Rangoli-434

Fishes in Lotus Pond

Hello Friends!

Hope you are all doing well. This season I am a bit late in posting Rangolis due to some unavoidable circumstances.

Todays Rangoli is here:

R-434

19 dots 7 rows in the center and straight dots upto 7 on either side. 

Please let me know if you have tried it. Watch out my blog for more Rangolis.

Hope you like my creations. If you like my work, please subscribe to my blog, follow me on FB, Insta and like my pages/posts.

Thank you for all the love and support. It means a lot to me. Please keep on showering your love and support.

Note: This one is my own original creation.

Most of these designs are my own original creations, which I create by spending much time and after hard work. So please don't post these photos or designs (even if you draw these by your own hand) on your site or blog or in any other platform in any format.

Please link back to my blog. I hope you understand this and respect my request. Thank You.

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Greetings

Dasara Greetings

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Happy 76th Independence Day

Greetings to all Indians who are celebrating 76th Independence Day as Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav. 

Salutations to our freedom fighters, to our soldiers, to our heroes of the nation, for sacrificing their lives for the nation, for carrying out their duties efficiently and effectively. We will never forget their sacrifices and hard work.

Happy Independence Day!

No matter what we are, no matter to which caste, creed, region, religion we belong to, no matter what our mother tongue is, no matter what our profession/occupation is, all of us must work for our nation and its progress in what ever little ways we can. 

We all believe that

Nation First! Always First!

Thanks a lot to all you beautiful souls out there doing their best.

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Birthday Card

Hello Friends!

Hope you are all doing well. It rained here a little bit last night. It's good for my garden. There is nothing like rain to revive plants. 

Today I am sharing a Birthday Card. Only two colours; red and white. It is landscape oriented. I use this orientation rarely. I don't know why.

Birthday Card

I have used the Spellbinders Butterfly Corner Die. I think this was one of the first die I purchased.

I love flowers and butterflies and also intricate lace like die cuts.

The center of the red card stock was cut off and replaced with white card stock die cut. It is like inlay work. But I raised the die cut using foam dots to elevate and focus on the sentiment.

I have used Mudra Stamp. This one is one my favorites. I love the big size of the words and also the scripty line of the font. It is really elegant and classy.

Insert

I have punched out the border on both sides of the insert and used some red ink for dabbing the border.

I think though the card is simple it looks too plain and needs some improvement.

What do you think? Is it too plain and loud? Should I have added some butterflies or other embellishments? If so which colours? I would love to hear from you.

Thank you for all your love and support. Please keep supporting me.

Materials Used:

• White Ivory Card Stock A4 size + Scrap
• Red Card Stock
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities Butterfly Corner Die
• Mudra Stamps- Happy Birthday
• Red Ink for stamping
• White Paper Insert
• Border Punch Medium
• Plain White Envelope
• Glue
• Foam Dots 
• Ink Blending Tool

 

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A Hello Card

Hello Friends!

Hope you are all doing well. I am back after a long break. I had to take a break because some of my students were taking board exams. I was attending to their doubts 24X7. Summer was at its peak. We had to pickle some mangoes at the last moment. 

I was exhausted completely and wanted to relax a bit. But entire family suffered food poisoning. So though better now with all the antibiotics I still feel weak. I think it will take some time for me to completely recover

Here we had a few showers at the onset of monsoons. But the heat and humidity continue. 

Today I am sharing with you a simple card. 

Hello Card

I have used colour pencils for colouring the stamped image. The word Hello was cut out of white and tangerine orange coloured card stock. I used two layers-tangerine colour as top layer to make it thick.  I added Glitter to it using colourless glue. 

Border Punch

This is the border punch I used. When I first started making cards, cutting dies were not so freely available in local craft stores nor there were few online shops. The cost of branded dies is also very high. Punches were newly introduced in our local craft shops. So I bought some.

Insert

This is how the insert looks. I used a soft peach coloured paper for it with corners punched .

I wanted to use the colour combination of violet and orange. I think the combo looks good; a bit bold though. What do you say? Please do leave your comments/ suggestions.

I want to thank all those lovely people who kept on supporting me through out. Your support means a lot to me. THANK YOU!

Watch out for more... I have loads to share with you.

Materials Used:

• Ivory White Card Stock A4 size + Scraps
• Iris Coloured Card Stock
• Chartreuse Yellow and Tangerine Orange Coloured Card Stock Scraps
• Essentials By Tattered Lace -Oval Dies
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Card Creator - A2 Filigree Delight Dies
• Phrase Set Two Spellbinders Shapeabilities Die - Hello
• Floral Stamp (unbranded)
• Black Pigment Ink
• Colour Pencils
• Colourless Glue
• Gold Glitter Powder
• Medium Sized Border Punch
• Peach Coloured Paper for Insert
• Plain White envelope

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Butterfly Card

Hello Friends!

