Guest DT - Avni Dhuvad: My favorite Four - D1

I hope you are enjoying the series of beautiful cards showcased by our lovely DT here at Lulupu. Do make sure  to enter our Challenge#5 to be entitled to win a Goody Bag from Lulupu.

This month we want you to meet the talented crafter, Avni Dhuvad, who won our Challenge#3. We are absolutely blown away by what she has come up with for this months challenge. We hope this motivates you enough to join our challenge this month :)

Here's over to Avni:

" Hello ladies, This is Avni from http://crativebygene.blogspot.in/ I am SAHM with 2 boys and a dear husband at Bangalore. I feel so honored to be here. Indian craft community is expanding day by day and I feel myself lucky to be a part of it. I started my blog 4 years back and since then the true learning journey has begun. People are so creative and enthusiastic for crafting and that inspires me a lot! When I am not crafting I am running around house after kids, cooking and surfing the blogland. Thank you so much Karuna for giving me this chance to be here.


About my card. I have chosen the diagonal line D1 from the cube and made a circle card. 
This makes my favourite 4 as 
1.Stamping
2. Bling/Glitters
3. Flags
4. Flowers

The damask design is online download and embellishments are local buys.

Thank you."

My Favourite Four - R2

Hello people!!!

I am so excited with this month's challenge for lots of reasons!!

• You are not restricted to one particular theme and you can do whatever you want!
• There are sooooo many options to choose from!
• Each option has variety of elements that can spark your creativity (I just wish I had the time to try out all of the rows, columns and diagonals!!)

I'm here today with my take on one of the options - R2 and it has..

1. Washi Tape
2. Buttons/ Bling/ Stones/ Glitter
3. Paper Piecing
4. Stickers/ Thickers

I decided to go with a card for this one and here are the 4 elements in all their glory!!!! :D

WASHI TAPE

BUTTON

I wasn't sure if this qualified as a button, so I added Glitter too (which was a part of the same  option)

GLITTER

I used the wood-veneer bird embellishments and added some  Star Dust Stickles to give the glittery effect!

PAPER PIECING

I stamped the banners on PP scraps and cut them out!!!

STICKER 

And here's a picture of the complete card in all its glory using my Favourite Four - R2. :D

I hope you guys liked it!! We can't wait to see what you all come up with!!!

Cheers!!

Nikita...

Supply list:

Wood Veneer Birds - Studio Calico

PP for banners - Assorted PP scraps

Card stock - Locally Purchased
Stamp Set - Bannerific (Lawn Fawn)
Ink - Memento, Tuxedo Black

From Lulupu Store

Everyday Scrapbook Kit Floral Bright Washi Tape Green N White Vertical Stripes Washi Tape Pink Stripe Washi Tape Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper Tool 3L Scrapbook Adhesive Value Pack SureCut Deluxe Paper Trimmer 12" 3" By 4" Acrylic Block

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My Favorite Four - C3

Hi this is Juhi,I have a card to share for this month's theme. I have chosen Column 3 (C3) as my favorite four. This is my first craft project in our new house, my craft supplies are still not unpacked fully so had to make it with limited supplies.
Column 3 goes something like this:
Stitching, Paper Piecing, Banners/Flags/Penchants/Charms, Patterned Paper.

I've stitched around the edges and also on the bottom banner with my sewing machine. The baby dress is paper pieced. I've used patterned papers from the fresh Floral DCWV paper stack. The banners are made with washi tape.
Please visit this post for details about this month's theme and challenge.
Thanks for visiting.
Supplies used:

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Happy World Card Making Day!

Hello Everyone!

A quick post to wish you all a very happy

World Cardmaking Day!

6th October 2012

And here is your chance to win yourself a exclusive card making kit at our Facebook Page.

Just CLICK HERE and participate!

My Favourite Four - R3

Hi there ladies

Its Snehal here with my tag as an inspiration for Challenge #5. I have picked Row 3 (R3) as my favourite four. I am still busy settling down here in Delhi but I wanted to share my inspiration for this months challenge of "My Favourite Four" .There isn't much to say about this since a picture is worth million words.Well I hope it inspires you!.

The requirements of Row 3 were to use

Doiley/Die Cuts

Ribbons/ Lace /Twine

Banners/ Flags/ Penchants/ Charms

Dry or Heat Embossing

I used both Doiley and die cuts. I also used both twine and ribbon and banners and used both heat and dry embossing.



Thanks for passing by.
Hugs!

