Quill and Punch Works

Hi Friends,
Today sharing with you all a Card which I made as a GD for My Sheri Crafts as  My White on White Card was selected as a Winner for their challenge # 93 !!..The Theme for their  challenge # 95 is Picking Time & you have to use a Pumpkin or An apple on your card for your entry to be eligible...So Here's a look at My card first :-

 I have made this pumpkin using a circle punch ..I have punched out  3 circles and then distressed their edges   with  Black ink using a Dauber..And overlapped them & Stuck them to give the pumpkin shape..The vine scroll and leaves are also punched out..!!  


Supplies Used :-
Base CS- Fabriano Elle Erre !
Dotted PP- RAK from Varshitha..:)
Orange DP- K &Company
Lacy Circle Die Cut - Bought from Kavitha's Store
Mulberry Rose -RAK from Varshitha..:)
Sentiment- Unity as well as Krafter's Kart ;Ink -Memento Tuxedo Black
Pins -Made by Me using Pie Lane Beads..!
Twine- Bought from Kavitha's Store
Rhinestones- Anandhaa Stationery
Faux Stitching -Uni-Ball White & Black Signo gel pen


Challenges Entered :-
1.Clearly  iStamp- Fall Colours
2.Dilly Beans- Fall is in the air
3.Simply Create Too -Fall
4.C.R.A.F.T Challenges  -Make your own Embellishments (Made the Pumpkin & also the Pins)
5.Just some lines -Celebrate Fall
                                        

Hope you like my card..Do leave your Comments /Suggestions..:)
Have a great day everyone. !!

                             

Hi Everyone,
Sharing with you all A Card Made for this Time's Beyond grey's Challenge where the Theme is "Omb-Re"..Its a French Word and Means Color Gradient going from the Darkest Color to the Lightest One !..Quite Exotic ..Right? :D ...I  was quite Attracted to This Challenge from the Moment It has been put Up !!And Here's My Take on It :-
     
      Another view  :-
                                   
                                       
 As You all Can see I have done the Color Gradient using Punched laces......I  kind of Wanted to give it a  Dress -Like feel with Laces at the Bottom in Place of Ruffles !!I have gone for a Soft -Shabby -Chic Kind of Look.....And Have you Noticed the Hat -Pins ?? : ) Made Them Myself  with Some Gorgeous Beads from Pie Lane ...Which I won in the Crafty -JC Challenge  :D

Hope You Guys Like My Card ..Please do Drop in Your Comments /Suggestions !!            

Supplies used :-
Base CS -Campap
Cream CS -DCWV Scrap Pack
Punched Laces -MS Daisy Punch
PP- Papermania Caspule Collection
Paper for Laces -Fabriano Copytinta { Pastels }
Ribbon- Stash
Mulberry flower- Candy from Priya : )
Pie Lane Flourishes ,Butterflies and Beads
Pearls -Anadhaa Stationery

Challenges Entered :-
1.Beyond Grey Challenges- Ombre
2.Bearly Mine Challenges- Ribbons and Bows .
3.Creative Card Crew- Swirls and Pearls.
4.Southern Girls -Pearls
5.UnstampaBelles Challenge- Celebrations
      

Hi Friends,
Today sharing with you all a Card I have made for the Recipe Challenge at "For The Love Of Crafting" set by the very talented and beautiful cardmaker Anita and the Rules are as follows :-

Challenge #6:

Use the following ingredients to craft your project
1. Use a Bow-it can be any sort of bow with ribbon, twine or any material of your choice.
2. Use some stamping on your project. It can be any stamping type-either on your back ground or
in corners etc.The choice is Yours.
3. Use either a sentiment or a flower or both. The sentiment can be stamped or hand written but
this is a seperate ingredient and does not coincide with the above ingredient.

And Here's my card based on this Particular Recipe :-

For My Pretty Paper Studio Blog  Hop Post Please Click Here !!

