Lucky...

Hello..

I am back with my lucky card..

Used a kraft cardstock and hand-cut three circles on it.Glued Yellow cardstock to highlight those circles.. Added Quilled flower, Leaves and pot and attached them to yellow card stock. Sentiment is hand written and added some dots using sparkle glue just to add some bling!!!

Finally I made to some of my favorite Challenge blogs..

Linking this to

CASology - Week 88 - Lucky

Less is More - Lucky Dip -165 - Round and Round 

Get Inky Challenge 10 - Circles

Lulupu - Challenge #27 - Lulupu 2nd Birthday Special 

L- Leaves

P - Pot,Paper(quilling)

C- Cardstock,Circles

T- Tool(Quilling slotted tool)

Fresh Brewed Designs - March Month - Choose your challenge - Photo Inspiration.

Used Circles, coffee color (kraft cardstock) ,Brown (Pot) and Blue color for flowers.

Here is a closeup

I actually created this card keeping CAS Colours and Sketches - Challenge 67 in mind. But before linking I read all the rules once again to just make sure that I am not violating any rules and found "There should be some stamping on the card" to participate in the challenge.. :(..

Hope you like my card.Thanks for visiting and leaving me your feedback.

See you soon..

Monthly Giveaway @ http://moments-of-tranquility-shop.com/

Hello Friends,

Just a quick post share with you all about this fab giveaway!!!

It's not yet done...There is one more..

Have fun participating in this giveaway with lot of yummy goodies..

Bye..

A Star is Born!!!!

Hello Friends,

Today I am here to show you a Birthday card!!!!

Candles were cut from Doodle Bug 6x6 paper pads. Quilled Yellow and Orange mixed strips to show the flames on the candle. Added a Star with glitter to symbolize that "A Star is born" and printed the sentiment and displayed it as a banner.

Just to add some splash to the card, edged it with Blue versa color ink and the sentiments is also written with Blue color pencil. Can observe the same in the below pic..Added some glitter dots to add a bling!!!

Linking to below challenges :

CraftCreations -  Challenge - Anything goes

Love to Create Challenge Blog - Clean and Simple or Classy and Elegant

Pretty Paper Studio -  Clean and Simple card

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Simon says Glitter it

Dream Valley Challenges - Big Birthday

Scrap It Girl  - Birthday's

Scrappy Moms - Terrific Tuesday Challenge -  All that Glitters

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

Just for fun challenges -  Anything goes

Crafting By designs  - Anything goes

The Shabby Tea Room -   Anything goes

Through the purple haze challenges - Anything goes with optional use that bling

Cutting and Stamping Challenges -  Anything goes using using Green, Blue, Red, Yellow and Teal
Blue (Edging),Green,Red,Teal(Candles), Yellow (Quilled lights)

Sweet Stamps Blog - Anything goes

Through the craft room -  Anything goes

Just Keep on Creating -  Anything Goes challenge

DL.ART -  Use an uplifting sentiment with at least 5 words
4kraftygirlchallenges - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Challenge 102 - Anything goes with Sentiment
Scribble and Scrap - Challenge 14 - Always Anything goes 
Paper Issue - Count your lucky stars

Please leave me your feedback, it's a lot to me..

Till then, Happy Crafting!!!

Bye,

Anjali...

P.S : Pray for MH370!!!!

Updated : I just created an envelope to participate in Little Tangles - Challenge - Don't forget envelopes . 

Here is the envelope of the card. Added a quilled candle to the envelope and written "Happy Birthday".

Papier-mâché

Hello Everyone,

I am back here with something different and new one that I tried..Papier-mâché.

Papier Mache means Chewed Paper in French. It's basically made with pulp or paper pieces with starch or flour paste.

Here are the ones that I made

S and M representing mine and my husband's name's starting letters

Wondering why "S" is like that..It's my husband's writing style of  "S". I tried replicating it.

Here is the procedure for the same

1. I have cut down those letters on a paper and traced it on to the card stock that I have in my home. You need two pieces of one letter. One for top and the other for bottom. Use some scraps to attach both the pieces to give 3D look. Can use cereal boxes or the brown card stock that come as a packages for electronics. Refer to the picture below.

Second piece will be added on the top

2. Now comes the main ingredient of Papier Mache i.e., Adhesive to glue the papers. This is made using All purpose flour, Salt and Water. Mix it all and cook it for less than 5 minute and your glue will be ready.

3. Take some newspapers and cut them in to long pieces. No need to be perfect you can just tear it.

4. Use the flour paste and paste the papers to the letter. Make sure you paste the second one on the edges of the first paper attached and repeat the same until you feel it is strong enough to stand.

5. Let it dry for one or two days and you can paint it with some acrylic paints.

I am sorry for not giving detailed description through photos as I haven't taken much. But here is the inspiration for me to create this which has detailed descriptions.

Hope you like this and if you have some paints already in home this DIY is pretty cheap but gives a great look.

Entering this to

Lulupu - 2nd Birthday Special - Category 3

L - Letters

U - Upcycling (News paper and cardboard)

P - Paints, Paper Mache technique , Paper

C - Cardboard

Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes 2014 

See you soon..

Anjali..

P.S: Will update with some more pics soon.

Baby Girl Mini Album....

Hello Everyone,

It's a longtime that I posted..I was bit busy with my office work and not able to blog though I completed some..

Here I am to show my first baby mini album that I made for a liitle cute girl..

                                    Warning : Picture heavy post...

I planned to do a scrapbook to keep all the memories of the baby..But I was not having all the supplies. So I thought of making a cd mini album and got inspired from here of Indira Tanwar.

Here are some close-ups of the front page.

Rose flower was handmade based on the tutorial by Pooja in Reusing,Cards n Quilling. You can find the tutorial here.Butterfly is hand-cut and outllined with glitter.

First and second pages of the album - Untying the ribbon in the second page will open the card which reveals the baby photo  

   

Third and fourth pages of the album - Opening the paper clip gives the place to add photos of Mom,Dad and Baby

  

Fifth and Sixth pages of the album - Added two cards using brad to keep baby hand and leg prints. Sixth page is dedicated to have a photo of sleeping baby.

  

Seventh and eighth pages of the album - Teddy Bear on 7th page is printed ,colored and handcut. It has space to add memories of Baby's first birthday. Next page has some tags for journaling.

 

I made a handmade gift box to keep this album 

 


Here are some more pics

Here I am uploading a video of this album. Forgive me for the Zoom-in and Zoom-out..I think I need to learn self-recording.. :(

Please do leave me your feedback/comments/tips to improve..

Entering into 

The ItsyBitsy Say it with Roses Challenge - Last minute entry..Hope it is accepted.

Challenge #27 - Lulupu 2nd Birthday Special - Category 2 - 

                              

L- Added Layers , Leaf, Letters(Hand-cut)

P - Pencil colors, Patterned papers, Paper clip

C- Card stock, CD

U - Up cycling CD's

T- Teddy Bear( Colored and Hand-Cut),Tags

Craft your passion challenges -  Young at heart

Crafting from the heart - Anything goes

Bearly Mine Challenges - One for girls

See you soon..Until then keep crafting..

Anjali...

P.s: Click on the photo to zoom-in