Triangle Corner Pop-up Card...

Hi! I am here today with a rather unusual card. When I saw this card in my Pinterest feed, I was intrigued. I found an excellent tutorial by Vicki of Stamped Smiles that helped me put this card together very quickly. The card folds flat, though it is rather bulky due to all the layers.

When assembled, it is a beautiful 3-dimensional card with a small easel element included.

I used ivory card stock, purple paper and the Floral Corsage paper pack by Craft Gully. The stamps are from Craftyscrappers and Mudra Craft Stamps. I used the Chloe Stem die by Memory Box and the Fancy Butterfly die by Impression Obsession. Here is a closer look at the easel element.

I stamped a birthday message with purple ink.

Some half pearls from my stash were the final touch.

It opens up like this.

The blank panel at the bottom left gives ample space for writing a personal message. 

I am very happy with the way this card turned out. It definitely has the surprise factor. It will also be fun to play with interactive elements.

I am entering this card in the following challenges.

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Spring Moodboard:

Watercooler Wednesday WWC266:

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge Blog - Crafter's Choice:

Edited – 10-06-2021

Creative Creases Challenge #8

Love,
Nandini

Rainbow Butterfly...

Hi! Life has been pretty hectic since I started teaching again. I am also in the process of relocating to Goa, something that we have been planning for a long time. The next few months are going to be busy and exciting!

Today's card is a special one since it uses one of my NBUS stamps. I am so happy I finally inked it! The idea was to create a masculine card in neutral colours with a pop of bright colour.

I started with a piece of ivory card stock. I stamped the chevron border from the Mini Geo Borders stamp set by Fiskars with grey ink. I stamped it twice, to extend the design and create a full background. After trimming, I adhered it to a grey card base. I die-cut three nested circles and the base butterfly from the Impression Obsession set from ivory card stock. I coloured the base with Camlin Brush Pens to create a rainbow. The top butterfly was cut from a scrap of grey card stock and adhered to the base with a dab of glue at the centre.

I popped up the circles with foam tape and adhered the butterfly. The sentiment is from the Birthday Greetings set by Altenew. I stamped it with black ink on a strip of grey card stock. This was also popped up on foam tape and adhered under the butterfly.

Here is a closer look at the butterfly.

To finish the card, I just added two white half-pearls from my stash to the body of the butterfly.

Here is another look at the completed card.

I am really happy with this card. I love the chevron background and the bright focal point the butterfly creates.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

Happy Little Stamper Anything Goes With Dies:

Inkspirational Challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Week 515/516 - Blossoms, Butterflies, Bugs:

Let's Create & Craft Challenge #146 - AG + Beautiful Butterflies:

Craft Rocket Challenges #58 - For Men/Boys:

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - WWC217:

CUTplorations April Challenge:
The striped eggs reminded me of the rainbow stripes on my butterfly.

Retro Rubber Challenge #108 - Rainbow:
When I checked back I realized that the border stamp is almost four years old!

Love,
Nandini

Addicted To Stamps And More #306...

Hi! I am here today with some inspiration for the current Addicted To Stamps And More challenge #306. The theme this time is

These cards are a continuation of my previous set of cards. I made 50 cards that I for a friend. His friend also liked the cards. But he wanted 'Thank You' cards. So I tweaked the design and used up the pieces of rainbow paper that were left over. You can see the original cards here.

I started with a piece of cream cardstock. I painted diagonal stripes in rainbow order with Camlin photo inks. I love these for their intense colours and quick drying. Once the inks were dry, I diluted some gold acrylic paint and splattered it over the sheets.

I used the Dotted Florals background stamp by Impression Obsession with the Rocky Shore ink by Altenew to stamp on the cream card base. This gives a light texture without overwhelming or clashing with the rainbow panels. I adhered strips of cream and gold marbled handmade paper to the card base. I added the strips of rainbow paper popped up with foam tape. The Thanks die is by My Favorite Things. I die cut it out of black cardstock and adhered it directly to the rainbow strip.