Hi Friends,
                This is a Quick Edit to My Blog Hop Card..Which I have Shared in My Last Post..Neelu of Creating Memories had  Asked Me to Join Her and Her Design Team for the Blog Hop to Celebrate the Launch of Their New Paper Crafting Kits.. And the Only Criteria was I had to Create a Project With the Word "Pretty" in it! So This was My Take on It :-
         
I want to Thank Neelu for this Opportunity and Wish Her All The Best for Her New Venture...You all Should Check Out Her New Store..She has Some Amazing Craft Supplies and Paper Kits Available!!

Besides Sharing These Cards I also Have Some Good News to Share with You all... Amazingly  I have Been Selected as a DT In Both Pie Lane as Well As in Kavitha's Challenge Blog "For The Love Of Crafting" ..My Pie Lane Term is for 4 Months and I am So Excited to be a Part of the Pie Lane Family....As I not Only Love Their Products but Personally Find Them Very Usable in All of My Projects,....And I have Shared Recently a Card For This Time's Pie Lane Challenge # 4 to use "Stencils " in Any of Your Projects at the Pie Lane Blog..You Can Check Out My Card Here 


And  Now Coming On to the Second Bit Of News As You all Know I had Applied for the DT Post in Kavi's Challenge Blog "For The Love Of Crafting" and so Happy to Tell You all that I am one Of the 5 Dt Members Selected for the Term of 6 Months.....Thank You so much Kavitha For This Honour I really Appreciate Your Trust in Me and for this Golden Opportunity!

Supplies Used :-
Blue CS -Anandha Stationery
White CS-Campap
Die Cut- Hand Cut and Traced (Ujjwal's Store)
White CS Distressed-A-La -Mode (Blue Color ink)
Alphas-Jillibean Soup-Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup
Flowers-Punched and Emobssed from Jillibean Soup PP's- Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup Collection
Leaves-Mc Gills Botanicals, Punch Bunch -Sprig Leaves
Butterfly- Diecut from Jillibean Soup(Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup Collection)
Hearts-Stickers from Jillibean Soup(Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup Collection)
Pearls-Anandha Stationery and Stamens-Stash
White Glitter Glue-Hobby Ideas

Hi Friends,

Hi Everyone,
                  My Card Today is Made with One of My Fave Combo's of Black and White and Luckily This is also the Theme for this Time's BGC# 5...Though I have to Confess that the Sketch for This Card is Inspired From One Of my Earlier Card...Here is a look at My card Though...:-
 As You Can See....I have a New Watermark :) And It's all Due to My Dear Friend and Fellow Blogger Priya..:D ..She Created this Beautiful Watermark For Me on My Specifications...Isn't It Just Gorgeous?? And If you  are Interested in Getting one Of these Priya Also Does It on Order..:) So You can Contact her For Further Details  !!
Ok Now a Little Bit about My Card....The Damask Pattern on the Lower Side of the Card is Stamped and I have Cut it into 3 Panels...And Stuck it On My Black CS ....The Flower is Handmade ...And Have Used Pie Lane Flourishes,Butterflies and Kohinoor Flowers to Complete My Card...!!

A Close -Up of the Flower..:-
    Supplies Used :-
Black CS-Fabriano Elle Erre!
White CS-Campap
Damask Stamp- Studio -112 (  Candy From My Friend Michelle):)
Sentiment -Itsy Bitsy
Black Glitter Strips -Itsy Bitsy(Candy From Priya):)
Flower Made with Jef Balloon Punch (Medium and Large)
Pie Lane-Flourishes,Butterflies and Kohinoor Flowers.
Blue  Glitter Glue-Hobby ideas
Ribbon-Stash
White Stamens-Local Buy


Challenges Entered :-
1.Beyond Grey Challenges - Black,White and a Splash of Blue /Aquamarine.
2.Going Grey with Scrap  Creations -Flowers
3.Simon Says Stamp and Show-Make a Handmade BG
4.Fashionable Stamping Challenge-Bingo(I have Chosen Flowers,Distressing and Words)I have Distressed the Panel using Memento Bahama Blue Ink.
5.One Stop Craft Challenge-Hnadmade flowers
6.Lia's Stampz Challenges-Anything Goes + Sentiment


Hope You all Like My Card..Please don't forget to Leave me Your Comments...Any Queries/Suggestions..Do Mail Me..:)

