A fast Layout..

Just a quick post to show off my newest layout...I've been lazy...no cards yet.....

need to find my creative genius ....

what say about this cutie...she's my niece...pretty grown up by now...

With a template in hand, a Layout is just a matter of minutes..its fast and easy..



I'm still trying to learn about drop shadows and the stuff...don't know how much is enough..

Actually when making a card or a LO, how do you know when enough is enough?


Credits:
The template is from Rackety Scrapety and papers are from A kit called Berrylicious by Vicki's Blog- A work in progress

Don't know where I got the embellishment from...sorry again...I'm terrible at giving credit for the right person.
Now I know..its by Franziska Altmann - Tabrizia.


will be back soon with a card.. (hopefully) sigh!!

Rain Rain And more Rain

I'm totally a rain person...for me its the most romantic time of the year..I don't mind getting drenched in the rain...will walk in a downpour...and will love to sit by the window with a hot cuppa ..I love thunderstorms and search for rainbows in the sky...

and now that I have my sweetest H, I can look forward to cosy days spent in his arms

Rains have started since the last 3 days and the sky is overcast all day... rain coming in drizzles all day.. ( I admit since I don't have to travel much to work, I can afford to be all romantic about it, If I was working long distance, I would be grumbling too)

I just took some pics of the rain and turned one into a LO.

Enjoy ...I cannot recall where and where I downloaded all my digital freebies from, but all are from links on Ikeagoddess's blog.

This is the actual photo taken from my window... I love how the storm clouds contrast with the white of the buildings ... I manipulated this photo a bit to get some rain onto it.. via Photoshop..


Till my next post...have fun!

I'm Back and how!!

I'm back...my crafting spirit is back...And the thanks for it goes to Sophia Landry of the Moonlight Inker...A big shout out from me to you girl...She sent me a big boxful of goodies...couple of SU! sets, my most sought after brads( we dont' get the tiny ones in India, really big and ugly ones only!!) , ribbons and what not...thank you so so much girl..you've brought my spirit back..

Well I've been playing around with Photoshop so much, downloading freebie kits from all over the place...they're easier and much less expensive than entering blog candies, I hate for all to pay so much shipping..and the Indian Post is none too great..Sophia's parcel was posted in Jan, I got it in May...Go figure!!!!
Some of the candies never made it over here..so I've stopped entering for candies, downloading freebie stuff is good enough..kills my phone bill but that's ok..better than burdening someone else..
Ok enough rambling...I'd like to show you what I made..I just love it and I hope H loves it too when I gift it to him on his birthday.

I had brought a frame and saved the box that the frame came in...made a shadow frame box, somewhat loosely based on the idea by Maria Bell .


I used the Delight in Life set which Sophia sent me..and the papers are 7gypsies, classic collection.





A close up of the flowers and the sentiment inside..The flowers are paper-pieced..

This sentiment is from a set that I won in a candy by Heather,but don't know the name of the set...



Didcha like it? Do you think H will like it...

Yikes, where have I been?

Where have I been...its been almost 2 weeks and more since I logged in. Getting engaged certainly changed a lot of things..for one, I don't have much time on my hands to create anything..I'm either busy yaking on the phone and running up the phone bills, or I'm busy playing around with photoshop, my newest addiction. And of course going ga-ga over the tons of freebies on Ikeagodess's blog or Digifree blog..

And of course, I can't thank Misty Cato enough for great tutorials on her blog..I am learning loads from her too..Thanks girl..




I'm enjoying this form of scrapping as its easy...no mess and yes, my soon-to-be-DH can't threaten to dump it in the bin, as he does with my papercrafting stuff .. he's a cleanliness freak and I'm a slob..I thrive in my creative mess.. he can't understand why I like my clutter!!! Oh well, either I'll clean up my act or teach him how to be a slob

Here's just one of the layouts I made, but i'm absoutely sorry as I never remember to keep a track of who offered these freebies, if you know you did, please let me know and I'll thank you once again...

all of these were hunted from either Ikeagodess's blog or the Digifree blog.


I completely erased the background which I didn't like...and just put the frame, and the word art which were a part of a freebie.

First Digital layout

Just playing around in PS7. Don't know how to save psd files in such a way that they are easier to upload..any ideas or links for digital scrapbooking....
This one was saved in Jpg format.

sorry not much blabber right now..will get back later..

