Challenges Entries...

Hi! I made two cards as DT inspiration for the current challenge at Make My Monday Challenge #30. The theme is Autumn Leaves / Fall. You can check out the previous post for more details on how I made the card here.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

Just Us Girls #360 – Use Sequins

Time Out Challenge #65

I concentrated on the falling leaves.

CAS-ual Fridays CFC156 – Dimension & Bling

Fashionable Stamping Challenge #115 – Autumnal Colors

The second card is similar to the first, with different colors. 

Entering it in the following challenges:

The Paper Players – PP132

Addicted to CAS – Harvest

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #131 – Trees / Branches&/or Leaves

QKR Stampede Challenge #208 – Fall Colors

Love,

Nandini

Make My Monday Challenge #30...

Hi! The current challenge #30 at Make My Monday Challenge Blog is Autumn Leaves / Fall. This is a bit tough for me as we don't experience autumn in India. So my only reference is Pinterest. Luckily there are many wonderful creations with this theme on Pinterest.

I took my cue from the colors of the foliage and of course leaves.

I started with a piece of watercolor paper and my trusty Camlin photo inks. I put drops of red, orange, green and yellow inks on my craft sheet, sprayed generously with water and then swiped my paper through. I kept up this process till I was happy with the result. Since I used a fairly large piece of paper, I could get two panels out of it. Here is a close up of the watercolor background.

After the piece was dry I stamped various leaf images with Versamark and heat embossed with silver EP by Ranger. The stamp sets are In The Garden and Garden Leaves by Itsy Bitsy. These were recently introduced and are very reasonably priced. After the heat embossing, I used bleach to remove the color from the leaves. This is an interesting technique that I have used before here and here.

After my panel was ready I cut it into two with the Double Stitched Rectangle Dies by our very own Die Cuts And More. These are great dies as they come in a set of 6 with the largest die measuring 5.25" x 4". Their quality is absolutely great and they have the stitching detail on both sides of the cutting line. Here is the second panel.

I mounted the panels on the card base with double sided tape. The sentiment is from the Big, The Bold and The Extras set by Winnie & Walter. I heat embossed it on scraps of black paper with Fluorescent Tickled Pink and Metallic Pink embossing powders by WOW!

I hope you liked my inspiration cards. Be sure to go to the Make My Monday challenge blog and check out the awesome inspiration by rest of the DT.

Love,

Nandini

A new technique...

Hi! I love trying different techniques. Sometimes the technique doesn't work out exactly as it should. I tend to save these panels and recycle them later. Today's card is made from one such panel and a slightly modified version of the Watercolor Lifting Technique by Jennifer Mcguire. 

I started with a piece of watercolor paper on which I had smooshed different shades of Camlin Photo Colours.

I stamped my DIY leaves stamp with Versamark and heat embossed with clear EP. I used water to 'lift' the color from the background. My twist was mixing some bleach with the water. I was very happy with the result. Here is a closer look at the panel.

The card is a case of a beautiful card by Shari Carroll. You can check out her original card here. I used a pale green handmade paper as the card base. The stamped sentiment is part of the Petals from Scratch by Fiskars and the die cut sentiment is by Wplus9. I diecut three from black cardstock and one from metallic gold paper and stacked them, off setting the gold one slightly.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

CAS Mix Up March Challenge

I used stamping, watercoloring and heat embossing.

AAA Cards Game #59 - Embossing

CAS(E) this Sketch #162

Simon Monday Challenge - Make Your Own Background

Love,
Nandini

New Technique...

Hi! I am back with a card which I made as part of the 30 Day Coloring Challenge. Though I have been painting almost everyday, I have managed to do very few complete cards. This is one of them.

I used some red handmade paper as the card base and stamped some butterflies with Versamark ink. Then I heat embossed with black EP. I used some household bleach to 'paint' the flowers with a regular paint brush. The sentiment is from Bo Bunny and stamped on a piece of cream paper.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

30 Day Coloring Challenge:

Addicted to CAS Challenge #65 - Butterfly

Creatalicious Challenges #75 - Butterflies

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Love,
Nan

PS: Also entering my card into The Card Concept #37 - Butterfly Effect

I would describe my style as Clean & Graphic. I was very inspired by the collage of butterflies and the embossed outlines.

30 Day Coloring Challenge - Day 5

Hi! Tried a new technique today and it worked beautifully!

I stamped the images in Versamark and embossed with clear and gold embossing poeders. Then I simply colored the images with some household bleach! The tutorial is available at the Stamp TV site. You can check it out here.

Love,
Nandini