Fluttering Wishes!

Hello ... Tejal here to entice you with some butterflies!! Some may call me crazy, some may call me mad, but my obsession with butterflies isn't likely to die...neither in my stamps nor on my cards....so don't say I didn't warn you! :) Without butterflies or bling, my card never seems complete!!

So what have I got for you today? I've got not one but two cards....Both have the same sketch to it, one is horizontal and one is vertical.

I had this sketch bookmarked for a very long time in my book....its a card by Lucy Abrams..She's a genius that girl!! Now when I see the card, I see the middle panel is leaning off to one side!! DARN!!

Those are some amazing papers from American craft's Hello sunshine collection! The ones I've used are Glow and Spree , The butterflies are from Hero Arts (Antique Engravings) and embossed with Versamark and Black EP(American Crafts Zing) and colored with Worn lipstick using Foam Daubers from Ranger.

I've used my Fiskars round squeeze punch...love it when I can see where I'm punching! The middle panel is popped up on dimensionals. And the border is punched using Apron Lace border punch..another Fiskars product. Sentiment is heat embossed with black..(Papertrey ink - butterfly dreams)

TIP - Do you see the pink strip along the green panel? Its the half inch strip that is at the bottom of your CS/PP where the name of the company is usually written...YES! I hoard those strips too...since usually they're in contrasting colors!

  

 Can you see the faint sheen of shimmer on the butterflies? Its the Stardust pen from Sakura...just enough bling..not too much! 

The second card now - 

This paper is from Fancy pants (Wishful thinking -Sprinkles) and Hello Sunshine (Gleam), and loved the slightly shabby tone to it...so decided to distress it using my Vintage photo distress ink...Butterflies are heat embossed...and the circles cut from the card above, are used in this card! :)

Sentiment again from PTI - Simple sunflowers.

Some more bling on the fluttering wings!! 

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Sending both these cards to the Di's Digi Design Challenges - to Emboss it any way 

and The Pink Elephant - To use butterflies!

Spring Tag!!!

Helloooo!!!

and a very Good Afternoon to all of you... Hope you are enjoying a relaxed Sunny Sunday!!!

It's gotten quite warm out here and feels like almost spring!!!

So, without further ado (since i am already delayed a bit ;))...

Meet today's Card... Well, actually a Tag!!! 

Manilla Tag, HA 3 Dotted Flower, Laces, Punchinella, Ribbon, Hat pins(a rak fm Tejal), Stampendous yellow embossing powder, Versamark, Heat Gun, Twine and Rhinestone.

The Punchinella background is totally inspired by Yvonne and her innovative use of off beat materials.

Isn't this Flamingo adorable!!! Love the colors of this gorgeous 12x12 sheet from Kaisercraft's Pina Colada Collection!!! It's fresh and vibrant with vivacious spring colors...

It's a double sided sheet and i wanted to use both sides... So, i stamped my HA  3 Dotted Flower stamp on the reverse of the sheet to form my flower... That way, you don't have to worry about finding the right color for the flower... 

The best part about double sided sheets in a pack is that the colors coordinate with each other really well and that really cuts down the botheration of finding the right shades that go together.

For this yummy paper collection and many such more stuff head over straight to the Lulupu Store now.

Linking it to Crafts and Me Challenge #76 

Products Used:

Kaisercraft Pina Colada 12x12 Coconut Cream
Versamark Watermark Stamp Pad

EZ Runner Adhesive

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Your kindness warms my heart...

Hello people!!! This is Nikita here with another card using the fabulous patterned papers (and more) from the Lulupu Store.

But there are two things before we move on to that...

1. Here's wishing everyone a very Happy Gudi Padwa and Ugadi (for those who celebrate that!!!) I hope everyone has a great New Year and an even better rest of the year! :)

2. Did you see the fab tutorial by Shruti?? Did you know it was that easy to create a three-layered bow?? If you haven't you can check it out here!

Now, let's talk a little bit about what we have here today. I recently purchased the Sew Easy tool from the store and I really wanted to give that a try, so I tried to design the card in such a way that it could primarily incorporate a stitched pattern on it. The rest of the stuff is there just to complete the card, really :P

Since it was my first try at the tool, it wasn't as perfect as I wanted it to be because I had a little trouble creating the stitch pattern in a straight line. I had to change my base cardstock because I rolled the tool a little diagonally (it seems like "diagonal" and I have a special bond, what with the angular stamping that happened with my first card, and now this!)

But when I tried it on another piece of cardstock (the one that made it to the final card,) it was way better than my first try (even though my actual first try was on a piece of scrap paper, and THAT was perfect; can you believe that???) It's not perfect on the final card, but it's manageable.