Have a Nice  Day Everyone..:)

Hi Friends,
            Like my Title suggest's I have a New fold card to show you all.....I had come across this type of fold for the first time on the very talented Inna's blog Here's the link for it.My card is inspired by Her, second card which is also an Easel card She has also shared a link on how to make this type of card...So without further Ado here's a look at my Card:
                             
     Okay now that you have seen my card...for those of you who might be curious to know how I have made the flowers ..here a little detail about it.....I have first stamped the roses on a red CS from Hobby Ideas and fussy cut it ,then I have embossed it using the Fiskars Embossing tool and placed it on dimension's same for the leaves and stem except that they were stamped on white CS and then colored using the Markers and then fussy cut!!!...So you all can imagine the time it must have taken me just to make this bouquet!!!Quilling is easier than this any time of the day...Phew!!!:P
And now a closer shot of the Flowers:
      And for those of you who are wondering what the inside looks like here is a Peek:
     Supplies Used:
1.White CS :Campap Premium CS
2.Yellow CS -DCWV (Scrap pack)
3.Border Punch-MS Punch around the Page
4.Corner Punch-Jef
5.Stamps(Flowers)-Inkadinkadoo (Doodle Flowers) and Sentiment -TPC Studio
6.Ink- Memento Tuxedo Black ,Memento Dandelion For Distressing and Inkadinkadoo Red (Thanks Yvonne  ) :D
7.Red Ribbon-Stash
8.Flower Button-Hobby Ideas
9.Self Adhesive Pearls-Anandha Stationery
10.Pie Lane-Glitter Balls,Border Strips and Butterflies....
11.Steadler Green marker,And Red for Faux Stitching.
12.Vellum- Stash.

Challenges Entered :-
1.For the Love of Crafting-Blooming Gorgeousness.
2.My Mums Craft Shop-Shaped Cards
3.Going Grey with Scarp Creations-Pop It Up.(The Flowers,Stems,And Leaves are placed on Dimensions
4.Stamp-N-doodle-Embossing(I have done it on the Flowers)
5.Love to Create-Stitching.
6.Sew Many Cards Challenge-Punch it!
7.Victorine Originals-Lace
8.Pile It On Challenges-Fancy Folds
9.Sentimental Sundays-Lace and Pearls
10.Auds Sentiments Challenge-Happy Birthday.

Hope you Guys Like my Card...If you do,Please leave a comment...Any questions,Please feel free to ask me :)
Have a Nice Day Everyone

Hi Friends,
So I am back :) and I have a Card to share with you  ...Its  a Valentine /Anniversary Card using non traditional Colours..This was a tough one for Me!! as I always associated Valentine with Hearts and the Colour Red..But the Challenges at Beyond Grey and Crafty JC Asked for A non traditional Valentine  Card ..So here's a look at my Card first :
 Now a front View :-
                      As You all can see I have gone for a Vintage look for thus Card..I have tried a New  shaped Card

Supplies Used :-
 CS- Bought from Annanda Stationery.
 PP -Papermania Christmas Carol.
 Diecuts-Bought from Ujjwal.
 Stamp -TPC Studio (Jovi's Givewaway ) :) ; Sentiment-  Stamp from Hobby Ideas .
 Mulberry Roses- Snehal's Candy.
 Flowers- Jef Small Punch.
 Leaves- Ribbon from Stash.
Pie Lane Glitter Balls,Flourishes and Butterflies.
Self Adhesive Pearls-Bought from Annanda Stationery.


Challenges Entered :-

1.Crafty JC Challnege- Non Traditional Love Colours
2. Beyond Grey Challenges- Non traditional Love Colours
3.Pretty Paper Studios- Should use the Word "You"
4.Sentimental Sundays-Shaped Cards + Sentiment.
5.Stamptacular Sundays-Use pearls and  Laces
6.Truly Madly Crafty Challenge- Use ribbon and Bling.




I hope you all like my Card ..If you do, Please don't forget to Leave a Comment :)

Have a Nice Day everyone.


