Happy Little Stamper April Watercolor Challenge...

Hi! I hope you are ready for the fresh new challenge at Happy Little Stampers.

This month we have an optional prompt for the HLS Watercolor Challenge.

I used the Fragrant Florals stamp and die set. The coloring was done using Zig markers. 

I ran the base through an old Tim Holtz Embossing Folder. The sentiment is from the Altenew On The Go Birthday stamp and die set.

Here is another look at the card.

I hope you liked my card. I look forward to your beautiful creations in the HLS gallery. Do visit the blog for some more inspiration by my teamies.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes:

Can You Handle The Pressure?

NBUS Challenge #49:

The embossing folder is several years old, I found it while reorganizing my stuff. The Stamp is also about an year old.

AAA Birthday Game #8 - Layer it Up:

The Card Concept #192:

I was inspired by the brick wall in the background.

Love,
Nandini

Addicted To Stamps And More #438 - Birthdays...

Hi! I am here today with some inspiration for the Addicted To Stamps And More blog. The theme this time is:

I created a quick and simple card using the Sweet Cakes stamp set by Simon Says Stamp.

I simply stamped the cake image on some cream card stock and colored in using Altenew Artist Markers. after coloring, I re-stamped the outline with Versamark and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. The cake stand is heat embossed with Platinum embossing powder.

I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with Rainbow embossing powder by CrafTangles.

I hope you liked my card and will create something beautiful for this challenge. You can link your creations to the ATSM gallery. Please don't forget to visit the other DT who have some incredible inspiration for you. I look forward to visiting you in our gallery.

Entering this card in the following challenges.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Die-cuts:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Stamp It:

Use Your Stuff #466 - Food/Drink:

The Sweet Cakes stamp and die set and the polka dot wrapping paper are from my stash. Both are at least 5 years old!

AAA Birthday Game #41 - Mood Board:

Love,
Nandini

Rainbow Card Challenge - Wonderfully White...

Hi! Welcome to a brand new year. I am here today with the first challenge for 2020 at the Rainbow Card Challenge. Here is the inspiration pic.

My inspiration card for this challenge is very special to me as we celebrated our Silver wedding anniversary on Christmas Eve. I presented this card to my hubby who was really happy and most appreciative! I used a combo of white and silver and created a Z fold card.

 

Here is the front view of the card.

A view of the opened card.

I used this tutorial for a Z Fold card at Splitcoaststampers. I used ivory cardstock and some wrapping paper with silver polka dots. For the front left panel, I used the sentiment from the Together Forever stamp set by Mudra Craft Stamps. I stamped it with Versamark ink and heat embossed with the Black Sparkle embossing powder by Ranger. 

For the right side, I stamped with the Spring Flowers stamp set by Simon Says Stamp and heat embossed with the Metallic Silver embossing powder by Ranger.

For the inside panel, I die-cut the numbers two and five with Quinn's 123 dies by Lawn Fawn out of a scrap of dark silver paper.

I also randomly stamped the bloom from Spring Flowers stamp set on a narrow strip of paper and heat embossed it with silver embossing powder. I adhered it along the bottom of the card. 

Finally, I adhered it to a card base. Here is the bottom view of the card.

Since the card is a bit bulky, I made a box envelop using my 123 punch board by We R Memory Keepers. I decorated it with a little stamping with the Spring Flowers stamp set.

Here is the card and the envelope together.

And a view of both standing up.

This card was a true labor of love and I am very pleased with it. I hope you find it inspiring and look forward to your creations in our gallery. Please do visit the  Rainbow Card Challenge for more inspiration and to link your cards to the gallery.

Entering this card in the following challenges.

Artystampers Digital Challenge #6:

I used some wrapping paper on my card.

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Anything Goes:

Watercooler Wednesday WWC252:

Allsorts Challenge Week 551/2 - Anything Goes:

Edited – 10-06-2021

Creative Creases Challenge #8

Love,
Nandini

Bold card with Partial Die Cutting...

Hi! Today's card uses a technique that I have wanted to try for a long time. The original post and video are by Jennifer Mcguire and you can find them here.

I had tried this once before, with disastrous results. This time around, though my first try ended in the bin, I persisted and managed to master it. Here is the card I created.

I started with a piece of black cardstock and the Gorgeous Gardenia die by Memory Box. After running the paper through the Big-Shot with the die, I carefully trimmed away the excess. One thing that really helped me was scoring a fold at the line where the die-cutting ended. Here is a closer look at the die-cutting.

I die-cut more pieces out of black cardstock and stacked them to make the partially die-cut flowers more stable. For the background, I took some watercolour paper and Camlin Artist Watercolours. I recently bought this set and I really love the gorgeous, bright colours. I wet the paper and then applied yellow and crimson colours with a large flat brush to get an ombre look. I also added some splatters of gold paint. After drying I adhered the watercoloured paper to a card base. 

The sentiment is from the Birthday Greetings stamp set by Altenew. I stamped and heat embossed with Ranger's Gold Tinsel embossing powder. I added some foam tape to pop up the sentiment strip. Here is another look at the card.

I am entering this card in the following challenges.

Memory Box STAMPtember 2019 Exclusive Collaboration:

Just Us Girls Challenge #505:

Happy Little Stampers Watercolor Challenge:

Love,
Nandini

Rainbow Card Challenge - Beautiful Brown...

Hi! The new challenge is up for the Rainbow Card Challenge. Here is the inspiration pic.

I started with a completely different card. But for some reason, it just wasn't coming together. I finally kept it aside and started browsing through Pinterest for some inspiration. While browsing I found a beautiful card by Connie Stewart, which greatly inspired me. You can find the original card here. I pulled out my supplies and the new card came together within one hour! I love how beautiful this card turned out.

