Focus on What Matters...

I love the new bokeh builder stamp set from My Favorite Things called  Bokeh Builder. And how this set actually coordinates with the Cute Camera and Cute Camera 2 die namics. And it also coodinates with Mini Film Strip border die namics. So I combined them to make a card.

The sentiments on the Bokeh Builder stamp set are awesome. With the bokeh on the background and neutral film strip, I decided to die cut the camera in gold foil paper and layered it using foam adhesive. I loved the heart shape embossed camera lens. I die cut a couple of them in gold foil and used them as accent.

Now the layout of this card is inspired by the new sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge Blog. here is the new sketch for you.

This sketch is designed by Sam Simpson. Check out CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge Blog to see how the design team interpreted this sketch. Come and play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by! This is my third post for today. Here are my first and second post.

It is a Pajama Party....

Welcome to the Pajama Party with Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge.

photo source:  catchmyparty.com

Wow! What colours and patterns on the inspirational picture? The colour combination is really bright but unique. There are so many elements on the picture to get inspired by as well.

We have a fabulous new sponsor, The Cat's Pajamas, for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Pajama Party!



The LEAD of this challenge will receive a $25 gift code to The Cat's Pajamas!

 Pajamas have nice bright colours and bold patterns, right? So, I am inspired by both the colour combination and patterns. Here is my card.

The Cat's Pajamas was generous to provide the Curtain Crew designers with two sets and die. Picking from their cute collection was hard. After like going through the items in the shop for a few times, I chose Hare Today and Under the Stars stamp set and butterfly dies. Thank you so much for your generosity. Love the stamp sets.

For today's card, I have used Hare Today stamp set. Since I am in the watercolour mood, I watercoloured my image on the the watercolour paper. I choose distress inks Picked Raspberry and Salty Ocean. These colours matched perfectly with the inspirational picture colours. For the background, I remembered the Zebra background stamp from The Market Street Stamps. The company is closed now but they made the best background stamps ever and they smell nice too (perfumed). I inked the stamped with Doll Pink ink from Simon Says Stamp and made my background. The blue matt is a pattern paper. My card is not finished without Pretty Pink Posh's sequins. These are Cobalt 6 mm sequins that matched perfectly with the colours on the card.

We have The Cat's Pajamas Designer Noelle joining us for the challenge. And Curtain Call Crew have a variety of gorgeous projects for the challenge to inspire you. Here is the list for you to hop is you like.

Pajama Party Designers

The Cat's Pajamas Designer, Noelle McAdams

Amber Kroening

Amy Kolling

Amy Tsuruta

Gayatri Murali (That's me!)

Kim Singdahlsen

Laurie Willison

Lisa Henke

Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson

Sarah Gough

Stacey Schafer

Tenia Nelson

Tracey McNeely

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Pajama Party and play along with us!

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Featured!

The new Australian Cardmaking, Stamping and Papercraft magazine is for sale. 

I am blessed to have couple of cards published on Stamper's Challenge featuring Heartfelt Creations. 

Here is my card featured on the cover of the current magazine.

I thoroughly enjoyed making this card and a bit proud of it as well. I love love the making of those beautiful 3D flowers using the Heart Felt stamps and dies. I have to pull them out and play with them again.

There are so many fantastic inspirations in the magazine. If you like to subscribe, CLICK HERE

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Two techniques in one card!

A quick post sharing a card I made using two techniques - watercolouring using distress inks and inlayed die cut technique. This is the card.

I have used watercolour paper and die cut the landscape using the die from My Favorite Things. I then did wet on wet technique watercolouring to just dribble colour on the building. I let the colour dry. I then worked on the grass using water colouring. I then diecut the sun using the die from My Favorite Things. The centre of the sun I die cut using the flower center dies from Gerbera Daisy also from MFT. Love the texture on the centre. I watercoloured the sun and centre using distress inks. I watercoloured the sky too.  Once dry, I assembled the diecut and pieces on the card front. Then stamped the sentiment from Winnie and Walter's  The Big, The Bold and The Happy stamp set. The polka dot paper is added for contrast.

Edited: I just saw that Simon says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is DIE CRAZY! So I am submitting this card for the challenge :)

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Faux Hand-Painting card.

Hey everybody,

I played along Day-7 - Faux Hand-Painting from the Watercolour for Card makers Online Card Class.

I loved the video from Dawn from Wplus9. Her videos on watercolouring using Wplus9 stamps are awesome. The projects look so pretty and looks easy to do. So I tried it myself this afternoon.

I have used Spring Blooms, Whole Lotta happy and Fresh Cut Floral stamp sets from Wplus9 and distress inks to make my card. I kept my colour to just pinks and greens. It was easy to do if you follow Dawn's instruction on the video to detail. I love the soft look of the painted flowers. I am having a lot of fun with the watercolour class as you can see :)

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