Anniversary Flowers

Hello everyone!! I'm here to share another anniversary card that I finished this week. It took me quite some time to make this card, mainly because I was lost as to how to make it :) Halfway through the card, I thought of scrapping it and doing it from start. But then I thought if adding few flowers and it made all the difference :)

Here is my card.

I cut out the lattice pattern on my Cricut with yellow paper. The cut file is from Bird's cards. I adhered it to the white card base.

I've been watching Emma Lou's (from Heartfelt Creation) video on how to shape a flower again and again. And each time I'm amazed at how beautifully she makes them. I was inspired by the video and thought of trying one of the flowers ( I really want to try all the flowers. I really need 48 hours in a day!! LOL!!) After few not very successful attempts and repeated viewing of the video, I made these flowers. The cut file is one of the free ones in Cricut Craft Room. The pollen and leaves cut files are from Bird's cards. I shaped the leaves as well.

The sentiment is hand written.

Do let me know your thoughts and comments.

Submitting this to:

• Beyond Grey Challenges - Make your own embellishments
• Cosmic Color Challenge
  
• Dream Valley Challenge - Anything Goes
• Noor Design - May Flowers
• IBSIC 94
  
  
  
• Scribble and Scrap Crafts
• Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
• Viva la Verve - May week 2
  
• Word Art Challenge

Thinking of You

Hello everyone!! I'm here to post a CAS card that I made today.

I cut out the lattice design using my cricut. I used a cut file from Bird's cards and modified it to fit my card. I used black paper for the lattice.

The heart is a stamp from the CTMH Family is Forever stamp set. I stamped it on black paper and heat embossed with gold powder. I then fuzzy cut it and used a foam tape for some dimension. The sentiment is stamped using stamps from the Winnie & Walter - The Big, The Bold and You stamp set. I added a few sequins from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by. Do leave your thoughts and comments.

Submitting this to:

• Addicted To CAS - Black, White & Gold
• CAS on Sunday - White
• CASology - Shape (heart is a shape, the lattice itself is repetition if a same shape)
• Crafting By Designs - Just 1 layer
• FairyTale Challenges - Now or Never - This is the first time I'm using all these stamps
• Penny Black Challenges - Dies & Punches
• Scribble and Scrap Challenge
• Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge Blog - Let's Get Sentimental
• Winnie & Walter - iNSD 2015 with Pinkfresh Studio | Card Sketch Challenge
  
• Winnie & Walter - iNSD 2015 with Pinkfresh Studio | Product Challenge: Sequins
• Word Art Wednesday

Explosion Box

Hello all.. I'm back with another creation. Yesterday was our 3rd anniversary :) It's been 3 happy years with my lovely husband. I wanted to make something special for my husband. I've been wanting to try out an explosion box for quite some time and decided to give it a go. So here is my anniversary explosion box.

To embellish the lid, I used a few punched flourishes. I added a diecut and wrote "Happy Anniversary". The glitter is a 3D liner.

The outside of the box is pretty CAS with a few hearts on a couple of side.

I used the Filigree Heart stamp from Lili of the Valley and used 3D glitter outliner on it.

On the inside, I wrote some quotes about marriage and added some charms on each side.

The puzzle piece and birds charms are from Blue Moon beads. The small glass bottle is from Pinque Peacock. The black ribbon is from my stash.

The centerpiece is a lattice arch with creepers on it (stopped myself from adding flowers on it). Added some flowers on the floor too.

The arch is perfect to hold some message.

What do you think of it? Please leave your comments and thoughts.

Submitting this to:

• 3 Girl Jam Challenge - Summer Fun w/Ribbon
• All Sorts Challenge - For The Guys
• Bearly Mine Challenges - One for the boys
• CAS-ual Fridays - CFC132: What a Catch
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• Crafty Cardmakers - Flourishing
• ItsyBitsy - Anything But a Card
• My Time To Craft - No Design Papers
• One Stitch At A Time - Boy'ish'
• Path of Positivity challenge - HAPPINESS
• Pinque Peacock - Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
• Lili of the Valley - Male or Sporty
• Scribble and Scrap Crafts - Challenge 19 - Always Anything Goes
• Just Keep on creating

Center-step Thank You Card

Hello everyone!! I'm back with a center-step Thank You card. I made this card for friends of ours, a wonderful couple who helped us so much in getting settled here.

I wanted to try a center-step card for a long time and finally geared up the courage to try one :)

The side steps are pretty clean with just a few embossed lines, which I did with my scoring board.

They liked my first lattice window card (here). So I thought of adding a lattice for them, but instead of cutting out a window, I added it on the card. I added a few handmade flowers with punched out leaves and flourishes. The sentiment was taken the internet.

I added a butterfly. Couldn't stop myself from doing that. ;)

I added a small fence and a creeper with flowers on it.

Here's a view of the center step with the fence below.

A view from the sides.

Thanks for visiting and do leave your thoughts and comments.

Submitting this to:

• Bearlymine challenges - Flowers
• CAS-ual Fridays - CFC 131 - Three thirds 3 flowers in the center 1/3rd of the card
• Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge #41 - Anything Goes
• Crafters Corner - Challenge 16 - Something Special
• Dream Valley Challenges - Challenge 81 - Anything goes
• Inspired by Stamping - April blog challenge
• Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes
• Love to Create Challenge - Challenge 114 - Say it with flowers
• Ribbon Girls - Flowers
• Word Art Wednesday - Challenge 131 - Anything goes
• Paper Crafter Anonymous - A Project a Day - Day - 1(Emboss it), 2(Add flowers) & 8(Thank you)
• All Sorts Challenge - Week 258 - Fancy Folds
• Cuts Crops Creativity - Iron Craft Challenge - Inspiration 3

CAS Spring!!

Hello all... I haven't posted in a long time. After the baby, we moved half way around the world to the US.. It took us some time to get settled here with the baby and now we have to look after the baby alone!! So now I get very very limited time to craft. It was very exciting to see snow for the first time and now I'm waiting to see Spring bloom.

Anyway, on to the card!!

I was inspired by the lattice cards that Indira had posted (check them here) and was determined to make one!! And now, especially with the time crunch I'm attracted to CAS cards!! (check my previous one here) So here is my card, inspired by the Spring flowers.

I made a Spring wreath around the round lattice window. I made the flowers using some new punches that I bought recently. I cut the leaves using punches. I couldn't stop myself from adding a cute butterfly, again to show off my newly bought punch :D

A closer look

A view from the side.

I have not added any sentiment. I'm planning to add it as required.

I love how this card has turned out!!

I'm planning to buy a die-cutting/embossing machine in the near future. Any suggestions/advice would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance.

Do tell me your thoughts and comments. Hope to see you soon!

Submitting this to:

• Addicted to CAS - Challenge 35 - Wheels (Wreath is a flower wheel)
• A Creative Romance - Spring Flowers
• 3 Girl Jam - All things spring
• Bearly Mine - Spring
• BGC 49 - Grown with love - Flowers, leaves and butterfly
• Catchy Challenges- CSCC #2 - inspired by the colors
• One Stitch at a time - Challenge 206 - Anything goes
• Pinque Peacock Challenges - Challenge 4 - Flowers.html
• Word Art Wednesday - Challenge 126 - Anything goes
• Scribble and Scrap crafts - Challenge 15
• Case Study Challenge -185
• Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes