Grungy Masculine card

Hello friends!

Hope you all are doing well. Today I have a grungy masculine card to show you. This one I created as the DT project for challenge at Lulupu which was all about masculine cards and tags.

 

Here are the pictures

 

I used papers from Prima Marketing. Romance novel, Rondelle and Stationers Desk. I distressed my papers using the comfort craft tool by prima and also used distress inks in Vintage photo, walnut stain and black soot. I did some random doodling around the printed images to add interest. some fussy cutting and random stencilling with prima crackle stencil and Tim Holtz measured stencil using distress ink in walnut stain. Finally gave some ink splatters.

 

Hope you like the card .

Please leave me your comments and suggestions!

 

'Dream' Tag

Hello my bloggy friends!

 

 I am in a very pleasant mood today! My whole family is getting together after a long long time! I have been waiting for this day since long..almost a year! I just couldn't sleep in excitement to meet my sisters. So what could be better than some giving myself crafty time :)

Here is small project I worked on today.. A tag. This is one of my very favourite styles.. Grunge.

I love it but don't try it often. This is the second grunge project I have made in these 2 years! 

 

 Have a look.

click on the pics to have a better view.

 

 

 I have used some prima stationers desk pattern paper for the strips and the dream sentiment. The background paper is also from Prima stationers desk. I used Vintage photo, walnut stain and black soot distress ink to get this look.

Used Kaiserkraft stamp and crafters workshop stencil.

 

 

I applied gesso on the metal embellishments and then inked them with alcohol ink in ginger, caramel etc. colours. basically earthy tones.

 

I used a chain from an old handbag. I am using this in bits and pieces.. I avoid buying stuff I can easily find at home. Up-cycling and reusing things gives me so much satisfaction! The beads you see are from a old Dupatta ( A traditional Indian wear). it was quite old.. and the weak thread broke I  was more than happy! :D

I have also used some crackle paint on the strips of paper and feather. Some diamond dust and glitter balls as well to add to the textures. Used some embroidery thread beneath the DREAM sentiment. 

 

 

Hope you liked it.

Submitting it to the following challenges-

 

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge- Tag,you're it!

 

Lessology- Sew Lovely- I used embroidery thread. Up-cycled item are the golden beads from Dupatta and the chain from an old handbag.

Kraftzone- challenge#7- Pattern paper ( Prima stationers desk),also made my own background pattern paper from dictionary paper.  Stamps (kaiserkraft and stampers anonymous) embellishments( metal flowers, feathers, butterfly and chain and some beads)

Imaginationsonline-Bingo Challenge - I used pattern paper (Prima stationers desk). Metal Charms, Pearls, Butterflies.
 

How did you like it.. let me know through your comments. I love reading them!

You hold the key to my Heart!!

Hello bloggy pals!!

Hope you all are doing great! the crafting isn't going on much these days. Only the little that's restricted to occasions! the northern part of India is immensely cold and chilly these days with temperatures nearing freezing point often and the rains are just making things worse!

Today I have a card to share with you all and its a valentine day card I made for someone special;).. I made it in brown basically and wanted it to have the grungy ..distressed look..I hope I did fine. What do you think??

 

 I used the kraft paper as card base and the kraft layer on top is actually the inside of a packaging of a stamp set..

 The heart with wings stamp is from some Chinese company and the texture stamp are kaiserkraft. I also used the Mini Punchinella Template  and Harlequin template. I also used the Prima fairy belle cling stamp so fair pretty...and also Tim Holtz urban grunge script stamp. Used some acrylic paint in red in the heart and glossy accented hem later. The key!!! yep the key! I went on and on searching them from one store to another but could not find them! everywhere they were out of stock ...finally found it with Nupur

 

 

 The hexagon have been handcut and I did TRIPLE STAMPING. the last layer in the triple stamped image has been fussy cut. used some vintage photo distress ink to give depth to my card..

 

 the sentiment is computer generated..

 

Submitting it to the following challenges-

 

Lessology challenge#32- you hold the key to my heart- the upcycled item I used are the twine used in the card (I hope you can see it just on top of the sentiment) is the one from my old school project files to tie the file papers.i had to ink it to mask the white colour. also the kraft paper layer on top of the base is the packaging of a stamp set.

 

Mynnettes technique tuesday-Triple stamping- did triple stamping on the top and middle hexagon. the top one has a variation .I fussy cut the last stamped image(instead of layering it on base) to give it the needed dimension. 

That craft place blog-charming - Used the key

loves rubber stamps challenges-anything-goes

 

Do leave me your comments.

Love

Jaya

 

Summer Colors

Hello my blogger pals!!!
This post of mine is after a long long break of nearly 8 months !! I missed crafting...:(.. but had studies and also fell ill for nearly a month and a half...( had dengue ehhhh...). I missed you guys..:'( . Although did visit your blogs now n then ...but sorry for not leaving comments..You all did a lot of awesome work< clap> <clap>!! Also saw a number of new bloggers... welcome to all of you.. :) I have made a few projects and  "hope"i will be able to share them with you all :P..
here is the first of them... A Birthday card...

