A Charming Winter Release!!!

Hello Everyone!! 

Its time for A Charming Winter release!!

Today Purple Onion Design is releasing a amazing winter collection of stamps designed by Stacey Yacula.

I love each and every image from this release...very cute!!!

I used Warm Hearted image for my card..

A sweet image with a Snowmen and a cute lil' bunny!!!

The sentiment is from the same set...'tis the Season.

I stamped the image on watercolor paper with SSS- Fog ink... and did some no-line water coloring with Distress inks.

I love the soft look on this card. 

The DP is from Heidi Swapp holiday collection.

I also added some chunky snow glitter and Wink Of Stella glitter for a festive sparkle.

This card is for the following challenges..

Allsorts - Christmas.

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Photo Inspiration.

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Anything Goes.

Hope you all like this card!

Until Nov 5th the A Charming Winter Collection is available for a special introductory price.

The entire 16 stamp collection plus 3 sentiments (wishing you a wonderful holiday season, warm wishes and merry & bright) can be purchased for $75.00.

Make sure to visit POD BLOG to check out all the amazing DT creations.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Birthday Love!!!

Hello Crafty Friends!!!

Today I have SUPER FUN card to share with you all...

The stamp is from Art Impressions. 

Its a new released Ai people stamp.

I used BIRTHDAY LOVE set for this card....love this image!!

Super fun!!

I colored my image with Copics.The patterned papers are from Echo Park.

This card is for the following challenges...

Through The Craft Room Door : Anything Goes.

The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge - Anything goes.

The Paper Girls - Anything Goes.

There are so many cute & fun new  Ai People stamps.

Thanks for stopping by!!

A Charming Winter Giveaway!!!

Hello Everyone!!!

Hope you all are having a nice weekend!

Here is something that will make a crafter's weekend more fun... an AWESOME new GIVEAWAY!!!

Purple Onion Designs will be releasing an amazing new Winter Stamp Collection designed by Stacey Yacula.  

You all get chance to win THIS new stamp collection.

Not one but TWO chances!!!

 Michele and Stacey are each giving away the whole collection.  All you have to do is head over to their blogs and leave a comment for your chance to WIN by midnight EST Sunday, October 26th, 2014. !  

Two winners will be announced on Monday 10/27 over at  Purple Onion Designs Blog.

A Charming Winter will be available to purchase on Wednesday, October 29th.

You all are going to LOVE the new stamps...I can't wait to show you the samples.

Thanks for stopping by...
Good Luck!

Diwali BlogHop 2014!!!!

Hello Everyone!!!

Welcome to Diwali Bloghop 2014!!

We are all blog-hopping today to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights! Join in and participate in the hop to learn more about the festival and see some beautiful ethnic creations!

Thank you Chaitali for hosting this beautiful hop!!

Diwali is the Festival of Lights!! Diwali comes from the word Deepavali (Sanskrit language) means   " row of Lamps" . Its a Hindu annual festival celebrated widely in India on the last day of the last month of the lunar calendar. Usually people decorate their home with lights,or diyas(lamps made out of clay), make lots yummy sweets and enjoy with lots of Fireworks.

I'm far way from my Homeland, India...here in NJ, we don't get to celebrate Diwali exactly how we used to do it back home but I try my best to do everything so my girls know all about the traditions...I make lots of traditional sweets for family & friends, we make Rangoli together and decorate the house in evening with candles and diyas.

Now I would like to share a card and home decor project with you all...

I used a free clipart image for my projects today

(Sorry I don't own any Diwali theme stamps or stencil)

I loooove how this card turned out!

Gold and Red looks gorgeous and very festive!!

The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

Here are the step-by-step pics that will explain the process of making..

• I created cut file from a free clipart image , I modified the image a bit to suit my requirements. Cut three dieuts and adhered them together with Multi Medium Matte..best adhesive for this.  
•  I also created a stencil/mask by tracing the outer edges of the Ganesha. I used Silhouette studio designer edition for this.
• I heat emboss the outline diecut  using WOW- Gold Sparkle EP, I used several layers  of embossing powder to create a faux metal look.
• To create the gold sprinkled background, I used Simon Says Stamp snow stencil.
• I used the solid diecut to mask off the area where I didn't want the gold sprinkles. then placed the stencil over it and applied Versamark ink and WOW- Gold Sparkle EP, heat embossed it.
• Also heat embossed the sentiment.

