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Monday, August 15, 2022

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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Sunday, June 26, 2022

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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Friday, June 24, 2022

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.

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