Merry Monday #37 - Warm Winter Wishes

I am back with a card that I made for the Merry Monday #37 Sketch. Again another beautiful sketch. I used my Stampin Up - More the Merrier stamp set for this card.

What can I say - I happen to love Snow men!!!!!!! :)))) I kept the coloring in this image to minimal, just colored the scarves and hats.

Patterned paper is from stash. The scalloped border paper is actually kind of navy blue, but looks black in my picture as I took the picture late at night.

Here is the sketch,

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - SU More the Merrier stamp set
Paper - PTI Hawaiian Shores, White and Enchanted Evening CS
Ink - Memento Black and Copics
Other - PTI Double ended banner die, Nestabilites, SU Scallop border punch

Jest for the Fun of it - CFC #41

CAS-ual Friday Challenge #41 - is Jest for the fun of it. To create cards that use Pun in your sentiment. I loved this challenge and kind of went overboard and created three cards for this challenge. I would have loved to create more, but then I knew time was running short and I needed time to photograph it and blog it as well. But I was late anyways and could have created few more cards while I was feeling creative.

So here are my cards,

1) Happy Bird-day - This image is from SU Pun Fun Stamp set. Love all the images in this stamp set. Made a simple CAS card.

2) You Light up my Life - I used the latest PTI Stamp set Lighten up for this card. I die cut the light stand and shade and kept it simple. This is also for the PTI Swap hosted by Steffie on SCS - for the masculine card category. I was inspired by a card on SCS, but I forgot to book mark it. Will edit the post to give her credit as soon as I can find it.

3) Thanks Sew Much - Last but not least is this Thank you card using "Many Happy Re-turns" stamp set from GKD Designed by Rupa Shevde. Love this stamp set. Not my best coloring on the sewing machine. But some how liked how this turned out. I used the patterned paper from Material Girl pack and love how these have sewing related stuff on the pages.

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - PTI Lighten Up, GKD Many Happy Re-Turns, SU Pun Fun
Ink - Memento Black, Copics,
Paper - PTI White, Fine Linen, OA, PTI and Cosmo Cricket Patterned Paper
Other - Ribbon from Stash, PTI Vintage Button, Nestabilities, PTI Lighten Up Die

Bicycle Birthday Wishes

Hi Friends, October is almost ending and we are stepping into winter with the arrival of November. It has been a while since I posted to the blog- things have been a bit hectic at home front and plus I had been mainly doing some scrapbooking and catching up with my Project Life. But I am back with a few posts now.

The card I wanted to share today is a birthday card that I did for KJ's swap on SCS. I used the new Hero Arts + Sizzix  - On the Go Bike stamp and Die combination for this card. I love this new combination of Hero Arts stamp and the open thin framelit die from sizzix combination. It is so easy to stamp and cut.

I used PTI Chartreuse and White CS along with Recollections (From Michaels) Patterned Paper from this card. Some Gingham ribbon from Offray and some PTI Vintage buttons complete the card.

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - Hero Arts On the Go Bike, PTI Birthday Basics
Ink - Memento Black, SU Really Rust
Paper - PTI White and Chartreuse CS, Recollections polka dot patterned paper
Other - PTI Vintage Buttons, Paper source Red Gem Embellishment, SU Oval Punch, Sizzix Framelit die for the bicycle

Cooking Class

I wanted to share this layout that I did for Lisa Day's 28 sketches class on www.bigpictureclasses.com. I had actually done this layout a while ago, but I had to print and glue the journaling and that took me a while as my craft room was in transition.

It was lots of fun attending the cooking class at Viking Culinary School in Dallas with my friends Leena and Amy. I have a few more layouts on this that I am working on and will hopefully share them soon.

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - None
Paper - Coredinations card stock, SU Patterned Paper
Ink - None
Other - SU Scallop Border Punch. Alphabet Stickers, Cooking Stickers

Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge

A CAS Card for the Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge. Loved this sketch and will probably use it again.

I had bought one of these older SU retired stamp set called Bitty Boutique a while ago and it was perfect for this sketch. I used the wonderful mother sentiment from one of the SU SAB sets (will edit the post later once I look it up).

Here is the sketch,

In retrospect, I might use a different background mat for the image so that it stands out a bit more. But I loved this sketch and can see so much more possibilities with it.

