Good afternoon friends
I did this card using die shapes and added a black border to the card to pop it up. The dies I used are unbranded. I have some branded dies and getting the branded or even the unbranded is difficult these days.
I am linking this card to
http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/02/challenge-219-all-you-need-is-love.html
love themed project with die cut
http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com -Hearts Pink Red white and black
Thank You
Stay safe and blessed
A very good evening ladies
I made this card to welcome two cat families to our home. We have six kittens three are almost one month while the other three were born on 10th February. If possible I will take to pix and attach.
Now to my card. I adhered a red cat patterned paper to the base of my card. I wanted to use something red as it is the month of Valentine. I stamped all the images Ie the cats and the house using a Art Impressions Clear stamps crazy cat cubbies. The set include dies too and I got it from Janis as a gift of Cat Hop. Thank you Janis and Art Impressions. I coloured the images using Colleen water colour pencils and Twin Marker pens from Hangli. I stamped the sentiment You Clever cat using brown ink to a cream colour card stock and cut it to size. I didnt add any bling as I thought it would crowd the card. What do you think.
I am linking this card to
https://showusyourpussies.blogspot.com
http://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/
Thank you
Stay safe and blessed
Good evening friends
Today it is a different project. My card stock and speciality paper collection was overflowing from my holder and that is when I decided to add another box. It was the box in which my computer came. The first box was cut at a slant decorated with pattern paper and a divider was added in the middle. I decorated the front to look like a garden using small roses and critters which my grand daughter had left. I love little critters and can never get over them. I wanted the box in the behind to look taller than the one in the front but could not as the height was different. I decorated the box in the behind with pattern paper which I had and used 3m Scotch mount to adhere the two boxes together. Then i arranged my card stock and speciality papers to my hearts content. It also holds pieces of cardboard which I need for projects. For me out of sight is out of mind. My card stock collection is in a pile inside the box and I want to keep a separate index which will help me to know what I have and havent. That is for a later date. This is from me at the moment.
This is the paper holder before the papers were put inside.
The holder after I arranged my papers.
I am linking this project to
http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/
Thank You
Stay safe and blessed
Now my crafty item collection is expanding and needs more organisation. I have decided that I am not going to buy anything expensive for organisation but I want to keep a neat and nice space. My embellishment collection was in an old puzzle tin of my grand daughter and it was overflowing. One day I went to Pettah and I saw some lovely pink containers and it was around one dollar. My craft space colours are pink and blue.
The container before labelling
I bought two and came home and i was regretting it. Again when i went i searched for the place and bought ten containers and they gave me one extra for free. I was planning on organisation but it was getting postponed. Yesterday I printed the labels and came and today while going through a file I found some labels too. Then I cut the labels and put cello tape and attached it to the containers. I attached two labels per container ie on the top and front so that I dont have to open the containers and search for what I want. To keep each item separately I added small lids inside the container.They are washing liquid lids which I got from my friend Saumya. They fit perfectly inside the containers. I started the process but yet to finish. I should be done by tomorrow. Ihave labelled my embelisments by colour and it is very convenient Voila I am done.
A place for die cuts
I normally die cut everything at once and keep them in boxes. The boxes are empty cheese containers that my mum had collected.I painted some in pink and labelled them accordingly
Today I made a set of 12 Thank You cards and they are dedicated to my sister to whom I am so greatful.
Method
I selected the clear stamps i wanted to use on my cards and stamped them in one go. Then I coloured them using watercolors,alcohol markers and twin markers. I then fussy cut every image and kept it aside. Usin g my bonefolder I creased and folded the cards. Then I stamped the sentiment Thank You on all 12 cards. Next I adhered the little images to the cardbase using foam squares to give dimension. I need a lot of Thank You cards and it was done.
Materials used
Cardstock
Black ink
Mini Misti stamping tool
Colleen Watercolour pencils
AltE New Artist Marker Starter set [Cotton Candy and Frayed leaf]
Twinmarker pen set by Changli
Tip
Be careful while colouring not to leave ink pads open as this can ruin your cards. Once bitten twice shy.
Thank You
Stay safe and blessed
Surekha Galagoda
Good afternoon friends
I wanted to try out DIY stencilling as stencils are hard to come by and are expensive.
Method
I googled and it needed a tool called stencil cutter which is like a pen where you can cut. I searched everywhere in Sri Lanka but I could not determined I didnt give up and yesterday while waiting for the doctor i stumbled upon a YouTube channel Make Your Own Stencils from Rubbish by jennibellie where she shows that even cardboard can be used. Why didnt I think of it before? Anyway long and short of it today morning I pulled out my die cuts and found Butterflies. I drew it on cardboard but cutting out was taking time. So I took my Cuttlebug and the dies and cut out a background of butterflies. Then using that I colored the background of this card and I am super happy with the results. Since it is a thin cardboard it will wear out soon. It is ok. It is only cardboard. I pasted it onto a card base and stamped the sentiment Happy Birthday on an angle and my card was done. I didnt put any bling as my friend likes it that way.
Materials used
Butterflies die set (unbranded)
Cardstock
Colleen water colour pencils
Black Ink
Tip use thick cardboard to save time
Thank You
Stay safe and blessed
Surekha Galagoda
Dear Friends Good morning.
Today I did a Thank You card for my Doctor
Method
I took a white card base and adhered a green panel onto that I stamped a set of squirrels in brown using my Misti. It is a God send Thank You Melanie. Then I stamped flowers, a cake and drink in their hands. I added the sentiment Thank You so much It is an unbranded clear stamp using the Distress Oxide colour Pine needles. I outlined the squirrels using the brown from the Twin marker Pen set and also added pink to their lips and black to their eyes. I coloured the bodies in a shade of brown using Colleen water colour pencils. I added three white colour gems to add the bling to the card. I stamped a squirrel on the envelope too. This is my little card for my doctor
Misti Stamping tool
Clear stamps (unbranded)
Twin marker pen set from Chang Li
Colleen watercolour pencils
Inks used brown, pink and green-Distress oxides Pine needles
white gems
Glue, scissor
Tips
I always take a rough sheet of paper and stamp before stamping on the cardstock which has helped me to save good cardstock.
If i cut foam tape or any sticky surface I clean the scissor though it is kept separate for cutting such stuff so that I dont harm my good scissors.
Thank You
Stay safe and Blessed
Surekha Galagoda
