Less is More

I recently came across this blog and really like it because its all about CAS and I love this style. One can say so much with so little, actually that's a great thing, if you think about it. So the challenge at Less is More to create CAS card keeping the Sentiment as focal point. Love what Chrissie and Mandi come up with every week.

Here is what I came up with...3 cards...lol. Today my mind worked and I made actually 5 cards.

1st. card: I embossed the Sentiment with Turquoise pearl embossing powder. I then stamped this butterfly with powder pink ink. Love the combo and it looks really soft and pretty in real. Simple yet effective.

 Supplies: Stamps ( Cloud9- Simple Thoughts( Happy Birthday), Hero Arts CG200) Ink Versamagic in Pink Petunia, Embossing powder from Stampendous

2nd. Card:
While I was taking out some stuff from my drawer, I came across some water soluble Crayons...I wanted to use them on my stamps for a few days now, so took out my stamp, which haven't been used for some time now and spritzt it with water, used crayons directly on the stamp and stamped on paper. I love Peacock feather and the water color effect and the 3 generations of stamped image. I then stamped the sentiments with Celebration part in 2 colors.

 Supplies: Stamps ( Cloud9 Birthday Sentiment, Judkins Peacock feather), Colorbox chalk Ink, Bling from Pizzazzaplenty.

To finish added some bling and cut the 2 corners round.

3rd. Card: This is my favorite. I wanted to make more of a graphic card. I stamped the center circular stamp with yellow ink. I then made the Sun rays using a Sentiment from Hero Arts and stamped it curved with some orange n red ink. To give some balance I stamped Hello in black. To finish a bling in the center.

Hope you like what I created. TFL.

Sending you Sunshine....

Finally we can look forward for some Sunny days from tomorrow....I was feeling so happy so decided to make some cards. I wanted to play at the Challenge at Yvonne's Blog ( theme is to use little embossing and sanding)....check out, she is one super creative lady. So my color inspiration is from the challenge at wee memories.
Here is the inspiration photo:

Here is my take on it:
I took my Color Core paper( Nostalgia collection), which I was hoarding for 2 years now. Cut the strips and embossed it using the cuttle bug folder. I then made the Sun using another embossing folder. Then sanded to bring out the lovely Core colors.
To assemble, I adhered the strips and the layered Sun, then spritzt some Gold perfect pearl mist on n around the Sun. Its a bit clear in the closeup photo. Sorry for the bad photo as its quite grey at the moment.

 Paper- Colorcore ( Nostalgia), Bling, Sentiment from HeroArts, Versafine Ink

I will change the photo as soon as we get some Sun. To finish some bling and my sentiment from Hero Arts. TFL

Silhouette Congrats

Hi friends!!! my 2nd. post from today....love when I feel my MOJO working, I still have so many ideas...wish had time too. After this post have to finish the icing on my younger daughter's B'day cake...Yes! She is 7 today. She has a special date( 04.04.04, so easy to remember n fill the forms...lol.) Last night I was remembering her birth and the following years. I am so glad by the way she is growing. Yesterday my elder one and I made lots of Muffins for her school. Love both my girls.
So, this is  a card I made using  Papercrafts color combo and am so happy with the outcome. Since its all Monochromatic, I am submitting it at Scrap rendez-vous color challenge too.

I blended Milled lavender, dusty concord, worn lipstik distress inks to create the center panel, then I stamped the Happy defination stamp using worn lipstik ink. I then stamped the Silhouette image on the Doily using 2 colors of inks, which is sent to me by Janet...I then stitched the Twine around the doily circle. Then took a white strip, edged with dusty concord. To finish some bling, button and a sentiment.

 Supplies: Ranger inks, Stamps- Hero Arts(CL342, CG269, LP195 ), Button - De Nami, Twine from The Twinery, Bling from Piazzazzaplenty

TFL. Please leave your sweet comments, it helps me stay motivated.

Just Because.....

I have been thinking of making this card for the whole week but didn't get time...my little one had Flu. Anyway she is better now and I am just in time....I could not take good photo of it cos its raining and its grey n cloudy outside. So here is a card for the Make it Monday from Papertrey Ink. Love this video about blending Techniques.

(Supplies: Paper from PTI, Ranger inks, Stamp from PTI and Hero Arts)

I blended the cream card paper with 5 colors of Distress inks, then spritzt some water...love the effect it gives. Now I inked my HA background stamp with Shabby shutters distress ink and stamped onto this panel. Then I inked the leaf from PTI Turning leaf set with Peeled paint Distress ink and stamped over this panel. I then stamped over this image with white ink n then again with peeled paint ink. So basically it has been stamped 3 times over n over, thats why it gives a beautiful effect. To finish I adhered some bling n twine n Vellum. The sentiment is a Rub-on.

TFL

Inspired by....

Yesterday I was jumping with joy, when the postman rang the bell n handed me a packet from hero Arts. Well, I got goodies from my December win. HA ia one generous company. So I couldnt help but had to ink my new Stamps....then I was thinking about this challenge by Joy for a few days and yesterday was the perfect opportunity. She is so Creative, Sweet, Wonderful, Inspiring and I just love her style....You must go n visit her blog...you will be amazed by each one of her creation.
Here is the card I was inspired by:

Isn't it pretty and  this is what I came up with:

I was inspired by the spring colors from theshabbytearoom and Verve Stamps. I have been wanting their stamps for some time now n today got the perfect oppertunity. I stamped my flower on Vellum n colored using pencil colors. Its a lovely soft effect in real.  These are the inspiring photos of my Spring colors:

TFL

Color Splash

April....Hmmm!! its full of friends B'days. So made this card for a neighbour of mine who really loves Black and Red...so much so that her Home is all made of 2 colors. Kitchen Red n Floor tiles Black...white walls:))

The challenge at Lawnscaping is Splash of color, so here goes my card with a splash of Red.

My take: I stamped my images in Black, then distressed the edges and inked lightly with Red. For the color splash, I added Red bling and some Twine. I put some glossy accent on the critters, it gives a lovely effect in real, may be it shows better in the closeup. Adhered this panel with 3D foam onto the White card.

 Supplies: Stamp Heroarts (CL379), Twine from Twinery, Bling from Pizzazzaplenty Paper Migros

I got to know about this challenge at Use it Tuesday .They are going to make a donation to the Red Cross based on the number of participants of the challenge! If they get 1-25 players, they will donate $50; 26-50 players we will donate $75 and so on up to $400! Please help spread the word and hope you can join this great cause. 

 TFL