Hope you are all doing well. I am posting after a long time. I was down with severe back pain. My mom was also not feeling well because of the summer heat. Final exams are going on for some students.

Now I am a bit OK. But cannot sit for long. That's why I couldn't post.

I thank all you beautiful people who have been supporting me despite me being inactive and not posting on my blog. 

Today I am sharing with a simple and easy to make card. I love butterflies. Who doesn't?

Butterfly Card

The butterflies were punched out using punch. Actually, the butterflies are not cut completely. That is they are attached at the center to the card from which I punched them. Only wings portion can be lifted up a little. I hope you get my point. 

I have punched out tiny butterfly border for the insert. Underneath it I adhered a half inch strip of tangerine card stock with scalloped border (remains from some other  project)

Butterfly Card-Insert

Hope you like my creations. If you do please leave your comments/suggestions on my post. I would love to read them. 

I have so much to share with you all. So keep an eye on my blog.

Materials Used:

• Ivory White Card Stock A4 size
• Tangerine and Sunshine Yellow color Card Stock Scraps
• Black Chevron Tape
• Sentiment Stamp
• Black Pigment Ink
• Butterfly Punch
• Butterfly Border Punch
• Self Sticking Half Back Pearl Strip
• Plain White Paper for Insert
• Scallop Punch
• Plain White envelope

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A Bouquet Of Good Wishes

Hello Friends !

Hope you are all doing well. Your are all healthy and safe.

I had to take a break because of severe backache. I just couldn't sit and work on my computer. Now I am ok after taking all the pain killers and rest for long hours. I could barely manage my daily chores.

Today I am sharing a card with a Bouquet of Good Wishes. It is made out of lots of scraps in my stash. 

A Bouquet Of Good Wishes

Base is White Ivory Card Stock A4 size folded in such a way that top fold is half inch shorter than the bottom. I don't know whether there is any special name to such folds. 

I have added the fabric tape to the bottom fold so that it is visible from the top. 

I have used punches for the borders as you can see. 

I love the Sizzix Framelits - Labels, Fancy dies. I keep on reaching for it for stamping sentiments. I have dabbed the edges with blue ink. I have attached it with a foam dot to give it slight dimension. 

Then I added the stickers. Hope you like my work.

Thanks to all you beautiful people who kept on supporting me even when I could not post for the past few days. Thanks a ton for your love and support. 

Materials Used:

   ·      Ivory White Card Stock A4 size

·      Sky Blue Colour Card Stock (5 x 8 inches)

·      Orange Colour Hand Made Card Stock Scrap

·      White Card Stock Scrap

·      Sizzix Framelits- Labels, Fancy Dies

·      Border Punches

·      Stickers

·      Sentiment Stamp

·      Blue Ink for Stamping

·      Orange and White Plaid Fabric Tape(Half Inch)

·      White Paper for Insert

·      Plain White Envelope

·      Glue and Foam Dots

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Best Wishes Card

Hello Friends!

Hope you are all doing great and enjoying yourselves.

Here the temperatures are soaring. Though it is spring season, day temperatures are quite high. Today I felt the hot wind which is quite dangerous. It is too early for the hot winds. But this year summer may be quite unbearable.

I am sharing a very simple and easy to make card. 

Best Wishes Card

Base for the card is cream coloured Handmade paper which has brown fibers and slightly rough texture.

Brown is not one of my favourite colours for making cards. May be I can use it in scene cards if required or a little scrap here and there. But as a background, I don't prefer it. I had to use this brown designer paper some where. So  used it here.

The top layer was brown coloured embossed designer paper. 

The scalloped circle was cut using Sizzix Dies. The edges were dabbed with brown pigment ink. The sentiment was stamped with black ink and touched up with brown pen. 

The butterfly was cut with Spellbinders Butterfly corner Die. It has embossed design on the wings. The edges were dabbed with brown ink. I used foam dots to give it a slight dimension.

On the whole, the card looks sober and dull. May be a little bit of colour could have brightened it up. 

What is your opinion? 

Any suggestions as to what else can be added? Please do drop in your suggestions and comments.

Thanks a lot to all you beautiful people sending so much love and for lots of your support.

Materials Used:

• Cream Coloured 4 size + Scraps of Handmade Card Stock
• Brown Embossed Paper
• Sizzix Framelits-Circles Scallop Dies
• Spellbinders Butterfly Corner Die
• Sentiment Stamp
• Black and Brown Inks
• Brown Felt tipped Pen
• Glue and Foam dots
• Plain Cream Coloured Paper for Insert
• Plain White envelope

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Simple Card

Hello Friends!

