Fill this day with joy!

I admit....
...... despite the longer brighter days, chirping birds and the wonderful blooms in my yard, I simply cannot take the 100 degree heat that Summer brings along with it , it leaves me longing for beautiful colorful  Fall  and cooler, more my  kind of weather!

Summer heat makes me want to stay indoors and if I have to stay indoors , it might as well be Winter!
Of course the silver lining  would be that I get to craft more!

So in the hope that I survive this heat and get to see the pretty leaves in Fall, I made this card for me, yup me ..to remind me to enjoy today too!..

....but of course  the colorful maple leaves of Autumn had to be a part of the reminder!!!!!!

 The colors are from Play Date Cafe#138

Supplies: Cardstock- Bazzill,  Memory box twiggy tree die, leaf punch- Studio G, Stamps -PTI

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Fill this day with joy!

Make a wish!

More splashes of color....

....this time around for Lawnscaping challenge #36 , and since I had my watercolors out and ready,( my previous post) just dipped my brush into my lovely pool of cobalt  blue and voila!

 The frog and the crown got a coat of glossy accents .....

I took the color splash term literally..lol!

Supplies: Watercolor paper, watercolors, Stamps: Lawn Fawn,

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Make a wish!

Congrats!

A splash of blue for Play Date Cafe's latest challenge..

                        OUT FOR PUBLICATION

 stamped and embossed a damask  image with a splash of watercolors in the background...

sentiments by PTI and Studio G

also sharing with The Moxie Fab World- Damask and Brocade Challenge

and  Stamp It! Cards Congratulations Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

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Congrats!

Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

It's time friends....
... for the Papertrey Ink  June blog hop...
here is the summery inspiration....

and here is my card ....

 I fell in love with colors and I was immediately reminded of the time when we used to live by the sea and our apartment was on a higher floor and the the breeze would literally fill the house !
and I used to have sunshine yellow linen drapes which would keep blowing with the wind. ...

 oh well!...sorry I got lost in time.......coming back to the card...so I tried to recreate a bit of a breezy home with ample sunshine........

Supplies: stamps are from PTI- On my couch, Simply Jane-tiny rose image, crepe paper, white cardstock, Die - PTI

I had always thought only pictures can take you back in time , but, no even cards can tell a story!

Off to blog hop now...

edited to add: sharing with Young Crafters unite- Many layers.

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Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

Let us be grateful...

A quick post ....

Using a masking  technique - MIM# 71- Papertrey Ink...

This technique reminded me of an earlier card I made here, I used a similar masking technique there too!

Stamps- PTI -ThankYou- Inside and outside, Studio G, Punch- Martha Stewart,

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Let us be grateful...

Exciting news!

I am so giddy with excitement today!!!!!!
 I am  guest designing  for Do You Stack UP  this week !!!!

A couple of weeks back , my card was handpicked and I was chosen  to be a guest designer  for this weeks challenge...... I was shocked and in awe to say the least!

It took me a while to take it all in and finally email them!

Thank you DYSU for the oppurtunity and Ren-Yi for your patience!

Now coming to the challenge itself , the theme is Inspired By a Movie  and I chose my all time favorite Herbie-the love bug and used a digital image by Tiddly Inks..they have a wonderful selection and is very easy to download their images.

Here is my card....

some Copic coloring here......

used a Tim Holtz embossing folder and a sentiment by The Crafts Meow.

 check out this weeks challenge and the  lovely inspiration put together by the DT.....see you there!

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Exciting news!

Slice Of Life

Update: This card received an honorable mention over at Lawnscaping.....thanks !
                      Honorable gnome at Lawnscaping Challenge

I had designed  this card a while back and uploaded  it on Flickr and had forgotten about it until I received a mail  asking about the stamp set I had used .  I think it was perfectly timed , I saw the latest Lawnscaping challenge asking for a splash of color ......

.....so  here we go, a card ready to post!

