Love and Cherish

I wanted to share this Engagement card that I did for a friend. I used some of the Tajmahal collection paper from DCVW that my friend Amy sent to me. This paper is so beautiful in real life, my photography truly does not do any justice to that paper. I paper pierced the dress from the image using PTI Bitty Dot Basics Polka Dot Paper in Green.



She had wanted an Engagement card with some Traditional Indian colors and texture but also with a retro feel. So this patterned paper with this image from Gina K designs was perfect for this card. I printed the sentiment from Computer and added some pearls to the card.

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - GKD Heartfelt Hits
Paper - DCVW Tajmahal Collection Patterned paper, PTI Bitty Dot Basics PP, GKD Green CS
Ink - Memento Black
Other - Pearl Embellishments, Nestabilities

{ippity} Home

I was working on a card for friend who is buying a new home. I had to use the new {ippity} set - House A Home. This has beautiful images and sentiments that are so versatile.

I am still having my {ippity} Summer sale with Free Shipping. Please click here to see all the new stamps and check out the sale. All the new stamps are in stock right now and can be shipped immediately.



I stamped the three different home images that come with this set in different colors and add the word Home in Brown ink. Some twill ribbon and button completed the card. I put another sentiment from the same set inside the card as well.



Thanks for stopping by. Please email me at bnadahalli@gmail.com if you are interested in buying some {ippity} stamps.

Supplies:
Stamps - {ippity} House A Home
Paper - PTI Rustic White CS, Bitty Dot Basics PP
Ink - Memento Inks
Other - Twill tape and Ribbon

Monday {ippity} Hop

It is {ippity} Hop Time. Please stop by at the {ippity} blog for the complete list of participants.

I have all the new {ippity} Summer 2010 release in stock and I still have the summer sale going on with Free shipping. Please click here to see all the new stamps and to order some (ippity).

I have two cards to share with you today. The first one is using the CPS Sketch #181. I used the paisley images from the Bitty Pixie Paisley set to create my own background and stamped the sentiment from the same set multiple times. In retrospect, this looks a bit busy, but I still like how it turned out. I will probably try this again with some pastel ink shades.



For the 2nd card, I used images from Life is the Journey stamp set. I stamped the vintage border in DI - Rusty Hinge and then stamped the bird image in Memento Pear Tart ink. I used some Memory Box patterned paper. The picture does not do justice to this card, it looks beautiful in real life. I used the SRM Stickers sketch for this card.


Here are the sketches,


Thanks for stopping by. If you liked the {ippity} stamps used in today's' cards, you can buy them here.

Supplies:
Stamp - {ippity} Life is the Journey and Bitty Pixie Paisley
Paper - PTI Rustic White CS, Memory Box and MM Patterned Paper
Ink - Memento Black, Ranger DI - Rusty Hinge, Memento Pear Tart, Memento Lady Bug and Orange
Other - Buttons and Punches

Card Patterns Sketch #78

I needed some masculine cards for some upcoming birthday's. I also had bought a light house stamp set from Cornish Heritage Farms. So, here is my masculine birthday card using the Lighthouse stamp and Card Patterns Sketch #78.



I am very happy how this card turned out. I stamped the image using Memento Black ink and then colored it with Copics. I then sponged some Memento Blue Sky ink to kind of give a ocean effect. Some birds stamped on the scene completed the main focal image. I used a combination of blue papers from my stash. The sentiment is from PTI Faux Ribbon set. I used Nestabilities tag to cut it out and added a blue button -- keeping with the sketch.

Here is the sketch,



Thanks for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamp - CHF Lighthouse stamp, PTI Faux Ribbon
Paper - Making Memories and OA Patterned Papers, PTI White and Soft Stone CS
Ink - Memento Black, Memento Blue Sky, Copics
Other - Button, Nestabilities, Sponge Dauber

Lawn Fawn Hearts Cards for Kids Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Lawn Fawn Hearts Cards for Kids Blog Hop! We have all come together today to make cards for a wonderful cause, Cards for Kids! We hope to encourage you to also make cards for this great cause and have fun along the way, too! So please hop along with us, and make sure to leave comments as there will be prizes for commenters and participants! So let's get going! If you have come from Christiana's Blog, you are in the right place. Also, if you are lost in the hop, you can always start at the beginning at the Lawn Fawn blog. Thank you so much for hopping along with us today!

