Product Highlight: Chirping Away

Hello Everyone!!

I got a chance to work with the 'Chirping Away' set which has been designed by our very own Deepthi from Catchy Designs, and one look at the stamps and it really offers soo many cute things that can be done with the stamp set!!!

This chirping away is a really cool set to make super cute scenes and also make some nice focus  related cards!

Here's what I made with this stamp set.

I hope that you all must have participated in our challenge for this month which is all about using one sstamp set in 2 different cards! 

Read all about it here

Challenge #5

Use same stamp set in two cards

Here's the Chirping Away stamp set

Here are the closer look at my cards!

Here's a little scene that I made with the stamp set. Totally loved this one!

Making these cards was soo much fun!! I totally had a fun time working with these!!

Here's the second card that I made. Kept it very simple and kept the focus solely on the birdhouse!! Soo adorable!

I hope you liked my creations and do remember to participate in the challenge, the details of which are mentioned above!

Happy Crafting!

Manu

Inspirational post: April Release!

Hello Everyone!!!

Manu here with a couple of cards I made with the PABD April Release!

You all must have seen the April release and I totally love this release, it has something to cater for everybody, from Mixed Media to Baby stamps, it has critter stamps too and a cute little FriendSheep Stamp designed by our very own Indian Designer!!! You would be amazed to know that Deepthi Stephens has designed two stamp sets from this release and both of them are utterly cute!!

Here's what I made, I have tried using a lot of stamp sets here and will showcase which stamp sets are used in which creation!

Will talk about the how-to's in a while, meanwhile, do checkout this months Challenge, which is all about making any two using the same stamp set. Read all about the challenge here 

Challenge #5

Use atleast one same stamp

Lets talk about the cards that I made!!!

#1: Northern Lights inspired baby card !!

Nothern lights is a super awesome natural phenomenon that happens in Norway!! If you are not aware about it, do google!!! Basically, these light are a result of the collision of the gaseous particles with the charged particles released from the Sun's atmosphere. It is something worth looking at. I do remember seeing a show about the glass globes as dorms for people to stay in the night and see the spectacle happen in the mornings!! Some day... 

I have a little tutorial on this one, I did capture the pictures, but somehow, my data card didn't popped it up. I'll sure update the pics for this one as soon as i recover them!

Here's just one pic that i could recover.

I took a circular die cut and dabbed it with the Mustard seed distress ink at 3 random places, followed by Peeled paint, dusty concord, moved lawn and salty ocean.

Remember that you do not have the blend the inks, just random dabbing and covering up the areas. Lastly I dabbed black soot around the edges nicely to give it a misty look. 

Do try out this technique. It's sure fun!

Here's the stamp set used!

Here's another card made with the same stamp set:

I totally love making baby creations and love the cute elephant along with the mobile!!!

This card was pretty simple, I took my MFT rectangular die and got the panel diecut at various locations. I'm using the negative of the dit cut here. Then I took my base card and dabbed moved lawn distress ink at various locations keeping in mind the location of my diecut. Adhered the panel on the base using the foam and then stamped, coloured and fuzzy cut the cute baby items.

#2 Friendsheep sheepy!

Totally love this stamp set designed by Deepthi!!! These sheeps are way too cute!!

Here's the stamp set I used: 

This one is a mini stamp set and something that will really pop up your creations!!!

Checkout the three tags I made using this stamp set.

Very easy peasy: I took the base tag as 6*2 inches and then used a little distressing in the middle to highlight the background where my sheep's would come. I then took another sheet and stamped the sheeps and the flower pot, coloured using the Zig Clean pens and then fuzzy cut them ! Struck them onto the tag using the foam tape to add dimension!! Super Easy! and cute tooo !!

#3 Flowers in a Jar

Now this stamp set is my most favorite from this release and I really cannot stop making creations using this one!! This set offers really nice combinations of flowers in a jar and looks way too cute!!

I first stamped the jar to a cardstock and then stamped the individual roses with the jar set. I used additional three roses to make a bouquet and a few leaves to make the flower arrangement. The white panel had a 3D Embossed image done with the WRMK Embossing folders and have a little distressing done to highlight the effect of the embossing. The while jar and the flowers arrangement is struck to the cardstock with dimensional foam tape to give is a raised and dimensional look

Here's the stamp set used!

I do hope that you like the creations and do tell me what you feel about these. Stay tuned for more inspirations from the Design Team members and this month you will have a whole lot of super crazy fun and creations from all of us!!

Happy Crafting!

Manu

Mixed Media Mini Stamps in Focus

Hello Friends , 

Im Sharada Dilip here , with a new creation with our lovely stamps collection launched this month  ! 