Winners and Top 3 of September Challenge

Thank you everyone for participating in our Monthly Challenge for September "This used to be..." We saw a lot of participation and enthusiasm and it was a delight to see all of your creations and transformations. We were all amazed at how creatively you guys turned something ordinary into extra-ordinary!! So Kudos to all of you!! :)

What we were looking for in this challenge was TRANSFORMATION of a simple object that could be anything, to something completely different from what it originally was; not just up-cycling it. And there were many such entries that made us just sit back and wonder at the gorgeous creations. But there was one entry that stood out, and needless to say, won this challenge!!!

Let's have a drum roll  please.... the winner is:

JAYA

Brilliant execution... from a simple book to a bird house!! Who would've thought it?? 

Congratulations! You have won yourself a gift voucher worth Rs.300 plus a chance to do a Guest Design post in our next months Challenge!

And our top 3 in no particular order are:

Deepthi

This is sooo cool!! We have soo many bottles and this could be the perfect use for them!! 

Sindhu

I'm sure this is what we're all going to do with our stamp packets now! ;)

Vasundhara

So easy, fun and different from the bookmarks we usually use! 

Congratulations!! Please email us at hello@lulupu.com to grab your top 3 Blinkie!

A big thanks to everyone for participating. For us each entry is very special and totally exciting so keep them coming! 

We hope you hop along with us on this months -  Challenge #5!!

Cheers

Team Lulupu

Challenge # 5 - My Favourite Four

Hello Everyone

What a lovely Month we have had with our "This used to be a..." challenge #4. You guys sure know how to turn just about anything into gorgeous stuff! We enjoyed each and every entry! So watch out for the winner announcement shortly!

For this month we have a very exciting and fun filled challenge. We thought we should get back to our roots of paper crafting.

The Challenge for this month is "My Favourite Four".

We just moved a step ahead of a traditional 3 by 3 Bingo and took it to a new level.We have a 4 by 4 Grid for you. What you have to do, is pick either a row, a column or a diagonal and create any  project that must include all the 4 elements in that row or column or diagonal. Here's what we have for you.

We have tried to spread across one technique in each row, column  and diagonal and we are so eager to see what you come up with.

I am sharing a post here after a very very long time but I had lots of fun making this card. I started with my new found love of making handmade flowers. These have been die cut in my Ecraft, embossed, curled, spritz with  Glimmer Mist and then with flat pearls for the centre.

This made me pick Coloumn 4 - Pattern Papers, Stickers/thickers, Dry or Heat Embossing and Flowers.

 The latest My Minds Eye Indie chic Collection looked perfect for this card and i wanted to get back to embossing as well. So this column was just perfect!

Since the flowers are big and chunky I chose to make a side step card to showcase these beauties and give garden appearance :). Here are the detailed shots!

Tried both dry and heat embossing

Thickers

Can you see the shimmer on the flowers?

The cheveron! Patterns papers are from My Minds Eye-Indie Chic Collection

Hope You liked it.



To participate ensure you follow all our rules and help us comment by removing the word verification please.

The winner gets a goody bag and will also be invited to do a Guest DT post for our next Challenge! How cool is that?

Goody Bag

Not to forget, we would have top 3 winners who get to show off our kewl blinkie!

You have until the end of this month - 29th October to link up your projects.

1. Pick a column,a row or a diagonal from the Grid and title your posts like this.. For e.g.: If you choose R3 for your project, your post would be titled... "My Favourite Four - R3." Explain your project idea in 2 lines and how you used your favourite 4 elements.
2. It is not necessary to make only a card, you may choose tags, layouts, canvas etc but its important to have all the 4 elements depicted in your project.
3. No Back linking please. We want to see what you make post this challenge is announced.
4. Once you post it on your blog please link back to this Challenge and add your entry in Mr. Linky with a comment to alert our DT .
5. It is not necessary to use items purchased from Lulupu.com (though we would love it if you do and link back to our shop). 
6. If you do not have a Blog, mail your entry to hello@lulupu.com and leave a comment for us again! But it would be great if you can start a blog as it helps the DT to visit your page and work.
7. You can link up your creation to a maximum of 5 challenges ONLY including this one to qualify. 
8. Maximum 2 entries per person. Please add (2) for your second entry against your name.
9. The challenge is open to only Indian nationals at the moment.
10. Last and not the least we hope you have lots of fun participating!

ALL THE BEST!!

Supplies Used