Anniversary card and notepad

Hi there! Again....because I have loads to tell.....

This one is about an anniversary card I made for a friend.

The image was coloured and cut out and then pasted on the card.The bouquet was paper pieced from here.The sentiment was created on word and then printed out.The embellishment consists of a teeny weeny flower with paper leaves.

The next thing I am going to share is a note pad I spiced up. It was fun doing this because its the first time I have transformed a book.the image is a free digi stamp.I coloured it with both markers and colour pencils.I stuck a jute ribbon to colour coordinate as well as give a slightly raw feel.the butterflies with the half backed pearls for feminity...afterall whats a full bloomed flower without butterflies fluttering by?The sentiment was created on word and then printed out ....I did not want to make it boring plus restricted with words like notepad or notes ...so to leave it to the users imagination as well as the preference the words chosen were these.

Baby shower

Have loads to write and tell as usual .....First things first...we had our regular coffee morning but it was special because we threw a baby shower for Kelly who is expecting her first baby in Sep.

I created this card for her .

The template of the diaper shirt card was taken from here.

The insides looked like this.

The party was great .

These were the goodies we got for her .

I had organised a paper game for her and we all conspired and worked towards Kelly winning it .

Beck made a paper chain hanging for decoraions.

There  was champagne flowing ...Baby shower and champagne?Well whats a celebration without champagne.

There was some food .

There were a couple of more games .In the end there were a lot of happy looking faces.

Thats a very pregnant but happy looking Kelly.

Thats Divika and Yenny. Yenny is fasting for the ramadan month but was quite sporting to still come for the baby shower. We kept telling her the food was awful to make her feel better...lol.

Thats Donna,Liz, moi and Beck.

But my fav picture has to be of the mobile Liz made for Kelly . Isn't it awesome? I am going to try my hand at it soon.

This is for a closer look.

 This was the first baby shower I ever attended because back home we do not have anything like this . Ours is more on a traditional side.Have a great weekend ....btw thts not all .....expect at least two more posts today itself.

Hi!I have loads to post but I am trying to limit myself to twice a week and it doesn't look like a great idea ...Why this twice a week restriction..... because I guess too much of myself for the readers if more than twice. Need your suggestions / inputs on the same .

I am sharing a card which I made for a friend who has opened a clothes shop in Kashipur.

The background paper was taken from here .The chain of lanterns  is a free digi stamp . The sentiment on the card was computer generated. And last but not the least the image of girl was chosen because whats a celebration without flowers.The flower embellishment is  a transparent blue one with white polka dots.

Trisha's school started today and she was very excited to go back to school.I finally managed to make an origami stationery holder for her .The image is here.The image on the stationery bag is a free digi . The 4 th grade supplies note was created on word and then printed out.

Trisha's teacher this year had asked all the kids to write about what they did in these vacations. Trisha was quite diligent in writing about all the major events in these vacations.She typed all these experiences too . All we had to do was edit ( which wasn't much ) and then print out . I spiced up her holiday journal a bit . Here is the image.

The image of the bard is a free digi stamp  from Phooka.The two background papers I have used are from here and here.The embellishments used are wooden lady bird and flower with a leaf.

Card and money envelope

Good morning and a very big Hi to all you beautiful people.I am back from Jakarta and also back to my desk creating things....Lots on my agenda and deadlines to keep..... I have no boss but deadlines are deadlines because if the card is not delivered on time it is pointless.

Ohhh By the way we got back our car on Friday and there is a semblance of normalcy in my life now. Fortunately,we weren't greeted by the notorious traffic jam in Jakarta ;maybe due to the Ramadan month.So it was a nice and short trip. Managed to catch an apology of a movie called Aisha....which is a complete NO NO if you ask me.I am a vegetarian for a month and so food wise wasn't a great trip.

Back to my desk after all these mundane ramblings;It is my domestic help Ibu Yati's birthday.So this is what I created for her.

Well a closer look of the card and the money envelope is here.The image of lady signifies retro feeling for me and since Ibu is 57 today  I chose this particular image from here.The pink background paper was downloaded from here.The balloons image is a free digi stamp too.The embellishments that I have used are a thin red ribbon,a cute blue button and a transparent  pink heart.The message inside read Selamat Hari Ulang tahun...which means happy Birthday in bahasha Indonesia.

The card is a closet fold card(my terminology).This is how it looks when completely opened.

The envelope is purse shaped and carries the gift money. It looked like this.The envelope template for this envelope was taken from here and then modified.The dress is paper pieced from here and then modified.