To finish I rounded the corners with my corner rounder.

I hope you liked my cards and are inspired to make something beautiful. You can link your cards to our gallery here. Also, remember to visit the Addicted To Stamps And More challenge blog for more fabulous inspiration by my talented teamies.

Entering my card in the following challenges:

Time Out Challenges #116:

TGIF Challenges - #tgifc173:

Love,

Nandini

Addicted To Stamps And More #304...

Hi! I am here today with some inspiration for the current Addicted To Stamps And More challenge #304.

These cards are part of an order for 50 cards that I made for a friend. I was definitely looking for something quick and simple and I love the way these turned out.

I started with a piece of cream cardstock. I painted diagonal stripes in rainbow order with Camlin photo inks. I love these for their intense colours and quick drying. Once the inks were dry, I diluted some gold acrylic paint and splattered it over the sheets.

I used the Text Block Birthday die by Papertrey Ink to die cut the coloured panels. I adhered these to some cream and gold marbled handmade paper and popped them up with foam tape.
I used the Dotted Florals background stamp by Impression Obsession with the Sand Dunes ink by Altenew to stamp on the cream card bases. This gives a light texture without overwhelming or clashing with the rainbow sentiment panels. 

Here is a closer look at one of the cards.

I hope you liked my cards and are inspired to make something beautiful. You can link your cards to our gallery here. Also, remember to visit the Addicted To Stamps And More challenge blog for more fabulous inspiration by my talented teamies.

Entering my card in the following challenges:

Happy Little Stampers August CAS Challenge:

Addicted To CAS #142:

Create Something Catchy August Challenge - Watercolour:

I used photo inks to colour the rainbow sentiment panel.

Love,
Nandini

Craftyscrappers Craft Challenge #9...

Hi! The Craftyscrappers Crafty Challenge #9 is back with a new challenge. This is a easy one - Anything Goes. So you can create anything you wish - only the sky and your creativity is the limit!

Our sponsor for this challenge is 

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FIRST WINNER: a clear stamp set along with craft goodies.

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THIRD WINNER: assorted embossed cards pack.

I made a birthday card using loads of die cuts for this challenge.

My starting point was the beautiful die cut window frame that was a part of my DT kit. Here are the supplies that I started with. 

I used the Tulips die set by Impression Obsession to get a bunch of flowers out of white card stock and the Sizzix Floral Wreath set to get some foliage. I then colored them with sketch pens. I also traced the die cut window onto a kraft card stock and cut it out with a craft knife. The stamp set is also from Craftyscrappers. It has loads of beautiful sentiments perfect for every occasion.

I changed the color of the die cut by applying Versamark and then heat embossing it with Ranger's Sea Foam White EP. I applied several coats to get a sturdy die cut with a lovely texture. Here is the die cut after heat embossing.

After I had finished my flowers and the window, it was time to assemble my card.

I used some red tacky tape that Shalini Mittal of Crafters Corner was kind enough to send to adhere a piece of acetate to my aperture panel. This tape is super strong and perfect for this kind of work. I then adhered the die cut window to the front of the card. I added some dark brown paper behind the die cut on the card base and added the aperture panel mounted on foam tape. 

I added the flowers and foliage die cuts and finally added the window box which also doubles as the sentiment panel. Here is a close up.

For the window box I cut a scrap piece of kraft card stock and shaped it. I then stamped and heat embossed the sentiment. I also added some texture by simply laying down my Tim Holtz Wood Grain stencil and tracing through it with my embossing pen.

I hope you like my card and are inspired to create something lovely. Please link up your to our challenge and maybe you will be one of the lucky winners! Looking forward to seeing you in our gallery.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

Penny Black and More September Challenge - Add a Sentiment

Mod Squad Challenge Blog - What's That You Say?

The Card Concept #57 - Rainbow Connection
I made a Clean and Layered card. The hanging baskets remind me of the multicolored tulips that I have used on the card.

Love,

Nandini