                           

Hi Friends,
Today I am sharing a  Card I made for the Pie Lane Challenge #2,Recipe-Flowers,Flourishes and Buttons nad Here is my Take on it: :-

And Now a Another View :-
              My Card is Based on the Sketch from Just Add Ink

And Here's The Sketch :-
         The Colours of My Card are inspired from this time's Colour Throwdown Challenge

        Supplies Used :-

Red CS-Hobby Ideas.
Green Cs-DCWV.
Brown-Kraft from Stash.
Cream CS-DCWV Scrap Pack.
Die -Cut-Handcut and Traced(Bought from Kavitha's Store).
Flowers-Itsy Bitsy (Inked with Rubber Stampede Inks).
Square Scallop-Hand-Cut with Scallop Scissors.
Pie Lane Butterflies,Lotus Flower,Flourishes, Glitter Balls.
Green Rhinestones-Card Kit.
Ribbon-Stash.
Button-Card Kit


Challenges Entered :-
1.Just Add Ink-Sketch
2.Colour Throwdown -Ivory,Kraft ,Olive And Red
3.Unstampelles Challenge-Anything Goes With no Stamping
4.Deep Ocean Challenge -Glitter.
5. Papertake Weekly-Bows,Buttons,Blooms&Bling.

                                                                                   

Hi Friends,

Hi Friends and Peeps,
                       Today I am posting a Card Using My First Digi Image. (I won this In The Feline Plalyful Anniversary Celebration).The colours for the  Card are inspired by the Unity Opportunity Challenge. So  a look at my Card first :-
 And another View  :-        
             

The Dress form is a Digi Image which I had won from The Dragons Den     and I have stamped the Skirt With the Dots for Sure from Unity and Coloured the top using Faber Castell Water Colour Pencils....The Dotted Background is also stamped with the Unity Stamp..

Here's The Inspiration Picture from the Unity blog-
                                           

Supplies Used :-

Red Cs-Hobby Ideas
Beige CS-Bought from Office Linc
Kraft -Stash
Digi-The Stamping Dragon
Colouring using Faber -Castell Water Colour Pencils
Stamps -Dots for Sure By Unity Stamp Company
Sentiment -Alphabet Stamps from Studio G (Yvvone's Candy)  
Inks-Memento Tuxedo Black(Dew Drop) Rich Cocoa   ,Inkadinkadoo Rouge (Yvonne's Candy)
Flowers-Punched using Jef  5 Petal Medium Punch.
Pie Lane Zigzag Borders , Glitter Balls and Flourishes
Border Punch -Fiskars Lacy Days of Summer    

Challenges Entered :-
1.Unity opportunity Challenge
2.All Sorts challenge Blog-Paper Piecing
3.One Stop Craft Challenge- Top Line (Lace Punches and Paper Piecing )
4.Sweet Stampin Challenge-Spots and Dots
5.Frosted Designs -No PP,Only CS
6.Simply Create -More than 2 layers
7.Aud Sentiments Challenge -Any Sentiment but use your Scraps
8.The Hybrid Chick -Sparkle.


Hope you guys like my Card.....Do Leave your Valuable Comments/Suggestions
Have a Nice Day Everyone!!!

Hi Friends,
I am back again to share  My last  Card  for this  Year I   have made it  using....,You guessed it The Dots for Sure Stamp from Unity:)  I saw their challenge on Feline and have been wanting To make a Thank You card.. so  participated in Their Challenge and   used my Dots Stamp again...Here is what I came up with..  :-
                                              
                                                 
      And now an another View:-
   And some close up of the Flower's:-
And now a little bit about my Card I  have made the roses by first stamping the Dots for sure stamp using different inks on white CS and then punched out the Flowers and created these roses using This tutorial  and the Leaves are punched as well and also have done some Faux Stitching  on the sides.

Supplies Used :-

Beige Cs-Local buy
Red CS -Hobby Ideas
Die Cut-Ujjwals Store (Traced , Cut and Stamped)
Flowers-Jef Punch (Five Petal flower Medium)
Leaves-Mc Gill Botanicals (Stamped using Memento Bamboo Leaves)
Flowers -Stamped  Using  Memento Inks(Dandellion Angel Pink),Rubber Stampede-both shades of Orange,A-La -Mode-Blue Ink
Stamps  -Dots for sure (Unity  Stamp Company),Sentiment-TPC Studio
Pie Lane Butterflies  and Garden Flowers
Faux Stitching -Uniball Signo Dark Red
Glitter Glue -Hobby Ideas
Ribbon -Stash.