Hope you are all doing well.

First of all I want to thank all those beautiful people out there for their love and support, Thank you so much. Your support motivates me to create more and more.

I could not post for the past few days because I had a sever back ache and had to take rest. Working on computers aggravates my back and neck pain.

Moreover, my internet was also down. These days, there is frequent outage and the service provider is taking a long time to rectify the fault. It is really irritating but what to do.

Today I am sharing yet another simple card made with punched out border and 3D sticker.

Simple Card

I have used a white mat and then top layer of Lilac with punched-out border. Actually the punched-out layer was already attached to the white card stock. This was left over form some other project. So I just glued it to the card base.

Then stamped the sentiment onto the punched out card label (available in my stash) and added to the card.

The sticker is glittery, therefore, the image is not so clear.

I have a huge stash of left overs, scraps, bits and pieces of card stock, printed paper, stickers, embellishments and so many other things. I want to use them in my next projects and decrease my stash. I am running out of storing space.

Hope you like my work.

Thanks a lot once again for all your love and support.

Materials Used:

• White Card Stock A4 Size + A5 Size + Scraps
• Lilac Coloured Card Stock A5 Size
• 3D Floral Stickers
• Sentiment Stamp
• Lilac Coloured Ink
• Border Punch
• Self-Adhesive Acrylic Gems (White)
• Border Punch
• Plain White Insert
• Plain White envelope
• Glue

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Simple Card

Hello Friends!

Hope you are all doing well.

Yesterday we celebrated Maha Shiv Ratri with fasting and Jagaran(staying awake all night). This year too we did not visit temple. We prayed at home. I didn't want to take any risk with viral fevers and Covid. So it was quite hectic but we enjoy it. Praying and reading Shiv Puran etc.

So today I am so tired. But then it gives lot of peace and happiness observing fast and staying awake all night praying and chanting mantras.

So with yesterday our winter season officially ended and from today summer starts. Its already quite hot in the afternoons. I don't know how it will be in the peak.

Todays card I am sharing is very simple. I have used some of my stash/scraps of materials. I have used only three colours: white, light blue and pink.

Simple Card

Actually, the blue layer with punch design is left over from some other project. Perhaps had I used some pearls or gems for decoration, it would have looked much grander. 

Hope You like my creations. 

Please follow me on my blog, FB and Insta and don't forget to like my page on FB.

Thanks a lot to all you beautiful people for all your love and support.

Materials Used:

• White Ivory Card Stock A4 size
• Light Blue Card Stock
• Fluorescent and White Card Stock Scraps
• Sentiment Stamp
• Flower Stamp
• Black and Pink Inks
• Puffy Stickers
• Border Punch
• Glue
• Plain White insert
• Plain White Envelope

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Small Thank You card

Hello!

Hope you are all doing well.

Today I am posting a card made out of remaining scraps.

The size of the card is 12.5 X 14.3 cms or 5 X 5 +5/8 inches. Since this was the scrap left over from some other project, I don't usually trim them unless the edges are damaged.

I have used Tent Fold for this card.

Thank You Card

I have used Negative of the die cut as the layer. I have doodled with white gel pen inside the scalloped circle which may not be clearly visible.

Insert

Inside the border has been punched using small border punch. The same has been used on envelope. I made the envelope myself as it is difficult to find ready made ones for odd sizes.

Envelope

Hope you like my work. Please follow me on my blog, FB and Insta. Please like my page on FB.

Thanks a lot for all your love and support.

Materials Used:

• White Ivory Card stock
• Brown Card Stock
• Sizzix Framelits-Circle Scallop
• Spellbinders Phrase Set Two
• Cream Coloured paper insert
• Border Punch
• White Gel Pen
• Glue and Foam Dots
• Brown matching envelope

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Simple Card

Hello Friends!

Hope you are all doing well. Here the temperatures are already 3-5 degrees more than the usual temperatures at this time of the year. We are bracing ourselves for a a very hot summer. 

Today I am sharing another simple card.

Simple Card

As you can see I have used the negative of the die cut as a layer on the base. The center piece has been glued with foam dots to give a slight elevation. 

I have dabbed Groovy grape on the bottom die cut and Fancy Fuchsia on the upper die cut. I have used White gel pen for the center. The top layer of the flower has been glued using foam dots.

Hope you like my creations. If you like my creations, please support me by following me on my blog, FB and insta.

Thanks a lot for all the love and support you beautiful people are showering on me.

