Guest Designing at Addicted to CAS #134 - Birthday card

Hi There! I'm thrilled and honored to be guest designing at Addicted to CAS this week. I'm so happy to be chosen as the winner of Bird Challenge and was offered to do a guest spot. Thank you so much Barb, for this great opportunity! This week's code word is BUBBLES!

I love to make birthday cards and this peeking bunny birthday card is really a quick one to make! First, I stamped and colored the bunny from Gerda Steiner - Hoppiness set with distress ink. I cut out the image with the coordinating die. There are more peeking bunnies stamps in this set but this little nerdy one caught my attention. 

Then, I stamped the wood fence image on the bottom of a white base card and did a simple Copic coloring. Next, I used Penny Black Bubble dies to cut out two speech bubbles. I picked my favorite color combo for the bubbles. The sentiment is from the Papertrey Ink Fillable Frame Set #6. I stamped them on the speech bubbles and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Once done, I adhered everything together on the base card. That's all! :)

I hope you enjoyed this card! Hop over to Addicted to CAS for great inspiration by the DT and do play along with this fun challenge! Happy crafting!

I’m entering my card in the following challenges...
HLS April Anything Goes with Dies Challenge
Penny Black April Challenge - Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday - Vibrant Colors

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Hugs! :)
Valliam 

Guest Designing at CASology #295 - Believe

Hi There! I’m so excited and happy to be guest designing at CASology this week. I had won the Abstract Challenge and was kindly invited to guest design. It feels so great to be a part of the challenge that I look forward every week. Thank you so much for having me over! :) The cue word for this week challenge is BELIEVE

I love to create sentiments using alphabet dies and today, I am sharing a cute CAS card with just the sentiment 'believe' using MFT Die-namics Little Letters dies.

Using a sentiment as the focal point makes a great CAS design!

I usually layer the letters to have a little dimension on the card. So, to create the first layer, I adhered a red chevron washi tape on a white card and die cut the letters. Then, to add a shadow effect, I die cut the letters from a black card and adhered to the patterned letters.

Next, I stamped and colored the bear from MFT Bitty Bears set using distress ink. I replaced the letter 'I' with this cute little bear. Then, I mounted the letters and image on a white panel card which I made earlier using MFT Wonky Stitched Frame die. Finally, I adhered the finished panel on a black base card. That's all! :)

I hope this card inspired you! Do stop over at CASology this week for some awesome inspiration from the DT and join the challenge! Can’t wait to see how this cue inspires you!

I’m also playing along in the following challenges...
HLS April CAS Challenge - Chevron
AAA Cards - CAS Game #112 - A Favorite Technique

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Hugs! :)
Valliam 

Feel Better Soon

Hi There! I've been little busy setting up new routine with my little one and also took some time (days :P) to clean up my workspace. I'm glad to be back again with this floral card which I made for the Altenew - March 2018 Inspiration Challenge. This is my first time taking part in Altenew challenge. I've fell in love with the color choice by Virginia with the beautiful click from her recent trip. Here is my take!

I used Altenew - Floral Motif stamps set for this card along with some distress inks. I used masking technique to create the layers of flower and leaves. I stamped and heat embossed the images with gold embossing powder and colored them with distress inks. Next, I used the MFT Wonky Stitched Frame die to cut out the panel and adhered it on a kraft base card.

I stamped the sentiment on a black card stripe and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder and layered it on a kraft card stripe. I finished off the card by adhering the sentiment using foam adhesive. Coloring flowers has been always a great challenge for me. I'm so happy to achieve something out of my comfort zone and I love how this card has turned out. Hope you like it! :)

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges...
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Floral Frenzy
HLS March Watercolour Challenge

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to have productive crafty days! 😌
Hugs! :)
Valliam

Thanks for always being there!

Hi There! I'm here to share a CAS card which I made for this week's Color Throwdown #483 challenge. I just love this color combination of Coral, Green and Kraft. I'm also playing along this week's CASE this Sketch #262 challenge. Here is my take!

First, I blended the Abandoned Coral, Mowed Lawn and Vintage Photo distress inks on a white card stock and cut out the feathers using Simon Says Stamp Feather Craft Dies. To give a little dimension, I layered the feathers and spritzed some water on it. Then, I stamped on the sentiment from Inkadinkado - Thank You Words stamps set and finished off the card by adding a strip of black and white washi tape adjacent to the sentiment. That's all for today.

It's always fun to play along with sketch and color challenges! Great way to bring back the creative mojo! :P I hope you like my card today.

I’m also playing along…
CASology #290 - Abstract
HLS March Challenge - Anything Goes with Dies

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week ahead!

Hugs! :)
Valliam

You Have My Heart

Hi There! Today, I'm sharing a little action card featuring a lovely bear from MFT BB Bitty Bears stamp set. I made this card inspired by this week’s MFT Color Challenge #87. It's one of my favorite color combo. Here is my take!

