Double Twisted Easel Card

Hello mates,

What's happening.. You guys been to garba for Navratri.. I went for dandiyas in Delhi.. It was super fun... After coming back from Delhi, I realized my heart is not in crafting... I keep thinking about my niece all day long waiting for her to come back...So to get my mojo kicking I arranged all my craft stuff (AGAIN.. it was already neat, I scattered it and re-did it all over again).. And Voila, the brain started functioning A BIT... *wink*

I have made a few easel cards before, the simple ones and I wanted to try something more complicated, so I gave a try to the twisted easel card hoping it would be complicated, but it really is not.. It's very simple nd is all about correct measurements and  balance..So I searched and saw some lovely samples of twisted easel cards and made my own...Quite a bit of firsts in this card for me.. Will list them later

WARNING: Picture Heavy post

So here goes my take on the twisted easel card...

Ok, you have to excuse me for the bad pictures.. The light was dwindling and the weather is not helpful for photographs... And this needs to be posted ASAP.... So this is my take on the double twisted easel card.. I'll give you close ups of all the elements and then prattle about the card...

The left panel...

The right panel:

The tags.. They are just cut in shapes and punched and an eyelet is studded into them.. No mean feat.. just for writing sentimental ramblings...

The centre sentiment.. :D

That was one heck of a post with lots of pictures... LOL... Anyways.. let's dissect this card...

The base is a 10*10 beige card stock bought locally ( I know that's like HUGE).. The panels are 5*5 squares of the same colored card stock.. On the panels I have used a double-sided PP which was a RAK on my birthday from Ash.. The base PP was a birthday RAK from Shruti. The image is a coloring page from Sarah Kay I found on Google... The die cuts have been traced and hand cut and done some faux stitching around both the die cuts... The ribbon is from my stash and so are the mulberry roses ( using them for the first time.. Yipppeeee).. The tags are of all basic shapes made from scraps left from the cards I keep making.. Did faux stitching on them and the pink ribbon is from my stash.. Blinged it up using some Pie Lane butterflies.. On the pocket panel are PTI butterflies, traced and cut on scraps of PPs left with me... blinged up the butterfly using Pie Lane chunky glitter.. The black stones are from my stash.. The center sentiment is borrowed from a friend.. Used an Ek Success border punch in black for the centre.. Some more Pie Lane butterflies and faux stitching and touched up with Pie Lane buttons... :-).. The eyelets are bought from a local shop!

There you have it.. All the ingredients for a card which took me a whole load of time.. Almost 6 hours.. :-|... The longest I have ever taken to complete one card...

Anyways am entering this card for the following challenges:-
ICRC11=> Easel card+ use basic shapes (squares, circles, rectangles and triangles)
Allsorts=> 5 flowers
Creative Card Crew=> Easel cards
Paper and such design=> Recipe ( ribbon, designer paper, 2 buttons)
OSAAT=> use a digi

That's all folks.. Your comments are highly valuable for me... Have a great week...

Hugs,
Khush

Girls Just Wanna Have fun..!!

I am back with another card... This card has been on my mind for ages.. Been itching to try it out and when I did.. It's come out awesome.. Love the whole layering of it...!! It's a gatefold+joyfold card...

First take a look at it...!!

 Isn't she gorgeous... I think I am smitten by her and pink.. I seem to be making a lot of pink cards lately.. :D

I'll show you all the panels and get done with it.. Nothing much to say about it..

For those who want to know how I made this.. I took a 6*12 cardstock and scored it at 3 and 9 to get a gatefold card... for the joy fold u need a piece slightly smaller than this one so i took a 5*10 folded in half.. stick the smaller piece into the right panel and voila your done...!!

A close up of the image.. I love her love her love her.. ( I now sound like Miss Havisham from Great Expectations)

Supplies used for this card:-
Cardstock=> Fabriano Elle Erre
DP=> DCW bought from Karuna and Echo Park Summer days bought from Ujjwal
Sentiment inside=> Tracey brossart
Die cut flower inside=> RAK from Ash
Digi Image=> Anne Bodil( I love her images.. They are all super cute)
Button=> Pie Lane(obviously)
The image has Pie Lane's glitter balls used to make up accessories.. Look closely and I used glue and gloss on her blue jacket to give it a bit of zing.

