CAS cards - Part 3

Finally here with my last 4 CAS cards from the CAS card swap at Swap Central.

 This is perhaps my most favorite card, since I ended up CASEing myself. I made around 15 of these cards for Rakhi and to send to some special people!  ;)
The flower and sentiments are Papertrey ink. Colored with FC Bi colors, and the embossing folder is from Craft Concepts, which I picked from my local craft store!! (hehe!! S don't be jealous...you can come anytime to my LOCAL craft store!!)

 I loved creating the background so much, that nothing I put in the front seemed okay. Its made from woodgrain paper cut and distressed and re-glued such that it looks like beams.
The banner and sentiment is Simon says stamp.
The butterfly- a cheery lynn die.

 A very simple card...a faux polariod frame and a CASE of Nichole Heady's card using the same stamp. Stamps and sentiment are papertrey ink.

Love love love this die...my absolute CAS favorite. Pattern paper is from papermania-newsprint collection.
Sentiment and "Absolutely: Die is from Simon says stamp.
For such bold sentiments, I love using my Archival ink from Ranger. Crisp and bold as it should be!!

 Coming soon... a video on Lindy stamp gang!!

CAS Cards Swap | Part 2

Hello...Today I'm sharing the next installment of my CAS cards from the Swap at Swap Central India.

This first one is a simple stamping!! This stamp was lying in my vault for the better part of 3 months! Finally had to ink it up and use it!
Hero arts Stamp, with an Itsy bitsy embossing folder in the BG. And some faux stitching.

And of course butterflies!!

This second card uses PTI stamp sets...Say it in Style (the thank you sentiment) and the flower and bottom sentiment are from Friend's til the end set.
Inks used are Memento inks.

This is another of my Pinterest inspired cards...I wanted some silver...since I had no silver...I went for pale grey...And those banner dies are awesome!! Really really love it!

So those are 3 more of my CAS card swap...Will share the last four soon!!
Have a great weekend everyone!

CAS Cards Part 1

Heylo! I'm here to share a few of the 10 cards I made for Swap Central's CAS Cards Swap. I'll be sharing just 2-3 cards everyday...so I can explain the process and make sure the post doesn't go way long! :)


This is a Pinterest inspired card...I had to think of 10 cards in 10 days, (since my swap partner was in India for just a few days!) and my brain never works  that fast...so I had to turn to Pinterest for base ideas...and that is where I found the butterfly in square idea.
Had a hard time executing it, simply coz my punch is no longer sharp...it drives me nuts to punch one butterfly!

This card uses - Couture Creations embossing folder, from the Serenity collection - Ambrosia..
Square Scalloped die from Couture Creations, and butterfly punch from MS.
Sentiment from PTI.
The scalloped squares are mounted on foam pop up dots for dimension.

This is Card 2 with Pattern paper use!

A very simple card, from one of the techniques taught in Pattern Play class. The PP is Basic Grey figgy pudding...and the flower is Rose creations die. 

Some glitter and some pearls in the center.
The banner die and the sentiment on it are from the Tilted Banner die and greeting set from Simon says stamp. (Creativita Store)

Card 3 uses two of the stamp sets I wanted for a very long time...The musical background and the Delicate Blossoms. (Both from Crafter's Corner)

I've loved this set ever since I saw it....and finally after waiting for eons, bought it. But got to use it only after 2 months....And I've colored this using my Faber Castell Bi-colors with the technique I show in this video.
There isn't much to share about this card...its just simple stamping, and oh yes, the blooms are pieced.

 I colored them again separately on another CS and then cut and pasted them on this card.

 And just a little bit of glitter for the centre of the flowers.

Do let me know if there is any info you need...if not, just say hello in the comments! :)
See you soon with another set of CAS Cards.

Some more CAS cards

Another Batch of CAS cards which I completed and sent out...it took a loong while to get the photos up!!

 A take on Maile Belles card....Loved her card...and well It would have been good if I had PTI colors, but hey...who's complaining!!

I love this card!!

