ATSM #162

Hello blogger friends, today is Wednesday and time for a brand new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.
Today it is to "Make your Mark", you can do anything to make your mark, coloring, drawing, painting, sewing etc.

Today we have QKR Stampede as our sponsor for the challenge.



3 free digis for winner

For my card, I decided to do sewing, I drew balloons , and I did eyelet stitching using a pink shaded embroidery thread, and doodled the string myself too. The sentiment is from Uniko Studio. I finished off with some matching tiny rhine stones. It is a super clean card, I added foam adhesive ti lift up the front panel. Hope you all like it, I am loving it :D

Do stop by the challenge blog to see what our talented DT has come up with to inspire you all, hoping you see you there.

Linking this with:

Just Us Girls
I have used stitched balloons.

CAS on Sunday
 The main focus is stitching on this card.
 STITCHING

House of Cards
 Real stitching here for the balloons.

TIME OUT Challenge
 Another entry here.
 'Take some TIME OUT to 'Make your Mark'

Seize the Birthday
 A simple birthday entry.

Tuesday Throwdown
I think balloons are perfect for a child's birthday, so linking it up here.
For A Child

Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate your kind  feedback :) Have a great day!

Daisies and Sea

Hi everyone, before I share the cards today, I want to share this dish....we went out for dinner yesterday, at my favorite Indian restaurant here, it is the only Michelin star Indian restaurant here in south-east Asia, if I am not wrong. The chef happens to be our family friend, and I am allowed to openly criticize and give feedback on the food. I am myself a decent Indian chef.....this appetizer is new on menu, and I must say the presentation knocked me over yesterday, and to top it up, it tasted heavenly. It is named "Laila murg seekh kebab" - it is a minced chicken kebab with fennel and cardamom, rolled on finely chopped bell peppers, and the sauce is made with cheese, nuts, pomegranate seeds....It was brilliantly served on a stone tile....I thought it was worth a picture to document it.
The other appetizer behind this one is Tandoori Cod fish marinated in raw mango sauce, it was ok, my hubby seems to have liked this one very much.....but my taste-buds didn't appreciate it as much as the chicken kebabs ;)

Now to the cards, I am sharing 2 cards again.

 The first one up is made using a grayish -blue, textured base, and a white textured front.

I started off with a stripe stencil, and used the DI - smoky sky to sponge the sea, I sponged it in alternating the dark and light shades...then I added some wavy stitches using a blue shaded embroidery thread.

Sponged orange sky at the top, and some clouds too, the colors are from a challenge.

I then stamped the sketched letters "HAPPY" - Hero Arts, and birthday is from my custom made stamps, I stamped a bird in kraft color. I made it as a masculine birthday card. Hope you all like it.

 Linking this one with:

House of Cards

I had added stitches on my card.

Color Throwdown

Sticking pretty much to all the colors on the palette.

TIME OUT Challenges

Another entry here.

'Take some TIME OUT to 'Make your Mark'

Seize the Birthday

A masculine card here.

CAS(E) this Sketch

Sticking to the sketch pretty much.

A Blog Named Hero

used hero arts stamps for the word happy.

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For my second also I chose a textured base, and added yellow panel to frame the front panel.

I used Mama Elephant - freestyle blooms to stamp daisies, and used an yellow acrylic marker to color the center, the leaves are colored using pencils.

The sentiment is from Uniko Studio.

Linking this one with:

The Card Concept

I am going with clean and layered design, and was inspired by the daisies, and the colors.

Tuesday Throwdown

Another entry here.

Anything Goes

4 CRAFTY CHICKS

A simple birthday card.

                                                                 
                                                                       BIRTHDAY!

  

Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate your kind  feedback :) Have a great day!

Just leaves

Happy Thursday everyone, hope you all are doing great.

I am up with a one layer card, I made this yesterday.

I chose a white textured card base for this, I started off with spritzing some DI forest moss spray, and added some gold embossing powder and heat embossed it. Then I used the leaves from Mama Elephant - freestyle blooms, and stamped, I didn't wanted to do any masking, as I have been doing it very often nowadays. Then I used green water color pencils in 2 shades, and colored, the sentiment is from Words to rescue. Hope you all like this simple card.

 

Linking this one with:

Less is More

A very green entry here.

 Green & Gold

Inkspirational

Another entry, I think I should stop now ;)

Happy Little Stampers

Another simple entry here.

Tuesday Throwdown 

Another entry here.

TIME OUT Challenge

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2 set of cards

Hello everyone, I am sharing 2 cards again today.

