Sunshine, towel, flip-flops = Summer

Hello all, hope everyone is doing great. I am up with a card inspired by the season. It is hot here, and we are getting lots of thunder and rainstorms too. I have been spending a lot of time with my phone, sitting by the window to capture the lightnings, I did had great success yesterday.

I will share some pictures at the end of my post..

For now, to my card.
I started with a memory box stencil shine , used Hero Arts - Neon Sunshine ink to sponge the sunshine. Then I used two markers in blue and orange and simply drew some lines to create a striped towel, I fussy cut it to add to the card.
The flip flops are from Paper Smooches - summer lovin set, I stamped on a left over piece of a water color panel, and fussy cut.
I stamped the sentiment on the towel, it is also from PS.
A few birds from the same stamp set to finish off. I like this card very much.
Hope you all do as much as I like it.

Linking this with :

4 Crafty Chicks
A summer themed card
Summer

Just Us Girls
I have sponged the sunshine


A Blog Named Hero
Used Neon Ink from hero Arts for this masculine card.


Paper Smooches July Challenge
A summer inspired card
 

Addicted to CAS
A striped towel for here
 

Take it and Make it - July
I have stamping for the slippers and the sentiment.
Anything Goes with Stamps

 CAS Mix Up
Stamping + markers + Stencil/fussy cut


TIME OUT Challenge
Inspired by the sunshine

"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine"

Anthony J. D'Angelo

Mod Squad Challenge Blog
Another entry for the summer.

Usually I am in India during this time every year, but this year because of kiddos summer school, I am still in Macau. I am bit homesick, but the storms are surely cheering me up.

This was yesterday evening, 10 minutes after the kiddos walked in home from the school. Thunder and rainstorm.

 

This was also yesterday, you can see how the view has changed, I love my view, it is fun to see rain coming towards you from far. 

 

Rain approaching us. 

 

 This is an oldie, it was taken in May 2013, I love capturing the storms. This is one of my best pictures of the lightnings.

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Whimsical birds

Hey all, happy weekend to everyone. My second post, earlier one was a scheduled post for HLS DT inspiration.
This one is a simple one layer card, I used HLS - Whimsical birds and colored using markers, I added a washi tape at the bottom and stenciled few clouds with a light hand. The sentiment is from CAS-ual Fridays - Hope ribbon stamp set.
This set has some lovely and caring sentiments, and I thought it is a great idea to use birds with this sentiment, I stamped it across, as if one bird is comforting the other with words.

Linking this with:

HLS anything goes



CAS-ual fridays



colourQ



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HLS Anything Goes/Dies - July

Hey all, it's the 9th of the month, and time for our Anything goes with dies challenge at HLS.

 We are sponsored by HLS

For my card I had used the HLS whimsical set sentiment.
The flowers are created from a water color background. I was experimenting with some water color backgrounds, I simply painted some bright colors, and then stamped the ME- freestlye floral stamp and fussy cut ti to add. The circle frame is die cut using 2 nestled dies from WeRMemomy keepers.
It is a pretty simple card with a die and some fussy cut blooms in bold colors, I hope you like it.

The water colored panel, I will be using the rest in some cards to come in near future.

Do hop on to the Challenge blog to see what our DT has come up with.

Linking this with:

The Male Room
 In India, flowers are a favorite with men, and we make cards with flowers for them. Flowers are used for praying, and also men buy flowers for their wives and daughters to wear in their hair, so flowers are totally associated with men, My father loves flowers by all means, and I made thins card thinking of him!
 

Little Tangles
 I was inspired by the colors from the picture
 

Craft Stamper - Take it and make it July

Anything Goes with Stamping

Freshly made sketches
 Used a circle in place of an oval.
 

HLS Anything Goes
 Whimsical hello
 

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Kitchen color card, and a summer card

Hello all, hope all are doing great in this summer weather. I have been crafty but not finding enough time to blog! Even though the kiddos are at summer school all day, and hubby dear is not coming to lunch nowadays, what am I doing??? lol not slacking for sure ;)

OK, the first card is made inspired by the LIM Challenge - color of my kitchen. I have shared my kitchen in detail here earlier, and some of you have seen it. It is mostly white and silver. Most of the equipment in the kitchen is also either white or silver. Actually for last 8 years, even though we have moved so many houses, my kitchen color has been consistent, but for the counters, which were black until last year, and now white.

