CAS with stencils

Hey guys,

How is everyone doing.. I am very excited as this is my birthday month and I have some very exciting things coming on the blog on Sunday.. So keep an eye on it..

Sharing with you guys the card I made for the CAS challenge inspiration for Kaftzone.. Please do check out the challenge and join in.. There are prizes to be won of course...

I made a simple layered CAS card using stencils.. CAS can be interpreted differently by everyone.. For me it is the absence of too much of embellishments..

Made my card using Memory Box stencils, inks and heat embossing..

This quote is just so inspiring.. it cheers me up no end when I feel down.. It gives the feel of a one layer card but is in reality a 2 layer one.. The white on white is confusing and I have given it a raised look with dimensional tape..

Supplies Used:-
card stock=> Fabriano Elle Erre and Brustro
Distress Inks=> Vintage photo, Mustard seed, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade
Versamark Ink Pad
Ranger Gold Embossing Powder
Memory Box Sunrays Stencil..
MS 3-in-1 Butterfly punch
Pearls

Entering this for the following Challenges:-
Crafty Sentiments Designs=> Add a Sentiment
Tuesday Throwdown=> Mellow Yellow
Addicted to CAS=> Gold
A Gem of a Challenge=>Embossing


This is it,... Thanks for dropping by.. See you guys soon...


Hugs,
Khush

Love you always

Hello everyone,

I am back on the blog after almost a month.. I cannot live up to my promise of being regular it seems..Going through a no Mojo phase.. I hope to get back to crafting soon...

Sharing with you the card I made for my swap for swap central.. Will be sharing the cards one by one.. (will increase my frequency to the blog, LOL)

This was my favourite card of the lot using my favourite Penny Black stamp every which way.. It has the cutest hedgehogs ever..

I followed one of the from Retro sketches.. They have some really cool and fun sketches...

Used inchies to stamp my hedgehogs... Aren't they adorable..They were popped on dimensional tape to give it a 3-D look. the red strips are made using card stock scraps..

A simple layered CAS card which I had a ball making...

Supplies used:-
Card stock=> Locally purchased, Fabriano Elle Erre and Brustro water colour paper
Stamp=> Penny Black Every Which Way (the craftshop.in)
Ink=> Archival Black (crafters corner)
Staedler water colour pencils
Black gel pen
Rhinestones from stash

Entering this for the following challenges:-
ATSM=> CAS
Crafting with Dragonflies=> CAS

Playing with my inks after ages

Hello,

I am back after a short sabbatical ( Read over 6 months) post my marriage.. Life has changed.. For the better of course and am just having fun.. Travel Travel and more travel... I will post some pics of my holidays in another post...

I am just playing around with my distress inks and trying to make myself more comfortable using them...Made a very quickie card so just thought of waking up my sleeping blog and posting it here... :D

The distressed panel

Standing

Love my new distress ink colors.. Just so vibrant and full of life.. This was a very easy peasy card put together... I masked the top and bottom panels using torn sheets of paper and distressed the centre.. Used my BG stamp and voila I am done.. Quick and simple... !!

Supplies Used:-

Card stock=> Fabriano Elle Erre and Brustro water color paper

Distress Inks=> Picked raspberry, Peacock feather and mustard seed

Memento Rich cocoa and Black Archival Ink

Stamps=> Antique back ground stamp, HA Antique engravings stamp set and MFT pearls of wisdom

Staedler water color pencils and black gel pen

Entering this for the following challenges:-

CYP=> No Designer paper

Cas on Sunday=> Stitching real or faux

Brown Sugar=> CAS

That's it from me.. I hope I can get back to you soon with something else!!

Hugs,

Khush

My first DT card for Color Conceptions Challenge

Hello,

I know I have been MIA for over a month now what with my holiday and then the internet not working and me leaving for a short wedding trip again.. Missed blogging and apologies to everyone whose blogs I have not visited in ages.. I intend to start that soon.. Life is really hectic at the moment and have tons of things happening all at once..

Anyways enough of jabbering.. Just showing you the card I made for the first challenge at color conceptions.. The challenge was new beginnings using bakers twine.. Most of you know I hate anything to do with knots and anything that enables it is not my best friend.. So the challenge was a HUGE challenge for me too but I managed to make something...I have gone really CAS in my style all of a sudden and loving it..!!

So here is my card...

