Happy Birthday Tee-a blog hop

Hi guys,

Welcome to Tejal's blog hop..Our butterfly girl is a special lady and what better way to celebrate a birthday with other than a blog hop....So hop along... You have 16 stops to make before heading to Tejal's blog to wish her.. And a blog hop also means prizes and surprises... So one random lucky commenter would get a Echo Park mini theme collection.... So what are you guys waiting for.. Hop along and join in the fun to wish Tejal a very happy birthday..The last day to complete the hop is 30th October.. the winners would be announced on the 5th of Nov...

Here is a list of the participating people so in case you get lost along the way you know where to go...
1)Shalini
2)Saumya
3)Apeksha
4)Seema
5)Meghna
6)Ujjwal
7)Smita
8)Jovita
9)Rachana
10)Shruti
11) Dr.Sonia
12)Spardha
13)Megha
14)Piyu
15)Erum
16)Khushboo (you're here)
17) Tejal

What do you make for a friend who has always encouraged you to go ahead and try something different... Challenge yourself in conquering your fear of a thing... and putting your heart and soul into it... I made a quad-easel card... Had never tried it and it was amazing fun to make...

I had to live up to up to my Govinda name ( Thanks tee for this) and made a bright yellow card for her and I hope she loves it ( for me and Deetya love it)

Tee.. That 1 o clock conversation changed your and my life completely.. Your friendship means the world to me.. If only I could express and put it into words.. You are my go to person.. My advisor, friend, gossip friend... everything put into one...Today I wish the best things in life for you always ( you have gotten some of the best things namely, H and me.. hehe)...Have a wonderful wonderful day and an amazing year ahead... Full of fun, laughter and frolic....The rest will come via snail mail... :D

Birthday wish from Deetya=? jjkdhhvcuihn;mxzcpojdgioiob

I hope you understood... You guys have the best conversations on BBM than me...



Lots and lots of love,
Khush & Gola

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

love you-multi flap mini

Hey guys,

How is everyone doing.. I am neck in work while my health continues to trouble me. The blood pressure refuses to rise.. I guess high time I picked on a fight.. :P..Haha.. jokes apart it has been really difficult to craft.. I feel sleepy all the time thanks to my low BP..

Anyways sharing with a multi flap mini I made for my bestie... He has been married 3 years and wanted to gift something special to his wife whom he had dated for 12 years before tying the knot. The gift is they 15th anniversary gift (12+3)... :D... They have shared I guess a zillion cards from Archies ( they were the favored customers of our local archies store) and have quite a huge collection of the cards.. So his only request was, the poems from all their numerous cards be incorporated into his mini ( his favorite verses from the cards have been handwritten by me).. I always did write for him in the cards and I guess we continue with the trend.. LOL...

So I made this multi flap mini.. it's a 6x6 mini and it was a huge challenge for I am at a complete loss as to what to put in them.. Moreover since I would be putting in no pics ( that's another album in the making with their journey pics).. So it was digis and lots of mush...

I won't really ramble much.. Just share pictures.. It's a multi-fold mini but I cannot show you the folds through pictures.. I do have a video but have no clue how to edit it.. Still learning.. Once I get hold of how to edit would add it to the end of the post or maybe another post...

So here goes...!!

 cover page

turn the cover and this is how it opens up

this is how the page looks once you turn the page with the deco shells punch

another flap

centre panel unflapped

last fold

unveiled

all the flaps-unflapped

the end

This was one of the most tedious projects I have ever undertaken.. Took me ages to complete but was worth every minute spent on it.. The smile on the couple's face was unbelievable. I could not have been happier.

Supplies used:-
cardstock=> Locally purchased, Itsy Bitsy
PPs=> DCWV, Hobby Ideas and a scrapbooking kit purchased in Phuket
Digis=> Sarah Kay, The paper shelter, and taken off from the net
Coloring medium=> Staedler water color pencils
Die cuts traced and hand cut
Deco shells around the page punch, Ek success butterfly chain punch
Embellishments=. just way too many places to remember

Entering this for the following challenges:-
Crafters corner=> Celebrate with flowers
PCJ=> Add some bling
Penny's paper crafty challenge blog=> Anything but a card
Party Time Tuesdays=> Anything but a card
Incy Wincy Designs=> Anything goes
The cutie Pie challenge blog=> use a digi

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

Hugs,
Khush

triple Easel for a new born baby

Hello People,

how is everyone holding up? I am having quiet times curled up doing nothing except think of what I want to do but not getting up to actually executing my plan *big surprises there*.

Today am sharing a triple easel card which I have made for a friend of mine who has recently been blessed with a baby girl *Yayy*.. Now a lot of reasons to be happy. Firstly, a new baby.. Yippee.. Secondly, it's a girl and thirdly, I get to play with Pink YET again * happy dance*

I loved making this card.. A baby.. Just thinking of it reminds when I got the news of Deetya's birth... Awesome feeling...