Apart from the Sew Easy tool, I have used the Stamp Press, the Corner Chomper, the Cuttlebug, and many other tools.

Enough writing, now for the card!! Here it is...

Now, one thing I learned while making this card is that, even though Twine is a great embellishment and looks wonderful when just tied around cards in bows, it's not that great for stitching, and let me tell you why.

It's because the whole running and being pulled through the holes on the paper make the threads un-twine. So if you notice the stitch lines on the top and bottom of the card (especially the bottom), you will see that when the stitches start off from the left, you can see both red and white threads tightly wound up together.But as the stitch progresses towards the right, the threads become loose.

Nonetheless, it was a good first try for me and most of you might have already known what I learned today, but it was new for me. So just thought I should share what I learnt! :)

If you thought this was it, then you're so wrong. I have a start to end video for this card; yes I do. I think apart from writing super long sentences and posts; (on my personal blog) videos have now become my 'thing'; because this is my third post and all three of them have videos! :P

Anyway, enough bragging. Here's the video. Questions, suggestions, criticisms and of course, praises and compliments are welcome!! ;)

And finally, here's the list of Supplies!!

1. Card Stock:

   a) White - Purchased from Creativita Store

   b) Brown - Elle Erre Fabriano (Marrone), purchased from   

       Landmark

Supplies from LULUPU (or Crafting Queen Store)

2. Patterned Paper - Fancy Pants- Sprinkles - Wishful Thinking Double-Sided Paper 12"X12"

3. Paper Trimmer - Fiskars

4. Scoring Tool - Scor Pal

5. Corner Chomper - We R Memory Keepers

6. Adhesive - EZ Runner, 3L

7. Ink

   a) Dye Ink - Rich Cocoa, Memento

   b) Distress Ink - Antique Lenin & Vintage Photo, Tim Holtz

8. Blending Tool - Inkssentials, Ranger

9. Stamp Set - Latte Love, Fiskars

10. Stamp Press - Fiskars

11. Sew Easy Tool - We R Memory Keepers

12. Twine - Doodlebug Design Inc.

13. Cuttlebug  & Accessories - Provo Craft

14. Dies:

   a) Standard Circles Large - Spellbinders

   b) Classic Scalloped Circles Large - Spellbinders

15. Embossing Pads - Spellbinders

See you all next time!! Happy Crafting!!

Love,

Nikita...

Ribbons: Three layered bow tutorial - 1

Hi!!

Whats cooking crafters?? This is Shruti here and I am back with yet another card for Lulupu.

Today's card was supposed to be a CAS card.. but like always whenever I sit down make one I land up adding more and more elements to it.. and it turns out to be anything but a Clean and a Simple card. I guess I have had enough of trying to do something I am not good at. So, I have decided to take a chill pill and just sit back and enjoy watching the CAS gurus, like our very own Tejal, swing their magic wand..

Anyhoo without digressing anymore.. Here is what I have for you today..


A very simple and an easy to make card. I love the combination of pink and grey and that is what I have done here.. using a grey Fabriano card stock and some pink elements.. :)


I also have a quick tutorial on how I made that cute little bow there.. its one of my favorite ways of tying a bow!! :)

Supplies required:

Ribbon, scissors, glue dots and an exacto knife to pick the glue dots.

Measure the width of your card and cut the ribbons accordingly. I have a 24 cm, 18 cm, 12 cm and a 5 cm long ribbons cut and arranged.

Now take the longest ribbon and adhere the glue dots on the both the tips of the ribbon like I am demonstrating in the picture. Note: the glue dots are to be placed on the back side of the ribbon.


Now tie it around the card like I've done in the picture. As for the other ribbons.. glue both their ends together to form a circle.

Now place the other two ribbons on top of the longest one like so and tie it up with the smallest ribbon we had cut. What I do is tuck one end of the ribbon underneath and secure it with a glue dot and cut off the excess.


Voila!! And there you have it! A perfect three layered bow!! :) There may be many ways to make this but I find this the simplest way to make one.. :)


Supplies used:

Supplies used are available at from Lulupu store
Die cut from - Summertime Cardstock Cute Die Cuts 12 by 12 sheet
Pattern Paper for Butterfly - Fashion District - Custom Value Pack
Love Tag - Journal Cards - Life is Good Double sided Cardstock 12 by 12

Other Supplies:
Ribbons, pink twine and the pin from my stash
Martha Stewart Double Arches punch (a RAK from Piyu)
Fabriano grey cardstock

TIP: Dab your pink distress ink over a white twine incase you do not have one handy... atleast thats what I did! ;)

Hope you guys liked the tutorial.

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments and we will make sure we answer them :)

Until next time.. Happy crafting!!

