'Fall'ing for you.

Hi all, here is my card for today.

How I made the card?
Its a pretty simple card. I have put drops of sepia ink on the leaves and let it stain them, to give the dried up effect. Leaves are carefully cut from a cloth (hot wax stripes) with knife and scissors. Colour the leaves with fabric paints. The other pattern and nodes on the leaves is are drawn with lighter shades of a sketch pens. A little plastic wire left to dry in brown colour is cut to make those little stems. Some candle wax behind the leaves, at the center along a line, does the trick of folding of the leaves a little to make it look more natural.

I then had to stamp the sentiment (except for the word falling), use a little washi tape and then added the two brilliant leaves.

I am submitting this card for the CFC71- Fall fun @ Casual Fridays here. I have enjoyed making this card and playing along with this challenge.

Also I am submitting this card for challenge # 121- Autumn @ Sentimental Sundays here.

Hope you enjoyed my card for today. your opinion about the card matters. Thank you.

Jar full of wishes.

Here is another card for today.

How I made this card?
I have been thinking for the past 2 weeks that I must try something I have never did before. Moxie fab never fails to inspired me and it did this time with the JAR. I din't want to stamp and draw a jar, which is the most often used method. I thought why not 'create a jar'. For the next 30 minutes I set off searching everywhere in my house, my supplies and my collection for a jar. Then I came across a plastic casing over thermometer. I cut the plastic casing appropriately to get the jar. The cap of this jar is a plastic casing for plug points. I have inked it up with sepia and let it dry. I tied a twine and filled the jar with some bright embellishments and then ta-da! The card is done.

Another view of my card (in sunlight) 

I am submitting this card for the following challenges
Jars of Joy @ Moxie fab world. This happened to be the most interesting challenge so far.

RIC#20 - Canali @ Runway Inspired Challenge. My best colour inspiration comes from this challenge most of the times. The colour of every embellishment in the jar, the washi tape, the colour paper strips are all one of the colours chosen from the inspiration picture below.

Blue and mint are my favourite colours and this inspiration pic of RIC definitely attracted my attention !! Hope you enjoyed my card. Your opinion about the card matters. Thank you.

{PIN}spirational Challenge # 26

Here is the card for today.

I have used the 'snuggle birds' digital stamp from 'STITCHY BEAR' here and coloured it with watercolor pencils. I have stamped the background  of the sentiment with tiny hearts and embossed it with clear powder. This is the inside of the card. All the sentiments are handwritten.

This card is inspired by the following {PIN}spirational picture of the week.

Do check out the projects created by our wonderful DT here. Love to see you playing along @ {PIN}spirational challenge # 26. Join the fun!

Challenges I'm submitting this card to
 SOS Challenge # 70 here.
Challenge # 121 - Autumn @ Sentimental Sundays here.
Hope you liked my card. Your opinion about the card matters. Thank you.

Flagged

Hi and here is my card for today.

I vaguely remember this design from some blog on net (could be a Dawny/kwerner's) I love pennants and when I saw the challenge on 365 cards, this is all I could think of.  So I am submitting this card for the
Day201 Flagged challenge @ 365 cards here.

Hope you enjoyed the card. Your opinion matters. Thank you.

{Pin}spirational Challenge #25

We are up with a picture to set your mood for the day. So here is the inspirational picture for you this week.

Didn't it bring a smile on your face. It did for me. Here is my card.

I had used a digital stamp from DIGI Garden and coloured it. I then cut stripes of colour paper, used a punch on one of them. I assembled them all as shown along with a twine. Simple and cute isn't it? Click here to participate in this fun challenge.

Hope you liked my card. Do participate in the challenge and join the fun. Your opinion about the card matters. Thank you.

I [Heart] You !

Here is my card for today.

I made cards with black,white  and yellow/ blue as one other colour. But today I wanted to try a different colour and I happened to go with red. I have used black to stamp the BG (stamps from recollections and inkadinkado) and the sentiment. Any dimension on this card is only achieved through red.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges.

CFC70 - CAS-ual Fridays challenge which asks us to make a card using black white and just another colour.

Challenge # 109 - Black & White plus1 @ 2-sisters Challenge Blog.

Hope you enjoyed my card. Your opinion about the card matters. Thank you.

Metal+URGEy

Here is my card for today.

 I am submitting this card for the ICR challenge # 21 Sketch + Metal-'URGE'y. I must say it is one of a kind challenge. I had to think hard to include appropriate design to suit the kind of metal I use on the card. And even the layout is restricted to one of the two sketches (Thank god I had a choice). I went with the sketch 1.

