Note cards + Some more RAKs

Hello,

Before you begin reading this post.. Let me just WARN you that is is going to be a very long post full of pictures... So carry on at your own risk.. LOL...

It's been hectic the last few days.. I did some quilling.. Was missing it.. So made some random flowers... And then sat down to make notecards.. Since the last ICR swap.. Note cards have caught my fancy and I wanted to do some more... So I took out all the scraps I had left over ( There was a lot of scrap.. I still have a lot more to use) and began working on them.... Made 12 note cards.. PHEW!!!

I'll explain each as we go... Not that it requires explaining.. Will just mention the supplies and all...!!

Note Card 1:

This is made with the Woodeware USA Stamp set Indian Dreams which I had won for the last ICR challenge sponsored by Piali's Scraps n More.. This is my first attempt at full on stamping using an image and coloring it.. I was not too sure how it would come out.. I think the impression didn't come out too well... I used scraps of old Fabriano sheets and I traced the spell binders label and hand cut it.. Thanks Kavi for the die cuts.. Am having fun using them... And did some faux stitching around it and blinged it up using some red rhinestones from my stash.. I colored the image using my Staedler water color pencils.

Note Card 2:

The second scrappy card has an Hobby Ideas scrap as card stock.. layered with some Fabriano scraps.. the stamp is from the same set of the above note card.. I coloured it using some of my sketch pens and Staedler water colour pencils.. I did the centre using Pie Lane glitter balls.. the bird is stamped from the woodeware stamp and the sentiment is from Unity's just wanted to say which I bought from Ujjwal and the Ink is Unity Noir again bought from Ujjwal... Did some faux stitching once more...

Note Card 3:

 This scrappy card has a die -cut and traced from a RAK Pardha sent me.. ( more about the RAK later in the post).. I event cut the circle out..As you can see it isn't very neat.. :-/.. I gave the petals some storkes with my sketch pens and the Hi is handwirtten.... The pearls are from my stash....

Note Card 4:

This card as a Hobby Ideas PP and a spell binders label traced and cut.. Blinged it up with some rhine stones from my stash.. The sentiment is from Fiskars For the birds stamp which I bought from Karuna's Store and inked it with Unity French Lilac bought from Ujjwal.

Note Card 5:

This card idea was actually adopted from a card Ujjwal had sent me along with the giveaway I had won on her blog.. The butterfly is a die cut from Itsy bitsy on which I had rubbed some 3D glitter glue and glue glossed it... Have put Pie Lane glitter balls on the scallops...

Note Card 6: 

This is a simple card.. I have corrugated the layering cardstock using my paper crimper.. Layered two labels and stamped on it from a MICIA stamp again bought from Karuna's store inked with Unity Noir.. The pearls are from my stash.

Note Card 7:

This mush is totally based on the ones Spardha made for the swap ( I am not being able to find a link to it so Spardha help me find one)... The mush is a die cut from her.. I punched the circles to make eyes and the sentiment is a mini stamp I won at a giveaway from Holley.. Blinged it up using rhine stones from my stash...

Note Card 8:

This swirl was again a RAK from Spardha.. Itraced and cut it out in black and i stuck crochet thread all around it since I have no twine.. The sentiment is handwritten...

Note Card 9:

This was the last border I cut from my Fiskars sunburst punch ( sob sob).. I cut out two hearts and wrote us using Pie Lane glitter balls, And stuck Pie lane heart stickers.. One in blue and one in pink.. :D.. Did some distressing on the border...


Note Card 10:

Hobby Ideas PP and a sentiment from Fiskars bought from Karuna and some faux stitching...

Note card 11:

My quilling experiment over the weekend... Trying to get my quilling mojo back...

Note card 12:

This is my favourite... A martini glass from the Pie Lane Champagne collection ( I really dono the name.. I call it the champagne collection.. :D) and the sentiment is handwritten...

Phew these were my notecards....Now some RAKs which I received.. I am having an extended birthday party...

The first one is from Shalini.. She sent me the Hero Arts flourishes background stamp.. it is wow...

The next was from Spardha.. She sent me a really pretty card which you can see here. Some die cuts, the very popular black pearls which she uses and the cutest doggie papers ever.. She knows I love dogs...

And finally a really pretty card from Snehal.. She sent me a stamping block too but the Indian Postal services people stole it.. Buggers.. They'll probably use it to hit one another.. * wink *

That's all for now folks.. I am now tired after this very long post.. PHEW...!!1 Your comments are highly valuable... Thank you so much for every time you drop by.. Your words encourage me to work harder to improve myself...

Hugs,
Khush

Some more Birthday RAKs...!!

Well.. It seems like that my birthday frenzy is not yet over.. I was surprised to get some more posts today... And well it is always good to receive birthday gifts..

The first one was from Ash... She sent the most gorgeous PP's ever.. and I guess knowing me she knows my love for PPs.. I love them just too much.. A hoarder for sure...!! This is what she sent along with a  really pretty card... !!

The next one is from my sister.. She I guess decided to surprise me after all...!! She sent em a gorgeous clutch purse ( In red.. Totally sassy) and an awesome Body Shop perfume which has the most delicious fragrance ever...!!