I also made a home decor with the same cut file..

I cut it larger than the die cut in the card, Heat embossed it on both the sides using WOW Gold Sparkle embossing powder. Add few beads and a bell to make a door/ wall hanger .

First pic. shows it up close and second one is how it looks hanging on the door.

Hope you liked these projects !!

Please hop along to see all amazing projects created by a very talented group of crafters.

Here is the complete hop list...

Chaitali

Gayatri

Mayuri

Smriti

Deepti

Indira

Piali

Sindhu

Isha

Tasnim

Shilpa

Thanks for stopping by...

Happy Diwali to all who celebrates!!!

Waffle Flower Challenge!

Hello and Happy Wednesday Everyone!!

Its time for a new Waffle Flower challenge!!

The themes are 

Love the inspiration pic and White space is one of favorite style to create in.

Here is my first card for the Photo inspiration..

I used...

Holiday Labels – Merry Stamp Set (joy circle)

A Homemade Christmas Stamp Set (sentiment)

Holiday Labels – Give Thanks Stamp Set (circle label, leaves)

Nina designs the stamp sets with amazing little details...that little "joy" ornament comes with a separate small hanger stamp and ornament top stamp...that makes it so easy to have a silver or

  gold metallic ornament top, like real ones.

This card is also for the following challenges..

Crafty Bloggers Network - Christmas

Deep Ocean Challenge : Christmas in October.

Next card is for the White space challenge..

You all know by now that I love, love, love fall colors & leaves!!!

I used the leaves and sentiment from Holiday Labels – Give Thanks Stamp Set.

Stamped then with distress inks.

I also stamped some outline leaves in black from Flower Circles Stamp Set.

The label die is from the new release...Holiday Label 1.

I created the splatters with the tiny dot cluster stamp from the Starry Night set.

I love how I nice the stamped splatters look like!

This card is also for the following challenges..

Cards und More: Leaves.

TimbroScrapMania Stamping Challenge - Fall is in the air.

Love to Scrap - Anything goes.

WF challenge runs from you can find all the details HERE.

Make sure to check out the amazing DT creations over at WF Challenge blog.

Thanks for stopping by!!

ME challenge card.

Hello Everyone!!!

Today I have a cute card to share with you all.

  I usually don't finish the inside of my card, I keep it blank for hand written message.

For this card ...I did finish the inside too.

I used Mama Elephant stamps and Basic Grey-Second City papers.

I love this ME stamp set... super cute!

For the inside I carried the same elements

I love this Second City paper collection , very colorful and fun!!!

 This card is for the following challenges...

Mama Elephant and me challenge: Anything goes.

Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes.

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes.

Hope you like this card!

Thanks for stopping by!!

CardMaker Magazine - Inchie Arts Blog Hop!!!

Hello Crafty Friends!!!

Welcome to CardMaker Magazine - Inchie Arts blog hop!!!

If you are not familiar with Art Squares , you can check it out here.

I'm using Inchie Arts art squares for the first time...this stuff is absolutely amazing.

They are precision cut matboard in variety of sizes...like 1", 2" , 3" & 4".

They are like mini canvases to me.

The theme for the hop is FALL.

I love fall colors!!!

I used 3" Art square for my first card...

As I mentioned its like a mini canvas.

I stamped the card base using Hero Arts leaves stamp with white ink.

Then created my focal art square.

I used Gelatos and layer of stamping and stenciling for the background. Then added few diecut leaves( cut using Lawn Fawn dies and glitter paper, vellum and balsa wood).

For my sentiment I used a flair.

I love how this card turned out!!

This card is for the following challenges...

City Crafter Challenge - Leaves.

Simon Says Stamp : Use Watercolors.

Great Impressions - - Autumnal Elegance.

Next card set is using 2" art squares...

These 2" art squares were perfect for my 4 x 4 thank you card set.

Clean and simple... just heat embossed the sentiment with white and various leaves with gold, then sponged some distress ink over it. Also added few white ink splatters.

