Happy Mother’s Day, momma!


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Wishing a wonderful day to all moms and to all kids who get to be with their moms!!

This is my mother.

Pretty, aint she? She has been and still is the strongest support system of my life and our family. I love her to bits!! :) It’s weird how I can discuss anything under the sun with her. Ma and I have gone through different phases in our lives.. We’ve had the worst of fights and the best of times. Today when I look back to all those fights and arguments we’ve had,  it makes me realize how her dicipline and strictness only made me a better person. I am proud to be the way I have grown up into and I have no one to thank for it than her the most! Am grateful to my parents for all the values that they instilled in us.

Happy Mother’s Day Mom, I love you!

On the ocassion of Mothers Day, I have a card that I made using PPS’s ‘Over The Rainbow’ card making kit.

This one is for you, Mom!

 

Thats all I have for you today!

Wish you all a happy and a fun weekend!

Love,

- Shruti


Just can’t get enough of embossing..


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Hi friends,

Its been over a year since I bought my Inkssentials Heat Tool but had never really put it to good use. I always wanted to but was afraid to try my hands on embossing. But the other day I sat down to go through Tejal’s old blogs and saw this post and was totally inspird to make one of my own.. I decided to muster some courage today and post whatever I make however it turns out. Well.. how else do we get better, eh?

So, this may not be the best embossed card you must’av seen so far thus kindly do not build high hopes.. ;)

Yes.. its a CAS card with a lot of distressing.

Like I said.. I have not embossed it perfect. I wish I could take classes from Tejal on how to emboss! ;) Since that seems far fetched for now.. I decided to try and try till I get better..

Supplies used:

Hero Arts Zig Zag Cling Stamp Set

Distress ink: Mustard Seed, Wild Honey & Worn Lipstick

Sentiment: Inkadinkado Everyday Expression

EK Success Powder Tool

Zing White Embossing powder

Inkessentials Heat it Tool

Yellow Twine: October Afternoon – Wrap pack (which came in PPS’s ’Over the Rainbow’ cardmaking kit)

Thanks all folks!

Be back with more soon.

Love,

Shruti


Mini Album: PPS’s ‘Spring Break’ April kit 2012


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Hola friends!

This is a post am really excited about!! I made my very first mini album using PPS’s ‘Spring Break’ April 2012 kit. It took me forever to make one and I simply loved how it turned out. And I really hope you guys like it too!! :D

#PICTURE ALERT#

Here you go..

The album cover was made using an old shoe box! ;)  Oh yeah.. that is not just the recycling I have going on here.. the brown paper I’ve used wrap the album cover is the paper bag in which the PPS Project kit came in! How cool is that?

The kit came with  6 Maya road chipboards. I covered them with yellow card stock before I began working with them.

Did you notice the button flowers I made?

 

It will be very difficult for me to put in all the supplies I’ve used for this mini album. But most of the embellies and PPs I’ve used here are from the kit. :) But you can always drop a comment if you wanna know anything about the kit or the mini album.  I simply loved working on this kit and if you guys liked it too then you take get to buy them here.

Do lemme know if you liked my mini album!

Love,

Shruti


Pretty Paper Studio – ‘Over the Rainbow’ May kits revealed!


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Bonjour crafters..

Yesterday PPS revealed their beautiful May kits, Over the Rainbow. Take a look at how pretty the kits are! I gotta tell that when I opened my card making kit I nearly fell over because of the sheer amount of gorgeous bits and bobs that were in there.. Here.. take a look..

Card making kit – May 2012

Scrapbooking kit – May 2012

Gorgeous!! Aren’t they?

To purchase these kits please visit www.prettypaperstudiouae.com or place an order via email: ppsuae@gmail.com.

I’ve got a good lot of projects to share with you today which I made using the ‘Over the Rainbow’ card making kit.  All extra supplies, such as inks etc will be listed as and when I tell you more about each project.

The heart image is stamped with Jenni Bowlings Chewing Gum ink pad and hand cut. The best thing about the PPS kits, for me at least, are the stamps they come along with. and so far I’ve loved the stamps the kits have come with. And yes. I have hand stitched the pattern paper for the very first time.. and honestly I loved the technique.. so watchout.. you may just see me use this technique a lot here on my blog!!

I have distressed the Hero Arts Eggshell Layering Paper with Mustard Seed distress ink. The punches used were MS Doily and EK Success Open Scallop Edge Punch.  And hey.. how cute is that mini clothes pin?

On this one I used the American Crafts Knock Outs scalloped lace punch. How cool is that? I always like to experiment a lot with my punches and try and come out with something new. When I came up with this idea of using the punch to get an around the page cut out.. it was a Eureka moment for me! *winks* I might just have a tutorial for you guys on the same at PPS.. so watch out for it at PPS Blog!

That cute button birdy is a trick I found in the Scrapbook and Cards Magazine. Cute, eh? All the other elements such as the rose brad and the butterfly are from the kit.

This is a more of a CAS card. The Dear Lizzy NEAPOLITAN Fresh Blooms pattern paper was so pretty that I couldn’t think of a better way to show them off.

I hand cut the card into a semi circle and then used the Jenni Bowlin Lemon Drops paint dabber to distress the edges wee bit.

To create the background on this one, I’ve used the Hero Arts Zig Zag stamp bought from Pretty Paper Studio. It can be used in so many ways, and it adds that subtle pattern and direction. I truly adore this stamp!! I used the Jenni Bowling Chewing Gum and Lemon Drop inks to stamp the background. I love how they’ve named their colors.. like.. Chicken Feed, Soap Powder.. etc.. Hehe.. How cute is that? The colors are very fresh and trendy as well. They dry very quickly and doesn’t smear even a bit! You’ve gotta check them out here.