 

Focus on the butterfly and it's trail... Bakers twine is quite versatile.. check out the color conceptions blog for some fabulous inspiration...

Supplies used:-

card stock=> locally purchased and brustro

stamps=> HA friend definition and Antique engravings

Hero arts tide pool shadow Ink

Bakers twine

Alpha stickers from echo park

Glossy accents to stick the twine.

Thanks for dropping by.. I have a lot of things to share... Till Then..

Hugs,

Khush

CAS take #2

Happy Sunday everyone..

A quick post before I dash out to spend the day with friends... This was again a fairly quick card which I made using a red combination...

Used my brand new MME set and the impressions from these are amazing...

standing view

side view

center panel close-up

fairly simple huh... and looks great IRL.. I tried and tried and tried but could not take a decent picture of it...!!

Supplies used:-

Card stock=> Locally purchased and fabriano elle erre ( teh red layer and fabriano have been in my stash again for the past 2 years,.. recently cleaned my scrap cupboard and I came out with a treasure... :D)

Stamp=> MME Lavender from CC, HA everyday sayings

Inks=> memento lady bug and Unity noir

white gel pen for faux stitching.

bling from stash

Entering thiscard for the following challenges:-

Sweet Stampin'=> CAS

Totally Papercrafts=> CAS

Charisma Cardz=> Black, white plus one other color

MAWTT=> CAS

ATSM=> CAS

Thansk for dropping by.. Wills ee you soon with another card..

till then... 

Hugs,

Khush

You're the best

Good Morning Y'all,

It's the weekend and I have tons of work to get through... I made huge numbers of mother's day cards this time which were shipped without em clicking any pictures... yes yes you read it correctly.. I did not click pictures because they were personalized with the mother's pictures...They were good fun to make..The card I am showing today is also for mother's day from my cousin to my aunt.

A quick card made using the reverse masking technique... Mind you I am still new to this whole stamping technique thing and would love a feedback.. I want to improve my stamping..
I had recently purchased a peacock feather stamp from the color conceptions store (now the craft shop) and had been itching to use it... It is so gorgeous and the detailing after stamping is superb...

Another thing which I love is my new bahama blue ink.. I have been wanting to buy this ink ever since I had seen one of tejal's ATC on her blog where she has used it and there after on quite a few cards...So I combined the two to make my card...

standing view

side view

the close up of the distressed and reverse masking center

This card came together really well although suggestions of course have to come from my whatsapp girls ( we are sadly no more the BB girls)...

Supplies used:-

Cardstock=> Locally purchased and Fabriano Elle Erre ( the scraps used in this card have been hoarded for the last 2 years)

Stamp=> HOTP feather which I purchased from the craft shop and HA everyday sayings was a gift from tee.

Inks=> Bahama blue from thecraft shop, danube blue from Varnas and tumbled glass distress ink from Craft Adda.

Bling from stash

black gel pen or faux stitching.

Entering this card for the following challenges:-

For the love of crafting=> Monochromatic

Chocolate, Coffee & cards=> Mother's day

Sweet pea Stampers=> Birds of a feather

Totally papercrafts=> CAS

Charisma Cardz=> Black & White plus one color ( I used blue)

Cutecard thursday=> Something blue

MAWTT=> CAS

ATSM=> CAS

Stamping Royalty=> Photo Inspiration

That's all from me folks.. Will see you again tomorrow with a brand new card tomorrow... Till then.. Your comments are highly valuable to me.. They help m improve...

Hugs,

Khush

Butterflies Galore

Good Morning Y'all,

How is everyone doing.. there is a nip in the air and the weather has cooled down dramatically and am loving it... Have been in a house cleaning frenzy but do manage to squeeze in time for my crafting...

Just a quick card I made following the CTS sketch#2 but could not make it within the deadline but I promised myself to give a go to their sketches and here I am...

Here is the Sketch

here is my card based on it...

I love the bright colors of the card, although the blue is a bit too over powerful... Nonetheless, like it...!!Love the butterflies popped on dimensional tape!

Supplies
CS=> Fabriano elle erre
Washi tapes
HA antique engravings and everyday sentiments stamp set
Unity Noir ink
Staedler water color pencils
Fevicryl glitter glue
White marker for faux stitching...

Entering it for Itsy Bitsy-Make it dimensional challenge

Thanks for dropping by...