 I am entering this card for the following challenges:-
HLSC=> Shaped cards or special fold cards
Make It Monday=> Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp and Show=> Anything goes
Lollipop Crafts=> Anything goes
2 sisters=> Anything goes
Sweet Stampin'=> Fashion
Digi's with Attitude=> Anything goes
Amber's Crafts and Stuff=> P:atterned papers
Little Darlings Challenge=> Girly
MMCS=> Fan 'n' Funky
Paper Shelter Challenge=> Anything goes
Papercraft star=> Anything goes


Your comments are very valuable.. Till my next post which would be very soon... Happy Crafting...

Hugs,
Khush

Friendship

This is my 100th post... Yiipppeeeee.... Maybe a giveaway soon... :D

I am back with my card for ICR.. This time the theme was really interesting.. One BIG and One Small creature... I had to scratch my head for this one but finally found something which would make me happy.. :D

Well I made a Z-fold card today.. well atleast I think it is called a Z-fold card.. Not sure.. :D

Here it is..!!

The insides:

The supplies used for this card are:

Cream cardstock=> Locally purchased
Digi image=> Found it from the web
Dp=> Echo Park Splash which I bought from Ujjwal
Sentiment=> Emailed to me by Jovi..
Bling from Pie Lane..

I am entering this card for the following challenges:
ICRC7=> One big and one small creature
DDCC=> Anything goes
HLSC=> Shaped cards or special fold cards
Make It Mondays=> Anything goes
CraftyJC Challenge=>forever friends
That's it guys.... Your comments are highly valued and appreciated.. Till then Happy Crafting...

Hugs,
Khush

FLIPPED

Yee Hawww.. Don't mind me.. Was just watching the cowboys Vs Aliens Trailer.. Doesn't Daniel Craig look HOT.. * Drooling *...

Anyways.. Today I made a foray back into crafting and it took me the entire day to complete the card.. surprises surprises.. The reason being.. I made the same thrice... The first time I missed a step and the paper went waste * 'dang it*.. The second time I did everything correct and was jumping with joy BUT it wasn't to be so.. I managed to stick it wrong.. * double dang it*.. Finally I made it correctly at the third attempt and am rather proud of myself.. * pat pat*..

I made a circle flip up book for the very first time.. There are lot of tutorials on the web.. Just google it.. It looks complicated but is rather easy to make.. I had a ball making it...

Warning: Loaded with pictures...

Let's have a look at it....

  This is how the flip books looks when it is tied... I cut the circle using the side plates of my dinner set :D.. Since I don;t have a circle cutter.. I make do with what I have.. Psstt Karuna you listening right... :D

This is how it looks when it is tied up... ( there in the background you can see my jeans.. IGNORE) concentrate here.... These are the first and the last panels....

Now the middle two panels...

 Now let me show you the close up of each panel.. I'll speak of the supplies as we go because it used a lot of my supplies... PHEW..

PANEL 1:

 Well the supplies for this panel are:
Card Stock=> Fabriano Elle Ere
PP=> Hobby Ideas, DCW
Embellishment=> Echo park spring time stickers, Pie Lane heart stockers, Petaloo flowers which I had won in a giveaway and I have put brads for centres which again I had won in Holley's giveaway)
Those lovely words you see are a text sheet from squigglefly.. I cut them and out them in as adjectives..

PANEL 2:

This panel has Fabriano Elle Erre as card stock, Studio Calico and the DPs from the ICR Swap by Ash, The stockers are from Echo park Spring time and the flowers with brads are petaloo and from Holley's swap respectively...

PANEL 3:

 This panel has Fabriano Elle Erre Card stock, Hobby Ideas DP.. The stocker embellishments from Echo Park springtime and Pie Lane Lotus..

LAST PANEL:

 This panel has Fabriano Elle Erre as cardstock, Hobby Ideas DP, Buttons from stash and Pie Lane butterflies and Echo park Springtime Text box...

I am entering this card for the following challenges:
Crafty JC Challenge #8=> Friends are forever
HLSC #32 => Shaped cards and special fold cards
2 sisters=> anything goes
crafts 4 eternity recipe challenge=> Shaped cards
Little Darlings Challenge=>Buttons/Brads/Eyelets( I have used Buttons and Brads)


Your comments are highly valued.. Till the next post.. Happy Crafting and Sleep well...

Hugs,
Khush

Love you Dad.!

Before even beginning to post this.. I just want to thank my cousin who has very patiently been doing all the cutting for me.. I don't think I could have crafted without her and would have gone crazy doing nothing..

 Saw the shadow box card which Kavi posted and I was like I wanna try it too.. So I emailed her asking for help which she did.. Thanks so much dearie.. Here is my version of the shaker box card which I have made for dad...

