Winter Fantasy

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The year is coming to an end and I am still wondering how fast it went by. So for the last challenge over at the Happy Little stampers Mixed Media Challenge -the theme is Fantasy and owing to the season I thought a fantastical snowman would be good idea.

Using die for masking!!

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Today I am sharing a card for the Anything goes with a die challenge over at Happy little stampersbut this card is a little different as in I have used dies but this is one layer card and also can be called as a CAS card, which is always tricky for me but I was very excited to tru this technique when I read it on a blog last month so here i hope it will inspire you ...

Cherish Friends!!

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We are back this month with a fun theme over at Happy Little stampers mixed media challenge at this was fun for me personally because I was so looking forward to using the crazy birds stamp and die set that I bought recently. So as most of you must have guessed the theme this November is 'BIRDS'.

How to make clear Gesso - All about Gesso

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This article is all about Clear Gesso, so this post was inspired by one of my YouTube viewers - Madhvi, who wanted me to make a video on homemade clear gesso and so I decided to add this video to the list of DIY craft supplies videos I already have up on my channel.

If you do not know much about gesso and would like to understand please read till the end of the post.

Batch making CAS Diwali cards

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Diwali is round the corner and while we are all starting deep cleaning routines for our homes and preparing to spend time with our family and loved ones, there are people who are away from their family to guard our country. Soldiers of the armed forces are not only away from families but some of them are away in such remote areas of the country that are difficult to access. Their lives are at risk from the other side of the borders and they are also braving difficult living conditions and extreme weather. Being a soldier's daughter I am well aware of their and their family's emotions so when I learnt that the facebook group "Cards for a cause -India " is planning to send diwali cards to soldiers, I found this a great way to send some cheer their way and also thank them, so here are the diwali cards I made.

U R Awesome!!

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I have been trying to make CAS cards but I do not know why but cards do not come out as pretty as the cards as I see others make but I am not one to give up so here is another attempt on the same lines.

Autumn colours

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Its ime for the new Anything goes with dies Challenge over at Happy Little Stampers. October is the Fall month and the month of beautiful earthy tones. I love the colours and I made a super simple shaker card using those colours.

Man on the moon...

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It's a new month and its time for a new Challenge over at the Happy Little Stampers Mixed Media Challenge blog and the theme this month is Boys/ Men and to be honest I was very confused as to what should I do, and I did start on this theme a couple of times and left halfway through it as it just wasn't going the way i needed it to, but one night while putting my son to be I just had this picture in my head that I wanted to try and recreate so this is my project for this month, hope you feel inspired.

Heat emboss masking

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Today I am sharing this simple yet interesting card that was inspired by a video i saw of Jennifer McGuire where she uses heat embossing for masking, my twist was to just do it the other way around as I stamped the sentiment on and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.

DIY Rubber Stamps

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Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. How many of you papercrafters feeI this is a very expensive hobby to have as all the stuff we use is so pricey?
 If you are like me; all about crafting on a budget, I have a series on my youtube channel where we try to make our own craft supplies to use on our projects that will help us save some money and still enjoy our creative journey and satisfy our creative souls. I have some videos already up and this particular one is an extension of the previous one that I made on DIY Stamps -5 ways, this one basically focuses on rubber stamps.
This is a great DIY for all those who want to have matching stamps for all the dies you have or atleast some of them.

Monochromatic one layer Floral card

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As I promised I am planning to send out some thank you cards for people I admire and who have inspired me and supported me over the years not only for crafting but life in general. There are people whom I do not know personally but through their social media and I would like to reach out to them so this card is just the next one and there will be many more to come. 

Quilling Strips/ Cardstock scraps background

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Its a new month and time for a new challenge over at Happy Little Stampers Challenge Blog and as always the theme is Anything Goes. I recently conducted a workshop for some small kids on quilling and had quite a few strips lying loose creating quite a mess on my table and since I had used quilling strips to decorate the envelopes. 

Messy Thanks!!

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It is time for another challenge at Happy Little Stampers Challenge blog and this month the theme is MESSY, and when I thought about what to make it totally messed my head as I had various ideas popping in my head and it became difficult to decide what to do and I did start a few projects and experimented with different products however nothing turned out half as decent as it seemed to be in my head and I was running out of time to play more with some ideas so decided to go back to a trusted technique and product that i knew would not be easy to mess up.

Up in the air!!

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Good afternoon,
I love working with the inlay technique when working with dies and lately I have made many card using this technique so here is another one of the cards that I made and I hope you all like it. For those of you who are not familiar with this I have tried to show it via picture in this post and hope you will understand it better.

Inspire!! A simple card and a twisted journey

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Back again today to share a super simple project with you all but before that I just want to ask all of you - Have you had days where you started off with an idea to do a project, then after you start you kept changing your mind about the things you wanted to do so final project turned out to be very different than what you started out with? I am asking this because this is what happened here too...I am still not sure how I feel about this one. Do let me know if you have had a similar day...
Now back to the project; this is my DT post for the ANYTHING GOES with DIES challenge for August over at Happy Little Stampers Challenge blog,

Words are all I Have!!

