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Happy Mother's Day

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Finally, my LO has spared me some time to work on a card... for Mother's Day. She sure knows how to keep me on my toes and I am loving every bit of it. Here's the card that I made for my Mom. Each element of the Card represents something about my Mom. 1. She loves colour Black 2. Pearl is her favourite gem 3. She loves gardening hence the flowers! 4. The BT and the Heart Lock represent how a Mother is the binding force of all the relationships that one shares with Father, Siblings, Grandparents and relatives... I loved making this card since this is the first time I heat embossed (a tiny effort) on a card. Love the JB Handwritten Sentiments stamp. Supplies Used: Cardstock, Pattern Paper, Mulberry Flowers and Bakers Twine from TheCraftShop Fancy Rectangle Panels Die from Itsy Bitsy Pointed Flower Punch, Tombow Glue from Crafters Corner JellyBean Handwritten Sentiments Stamp, White Embossing Powder (Hampton Art) and Heart Lock  from Jovita Pearls from The M

Back with a Bang!

Yes, I have been MIA for almost 6 months.... what has kept me busy you may think? My 3 month old daughter Samiksha :). I embarked into a new journey - Motherhood on 5th January. Feel humbled and blessed. So here's to a New Year, a New Journey (Crafting included)....

Over a cup of coffee..

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A lot can happen over a cup of coffee.. Catching up with Friends.. gossips and the fashion news... for a few - romance.. falling in love.. those endless conversations.. Here's a card to celebrate that exact moment when you fell in love over a cup of coffee..  Whenever I have a cup of coffee with my husband.. I fall in love with him all over again! :) The supplies used: Brown Cardstock from my stash We R Memory Keepers Pattern Paper from  Itsy Bitsy Lacey Circle Die cut from Jovita Fiskars Latte Love Stamp set from Jovita Vintage Beige 3mm pearls from MapleTreeHouse Dew Drops Ink from Maple Tree House Satin Brown ribbon from a local store Entering this card in the below challenges, Beyond Grey - BGC 37 - Latte Love

A Thank You card

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So I finally decide to start participating in the various crafting challenges. Here is a 'Thank You' card that I made for a dear Friend, Aditi. Her presence in my life, in itself is a gift to me and this card is a humble way to say a 'Thank You' to her. Entering this card into the following challenges, Crafters Corner - challenge 10 thank you so much Catchy Challenges - A charming challenge Craft Your Passion challenges - challenge 171 thank you Supplies: Cardstock from Leader Stationers Pattern Paper (Green) - LilyBee designs from Jovita Lock charm from Jovita Circle and Scallop Circle dies (Iron Work Motifs) from Jovita Other Pattern Papers - We R Memory Keepers from Itsy Bitsy Bakers Twine from Priya Sivaraj Ek Success Punch - Crafters Corner

Card making workshop!

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June 8th was a stress buster Saturday. I attended the card making beginner's workshop conducted by Ujjwal Gupta. Ujjwal is the Artist and Owner at Handmade with Love. We made cards from her stash. And here's one card that I tried... Lessons learnt: 1. Always use stamps with bold lines for a stamped collage. 2. Distress in circular motion.. clockwise or anti clockwise to avoid patches

Mother's day

Quilled Malaysian flower

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Inspired by a youtube tutorial I quilled a Malaysian flower. These go well as embellishments.. So this long weekend.. Its quilling time!