Tuesday, July 13, 2021

A Blue Thank You Card


Here is a Thank You card. I make a lot of them as there is lot of demand for thank you cards on various occasions.

Thank You Card

Thank You Card

Base of my card is white Ivory card stock. I have used dark blue card stock and printed paper from JAGS. All the material is listed below.

I love the Blushing Flower die from Memory Box and the Deckled Rectangles dies from Spellbinders. The Border Dies from Spellbinders are also one of my favorite.

Thank You Card

For inserts I have used white and dark blue colour papers. I have punched out the borders in the corner using border punch.



Materials Used:

  • A4 size Ivory Card Stock
  • A4 size Dark Blue Card Stock
  • White Card Stock scraps
  • A4 size JAGS printed paper pack W&M CPPS15
  • Spellbinders  Nestabilities A2 Bracket Borders One Etched Dies S5-181
  • Spellbinders Nestabilities Deckled Rectangles LG Etched Dies
  • Memory Box Blushing Flower Branch Dies
  • Sentiment Stamp
  • Blue Ink
  • Glue and double sided foam tape
  • White  and dark blue coloured A4 size coloured paper for insert
  • Border punch

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Sunday, July 4, 2021

Simple Book Mark

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing one of my bookmarks made in craft workshop conducted for kids. This is simple and easy to make with minimal craft materials. 

The workshop was for children aged 5 years and above. I had tough time controlling them. Most of them were boys and they were not interested in crafts. 

One of the child brought his sister (who was just 3years old) along with him and insisted that she be with him. She was constantly crying. I made her sit on my lap and asked her to help me. She did a good job but was sobbing all the while. Slowly she got engrossed in the work and stopped crying.

It was an experience I can never forget. I do love children. But controlling children from different age groups is really difficult especially when most of them are boys. 

I supplied the craft materials. So I took along with me lots of material as there lot of kids who joined in the last moment.


I had lot of Craft paper Scraps with me. This one is hand made paper with basket weave texture. The colour was a mixture of pink with orange and glittery. That's why the colour is different in the images.

We took a long piece of paper folded width wise  as shown below.

Then punched a hole either on one side or in the middle  on the top side. Then we glued the folds together.

The children choose from the various stickers-butterflies, cartoon images, flowers among many other things.

Boys chose the stickers of cartoons, super heroes or cars and airplanes. Girls mostly chose flowers, butterflies of cartoon characters.


Here I glued the  Kittie and cup cake sticker as the little ones choice. We the tied the blue glittery string and added a wooden bead.

At the end of the class every one was happy and beaming. They proudly carried their craft work to give to their moms/dads.

The little one proudly displayed her creation in the class and was happy when everyone clapped for her.

As I gave a free hand to older kids they did create some very good pieces. Alas I could not take photos of them as I was trying to pacify and control the younger kids.

It was an enriching experience for me and I learnt a lot from the children.

Stay Safe Stay Healthy.


Materials:

  • Handmade Paper with Basket weave
  • Puncher
  • Glittery String
  • Wooden Bead
  • Glue
  • Self Adhesive Stickers



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Thursday, July 1, 2021

Thank You Card

Hello Friends!

Hope you are all doing well.

I am posting after a long long time. With Corona and lock downs life has changed a lot. We are still very careful, going out only when absolutely necessary and taking all precutions.

Here is a card I made some time back. A simple Thank you Card. This card was made in one of my classes for demonstration.

The base of the card is plain white ivory card stock. I have used sunny yellow hand made paper with square grid and red card stock for butterflies.



For the insert, I have used two different shades of  paper. The top layer is off-white coloured and underneath yellow coloured paper strips. I have punched out all the four corners of the top insert using butterfly border punch. 

Insert 

This card has a plain white envelope.

Hope you like this card. Watch out for more...

Materials Used:
  • A4 size  White Ivory Card Stock
  • White Card Stock scrap for stamping
  • Sunny Yellow square grid handmade paper 
  • Spellbinders Nestability-Scalloped Labels One dies
  • Sizzix Thinlits Dies-Winged Beauties
  • Sentiment Stamp
  • Red Ink
  • Glue, dimensional Dots
  • Off white A4 size paper for insert
  • Sunny yellow coloured paper strips for the four corners for insert
  • Corner Punch Butterfly design

Stay  Safe. Stay Healthy.



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Thursday, January 14, 2021

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Ratham Rangoli


One more Ratham or Chariot Rangoli. This can be drawn both for Sankranti-Kanuma, Mukkanuma and also on Ratha Saptami.

There are many other Ratham rangolis in my previous posts. You can find them here: Ratham Muggu

Some of them are here:




Hope you like these Rangolis.