Busy Busy Me

I've been out of the stamping process for a whole week..I've been so darn busy with the ongoing preparations of my engagement. Yup...I'm getting engaged this sunday..I've been busy shopping and spending quality time with my soon to be DH (henceforth will be referred to as S2BDH)
We live in two different states and its tough to spend some time with each other.

Distance will only bring us closer together..Ain't got any pics to show you as yet..will put them up after the 13th.

This was the last card I made and didn't get time to upload it..I got my first PTI set, thanks to Annapurna..She took up my set which I'd put up for SWAP and in exchange I got the Little lady set from PTI...Isn't that great???

Here's the card...

The background was done with a tissue paper, I just scrunched it up and dabbed it in red ink and randomly pounced it on the white CS.
the ribbon is a candy win from Heather..
The sentiment is from Heart and Soul rubber Stamp...the whole sentiment reads...
"God's greatest gift to me... is having you for a friend" I just split it up into two.

On the whole I think it turned out pretty great.

And just to confirm that I still am a bling lover...here' are some pics of my and my engagement saree..
I think I'm going to change the name of my blog to...confessions of a bling addict!!!

My first Magnolia Card..

Looks like there are a lot of firsts in the month of March for me..Scrapbook page, onsie, and now a Magnolia card..well not really a style of Magnolia, but uses one of the stamps of the deee-licious and really fun to color Magnolia stamps, Edwin.
I got these stamps from Taru, on the monthly RAK by Courtney..(thanks Courtney for doing this)



This card is way late for a birthday..better late than never..
I loved coloring this image..and the background is created with stamps and 2 inks..pearl crimson and pearl poppy from Brilliance ink.

The faux stitches are stamps..and I know they're big..I need a decent stitch stamp set..
The happy birthday sentiement is a dome sticker and as always there's tons of glitter on the wings, the buttons and anywhere that I could put glitter..
I used a light lavender color to outline the image..

A close up of the glitter on the card..tell me, doesn't it looks Super-fantabulous????
yeah I did give Edwin a mouth..

I made a onsie!!

I could not sleep last nite...actually I can't sleep till 2 most of the nights, so this was no exception!
But then I wanted to do something that wouldn't make me think too much...so I made a tiny 3x3 onsie...yay! Inspired by Lauren Meader of course.
And it looks so cute...I found the sentiments on a valentine set from Heidi swapp!

I obviously don't have punches, so what did I do..I used coins of diffenrent denominations to out line and cut with my scissors! Scalloped scissors came handy to create the border.

A clear acrylic set up for SWAP

Well sorry for being MIA for a few days..been out of town and been suffering from PMS. yeah, it kills me, makes me a faucet, crying and hollering for no apparent reason, yelling at my folks at slightest provocation..wonder what my M-pause would be like!!! I need a cure for this emotional roller coaster ride..

I have had this clear set sitting with me for a very long time, and somehow I can't find anything that I can use this on..Maybe someone of you might be able to use it..so I'd love to swap this for any clear set that you've not used..UM or cling set if you've got..(to save shipping..lighter the better) I will ship World wide.


This SWAP is also posted on Julie's blog, Multi-coloured Swap Blog which is exclusively to swap any handmade items, ATCs, stamps.. hop on over to her blog to see if you can find something for yourself.


Drop me an email, or a comment telling me what kind of a set you can swap this with..and I'll put it right in the mail...

My First Scrapbook page

This is for my BFF. Her engagement photo
I did a lot of masking and distressing, but sans the distress inks. I used mostly watercolor tubes and used my stippling brushes to mask. I borrowed a lot of ideas from Irene at Scrapperlicious..She is so much the diva in distressing..and uses a lot of mixed media. I wanted to use flourishes and blah blah blah..but didn't have, so used what I had and I think for my first LO its ok. I think the rule is knowing when to stop.
here is the link to the masking tutorials that I used..and I sure as hell want those distress inks..

Tertiary masking

And one great thing...I got my stamps from Heart and soul rubber stamps..Sue sent them trimmed..saving me a lot of trouble and since I did not have EZ mount, or tacky glue, She even sent me a double sided tape to use with it..

Thank you Sue, you're a gem!

And the poem that runs alongside the photo reads

You were born
to be together &
together you shall
be for evermore.

Stand together
yet not too near together
for the pillars of temple
stand apart

Love one another
& let it rather
be a moving sea
between the shores
of your souls.

Sing & Dance
& be joyous.
But let each one
of you be alone.
Just as the strings of
Harp are alone though
the quiver with
the same music.