The first one up is a simple card, made using masking technique. I used a circle to mask and sponged the shades of blue ink to create the sky. I added a die cut from Paper Smooches, this one is a brand new die set, which I haven't used yet.
The sentiment is computer generated, it is one of my favorite quotes, and I have cards earlier using this, and I did sponge a moon too.
The sponged panel is added using foam adhesive to give a lift, and finally I added matching tiny rhine stones to finish off, I am pretty happy with the finished card, hope you all like it too.

 

Linking this one with:

NBUS #5

Playing with my new PS dies.

Paper Smooches SPARKS

 Added a die from Super2

Casology

 My interpretation is just simple this time, going with a moon in the sky.

Addicted to CAS

Another entry here.

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The second one layer card, I started off with sponging the honeycomb stencil, then I used the diagonal stripes folder to partly emboss the card.

I added a ribbon, and an apple from a pattern paper from my stash.

The sentiment is from WPlus Designs - embroidered bouquet.

Linking this one with:

Just Us Girls
Playing with the code word

Virginia's View Challenge
Another entry with hexagons, and stripes

Tuesday Throwdown
Another entry for the Anything goes

The MIxed Media Challenge 
I have used embossing, stamping, stenciling, and added a ribbon too

 

AAA Cards
 Just playing with dry embossing.

Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate your kind  feedback :) Have a great day!

Patterns and surfing turle

Hello everyone, sharing 2 cards after few days, I am crafting but the blogging time is sill not back to routine yet.

The first card is super simple, just some sponging to create the sea- surfing effect, and I added a 3D sticker of a turtle in shades . The sentiment is from STAMPlorations - trendy butterflies.

Linking this card with:

Curtain Call

Tuesday Throwdown


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The second card is a one layer card, I used Mama Elephants - zenith shapes to stamp and create the banner here, the sentiment is from the same brand but different set.

Linking this one with:

Virginia's View Challenge

Inkspirational

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge

Joining in to congratulate Shery too at STAMPLorations

Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate your kind  feedback :) Have a great day!

2 cards

Happy Friday all, our evening is in approach now. My son takes my laptop to school nowadays, so I had to change my blogging time to after school nowadays...I don't feel like using his monster like desktop, and neither my daughter's laptop....it will go on till we he decides which laptop to buy for himself ;) Which I hope he decides soon.

Anyway, I have made a couple of cards and sharing 2 now.
The first one is a very soft colored one layer card, with some coloring done, it is a CAS, with the exception that I have not used my all time white card base this time.
I used Mama Elephant's - freestyle florals to stamp, and used some color pencils to color the image, the sentiment is also from the the same brand but different set - water blooms.

 

Linking this one with:

Happy Little Stampers

A softly colored card.

Inkspirational

Another entry here.

TIME OUT Challenges 

A simple entry

'Take some TIME OUT to 'Make your Mark'

Alphabet Challenge Blog

* O for One Layer *

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The second card is layered, I started off with stamping the sentiment first and then I drew some lines, and masked it, and stamped Paper Smooches - botanicals 3, the colors are from a challenge.

I added strips of pattern paper and winded off with a black strip. The sentiment is from Uniko studio and Kaiser craft.

Linking this one with:

Runway Inspired Challenge
Going in with the colors.

Paper Smooches SPARKS
Used botanicals 3

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Trendy feathers

Hey all, I am sharing a quick card, it is a one layer card. I had used STAMPlorations trendy feathers for this card, I had simply inked up with DI and stamped it at the bottom of the card, and the sentiment is also from the same set. A few matching tiny sequins to finish off, hope you all like this simple card.

Linking this card with:

Inkspirational
Another entry here, I make a lot of one layer cards, so might add few more.

STAMPLorations Anything goes

Muse
I am not a frequent player here at Muse, but this weeks Muse definitely pulled me here.

CASology
A simple entry, my interpretation is writing with feathers.

Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate your kind  feedback :) Have a great day!

ATSM #160

Hey all, its time for a new challenge at ATSM, and today we have a fantastic photo for you guys, there are so many wonderful ways you can be inspired by this picture.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Sticky bear.

Prize - 3 images up to $10

For may card, I was inspired by the colors and the fallen leaves, I used paper smooches stamps - botaniclas 3 for leaves, and stamped in different colors, and stamped one set on a red pattern pattern, and fuzzy cut it to add at the top. The sentiment is from STAMPlorations - trendy feathers. A twine to finish off.

Linking this with
Paper Smooches Sparks - Anything goes

Do join us with your creations, and please do stop by the Challenge blog to see more inspiration from our wonderful DT.

Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate your kind  feedback :) Have a great day!