Lipstick

Versafine Onyx Black Mini Inkpad

Archival Inkpad- Shadow Grey

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

Canson Watercolor Paper

White Cardstock

Ranger's round blending tool and foams

Here is a photo of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Designs by Ryn Customer Creation Challenge- December

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments

Stay Blessed!

Post 242: Cute Card (Adorable Elephants)

Hi friends :)

Today, I'd like to share a card I made for a Guest Design Post, all the details can be found here. 

This is an A2 sized top folding card. For this cute card, I created a customized pink colored modeling paste by mixing some Dusty Attic Acrylic Paint with Prima’s Modelling Paste and then masked off a heart shape using the negative of a heart die cut. Then applied the paste through the honey comb stencil. Colored in the lines between the design with a black alcohol marker and created some faux stitching around the pink dimensional heart with a white gel pen. I water colored the elephant images with zig markers. 

List of Supplies:

Winnie & Walter Essentials: Lana Cutaways

Icraft stencil- honey comb design

Altenew Stamp- Adore you

Taylored Expressions Cling Stamp- Mama & Me 

Grey and White Cardstock 270 gsm

Dusty Attic Pink Acrylic Paint

Ranger's Archival Ink- Shadow grey

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

Tombow Mono Multi Glue 

Prima Modelling Paste

Black Alcohol Marker 

Uniball White Gel Pen 

Here is a photo of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

SDC279- Only Animals 
SSS Wednesday Challenge- For a Child 
Pixie's Snippets Playground Weeks 293-294 (the grey cardstock is a big snippet and the elephants were stamped on a snippet of white CS)
Word Art Wednesday 294-295
PCM Challenge- August (Anything Goes)


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

Post 228: Floral Card

Hi friends :)

How are you this saturday afternoon? I hope your weekend is going well. Today, I'd like to share a floral card I created with a new altenew stamp I recently bought. Mum and I were crafting together last night, just for fun and she water colored the floral images with the new gansai tambi colors I bought and then in the morning, I added some details with pencil colors, I do not have the fancy prisma or polychromos pencils, so just used the Derwent ones which I've had for ages but not used. My sister gifted them to me when I was in school :) Fussy cut them and created a background water color wash for the floral arrangement, created some splatter, added some thread for interest and texture and adhered the floral arrangement. In the end, added a few clear drops and some details with a white gel pen. 

List of Supplies:

Altenew Stamp- Adore you
Cutplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Die
Versafine Onyx Black Mini Inkpad
Gansai Tambi Watercolors
Derwent Pencil Colors
Thread
Tombow Mono Multi Glue
Canson Watercolor Paper
White Cardstock 250 gsm
DCAM clear droplets
Sakura Gelly Roll White Gel Pen

Here are a couple of photographs of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Altenew July 2017 Inspiration Challenge (I was inspired by the colors)

Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge

Color Throwdown Challenge#451

Addicted to stamps & more #250 (I was inspired by the pinks and greens)

YNS Challenge #68 ( was inspired by the colors: pale pink, dark pink and green)

HLS July Watercolour Challenge

WordArt Wednesday #290-291

Rubber Dance July Theme Challenge- (Used thread here)

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments.

Stay Blessed. 

Post 190- Floral Card: Hugs

Hi friends :)

How are you this Saturday morning ?

I'd like to share a Clean and Simple Floral card today. I did inlaid die cutting with this and popped up the "Hugs" sentiment (with layers of die cuts underneath) to give dimension and add interest. This is an A2 size landscape style side folding card. I did water coloring using zig markers and an aqua brush. The card panel is water color paper and it was die cut with a wonky stitched die.

List of Supplies:

Winnie & Walter Stamp- In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet with Joni Andaya
Winnie & Walter In a Word Cutaways: Hugs
Cutplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Die
Canson Watercolor Paper
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens
Aqua Brush
Blue Cardstock 250 gsm
Aleene's Original Tacky Glue
Versafine Onyx Black Mini Inkpad

Here are a couple of photographs of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Winnie & Walter May Color Combo with Heather H.


Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge (Used a cutplorations die here)


TIME OUT challenges #85 (was inspired by the colors in the picture)


CAS Watercolor June Challenge


WWC122- Libby's feminine Anything Goes Challenge


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


 Calling All Sistahs CAS01 May Challenge (was inspired by the colors, the flowers and the greens in the background)


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

Post 185 - CAS card: Sending Hugs

Hi folks!

I'd like to share a Clean and Simple card today. This is a 5 by 7 inch card. I used the Ink Smooshing Technique on this using distress oxides and dye inks. I usually mix and match the inks I have to get the colors I need. I must say I love the organic and artsy look it gives. Stamped the flower image and sentiment in dark blue ink. The card base is navy blue and I finished it off with a few enamel dots. 

List of Supplies:

Happy Little Stampers Stamp- Especially For You (flower)
Happy Little Stampers Stamp- Doodled Flowers (sentiment)
Cutplorations Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Die
Distress Oxide Inkpads- Wilted Violet and Broken China
Lawn Fawn Dye Ink Cubes- Mermaid and Fresh Lavendar
Ranger's Dye Inkpad- Blue Ribbon
Canson Watercolor Paper
Navy Blue Cardstock 270 gsm
Aleene's Tacky Glue
Enamel Dots

Here are a couple of pictures of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

1. Happy Little Stampers June CAS Challenge


2. The Flower Challenge#9- Anything Goes


3. Calling All Sistahs CAS01 May Challenge (was inspired by the colors and also the flowers)


4. Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge 


5. Stamplorations June CAS Challenge (twisted with blues)


6. Addicted to Stamps & More #244- CAS


7. Watercooler Challenge- Anything Goes


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