 This is another of those...why didn't I do it before types..... I had stamped and embossed several pieces of CS with Antique Brocade stamp, when I'd borrowed it from Manasa. And I used them now!! 6 months later...Talking about hoarding....I think most of us crafters would easily get an episode each on the show called Hoarders!!!
I distressed it with 3 shades of distress inks, sprayed with LSG silver mist and matted the squares on black...and voila!!!

 Isn't that shimmer pretty? two of those squares are mounted on foam...

 This is Stampin up's Birthday Whimsy Set....and why did I not use it before!!! Hoarding again!!!

Loved stamping and fussy cutting the presents...Scrap piece of pattern paper in the background and PTI stamp for sentiment.

 This is a tall card...again from the Birthday Whimsy set...I think its time I got some neon inks!! What say?

The birthday cake from Birthday Whimsy again....so many easy cards with just one set!!!

 

Pic up some scrap pattern paper..punch out some circles and cut them in half....stick it up....add some twine, some bows..and some dotted borders!! TADA!! another CAS card done!! 

 

This I already showed you....but just to show again!!! love the sunset..gotta try some more!!!

Hope you like this installment of cards......
Working on some special cards..once those are done..will share with you!! :)

Till then..happy crafting!!!

CAS cards

I think I've been away from my blog too long...The how or the why isn't important, what is, is that I'm here again and dying to share my cards...All of these have been show on Facebook, easier to upload rather than write big long posts which I don't know how many read!!! Sound like a pessimist do I? That's been my mind frame lately and the reason I did not want to blog.....

That pessimism has no place on this blog, so here I am sharing all my CAS cards...

I had a request to make birthday cards, within the price range of 40-60 Rs, and what better than CAS cards..But they had to be huge...so it was A5 size cards (8x5)

Totally inspired from Pinterest..tried to make a male card (gosh why is it so hard) ribbon is an old RAK from a friend (3 yrs old- hoarding at its best) sentiment - Hero arts

 This one uses my very favorite, wanted for a long time stamp - stamped in purple memento and colored using the same!
Sentiment PTI and butterflies and the tiny dragonfly- Antique engravings!

Love that little dragon fly 

Some yummy cupcakes ...Hero arts - colored with Staedler watercolor pencils..and glossy accents to the hearts!

This color palette is totally outside my comfort zone...screams Govinda to me...but what the heck..it looks awesome!!! Thanks Khush for make me think of such quirky colors!!
Butterflies and sentiment PTI

I have a lot of posts to share, so will do so in the next few days....I have a few baby cards to share, a CD mini for the Swap Central India and my 8x8 album for sisters...which I just finished yesterday...that is why the posts are up now!! :)

Talk to you guys soon!!
P.s. I may not be commenting on your posts, but believe me I read every one of them...A thousand apologies for not stopping by to say hello. 

New Beginnings!

Hola everyone!! Back again to post some cards that I'd made for the Crafty JC - Something new challenge! This card also goes for the Bling it on- New beginnings.

Here's my card...

This is a baby girl card for a dear dear friend...she's already got it...so I can post it here!!! I just die-cut the butterfly out from the CS, and added acetate behind the opening. Added a few blings!
Stamp is from 3 bugs in a rug, twine from The twinery and the beautiful Princess Charm is from Artystree Store

Couldn't decide on the white or black background, so put in both...The gemstones I used are the ones on the right...I love the whole sheet of rhinestones..just cut and stick..no need to apply glue!!

Also I thought I would share the Car Keys Charm I did for K...Its soon going to be yours!!

 

Its a cluster charm, and the butterfly is of course from Artystree Store, but the tiny - Made with love charm is from Jovita's Store!! Thanks so much for finding this darling charm for me girl!!!

CAS card

First of all a very very Happy new year to everyone!! I hope it is a fabulous and creative for everyone...I am hoping for loads of changes for my life. Lots of lifestyle changes, lots of changes in my attitude, perspective and mostly my thoughts!! So I guess the word for the year for me will be "CHANGE" What's your word for the year?

For my card, I chose to do a one layer card, using my newest PTI purchase, the Mehndi Medallion...Lined them up and stamped using Lady Bug, Tangelo, Dandelion, Cottage Ivy and Bahama blue Memento Dew drop inks.
The Sentiment was PTI- Signature greetings with Tuxedo Black...and the bling...is clear Rhinestones..