Adding just a picture of my kitchen.

 
It has a light blue dish tray, which surely is the only thing which is different in color. When we moved here almost 9 years back, hubby dear came here a month before me, and apparently he is the one who bought the dish tray!!!! It was not until 4 years had passed, and we had to move out of our first house here, that I realized that it belonged to us..LOL . I always thought it was part of the kitchen!!!

Anyways, for my card I am sticking pretty much to the same colors, It is a one layer card, except for the silver strips. I started off with stenciling the chevrons from Heidi Swapp in a light blue ink, just here and there in bits, the plan was to sponge the clouds in chevrons shape!!!
Then I stamped the sentiment from Hero Arts - kelly - baby set in blue pigment ink, and added the silver strips. I thought it goes well with the moon and my kitchen colors.

Linking this with:

CASology
A simple chevron card
 

Less is More
A one layer card with my kitchen colors
 Colours of your Kitchen

A Blog Named Hero
I have used Kelly's Oh Baby stamp here
 

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The second card is inspired by the current season - summer.
I used the neon pastel chalks, and drew some streaks and used my finger to blend in to form a yellow neon panel, then I stamped the sentiment form Paper Smooches - Summer Lovin, and the flip=flops are also from the same set., I colored those using markers in pink. I used the circle stamp from the same set to stamp it in Hero Arts - Sunshine neon ink. A very simple one layer card.

Linking this one with:

Paper Smooches July Challenge
Paper Smooches summer lovin set used here


Mod Squad Challenge
A simple card on summer

Lazy Days of Summer

Just Us Girls
Inspired by the word



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2 birthday cards

Good morning/day all. I am up with 2 birthday cards today. One is CAS, which was made 3 days back, and the other one is a mixed media one.

The first one is a one layer CAS card, I chose the Giraffe balloon from Avery Elle and stamped in yellow, the sentiment is from HLS - mix mash. I also stenciled few clouds with a light-hand using a blue shade ink. A few jewels to finish off, nothing much is added here.

Linking this with:

Seize the Birthdays



Addicted to CAS
joining with a flying balloon


4 Crafty Chicks
Anything Goes
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The second card I made is for STAMPlorations, I have been playing and following it for almost 2 years now, I was lucky to win many sets at various occasions. I have quite a few products from them, and I do want to join them in their third birthday celebrations.

I chose the cake stamp, and sentiment for this card from STAMPlorations, I stamped the cake using worn lipstick distress ink, and then I masked it, and used water colors to add many splatters mimicking the look of confetti here, or an exploded pinata. Then I colored the cake using markers, and added wink of stella for the icing. I decided to draw a circle using a silver gel pen to create a focal point for the cake.
I added the panel, and then sentiment on vellum, and added a silver ribbon to finish off. I hope yo like this card.

Linking this with:

Stamping Sensations

Anything Goes with stamps and ribbon

STAMPlorations 3rd Birthday Linky
Happy 3rd birthday to STAMPlorations


STAMPlorations Anything Goes



The Mixed Media Card Challenge
I have added the sparkle using a wink of stella


CWS Challenge
Lots of splatters here


Make My Monday Challenge
An exploding pinata
Explode

CAS Mix Up Challenge
stamping + markers + Splatters/glitter/embossing/ribbon


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Summer garden

Hey all, happy Monday. I have been on and off blogging nowadays, the kiddos were off school, and was busy with some errands. I am trying to visit your blogs, hopefully will do it slowly, there are so many I have missed.

I am up with a card, inspired by the summer colors I see nowadays, all the flora and fauna is blooming and booming, so its greenery and flowers everywhere I see from my house. My card is inspired by this.

I started with spraying a water color paper with mowed lawn distress ink spray, and then I used Paper Smooches - botanicals to stamp in olive green from Momento and a red ink.
Once done with the stamping, I used Avery Elle Tag die and die cut the tag, and glued the front to a white base, and for the tag I used foam adhesive. I added a white floss to the tag, and black jewels to the flower centers. The sentiment is from HLS - mix mash set.

Linking this with:

Shopping our Stash
A garden inspired entry here
How does garden grow

Paper Smooches
Joining in with a summer garden


CWS  Challenge
With ink splatters


AAA Cards
I have tag on my card


CAS(E) this Sketch
 Sticking pretty much to the sketch
 


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