Inkspiration Color Challenge #17

Hi everybody,

I was so glad to see Makeesha's Inkspiration color challenge on her blog. This is the first challenge for this year.Here are the colors for the challenge

Mmmmm!, these are colors I will use in different combinations. I like to use So Saffron, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla together. Similarly, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla and Cameo Coral together. It was a challenge for me to use So Saffron and Cameo Coral together with Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla. A lot of thought went into it. But then, I took out the cardstocks and laid it on the table and I felt it was not so bad as I had thought! So this is what I came up with. I am pretty happy with it.

The flowers I made using some old music sheets I had in my stash. I punch some scalloped circles out of them, inked the edges, adhered 6 layers (for one flower) using a brad, scrunched each layer except the last one. I then opened the layers and added a button in the centre. Dawn Mcvey has a tutorial on her blog. Aren't the flowers beautiful? I love them.

Petal Pizzaz was my first stamp set I bought with the starter kit. I haven't used them in a long time. Time had come to pull the set out and I used the leaf from the set for this card. The leaves are heat embossed with clear embossing powder on chocolate chip ink. Felt a bit weird stamping chocolate chip color leaves. But it looks nice on the card.Sentiment is from Sweet Little Sentiment hostess set.

 Thanks for the color challenge. I enjoyed making this card.

Have a great weekend

Hugs

Mini Tag album

Hi everybody,

How are you all doing? Last few weeks of school holidays and we all had enough of holidays. We (myself and my kids) want to go back into the routine. I want to get back to gym. Sitting at home most of the time is annoying. We went to see Alwin and the Chipmunks. Not impressive all. Toooo squeeky!!! I really want to get out of the theatre. Today was 45 degrees again. My eyes were burning. It became humid and later rained. Now its nice and cooled down a bit. I want the summer to finish quickly. Cannot take the heat. Compared to last year this year its 2 degrees too hot!

With this type of weather and being indoors, means only one thing. Make a project.So I made a mini file folder tag album.I started out with the file folder but I discovered that my file folder did not have any tabs. Mmmm! very weird huh! So I cut the file folder in half and then used one side of the file folder to make the album. Thus it became a mini file folder album.lol!
Here are the pictures.

Above is the front view of the album.

 

This is the back view of the album. I have used I {heart} Hearts stamps from Stampin' Up! and Bella Blue designer paper also from Stampin' Up!

This is the inside of the album. Four tags go into the pockets.

These are the four tags that go into the pockets. Aren't they pretty? I love how they turned out. Some dazzling diamonds on the heart shapes and on the tags just adds that awesome sparkle.

Some closeups of the tags

All products used are from Stampin' up! except the file folder, music paper and the buttons.I love shabby chic and vintage styles but very rarely I make projects suing such styles. Maybe I should make more of them. Hehehe! Anyway, thats all sharing I have for today. I want to drink some water and then watch Henin Vs Dementova tennis match. Oh! I love Tennis. At the moment, the Australian Open is in full swing. These two ladies are fighting each and every game. Beautiful match. I got to go. Its very interesting.

Will see you all soon. Have a great evening.

Hugs

Double pocket card

Hi everybody,

Today, I did even plan to blog. But my daughter wanted to "make something"! She came over to my craft room and started to nag me. So we went through Splitcoaststampers  'try a new technique" thread and found couple of interestiing projects. There was a "Pixie Pouch" and a "Heart shaped pocket". I liked the heart shaped pocket and my daughter like the Pixie Pouch! Nothing new!!!! We always agree to disagree. She then came up with this idea of making both as one project. Thats it and she left. Why? My son was playing his DS. DS games are more interesting now than wanting to " make Something" Uh! I was left by myself to make it as one project. Here is what I ended up making after 2 hours at it.

 

These are the two cards that goes inside the pockets.

Close up the scalloped circle flower I made using Dawn Mcvey's tutorial.

I have used a combination of products to make this project. Basic Black cardstock, Naturals cardstock, tag punch and ribbon from Stampin' Up!, pattern paper from Basic Grey. I don't know which brand is the music paper. It was in my stash.  Button and stamps from Papertrey and Black Bling from Kaisercraft. I really love using varous things from my stash.

I liked the end result and as I am blogging now, my daughter comes back and is surprised that its all done!

What you already made it? (not knowing she has spent 2 hours playing DS with my son), She asks. Not fair! I did not get to do anything! Huh! But it is gorgeous mommy! Can I have it?

 Mmmm! she always wants to have all of what I make. lol!  Not that she will do anything useful with it. But just that having it in her room and showing it off to her friends. Mmm!, No! She is not getting it! lol!!! I really like this one. I want it! hehehe!

Here is the link to the thread from Splitcoaststamper for making the heart shaped pocket card

and here is the link to making the Pixie Pouch.

Have fun making our own.

Hugs

Fun with butterfly punch

Yesterday was a hot day. but today is better. So far its been nice outside. A day to go out. So I am outdoors today. Cycyling with my daughter and son. Shopping for school shoes on the agenda! And probably gardening too.
I had great fun yesterday with my butterfly punch. I made a card set and a set of 3 frames. My daughter helped me too. She wanted to "help" always but just that she cannot sit for more than 10 minutes doing some craft work. Since this was simple and butterlfy was the theme, she sat making all of them.
Here are the pictures

 

 So cute isn't it? I have been seeing such frames and cards on the galleries, for a while now. I really really liked them a lot. I so wanted to make them myself. I have them now. These frames are great gifts for girls as room decor.I bought the frame set from Target on sale for $5

I have some challenges to do. But I will do them only tomorrow. Today off shopping for school shoes. Oh! I also remembered I need to cover all the exercise books for both the kids. Gosh that a big job to do!

See you for now. Have a great weekend!

Hugs

Note cards

Morning everybody,
Today I wanted to share some note cards I made last night. I also made coordinating envelope and a bag to put them in. I am not happy with colors I have used to make the bag. I think I will have to make another bag later. But here are the pictures

 

 

 

 

I have used a combination of PTI, Stampin' Up! and Basic Grey products to make this set. Very easy and quick to make. There are plenty of templates available online to make a box for a 3 x 3 note cards and similarly the envelope too. Just Google! What will we do without Google! lol!
And there are also many templates available on Splitcoast stampers. My envelopes are from Melstampz.blogspot.com and box is from the splitcoast stampers. Thanks to Mel and the person who gave the box template. You are both very sweet.

The sale-a-bration at Stampin' Up! starts on 25th January. I am sorry I gave you wrong information in my previous post. The inventory sale is still on. So if you like to get some good deals on the Stampin' Up! stamp set then email me.

See you soon.
Hugs