Hugs,
Khush

Love Birds

Happy Sunday guys,

We are almost approaching Diwali and I am just so busy with orders, house cleaning, personal gifts, cards and top of that preparations for my nephews wedding... Did it feel like I was ranting.. I suppose I was but am sleep deprived and not keeping completely well so I guess a rant once in awhile is ok..

Just sharing a quick card using the CAS(E) this sketch#3...

Here is the challenge sketch...

here is my take on the sketch..

 card lying flat

Fairly easy card of 5'x7' dimension... Following the sketch, I based my scene inside the scallop circle which is traced and hand cut.Popped the birds after stamping and fussy cutting on some dimensional adhesive.. Used glue and gloss (Indian version of glossy accents) on the heart to make it pop...I used my black BIC markers to give a faux mat effect ( Thanks Tee for this)

Supplies used:-
Cardstock=> fabriano Elle Erre
PP=> DCWV
Stamp set=> recollections love birds
Inks=> Unity noir and lily green, memento lady bug and grape jelly
BIC markers for coloring
Glue and gloss

Entering this for the CAS(E) this sketch challenge #3...

Have a wonderful day and a great week...


Hugs,
Khush

perfect Blend

Happy Navratris people,

For all my friends who don't know about Navratri.. It's a 9 day festival in India. Lots of food, fun and frolic for the next 9 days and am super excited for them.

I made a quickie CAS card in 6 minutes flat using the first challenge at CAS(E) the sketch.. I have taken a vow to give my hand in trying out all their sketches... :D

This is the challenge sketch and following is my take on the sketch

I finished this card really fast.. Lined up the coffee cups in one line and popped a colored one up.. Simple....

Supplies:-
White fabriano card stock
Fiskars Latte love stamp set
Unity Noir and Memento Lilac posies
Faux stitchign using signo pen
Popped up a colored cup stamped on Brustro and colored using BIC markers

Entering it for the first sketch challenge at CAS(E) the sketch

Thanks for dropping by...

Hugs,
Khush

CAS + wedding

Hi everyone,

Back after a long time with a crafty post.. Deetya's first birthday excitement is finally wearing off and it is back to work and gearing up for the upcoming festival season for me... My most favorite time of the year is around the corner as I get to hog on YUM food with no care in the world for my diet.. * devilish laugh*

Sharing a card I made for Sindhu as part of the GD for the on going celebrations on her blog.. Thank you so much Sindhu for giving me an opportunity to be the GD.. Simple idea.. You gotta make a CAS card on anything related to a wedding.. invites, anniversary cards, even favor bags but has to have a CAS look... Asking my readers to join in her celebrations.. She is new to blogging but is a great crafter.. With all the drama unfolding in the Indian craft scene.. Let's just join together and make new friends and appreciate the talent we have around us...

Anyways going on to ym card.. I made two quicky CAS cards... Saumya ahs been after my life to get back to making cards so this is just for her.. Love ya Saumya...

The layered look is something which can be found all over the internet using different punches... I used my Deco Shells MS punch.. ( Thanks guys for the awesome birthday gift.. I loved it totally), Washi Tape, Hero Arts sentiment and ink and you are done.. Simple easy peasy...

Supplies:- 

Card stock=> Fabriano Elle Erre and Brustro

MS Deco Shells punch

Fabriano elle erre 160 gsm punch papers

Hero Arts everyday sayings stamp set for sentiment

Memento lilac posies ink

Bling from stash

My second card was whipped up in 10 mins flat... haha Yes, I know.. totally crazy huh but theya re super fun...

 

Simple and quicks.. Nothing much to say about the card.. It kind of speaks for itself...

Supplies:-
Card stock=> Fabriano Elle Erre
Hero Arts magical dots BG stamps and Fiskars Just married for sentiment
MICIA orange ink ( works ok.. Bleeds on certain paper)
Basic Grey Brad ( Thanks Tee)
White gel pen for faux stitching

I do hope you guys would join in for the challenge and send some love Sindhu's way...

Thanks for dropping by.. Your comments are very important for me...

Hugs,
Khush

Washi + stamping = Pure bliss

Happy Saturday everyone,

What plans for the weekend? I intend to now devote all my time for planning my niece's first birthday bash.. Time flies and she will be a year old already... I made a quickie card yest using my very favorite Washi tapes and some stamping... Absolutely love the outcome and I am totally in love with my CAS phase.. To imagine I was clueless as to what CAS would entail and now my last few posts have all been CAS!!