Masculine cards are so difficult to make.. I could not decide on which embellishment to use.. Kept it simple... Some beads and that ribbon bow which took me twenty minutes.. Damn the hand... and I topped it up with a button..

Close ups...!!

The supplies used:

CS=> Fabriano Elle Erre
DP=> Studio Calico(grove)
Digi image was a freebie picked from the freedigital images blog
Sentiment 1=> From birdscards.com
Sentiment 2=> papersquirrel.blogspot.com
Ribbon=> RAK from Ash
Button and Pearls from stash

I am entering this card for the following challenges:
Bearly Mine => Anything goes
Claudia & Co.=> Fancy Folds
Craft Room Challenge=> Anything goes
Flourishes=> Father's day
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge=> Masculine
MPS=> Father's Day
TSB=> For Men Only
Top Tip Tuesday=> More than one fold
Bows 'n' Berries=> Masculine
Craft your passion=> Anything goes
Crazy Challenge=> Father's day
Lexi's Creations=> Father Day
Make it Monday=> Always anything goes
Come and get it challenges=>Father's Day
Creative Inspirations=> Father's day or for dad
CIP=> Dad or special male
Here come the boys=>Father's day/dad
Craft your days away=> Father's day
D2D=> Masculine cards without flowers
ECP=> For dad
Little Claire's=> Shaped cards
Fussy and Fancy=> for a Man

Thanks a ton for dropping by..

Hugs,
Khush

Happy Birthday Jayshree...

This is a card I made for my darling SIL.. she is the cutest and the most adorable one ever...It's her birthday tomorrow so I made this card.. Well made it a long time back but embellishing it was left.. did it today...

well here it is...!!

Side view

Well as you can see.. It's an explosion box.. OMG.. This card was soo difficult to make.. I went mad taking measurements.. and more measurement and some more measurements.. Please try this at your own risk...

The layers.. Have not taken a close up of it as I have written some really cheesy one liners for her... :D

I have kept it really simple.. Just like she is...

The supplies:
Cardstock => Locally brought
DP=> Hobby Ideas and Echo park Springtime
I handcut the clouds and then distressed it using those cheap hobby idea stamp pads...
Embellishments Inside=> Pie Lane
The ribbon locally brought
The flowers and the butterfly die cuts are a RAK from Ash.

As this is for a special reason.. I am entering it for any challenge.. :-)

I hope she likes it...

As usual.. comments valued.

Happy Crafting

Hugs,
Khush

Friendship- Nothing better than it...

Before I start my usual rambling.. Just wanted to thank my cousin who has very patiently sat and cut the image for me.. The shoulder seems to hurt more than usual so she's cut the image and re-sized the papers for me.. rest is all my work.. :D Including the painting.. it took me soo long to paint this image...

Anyways first take a look at the card and then we'd do some talking about it..

This is a tag in a box card.. I had found the tutorial somewhere and had the instructions written.. So in case anyone wants it.. shoot a mail.. will send it over to you...In reality the tag inside the box is supposed to be hinged through a brad.. but since I don't have any at the moment.. I stuck it...so the tag you can see.. I have pulled it out.. I have left it blank to write whatever I have to...

Close up now...

 I had a lot of fun making this card.. I like trying different folds.. Somehow normal single folds don;t appeal to me...

Anyways here are the supplies used:
Cardstock => Fabriano Elle Erre
DP=> Studio Calico
Digi Image=>Anne Bodil
Sentiment=> Our very Own Erum from Vibgyor Crafts
Bling from Pie Lane (Ofcourse)
Fiskars sun burst punch
Ribbon locally brought

The card is made especially for my guru's, i.e. Anita's anniversary challenge wherein we had to make a card for a blogger friend.. My card is for Karuna a.k.a Crafting queen

I am also entering my card for the following challenges
Stamp Insanity => Anything goes
Paper Creations Ink = Ribbon or Lace
Stampavie and More => More than one fold
Claudia & Co => Fancy Folds
Top Tip Tuesday => Wrap it with ribbon
Crafty Card Makers=> Love the lasting kind ( Friends-you love them forever don't you?)
KB Cute Monday => Anything goes
Card Cupids=> ribbon and/or Lace
CIP=> Freinds
2 sisters=> Anything goes
Little Claire's=> Shaped cards
Sugar Creek Hollow=> Shaped Cards


Happy Crafting all...

Hugs,
Khush