A splash of color........
 for Lawnscaping  challenge#36

My first try at homemade washi tape!

 used glossy accents on the lemon and the glass of lemonade and ice cubes for the wet look....

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Slice Of Life

Take Flight!

This week we were challenged by PTI - MIM#70  to create something with  puffed fabric accents, and the video by Erin was truly inspiring and  looked so easy , but truth be told , I did struggle with this one a bit , perhaps because I did not have fun foam nor nested dies  on hand . So to improvise I had to use my quilting poly fill  and dies from the PTI framed out set.

 Unfortunately , despite my best efforts , I could not capture the puffiness as well as they are captured under our eyes!!

Supplies: Stamps and Dies -PTI

Even though it falls short on the card front , one good thing that came out of all the experimenting I did with this card was , I could use Framed Out die to cut a wonderful square for window cards, and need not invest in another square punch !!!
Yayy!!!!

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Take Flight!

Precious!

 Today I am sharing a  birthday card for a sweet little girl who loves to draw and color , so I tried to design a card that she could relate to...

CAS-ual Fridays #56-using polka dots

 

Stamps by Recollections, Koh-Inoor color pencils

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Precious!

A new home!

Bringing you Play Date Cafe challenge # 135....the colors and the picture in itself reminded me of Morroco /Marakeech...... Doesn't it?..never been  there...but watched way too many travel programs and have had an overdose of National Geographic magazine!

Just take a look at this pic .....
Brilliant colors!!!!!!

and this is my take ......

Love my Memory Box dies ..so delicate and perfect! 

..........lots of die- cutting here..!

Sentiment by PTI

Supplies; dies by Memory Box and PTI, Stamps-PTI- Boards and Beams

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A new home!

Thanks Dad!

 Today's card is a result of a request I received to make a  Father's Day card with the silhouette  I used in this card here, and since I had used houndstooth patterned paper on my earlier card , I repeated that but changed the overall  design of the  card.

 This weeks Runway Inspired Challenge #13  had an inspiring picture from The House Of Holland featuring Houndstooth as the focal point, I am sharing this card with RIC

 I kept the Houndstooth pattern as my focal point too and used the starburst dry embossing to pull the eye toward the rest of the sentiments.

Houndstooth handsomeness with a bit of dimension for Dad......Silhouette die by PTI

Dry embossing- folder by Tim Holtz

Sentiments- Studio G and Stampabilities

Also sharing with

 Lawnscaping challenge- patterned paper 

DYSU#75- Paper piecing

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Thanks Dad!

Long Live The Queen!

Watching  the  diamond jubilee celebrations  in honor  of the Queen's coronation prompted me to make this card using the traditional colors of red, white and blue .
 I used a damask image which reminded me of the crest on the gates of Buckingham Palace!

here we go...Long Live The Queen!

 Sharing this with Less Is More week #70 Color Challenge- Red White And Blue

The inseperables- me and my Copics!......... Heat embossed image with a hint of blue Copic marker

 Can we talk about England and not mention Jane Austen?
...... sentiment from the Simply Jane stamp set by PTI

 Supplies: embossing pdr- MS, Stamps- Damask by Recollections, Simply Jane-PTI,  Copics

Also sharing with Moxie Fab World- Damask& Brocade Challenge

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Long Live The Queen!

A note of thanks!

Another  card using another sketch from the PTI -Make It Monday # 69,

I was not only inspired by the sketch , but also the colors from the picture..so here it is ....

  After many years , I created a design that reminded me of my Textile Design days, when I used to design fabric, using  poster paints and India ink, and feel so happy seeing my patterns on fabric!

  I chose  a striped patterned paper which had a  textured linen look to it to compliment my florals,  and some rhinestones for some bling and used Copics for the shaded background.

 A simple sentiment elegantly styled by PTI completes the card.

Sharing with  CAS-ual fridays#55

Also sharing with Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

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A note of thanks!