This card also has butterflies.. I seem to have a lot of these butterfly stamps in my stash.. And they are just so versatile.. You can use butterflies just for any occasion.. :D

This card has been going on in my mind for quite sometime... The colors, the LO all was done in rough.. All I had to do was execute it on paper... I did it in 9 minutes flat... I love the fact that these cards can be produced in mass and for different occasions.. All I need to do is change the sentiment.. LOL

Supplies:-
White fabriano card stock
Washi tape
Butterfly is from MME lost & found set and the sentiment is from Fiskars lasting love
Inks-memento danube blue and lilac posies and the orange one from MICIA, black from unity.

Entering this card for the following challenges:-
For the love of crafting=> CAS
Ruby's Rainbow=> butterflies
YCU=> Hot Trends ( I used Washi tapes)


Thanks for dropping by... Have a fantastic weekend..


Hugs,
Khush

Flutters

Hey guys,

I have been dreaming of this card ever since I saw it on Pinterest... it's not like the card I saw but the design was definitely inspired by Pinterest... It's become my favorite place to hang out and improve my CAS work.. I am in love with CAS and would definitely like to try some more of it..

Today's card is dedicated to tejal and her love for butterflies and eventually giving me a love for butterflies. Mind you, am still not THAT huge a fan of butterflies like tejal is but moderately influenced of course. And it is CAS, my new love and does not have washi... I did some stamping and coloring... Yayy!!

Will just go onto show you the card..

 

I love the contrast of colors against the black... Black rocks and everything on it just looks even more elegant... :D

Supplies:- 

 Black Fabriano cardstock, Baby blue CS from CTMH and brustro for stamping

HA Antique engravings and Unity Noir ink

Staedler water color pencils

White gel pen for faux stitching

Entering this for the following challenges:-

Ruby's rainbows=> Butterflies

CYP=> power of three

Created with love=> 3 of a kind

For the love of crafting=> CAS

Thanks for dropping by... your comments are totally appreciated..

Hugs,

Khush

 

Happy Diwali...

Yo,

I know I am a tad bit early in posting this Diwali card but I have a bunch of these to do so better start early.. For the international ladies.. Diwali is one of the many festivals we celebrate in India..

I tried Masking once again.. It's so cool.. Once you learn a new technique you feel like using it over and over again... Looking for different ways in how you could incorporate it in your project... It's like a bug with me.. I have to keep working on it till I feel I have improved one level.. Ohhh and Ujjwal.. I did get the stamping bug... :D....

Well I won't talk much... I'll show you the card straight...!!

A close up of my  diyas... :D

Simple and straightforward... Not much jazz into it...

I have used a cardstock which I got locally.. The stamp set is Woodware USA Indian Dreams which I had won for the ICR challenge.. Inked it up using Unity's Noir ink pad which I got from Ujjwal.. Jazzed up the diyas using glitter balls from Pie Lane...The sentiment stamp is borrowed from a friend.. Inked it with regular faber castell ink... And hose cutie heart stickers are also from Pie Lane...

Entering this card for the following challenges:-)
FBC=> Keep it simple
Little Red Wagon=> repeat a stamped image
Truly Scrumptious=> Clean and simple
Cards and more=> red, Brown and cream
Less IS more=> CAS with anything goes
Wee memories=> No patterned papers
Alphabet challenge=> Q is for quick
Totally papercrafts=> Clean and simple

That's it.... Please leave your valuable comments.. They are very important to me... Have a great day and happy crafting...

Hugs,
Khush

First Masking Card...!!

OMG.. This was like unbelievably fun... I tried a new technique and I loved it.. It was truly something out of my comfort zone for as everyone here is aware am so much more comfortable using digi images than trying to stamp them...  I was cribbing to Tejal that am bored of the work I am doing and I wanted to try something new.. So it was her brilliant idea that I should try a one layer card and try masking.. So thanks Tejal, a big round of applause for her.. Another round of thanks to the manufacturers of Blackberry without whom this could not have been possible as she kept passing me instructions through the BBM and I went clicking pics and sending her pics to make sure that what I was doing was OK.. Another round of applause to my Blackberry service provider which is Bharti Airtel.. They ROCK..!! LOL Now that all the accolades are over, I'll get back to my card and Tejal.. Thanks once again..

This is my first true CAS card to be honest.. for in essence CAS cards should be minimally LOUD, if you know what I mean...!! And this is it... !!! Take a look at the card...!!