 

 

I tried to keep it as close as possible to the colors in the inspiration pic .. linking it to
 Beyond Grey Challenges..Summer fresh birthday!! And HaPPieee  bIrThDaY JoVitA!!

 My card is very very simple as you can see... just did some punching... some layering and there you go... the card was ready..It took only about 15 mins to get this done..(have already made a number of roses and stocked them).. but took me almost 15 days to post it!!!< lazy me..:O>

I used really cheap stuff to create it... I usually do that though...special mention coz I am linking it to
 catchy challenges: thrifty crafter -create something in rs 25/-

 SUPPLIES USED:
1.Base of the card , the paper for the tag, the layer behind the photo - all from wedding card. - rs 0.
2.Paper for the handmade roses and the punched out butterfly-rs 2/-
3.Pattern paper.. rs 6 each- used half each-total of rs 6/-
4.Die cut leaves -total of rs 4/-
5.Mulberry flowers-rs 3/-
6.Cream buds -up cycled from a throwaway home decor stuff- rs 0
7.The black paper for border and layering- 80 paise ( from chart paper.. used 1/12th of it)
9.Lady pic and doily like paper- from old magazines and cards..- rs 0/-
10. Tag is hand cut using tag template used wedding card cardstock- rs 0/-
11.pearls-rs 1/-
12.net fabric- rs-1/-
13. reusable items- distress inks , border and butterfly punch,sentiment stamp...
 Total-rs 17.80/-   ...<Phewww!!>



also linking it to-
card mania challenges-flower-power
challenges4everybody-challenge-20-anything-goes
crafty creations challenges-challenge-221-something old something- used old wedding cards, old magazines and card for pictures
lejdesignschallengeblog-challenge-53-borders-and corners- Punched out borders
use your stuff-challenge-84-focused on flowers
southerngirls challenge
tuesday throwdown-smell of the roses

PS: pictures aren't clear as i used my phone camera...will upload better pics if I" find" my digi cam!!

hope you like it..plz leave your views..
Cya soon!!
Lots n lots of hugs!!
Jaya

vintage gift wrap

The last of these posts...this is the one I love the most... this wrap as various elements as embellishment... paper, fabric, lace, wood, wild flowers!

cut out a tag using an old wedding invitation ad punched its borders...

made fabric flowers and some spiral roses

used a rudraksha in the stick pin

again used my wild flowers and twigs...

entering to the lessology challenge-its a wrap

hope you like it
please leave a comment

Jaya

This used to be...a book

This used to be, a book
Hi friends!!
Here I am with my latest project especially made for lulupu challenge...This used to be!! A BOOK! 

Book-birdhouse

Well some of you may frown as to why did I do this to a book!!
Well actually this is my 15 year old book and I found it out a few days back in the in the huge pile of papers..all dusty ..I quickly picked it up and dusted it...but when I opened up the book...what I saw were holes!!! Yes..moths had eaten up the pages...some of them to the extent that I had to get rid of them!!...so when the  bookwas somewhat in manageable condition...
I decided to make a book birdhouse...There are a number if tutorials on the internet you can find out for yourself...
But to make life little easier..I decided to put up one here myself in case you would want to know!!
how to make:

step1: fold the first page of the book in half vertically ...
step2: Now fold the corner of this page into a triangle...
Step 3: turn over to the next page... And fold this page into a triangle from the bottom right corner

Step 4: fold the top part of the page into a triangle overlapping the bottom triangle  a little bit

Step 5: now repeat the step1 and 2 for the next page

Step 6: repeat the step 3 and 4 for the next page

Step 7:Keep on alternating between step 5 and step 6

Step 8: glue the pages

Book-Birdhouse

Note:

• A 200 page book is enough to give you a flat birdhouse
• If you wish you can use 2 flat birdhouses and attach them back to back to give a circular birdhouse...The above tutorial gives a bird house like mine with slanting slopes..

Hope this tutorial helps!!
Linking this to 
Lulupu
heckofachallenge

PS: There are a few things I have put up in my blog as embellishments or album and scrapbook inserts .If you want a tutorial for any please let me know here.. It will be a pleasure to help.. 

Thank you...
Jaya

monochromatic friendship day card

Hi...
Here is a friendship day card I made...
Its a monochromatic ...in shade of brown..i just couldn't get the right colours in the pics though:(

I used some jute to make the bow... and did some tea dying to the white organza ribbon...got this idea from Lee's blog :)

Used some flat back pearls and ruffled up the Organza ribbon to make that trim. The sentiment is a printed one. And the background behind it has been handmade by me.. I liked the way it turned out... used some vintage photo and walnut stain distress inks too...

