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 

Be Happy

Hi There! Today, I'm sharing a quick card which I made for the current MFT Color Challenge #90. I love the combination of the soft colors and here is how I used those colors on my card.

First, I inked up a white card stock with the Abandon Coral distress ink. Then, I used the happy sentiment die from MFT Cause For Celebration to die cut the word. Then, I layered it on top of another piece of happy word with Hickory Smoke distress ink. That gives a little dimension and gray shadow to the word. Next, I moved on to stamping the little birds from MFT Happy Hippos stamp set. I directly stamped the images using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Copic Markers.

Then, I pulled out the Be Happy sentiment from the same stamp set and stamped it on top the word Happy. For the background, I simply inked it with Salty Ocean distress ink. I finished off the card by adding some sequins and some details on the word and birds using white gel pen. That's all! Hope you like this simple CAS card.

I’m also playing along with the following challenges...
AAA Cards - CAS Game #111 - Use Only One Third
Addicted to CAS Challenge #132 - Birds
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by! 
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