All stamps are from Paper Smooches.

This card set will make a perfect gift!!

Here are the photo of individual cards...

This card set is for the following challenges...

CASology: Splatters.

Paper Smooches Sparks: Anything Goes.

Virginia's View Challenge: CAS.

My last card is using 1" art squares..also known as Inchies...

Really these art squares are super fun to work with!!!

For this card I heat embossed the background using Hero Arts stamp and white embossing powder.

Then I heat embossed few inchies with the same stamp and white EP.

Colored the Inchies with distress ink and waterbrush.

Adhere them randomly on the cardfront.  Added some gold splatters ,gold enamel dots & rhinestones.

The sentiment is from Casual Fridays stamps.

This card is for the following challenges...

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes.

AAA - Play with watercolors.

Stamping Sensations - Autumn Colors.

Hope these projects inspire you try out these Art Squares from Inchie Arts!

I love them...you will see many more projects using these on my blog in future.

Here is the complete hop list...

CardMaker

Jeanne Jachna

Mae Nazareth

Sharon Harnist

Noelle McAdams

Dina Kowal

Penny Ward

Piali Biswas

Jill Foster & Elizabeth Allan

Theresa Momber

Inchie Arts

Hop along to see all the amazing creations and don't forget leave a comment on each stop.

Inchie Art is hosting a great giveaway!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Winner Winner!!!

Hello Everyone!!!

Here is the winner for my WCMD giveaway...

Lisa Lara

 Lisa Lara said...

Happy WCMD Piali. Love both of the cards. Love the watercoloring on the first...beautiful. I love FTHStamps and birdbrains.

October 5, 2014 at 6:02 AM

 

Congrats Lisa!!!

Please email me at piali(dot) biswas(at) yahoo.com.

I'll mail your package ASAP!

Thank you everyone for your lovely comments!!

Stop by tomorrow for a fabulous blog hop with a great prize!!

S.E.I Design Team!!!

Hello Everyone!!!

I have a Happy News to share with you all!!!

I'm SEI Design Team Member now.

I'm Super excited !!!!

Check out all the details HERE.

Please hop over to S.E.I Lifestyle Blog to meet the other talented Team members.

Thanks for stopping by!!

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Girl's Night Out!!!

Hello Crafty Friends!!!

I have a super fun card to share with you all!!!!

Its a new released stamp from Art Impressions.

How fun is that sentiment... super funny Halloween set!!!

I don't make many Halloween cards, so this year I didn't buy any Halloween papers yet.

I just used Distress Inks with bit of masking to create night sky background.

Very clean and simple..yet cute card!!

I colored the image with Copics.

I also added few wood veneer stars and Stickles.

This card is for the following challenges...

Simon Says Stamp:Transport it.

CMD-Challenge - Halloween.

One Crazy Stamper - Halloween/Christmas.

Hope you like my card!

Thanks for stopping by..

HAPPY WCMD...and a Giveaway!!!!

Happy World Card Making Day !!!!

Hello Crafty Friends!!! Hope you all are enjoying WCMD!!!

I have two cards and Giveaway for you all!!

First up is sweet Birthday card using Great Impressions Stamp..

Quick and easy card...with a little water coloring and white heat embossing.

The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and paper from Crate paper.

This card is for the following challenges...

Crafting At the Weekend - Anything goes.

Moving along with the Times -  Hedgehogs.

Curtain Call Challenge: Smooch

Next one is a CUTE belated birthday card...

The cute Bird digi image is from " From Your Heart Stamps".

The sentiment is from Paper Smooches and the lovely paper is from Avery Elle.

This card is for the following challenges...

Moxie Fab World: Inspiration.

( I picked the fun color of the Inspiration pic)

Virginia's View Challenge: CAS.

Now I have small giveaway for all my lovely Blog Followers...

Please leave a comment by October 7th, 2014.

I will announce the winner here on October 8th, 2014.

Butterfly Reflections,Ink is hosting a fab WCMD challenge...

Two great themes... Inspiration and Sketch.

  

Playalong with BRI to win two great prizes!!

There are so many lovely Giveaways & Challenges happening all around the blog land...go make cards and enjoy!!!

Good Luck!

Thanks for stopping by!!!!