April '18 winners

 Hello!!

Thank you so much for playing my FLOWERS challenge!

I am so very happy with all your brilliant entries this month!! 

So much amazing creativity, you made it really hard for me to choose!

So sorry for the delay in announcing the winners...

I've been travelling a bit, so it has been hard to keep up.

Here are the winners for this month! 

For the  $25 gift card from 

Lawn Fawn

Kristina

I just could not resist this beautifully cross stitched card!! 

So neat and I love how the flowers are coming into the picture.

Just LOVE it!

For the Rs.1000

hamper from 

HNDMD

Ashwini

Ashwini, you have outdone yourself!! 

The flowers are just beautiful, but, the background is even more stunning!!

Many Many congratulations to the winners!

VERY IMPORTANT

I have a sincere request to the winners..

PLEASE SHARE YOUR PRIZES ON SOCIAL MEDIA!

The more you share, the better chance you have at winning awesome prizes 

from more and more sponsors.

If, for any reason  you do not wish to accept the prize, 

(such as not being able to pay for shipping of the prize), 

please contact me ASAP, so that I may pass on the prize to someone else.

Remember...

The May challenge will go live TOMORROW (1st May 2018) at 12 am IST. 

Don't forget to come and play!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!!

Paru Mahtani

July 2017 winners

 Hello!!

Thank you so very much for playing the July  'Birthday Cards' challenge!!

It has been a fantastic month and I'm thrilled with the number of you who decided to come and play!

Here are the winners for this month!

For the 

$15 gift certificate from Cas-ual Fridays

Katrina

I just LOVE the beautiful colours, the balloons, the name...everything!

For the $25 gift certificate from 

Ashwini

I just fell in love with these beautiful flowers!!! The whole card is just gorgeous!

Many many congratulations to the winners!!

Remember...

The August challenge will be live on 1st August 2017 at 12 am IST, 

As always there are great prizes to be won..don't forget to come and play!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!!

Paru Mahtani

July 17 Challenge

Hello everyone!1!!! 

Thank you so much for a fantastic challenge participation in June! All the interactive creations were mind-blowing! I'm so glad I could create some fun for everyone!!!

Here is the July  challenge!

It's my birthday month!! So this month's challenge has to be 

to make a 'BIRTHDAY' card or tag!!

HOW TO PLAY

Make a card or tag using the theme given. 

Take a photo of your creation and link it up below.

If you have a blog, write a post about our challenge and link it back to our challenge, including photos of your card or tag.

Please display this storyboard prominently in your blog post so that others may be inspired to play.

ALSO, please display this logo prominently on the sidebar of your blog so that others may join us.

FOLLOW/JOIN  THIS BLOG

 FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM AND TAG YOUR SUBMISSIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THE TAG

#PCMCHALLENGES

If you don't have a blog, post your photos on social media and TAG them with #PCMCHALLENGES

If you don't tag them, we will not see them on social media.

Link your blogpost/social media post to the linky below.

Now for some inspiration...

Birthday cards are my favourite..they make the recipient feel so special and,
really sweeten their day!!

My card today is a faux shaker..I created a donut box using Lawn Fawn's donut stamp, Queen and company's rectangle frame die and a sheet of acetate.
I then placed this box that I created on a patterned paper base and added the sentiment on the 'box'.
Sweet and simple, but packs a punch no?

For these birthday tags, I used Neat and Tangled stitched stamps and Simon Says stamp Stitched dies.

 The tags turned out really dainty and pretty no?

As a last minute creation, I decided to make a box card using my brand new

 Lawn Fawn scalloped box card die.

Oh! It's so much fun!!!

I know a lot of people make these box cards without the die, but with it, it super easy!!

I used sentiments and images from Hero Arts, Simon Says Stamp and our sponsor this month Concord and 9th stamp sets. Its my first attempt, so its not perfect, but not too bad I think...its quite celebratory!!

I am showcasing Condord & 9th products  this month and it would be great if you could too!

I am submitting this card for the Simon Says Stamp  Wednesday 'Anything goes' Challenge

To inspire you some more, 

I have Ardyth Percy-Robb of Maskerade as Guest designer! 

She is one of my absolute favourite designers..she has a brilliant CAS sensibility and I'm super thrilled to have her on my blog today!!!

Here is what she has to say about herself and her creations!

Ardyth Percy-Robb

 I am so thrilled that Paru has invited me to be Guest Designer for this month's Birthday Challenge! I had so much fun making my card and tag to be as happy and bright as possible!

I started cardmaking in 2006, at a Stampin' Up party and have never looked back. I started my blog, MASKerade in 2012 to be able to join in all the fun challenges. I've been on a number of Design Teams and own a couple of my own cardmaking challenges..Muse Card Club and Christmas visions. Do check them out!