Materials Used:

• Grey Coloured Card Stock A4 size
• Light Buttercup Yellow Card stock
• White , Green Card Stock Scraps
• Sizzix Framelits Labels-Fancy
• Cheery Lynn Dies-Flourish 6
• Sentiment Stamp
• Dark Brown Ink
• Flat back Gems (Yellow)
• Artistry Inks - Groovy Grapes and Fancy Fuchsia
• White Gel Pen
• Glue and Foam Dots 

 

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White and Lilac

Congratulatory Card

Today I am sharing yet another simple card made using scraps. I have used white and lavender colours. 

I have used punched scraps from my stash. 

This is a landscape-oriented card. The top fold(cover) s 1.5 cms less than the bottom fold so that the tape on the bottom fold is visible.

I stamped the image on light pink hand made paper with purple ink and dabbed the edges with purple ink and used foam dots to fix it to give it dimension.

Hope you like it. Thanks for all your love and support.

Material Used:

• White Ivory Card Stock A4 Size
• Lavender Coloured Card Stock Scrap
• White coloured Card Stock scrap
• Light Pink Handmade Card Stock
• Border Punch
• Lavender Coloured Printed Tape
• Sentiment Stamp
• Purple Coloured Ink
• Plain White paper for insert
• Plain White Envelope 
• Glue and Foam Dots

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Thank You Card

Hello Friends!

Today I am sharing another card made mostly out of left over scraps. 

Thank You  Card

The base is White A4 size card stock folded into half. I have used Magenta coloured embossed designer paper left over from some other project as a layer. Similarly the die cut was also left over from another project.

I have used left over golden strip after punching out the butterflies- that is the negative of punch craft. This is one way to use the negatives of punch craft or die cuts. 

I have added score lines on the card. They are not so clearly visible in the image.

This card is simple and easy to make. Hope you like my creations.

Thanks a lot for all your love and support. 

Materials Used:

• Ivory white card Stock A4 size and Scraps
• Gold Coloured Handmade Paper Scrap
• Magenta Coloured Mettalic Embossed Paper
• Sentiment Stamp
• Magenta Coloured Ink
• Spellbinders Nestabilities-Gold Ivy Dies
• White and Gold Flatback pearls
• Scoreboard (Dress My Craft)
• Plain White Paper Insert and Plain White Envelope

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Thank You Card

Hello Friends. Today, I am sharing another Thank You card.

Thank You Card

This is a landscape card. Size is 13.5 cm X 22cms. 

I have tried to use materials manufactured by the local artisans as much as possible so that the local business is encouraged.

This card is made with punched designs. Actually, during a session of punch craft, I was trying out various punches. If the punched out designs go wrong somewhere, they will remain as scraps. Some can be used as it is, some need some minor trimmings, some require major cuts and some cannot be salvaged at all.

These punched designs can be used for making cards, book marks or scrapbooks. Those which cannot be corrected and used, I use them for stenciling. 

So I dug out my stash and tried to make use of them in my creations. This is one of such cards.

Hope You like my creations. If you like my work please follow me on my blog, FB and Insta. Also like my page on FB.

 

Thanks a lot to all my supporters for their love and support.

Materials Used:

• Light Pink Coloured Handmade Card Stock
• Dark Pink Coloured Handmade Card Stock
• White Card Stock Scrap
• Border Punches – Medium and Small
• Design Punch
• Baby Pink Colour Plain Insert
• Sentiment Stamp
• Black Ink
• Plain White Envelope.

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Thank You Card

Hello Friends!

Hope you are all doing well.

Today I am sharing yet another Thank You card which is simple and easy to make. This is a monochromatic card. I have used white and blue combination.

Thank You Card

I have scored borders on all four sides after leaving 1cm from the edges. I hope you can see it from the image.

Thank You Card

Both Circle dies were cut from white card stock. I have dabbed blue ink on the bigger  die

Insert

This is the inside of the card. I have used white (top)and blue (below) papers and punched the border on white sheet. 

Hope you like my card. Please follow me on my blog, FB and insta. Also like my posts on Insta and FB.

THANKS A LOT for all your love and support. It motivates me to create and post more of my work.

Materials Used: 

• White Ivory Card Stock A4 Size and scraps
• Navy Blue Card Stock
• Printed Fabric Tape
• Spellbinders Nestabilities-Big Scalloped Circles LG
• Sentiment Stamp
• Blue Ink
• Kitty Puffy Sticker
• Heart shaped Blue Crystals
• Blue and White papers for Insert
• Small Border Punch
• Glue and Foam Dots
• Corner Rounder
• Scoring Board from Dress My Craft
• Plain White Envelope

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