Tag for a little girl.

It has taken me longer than usual to come up with my creation for the Skipping stones sketch design this time ......partly because I was out of station until this Tuesday and partly because it is almost summer here and creepy crawlies are out and two Geckos decided to either mate in my craft room ... or maybe it was a process of shedding their tails....whatever it was ...it was creepy and made me work in the dining area with my younger one having her lunch....so you get the pic right?....but I am happy with the result and the fact that I did create something.
My daughters as usual are invited for a birthday party and I created this Tag for the bday girl. But although its a tag ...it still is a pic heavy post ...coz I have tried to click the pictures from various angles to show off the popped image.
Also since it is a bday present...decided last minute to show you the wrapped present as well.
Supplies used.
CS-local buy
kaiser stone gems
Bugaboo image
Faber Castell watercolor pencilsovita's shop
Echo park stickers (alpha)
BG image from Bird
Sentiment- Jovita's store
Cloud die cut from Ujjwal's shop.
CHALLENGES Entered
The Play Date Cafe-Colors black , white and brown
Skipping Stones- Sketch
CASual Fridays- Inspired by a song( my choice is happy Birthday to you )
Polly craft Monday challenges-Chocolate.
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SISTERS

Hi there!
This is my third page of scrapbook and I think compared to my previous attempts...I am getting better.
This page is another addition to the scrapbook I am making for the Scrapbook challenge at ICR.
Do let me know what you think
Detail shots.
A computer generated printout of a sweet message on sisterhood.

The close up of my girls and the embellies.
The handpainted chipboard alphas.

Some handstitching used here.


Supplies used
Echo park pp
CS fabriano
kaiser kraft gems and gems from Hussena
felt flowers-RAK by Hussena
Felt butterfly-Ujjwal's shop
Metallic butterflies-RAK from Tejal
Chipboard alphas-Ujjwal's store
Ribbon - a local buy from Air force station pathankot.
CHALLENGES ENTERED
DYSU- Sew it
Color Throdown -colors
Prickley pear-Sketch
Do more with less-Guest challenge-Michelle's neon challenge.
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Spring has sprung

So what if it hasn't really in this part of the world...may be I will be able to simulate it with this card.Sorry friends...I was missing coz I was out of station for a well deserved three day break.
And now I am back to blogland with my card which is inspired by Tejal's post here.
I ruined a stencil in the process to get it right but I am pretty pleased with the effect so I guess it is worth it.
THE INSIDES.
THE ENVELOPE
Supplies used
Die Cut by Ujjwal
Embossing folder
Sentiment stamp from jovita's store.
Pie lane stencil and Pie lane oval gems.
CHALLENGES ENTERED
Less is more
Week3-SPRING
Week15-EMBOSSING
Week 55-DIE CUT.
Sentimental sundays-Spring
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Tag for Skipping stones

The sketch for Skipping stones is out and it is no news to you that I am addicted to their sketches.This time I decided to go for a tag though.
Here is my tag
Supplies used
Inks- Ujjwal's store
Stamp- paper smooches
Gems - kaiser kraft
Twine- my stash
Floral button- stash
Sentiment- Jovita's store.
Challenges entered
Skipping Stones Sketch- Sketch
Colour Throwdown- Colours
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My first attempt at masking

All you pros this is my first attempt at Masking so please be gentle.
The supplies used
Stamp-Paper smooches from ujjwal's store
Ink- Black
Colouring medium- Faber Castell water colour pencils.
Sentiment- stamp from Jovita's store.
Metal Brad- ujjwal's store.
The Insides.
The challenges that I am entering this card into
Less is More-Masking
Sentimental Sundays-use metal + sentiment
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A black and white box with a splash of aquamarine

Its box time again.firstly because I wanted to make anything but a card for the current challenge at Beyond Grey ( anything black and white with a splash of aquamarine) and secondly because my daughter wants to give a farewell gift to her friend.
The cover of the box looks like this.I don't know if the pic is doing justice to the actual box.the sentiment SMILE is stamped with white ink.
Supplies used
CS black by Fabraino
white - local
stamps- paper smooches,inkadinkadoo
inks- ujjwal's store
embossing powder-Jovita
die cut- Ujjwal's store

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Smile with Skipping stones design

It has taken me long to come with a card this week...not because of lack of mojo but because i am overworked.One of my daughters is at home and as usual the domestic help is missing ...so I guess you get the picture.
But I managed to create something today for a couple of challenges.The fabulous tutorial by Stephanie Mino on the skipping stones design challenge blog helped me make this panelled card.
The Insides.
What went in making this card.
Distress inks and stamp inks - Ujjwal's store.
Fabriano CS
Twine from my stash
Unity stamp
scor pal - ujjwal's store
Sentiment- Jovita's store
Die cut- Ujjwal's store
The blue embossing powder-Jovita's store
The challenges where I am entering my card.
Skipping Stones Design-Sketch
The play date cafe-Colors
CASual Fridays.-123 challenge(A pattern,An image,A sentiment)I interpret the scored pattern as my pattern.
Lia stampz-Anything goes+ sentiment
Do more with less-guest Emily Keaton's challenge..make a multi loop bow
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Gift box for a little girl

Hi
I have a box to show you today.You have seen similar ones on my blog earlier too but this one is for a little girl inspired by the current challenges at DYSU and sentimental sundays...both being GO GREEN /RECYCLE.Since I d do not have anything to recycle as of now I went with the GO GREEN part of the challenge.
Another view of the box
The digi image is from Creative hands.I have paper pieced it.The bling is from kaiser kraft bought from Ujjwal.So are the green mulberry roses.
A detail shot of the box cover.
Hope you and the little bday girl likes it.

