A Mini Album

Hello friends!
Sharing a mini album I made as GD for Kraftzone. The theme all month long is 1-2-3 (pattern paper, image, embellishments)....................take a look -
The fussy cut justrite stamped image used for the cover is hand colored -

 The mini has six pockets with tag inserts - four inside & two outside. Lots of distressing here on the tags.

 Can you see the dash of glitter over the die cuts? Used the wink of stella glitter pen. 

Linking to - 

http://natalieandamy.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/challenge-22-summertime.html

http://ladybugcrafts.blogspot.in/2014/07/july-challenge-may-winners.html

http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/sisters-of-craft-july-anything-goes.html

http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.in/2014/07/month-long-anything-goes-in-july.html

http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.se/2014/07/fan-tastic-tuesday-challenge-43.html

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.in/2014/07/challenge-26.html

http://craftylittlefairieschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/july-summer-fun.html

http://avenue613.blogspot.in/2014/07/challenge-79-anything-goes-optional.html (image, sentiment, pattern paper, solid color paper, bling, ribbon, flowers, die cuts)

http://www.challenges.papercraftingmagic.com/challenge-13-anything-goes/

http://imagination-craftschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/anything-goes-july-challenge.html

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/use-stamp-or-digi-stamp-somewhere-on.html

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/07/pile-it-on-27-add-some-flowers.html

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/07/challenge-101-anything-goes.html

http://papercreatorscrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/challenge-26.html

http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.in/2014/07/challenge-97-sunny-yellow-with-ribbon.html

http://craftingattheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/challenge-3.html

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/07/things-with-wings.html

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Decoupage Tray

Sharing a decoupage project which was in my TO DO list for several months. Followed a tutorial (with a few alterations) by Divya of Yelling Yellow who has also designed these "royal" Indian themed designer papers.

The 12x12 paper fits perfectly into the tray. I have first distressed the paper edges using tumbled glass & stamped the script with archival ink. Patterns were randomly stenciled in versamark & perfect pearls used on these (not sure whether the photograph does justice to the awesome distressing & glimmer of the perfect pearls)

Back - 

Sides - 

I am a hoarder (especially of pattern papers) & though I bought these papers almost immediately on seeing Divya's tutorial I never had the heart to run my scissors through them..............now, I am so glad I did!!!!

Supplies used - 

DP by Divya Thallap - Royal Rajasthan series

Acryrlic colors - Camel artisits permanent rose, blue

Perfect pearls - Kiwi, Forever blue

MDF tray - Craftslane

Distress ink - Tumbled glass

Archival ink - Ultramarine blue

Stencil - TCW mini well rounded

Linking this at - 

http://alteredeclectics.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/new-month-and-so-another-challenge.html (Top 5)

http://anythingbutacard.blogspot.ca/2014/07/anything-goes-in-cre8time-for-week-one.html

http://www.challenges.papercraftingmagic.com/challenge-13-anything-goes/

http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/new-month-new-challenge.html

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Creative Colors Challenge#14

Welcome to Creative Colors Challenge#14 with this beautiful color palette - Navy Blue - Red - White PLUS use a Banner

Sami Stamps Shop our sponsors this fortnight, have provided this cute digi - 

Faber Castell color pencils were used to color the digi. The fussy cut digi was then used in this spinner card. Here is the link to the easy tutorial that I used.

This is how the froggie hops away!

Sharing this at - 
http://open-mindedcraftingfun.blogspot.ca/2014/06/challenge-13-patriotic-colors.html

http://pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/saturday-challenge-77-red-white-and-blue.html
http://polkadoodle.blogspot.ca/2014/06/wk-26-red-white-or-blue-polkadoodles.html
http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.ca/2014/06/new-challenge-red-white-and-blue.html
http://avenue613.blogspot.in/2014/06/challenge-78-anything-goes.html
http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.in/2014/06/challenge-218-stripes-or-dots-6292014.html
http://classycardsnsuch.blogspot.in/2014/06/ccns-challenge-39-red-white-and-blue.html
http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/2014/06/craft-it-up-link-it-up-red-white-blue.html
http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.in/2014/06/monday-challenge-142-patriotic.html

http://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/challenge-267.html

http://www.addalittledazzle.com/dazzling-diva-challenge-31/
http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.in/2014/06/freshly-brewed-challenge-june-challenge_18.html
http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.in/2014/06/paper-pretties-weekly-challenge-pwc316.html

Linking to the HOST

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Card in a box

Good Morning!

Hope you all like the theme at CSSS#5. I  am particularly loving this pop up theme, because pop up cards fascinated me since I was a child. This is my inspiration.............a pop up card in a box. 

All these blooms are glued on acetate strips on tabs in the inside to make them pop up -

          Well it may seem to be a box but it is like any other card & folds flat & can be sent in a regular envelope. Look this is how - 

Please visit the challenge blog here to view the pretty creations by the rest o the team.

