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.

RAK received

I had signed up for Courteny's February RAK, and my partner was Taru from Finland. I just got her RAK and I'm on cloud 9.. I've got some beautiful stamped images from Magnolia...
I'd been wanting that for a long time..and now I have it..yay!



Would you look at the wonderful images she sent me!! Thanks Taru!!

I wish I had some more images so I could swap some images with friends. It feels a lil selfish to keep asking and not having any images to give out! Most of the stamps I have a small ones..well I'll see what I can do!

And oh yes! here's the card she sent me..I am so in love with this card! Do check out Taru's blog..I can't understand Finnish, but I love pouring over her cards and her pics!!!

And here is the card I sent Taru, I forgot to take a pic of the card when I made it..this card is a CASE of the card Monika sent me a while ago! I love Monika's card so much, I tried to make the same with what I had..the image of the house mouse was a PIF from Monika.

I had added ribbons and flowers and some stickers as extra! I do hope she liked it!

I'm joining in for March too! RAK' s are fun and who doesn't love fun mail.

P.s I'm the envy of my block of flats, since I'm the only one who gets so much international post, and that too stuffed with goodies!!!

Card for Katharina's challenge

These days I'm into making cards for challenges. Well a good candy always inspires me ..hehe

Here's the card...I turned the bear around and wanted him to shout yahoo! while doing a cartwheel..but nevertheless, he's still on his hands..and looks like almost doing a cartwheel..I love stamps where you can use them in different poses..

So, the card uses patterned paper from Papermania's collosal paper pack..which I won from jenny (Hi) and the sentiment is handwritten..don't have much of sentiments..not for long...I have a huge order coming from Hearts and soul rubber stamps...mostly sentiments..and for 1.50$ a stamp..I've got nothing to lose...

Why do I always get sidetracked..coz I'm a big chatterbox!!!

Ok end of the story..here's the card!



Sorry the image is not good, had to scan it, since my mom has my camera. I liked how the mound of grass turned out...I used a mask to stipple green ink onto it and using my black pen, drew random bits of grass. The clouds too were stippled using a reverse mask (the leftover paper, after cutting a scallop oval) and works good..

Katharina, here's the card for your challenge! hope you like it...