Thanks in color throwdown inspired colours

A quick post today.Made a card for a couple of challenges.A quick card I must say.my stamping sucks and this is a decent version of the card I had thought in my mind.After a failed attempt I realised this is the best I can do with the idea in my mind.
The colours are inspired by the current palette at Color Throwdown.
The cardis made exclusively for CASual Fridays and Less Is more.
The butterfly stamp is from unity keeping mind their current challenge ( things with wings).
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P.S. watched Kahaani last night.fabulous movie.Vidya is definitely going to win more awards this year.

A Side step card for beyond grey challenges

It took me the longest this time to enter my card at The beyond grey challenges.its CASE time there and for some reason new folds pysche me......but when my daughters were invited for a little girl's birthday party...I grabbed the opportunity to make this one.
The colours are inspired by the current pallette at The play date cafe.
What do you think about the card?
I am pretty happy with my first attempt.
A detail shot.Supplies used
Digi image from milk n coffee
Alpha stickers from echo park
Clouds die cuts and rectangular die cuts and butterflies from ujjwal's store
kaiser kraft gems-karuna's store
The border-Ujjwal's store
the backing paper behind the image-A RAK from Hussena

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Baby card with Color Q colours

The new sketch at skipping stones is out and here's my take on that.I made a baby card because I know somebody who is recently blessed with a baby girl and also because Casual Fridays' current challenge asks us to create a baby card.the colors are Color Q's current challenge inspired ones.The chick was inspired by the current inspiration at Cupcake inspirations.
The INSIDES.
Detail shot of the Pie Lane floral bead sticker.
Please check out my Dt post here.

Supplies used
The image-Digi from Birdie brown.
The CS-fabriano erre elle
Backing paper A RAK from Hussena
Felt flowers-RAK from Hussena
sentiment-Scrapalicious times
Ribbon-Bought from UJJWAL
White embossing powder used to print on the brown circle from Priyanka's store.
The floral bead sticker-Pie lane
The circle was cut using the Fiskars circle cutter from Karuna.
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Words of encouragement on Sentimental sundays

This card is for someone who needs to cheer up...I do not know of anybody except me who can use this card.I need all the encouragement possible...coz this place is really depressing and the weather is still grey.This weekend we thought of driving down ....where?.... anywhere which is not Udhampur ...but could not because it was scarily windy and rainy and a day overpowered by thunderstorm.So I sulked and sulked.My husband suggested we go and catch a movie in the only theatre in Udhampur called RAJ THEATRE.It is the filthiest theatre anyone would have ever seen .I have been tempted to grab a couple of seat covers and wash them in my washing machine....anyway thats not the story.Coming to the movie ...(I try and go in the theatre while it is dark and leave it too when it is still dark...that way I try to create an illusion in my mind that the theatre is not filthy) we were in all six people in the theatre and the movie running was Jodi breakers...in less than ten- fifteen minutes we realised that it was a sex comedy( tasteless) and so we were forced to leave the theatre since our daughters accompanied us.
There isn't a single decent joint / restaurant/ take away so we came home and had dal chawaal.
I guess I have convinced you enough that I seriously need encouragement to pull on over here.
hence this card.
The INSIDES.
The craft is my only getaway here and Thanks to Sentimental Sundays(Words of encouragement),PDCC ( colours) and Card patterns( sketch).. Lia stampz( Tic Tac Toe)...Mine is flowers...ribbon and scallops...I managed to survive one more day here.
The sentiment is from ginger's house,the butterfly is a digital one,the flowers are from pie lane and the ribbon is a RAK from Hussena.
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Brick wall for less is more

The current challenge at Less is more asks the participants to make something CAS using neutral colours.And this is my take on it.I loved it the way it turned out.BTW Sorry for the poor picture quality.Its quite a feat That I manged to click it.Extremely grey and scarily windy outside.my card flew away a couple of times.Plus accompanied are thunderbolts in spurts.
What do you think?
THE INSIDES.
The stamp was bought from mansi.It was stamped twice using two different inks.the image was then cut and each piece distressed and arranged back like a brick wall.I love the shadowy effect.I tried using the same technique on the sentiment.
Hope you like my experiment...inspired by the tutorial at Splitcoast stampers.

Framed card for Skipping Stones

One of my favourite challenge blogs is Skipping Stones and this time there sketch is pretty intriguing but i am happy that though after three days I managed to come up with something.Hope you like it .
The colours are inspired by the current challenge at Colour Q.
This one is also apt for the current challenge at Crafty JC.
Close up of the embossed sentiment.
The stamp is unity so I am entering it at Unity Ippity CAS challenge.The current challenge at DYSU asks one to create sonething with wings  and i have two different creatures with wings on this card.
the sentiment is from a stamp that I bought from Jovita.The ribbon is from my stash and the die cuts are bought from Ujjwal.The bird image is stamped and heat embossed.
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YAY I am a Lulu POOH

Today I am thrilled to announce the launch of LULUPU!!

What is Lulupu, you may ask!!

Lulupu is an amazing venture initiated by our very own Karuna from Crafting Queen!

It is a one stop destination to quench all your thirst for paper crafting and more. You not only get to shop at Lulupu but also learn the inside secrets, tips and tricks on card making, scrapbooking and much more...

 “Lulupu is a place where you will discover the joy and magic of paper and all things pretty. It’s a place that ignites your creative imagination and inspires you with some amazing project ideas! We offer products as well as Scrapbooking and paper craft classes through our network of Professional crafters with years of experience across India…”

And what’s more?? I am one of the chosen Lulu Poohs along with Khushboo, Nikita, Tejal and  Shalini !! Yay!!

To know more about Lulupu, do take some time and visit our WEBSITE as well as our BLOG and make sure you leave us some love. :)

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