Linking this to - 

http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.in/2014/06/challenge-218-stripes-or-dots-6292014.html

http://avenue613.blogspot.in/2014/06/challenge-78-anything-goes.html

http://creativecornerchallenges.blogspot.de/2014/06/team-melall-flowers.html

http://thepapernestnorway.blogspot.no/2014/06/challenge-13-and-winners-of-challenge.html

http://acreativeromance.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/happy-birthday-us-anything-goes-with.html

http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.in/2014/06/challenge-138-anything-goes.html

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3D Matchbox Pop-up Card

Sharing a 3D pop up card I made using the current Justrite Friday Challenge#123 bold color inspiration - 

It opens like a match box & pops some gorgeous blooms. For the blooms I stamped the French Rose background stamp on white CS. The blooms were then fussy cut & colored with distress ink (mustard seed,  wild honey, worn lipstick & picked raspberry).

Some more pictures of the card box - 

Also linking this to -
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.in/2014/06/challenge-138-anything-goes.html
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/06/challenge-99-dots-andor-stripes.html
http://rheddandrosies.blogspot.ca/2014/06/anything-goes35th-challenge.html
http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.ca/2014/06/an-invitation-to-drop-in-at-beccys-place.html
http://avenue613.blogspot.ca/2014/06/challenge-77-anything-goes-woptional.html
http://craftitudechallenges.blogspot.ca/2014/06/craftitude-challenge-67-use-flowers.html
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.ca/2014/06/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-june.html
http://time4scrap.blogspot.in/2014/06/challenge-42-anything-goes.html

http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.in/2014/06/here-comes-summer.html

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.in/2014/06/challenge-266-things-with-wings.html

http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/challenge-85.html

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CreativeColors Challenge#13

Hello everyone...................am so glad you are here again.

Its time for another challenge at Creative Colors & this time we have a very soft soothing color palette - mint green, vanilla & white with the add on being the crafters all time favorite Butterfly.

Once again the winner plays for digis from Lacy Sunshine.

This is the super cute digi I have used for my card - Matilda Buttons Boo

Over to my card then - 

The card base is mint green, layered with pattern paper. The  SB decorative labels 1 die cut & the tickets are done in distress paints - mowed lawn & salty ocean.

Matilda was colored with Faber Castell color pencils & fussy cut.

Linking this to - 

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/96-anything-goessummer-fun.html
http://www.craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.in/2014/06/june-challenge-at-crafty-bloggers.html (die cuts, image, pattern paper)
http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.in/2014/06/june-challenge-layers.html
http://squigglefly.blogspot.in/2014/06/squigglefly-challenge-24-sfc2414-summer.html
http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/06/the-pink-elephant-challenge-tpe255.html (colors & blooms)
http://blog.kraftzone.in/2014/06/anything-goes-with-dies-and-pattern.html
http://liveandlovecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/challenge-24-summer-garden.html
http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.in/2014/06/challenge-201-crop-it-or-cut-it.html
http://kraftyhandschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/june-challenge-floral-fancy.html


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Father's Day

Happy weekend to you all...............sharing another masculine card I made. Here is the one I posted yesterday.

For this card the TCW stencil was sponged with vintage photo DI over the news print paper. The card base is in kraft.

Supplies used - 

CS & newsprint wrapping paper local buy

Stencil - TCW mini time travel

Inks - DI vintage photo, Archival black ink

Stamps - Kate & Co Oxford lane, Hero Ars CL335

Others - Tie sticker Itsy Bitsy

Sharing this at - 

http://www.fridaymashup.com/2014/06/fm164-lyndas-celebrating-dad.html

http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.in/2014/06/fathers-day-masculine.html

http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.in/2014/06/going-grey-with-scrap-creations.html

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.in/2014/06/for-boys.html

http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.in/2014/06/one-for-boys-at-try-it-on-tuesdays.html

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.in/2014/06/tuesday-throwdown-199special-man.html

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/95-anything-goes-all-about-dad.html

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.in/2014/06/challenge-217-fathers-dayfor-boys.html

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.in/2014/06/challenge-158.html

http://mimchallegeblog.blogspot.in/2014/06/for-males-in-your-life_9.html

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/06/the-pink-elephant-challenge-tpe254.html

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/keep-it-clean-and-simple.html

http://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/fathers-day.html

http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.in/2014/06/dtbst-233-its-all-about-man.html

http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.ca/2014/06/ffc-54-i-love-you-dad.html

http://www.thekraftjournal.blogspot.in/2014/06/challenge-175-just-for-him.html

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Celebrating Dad!

Masculine theme cards are not my forte & I always avoid making them!

With fathers day round the corner, I challenged myself to give it a try & am pleased with what I made. Let me confess though I did look out for inspiration on pinterest!

I had this paper in my stash for a long time (and yes I knew the denim like textured print will make creating a masculine card easier!!)

This is what the note in the pocket reads - 

The little heart is colored with a marker & covered with glossy accents.

