To post or to not post

Hi everyone, I am feeling a bit under the weather nowadays, yesterday happened to be a sleeping day, I slept almost the whole day, no energy to sit also.  Today I feel awake and minus the headache, so can look at the screen for some time.
I made a few cards, which I wasn't sure if I wanted to share or not, I am not particularly very happy with these cards, but thought of sharing it anyway. There are some good days and some bad days in my card making, I would let you guys see both ;)

Ok the first one was made really a very long time back. I had embossed the lotus in silver, and colored it using the acrylic paint markers. Stamped few dragonflies and the sentiment is from STAMplorations. I added it to a purple base.

Linking this one with:

Waffle Flower January Challenge
Here is another entry with the sketch and colors

Spotlight Project STAMPlorations
Again with Cornelia's card

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The second one is made using pattern paper, and some stamping, smooshing etc.
I used squeezed lemonade for the cake, it is done with smooshing, and then I heat embossed the cake from STAMPlorations in clear embossing powder using a black ink, fuzzy cut it to add to the card.
Then I added the pattern paper to the top of the card, followed by a fabric tape, and a doily die cut.
Added the sentiment from STAMPlorations and finally mounting the cake using some foam adhesives. Finished off with few matching sequins.

Lining this with:

STAMPorations Anything Goes

Fusion Card Challenge

Addicted to CAS

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Finally the last one, this one is inspired by a picture, I saw online. The colors were beautiful to my eyes and thought of putting together a card using these colors.
I used a brown base, and white front. I first used a wet wipe, which was sitting with plenty of blue water color on it to wipe it, so I got a blue base.
Then I used a purple pigment ink to sponge the panel around, used stamplorations - trendy butterflies, and heat embossed in clear powder using dusty concord distress ink, then I used markers to color the butterflies. The small butterflies are stamped and heat embossed using Hero Arts yellow neon ink. I stenciled some leaves from ARTplorations leaf stencil, using some distress inks. Added a silver twine, and a leaf charm, The sentiment is heat embossed on vellum in black. This card is a love-hate type card, I cannot decide whether I like it or dislike it, and truly not my type of work. I might not be in my right mind while I made this...lol

My inspiration picture.

Linking this with:
The Mixed Media Card Challenge

STAMplorations Anything Goes

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Black and white with a pop of color

Here is another card, which I made yesterday. I wanted to do some sponging, and it just happened that I had black card paper and white ink sitting on my craft desk, so went for it. I had this left over butterfly die cut piece, so used it as a stencil to sponge the butterflies around the card in white pigment ink. I really loved the look after I finished sponging, and I was going back and forth whether to add color or not. I asked my darling daughter, and she gave me the best advice. She said, "Mama, do one more , and add color to one, and see which one you prefer." I was trying to figure it in my head, but she was right...LOL younger generation is indeed smarter ;)

So I chose HLS - mix mash set's smallest circles to add color here, used red and turquoise pigment ink to stamp the images, and a sharpie to add the dots. Stamped the sentiment from the same set on a grey card strip. I absolutely love this card. The black paper is glossy, so it looks like a photo to me. I used the other sponged card as a prop for the card to click picture. I hope you all like it as well.

Linking this with:

The Male Room
Another entry here

Uniko Studio
Another entry here for Anything Goes

HLS Anything Goes
Used mix mash

Butterfly Challenge
I had sponged the butterflies.

I is for Ink

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Showering with love

Good morning peeps, happy Monday, and a beautiful day it is with clear blue skies, so will enjoy it as much as possible, there is rain and grey skies in forecast.

I was hit with this crazy idea for a card yesterday evening, while I was sitting and looking at the sunset from my home. The evening was beautiful with the hues of orange slowly covering the buildings, it was a pretty view to witness, and I thought of this idea of showering love on the city-scape.
I knew I could use Paper Smooches die and stamps for hearts, but was thinking for the right sentiment, and then I remembered about this Wplus9 set, which is perfect for this card's sentiment.

Almost a one layer card but for the die cuts
I of course started with the die cut first, chose black. Then the next thing to draw an airplane on the top as I don't have any stamps of airplanes yet.
So first I practiced a sample and it looked ok, since it has only lines  and circles on it, it was easy to draw, I can only draw flowers and leaves but nothing else! I used a black sharpie for this.
Once done, I used 3 tiny stamps from Paper Smooches - Sweet hearts, used Hero Arts Ombre ink and a red ink, so total 4 inks to stamp the hearts, in a random fashion, but not all over the card.
 Finally stamped the sentiment, I chose red for the "love". I like how my imagination has taken shape after execution, it is a cute card.

 

My practice drawing ;)

 

 The supplies used.

Linking this with:

Uniko Studio

TIME OUT Challenge
Another entry , with just birthday.

Paper Smooches January Challenge
Another entry with 4 different colors.

Seize the Birthday
Another entry here.

The Male Room
Another entry here

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CASology feature - Very happy!!!

Hello all, I am very happy to let you all know that I will be featured at CASology for 4 weeks. When Melissa asked, if I would be interested, I said a big YES immediately. CASology is one of my favorite challenge blogs, I give a lot of credit for my CAS creations to CASology. Please visit the challenge blog at CASology to see the complete feature.

