ICRC28

Hello...

We have a brand new challenge in ICR.. 

ICRC28 :

Create a Card/Project with speech bubble(s) and the TWIST is to have a witty or Pun Intended sentiment on the project.

And below is the card I made for the DT inspiration post...

This challenge is way out of my comfort zone... 

I rarely use sentiments in my cards & using a witty sentiment was a challenge in itself.. 

& that too with a speech bubble...!!!

So it took a lot of time to come up with something I liked...

But I enjoyed it...

This is one of the things I am loving about being in a Design Team...

I get to try new things which probably I wouldn't have tried on my own... :)

The sentiment is computer generated..

& then cut in a shape of speech bubble...

I inked it to make it pop out... 

& then applied an outline of clear holographic glitter glue..

The numbers are stamped with various inks & coated with clear holographic glitter glue..

Hop on to ICR for some great inspiration by the Design Team & to play along...

ICRC28

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Birthday Themed Magic Explosion Box

Hello...

Those who like my page ob FB must have seen these pictures of my new custom made magic explosion Box...

It was ordered by the same client who ordered the 25th anniversary scrapbook 

This Magic Explosion Box was made for his mother's birthday..

The only requirement of the customer was a cake & some balloons..

Apart from that everything was upto me... the design... the colours everything...

When the customer puts such faith & trust in you the responsibility increases...

So after much thought & trying 2-3 combinations I came up with this one which I thought the client would like...

Except for the Calla Lillies (available in my store) all the flowers & leaves are handmade..

The sentiment is computer generated..

The two tiered cake is also handmade from scratch... 

The pink roses on top are Foam Roses available in my store..

Its hard to see in the photographs but the butterflies are glimmer misted & have a beautiful sheen..

Supplies Used:

Calla Lilly

Foam Roses

Tim Holtz Tattered Florals

Marianne Creatables Leaves

Cherry Lynn Small Exotic Butterflies #1

Cuttlebug Birthday

Cuttlbug Fall Leaves

Spellbinders Moroccan Accents

Spellbinders Lacy Squares

Spellbinders Floral Ovals

Spellbinders Classic Ovals

Scalloped Circles

Cuttlebug Birds & Swirls embossing folder

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Copycats

Update: She has apologized for her mistake...
So everything is settled...  :)
All's well that ends well...

I don't know where to start...

This is such a common practice these days to copy someone else's design & then claim that it is their own..

Today I came across 1 such person's blog who has copied not just 1 or 2 but 5 of my designs... & made some little insignificant changes & not even once has she given any credit to me....

To top it all she has entered the cards in challenges & is accepting all the compliments... 

& she is even selling these designs on her website ... for half or one third of what is my price for those cards...!!!

These things make me feel like I should not share what I create online...

I also get inspired by other artists... but I try &  give credit to them ...

Below you can see the designs for yourself... the top design is mine & the bottom one is the copied one...

This card was entered in a challenge this January!!!

I have already contacted her... Lets see what she has to say...

Pichkari Blog Hop

Welcome to Pichkari Holi Blog Hop by ICR Team. You can start at ICR Forum and get all the deets on the Blog Hop.

Holi is also called the Spring Festival - as it marks the arrival of spring the season of hope and joy. The gloom of the winter goes as Holi promises of bright summer days. Nature too, it seems rejoices at the arrival of Holi and wears its best clothes. Fields get filled with crops promising a good harvest to the farmers and flowers bloom colouring the surroundings and filling fragrance in the air. 

For me holi is all about the delicacies my mom prepares..

Dahi Wada & Pua are a must on this day...

I am not a big fan of playing holi specially with wet colours...

but I love playing with colours... on paper..  :)

So without any further ado here is the card I prepared for this blog hop...
It is inspired by a card I saw...
I always wanted to make something like that...
& this was the perfect occasion...  

All colourful & cheerful ... Just like this festival of colours & joy...
I have made few changes... I wanted the colours to have very soft edges & mixing smoothly into one another...

For the background I dropped few drops of each colour on a wet white CS, added some water & let them merge into each other...

After that I added a stamped butterfly in black & highlighted some parts with a white pen..

(I love butterflies & for me they signify happiness...)

& then I doodled the swirls with a black gel pen..

If you are here from Asha's blog then you are on the right path. If not, you can go to the ICR Forum and start from there.

Here is the list of bloggers,

ICR Forum

Asha

Nupur - You are here

Bhavana

Smita

Sheetal

Banu

Wishing you a very happy & colourful HOLI...

HAPPY HOLI.... !!!!

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25th Wedding Anniversary Scrapbook

Hello..

25th Wedding Anniversary is a very special day in any couples life...

When my client asked me to suggest some gift options for the Silver Wedding Anniversary from a son to their parents the 1st thing that came to my mind was a Scrapbook showing their journey of 25 years...

They liked the idea but they were a bit reluctant to order it as I had no photographs of the scrapbooks I made in the past... 

& my own scrapbook that I had made for my hubby capturing all the moments we shared from the time our photographs were exchanged till our engagement was packed away somewhere... { I kept it at a safe place when we shifted to this new place & as always forgot that safe place... :(   }

But anyways they trusted me & gave the order after I verbally explained to them what a scrapbook is...

When  I was planning to make this scrapbook I was only sure of one thing...

I was going to use silver colour... but not for the background... only for the embellishments...

But I was not sure which colours I should use with silver...

After much thinking I decided to use textured white base with glimmer mist for the pearl finishing & silver die cuts... with splash of colours added with the help of rhinestones, flowers etc...

This was the perfect combination which I was looking for...

Elegant & fit for a Silver Wedding Anniversary...

So here are the photographs of the scrapbook I made...

The pearl finish of the background is not very visible in the photographs but it looks gorgeous in real life...

The photographs don't do justice to this scrapbook... But still this is the best I could manage because I completed the scrapbook only few hours before the delivery time...

There is not much to explain

All the sentiments & text are computer generated ...

& I have used lots of dies from spellbinders, cherry lynn, joy crafts & memory box...

& lots of rhinestones.. 

(Click on the photographs to enlarge)

 Tags for both the sons to write message for their parents...

 I have left spaces for 3 photographs on the last 2 pages so that they can attach the photographs of their 25th wedding anniversary celebration & complete the scrapbook..

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Cards

Hello...

A quick post with some new cards...

Entering in:

Crafter's Corner

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ICRC27 - One Layer Card + Repeated Stamping

Hello..

I know it is a late post but better late than never...

So, here are my cards that I made for ICR DT inspiration..

The challenge for this month is:

ICRC27 - One Layer Card + Repeated Stamping

For the 1st card I stamped the butterfly 3 times & then coloured them in different colours..

I also added some colour to the sentiment..

To finish it off I added some piercing in top right corner..

Here is the 2nd card ..

I have masked the yellow part & distressed it... 

Sprinkled some water.. 

Then stamped the images in black ... 

Added some colour to the flower centers..

And finally outlined & highlighted with gold marker for some bling & faux layer effect.. :)

Entering in:

Crafter's Corner

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