I live in Toronto, Canada with my husband and two children (but not for long-my son is leaving for University soon!)

To make these cards, i cut the balloon out of masking paper four times  (one for each colour) and used the negative space, distress ink and a swirling motion to fill in with a lighter centre, which gives a bit of dimension. I spritzed the balloons for more texture and interest. I knew that some bold black would give this pretty card a graphic feel.

And, of course, you can't have a birthday card without some sparkle!

I hope Ardyth and I have inspired you to make some fun birhtday cards and tags of your own!!

THE PRIZES
As always we have some awesome sponsors!!

A $25 gift certificate
from
Concord and 9th

 and 

A $15 gift certificate from 

CAS-ual Fridays

The winner will be announced on the 28th of July, so don't forget to stop by!

Please link up your creations below.

To be eligible to win a prize, please follow all the instructions carefully...

you will find them above and in under 'how to play' in the right sidebar.

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a great day and have lots of fun!!

Paru Mahtani

May Challenge

Hello everyone! 

Thank you so much for fabulous challenge participation in April!!

As always, you made it really really hard for me to pick a winner!! 

Keep it up people!!

May 14th is Mother's Day, so lets see some beautiful cards for MOM this month!

Here is the May challenge!

HOW TO PLAY

Make a card or tag using the theme given. 

Take a photo of your creation and link it up below.

If you have a blog, write a post about our challenge and link it back to our challenge, including photos of your card or tag.

Please display this storyboard prominently in your blog post so that others may be inspired to play.

ALSO, please display this logo prominently on the sidebar of your blog so that others may join us.

FOLLOW/JOIN  THIS BLOG

 FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM AND TAG YOUR SUBMISSIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THE TAG

#PCMCHALLENGES

If you don't have a blog, post your photos on social media and TAG them with #PCMCHALLENGES

If you don't tag them, we will not see them on social media.

Link your blogpost/social media post to the linky below.

Now for some inspiration...

I have made lots of cards for  for Mother'sday!

Lets start with some shaker cards that are really simple..

For the first card, I printed out the sentiment (inspired by a card that I saw on Etsy),
directly onto the card stock.
I then used the PaperSmooches wine glass die to die cut the shape to create a shaker window. I inlaid just the stem of the glass and added deep red sequins to the glasses.
I finished the card by adhering it to the cardbase using 3Dfoam tape.
I just love the way the card turned out!

For the second card, I used the Die-versions Old Globe East die. 

After adhering the plastic sheet to create the shaker window, I inlaid the die cut to create this super simple card.

I added some heart and flat sequins in deep red to the shaker.

I finished the card with a sentiment from mftstamps 'Space Explorer' stamp set.

I just love the CAS look of both cards.

For the third shaker card, I used the PaperTrey ink mason jar cut out on a panel on which I had printed out the sentiment.

After creating the shaker window, I added the buttons and used Craftangles 'Hearts All around stencil' to fill up the background.

Fun no?

Our sponsors this month are Newton's Nook and Craftangles.

So, I have used supplies from both brands to make these cute mother's day cards.

I love the newly released Craftangles 'Hearts All around' stencil..and I felt it paired beautifully with the Newton's Nook stamp set 'Wild about you'

I used the 'Lawn Fawn' grass diecut, sentiments and dies from Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp, patterned paper from bob and Betty, inks from Memento and sequins from Pretty Pink Posh to finish the cards.

To make these two cards, I used the newly release 6"x6" Craftangles paper pack 'Timeless Treasures' and mftstamps 'I'm Owl yours' and 'Purrfect friends' stamp set.

This last card is a fvourite...

I used the newly released Craftangles superhero paper pack and the 'Supergirl' stamp set aslong with a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp.

I hope you have enjoyed these cards as much as I have making them. 

I haven't made any tags this month as I have made so many cards!

To inspire you further this month

I have the awesome 

Khyati Kothari 

Mothers day Inspiration using CrafTangles Products

Hello Crafters,

With Mothers Day just round the corner, I thought I would share some inspirations with you all. As most of you know CAS has never been my forte so when I had to guest design for Parus Cardmaking Challenges I was terrified, but I decided to give it a go and I am glad I did :)

So without further wait, here are the tags I made for the challenge -

Few more tags -

And One card that I made -

Products that I have used are -

CrafTangles Co-ordinated Stamp and Die Set - Super Boys
CrafTangles Co-ordinated Stamp and Die Set - SuperGirls
CrafTangles Stamp - I am Stuck on You
CrafTangles Stamp -  Mom you Rock
Zig Markers
Kuretake Gansai Tambi Starry Watercolors
CrafTangles Stitched Rectangles Dies
CrafTangles Stitched Circle Dies
Canson Watercolor Paper
A2 note cards
Distress Inks 
Black cardstock 
Embossing Powders

I hope you are inspired to play along!!

