Winners of Challenge #63 - Sketch

Hello everyone,
       It's time to announce the winners for the July Challenge #63 -sketch. As always, it was really tough choosing the winners among so many fabulous entries.! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing works with us.
So here we go..

Our Top 3       

Hussena

Super gorgeous card with amazing details & beautiful color combo.!

Priya Mishra

Beautiful layout with great textures, quilled elements & wowzer layering.!

Zalak

Wonderful composition & super awesome coloring

And now the winner is...

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Sidelle Menon

Simply awesome colors & textures.! We absolutely loved this unique & elegant take on the sketch.!!

Congratulations winners!! You totally rocked.! Please grab your badges Here.

Sidelle, please mail to hello@lulupu.com to claim your prize.!!

Have you checked this month's Challenge #64 Friendship with a twist, shaker cards or tags ??!!

Looking forward to see your beautiful creations there..!

Create. Have fun.

Rhiz

Challenge #63 - Sketch

Hi everyone!!
It's Sindhura here and it is time for a new challenge. We thought it would be fun to challenge you all with a sketch this time. :)

Challenge #63-  Sketch

The rules for the challenge #63 are:

1. Must follow the sketch.

2. Only cards and scrapbook layouts are allowed.

3. Feel free to rotate or flip the sketch. :)

4. Any theme can be followed

Please read the general guidelines for the challenge HERE. :)

Here are the cards I made based on the sketch-

My first card follows the sketch as is. 

To make this card, I stamped the images from Mudra's Lotus Blooms stamp set with Versafine Onyx black ink. I cut another panel from a patterned paper from Ephemera paper pad and layered it with vellum and layered it on the panel with stamped images.. For my focal image, I stamped the lotus flower on a piece of cardstock, masked it and stamped the leaves. Colored the image, fussy cut it and adhered it on the panel. Then, mounted the adhered panels on a the base.

For my next card, I rotated the sketch clockwise by 90°. I used die cuts and papers from my DT pack.

Hope I inspired you enough to play along. 

Supplies from Lulupu store

1. Mudra's Lotus Blooms stamp set

2. Papericious Ephemera paper pad

3. Dear Lizzy die cuts

4. Zing embossing powder- Rouge

Looking forward to visiting your beautiful blogs. :)

The challenge ends at 11.55 pm on 31st July. 

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WINNER - Challenge#253

Good Morning!

We had a overwhelming response to the Sparkle & Shine Challenge with 47 amazing entries,  making it very difficult for the DT to choose the winners. Thank you all so much!

Our Top 3 (in random order) are -

Shalini Pahwa we love your unique style!

Hussena this one is an elegant beauty.

Jilesha loved the dreamy card!

And the winner is - 

Nupur - loved your fantastic cake!

Nupur, please email us at hello@lulupu.com to claim your prize.

Please grab your respective badges from here. 

We look forward to seeing your creations for the current challenge EMBOSSING MAGIC.

Hugs,
Tanvi.

Challenge#48 - Water Colors

Hello Friends!

Thank you all for participating in the Lulupu Birthday Bash & Challenge#47, this is Tanvi with a new challenge for this month. The theme is the current favorite trend with all card makers - Water Colors

Lulupu Challenge #48

Water Colors

(Click here to read the general guidelines)

Challenge#48 Rules

1. Get creative with water color techniques. You can use distress inks, water color pencils, paints, ink pads, color cakes  etc.

2. This challenge we will accept CARDS only.

3. You have time until 30th April 2015, 11:55 PM IST to submit your projects.

Here's what the winner will take home

The links to the products in the store has been given below

http://www.lulupu.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2578

http://www.lulupu.com/buy-bee-happy-acrylic-stamps-2x3-sheet-hot-off-the-press-online-india

http://www.lulupu.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1571

Here is my card for the current theme. I have combined the camouflaging die cuts technique with the water color burst effect. 

I also have a pictorial for making this card. 

The supplies needed - 

Water color paper/Heavy weight Card stock

Distress ink pads

Masking tape

Non stick mat

Acrylic block

Dies

Stamps

Archival Ink pad

Brushes (flat & round tip)

1. Adhere the paper to the non stick mat using masking tape. 

2. Dab the distress ink colors of choice on the mat/block. 

3. Use the flat brush & wet the paper with clean water first. Be as random as you can. This will be the trail the colors follow.

4. Wet the round brush & pick up the first color, apply on one end.

5. Continue with all the colors one by one, allowing them to blend.

6. Let dry & then die cut directly in the water color burst. 

7.To add dimension, I die-cut "teacher" four times from white cardstock. Then I glued all pieces together with the colored one on top.  

8.To finish it off, I inlaid the stacked die cut to the card base.

 9. I stamped the sentiment "thank you" in black. 

 It is a simple water color technique & I think the inlaid die cut adds dimension to this otherwise simple card.

Would love what to hear your thoughts on this & inviting you all to participate this month too in our challenge. 

