Itsy Bitsy Guest post- Postal Special

Hi there,

How have you been? Honestly, I am bored and frustrated with all this covid thing and uncertainties caused by it. I am waiting to get everything normal again but then they say we have to redefine the 'normal' as things are not going to be the same ever. There is only one thing which is keeping me sane is my crafting. I am experimenting with all kinds of mediums and arts but card-making will be my forever love. And I am glad that it is not going to change . Ever!

Today, I am sharing two cards made from a single stamp set. They are perfect examples how you can use same stamps and achieve different looks. I have used Postal Special stamp set. 

Let's check the first card.

I have used same stamps to create background border on card, on envelope flap and to emboss on paper and used them as embellishments. 

I masked the bottom part of the card front and stamp different postal marks with Little Birdie Pigment Inks . I have use second generation stamping as I wanted faded look for background. Please check my previous post HERE to learn the technique and to know more about these inks. 

 I added little bit of shadint with walnut stain distress ink.

Check the deckled edge it created.

Next, I stamped same stamps with same  inks on colored card stock and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Sentiment is stamped using versamark ink and embossed with white powder.

Arrange them in a cluster and mount them with foam tape for dimension. 

I also stamped on envelop flap with tea dye distress ink and made an embossed seal using Handmade With Love stamp.

For the second card I combined the set with various die cuts to create an effective design.

I used one of the stamp from set with wings and embossed it twice on beige card stock. Fussy cut it to make wings beneath the heart. I used various postmark with a grey ink to stamp background on a light grey card base. I also used various dies from my stash to complete the look.

I used these wax beads and a heart stamp to create seal on the envelope. Yes, you can use little birdie stamps to make your customized seals. 

That is all for today! I hope you enjoyed the process. Thinking out side of the box is the key to unique creativity. Keep crafting and stay safe!

Have a great day! Hugs!

Altenew Daisy mini stamp set

He there,
I am on Letz Craft blog with 2 cards and a tag using Altenew Daisy stamp set. Please visit
HERE to learn the process.

Thanks for being here. Have a wonderful day!

NBUS #5

Hi Friends,

Today's card is made specially for Darnell's  NBUS (Never before used schtuff) Challange # 5.

 She is the sweetest crafter I have ever known and a gem of a person. I love to read her posts. So here is to you Darnell.

My NBUS is that bricks embossing folder by spellbinder. I don't even remember when I bought it. Bulb die is by MFT, word die is by PTI and stitched rectangle is by SSS. I inked the embossing folder lightly before running through Big Shot to define the grout.

Hope you will like my card. Hugs.

simple cards

Hello Friends,

Last week my son came from USA for his vacation and along with him came my long awaited craft supply. I ordered some supply from Butterfly Reflections Ink . Just love Vanessa's collection of  different brands. Very selective, trendy and thoughtful. And time and again she comes up with discounts which makes it even more sweeter.

I am sharing two cards today. They both are made using same embossing folder from her store.

When I put that folder in my cart, I knew exactly how I am going to use it. love those Mama Elephant sentiments and I think they go well with this folder. I love those cards which take least time  to design. I think they are the most effective ones.

Hope you will like these simple beauties. 

Hugs

Creative Blog Hop

Hey Friends,

First of all, thanks to Smita Satish for nominating me for this blog hop and my apologies to her too as I am very late in posting this post. Looks like I am very late and all creative people are already tagged so can't think of anyone who is not tagged. Let me know if you want to get tagged by me. I will add your name in this post.  

So here I go......

1. What are you working on right now?

I just finished a card which involves DIY embossing with metal charm. I made it for 

Virginia's View Challange #13-All things Embossed.

2. How does your work differ from others in your genre?

The neatness and execution of my thought process  are two things which make them different.

3. Why do you create what you do?

I make cards and stuff because I love it. It is a pure passion and my high-way to happiness. It gives me that inner peace and keeps me sane. 

4. How does your creative process work?

I generally don't plan much. I allow my thoughts to take their own shape. I just help them to express by selecting proper supply like stamps, colours, establishments etc.

I did some posts(as a guest DT) about how I think about my designs.
You can check them here and here  to know more about my though process.

Here is the card...

Virginia said...be creative... and I remembered doing this here before. Please check it there are more experiments I did with DIY embossing. I did not have blog that time so used to post everything on my fb page Periwinkle Creations.

close up :

Supply :

I use a very sturdy metal charm which can stand pressure of big shot. I use brown embossing pad, thick cs and charm to get impression. Cover the raised part with versamark and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Apply some water and distress ink to colour de-bossed part...the clear ebossing will resist the colours. I splatter different pigment ink reinkers with tooth brush and heat emboss them with clear powder to create that multi colour panel.  

I also experimented with wrapping a thin metal wire around an old credit card and using it for embossing.