 

  and this is the inside of the card...

Supplies used:

 the desert bloom  pattern paper from imaginations

silhouette butterfly punch, flat back pearls and  the organza ribbon from A1Craft Supply

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

anything with a twist- for the love of crafting

April contest at imaginations (pattern paper)

fab n funky-no stamped images

BCG-no stamped images

monochrome- charisma cardz challenge

crafts and me challenge-anything goes

hands to heart- seed a friendship

bling bling- LEJ designs( used pearls)

thanks for visiting...

please leave a comment

Jaya

My first mini album!!

I want to share with you guys my very first mini album...I made this album for my parents on their marriage anniversary .I wanted to keep the theme both vintage and flowery so decided to use the fresh floral paper stack  from DCVW which i purchased from imaginationsonline and some distress inks..

I have used various shapes for pages... love the poppy shape

This post is picture heavy so please bear with me...

This is the cover... made the black satin roses and the glittered butterfly myself...the heart  charm on top right corner is an old jewellery..Album is titled "listen to your heart"... pie lane adhesive bling and stamp from Tim holtz urban grunge from imaginations...

Here I have made a stain flower and few paper roses... two photo mats which I have distressed and stamped with walnut stain and vintage photo..using tim holtz urban grunge acrylic stamp.. the flourish is a chipboard from itsybitsy

On the right is a small booklet to hold pics of my mom n dad...

 

 

 

 

 

These are the 4^th  and 5^th pages...on the left is an top open envelope with photo mats some lace and a handmade spiral satin rose with a simple jewellery pin...and on the right is an accordion booklet which opens both ways to accommodate pictures and journaling... there are also my handmade yo yo flowers with button centres...

 

 

 

The 6^th and 7^th pages...with a number of photo mats on the 6^th and a simple distressed photo mat on 7^th  page... the charm is again an old artificial jewellery...the 7^th page is all stamped and distressed using tim holtz urban grunge stamp and walnut stain

 

 

 

Following are next two pages..the paper flowers are made using the same paper from the collection and distressed with inks...photo mats have been used to accommodate pics here too...here the fiskars butterfly magic acrylic stamp has also been used ...

 

With These pages  I wanted to have a different colour but still carrying the same look. The glittered butterfly is from itsybitsy...adhesive bling from pie lane from imaginations...the page on the left has been crumpled...then flattened and distressed using faded jeans distress ink and then finally hot ironed...

 the flower on the right is made by me using the paper from the collection

 In these pages again i have handmade the spiral paper roses and the satin flowers with beaded  flower centre... the photo mat on left side is made using paper distressing technique...
On the right i have made a small booklet which slips into the transparent sheet  envelope which has been decorated using the flowers....

 

 

the booklet opens like so..

I have slipped in a few pics to show how it works...there is a lot of space for pictures and journaling in here too... the tutorial for this booklet is by kathyorta on her YouTube channel...


 

The following page on the left has a photo mat and a few old flowers... there is a bead sprig I created using silver thick flower making wire...the right side has an accordion style envelope with many photo mats...

 

 

  the  accordion style envelope...

the back cover is left plain black..

 Materials used -          

From imaginationsonline store:

Fresh floral paper stack  12x12 inch collection(DCVW)

Value pack 54 paper pack 6x6

Fiskars stamp- butterfly magic

Tim holtz  visual artistry stamp-urban grunge

Rangers Ink blending foams

Circuit paper trimmer 12 inches

Pie lane adhesive bling( which was a gift)

I also used :

Tim holtz distress inks in walnut stain, vintage photo, faded jeans and black soot from

 varnas online store

Chipboard Flourish and self adhesive mauve butterfly diecut  from itsy bitsy

All the flowers both paper and fabric are handmade by me...

 I hope u liked  the album...

I am entering this mini album for the following challenges..

april contest at imaginations

for the love of crafting challenge#7- anything goes

creatalicious challenges- anything goes

 

thanks for visiting :)

plz leave a comment

Thanks

Jaya

my first stamping project

Hi!!
I want to share with  you my first stamping project... a birthday card I created for a friend. I got the inspiration from Juhi's stamped card at lulupu.blogspot.in..She has this awesome tutorial on paper piecing technique which is a must try.. the online craft store lulupu has a wonderful collection of stamps... do take look..

I have used -

 Fiskars butterfly magic clear acrylic stamp and the circuit paper trimmer which i purchased from imaginationsonline.com..They have a wonderful collection of stamps as well esp acrylic stamps..

Tim holtz walnut stain distress ink from varnas online store

The paper flowers and leaves are handmade by me..

 I'm entering this card for the following challenges

Lulupu's stamping challenge ( stamped sentiments do not count )

April contest at imaginations

all sorts challenge blog-in bloom 

Thanks for visiting..

Do leave a comment..