I have a very simple and cute card using Lawn Fawn's Sew Lovely Set. Thanks for stopping by.



The card base is chocolate, but it kind of looks dark in my photo. I loved the combination of pink and chocolate :)

Next on the blog hop is Vera's Blog

Supplies:
Stamp - Lawn Farm Sew Lovely
Paper - GKD Dark Chocolate and Soft Stone CS, Making Memories Patterned Paper
Ink - PTI Dark Chocolate, PTI Raspberry Fizz
Other - PTI Raspberry Fizz Twill Ribbon, PTI White Vintage Buttons, PTI Hibiscus Burst Vintage Buttons, PTI Rustic Twine, SU Scallop Border Punch, Nestabilities

{ippity} Summer Release Blog Hop

{ippity} Summer 2010 Release is here and the stamp sets are just amazing. They are way too cool!! I wanted to share two cards that I did using the new sets, Bitty Pixie Paisley and Book It.






All the new stamps will be available for Sale right here on my blog. I am still having the summer sale through end of August, so this will be the perfect time to get some of these new stamp sets. Please email me for the stamps you want and I will send you a paypal invoice for them.

Thanks for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamp - {ippity} Bitty Pixie Paisley and Book It
Paper - PTI Dark Chocolate, Rustic White and Aqua Mist CS
Ink - PTI Dark Chocolate, Memento Black, Vivid Red
Other - Ribbon, Tim Holtz Tiny Fastener

Monday Hippity Hop

It is {ippity} Hop Time. See the Day 1 Sneak Peeks here .

Please stop by at the {ippity} blog for the complete list of participants.

Here is my card,


I used the CPS 179 sketch for this card. I used the PTI Ric Rac Die and cut out some out of Patterned paper. I kind of liked how this card turned out and will be doing a few more with this set.

Please click here if you would like to buy some {ippity}. Day 2 Sneak peeks will be coming along later this day!!

Here is the sketch,



Supplies:
Stamp - {ippity} Books a Flutter
Paper - Stampin Up Patterned Paper, PTI Rustic White, White and Dark Chocolate CS
Ink - Memento Black, Copics, PTI Inking cube - chai
Other - PTI Ric Rac Die, KaiserCraft Pearls

NEW {IPPITY} RELEASE

THURSDAY!! is the D-Day for the new {ippity} release - they day you can buy them here on my blog. I am quite excited. The new release is just awesome.

Please take advantage of the SUMMER Sale that I have going right now.

Here are some sneak peeks of the new release,





Click here to see all the awesome cards the DT have done with new release. :)

Asian Inspired

I did this card for the following challenges,

1) Get Sketchy Sketch #50 - This is perfect for lot of the Vertical sentiment stamps that I have :)
2) ResQ challenge #57 - Tape it Up. To use some tape in your project.
I used tome Tim Holtz Tissue Tape.
3) StampTV - Blast from the Past Inspiration Challenge. I loved all the hues of purple and blue in this inspiration photo and that is what made me go with this Kioshi Patterned Paper from Basic Grey.

Here is the sketch,



Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - Stampendous Asian Flair
Paper - BG Kioshi Collection Patterned Paper, PTI Aqua Mist and Plum Pudding CS
Ink - Memento Black, PTI chai inking cube
Other - Tim Holtz Tissue Tape, SU scallop border punch

Black and White Christmas Cards

I wanted to share the two Black and White Christmas cards that I did for the Kelli Jo's Swap on SCS.