The recipient of this card,  Ibu Yati was thrilled and got very emotional to get a handcrafted card  and an envelope this morning.....As we call it back home it was a , mehnat vasool(hardwork paid off) moment for me .Let me know what you think of this card since your feedback is very important for me . It helps to know and stay motivated if whatever your write garners readers.

Have a bright and happening Monday.

Hugs

Lunch box notes

Hi! I have been really busy with quite a lot of things on my hands....well to name a few made a purse shaped envelope to carry money for my domestic help...also made a birthday card for her.The back to school project with my daughter is still going on .Little additions everyday to her treasure.One of my friend has started a clothes retail shop at Kashinagar. so made a card for her and also made a few lunchbox notes (a week's worth) for Trisha who starts school on 18th aug. I am waiting for the school to reopen. Omg my girls drove me mad in these vacations.

So the point of this blog is that I am sharing the lunchbox stickers I made last week.

All three images are digi stamps which I got from here and here.

Unfortunately I have lost the link to the image in the middle . I promise I tried a lot to find it but was unsuccessful.

I typed the sentiments /messages on word document and printed it out . Have used all kinds of things for wordings. Motivational sayings,riddles and even word puzzles.Trisha is a crafty kid and if I may say so myself quite bright .She  loves these kind of things in her lunch box more than her lunch.

The other were handwritten messages . The images of which I have shared below.

The giraffe image accompanies a joke on giraffe which says "Why do giraffes have long necks? Because their feet smell.

This one is a cute oriental image . My daughter has chinky eyes and we tease her a lot calling her wong ching pong ...hence the message.This one is a original and childish because it has been written by moi.

The monkey image comes with the joke that "what do you call a monkey with a banana in each ear?"Whatever you want;it can't hear you anyways.

This little girl comes with a knock knock joke which most kids love.

The last one is an apple candy image with the joke/riddle which says what kind of an apple isn't an apple? Ans :Pineapple.

My photgraphic skills are still pretty medieval and I sincerely believe that a new camera will change that. Hope Nitin reads this post and does the needful.

Okay one last image which I wanted to share with my readers . It has nothing to do with the cards but was one of my creations sometime back . It was meant to be a gift but my husband liked it so much that he immediately put it on our wall.

Thanks for passing by and I would like you to know that tomorrow I leave for Jakarta to celebrate the 15 th Aug function at the Indian embassy;hence won't be on net for two days.

Happy Independence day to all my Indian friends.See you soon.

Have a great weekend.

Cards for Mothers to be

Today I am sharing two cards that I made for two friends(obviously)who are expecting. One of them is expecting her first baby and the second one is expecting her second baby.

The image of the pregnant lady is same on both the cards but the embellishments and the sentiments are different.

The toy boats were paper pieced from here and the booties from here.

The sentiments read "A Great adventure is about to begin "on the card with the boat embellishment because boats /ships signify adventures to me atleast.

The second card has booties as embellishment and it is for the second timer mother....The sentiment reads"A moment in your tummy ...a lifetime in your heart."So true!

Thanks for stopping by.

Its a nippy day with clouds hanging low and an overall gloomy weather . Need to cheer myself up with a hot cuppa.

Cheer me up with your feed back too.

Birthday card for father

Hello! As promised I am back with a special card . I spent a couple of hours trying to design and visualise this one for almost a week .It is special because it is for my father's 61st birthday.And he is special....

So coming back to card I used a red cardstock the size of an A4 sheet...triple folded it.This image on the first level is the top of the card.The scooter image is of a lambretta which my father owned back in early 80s.This was the exact colour of the lambretta that I remember.The sentiment on top of the card says"Don't think of it as growing older.Think of it as becoming a Classic."Its apt for my dad who constantly complains of his old age .Since I could not find any masculine embellishments in my doodle drawers so I fashioned this origami shirt with a tie as an embellishment.

This is the second level/part of the card where I paper pieced this  bear with the No1 DAD sentiment.The sentiment reads 'The greatest gift I ever had came from God ...I call him Dad'.Btw I have started writing the sentiments in my blogs because I don't think they are clear enough and amongst my other handicaps Photography is a big one.

This is the insides of the card which has the wordings "Thank you for making family such a beautiful word.have a really happy birthday."

   

Just to give you an idea of how the entire card looks like if opened completely.

Alright just one more small thing.... have started  printing this don't  trash my cards at the back of my cards.I found this one as a free digi stamp and I loved it so much that almost  all my cards have this image.Thank you for passing by and bearing with me and with this unusually long post.Let me know what you think of this one .Would love to hear from you.