CASOLOGY #381 - MEMORIES

Hello everyone! Welcome back to another challenge at CASology where the cue word is 'memories'. I know we've all got so many memories right from the childhood till today and these memories are forever. We can't forget any of those. Those memories are our treasure! So I'm here with a simple and beautiful card for this challenge, I hope you like it:)

CARD MAKING DETAILS

• I started by stamping the images from Fern and Leaves Stamp Set by Mudra with Carved Pumpkin, Festive Berries, Picked Raspberry and Dusty Concord Distress Inks.
• The technique I used on this card was Layered Stamping or Overlap Stamping Technique, you can watch one of my videos for more inspiration and education.
• Next I added splatters of brown ink to bring the design together.
• I did give a little highlights on the leaves with Sakura White Pen.
• Finally stamped the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, the stamp set is by Cherrylana Designs called Alphabet.

The overall card design looks like a book cover page, I hope you like it. Thank you so much for visiting. Please visit the challenge blog to learn more details and also please don't forget to visit our DT blogs for more inspiration. Thanks again, see you soon. :)

'YOU' CARDS

Hello friends! Recently I came across this beautiful yet inspiring pin on Pinterest. As soon as I saw it, I wanted to create something like that but wanted to give my own touch and twist. The pins were like 'inhale, exhale', 'faith, fear'. This gave me an idea to create cards with 'peace, love', 'kind, beautiful' and 'spice,sweet'. The over all cards say that YOU are spice and sweet, make sense? If you want more inspiration please check my Inspiration board. So I'm here today with three cards for you, I hope you like it.

CARD MAKING DETAILS

The most common thing you'll notice in this post : one layer cards, masking, ink blending, handwritten sentiments and took me minutes to make.

For me all colors are beautiful. I'm dusky in color, I had this inferiority feeling about complexion when I was little. But with age, maturity and knowledge the perspective towards dark skin has changed completely and I started to love and respect myself. One day someone said to me 'you are beautiful and you know what? dusky girls are more appealing'. I really liked that compliment! :P by the way, I used Ground Expresso and Antique Linen Distress Inks.

I've got peace like a river and I've got love like an ocean! I love this song so much. I guess the colors are very apt to the words. :) I used Picked Raspberry and Broken China Distress Inks.

This one was my favourite. The colors and the words are just wow! :D I used Carved Pumpkin and Spun Sugar Distress Inks.

I hope you liked the cards. If you have any questions kindly leave me a comment below and I'll get back to you asap. :)

I'm entering these cards for the following challenges

1. AAA cards CAS Game #169 - Made In Minutes
2. CAS on Sunday Challenge #184 - Anything but White

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon. :)

WITH LOVE CARDS | SIZZIX

Hello everyone! How are you all? Today I have a cute card to share with you and the card features the new die and stamp set from Sizzix called Celebration Phrases Framelits.

CARD MAKING DETAILS

This is the beautiful Celebration Phrases Framelit die set with stamps. The dies and stamps in this set are very cute. 

I started by die-cutting all the images out of white glossy card stock.

Then I colored it with Sizzix Permanent Markers and also stamped the sentiment inside the speech bubble.

I adhered all the images over the card front with tacky glue and foam mounted the speech bubble. I decorated the flowers with some gold enamel gem stones.

And that pretty much finishes the first card. I have also made another card with the same dies but changed the color theme.

To learn how I made the background for this card please click here to watch the video. And that's all for today, I hope you like the cards. Thank you so much for stopping by and I'll see you soon :)

PEACE, LOVE, LAUGHTER CARDS | SIZZIX

Where there is 'Peace' there is 'Love'. Where there is 'Love' there will be 'Laughter'. 

Hello everyone! Welcome back! Today I have a couple of beautiful cards for you made using the products by Sizzix.

Please visit sizzix.co.uk blog for more information and education.

Sizzix Products Used

1. Sizzix Sidekick Starter Kit (White & Gray)
2. Sizzix Clear Stamps - Everyday Sentiments
3. Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Decorative Edges

CARD MAKING DETAILS

I have chosen this beautiful 'Decorative Edges' thinlit die set and selected two of those and ran through the Sizzix Side Kick machine. The card stock I used was white.

I water-colored the die-cuts

and added shadows and details whereever necessary.

Then I took another couple of panels smaller than the main card base and distressed the edges with Carved Pumpkin and Dusty Concord Distress Inks.

My cards are incomplete without splatters of ink so I added that!

Once the splatters are dry, I went ahead and stamped the sentiment from Sizzix Every Sentiments with Versafine Sepia Ink.

Then adhered the decorative edge strips to the card panels.

Then adhered the card panels to the main card bases. And it's done!!

A few more close up shots for you

Thanks for stopping by today. Have fun :)

CASOLOGY WEEK 361 | SWEET HEART | GENERATION STAMPING

Hello everyone and welcome back to another challenge at CASology where the cue word is 'Sweet Heart'. You can interpret the cue word the way you want to. I hope you guys would join the fun ;)

CARD MAKING DETAILS

So these are the products I'm going to use on my card today. That cutie stamp set is from HNMD CrafTangles called 'I Love You'. I will be using that solid stamp and the sentiment today.

Have you ever tried Generation Stamping? 

Here I applied the same technique today. For this technique you don't have to use a lot of products, just an ink pad and a stamp is enough.

A solid stamp will do wonders. Just ink up your stamp really very well and stamp once, twice, thrice and go on. Do not ink it in intervals. You will achieve a beautiful ombre colored images from dark to light.

I've done three rows, for each row I stamped until the ink disappers in the stamp. And also I've overlapped the images. I used Picked Raspberry Distress Ink. Look at the beautiful rows of ombre hearts!! Lovely, isn't it?

I stamped the sentiment from the same set with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

I also added stars for some extra shine. I'm so obsessed with the stars these days! :P

And that's all for today. I hope you like it. Thank you so much for visiting me today and I'll see you next time. :)

THANKS A TON CARD | SIZZIX

Hello my dear crafty friends, how are you? I have a very cute card to share with you all. Let's start!

Please visit sizzix.co.uk for more inspiration and education.

This card features

1. Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 9PK - Free Style Florals
2. Sizzix Sidekick Starter Kit (White & Gray)
3. Sizzix Accessory – Permanent Pens, 12PK (Assorted Colours)

CARD MAKING DETAILS

I started by die-cutting one of the dies from Free Style Florals in white card stock with the help of Sizzix Side Kick Machine.

Next I colored the die-cuts with the shades of green markers by Sizzix.

I stamped these cuties in Memento Black ink which is an alcohol friendly ink, and simply colored them with Sizzix markers. 

I added cheeks with light pink marker

and added highlights with white gel pen.

Then I took another panel which is smaller than the main card base and distressed with Broken China Distress Ink with the help of ink blending tool and foam.

I adhered all the images with Tacky Glue.

And finally stamped the sentiment on a piece of card stock and fussy cut it and adhered over the card front.

A few more shots for you

And that's all for today. I hope you like it. Thank you so much for stopping by today. See you soon! :)