I won't ramble much, will just go on and show you the card..

This is the easel card... The left and the right panel is left blank to put the picture of the new baby with her family..

I'll just post individual shots of the panels and the bottom panel...

left panel

centre panel

right side panel

base panel, extreme left

base centre

base, extreme right

it's a completely pink card.. And I love it... for obvious reasons of course..

Supplies used:-

Card stock=> Locally available

PP=> Paper Mania Pink Parfait and DCWV

All die cuts and traced and hand cut

Wooden embellishments locally purchased( the pram, baby, bottle) and the teddy stickers too

The baby die cuts were a RAK from Piyu

Bling from stash

BIC markers for coloring

Worn Lipstick distress ink

Entering this card for the following challenges;-

Hands 2 Heart challenge # 5=> A precious child

Fussy and Fancy Friday challenge=> Easel cards
Itsy Bitsy=> Make it dimensional challenge

Thank you so much for dropping time.. Till next time Happy Crafting

Hugs,

Khush

Baby explosion Box

Hey guys,

Am back with another.. A card on order for a client.. A new baby is about to bless their family and they wanted a card in which everyone from the family would be writing messages for the new born.. Since we do not the sex of the baby I kept it a neutral color so that it could be gifted to a boy or a girl.

A new baby brings so much joy into the house. So keeping this in mind, I have used a lot of bright colors ( I am anyways a bright color addict).. There really isn't much to say about this.. As they say a picture speaks a 1000 words so am gonna show off the box with a lot of pictures.

the lid

side view

opposite panel

Open view of the box and the lid

a pram

a better view of the pram

a tri fold card

tag pocket

This is a tag which would be stuck to the flap

note card 1

note card 2

note card 3

note card 4

Another tag pocket

some mush

Some more mush

And finally 

Ok, let me describe the explosion box in short. it has three layers. The bottom layer has the giraffe tag pockets on opposite sides and two pane;s of handwritten mush. Outside I have done a sea themed look with dolphins, crabs and octopus. The lid has a cute pinwheel. I love making pinwheels.

The second layer has tag pockets on two panels and detachable tags on two panels. Teh back side has 4 note cards on each panel. The top most layer has 2 panels of detachable tags and two panels of mush. The back side of the last panel has tag pockets and tri-shutter cards on the opposite sides. The centre has the pram. 

I loved making the pram. Thanks doc for the amazing tutorial. It was only after seeing your pram was  inspired to try making one for my own. Dr. Sonia is an amazing crafter and has some amazing tutorials up on her blog. DO go and check her blog here. Be ready to be blown away.

Supplies used:-

Card stock=> Fabriano Elle Erre

PP=> Echo Park, Paper Mania, Studio Calico, RAK from Jovi and an ICR swap from Bindu

Stamps=> Inkadinkado baby animals, Hero Arts Playful Animals, Studio g mini stamps,mini stamps from imaginiscence and paper smooches chubby chums

Embellishments=> Handmade stickers locally puchased, brad from basic grey, google eyes, bling from stash, button on pram from stash

MS Deco shells around the page punch

Vintage photo distress ink

Memento Dew drops ink and Unity ink

Coloring medium=> BIC markers and Staedler water color pencils.

Entering this for the following challenges=>

For the love of crafting=> color Bing(Purple, yellow and pink and pink blue and red)

 Itsy Bitsy=> Big B challenge(I have brad, buttons and bling)

Thanks for dropping by... Your comments are highly appreciated. Have a fantastic Sunday and an awesome week ahead.

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

Happy Birthday Saumya

Righto guys.. Welcome to my blog.. Before anything else let me just warn you that this post has no card.. It's just a simple wish for a darling friend... Happy Birthday Saumya...

Life and it's unpredictable nature... When all seems lost a god-sent person comes into your life to add meaning to it.. My friendship with Saumya was a casual interaction on BBM and thank god for that.. What began as casual has been a totally awesome journey of fun, laughter gossip and lots of nonsense...

You don't need to meet your friends everyday to forge a bond.. Sometimes just knowing that someone is there for you miles apart is enough to keep you going...She is the complete opposite of me and no wonder opposites attract... *wink*...

She is the type who you would want around when you want a joke to be shared, to get your mood lightened when you're stressed or just gossip when you know you would burst if you didn't tell someone along with the knowledge that your secret would be safe with her... The very special kind of friend to have by your side...

Saumya.. As you turn a year older and wiser :P Wishing you the best in life always.. I am of course blessed have you in my life.. You're a rockstar through and through and well.. I might tease you mercilessly but I love you dearly.. So here's to a good year of crafting, partying and love... Have a grand birthday... Your birthday gift I shall send but I want a return gift in return.. ( I know I am shameless)...

Oops.. No wish can be complete without the birthday song...So here goes..

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Saumya

Happy Birthday to you.. ( Did you sing along while reading it?? I know you did.. Stop lying... )

party like a rockstar darling..

Lots of love,
Khush