Exploding Box going Neon!

Hi There Crafty Cats!

I hope you missed me 'cause I sure miss being around here. But the DT are sharing such fab work already that am so sure you are totally having a gala time with each new inspiration :)

Before i share my inspiration i wanted to let you know that we have a Giveaway at Lulupu and you can participate until 22nd Sept! Keep checking our FB Page to stay tuned for such fun giveaways every now and then :)


a Rafflecopter giveaway So off late I have a Fancy for Neons and getting back to Dies and I was super happy to get a chance to make a Neon Theme birthday Card!

I used my Hero Arts Neon Inks and the latest Neon Washi Tapes to add the glam. And the fun part was i got to use my dies are a real long time as well!

The new Hopscotch die cuts helped me complete this one real quick! Lots of pics coming up!

So I used the complete set from one of my Die Set for the top and the cute Memory Box Whimsy Circle

 Open Sesame!

Dont you just love these flower? I used the Daisy Punch and the Flower Punch and a dash of stickles

The Outer Panels

 Here are the Panels!! Its the pretty Washi Tape and I even used the negative part on another panel. the die cuts are from Hopscotch collection :)

I hope you liked it and i would love to see you all participate in Challenge#17 Fancy Me!

Supplies Used:

Winners of Challenge #16 - Stamp, Colour &Emboss

Our first fortnightly challenge was so much fun!! We are excited to see your enthusiasm as always!

Challenge # 16 was about Stamping, colouring and Embossing. We had pretty entries but few didnt make it because they missed to follow the challenge guidelines. Once again please please please do see what the Dt's share and we are always happy to clear your doubts.

We loved all the entries and there are few which surely deserve a mention. So here they are,in no particular order of their entries to the list.

Before that.....

The good news is we now have a Badge for all our "Special Mention" entries too. So if your entry has ever had a special mention for a challenge at Lulupu blog go ahead, grab the blinkie and flaunt it!

Nupur Priya

Poornima

Tanvi

Annnnd now for our top 3, again in no particular order are.... drum roll please.......

Riti

The blooms look absolutely gorgeous and we loved the background effect! the shading in the flower really stole our heart...

Sindhu

Now that's a CAS card that steals your heart. 

Perfectly executed embossing, stamping and colouring. sigh!

Kavitha

Kavitha's card again had the perfect blend of embossing, stamping and colouring. 

Love love love that little heart doodle!

NOW..... Drumroll please... The lucky duck who won the Rs.500 voucher and a chance to be our next GDT is.....

Ujjwal

We absolutely loved her card as it truly showcased how the 3 elements could come together beautifully! The use of a single stamp to create a border was very clever yet stylish.

Congratulations to all the winners.. Superb job!!! 
Click here to grab your blinkies!!

We looooove to see all the awesome work you guys do!

We hope to see you again at our Current Challenge #17 - Fancy Me! Remember the last date is 30th September only!

We have a small request. Please read our challenge rules BEFORE you start your project and clarify your doubts if any. If your entry does not match up to the requirements, we will have no choice but to remove your entry from the link list. We hope you understand. :)

Lulupu Challenge #17 - Fancy Me!

A super good morning to all you wonderful crafters! Hope you had an awesome crafty weekend like i did! :) ( of course, allll the new goodies at LULUPU make you want to just shop and not craft!)

I'm here to announce our 2nd challenge for this month! Isn't that cool! and yes we looooved all your gorgeous entries for Lulupu challenge #16 and the winners will be announced real soon.. :)

So this month's challenge is 

CHALLENGE #17 - FANCY ME!

Challenge #17 - Qualification Guidelines 

{General Guidelines - here}

1. Create ANY project that showcases a style/technique you fancy - CAS, Vintage, Shabby Chic, CAS, Distressing, Paper Piecing and so on

2. Mention what your style is and which technique you fancy the most and why.

3. Please note that the Inlinkz for this challenge will close on September 30, 2013 at 11:55 PM IST.

and here is what the Winner gets along with a chance to be our next Guest DT! 

Magic Happens Collectables Cardstock Die-Cuts 50/Pkg

Meow! Meow!! :P

Hello Crafters!!

This is Nikita here with my inspiration (albeit a day late :P) for this fortnight's challenge - Stamp & Colour + Emboss. For my card, I decided to stamp and colour these gorgeous colours from the Stamp Set called Wildflowers by The Craft's Meow. It is an amazing stamp with a great image that is perfect for colouring in. :D While colouring, I got so carried away that I coloured the flowers in three different colour combinations. Yes, you read that right - THREE; and I am going to show all three to you. :) I stamped the flowers in Versamark and used Ranger's Black Superfine Detail embossing powder (Stamping & Embossing, check :D) and coloured the stamps using Faber Castell watercolour pencils (Colouring, check!) I then smoothened the colour pencil lines using my Koi Waterbrush and then I added some Stickles here and there :P

Paris Memories

Hello crafting friends!!

This is Ruthie and today's inspiration project is a card; I made this Eiffel Tower card. You would be wondering.... where is the embossing part? As you remember this challenge is about Stamp & Color + Emboss; well, let me explain to you how I made this card.

Around the world!

Hey everyone!

Don't you just looooove the new LOOK at Lulupu?! Two challenges every month! Twice the chance to win goodies!! yay! I am superrrr excited! We get to see so much more of your gorgeous work!

As my inspiration this month, I decided to go with this sweet lil Micia girl.. She says "I LOVE TRAVELLING" and i do!! i loooooove travelling.. ready for a holiday at anyyy given point (poor husband of mine! ;p)

Ive used 2-3 techniques in stamping and heat embossing.. I got this awesome Micia wood stamp in my DT kit which I was dying to use and this was the perfect perfect opportunity.. :) The micia stamps are great quality and superb prices! ;)

 I inked her with black memento and stamped onto plain white CS. Then coloured her in with water colour pencils and used my Koi brush to add shading :) Some fussy cutting, stickles and glossy accents later, here she is.. bags packed and ready!! ;)

I created the world map in the background using resist embossing. I stamped the image onto white CS using versamark and clear embossed it. Then using my blending tool i simply covered the entire area with spiced marmalade distress inks :) loooove the bright and merry effects :)

The camera is die cut which i inked with black soot distress ink, then covered the entire area with versamark and clear embossed it :) The pic doesn't do it enough justice :) The lil tag behind is also clear embossed on white CS and then shaded with distress inks :)

The sentiment has been embossed onto vellum using coloured embossing powder. One should ALWAYS enjoy the journey :)

Leave us some love (p.s. i know i've been late in replying to your sweet comments, been missing from blogland for a bit-sorry about that! :)

I'll see all you lovely peeps at #16 - Stamp, colour and emboss :)

Love

Pratiksha