No no.. not all those roses are from the kit. Unless PPS wants to buy them from me.. ;) The pink ones are my handmade roses and the pretty blue one is a brad from the kit which I thought went very well with my flowers.

I really had a fun time playing with the kit… and glad i was able to share it with you girls!

Do lemme know what you think?

Do leave PPS some love on their blog, FB Fan page and Twitter!!

Love,

Shruti


Pretty Paper Studio – Handmade Circle Punch Flower


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Hi friends,

I am back with another flower tutorial. This time I have a tutorial on the circle punch flower I’ve used here on this card below.

I’ve used PPS’s April “Let’s be Friends” Cardmaking kit  for this card.

What does this kit include?

 To know more about the kit, do check out PPS store.

As for the tutorial.. check PPS blog.

Enjoy!!

Hugs,

Shruti


Pretty Paper Studio Launch – Blog Hop!


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Hello crafters!

I know I have been away for sometime now. Life has been really busy. For those who do not know, I do not write from Hyderabad anymore. I am in a new city.. a new place and busy setting up our new little house. I’ll have some pictures up soon. ;)

Anyhoo, enough about me. This post in dedicated to Pretty Paper Studio. I am sure many of you already know about PPS ran by our very own Neelu from Creating Memories. For those who do not know about PPS.. make sure you visit their website!!

A little about PPS:

PPS is a monthly scrapbooking and cardmaking kit club based in UAE. As a PPS Kit Club Subscriber, you will get some exclusive privileges – discounted prices on kits, more discounts at crops, workshops (both online and offline) and retreats!! They also have other papercraft supplies at very affordable prices in their shop. Howzzat?!!

Wanna peek into what their April kits comprise of???

A total Wowzer eh?? :D

PPS takes a lotta time and effort into choosing the best of brands and products available in the market while making their kits for you. With such fabulous goodies in the kit.. you will never complain of losing your mojo.. *winks*

Proof?? Here you go.. There are just few examples of what I came up with PPS’s April Card making kit!

 

 

What do you guys think??? :)

Since PPS launched on the 5th on April, as a part of the celebration we have a little blog hop for you!!

 

Make sure you participate by leaving comments as you hop.. as two lucky winners will win Pretty Paper Studio’s ProjectKit called ‘Spring Break’.. and trust me.. it is something to DIE for!!! :D

So Hop on..

1.     Donna

2.     Hussena

3.     Irene

4.     Neelu

5.     PrettyPaper Studio

6.     Priya

7.     Shruti – You’re here!

8.     Sasha

9.     Tejal

10. Ujjwal

Now hop on to fabulous Sasha’s blog.. and I promise you’ll be amazed by what she’s come up with her PPS kit!!

The winners of Blog Hop will be announced on April 18, 2012.

Pssstt.. also as a part of the launch celebration.. PPS has an an offer running..  You can now purchase PPS kits at subscriber prices (AED 205) until April 15th!! So hurry up! :)

Love,

Shruti

 


Art in my Heart!


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Hello!

I am back… but not with yet another craft project. I have something different for you, today. Those who have been reading my blog from the beginning know that I was more into sketching and painting than crafting, initially. Infact my first few posts were on the sketches I’d made.. You can see them here and here..

Craft just happened to me over the last so many months.. and now am in love with it. But what I’ve realized is how much I’ve neglected painting and sketching. So here I am with some of my latest works! Warning.. am no pro so kindly bear with all the flaws you may notice!! :)

 

That is my attempt at painting a David Gilmour potrait!! hehe.. Was supposed to be a gift for my husband on our second anniversary as he is a big David Gilmour fan! :) Yeah yeah.. I know it doesn’t look like him even a bit!! ;)

And this is an effort at mixing my two loves.. painting and crafting.. hehe.. Basically I used a making tape to paint different shades of red acrylic paint after which I stamped my Inkadinkado swirl stamp with black ink.. I did have to free hand a bit… and voila this is what I came up with.. What do you guys think?? :) I used my white Signo pen to give the swirls a slight border.. Am kinda happy with the outcome!! :D Weeee..

And last but definitely not the least.. Thats me and Anup!!

This sure took me forever to make but I am happy with the outcome!! :) I know this isn’t too clear a picture.. but I seriously was too lazy to click any more..

Actually, am in a real lazy mood today.. I did nothing much today than bother my poor momma.. watch movies.. listen to loads of music almost the whole day today and miss Anup.. :-|

So, this post is dedicated to him as he is my biggest motivator when it comes to art!! He always encourages me to sketch and paint more often.. and has been behind me to enroll myself into an art school.. which I am seriously contemplating now.. Lets see..

What am I listening to now?

This one is for you Nups! :)

Good Night, friends!

Ciao!

- Shruti


Lulupu – Pretty Flower tutorial


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Hiya!

Just wanted to pop in here and let you know that my first tutorial as the design team member is up at the Lulupu Blog!!

Here is a little sneak peek of what you will find there.

 

So hop on to Lulupu Blog for a quick and easy tutorial on how to make these pretty flowers!!

Also, do visit our store if you haven’t already!! Our unique selection of pattern papers, embellishments, stamps, inks, etc, promise something for everyone!

Lulupu Store

You can also find Lulupu on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube!!
Love,
Shruti