- Shruti

Child's play

Hey guys,

Welcome to a brand new week and I am back with another card... This is actually inspired from Tejal's notecard for Lulupu.. You can check her card here.. What can I say.. Am a huge fan of her work and I thought let me try something inspired from her note card putting in a bit of me... :D...

So without wasting much time.. Here is my INSPIRED note card...

I am going through a No-Sentiment phase... I am keeping my cards general and sentiment free... So that I can use them in any which way as the occasion requires.. (very smart of me I know.. *wink*)...

Well.. I love making pinwheels.. Or should I say I made so many of them at one point of time that it's stored in my memory FOREVER and they do look cute... :D

A close-up of the Pinwheel...

Here is it guys.. A quick and simple card....

The supplies used are:_
black cardstock=> Fabriano elle erre
Embossed sheet from my stash
Hello Sunshine Double-sided 12"X12" cardstock-Gleam
Scor pal
E-Z Runner
White Signo gel pen and Green glitter pen.
Epoxy sticker for pinwheel center

Happy Crafting guys...

Hugs,
Khushboo

The Stamp Press... in review

Hello everyone!!! After a nice round up by all the talented ladies showcasing their pretty pretty work, it's now time to talk about the awesome tools that help make it all seem like a piece of cake.

I'm sure you've all got great tips on how useful the Scor Pal is and how many different things you can do with that one tool. It's now time for me to present to you another great tool...

...The Stamp Press by Fiskars.

It's a wonderful addition to all the goodies I already had and it does make life easier when... wait, let me not just write about it; let me show you!!

Presenting, a video by yours truly on the Magic of the Stamp Press. And as promised, this one has better lighting and (wait for it....) an even better angle compared to the last video I did. I'll admit it, even I got tired of looking at an upside down video that made my head spin. So I went ahead a bought a tripod!! Let me not say any thing else and let the video speak for itself (myself??? :P)

 

The Stamp Press (large size) is available at Lulupu - The Craft Lounge. 

Click here to buy it now!! And visit the store for more goodies!

Thanks for visiting and hope you had a great time!!

Keep Crafting,

- Nikita.

Presenting.... "Scor Pal"

Hey There

I always thought I could carry on forever with my ruler and the non-sharp side of my scissors to cater to my score and fold needs… 

But only till I laid my hands on this wonder product called ‘Scor Pal’. Well, honestly I must admit that owning one of these beauties has been on my agenda forever but probably stamps and punches always took over my greed J

It was this birthday that my awesome bunch of craft friends gifted me a Scor Pal… and oh boy, could I be more addicted. Honestly, I am a little in awe of this product and have even wondered what was I doing without it till now!!!

Scor Pal has become my must have tool in my craft kitty. It’s super slim and lightweight. It’s very very handy!!!

Comes with an Instruction manual and a self secured bone folder.

The 12" x 12" size of the board enables any size of the paper to fit in comfortably…. A must have feature for making envelopes and boxes, else you have to keep adjusting the paper to fit into the groves!!!

Before the Scor Pal, I usually had a tough time scoring thicker card stocks as it would leave me with cracked seams… Not any more!!! Scor pal leaves you with absolutely professionally crisp lines.

The score lines are ample with marking at every 1/8”, ¼”, ½”, 1” and in between markings too… The lines are deep and wide enough for the folder to fit in snugly. 

Also, if you are an absent minded crafter like me, there’s no way you can misplace your bone folder now in the huge heap of crafty mess on your table J… 

The board has a built in space to hold the bone folder in place. Also the bone folder easily pops out with the push of a button so that you don’t have to dig your fingers into the holder groping around for the folder…  

It’s shape ensures a comfortable hand grip and it glides through those groves on the board very smoothly.

Another fun thing that I discovered by accident recently(this is what happens when u read the manual ;p) was that the top header of the Scor pal has a magnetic are to hold onto metal objects like your teeny weeny embellishments, etc thereby preventing them from getting misplaced. 

Now, isn’t that clever!!!

Here'a fun versatile Grid Background i created with the Scor Pal... it was so super quick and easy with no intricate measuring required.

Here are some projects i created using the Scor Pal: Click Here, Here and Here.

The packaging says, it’s a ‘Paper Crafter’s Dream Tool’… it truly is one!!! 

Getting those crisp lines, making envelopes, boxes and other 3D stuff could never get easier than this…

Just don’t think much… go ahead and grab one for yourself… you will most definitely never regret this one purchase.  

It’s money well spent!!!

I just love my Scor Pal and I am sure you will too J

If You want one fr you, head over to the Lulupu Sore for this and many more mouth watering products.

Thanks for Visiting!!!