THE PRIZES

As always, we have our fabulous sponsors giving away some amazing prizes!

A fabulous goodie bag  from

Craftangles

worth Rs.1000.00

and a 

$25 store credit from 

Newton's Nook

The winner will be announced on the 28th of May, so don't forget to stop by!

Please link up your creations below.

To be eligible to win a prize, please follow all the instructions carefully...

you will find them above and in under 'how to play' in the right sidebar.

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a great day and have lots of fun!!

Paru Mahtani

March challenge

Hello everyone! 

What a fabulous challenge we had in February! 

I can say you made it really really hard for me to pick a winner!! 

Keep it up people!!

March is the month we celebrate the festival of colours Holi, in India.

So why not play with colours right here with our very own challenge !

Here is the March challenge!

HOW TO PLAY

Make a card or tag using the theme given. 

Take a photo of your creation and link it up below.

If you have a blog, write a post about our challenge and link it back to our challenge, including photos of your card or tag.

Please display this storyboard prominently in your blog post so that others may be inspired to play.

ALSO, please display this logo prominently on the sidebar of your blog so that others may join us.

FOLLOW/JOIN  THIS BLOG

 FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM AND TAG YOUR SUBMISSIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THE TAG

#PCMCHALLENGES

If you don't have a blog, post your photos on social media and TAG them with #PCMCHALLENGES

If you don't tag them, we will not see them on social media.

Link your blogpost/social media post to the linky below.

Now for some inspiration...

For this months's 3 colour challenge, I have made this fun shaker card! I have used a white card base, black and white twine and the three colours, red, yellow and green, to make this card.
I used Peek-a-boo scalloped circle die to make this shaker.
I used the die to cut seven scalloped circles, which I then stacked using Ranger multi medium matte. I added a piece of acetate before adding on the final layer of circle. I created a background using
Lawn Fawn's  'Sew Lovely' stamp set.
I placed the sentiment from MFT's 'Sew Nifty' stamp and die set across the shaker to finish the card.

For the tag, I started with a cream coloured tag, cut using MFT's 'tag you're it' stamp and die set.

I then stamped the gingham pattern in brown across the bottom of the tag. I added a bright yellow die cut sunflower (spellbinders), some Mayarts twine, a wooden button and some red sequins to finish the tag. The sentiment from Hero Arts, really pops on the checked background, don't you think?

To inspire you further, the fabulous Jasleen Kaur is in the house!!

Here's what she has to say...

Jasleen Kaur

Hello!

I'm Jasleen and i feel so happy to be invited over at Paru's Card Making Challenges 

 as a Guest Designer.

I started my crafting and blogging journey three years ago when I accidently stumbled upon some beautiful handmade cards while surfing the internet.

Card making and quilling are what I enjoy most, and I'm more inclined towards Clean and Simple, minimalist style of card making.

I mostly draw my inspiration from the simple things I come across in day-to-day life, and when I need to recharge my mind with a creative dose of inspiration, visiting blogs of other card makers and crafters helps a lot.

You can view more of my workon my blog Happily Ever Crafter or my Instagram Account.

Thank You paru for this amazing opportunity.

I'm sharing a card and two tags I made keeping this month's challenge theme in mind, which is to use just three colours (other than black, white and kraft) on your card or tag.

Here is the card..

This clean and simple one-layered card 

was made using floral stamps from 

Happy Little Stampers 'Doodled flowers' stamp set. 

I coloured them using Faber Castell watercolour pencils and connector pens.

The sentiment is from MFT's 'Donuts and Sprinkles' stamp set and

from Mudra's 'Mom I Love You' stamp set.

I have also stamped on the inside of the card.

To make the first tag, I die cut the scalloped  circle using the Sizzix framelits die-scalloped circles. That cup was make by hand, cutting and then scoring with the help of MS scoring tool and
bone folder, followed by sponging it with brown ink.
The yellow cake was made using felt and the 'cherry' on the top is a die cut heart.
The base was lightly sponged using distress ink-salty ocean and
the little cupcake was mounted over this base.

 The second simple tag has the sentiment stamp from Inkadinkado 'Kids Quotes', which, is heat embossed in white over a kraft tag.

The umbrella and the cloud are stamps from Janes Doodles -Rain or Shine set.

I hope you feel inspired to play along with this month's colourful challenge!

Love 

Jasleen.

I hope you have been inspired!

Happy Crafting!

THE PRIZES

As always, we have our fabulous sponsors giving away some amazing prizes!

A Rs. 1000.00 voucher 

from 

A1 Craft Supply

and a Rs. 500 voucher from 

Ranganjali

The winner will be announced on the 28th of March  , so don't forget to stop by!

Please link up your creations below.

To be eligible to win a prize, please follow all the instructions carefully...

you will find them above and in under 'how to play' in the right sidebar.

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

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