You've got mail

Today I used my Copics again! Struggled a lot on finalizing a background for this card. Finally settled on the envelope layout!

Materials:
Blue, green, yellow, white card stock
Art Impressions mailbox and "You've got mail" stamps
Copic markers
Black ink
Envelope sticker

Thanks for stopping by! 

Wood stripes

Back to sketches today!!! Here is Jen's sketch 50.

Materials:
Cream and green card stock
Brown patterned paper
Wood stamp, green ink
K&Company flower
Leaves cut by Cameo

Thanks for stopping by! 

Also don't forget to stop by again on Friday! My super enthusiastic craft buddy Chaitali has organized a Get Scrappy Bloghop. You sure don't wanna miss some awesome cards from a very talented group of ladies! 

Copics are here!

My Copics Sketch set arrived today and I was super excited to try these new markers for the first time. I am a super newbie with these markers so you will notice the rough edges in my coloring. But I am already in love with these markers and cant wait to learn and explore more in the world of coloring with Copics :) 

Materials:
Art Impressions Front n back stamps - Becky and fence
PTI sentiments stamp
Black ink
Copic Sketch markers
White card stock

This card is also super special because I have made this for a dear friend who is moving out of my city to start a new chapter in her life and I wish her the best!

Thanks for stopping by! Do let me know how I can learn to use Copics and do a better job at coloring!

Collage Elements

My card today is based on Papertrey Ink's Nichole's tutorial on Collage Elements.

Materials:
PTI Happy Trails stamp set
Blue n black ink
Plain blue card stock
Dark blue patterned paper

I do not have a die cutter but I wanted to add a few birds cut out of a different shade of blue. So I used the bird stamp in the set which is a mirror image of the birds stamped on this card and hand cut the birds and used them in reverse :)

Hope you like this card! Thanks for stopping by!

Dreams

I was starting to get uncomfortable with the long break I took from craft adventures. Life happens and sometimes you just wait forever for the right time and motivation to get back to doing what you are passionate about.. Last week the right time came for me ...

My uncle, aunt and their kids visited us over the weekend and I was excited to see them after 4 long years!!! I started thinking of ideas to make a motivational card for my cousin who will graduate from high school in next couple of years and go to college... and I took this opportunity to use my Silhouette Cameo to show off its beauty and here is what I came up with -

Materials:
Far East Background CardStock
Parachute silhouette cut on Silhouette Cameo
"Let your dreams take flight" PTI stamp and black ink
Black and white twine
Black square stickers

Thanks to my hubby for the amazing gift (Silhouette Cameo) and to Chaitali for letting me use her PTI Happy Trails stamp set.

I declare myself to be officially back to my craft adventures :) and will keep posting here to share my creations with you! Thanks for stopping by!

You are fabulous!

This is the second card that uses most ingredients from my TE April KI kit! :) Here is the first one :)

Materials:
TE April Kit card stock
TE April Kit patterned paper
TE April Kit ribbon
Butterfly dimensional sticker
Pink twine
"You are fabulous" stamp and pink dye

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!! In my northwest corner the sun is shining bright and the sky is clear.. hope you enjoy some great weather in your part of the world too :)

Butterfly

I went to a stamp festival in Portland in April and bought a whole variety of stamps. This butterfly stamp is one my favorite picks from that trip! I made 3 such butterflies on different colored backgrounds and then experimented with several patterned papers to see which combo appealed to me the most! Do you like this combo as well?

Materials:
Far East Background cardstock
Far East patterned paper (flowers)
TE April Kit paper flowers
TE April Kit Ribbon and matching cardstock
Butterfly stamp and black ink
Patterned butterfly background

This design is based on SCS Sketch Challenge 382

Circles sketch

I saw this sketch on SCS Sketch Challenge 380 on Wednesday morning and since then my mind was occupied thinking of what papers I could use for this layout! When I started making this card it was more challenging than I thought it would be since all the layers and colors had to match well. I must admit that I spent a lot of time trying to gather and match all the patterned papers I wanted to use. I also discarded 2 of those after I cut the circles since the patterns didn't gel well. Here is what I finally put together -

Materials:
Old World card stock for background
Colorbok card stock for largest circle
K&Company papers for smaller circles & background band
K&Company dimensional  flower &  butterfly

I used my new EkSuccess circle scissors for the first time today! Cutting circles is a piece of cake now :) I placed the paper on a glass mat and then placed this tool on top. What I like the most about this tool that you can cut a circle from any section of the paper and you can check before cutting if the circle is going to cut the expected area on the paper.

Let me know if you like this design! Thanks for visiting my blog!

Life is Beautiful

Materials:
Handmade card stock from  India
Yellow - orange card stock
Tree stamp - black dye
Brown card stock
"Life's beautiful" stamp - brow dye

Monogram S

Materials:
Vintage cream card stock
Handmade green paper
Brown ribbon
Rhinestone design stickers
Black Marker

This design is based on
SCS CAS160 Monogram Cards

Color palette

Materials:
Colorful card stock
Red + cream card stock for palette
"Just a note" stamp
Green acrylic color 

This design is based on:
365cards Day5 - Splattered