I have created a Wall Hanging and an Card with Mixed Media and Mixed Media Mini Stamps in Focus

So from the challenge this month all the lovely crafters have to make two or more projects using the same stamp or the stamp set..

Now onto my creations  :)

The wall hanging is made keeping in mind the spring theme,  

I have gessoed the chipboards and sprayed lindys spray gang stardust to get the colours of the background 

Then  heavily stamped with  messy stamp set 

This is one gorgeous stamp for all Mixed Media creations 

For the messy look I have stamped unevenly with black colour again  and splurts of blue all over 

Then went ahead adding the birdhouses and love birds 

matched them with the flowers and ribbon 

I totally admire the way it turned out....

Further made this card with the same stamp set 

Here you can see how the stamp set looks up on the gold sprayed background 

The card is layered and slurps of white make it look totally messy look 

Here I have even used  brush stokes stamp set !

I hope you all liked my creations!! 

Do drop me some love and join us at our Challenge 5

I love to hear from you & truly appreciate your feedback. 

Happy Crafting!

CHALLENGE 5# Use atleast one same stamp in two cards

Hello Lovely Crafters ...

A very Good Morning to all..

We are so overwhelmed with your fantastic response for our previous Challenge # 4 !! All entries are so so beautiful & gorgeous but we are really sad that literally more than half the entries dint read the requirements and rules of the challenge due to which their entries were disqualified.. Its an earnest request guys , please do read carefully the rules for the challenge . It is really disheartening to disqualify some pretty awesome projects since they did not meet the rules and regulations!!

So with a new start .. Lets go ahead with our challenge for the month of April..

So from the challenge this month all the lovely crafters have to make two or more projects using the same stamp or the stamp set..

 ** Additional Rules for this Challenge **

1. You need to use AT-LEAST ONE same stamp in BOTH the cards. 

At-least one stamp should be repeated in both the cards and it should be clearly visible in both.

2. MINIMUM OF 2 PROJECTS need to be present in a single entry.

(Basically it  means,  make two cards, and click a picture of both of them TOGETHER to upload and participate in our challenge.)

For inspiration our DT members have made few projects and yes the possibility are endless with just a single stamp set.

Here is a glimpse of the projects. You could click on their entry picture to check all the details of their project.

HALAK SHAH

She has used our new release of fabulous 

Mixed Media mini stamps to make this set of cards. 

The designs used in this set of cards are : Brush Strokes, Dotty Lines and Messy Lines. She has also used a sentiment in one card from Chirping Away.

MANU GUPTA

Manu has used the 'Flowers in a Jar stamp to make these two pretty ones!!! Totally lovely ones!

SHARADA DILIP ACHARYA

Sharda has Created Adorable Scrapbook Layout and Accordion Card with baby details Using the Little Wonder Stamp Set from the April Release. Loved the detailing .

VIJAYLAXMI SIYAL (SHALU)

She has used the Cute Critters Stamp from the New Release to create such adorable cards. Loved the cuteness shared !!

Unfortunately out DT Piyanki Biswas wasn"t able to make an entry for your inspiration .. But trust me she would be back with a bang with loads of amazing projects !!

Stamp Set used in this post  from our new collection are as follows!!

    

OTHER STAMPS RELEASED IN APRIL.. 

      General Rules : 

1. Be a follower of our blog
2. Create a new project for the challenge. No back links please. Altered art, ATCs, cards, scrapbook pages, or any other craft projects are acceptable as long as they adhere to the month’s challenge. You may enter as many projects as you like.
3. USING STAMP IS A MUST
4. Please link to the exact post on your blog - not the home page URL of your blog - using the inlinkz icon at the bottom of the challenge.
5. You MUST mention our blog in your post AND link back to our blog or your entry will not be counted.
6. if you do not have a blog you can enter our challenges by tagging us on facebook and instagram with "#PABDchallenges". If you do not tag us we do not see your entry.
7. You may enter a card, a page layout, an altered item, a mixed media item, a mini album.. anything that fits the challenge, unless the challenge states that a specific type of project must be created. Please , no 100% digital projects. A part of the project can be digital.
8. No restriction on the number of challenges you can take part in - As long as your project matches our challenge, you may "pile on" the other challenges to your heart's content.
9. We will accept a maximum of three entries per person. Please add -2 and -3 next to your name for subsequent entries.
10. A Winner will be chosen on their merits. So submit your most creative projects. And that's all there is to it! International Crafters are welcome to participate in our challenges but their prizes would only be sent to an Indian address due to high shipping cost

As always the winner of the challenge gets to become our guest designer !! And the runner ups get a gift voucher !!

LOVE 

VIDUSHI ..