Thanks For Stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - SU Bitty Boutique
Paper - PTI Lavender Moon and Vintage Cream CS, PTI Patterned paper
Ink - Memento Black, Copics
Other - May Arts Ribbon, PTI Doily Die, Nestabilities,

Blue Birds

I am in the wold of blue birds inspired by the Embellish magazine color trends challenge. I did these cards for,

1) Embellish Magazine Color Trends Challenge with Birds

2) For Pals Paper Arts Challenge PPA82-CAS-Elements of Style-Scallops
3) CPS Sketch #206

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - SU Asian Artistry, Sweet and Sassy Digi Birdhouse Stamp
Paper - PTI Fine Linen, Dark Chocolate, White, Kraft and Blueberry Sky CS
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa, Copics, PTI Inking Cube - Chai
Other - Nestabilities Petite Scallop Circles, Nestabilities Rectangles, Cuttlebug Embossing Folde

Always time for you

I wanted to share this card that I did for the following two challenges,

1) Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger Challenge - Comfy Cozy. I was inspired by the Blue and subtle red/pink colors and the bench itself :)

2) Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge - PPA81. Here is the Sketch,

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - SU Time For You
Paper - PTI Kraft, Rustic White and Pink CS, SU and MM Patterned Paper
Ink - Memento Black, Copics
Other - SU Circle Punches, Generic Ribbon from Stash, SU Word Window Punch

Christmas Wishes with Butterflies

I created this card for Pals Paper Arts Challenge #68 - which was a beautiful inspiration photo. I did not have the colors that were a perfect match to the photo, but I think these come close enough.

The SU Medallion stamp is stamped with Purely Pomegranate ink and the sentiment is stamped in Lavender lace. I was blog surfing and found this interesting challenge of using 5 or more butterflies on your Christmas card/project on on Roree's blog. So, I added some gold butterflies (punched with MS punch) all around the medallion. I really loved how this card turned out.

Here is s a close up of the butterflies,


Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - SU Medallion stamp set, SU So Many Scallops
Paper - SU White, Gold paper and Plum Pudding CS from PTI
Ink - SU Purely Pomegranate, SU Lavender Lace
Other - SU Scallop Punch, MS Butterfly punch, Gemstone embellishment

Pals Paper Arts Challenge #67

2nd post of the day. Please scroll down or Click here to see the Birthday Boy Post.

I recently acquired this SU set called Asian Artistry. I just love this bird image from this set. I did this card for the Pals Paper Arts Challenge #67 to use the colors Yellow, Red and Grey. I used the CPS Sketch #192 for this card.

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - SU Asian Artistry
Paper - PTI Pure Poppy and Lemon Tart, SU White and Grey CS
Ink - Ranger DI - Barn Door
Other - Cuttlebug embossing folder, Nestabilities

Birthday Wishes

I needed some Birthday cards and happened across the Everything But the Kitchen Sink challenge #26 hosted by Kelly Marie and I really loved the color combination that she came up with.

I used the Pals Paper Arts sketch #66 for this card. Very versatile sketch. I used the SU stamp set Infinite Goodness - I just love this set. I stamped the Leaves lightly with blue ink and then stamped the dragonfly in memento black. The sentiment is from SU Set Think Happy Thoughts, added a brad to finish the card.

Here is the PPA66 Sketch,

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - SU Infinite Goodness and Think Happy Thoughts
Paper - SU Bermuday Bay, Grey and White CS, SU In Color Patterned Paper
Ink - Memento Black, Ranger DI - Stormy Sky
Other - SU Scallop Border Punch, SU 1" and 1 3/8" Circle Punches, SU Brad

Black and White Christmas Cards

I wanted to share the two Black and White Christmas cards that I did for the Kelli Jo's Swap on SCS.