Clean and simple need not be one layer...it can have layers and yet stay CAS...will show case some more examples in the coming weeks!

Blingy Poinsettia

Just sharing another Card made with Pie Lane products...my favorite..glitter strips and the Pixie dust glitter and glitter balls...

Its essentially the same card I made for Crafty JC's challenge..but this one is on a larger scale..A5 size card..
I've just added a strip of Red CS along with some scalloped borders and a sentiment printed off. (I should have printed it on the same CS..the white and cream are glaringly odd)

There isn't much to explain...drop in a comment if you have any more questions...

Happy Diwali everyone!

Crafty JC Challenge- Simplicity!

When I saw the theme for this month's challenge at Crafty JC, I was so happy! It was something pretty close to my heart...Simplicity.
Jaya and I both are ardent fans of Susan Rahila ... and both of us have had our styles influence a lot from her...With Susan providing an inspiration on day one I was keen to take part....and out of the blue Jaya called me and asked if I would provide an inspiration for the Challenge...I knew I couldn't say no.
I set aside all my other commitments and jumped to create not one, but two cards....Well, when the brain works, its works!!!

This image is by Jane Beljo. I'd won it a long time back and till today..I've never used it... But as I said, when the brain works....I wanted to make it snazzy as well as CAS...so picked all the glitter elements that I own...Glitter strips, Glitter balls and pixie dust glitter in gold...All Pie Lane products. The flower is popped up on dimensionals.
The sentiment is a Rub-on..a Rak saved up for 3 yrs!!The image was colored with Bic markers in pale lavender and red.
To keep the pixie dust glitter from smearing everywhere...I spray it with a fixative. and then no more glitter dust in odd places!! (The fixative is the Arfina Artist's Fixative for setting Charcoal, pencil sketches)

I wanted to show that CAS doesn't have to be one layered....It can be multi-layered and yet retain that CAS element.
I've matted the main panel on Black CS and popped it on the card with foam tape. For this, I wanted the glitter to be subtle, so use a red line of pixie dust glitter...random sprinkling of glitter balls, and a frame around the main image..with a Sakura 0.25 mm pen.. Sentiment is from Flower Fusion#1 from PTI.

 

So there you have it...my two inspirations for you for Crafty JC's Simplicity challenge. I hope you will give it a try....Thank you Jaya for asking, I'm truly honored!! Big big hugs!! (Babes, Aim for the 20th Nov please)

And for a sweet sweet beginning on this auspicious day, I would love to direct you to the newly created
Pie Lane Blog...and the new Design Team that will be working for them. And yours truly...i.e. me...is one of the DT members...The blog is in its initial stages...We'll get it running in a few days...but today was the best day to announce it....Wishing all of you a very Happy Dusshera and happy beginnings to all...

Thank you set

I needed a ton of thank you cards..now I don't need to tell you why!! Since I needed something that was fast, easily do-able in big volumes, I chose to CASE this card of Jennifer Mcguire..Simple and CAS at the same time!

This card uses paper from Itsy bitsy-linne bell Pearl if i'm not wrong, stamps from Delight in life set from Stampin Up! This is one of the bestest sets I've got..Thanks Sophia!! The tiny flower and the sentiment is from Hero arts - Arigato set. Leaves are from Autum leaves, stamped in Cottage Ivy memento ink. Colored with Sharpies and glossed over.

This uses the flower from Autumn leaves, and colored with Sharpies.

Here I tried something different, gold embossed on the DP. DP is a double sided paper form Itsy bitsy. The sentiment is also clear embossed.

I wasn't able to get the shadows out of the photos..working on how to do that...So there you have it..simple and fast cards..

Have a great week everyone!! Should do a few post before I run off for the Diwali holidays! No where great, just joining my in-laws at Baroda..if anyone is around there..lets meet up! :D

Here's a card I want you all to check out..it has the Indian Tilda/Maggie in it..and Ruby loves henna so much, she drew it on the Tilda's feet!! I loved the card...