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Since my last post where I painted on a newspaper canvas, I have been sort of obsessed with text related designs and have been using them on a lot of project and so when I saw the theme for this months Mixed Media Challenge at Happy Little Stampers Blog I was super excited and though what I made is quite simple I am in love with it....if I say so myself ;-) so here are not 1 not 2 but 3 projects that I am sharing with you. I hope it will inspire you too...

Spirit of You!!- Super easy canvas

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I am back again for the inspiration post for this months mixed media challenge at Happy Little Stampers. This month's theme is newspaper and though it is one of the simplest thing to recycle around the house I had a really difficult time trying to decide what I wanted to do this time. I finally decided to experiment with something I have had in mind for quite some time but never got to try it. So here it is.

A simple thank you card!!!

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 Its time to share this simple card that I made for a friend.and hope she like it when she gets it.

Treasure the moment

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If you are a parent you would definitely relate to the fact that our children grow up too fast and in no time they want to venture out into the world on their own and so it becomes really important that we treasure every moment with them....this thought was the inspiration behind this piece.

Its June and its time for a new challenge over at Happy Little Stampers Mixed Media Challenge and the theme is Layers. I would like to share my piece with all of you and hope that it captures the theme

LIVE!!

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This is the peak of summer here in India and thus everything is bright and sunny and it is also the season for weddings so here I am attending a family wedding and with our love for the yellow metal it is apt that the theme this month at the Happy Little Stampers mixed media challenge is GOLD!!
I have created here a bottle that is i gold and patina and another in just gold with old world charm;

Believe in you!!!

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I have been trying to make some Clean and Simple cards and wanted to use some techniques that I have been wanting to use for some time now. I thought these turned out ok so I am sharing them here. 

You are always on my mind.

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Welcome!
As in my earlier post this one too came out of the stash of coloured fussy cut outs I found cleaning my drawer. Love the picture if I say so myself, super cute:-). This was all assembled using pieces left over from previous projects as I am trying to get myself more organised, at least trying to.

Wishing you!!

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Welcome!
I am in the habit of stamping a bunch of images at once and then sitting colouring them as and when i find time. Then I fussy cut them out and keep them for future use. Seems like a good idea but when you are someone who is very forgetful I keep building the stash of cut outs and misplacing them!! so much for organisation!! Well I stumbled upon this set of cute cut outs from stamps that were borrowed from a friend; while cleaning up a drawer.

Say it with a Card!!!

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My son and I thought that it would be great to give his teacher a thank you card for all the help she has been to him throughout the year in his new school. As my son just loves cranking my Big shot he was the one to do all the die-cutting. This project became special for me as we worked on this together and also he enjoyed it so much. I hope you all like it as much as the fun we had making it.

Travel Diary

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Welcome.
Time flew by so fast that I never realise that spring is here and so is my son's summer vacation. This time I want him to make a journal for all the places he visits and the experience he has so that as he grows up he will have a memory of all his travels. To this effect I decided to make his little travel diary and that also happens to be the theme of this month's mixed media challenge over at Happy Little Stampers. so here it is ....

JUST for you

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Today I am here to share a super simple project that was inspired by a card sketch and is my effort towards a CAS card.

Friendship-A beautiful bond of hearts

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'Friendship' one of the most commonly used words in life and it adds so much meaning to our otherwise mundane lives. I am sure that we are all very familiar with this form of relationship and so this month over at Happy Little Stampers we are celebrating 'Friendship' and this project here is a gift box that I made for a friend who has always stood by me.

HUGS- Ombre card

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February is here and we can see valentines day gifts and cards all over the internet and in the markets too. No matter what we buy a small handmade gift or card always has more value as it shows the effort and care that a person puts into it. Today I am sharing a very simple die-cut inlay card that I hope will inspire you.

Memories is treasure!!

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February is the month when we celebrate LOVE formally however this is an emotion that should be celebrated throughout our lives and not just a month in a year. This month over at Happy Little Stampers Mixed Media Challenge the theme is Butterfly and everytime I think of fluttering butterflies it reminds me of a day I spent in the Hanging Gardens in Mumbai and this project is a representation of that day spent between butterflies and flowers.

Just for you - One layered card

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Its true that time flies the celebrations for the new year have just ended and preparations for the Valentines is already underway and here is my first Valentines day card this year. It is a very simple one layered card that reflects the colours of the rainbow and personally for me it represents the joy and beauty a rainbow brings to our hearts.

Inspire and Dream- Burlap Canvas!!

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The new year has begun and I hope it will be happy and fufilling one for all. Here at happy Little Stampers this months challenge is " Garden" and so I decided it would be awesome opportinuty to try something new so this is my first attempt on a Burlap canvas. Hope you will like it.

Desk-top calendar 2018

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Wishing all my readers a very happy and prosperous New Year 2018. The year that went by was a wonderful year and I hope that this year brings everyone joy, health and success. Now that a new year has started we will all be using new Calendars and new diaries/ planners so here I want to share this cute desk-top calendar cum post-it holder that you can make for yourself or for your friends.