Hi guys, something not strictly crafty today, but I did share these tips of reducing waste as part of #marchmeetthemaker prompt yesterday on Instagram and promised I’d elaborate on them today. So here I am: I recently added Ikea pegboard storage to my craft area (yes, that post is overdue. I am sorry, please forgive… Read More Ideas to reduce waste
Okay who loves the Disney Fairies? Oh I do, I do, I do, I so do!! I have watched every single movie and those short movies and more stuff on Tinker Bell and her friends and I just love them. So when Spellbinders kits first came with the paper doll dies (Small Die of the… Read More Spellbinders | Animal fairy and her bunny
Hi friends, it’s here! Simon Says Stamp Fresh Bloom release is finally here!! You must have seen some sneak-peeks on Instagram / other social networks and I am sure you are excited too. Today’s card idea features the “Spring Blessings” word die from this release. I used several older products to build this wreath and… Read More Simon Says Stamp | Fresh Bloom release | Spring Blessings
Hello my dear crafty friends! I do have a new card idea for you and it combines multiple die kits from Spellbinders. I just love how these kits get better and better each month and each one works perfectly well with the ones in the past. What’s not to love about that, right? The bouquet… Read More Spellbinders | Happy Birthday | Combining Die Kits
Hi guys, it’s 1st of the month and that means lots of new goodies released from Spellbinders clubs! I have my first project to share here with March 2019 Small Die of the month kit club which is full of cuteness – flowers, branches / leaves, carrots, bows and bunnies. Full on Spring themed fun,… Read More Spellbinders | Small Die of the month | 5 ways to dress up critter die cuts
Hi friends! A non-card but still paper crafting project today using supplies from several different companies. Last Thanksgiving, we got a word art (non-paper) that says ‘thankful’. It is in a proper autumn color scheme. I wanted to make something with ‘thankful’ but spring-y / flower-y theme. So I combined several supplies to make this… Read More Thankful | Framed art
Hello my dear friends! I am so sorry, my work and life keeping me busy adulting. And also a brand new addition to our household – our Kiara has been keeping me busy too, but in a very very good way! Check out her pictures on my Instagram feed – she had brought so much love… Read More Simon Says Stamp | Floral Thanks card
Finally, I got myself the Glimmer hot foil system from Spellbinders. I just played with it a little bit, and so far, I like what it does :-) I can’t wait to play with it a little more and share inspiration with you guys. Here’s what I created so far and what I learnt along… Read More Foiling on patterned paper using Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System
After a long time I played with a little bit of multi media. I so want 2019 to be my year of doing more multi media, more watercolor, more loose form of art instead of very structured things. And this is one of my attempts at it.. I started by painting on a canvas with… Read More Spellbinders | Large Die of the month kit Feb 2019 | Colorful Canvas Art
Okay, I did it!!! I made a butterfly popup card. With some help from this pin from Pinterest and Spellbinders’ Large die of the month dies for Feb 2019, I made it work :-) Here’s what it looks like from the outside: And here’s it how it looks when opened.. #happydance I tried multiple ways… Read More Spellbinders | Large Die of the month kit Feb 2019 | Card Idea 4 – Butterfly Popup card
Still playing with Spellbinders Large Die of the month kit Feb 2019, friends! Glad you could drop by. So, here are my cards for today: I had the toughest time photographing this first card – it has beautiful foiled details on the patterned paper. It also has the shiny silver butterfly on top – both together… Read More Spellbinders | Large Die of the month kit Feb 2019 | Card Idea 2 and 3
Hi friends, I am sorry for my absence – a lot of things going on – work, a bit of sickness in our household, more work and so on. But today I am here to share the 1st of 4 cards I made using the gorgeous Spellbinders Large Die of the month kit for Feb… Read More Spellbinders | Large Die of the month kit Feb 2019 | Card Idea 1
Hi friends! I hope you are ready for my third hand drawn card. Yes, soon I will return to stamping and die cutting cards. But while I am at it, I am sharing one more hand drawn one. This was also one of the flowers I learned and drew using the “In Bloom..” book. This… Read More Hand drawn flowers and Ooku watercolors – card idea 3
Hi friends, happy Sunday! I am here with another card idea using something I sketched and colored by myself. :-) This Christmas Santa (wink wink) gave me a book that teaches sketching for florals – “In Bloom: A Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing Lush Florals ” by Rachel Reinrt. I am so in love with this book.… Read More Hand drawn flowers and Ooku watercolors – card idea 2
Hi friends, one of the goals I set for myself for 2019 is to draw / sketch more and also play more with watercolors. I used to love all sketching when I was in college and wanted to get back into it a little more. Here’s my first card: I wanted to keep it simple… Read More Hand drawn flowers and Ooku watercolors – card idea 1