First, I stamped and colored the bear with distress ink and cut it out using the coordinating die. To create the frame, I used the MFT Stitched Rectangle Scallop Frame die and inked it with Picked Raspberry distress ink. For the background, I gently inked the Staggered Heart stencil with Spun Sugar distress ink. Next, I create an ombre on a white card using Hickory Smoke and Black Soot distress ink. Then, I placed the letter dies from MFT Little Letter die set and cut out the letters. I die cut the letters again on a black card stock and adhered the ombre letters onto these black letters to give a little shadow and dimension.

Next, I stamped on the sentiment from the same stamp set and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. I finished off the card by adding a little action wobbler on the back of the bear and placed it along with the letters to form the word 'LOVE'. That's all for this card! Hope you like it.

I'm also playing along...

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - It Must Be Love

CAS on Friday - Dies

HLS February Challenge - Anything Goes with Dies

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week! :)

Great Job!

Hi There! I'm sharing a quick card today. I love kraft color and it's been a while since I used kraft as a base for my cards. I love using kraft as it goes well with any primary colors. Here is one for you...

I did a background stamping using the little school themed images from Paper Smooches - Smarty Pants stamp set. They are just adorable. I dabbed the edges with distress ink and set as the base card. Next, I stamped on the professor image from the same stamp set and colored him using Copic markers. I have a very limited count of copic markers on hand :| . I think I did a better job! :P

Then, I had this pre-cut speech bubble in my stash so I used it to stamp on the sentiment. Finished off by adding some glossy accent on his huge bubbly eyes. A quick and simple card! I hope you all like it!

I'm playing along...

Paper Smooches - January 2018 Anything Goes challenge
Color Throwdown #476
HLS January Challenge - Anything Goes with Dies

Thank you so much for stopping by! :)

I Believe in You

Hi friends! I'm back with another card after a short break. I created a simple card featuring stamps and dies from My Favorite Things. I enjoyed making this card inspired by this weeks MFT Color Challenge. Here is my take!

For this card, I create a sunset background using the distress inks. This is the first time I'm using four different colors. I love this technique a lot, but hardly tried on my cards. I'm still practicing and learning on ink blending. But, I'm really happy on how it turned out for this card.

Next, I die cut the base card with the Wonky Stitched Rectangle frame from MFT and cut out a circle in the center using the Stitched Circle from MFT as well.

I used the Modern Trees stamps from MFT to set a scene on the bottom of the card. These tree stamps are so cool and its perfect for all season.

I finished off the card by stamping the sentiment from the BB Beast Friends stamps set and I die cut the word believe using Die-namics Little Letters from MFT. I felt it would be the perfect sentiment for this card. Hope you all like it.

I'm playing along...

MFT Color Challenge #81
HLS November Challenge - Anything Goes with Dies

Thank you so much for stopping by! Happy crafting! :)

Ruff Days Are Easier With Friends

Hi There! I’m sharing this card which I made for this week’s My Favorite Things Sketch challenge featuring cute puppies :) I used the color palette from this week’s Color Throwdown challenge. I just love the colors. Yes! Fall colors! Love the combo of Rust, Orange, Green and Aqua.

To begin with, I stamped the puppies from MFT Playful Pups stamps set and colored them using distress ink. I cut them out using coordinating dies. Next, I cut out a base card using MFT Wonky Stitched Border die to create a scene. I inked the background with distress inks and adhered the colored images. Then, I stamped on the sentiment from the same stamps set.

Once I’m done with the scene, I cut out a round frame using Sizzix Circle dies and stamped another sentiment from the MFT Happy Hippo stamps set. I thought it would add more fun to the card by pairing the sentiments from two stamps set. I enjoyed making this card! It's so true. Rough days are easier with friends! :)

I'm playing along at the following challenges:

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #352
Color Throwdown #462
CAS on Friday Challenge #117 - Dies
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes
Always Fun Challenges #25 - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! Have crafting :)

You Color My World!

Hi friends! Hope all is well. Today, I'm sharing a card featuring Lawn Fawn products. I always love to make colorful cards and fall colors are my all time favorite. It's so beautiful to see the nature shifts in color every day during fall. Let's move on to the card.

First, I thought of making a fall card but somehow, I end up making a different card :P I used the Lawn Fawn - Color my World stamps set for this card. I made a background by stamping the crayons and colored using distress inks.

Then, I cut it out using Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangle die. Next, I cut out a smaller size stitched border frame using the same die set. I inked up the the edges with distress ink, Antique Linen. Finally, stamped the sentiment and added dimensional dots from EK Success - Rainbow Dots on the four corners of the small frame.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 13 - Fall Inspiration Mood Board.
AAA Cards CAS Game #99 - Autumn Colors
Make My Monday Challenge #55 - Autumn Colors
Always Fun Challenges #25 - Anything Goes
HLS September Challenge - Anything Goes with Dies

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! :)

Book Monster!

Hello dear friends! I'm playing along the sketch and color challenge at Your Next Stamp. It was a great challenge to combine the sketch and color in a card but I really enjoyed making this card. Here is my take.

I enjoyed coloring this nerdy four eyed monster holding books. He is so cute! I colored him with distress inks. I used the color palette from YNS color challenge. Created the base card using the Lawn Fawn stitched border die cut.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

YNS Sketch and Color Challenge #72
HLS September Challenge - Anything Goes with Dies

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! :)