My first card uses the single stamp from Stampin Up - Dasher. I loved this stamp set. I have used some black gingham patterned paper from Making Memories. I used the new Snow dots Embossing folder with some Gina K designs Mother of Pearl Metallic CS. This paper is just gorgeous and has an awesome sheen to it. I tried to get a close up picture.



here is the close up picture,



For my 2nd card, I used Gina K Designs Christmas in July set- Blessed is the Season. This set is just so pretty. I kept the design simple again. I used the script image from this set and created the background using Memento London Fog Ink. I felt that black might be too overwhelming. Then the tree image formed the focal image. I wanted to put some liquid applique or Stickles on the tree branches, but forgot to do that :(



Thanks for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamp - Blessed is the Season by GKD, Dasher by Stampin Up
Ink - Memento Black, Memento London Fog
Paper - Making Memories Patterned Paper, PTI White, Black CS, GKD Mother of Pearl Metallic Card stock
Other - PTI White Satin Ribbon, PTI True Black Satin Ribbon, Kaiser craft Pearls and White Bloom Self Adhesive Gems

Mojo Monday on a Tuesday

I loved the latest Mojo Monday Sketch #150. I created this card also for PPA53 - Pals Paper Arts - Monochromatic Challenge - Purple.

I used PTI Guidelines Patterned Paper in Plum Pudding. Card stock is PTI Lavender Moon and PTI Plum Pudding. Vintage Labels from SU was the perfect stamp set for this Sketch and it matches so well with the SU Scalloped Circle Punch. I am in love with Ranger DI - Dusty Concord, it is a great purple color.

Here is the sketch,



Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:
Stamp - SU Vintage Labels
Paper - PTI Guidelines Patterned Paper, PTI Lavender Moon, Plum Pudding and white CS
Ink - Ranger DI - Dusty Concord
Other - PTI Lavender Moon Ribbon, SU Scallop Circle Punch, EK Success Scallop Border Punch, White Bloom Gem stones

Pals Paper Arts Challenge #50 Using CPS 174 Sketch

Pals Paper Arts Challenge #50 was to use the colors So Saffron, Chocolate Chip and Basic Gray. I did not have So Saffron, so I used Crushed Curry Instead :). I used the CPS 174 sketch for this card.



I used some Chocolate Chip Designer paper from SU and mounted it on Basic Gray Card Base. I used the sentiment from SU Think Happy Thoughts set stamped in Crushed Curry and Mounted on some crushed curry paper. I colored a white prima color using Copics and added it to the card as well. I kind of like how this card turned out.

Here are the Color Challenge and sketch,




Supplies:
Stamp - SU Think Happy Thoughts
Paper - SU Basic Grey, chocolate chip, white and crushed curry CS, SU Chocolate Chip Designer Paper
Ink - SU Crushed Curry, Copics
Other - SU circle Punches

PPA #37 - Flower Theme

The Pals Paper Arts challenge #37 is Flower Themed cards :) Even though they do not ask you to use SU products, this is one challenge where I try to use my SU stamps..coz it is nice to think out side the box.

Amongst all my SU Stamps - I have two favorite flower stamps - A little happiness and Eastern Blooms..so I decided to be generous and do two cards for this challenge :)

For my first card using - A Little bit of Happiness. This card was inspired from this card that I saw on SCS. I used water color brush to create the effect she had done on her card....but then the rest of the design is mine :)

Here is my card,



I used my new SU Supplies - the new border punch from SAB, the new corduroy buttons from Occasions Mini (I think)..

Here is my second card using Eastern Blooms. I kept it simple. I just love this Cherry Blossom (I think??) flower image from this set.



I added some Stickles to the flower centers. Some PTI Raspberry Fizz ribbon and a tag with sentiment completes the statement.

Supplies:
Stamp - SU Eastern Blooms, Three Little Words, A Little bit of happiness
Paper - PTI Sweet blush, white, black CS. SU White, Red, Crushed Curry CS
Ink - Memento Black, SU Markers
Other - Nestabilities Tags, PTI Raspberry Fizz Ribbon, Water brush, Offray Yellow Ribbon, SU Corduroy brad, Prima Flowers, SU Modern Label punch, SU Border Punch.

Birthday Cards for MAN Cards Swap

I wanted to share the Birthday Cards that I did for the MAN card Swap hosted by my friend Jen on SCS. I want to apologize in advance for the bad pictures...I am still learning the art of photographing my projects at night.