Supplies used - 

Card stock - local buy

Die - SB page maps

PP - 

Stamps - Hero arts CL335, Itsy bitsy Vintage clocks

Inks - Archival black, DI - vintage photo, walnut stain

Others - brad, glossy accents

Sharing this at - 

http://www.fridaymashup.com/2014/06/fm164-lyndas-celebrating-dad.html

http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.in/2014/06/fathers-day-masculine.html

http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.in/2014/06/going-grey-with-scrap-creations.html

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.in/2014/06/for-boys.html

http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.in/2014/06/one-for-boys-at-try-it-on-tuesdays.html

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.in/2014/06/tuesday-throwdown-199special-man.html

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/95-anything-goes-all-about-dad.html

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.in/2014/06/challenge-217-fathers-dayfor-boys.html

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.in/2014/06/challenge-158.html

http://mimchallegeblog.blogspot.in/2014/06/for-males-in-your-life_9.html

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/06/the-pink-elephant-challenge-tpe254.html

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/keep-it-clean-and-simple.html

http://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/fathers-day.html

http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.in/2014/06/dtbst-233-its-all-about-man.html

http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.ca/2014/06/ffc-54-i-love-you-dad.html

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JustRite Challenge#122

Hello!!

Over at Justrite Friday Challenge#122 they have challenged us to create a card with a matching envelope. This is my second entry there. You can see the first here. 

The coordinating set I made using Justrite stamps -

Used the WRMK envelope punch board to make this - 

The stamped image is colored with distress inks -

 

Supplies Used - 

CS - purchased locally

Pattern paper - DCWV mattstack Pocket full of posies

Dies - CL lace corner deco E, SB Nestabilities Gold Labels 4

Stamps - Justrite stamps Seeds of summer, Grand sentiments

Inks - Archival ink, DI - peacock feathers, mowed lawn, picked rasberry, mustard seed

Others - brad, trim

Sharing this at - 

http://justritestampers.typepad.com/justrite-inspiration/justrite-friday-challenge/

http://cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.in/2014/06/cheery-lynn-designs-challenge-136.html

http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.ca/2014/06/its-time-for-another-fun-anything-goes.html

http://craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.ca/2014/06/june-challenge-at-crafty-bloggers.html (column A - die cuts, image, pattern paper)

http://craftitudechallenges.blogspot.ca/2014/05/challenge-66-pop-it-up.html

http://avenue613.blogspot.ca/2014/06/challenge-75-anything-goesbest-friends.html

http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.ca/2014/06/fan-tastic-tuesday-challenge-38-theme_10.html

http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.ca/2014/06/ffc-53-anything-goes-challenge.html

http://blog.imaginationsonline.com/2014/06/we-are-back-with-bang-and-new-challenge.html

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.in/2014/06/sos-155-something-soft.html (soft trim)

http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.in/2014/06/ttcrd-challenge-june-10-16.html

http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.ca/2014/06/pinspirational-challenge-111.html (soft blue colors)

http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.in/2014/06/ltscb-31-mind-your-banners.html

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/06/pile-it-on-23-use-some-patterned-paper.html

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/challenge-42-challenges-4-everybody.html

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Wedding/Anniversary Card

Hello friends! 

This time we have a wedding theme at CSCC#4. For details about the challenge please hop over to the challenge blog & don't miss the awesome inspiration by my teamies.

Here is the card I made - 

I have highlighted the bride & groom with DI tattered rose. The pearls & intricate CL die cut are doing wonders here. Don't you think so??

Linking this to - 

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-4/

http://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.in/2014/05/challenge-57-bloom.html

http://cateredcrop.com/2014/05/25/garden-party-recipe-swap/

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.in/2014/06/anything-goes.html

http://mimchallegeblog.blogspot.in/2014/06/wedding-theme.html

http://classycardsnsuch.blogspot.in/2014/06/a-wedding-blessing.html

http://crazychallenge.blogspot.in/2014/05/cch-172-bingo.html (pearls, flower, die cut)

http://thecraftingcafe.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/love-marriage.html

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Creative Colors Challenge#12

Welcome to Creative Colors Challenge#12!!!

This challenge is all about using your creativity with the color palette given. This week we want you to use any three colors from the picture below & use atleast two layers in your card. Remember this is a CARDS ONLY challenge.

This time you stand the chance to win digis of your choice from - ART BY MIRAN.

My card uses this cute digi - 

I have used Faber Castell color pencils to color this super cute digi.

Also made a coordinating envelope for this card -

Sharing this at the following challenges - 

http://2cuteinkchallenges.blogspot.in/2014/05/happy-monday-you-all-are-having-great.html

http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.in/2014/06/cmc48-flowers.html

http://www.craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.in/2014/06/june-challenge-at-crafty-bloggers.html (die cuts, image, pattern paper)

http://thecupboardtrilogychallenges.blogspot.in/2014/06/challenge-23-use-yellow.html

http://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.in/2014/06/its-lots-of-layers-for-house-mouse.html
http://cccdigicreations.blogspot.co.nz/2014/06/challenge-2-digiuse-diecut.html
http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/05/challenge-7-anything-goes.html
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-june.html
http://justritestampers.typepad.com/justrite-inspiration/2014/05/justrite-friday-challenge-122-card-envelope-sets.html
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-4/

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