:D... I love these rose stamps.... I'll give you a close up of the roses...

Here it is folks.. First CAS Card.... Phew..!! Honestly... The simpler the cards are, the more difficult it is to make them.. Choosing the right color combo, the stamp, the placement.. When you have a multi layer card.. it's more like going with the flow and placing things here and there till all of the elements kind of coherently organize amongst themselves..But these simple cards and really fast to make and I kind of like to pace my work...!!

It's a white fabriano elle erre card stock measuring 5.5*4.25 and have rounded it's corners... The stamp image and sentiment is from a MICIA stamp set which I got from Karuna's store.. The sentiment is inked used french Lilac from Unity bought from Ujjwal and the image is inked using Noir from Untiy too...Have used Pie Lane glitter balls for my flower centers....

I am entering this card for the following challenges=>
Di's Digi Designs=> Anything goes
Less is More=>Anything CAS goes
Marks Finest Papers=> One layer cards
Secret Crafter=> One Layer cards
Sweet Stampin'=> Flowers
Wee Memories=> No Patterned papers
Alphabet Challenge Blog=> Q is for quick
Crafty Ann's=> Something outside your comfort zone
Totally Paper crafts=> Clean and simple
OLW#64=> Colour it
PDC#99

Everybody-Art Challenge=> Flowers

That's it for now.. Will go and try some more of masking.. Please leave your valuable comments... And have a great Sunday all of y'all... Happy Crafting...

Hugs,
Khush

CAS Take 2

Hey friends,
Am back with a quickie post.. Gotta rush to a party but could not resist posting this.. I made another CAS using the same sketch as I used previously.. You can check that card here. I think am liking the whole idea of a CAS card.. Previously I used to fret as to how to embellish my card.... CAS helps me ( I don't need to think at all.. LOL)..

 Anyways, take a look at the card

A close up of the image...

A flashback of the sketch...

I like the fact that this one took me less time ( if you ignore the coloring time)

The cardstock used is Fabriano Elle Erre, the orange ribbon is from my stash, the spellbinders label has been traced and handcut on a white cardstock again from Fabriano Elle Erre. The image and the sentiment is from MICIA stamps which I got from Karuna's store.. They are super cute and inked it using Unity's Noir bought from Ujjwal...I have put googlye yes on one of the chicks.. Take a closer look.. and colored the image using the Staedler water color pencils...

That's all for now folks.. I better dash and get ready before mum throws a fit.. Your comments are very valuable to me.. Till the next post which would be fairly soon... Happy Crafting...

Hugs,
Khush

CAS Card

Hey peeps,
Am back.. This time with a CAS card.. This is my very first attempt at anything CAS so please be kind to me but do point out where I can improve....

A few days back I had asked Tejal to help me with the whole concept of CAS because it seems very alien to me and she was very kind to send em some links.. Since then it has been there on my mind but I was just not getting around to doing it...

Today was a like a Eureka moment that enough is enough.. I AM GOING TO DO IT NOW.. So I went to the clean and simple blog and picked up their current sketch... Take a look at it...

And here is my take on the sketch....

I did an arrangement of quilled flowers in different colours...

A close up of my quilled flowers ( Seems like ages since I did so much of quilling.. LOL)

The Pink cardstock has been locally bought.. I traced the die cut and hand cut it.. It's not come out very neat this time thanks to the silly scissors..( I need new ones)...I layered the scalloped circle witha  circle ad palced all the quilled flowers on it.. Have used flat pearls as centres for some of the flowers.. The black ribbon was a RAK from Ash and the sentiment is from the Fiskars birds set which I got from Karuna's store and inked it using Unity Noir bought from Ujjwal.

I am entering this card for the following challenges::

I am entering this card for the following challenges:
Clean & Simple !56=> Sketch
Catch The bug=> Anything goes
Craft your days away=> Make your own flowers
Show and Tell=> Anything goes
By the cute and girly=> All things bright and beautiful
Meljens Design=> No patterned papers
MAWTT=> Handmade flowers
Paper Play=> Make your own flowers
Kelly's Kids=> Hot Summer/Bright colours
Paper Shelter=> Anything goes
Truly Scrumptious=> Mostly Pink
Stars and stamps midweek throwdown=> Anything but glitter

That's all for now.. I hope you guys like it.. Waiting for your comments which are very valuable to be.. Happy Crafting...

Hugs,
Khush