I used Rupa Shevde's Are We There Yet stamp set from GKD for this card. I colored this Vespa scooter with blue and used some GKD CS layers. Ribbon is from SU. This card was inspired by Kurtis's card as seen here



I used SU's Pocket Silhouette's and Upsy Daisy sets for this card. This is a CASE of the card from Mary Fish who is my SU Demo. Here is her card. I loved this card so much that I pretty much kept it the same. I did not have the exact Embossing folder that she used, so I used a different one and plus I used buttons instead of eyelets.



Supplies:
Stamp - GKD Are We There yet, SU Pocket Silhouette, SU Upsy Daisy
Ink - PTI Dark Chocolate, Memento Black, Copics
Paper - SU, PTI and GKD CS
Other - PTI Dark Chocolate Vintage Buttons, SU Ribbon

PPA 17 Sketch using Just Us Girls Color Combination

I used the PPA 17 Sketch along with Just Us Girls Week 8 Color Throw down - which was to use Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, and Bashful Blue. I did not have those exact colors, but substituted with what I thought was closest to those.

I somehow had made up my mind to create a holiday cards and these are not traditional holiday colors, but I am quite happy how it turned out.

Here is my card,


I used PTI Aqua Mist as my card base. I used Really Rust ink on white CS with Darling Dots and Cute & Curly stamp sets :) I had this SU DP from a while ago, while it was not Pumpkin Pie, that was the closest I found :) Some PTI Orange Ribbon added another color to it :)

Here is the PPA Sketch,


Here is the JUGS - Color Challenge,


Supplies:
Stamp - SU Darling Dots, SU Cute and Curly
Paper - PTI Aqua Mist and White CS, SU DP
Ink - SU Really Rust
Other - PTI Orange Zest Ribbon, Recollections Pearls, SU Curly Punch

Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #57 - My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #57 was to create a wedding card inspired by the Movie - My Big Fat Greek Wedding. This is one of my fav movies. The culture and the events resemble a lot with my own Indian Culture..So I had to play with this challenge. I used the SU DP Bella Blue to create this wedding card. This card was inspired by another card that I had seen online ways ago, but I had not bookmarked that card...So if you happen to see or know this card, please do let me know so that I can give credit.

Here is my card,



I used the SU Eastern Blooms stamp for the image, stamped it with Memento Paris Blue Ink and then cut it out, added some bling to it. The sentiment is from PTI Wedding day stamp set.

Here is a close up of the eastern bloom image that is cut out,



Here is the challenge from CSC -


Supplies:
Stamp - PTI Wedding Day, SU Eastern Blooms
Paper - PTI White, SU Bella Blue DP, GKD Pure Luxury Navy CS
Ink - Memento Paris Blue
Other - Glue Gemstones, pearl accents

Pals Paper Arts and Just Us Girls Together

Pals Paper Arts Challenge #15 was to use the colors Taken With Teal, Ruby Red and Basic Grey. I had these SU Papers so it was really nice to play with them.

I used the Just Us Girls Sketch with this color combination for my card.



Here is the Sketch from Just Us Girls,


Here is the color chart from Pals Paper Arts,



Supplies:
Stamp - SU Eastern Blooms
Paper - SU Taken with Teal, Basic Gray, Ruby Red and Vanilla CS
Ink - Rangers Distress Ink - Faded Jeans
Other - PTI White Vintage Buttons, Generic Ribbon, SU Word Window Punch, Marvy Circle Punch, Stickles

Pals Paper Arts - Color Challenge PPA11

Pals Paper Arts present us with a color challenge this time.

Here is my card,



I used the Pocket Silhouette's set and kept the card simple. I used the Sakura Clear Gelly roll and went over the leaves of the image to kind of give it a shimmer. I am really sorry that the photo is not that clear :(

Here is the color challenge,



Supplies:
Stamp - SU Pocket Silhouettes
Paper - SU DP, SU Orange and Old Olive CS and Vanilla CS
Ink - PTI Plum Pudding and PTI Dark Chocolate
Other - PTI Plum Pudding Ribbon

Picture Perfect Inspiration - PPA9

The challenge this time from Pals Paper Arts was to get inspired by a Picture.

Here is my card,



Here is the inspiration photo from PPA,


Supplies:
Stamp - Vases in Vogue from Stampin Up
Paper - Unknown DP, SU Vanilla CS
Ink - Memento Black, Copics
Other - PTI Ripe Avocado Ribbon, SU Circle Punch, Smooch Inks