Today I am sharing a card which goes well with the current cue at CASology - Open.
As you all already know that at times, I use quotes from my collection on cards. I have used these lovely words from my collection today for this card, so first  I printed the sentiment off the computer. Then die cut the heart, and used the negative part here. I used ARTplorations - oh my stars stencil to dry emboss the front. Using stencils to emboss gives you a lightly embossed surface.
I sponged the scene on the base card using blue, orange and yellow pigment inks. I also added a candle to the base.
Used foam adhesive to add the front panel, and a few rhine stones to finish off. I stamped a tiny heart in red from Paper Smooches.

I have more than one interpretation for the cue.
1. The negative acts as open space.
2. The openness of the sky
3. The strength of a prayer to open any close door.

I hope you like my card. 

A closer look at the lightly dry embossed panel.

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Coloring on a black card stock - something new for me

Hello all, happy Friday, I am glad weekend is here. Everyone seems to be having a problem waking up in the morning nowadays. So weekend is greeted very well at my home nowadays.
I am sharing a card which I finished making now, I started it in the morning, but after coloring didn't had any ideas how to proceed further.
I used a shimmery black card stock and stamped the lacy scrolls from AltNew in white pigment ink, and colored it using color pencils. I used a black sharpie and ran over the lines. I left this as it is(I didn't plan this card beforehand) for few hours, and watched a movie and had my lunch and got back to finish it ;)
I decided to added it to a white base, and I used the sentiment from Uniko Sentiment and heat embossed in black ink, using clear embossing powder.
I felt that it need something to frame it, after trashing the idea of gold embossing, and adding a glittered frame, I decided to simply draw a frame using a black sharpie. I am glad I trashed the earlier 2 ideas, I like this look. I finished off as usual with matching rhine stones. I hope you all like it, I am very happy with it. Oops, forgot to mention that I added some yellow glitter glue to the flower center.

 Linking this with:

STAMPlorations Spotlight project showcase
I am using Cornelia's card again as my inspiration. I have one more card using acrylic paints on black, but for today it is with pencils.

TIME OUT Challenge
 Another entry here.

Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge
 Another entry here, going with the middle column down - Sparkles, embossing and new(technique)- coloring on black

Seize the Birthday
 A CAS entry here

Paru's Card Making Challenge
 I am playing with a new technique - coloring on black card for me.

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

A Mixed media with a dash of fabric paints

Hello blogger peeps!! I am sharing a different card than my usual CAS type today.
I just finished making a mixed media card, and I wanted to share it right away ;) I have a couple more cards piled up, which all need to see the light soon...
Ok, I started with the lotus first. I used some fabric paints for this, **first time trying this. I sprayed some mist and then pressed the card stock till I was satisfied with the results.
(Only advice, I want to give here is - don't wait too long, the paints starts to dry fast, and it might stick to the surface, and you cannot pull your card without peeling the paper.)
Then I stamped the lotus using dusty concord, and heat embossed with clear embossing powder, and fuzzy cut to add later...at this moment had no clue, how I would proceed with this lotus.

Next I used Tim Holtz's woodgrain stencil and sponged it using 3 shades of purple pigment ink.
I could have stopped here, but call me crazy ;) I wanted to add bokeh here( my latest CRAZE).
So used the HLS stamps in white pigment ink from Lawn Fawn, and some purple ink to stamp the bokeh. I would say you have extremely good eyes, if you can spot the white ink here ...lol...there is plenty of white ink used here though..
After that, I used a lavender card stock to frame the front, and chose a lighter shade of lilac as the base. I stamped the sentiment from HLS, and added a silver twine under the lotus, and finished off with 3 different size of rhine stones in purple, and a few sequins.
This is not my usual type of card, but I am happy that it turned out ok.

  The process:
 The fabric paint on the acrylic block with the mist

  the card pressed against it.

 embossed lotus

 closer look

I am linking this with a couple of challenges.

Waffle Flower January Challenge

TIME OUT Challenge
Another entry here...I hope I am not tiring you guys out with my entries ;)

STAMPLorations January CAS Challenge
My final entry here, going with the twist - had added a silver twine.

HLS Mixed Media Challenge

HLS Anything Goes

The Mixed Media Card Challenge
Another entry, playing with the twist

Sovushkaslavia Crad Sketch #42
Another card here.

Simon Wednesday Challenge
Ombre

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A peeking smooshed background

Hi all, I am up with a card I made yesterday.
for this, I started with smooshing the base card with distress ink - festive berries only. I used the die cut from Paper Smooches and used the negative as my card front, the tiny pieces and the front both are put together using foam adhesive. Instead of adding the pieces of "O" I decided to add a heart there.  I then stamped  "you" under it. A few sequins to finish off. A really simple one here today.

Linking this with:

The Card Concept
I am interpreting the picture as love, so going with a CAS card with  tiny hearts.

The Male Room
Another entry here.

HLS CAS Challenge January
I forgot to click picture of my smooshed background here, but here is another entry.

CASology
I have used a negative die cut to interpret open, and also interpreting with plenty of open white space.

Crafty Scrappers #5 - Cupid Love
A cupid entry here

Sovushkaslavia Card Sketch #42
Another entry here.

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