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 in any format.

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



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Ratham Rangoli

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We have reached the end of our month long Rangoli festival season. 

Today Sun has  entered Makara or Capricorn- known as Makara Sankranti. So it is auspicious time for next six months.

Tomorrow and day after tomorrow we will be drawing only Ratham or Chariot rangolis. 

Hope you all are celebrating this festival with joy and happiness. These are tough times. What is ahead we don not know. We can only pray for better times.

Hope you like this rangoli.

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 in any format.

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


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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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Tulasi and Kalash

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21 dots - 5 rows and then Straight dots upto 5 Rows on either side.

This time for Sankranti, I wanted something different for rangoli. Usually we draw kites, pongali pots etc. But this time I chose Tulasi-Holy Basil which is sacred to us. Kalash is also an auspicious symbol.

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 in any format.

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


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Pongali Pots

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Center Row 19 dots - 7 rows,
15 dots - 4 rows,
 7 dots - 2 rows. 
All are Straight Dots

Pongali Pots or Bhogi pots and lotuses with Swastikas is the theme for my rangoli today.


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 in any format.

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

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Kites and Pongali Pots


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13 X 13 Straight Dots.  Border  around it is extra dots

Kites and Pongal pots or Bhogi pots is the theme for todays Rangoli. Hope you like it.

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 in any format.

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


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Monday, January 11, 2021

Lotus Rangolis


Pongali Pots Rangolis from some of my previous posts are given here for your convenience.











Rangoli -12 , 41,152,176,261,262,298,343,81,387,389, 406. I could only list a few. 


Please search for Lotus Rangoli and you will find many more.


Note: 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 in any format.

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



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Kites Rangoli

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14 X 14 square Dots

Sankranti is a festival of kites.  In many parts of India, Kite festivals are held. International level competitions are held. So my rangoli is inspired by kites.

Hope you like this rangoli.


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 in any format.

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


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Saturday, January 9, 2021

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POANGALI POTS

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Straight Dots. The pattern of Dots is as follows:
23 dots in center and 21,19,17,17,13,13,9,9,5,3,1 dots on either side.

Pongali is a rice dish made on the occasion of Sankranti Festival, also known as Pongal festival. Pongali can be a sweet dish made of rice, milk jaggery, cardamom raisins, cashews and other nuts or spicy prepared from rice, vegetables and green gram. These dishes are made as an offering to Gods.

Hope you like this Rangoli. 

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 in any format.

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Friday, January 8, 2021

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Kites Rangoli

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21 to 1 Straight Dots

Kites! Sankranti, Makar Sankranti, Pongal what ever is the name of the festival, it is not complete without kites. They are colourful and these day s come in so many shapes and sizes. 

Kites are an interesting subject for Rangolis, as they are easy to draw and 
Hope you like this Rangoli.

Please check my blog from time to time as I will be posting more Rangolis each day. 

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 in any format.

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

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Lotus Rangoli

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17 to 3 Straight Dots.

Once again Lotus rangoli. Lotus with Ashtadala Padma. Ashtadala Padma also known as Ashtadala Kamal means 8 petalled Lotus. This is considered as sacred and auspicious. It is a symbol which represents Goddess Lakshmi; Goddess of wealth and prosperity. 

Ashtadala Padma attracts, peace, happiness, wealth, prosperity,  abundance and much more. It is drawn to represent Goddess Lakshmi and drawn on Fridays or any auspicious occasions. 

Hope you like this Rangoli.

Please do drop in your suggestions and comments if any. I always love to read them. It motivates me to create more Rangolis.


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 in any format.

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



Thursday, January 7, 2021

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Flower Pots

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21 dots 3 rows in the center and Straight dots on either side upto 3 dots.

Floral rangolis are always pretty. Small flowers are easy to colour and take less time. But we have to colour them a bit carefully. Hope you like this one. 


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 in any format.

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



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Blue Lotuses

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19 dots 3 rows Straight Dots upto 3

Lotuses and Swastikas. This is a simple and easy to draw rangoli. Hope you like it.


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 in any format.

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

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Flower Garden

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19 to 1 Straight Dots

Very easy and simple Rangoli. Flowers and Berries, with a small chain rangoli in the center.


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 in any format.

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Lotus Rangoli

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15 dots 5 rows in center. Straight dots upto 5 dots on either side.


Lotuses again with Swastika. Auspicious symbols fit for any auspicious occasion. These type of Rangolis are not only easy to draw but also easy to colour.


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 in any format.

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

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 Flower Garden

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19 to 1 straight dots

This is a simple and easy Rangoli. Floral rangolis are always beautiful and attractive. Hope you like this one.

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 in any format.

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



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