My first card uses the single stamp from Stampin Up - Dasher. I loved this stamp set. I have used some black gingham patterned paper from Making Memories. I used the new Snow dots Embossing folder with some Gina K designs Mother of Pearl Metallic CS. This paper is just gorgeous and has an awesome sheen to it. I tried to get a close up picture.



here is the close up picture,



For my 2nd card, I used Gina K Designs Christmas in July set- Blessed is the Season. This set is just so pretty. I kept the design simple again. I used the script image from this set and created the background using Memento London Fog Ink. I felt that black might be too overwhelming. Then the tree image formed the focal image. I wanted to put some liquid applique or Stickles on the tree branches, but forgot to do that :(



Thanks for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamp - Blessed is the Season by GKD, Dasher by Stampin Up
Ink - Memento Black, Memento London Fog
Paper - Making Memories Patterned Paper, PTI White, Black CS, GKD Mother of Pearl Metallic Card stock
Other - PTI White Satin Ribbon, PTI True Black Satin Ribbon, Kaiser craft Pearls and White Bloom Self Adhesive Gems

Mojo Monday on a Tuesday

I loved the latest Mojo Monday Sketch #150. I created this card also for PPA53 - Pals Paper Arts - Monochromatic Challenge - Purple.

I used PTI Guidelines Patterned Paper in Plum Pudding. Card stock is PTI Lavender Moon and PTI Plum Pudding. Vintage Labels from SU was the perfect stamp set for this Sketch and it matches so well with the SU Scalloped Circle Punch. I am in love with Ranger DI - Dusty Concord, it is a great purple color.

Here is the sketch,



Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:
Stamp - SU Vintage Labels
Paper - PTI Guidelines Patterned Paper, PTI Lavender Moon, Plum Pudding and white CS
Ink - Ranger DI - Dusty Concord
Other - PTI Lavender Moon Ribbon, SU Scallop Circle Punch, EK Success Scallop Border Punch, White Bloom Gem stones

Hippity Hop Monday

It's Monday and time for {ippity} hop. Please stop by {ippity} blog to see the complete list of participants.

My card is for the Embellish Magazine Color Challenge Featuring Birds. I used this bird image from Because Of You {ippity} set and kept it simple using the colors from the challenge.



I used this Green Patterned Paper from Bo bunny and sponged some Ranger DI - Tea Dye all over it. I then cut out the Stamped {ippity} image with Nestabilities and matted it over Pink CS. Button with Twine completed the card.

Here is the inspiration photo from Embellish Magazine,



I am having a Summer Sale for the {ippity} stamps. Please click here if you want to buy some {ippity} stamps.

Thanks for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamp - {ippity} Because Of You
Paper - Bo bunny Patterned Paper, PTI White, Raspberry Fizz and Dark Chocolate CS
Ink - PTI Dark chocolate, Ranger Distress Ink - Tea Dye
Other - PTI dark chocolate button, PTI Rustic Twine, Nestabilities

Anni-VERVE-sary blog hop

Welcome to the Anni-VERVE-sary Blog Hop! Verve turns three today and we’re celebrating with a hop, hop, hop! If you've already been hopping along, you arrived here from Jess' blog. If not, head on over to Julee's Blog (owner of Verve), for all the info on how to win prizes (after all, what's a party without presents?), and to start hopping from the beginning. If there's a hiccup along the hop, you can always head to the Master Hop List to get the full list of links.

I created a very simple card for my blog using the VERVE Petals and Stems set. I also did this for the VERVE Ready Set stamp challenge - Petals and Stems.



I loved these flowers so much, that I just kept the focus on them. I stamped the butterfly on the main panel, then twice again in black and pink, cut it out and popped it up with glue dots to give it a 3D feeling. I loved this particular stamp set from VERVE and I think it offers a lot of possibilities.

Here is a close up of the butterfly and inside view of the card,





Thanks for hopping by! Now it's time to hop on over to Jackie's blog, for a little more Verve-y goodness.

Supplies:
Stamp - VERVE Petals and Stems
Paper - PTI Bitty Dot Basics Patterned Paper, PTI White, New Leaf and Kraft CS
Ink - PTI Berry Sorbet, Memento Black, Vivid Red, PTI Inking Cube
Other - SU Scallop border punch, Nestabilities, GKD Brown Saddle Stitch Ribbon