Tag #4 - 25 Days of Christmas Tags

Hi! My fourth tag inspired by the 25 Days of Christmas Tags event hosted by Tracey McNeely on her blog In My Creative Opinion. 

This tag is inspired by two different tags. The background was inspired by Lindsay Larsen's beautiful tag on Day 19. Here is the link to her original post. 

The sentiment was inspired by Kathy Schweinfurth's tag on Day 10. I just replaced the flower with a cupcake. You can find her original tag here.

This tag is also part of the What a Sweet Holiday video hop. You can watch the video below or head to YouTube by clicking here.

Entering this tag in the following challenges:

Simon Says Monday Challenge:

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #WWC229:

Cut It Up Challenge #214 - Christmas:

Yes, Virginia November Show And Share:

Love, 

Nandini 

A Quick Card for the Season...

Hi! I am here today with a card that I made for a customer. This was a rush order and I had very little time. I think sometimes tight deadlines help you make better stuff because you don't have the time to agonize over every detail.

I started with a panel of white card stock that I die cut with a stitched rectangle die. I masked off the bottom portion of the card and blended some light blue distress ink. I splattered some white paint and allowed it to dry completely. The sentiment is from the A Tree For All Seasons set by Winnie & Walter. I cut the felt trees by hand and backed up each with scraps of thick card stock. I also cut strips out of some brown card stock and used them as the tree trunks. I arranged the trees on the card and then adhered them, popping up some with foam tape. To finish, I added some star sequins from my stash and adhered the completed panel to a light teal card base.

I hope you like this quick, CAS card. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Entering this card in the following challenges.

Use Your Stuff Challenge #341 - Christmas / Holidays:
I used the sentiment from the A Tree For All Seasons stamp set by Winnie & Walter which I won as part of  giveaway way back in 2014!

Dare2B Artzy December Challenge:

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge - Winter Wonderland:

Allsorts Challenge Week 498 - Christmas Trees:

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Create a Winter Scene:

CAS On Friday #148 - Make a Christmas Card #2:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Christmas:

HLS December Christmas Challenge:

STAMPlorations December CAS Challenge:

Paru's Cardmaking Challenges - December 2018:

Love,
Nandini

Addicted To Stamps And More #271...

Hi! The latest challenge is up at the Addicted To Stamps And More challenge and this week is the easiest one of all.

I made a super CAS Christmas card as inspiration. This design is perfect for mass production and also a great stash buster.


I took a light cream shimmer paper and cut it to size. I created the sentiment with the Simply Alphas stamp set by Mudra. This a great alphabet stamp set which is very easy to line up. And the great news is that Mudra Craft Stamps are now available internationally with the launch of their new website. You can check it out here.

I stamped the sentiment with Versamark and heat embossed with gold embossing powder.I cut the Christmas tree out of scraps of green and brown paper and adhered it to the card panel. The card panel is popped up on some foam tape and attached to the red card base.

I added some star shaped gems to finish the card.

Here is a closer look at the card:

I hope you like my card and are inspired to create something beautiful. Also remember to check out the inspiration by rest of the DT at the ATSM challenge blog.

Love,

Nandini