Hugs,

Tanvi. 

SUPPLIES FROM LULUPU -

We R trim and score board	Dusty Concord Distress Ink Pad	Tumbled Glass Distress Ink Pad	Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink Pad
Mustard Seed Distress Ink Pad	Mowed Lawn Distress Inkpad	Fired Brick Distress Ink Pad	Scotch Advanced Tape Glider & Tape

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Lulupu Challenge # 34 - Bingo!

Hi Friends,

This is Hussena here ,

A very warm welcome to our brand new challenge. Hope you guys had fun participating in our last challenge,  we have received some really amazing enteries for our last challenge #33 and you guys have totally rocked our new Lulupu color logo with the twist of banners :) So for those who have participated please give yourselves a pat on the back for a work done well! :)

Well now onto our current challenge # 34 which is everyone's favorite Bingo !! And what's more the twist  with our Bingo grid is Anything goes Isn't that an easy peasy one. I know all of you are going to have a blast with our this challenge :)

Here's a look at the Bingo grid :

Challenge # 34 - Qualification Guidelines

{General Guidelines here}

1. Create ANY project based on the Bingo grid. { You can choose from any line whether it's vertical, down, across or horizontal }. You can create a card, tag, layout, mixed media canvas or just about anything as long as you include the three elements of the bingo line.

2. You have to include all the THREE ELEMENTS of the line that you choose and it MUST be prominent  in your project.

3. Deadline to submit is 15 July 2014, until 11:55pm  IST.

For the ribbon element of the bingo grid, you can also use laces/twines and it will be qualified.

And, now onto the prize that the winner wins for this challenge!

A Pebbles Basics Paper Pad #2  -5.5"x 8.5"

 Isn't this paper pad so beautiful ?! One of you lucky ducky's is sure to lay their hands on this beautiful prize!

Here's a look at what I have created :

 {I have chosen Pattern papers/Ribbons/Wood Veneers}
I have made a tag card :

To create my tag card, I first cut my cardstock to 3.5 inches x 5.5 inches square and I cut out the two diagonal sides to create the tag shape. Then, I layered it with pattern paper - the black embossed design that you see on my card is actually a  DCWV pattern paper, isn't it beautiful ?! I layered a paper doily, and created my flower using Spellbinder's Rose Creations die. Added some pollens and fillers with some pretty little butterflies and as a final touch created the 'Thank you' sentiment tag using Lawn Fawn Harold's ABC stamp set. I have just recently laid my hands on this and I am so in love with it!

Firstly, I really love the fonts of this and it opens up so many possibilities for creating your own sentiments which I totally like. Now, I don't have to keep hunting for the precise size sentiment stamps to fit my card. Rather, I can customize my very own sentiment now :D

Another tool, which is TOTALLY awesome is the Imaginisce Score n' pierce tool! I know many of you have your own scoring tools with your score boards, but this retractable pen with FOUR options of score and piercing tool is totally fabulous!! The scoring stylus glides smoothly into the grooves of the score-board whether it's the Martha Stewart or the Score-Pal and the piercing tool with the two different needle tips is not only perfect for all that little piercings on your projects, I found it to be a very handy tool to remove all the tiny bits of paper that get stuck on the dies. I would definitely recommend this tool to any crafter whether a newbie or an experienced one!

Supplies used for my card from www.lulupu.com :

Fiskars Paper Trimmer Personal SureCut 12"	Martha Stewart Tools Scoring Board 0 Reviews | Write a review	Rose Creations Spellbinders Shapeabilities Dies	EK Paper Shapers Punch Large Circle 2
Harold's ABCs Clear Stamp Collection 4	Inkssentials Ink Blending Foam 10/Pkg	Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool	Archival Dye Ink - Jet Black
Festive Berries Distress Ink	Barn Door Distress Ink Pad	Walnut Stain Distress Ink Pad	Shabby Shutters Distress Ink Pad
Crushed Olive Distress Ink	Heat It Craft Tool Europeon Version	Imaginisce Score n' Pierce	Craft Collection 3-D Foam Tabs Assorted Pack
Terrifically Tacky Tape .25"x5 Yds

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Do participate in our bingo challenge. It's a really easy one this time and what's more, you get to take home a beautiful paper pad by giving us a winning entry! :D

And, do drop me a line to let me know if you like my project. Would love to know your views on it :)

Have a nice day everyone!

How To - Family - Shadow box Tutorial

Hello ! Ola ! Namaste !

Welcome to another post from me, Pooja!

I am very pleased to present to you my mixed media shadow box for

 Challenge#27 Lulupu 2nd Birthday Special

Yooo hooo ! We are celebrating Lulupu's 2nd birthday !

And there are some amazing prizes to be won !

Check out the original post here for the full details of the challenge

Also look at the line up of prizes here

There are 3 categories to play for ! so just remember to link them at the right place !

Well for me i decided to go for 

Category -3 ~ Everything else ! 

Here is my mixed media shadow box