 I also got a beautiful Card from Romina.. Pretty yellow colour.. Take a look..!!

That's it.. I'll go back to working on my card now..

Hugs,
Khush

Birthday RAKs

It's been a great day today and very unbelievable.. The kind of love showed not only by my family and friends in Kolkata but also from blogger has been overwhelming and really touching,.. You realize how beautiful life is with friends and family..

The first card is a beautiful parchment card sent to me by Neelam.. Thanks so much Neelam.. I truly appreciate it...!!

Next up is Ujjwal.. Her owl card is the cutest ever and reminds me of me.. Am an owl.. I can never sleep early so absolutely apt for me...!!

next up is the very generous gift given to me by Srinanda of Pie Lane.. I respect that lady a lot and love her to bits.. She's helped me immensely to grow as a crafter and been a  good friend... To know all about Pie Lane, you can go here.

Then I got a beautiful James Bond card from Karuna.. Yes she thinks am the female version of James Bond *smirk*.

This is truly a gorgeous card.. My photography skills don't do justice to it.. That girly in glitter looks BEAUTIFUL...and of course the very Yummy cake... :D.. After frantically trying to find out who sent em the cake as there were no names.. she tells me at one in the night that its HER.. and my dad almost got paranoid.. forbade me to eat the cake till I found out who sent me the cake...!!

And this super gift came all the way from Delhi from my SIL.. My BLACKBERRY.... Yippeee...!!

Thanks everyone for your wishes.. via SMS, email, messages on facebook and ofcourse via comments on ICR.. I truly truly appreciate it...!!!

Thanks for making my day Super.. the countdown was worth the effort...

Lots of love and Hugs,
Khush

Friendship Day Card from Karuna...!!

This is what I got in the mail today... This very beautiful card which Karuna made just for ME.. ( Mind you I did know what she had made and I was dying to lay my hands on it... )..

You know they say friends don't come by easy and are even more difficult to keep and it kind of rings true for her.. We became friends by chance ( a sad tag line chori of lucky by chance ) and I suppose she's now stuck with me.. No matter how hard you try to shake me off.. I shall not budge ( Fevicol ka majboot jod hai.. tootega nahi ).. and Nothing ever would tarnish our friendship ( Kyunki daag acche hai)...

You've become special in a really short time and I do not regret this closeness one bit... usually I put off people very fast.. With you I make the effort for the friendship to be as good and healthy as my size... :D ( Leaving on your size would have be such a state of affairs.. need to fatten you up.. :P)..

On that note I shall just say That DARLING ( ankhon se ankhein chaar karne do).. I seem to be deviating a lot today.. but yes.. I love you and treasure your friendship immensely.. Thank you soo much for everything...

Khushboo.. Naam toh yaad rahega na.. LOL...

Lots of love and a tight hug to you Karuna...

Khush

Get well Soon RAK from Tejal

I have been flooded with mails these last few days what with the note cards and friendship day cards from friends and now these wonderful wonderful RAKs.. Slow on the update of this one.. Sorry Tejal..!!

Here is what she sent me.. some lovely pink PP from Paper Mania.. I was in desperate need of some pink PP and this is what she sent me.. thanks girl..!!

And the very pretty card...!!

I loved the lady bug.. It is just soo pretty and thanks a ton Tejal.. Big hug to you..!!

Hugs,
Khush

A get well soon RAK from Shalini...!!

From a perfect ordinary day to a super extraordinary one.. That is what happens when a card reaches you and that too from someone who is very dear to you...!!

I have been bored since my house arrest thanks to my leg... and was cribbing to Shalini the other day about me being bored and look what came in the mail today.. I was SURPRISED.. Actually surprised is an understatement...I was kind of bewildered at first and then very very touched.... She sent me such a cute get well soon card along with 2 books from my absolutely favourite authors...!!

Take a look...!!

Shalini you made my day.... Thanks so much.. Now am off to read... Happy Crafting guys...!!

Hugs,
Khush

Jovita's RAK

Well.. Today was a great day... It was my house warming party so was very excited and tired...

In the evening while chit chatting, chachi came up with this envelope and when I saw the name I was pleasantly surprised.. and the stuff inside it surprised me more... Let me show you the reason behind it..

This is the same card which Jovi had posted for ANita's anniversary challenge but she had not mentioned who the card is for.. So I was truly surprised when this came in the mail... And that is not all.. she sent me some more stuff... here are the pics..

There were these lovely flowers and buttons.. totally cute ones  and she sent me some papers of which I had become a fan of since I saw them.. she had sent them as a swap to tejal.. and there was ribbon too..  pictures later... it's taking ages to upload and am so tired..

YAWN...!!!

Good night all...


Hugs,
Khush

Look what came in the mail today

Well look who came calling to my door step today.. The mailman got me some candy.. You guys wanna have a look... This is a RAK from Ash

Well this awesome assortment was sent to me by dear Ash. Thank you so much girl.. I am itching to make use of them but damn the doctor....

But I'll use it once am given the go ahead.. I promise.. And thanks once again.. Your an angel



Hugs,
Khush