I started with a piece of ivory card stock and stamped the leaf image from the A Tree For All Seasons stamp set by Winnie and Walter randomly. I used the four ink cubes from the Coffee Break mini ink cubes set by Altenew. After letting the panel dry a bit, I stamped with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Ranger's Enchanted Gold embossing powder. 

Here is a closer look at the panel.

I trimmed the panel and adhered it to a dark brown card base. The sentiment is from the Birthday Greetings stamp set by Altenew. I stamped and heat embossed it with Ranger's Metallic Gold embossing powder and popped it on the panel with some foam tape. To finish, I added a few clear gems from my stash.

Here is another look at the completed card.

I hope you liked my card and are inspired to create something beautiful You can visit the Rainbow Card Challenge blog for more inspiration from the design team and to link your entries. 

Love, 
Nandini

Addicted To Stamps And More Challenge #356...

Hi! I am here today with some fresh inspiration for this week’s challenge at the Addicted to Stamps & More challenge blog. The theme this week is our most popular one.

I created a card set using some Altenew supplies for a dear friend. I also made a box to hold the cards and envelopes and decorated it using the same stamps. Here is the box.

I made the box with black card stock. I created the top by stamping the outline flowers from the Beautiful Day stamp set by Altenew on a cream panel with red and teal inks. The sentiment is from the Birthday stamp set by Ranger. I stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

A look inside the box.

For all the cards I used the Beautiful Day stamp set and mini ink pad sets by Altenew. 

For the first card, I used the Warm and Cozy mini cube set. 

I stamped only the outline of the flower, using the darkest shade in the set and die cut it using the coordinating dies. The leaves were stamped with three shades of the Warm Grey set and also cut using the dies. I trimmed a panel of white card stock and inked a corner with the same ink I had used for stamping. I also added some ink splatters for added texture.

I adhered the inked panel to a coordinating card base and arranged the flower and leaves over it. The sentiments are all different, from Fresh Freesia, Beautiful Day and Floral Art stamp sets. I stamped each with Versafine Onyx Black ink. 

To finish, I added some clear gems from my stash. I also stamped the flowers with light grey ink on all the envelopes. Here is the completed card and envelope.

Here are the rest of the cards with the ink sets I used.

Sea Shore mini ink cube set

Tropical Forest mini cube set

Red Cosmos mini cube set

Glacier Caves mini ink cube set

Red Sunset mini ink cube set

Here is the whole card set along with the box.

I hope you liked this card and are inspired to create something beautiful. I look forward to seeing your creations in our gallery. Please visit the Addicted to Stamps and More blog to link your creations and also get more inspiration from my talented teamies.

Love,

Nandini

Addicted To Stamps And More #348...

Hi! Today is Wednesday. Which means another fun challenge is up on the Addicted To Stamps And More challenge blog. This week the theme is:

I made a quick and simple, one layer card as inspiration. This design can be easily adapted for any occasion and the sentiment works great for almost any celebration or holiday.

I started with a cream card base with speckled finish. I placed it in my stamp positioner and arranged the sentiment and the images from the Bold Blooms stamp set by Ellen Hutson over it. I stamped twice using the Versafine Onyx Black ink. While the ink was still wet, I carefully poured Ranger's Holographic embossing powder only over the blooms and leaves and heat set it.

This is a great card idea for mass production or making card sets. Hope you liked my card. I look forward to hearing from you. 

Love,

Nandini

Addicted To Stamps And More #342...

Hi! I am here today with some new inspiration for the current Addicted To Stamps And More challenge. The theme this week is

I decided to use my Artists Markers by Altenew to create a cute card.

I started with a piece of white cardstock and used one of the border stamps from Lawn Fawn's Simply Celebrate stamp set to create a background. Colouring was quick as I just used a bunch of alcohol markers. I trimmed the panel with a stitched rectangle die and popped it up on a black card base with foam tape. 

The sentiment is from the Celebrate stamp set by Avery Elle. I stamped it on a piece of white paper with black ink and cut the panel with the stitched circle die. I cut a larger circle from some translucent blue paper and adhered it to the card. The sentiment circle was popped up on foam tape.

To finish, I took a scrap piece of pink paper and heat embossed it with a couple of layers of holographic embossing powder. I die-cut a few stars out of paper and adhered them around the sentiment. Here is a closer look at the sentiment.

Here is another look at the completed card.

Hope you liked my cards and are inspired to create something beautiful. You can check out more inspiration at the Addicted To Stamps And More challenge blog and also link your creations.

Love,
Nandini

Addicted To Stamps And More #340...

Hi! The new challenge is up on the Addicted To Stamps And More challenge blog. This week we have some gorgeous images to kickstart your creativity:

Here is my card inspired by the beautiful galaxy photos.

I used a technique by Yana Smakula for creating the galaxy background using coloured cardstock instead of white. You can find the original post along with the video here. I found this technique much easier to do and much faster as well.

I started with a piece of grey cardstock. I applied different colours of distress inks with blending foams. Once I was happy with the result, I added some white pigment ink to where I planned on stamping the sentiment and dried the panel with my heat gun. 

The sentiment is from the Everything Together stamp set by Simon Says Stamp. I first stamped it with black ink. After off-setting the stamp slightly, I stamped again with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Ranger's Gold Tinsel embossing powder. Here is a closer look at the sentiment.

To finish, I used an old Craftyscrappers border stamp to create a starry background. I stamped with Versamark and used metallic gold embossing powder this time. I trimmed the panel and mounted it on a black card base. Here is another look at the card.

I am very happy with this card. It is quick and easy. And perfect for a guy. Hope you are inspired to create something beautiful. Do check out the Addicted To Stamps And More challenge blog for more inspiration. And don't forget to link your creations in our gallery. Till next time.

Love,
Nandini