Friendship Day!

I had kept this post in the draft for so many days, just dying to hit the Publish Post button! But had to be patient, lest people got a whiff of what I was up to!! Been on a card making spree just so that they reached in time for Friendship day on 1st Aug. I'm big on such things, I love giving. I've had a couple of peeps tell me, why waste money on something that will be thrown out a few days later! But its the libran (even though I'm a Libra-Scorpio cusp, I firmly believe that I am a libran :D )  in me, that refuses to give up!! And now finally found a bunch of peeps who know and appreciate the work you put into your gift, its a wonderful feeling when you know the surprise they'll have on their face!! So these goes out to you my favorite peeps! Thanks for being my friends!!

 

These are the fastest and the simplest cards I've made. Made 6 in 2 hours! They're that fast to whip up! And since everything was with measurement, things went like assembly line!! Took this sketch from CAS76 as inspiration. 

I've had this DCWV black and white paper pad sitting for a while, so thought this was the best time to     showcase colors on a black and white background and it worked perfectly!

I did get carried away with faux stitching but I guess its my in-thing for now. For a while it was inchies, then came CAS cards, then faux stitching. I don't think I'll tire out with these though, they're too much fun!! Sorry about the not so great photos, took them fast before sealing the enevelopes at night while watching Criminal minds! I don't like that show too much, wish White collar or Castle was back on, it was fun, this one is gruesome!!

A big Hug to all my other blogger friends. Thank you for stopping by my blog and letting me know that you think of me from time to time. It means a lot!! Thanks for being my friends peeps!!

Hey Chickee

Long time no post..sorry! Wasn't keeping well..I was down with severe back spasms, couldn't cook, couldn't sit, couldn't sleep properly. Still on meds, but feeling a bit better...back to exercises when the pain is gone..
Since I was feeling better, decided what better way to cheer myself than make a card!

So here it is, its with the sketch for the  FTL-98 and CAS-75 (use dry embossing) and CAS-tastic Challenge (its SIMPLE). My card uses, Stamped Images, Inked edges and Embossing.

I've had the Fiskar's texture plates since 2 yrs, but really don't like the results. But still decided to break it out once again and enjoy a bit of embossing!
I've also had this beautiful Tiffany blue color paper, so decided to use it. And this cute stamp? Its being used for the first time on a card in 2 yrs! I've inked it up and sent images to many friends..but never used it myself...I think they're finally happy now..

 This is the sketch  on which I based my card, I was supposed to keep the black panel a single piece, but while watching CSI I ended up trimming them into 3! Kinda forgot the track of the sketch!

Colored using water-color pencils, my usual signo white gel pen and sharipe ultra fine black marker for the faux stitching.

Should be back again soon with a card for Simplicity challenge! Working on that soon.
On a gleeful note, I just won two stamp sets! One from Lizzie Ann Designs and one from Annabelle Stamps (Australia)

 Just a closeup of the naughty chicks!

Clean and Simple Shabby card

Now that is one title, I was sure I would never say..I'm making a clean shabby card! So is it clean or is it Shabby..you tell me :D

It was this  video that I had seen and I was so inspired that I had to make it...I loved how the flowers turned out, I could sit and make a dozen if you wanted, but the card did not turn out exactly as I had hoped it would, but it is a start.

I have had this CS from Stampin up given by Sophia Landry, and some sheets of designer paper. I love the thickness of the CS. Shame they're not in India. I love the texture, colors and the weight of the CS. Wonderful to work with.

Did I distress on this card? Ask me what I did not distress..probably the butterfly was the only untouched element.

I distressed the flowers, the edges, the pink strip, scrubbed everything with my emery board.

I tried to put shimmer on the brads in the center, can't say if its visible.
This is for the CAS67, Clean and Simple challenge, though I am late in posting it.

Short post, gotta go make card for OLW#5, or I'll be late for that too..

Cast of Characters:
Papers- CS-stampin up, pink and green paper-stampin up designer paper
Flowers - Hobby ideas, DCWV paper stack
Brads, ice shimmer-fevicryl, butterfly sticker.