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Simon Says Stamp | Floral Thanks card

February 25, 2019

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

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Foiling on patterned paper using Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System

February 10, 2019

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

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Spellbinders | Large Die of the month kit Feb 2019 | Colorful Canvas Art

February 8, 2019

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

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Spellbinders | Large Die of the month kit Feb 2019 | Card Idea 4 – Butterfly Popup card

February 6, 2019

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

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Spellbinders | Large Die of the month kit Feb 2019 | Card Idea 2 and 3

February 4, 2019

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

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Spellbinders | Large Die of the month kit Feb 2019 | Card Idea 1

February 1, 2019

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

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Hand drawn flowers and Ooku watercolors – card idea 3

January 23, 2019

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

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Hand drawn flowers and Ooku watercolors – card idea 2

January 20, 2019

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

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Hand drawn flowers and Ooku watercolors – card idea 1

January 17, 2019

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

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Spellbinders Small Die of the month – Ballerina :-)

January 14, 2019

Hi there! I have a super cute and fun ballerina card to share with you today. My friend’s daughter takes ballet lessons. She had a performance a few months ago and her picture is what inspired this project. To make this doll, I used the Small die of the month kit from Spellbinders for Jan… Read More Spellbinders Small Die of the month – Ballerina :-)

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Spellbinders + FSJ – Stamp of the month club – card idea 3

January 11, 2019

Hello friends, ready for one more idea using the SOTM club from Spellbinders + FSJ? (Here are couple more ideas that I shared earlier.) Today’s card is special though – it did not turn out as per my first thought, but I absolutely love it. Love the color scheme, love the delicate accents and everything… Read More Spellbinders + FSJ – Stamp of the month club – card idea 3

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Spellbinders + FSJ – Stamp of the month club – card idea 2

January 7, 2019

Hi friends, have you checked out the new Stamp of the Month from Fun Stampers Journey (Spellbinders) yet? It is just so beautiful. You can check out my earlier post using this month’s kit here. For today’s card, I used a key and a lock image with a matching sentiment and combined these images with… Read More Spellbinders + FSJ – Stamp of the month club – card idea 2

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Spellbinders + FSJ – Stamp of the month club – card idea 1

January 1, 2019

Hello friends! Wish you all a very happy new year 2019!! Hope all your crafty dreams come true this year :-) Today Spellbinders + FSJ is coming up with a Stamp of the Month club kit. I will be sharing several card ideas through out this month using stamps from this month’s kit and today… Read More Spellbinders + FSJ – Stamp of the month club – card idea 1

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Spellbinders December 2018 Card Kit | Be Festive

December 24, 2018

Hi friends – it’s day 15 and I am here to share my last card for Christmas 2018. I used Spellbinders December 2018 card kit for it today. I combined the stamp set with two circle dies from Small Die of the month club and a hemstitch rectangle die. The hemstitch rectangle with the patterned… Read More Spellbinders December 2018 Card Kit | Be Festive

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Hello bluebird | All is calm…

December 23, 2018

It’s Day 14 – my second last post for this year’s Christmas cards / Season’s Greetings. I am just so excited. Hi friends, today I used several stamp images from Hello Bluebird Quite Christmas and Littles Holiday Extras sets to create this card in non-traditional Christmas colors. Stamp, color, die-cut / fussy-cut and layer the… Read More Hello bluebird | All is calm…

Varada Sharma

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