 

Hope you will also try some other materials to emboss. If you do please share...would love to see it!

Linking this card for Virginia's challenge. 

Hope you enjoyed the post. 

doodle flowers

Hello friends,

I am super excited today. I got Jane's doodles stamps sometime back. I wanted to use them so desperately but for one or other reason I wasn't able to do so. Finally, I made some cards using one set "Doodle Flower". I am in love with them...totally. Quality wise they are in the top category plus i like Jane's way of putting a whole set together. There are variation in sizes of images - which is very much necessary- paired with very thoughtful sentiments. On top of all they are hand drawn. All these make me a happy...very happy stamper...:)

 I have tried to create few different looks using the same set. Hope i have succeeded.

For the first card,I stamped flowers few times (with masking) and coloured them with tombow markers. Images have a thick outline so they give even stamping and makes colouring little easier. 

For second card, I embossed bunch of flowers in white on a sky blue cs. I used Dusty Concord distress ink and lots of water to colour them. Splatters on the white base are made with the same ink. Die cut and stamped sentiments are from papertrey ink. I finished it off by adding velum die cut with papertrey ink die.

Close Up :

I wanted to make a single layer card with  paper piecing so started with masking area with washi tape for sentiment. But I messed up while removing masking so ended up using strip of same paper with sentiment. All the colored parts are paper piecing. Simply love it.

Close Up :

This one was the easiest one. Stamped flowers and leaves randomly and  loosely coloured them with Koi Water colours. Sentiment is from Papertrey ink, embossed in black on clear acetate.

For the last card, I stamped one of the steam multiple times with versamark and embossed them with various metallic embossing powder. Added some circles with enamel dots and finished it off by adding 'enjoy' die cut.   

Hope I was able to express my love for this beautiful stamp set. 

That's all for now. Happy Crafting!

Christmas Magic

Hi friends,

I love making Christmas cards. The main reason is the whole spirit of the holidays and other reason is so many supplies are available and blogs are flooded with inspirations. So, I got into the mood and made mine.

 For this card, I created the background with distress inks and stamped those trees with black soot distress ink so that it will bleed a little and will give that little softer look. The die is cityscape die by Memory box. I distressed the edges of die cuts with distress inks & apply little bit of glitter mixed with glue with the help of brush. I stacked the die cuts and adhere on the back of the window panel. Sentiment is from papertrey ink. I added two stripes at the bottom to tie the whole look & foam mounted the panel on base card.

close up ...:)

Shakers cards are so in and i love this polaroid frame die by MFT to make shaker part. I cut three frames and stacked them to give depth for sequins to move around. I stamped and gold embossed the top most frame to mimic candy cane stripes. Poinsettia is coloured with distress inks.   

For this card, I used SSS Kate Snowflake. I covered them with 2 layers for silver, gold & white (with glitter) embossing powder. Background is made with Tim Holtz stencil, Distress inks & PTI stamps.

I am playing along with Virginia's view challenge #10.

Have a great time creating your Christmas Magic. Have fun.

Softly - Penny Black

Hey there,

Today, I am sharing three cards made with one stamp - Softly from Penny Black. I just love this slap stick stamp. It is oversized and you can stamp multiple times depending on how dense or scattered you want your branches.

 I have used just one technique for all the cards i.e. making background with distress inks, stamped and embossed the image and add more colours to flowers and leaves to make them stand out.

For first card, I have used Simonsays -Khaki  ink to  stamp the images multiple times & coloured it with distress inks. I just love the soft feel of this card.Sentiment is PTI.

 

For the second one, I created background with various distress inks, did partial stamping & embossed with silver embossing powder & coloured it with same shades of inks as background to get that tone on tone effect. Sentiment is from PTI.

For the last card, I just swoosh down (is that right word...?)  the distress ink pad from the top of a white CS  creating that amazing textured background. I stamped and embossed in white & coloured with Tombow markers. Sentiment is again  PTI.

Hope you will enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them...:)!

Bye for now ..... keep crafting!

Ombré Thank You

Hello Friends,

It is a quick post today! A thank you card with lots of embossing & distress inks.

I started with embossing the chevron borders (PTI) in silver on a panel of white card stock. 

Blend various distress inks in blue to get that Ombre effect. Cut two white & 2 black feathers with SSS die. I spattered white feathers with different inks & embossed the tips with gold embossing powder along with aged silver embossing enamel. I embossed sentiment (PTI) on vellum and fussy cut it. I cut the embossed panel length wise and insert silver glitter paper in between to create little drama and mounted it on white card base.

To finish it off, i added metal coin, metal ring charm, silver thread & some enamel dots. 

I had fun making it. I hope you all will enjoy it as well. 

I am linking this to

1.   Virginia's View Challenge : All things Metallic.

2. Fusion Card Challenge :Embossed Ombre.