Wishing  You all have a Very Happy  and Creative  Year Ahead!!!        
Have a good day everyone.
Please do drop in a Comment

Challenges Entered :-
1.Unity Opportunity  Challenge  (Thank You Card)
2.Art Impressions Challenge  (Die cuts Or Punches-I have used Both)  
3.There She Goes Clear Stamps-(Thank You Cards)
4..Lady Bugs Craft Ink TLT Challenge-(Bingo-Used the middle line-Ribbon ,Flowers,Die Cuts/Punches)  
5.Shopping our Stash -(Use Ribbon,Twine or Bugaboo Image-I have used Ribbon)            
6. Scrappy Frog Challenge-Stitching  
7. Victorine Originals-Use Punch (Punched Flowers and leaves)  
                                                             

Hi Everyone,

As my title suggests I have a very much Dotty Box and Tags  to share..The box is  Recycled from an old Chocolate  tin box  and the tags are made from recycled Kraft paper Bag and the Flowers are made from Stamped Paper using the Dots for Sure Stamp from unity....If you are interested in a Tutorial for this Flower Click Here.....Now a Look at My box and tags: -
                                     

      Now a Side View :-
     The Original Box Which I have Upcycled    :-        
                                                                                       
     Now some matching   tags to go with the Box :-
      The three Tags together :-
   Indivual Pics of the tags :-    
                                                                                                                                               
                                                 
CS- White Fabriano
 Stamp-Unity Dots for Sure (Ujjwal's Store)
Inks-Memento -Dandelion,Colour Box -Cranberry and Ala Mode- Blue
Fern and Sprig Leaves-Punch Bunch
Maple Leaves -Jef (Jumbo)
 Flowers-Stamped   and Assembled
 Pin wheel Flower-Punch Bunch          
Scallop Die cut-Traced and cut(Kavitha's Store)
Fiskars-Lacy Days of Summer Border Punch
White Satin Ribbon-Stash
Bow- Made from PP from Hobby Ideas  
 Rose-Handmade
 Pie Lane Silver Glitter balls (Centre of Pinwheel Flower) -Bought from Khushboo
 Pie Lane Golden  Border Strip-(Ujjwal's Store)
Pie Lane Zigzag Silver Strips -(Ujjwal's Store)
Glitter Glue-Hobby Ideas.


Supplies Used :-(Tags)
Kraft CS-Recycled
Flowers-Stamped and assembled(Unity Dot's For Sure)      
Scallop strips-Hobby Ideas
Fern and Sprig Leaves-Punch Bunch
Hydra cluster-Punch Bunch
Pie lane Flourishes-(Bought from Khushboo)
Ribbons-Stash
Pearls-Stash.

 Challenges Entered :-
1.Crafty Cardmakers ( Used the Dots for Sure Stamp To Make the Flowers and the Background for the Tags)
2.Paper Creations Ink(Old Box and New Tags)
3.Victorine  Originals (Use punch)
4.Daring Cardmakers (Spots and Stripes)
5.For the Love of Crafting (Anything but a Card)
6.Crafty JC Challenge (Holiday Favors).

I would love to Hear from you guys so Do drop in a comment
Hope all of you have a Good day!!
         

HI friends,
How have you all been I  know I have been MIA  again ...But today I am sharing a Christmas Card with all of you..This one for a little tough for me as I made this card keeping the Pie lane  and the ICR challenge in mind .In the Pie Lane Challenge  One is supposed to create a  card without Stamps,Punches or PP's and using only Local supplies and Glitter...And In the ICR One is supposed to create a Christmas card using Non Traditional Colours. Well here's a look at my Card First:
  And a closer look at the Star which is made with Pie lane Chunky Glitter: .I Cut the Stars using a Template from a Scrap booking Kit which I had bought for my Daughter...Then I covered the Stars with Hobby Ideas Glitter Glue and then Poured over The  Chunky Glitter from Pie Lane...It gives a Good Dimension...Then I had popped the Stars on Dimensions.
                                     
  Supplies Used:-
CS -Fabriano Elle Erre  (White ) Base .      
Kraft CS-Recycled  from an Old Book.
Stars-Handcut using A Template.
Glitter Glue-Hobby Ideas(Blue and White).
Silver Chunky Glitter -Pie Lane.
Multi Colour Chunky Glitter-Pie Lane .
Glitter Strips-Itsy Bitsy(Priya's Candy).
Kohinoor Flowers-Pie Lane.
Sentiment-Fiskars Alphabet Stamp .
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black Dew Drops(Bought From Priya Sivaraj).
Twine-Hobby Ideas Card Making Kit.


I am entering This Card in the Following Challenges:-
ICR(Non Traditional Colours  of Christmas)
Pie Lane-Glittery Basics
Just Add Ink(Use Sparkle)
Sisterhood of Crafters(Christmas)
Crop Stop (Non Traditional Christmas Colours)

Hope you All have a Nice day!!!!

                                                               

HI Friends,
I know I  have been MIA for some time as I was busy with some order,But today I wanted to share some of my Quilled envelopes which I have been making for some time... These envelopes are used to gift money in Marraiges or some Special Functions,So here's a look at them :-

       
  So these are a few of  the most recently made envelopes ..I was starting to miss Quilling and was seeing a lot of different styles of Quilling which I  had not tried before so I  ended up experimenting with the Multi Strips Scrolls which I had seen earlier on Suganthi's blog here.  and also did those Open Loop Flowers in a Bouquet and my fave Punched flowers too.The Third Envie has got some Pie Lane Glitter Balls and Butterflies...Hope you All can See it.
I also wanted to share a few Birthday cards and gift that I got last month...Sorry I am late in Sharing them .....Here's a look at what I  got :-
                                                          ....
    This Beautiful Card and Wooden case was sent by Snehal from all the way from J&K......... The card is just Gorgeous and so is the Case which now hold my Quilling Needle's:)Thank you so much Snehal..;:)
                                         
      This lovely Stamped card was sent by Pooja on behalf of the ICR  Team... Thank you so much you guys :)


I am entering the above Envelopes in the following Challenges:
1.http://justsomelinesblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-challenge-handmade-gifts.html(Made Handmade Gift Envelopes)
2http://www.weememories.net/2011/12/challenge-78-sponsored-by-artful.html(Free for All)
3.http://annabellestamps.blogspot.com/2011/12/say-it-withchristmas-1-handmade-gifts.html.Handmade Gift )
4.http://willowsketchiechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/willow-sketchie-challenge-1st-december.html (Anything Goes ).
Thats it from Me  ...Hope you guys like my Work...And if you have any queries Drop me a Mail...Try my Best to help you out..Do Leave your Comments/Feedback....:)
Have a Good Day Everyone


                                                                                                                               

HI Everyone ,
Today i wanted to share a Tag I made... got a bit bored making cards for some time now,so thought a Tag would be a welcome change ,so look at my tag first:
I have used a couple of scraps of PP to make the bottom layer and the circle at the top ,papers used are from K&C Company and Papermania I then stamped some flowers with a PTC clear stamp using Color Box pigment ink in red on Fabriano Brustro  and have to say that i loved the result i got,  perfect image every time ,the leaves are punched and colored using Memento Bamboo Leaves and added some Pie Lane Glitter balls and champange butterflies the sentiment is stamped using a PTC clear stamp on the dotted paper which is actually a post it note which i had got recently from my local Starmark. Oh and not to forget some red twine which i had bought from kavi. . . That's it from me.hope you all have a Good Day:)  
I am entering this tag in the following challenges:
1.http://indianstampers.blogspot.com/    (dots or stripes and tag it)          
2.http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2011/11/cfc28.html   (tag it)
3.http://bowsnberries-bosenberries.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-14-tags.html  (make a tag)
4.http://colorconceptions.blogspot.com/2011/11/9-effective-ways-to-use-your-scraps-and.html (use your scraps of PP)