Here are a few close up where I had used metal on my card. I had used a safety pin and a few metal beads and a leaf I had to finish that tiny embellishment hanging below the sentiment.

I love this typical embellishment of an ancient coin design. I totally loved it and saved it to use on one of my best projects, which inspires me the most.

Here is their challenge pad. If you want to participate in the challenge too, then go ahead and click here.

I am also submitting this card for the following challenges:
 Anything goes challenge @ My Heart Pieces here.
Inspired by Stamping Challenge IBSC#26 here. They have posted the following sketch for the challenge this week.

Hope you enjoyed my card. Your opinion about the card matters. Thank you.

-- Update--

This card made it to Top 3 @ ICRC Challenge here.

{Pin}spirational Challenge #24

It's my first post as a DT. Thanks to Deanne for the opportunity (http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com).

So here is our inspirational pic for you this week. Choooo Cute..isn't it? Cat lovers will surely enjoy it :-) Click here to participate in the challenge.
Here is my card.

I had used a grey card base and a matching pattern paper for the background of the image. This cute cat image and the sentiment are digital stamps from 'Fresh Brewed Designs'. I had used a traditional painting stand design which I achieved using craft sticks.

Hope you liked my card. Do participate in the challenge and join the fun. Your opinion about the card matters. Thank you.

Sweet Summer Anniversary

Hi, here is my card for today.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges.

Say it in..Lime, Mango, Orange and White @ Annaballe Stamps blog here. The color scheme for this card is from the wonderful Annabelle stamps blog. Following is the inspiration picture. You might also want to try it out.

Put a stamp on it @ Simon Says Stamp here. Everything you see on this card is stamped. The flower I had stamped in from Hero arts, while the other design in the background is stamped from a set from Inkadinkado.

The Repetition Challenge @ Moxie Fab world here. This is one of the 5 challenges as a part of the "Card Design Handbook Week". The entry is obvious. I had repeated the same three flower in different colors.

Challenge #1 Anything Goes @ Pin and Tack Challenge Here. You have ample time to participate in this challenge. Make a wonderful project and do join.

Hope you enjoyed this simple and clean card. Your opinion about the card matters. Thank you.

---Update---

I won spotlight at Annabelle stamps for the card  here. Yaayyyyyy !!!

21 Century Robot

Hi, here is the card I made yesterday.

I have used a Robot sticker, The sentiment is partially has stickers, been stamped and hand written. I wrote the 1's and 0's at the bottom of the card depicting the bits and bytes used for computing. I am submitting this card for the Day 188- 21century challenge @ 365 cards here.

Hope you enjoyed my card. Your opinion about the card matters. Thank you.

You Rock !

Here is my second card for today.

I dedicate this card to one of the naughtiest kiddo, brother, whatever I may call -- Adhi.(Aditya). Aditya Teja means Sunlight; which is yellow in colour. And hence the yellow colour on this card.

I have made this card for the following challenges

Challenge #187- @ MTTC- Black, white and one other colour here.  The title of the challenge is pretty much self explanatory. I have used Black, White and Yellow on my card. I love doing flags :-)

Challenge 100 - Add a flower @ Craft and Me challenges here. I have used a single flower on my card as an embellishment on this extra simple card. Another view of my card.

Hope you enjoyed my card. Your opinion about my card matters. Thank you.

---Update---

I made it to top 3 at MTTC with this card :-)

Blue Magic

Hi everyone. Here is my card for today.

I made this card for the following challenges

CFC69 @ CAS-ual Fridays here. The challenge asks for embossing (Dry/Heat). Except for the faux stiching around the card. The rest of the design (background and the sentiment) is achieved through heat embossing. I have used inkadinkado stamps and ink for this card. This is a GD challenge. Fingers crossed.

Challenge # 187 - Black,white and one other colour @ MTTC here.  The title of the challenge says it all. I haven't used any image on this card. I have only used shades of blue to add depth to the background. Here is a better view of the card.

Hope you guys enjoyed my card. Your opinion about the card matters. Thank you.

Wings to fly

Another card for today.

I completed this card in just about 7 minutes. It took time to select the pattern paper, stamp the sentiment, search the buttons and assemble them all. Pretty simple card.

I am submitting this card for Challenge #74 Winged things @ Craft Cardmakers here. This is my first challenge with them :-)

Hope you enjoyed my card. Your opinion matters. Have a good day.

Happy Birthday

Hi, here is my card for today.

I made this card for one of my friends Soumya, who wanted a card with some blue/grey on it for her husband (BTW She makes great cakes, and she wanted the card to match with the colour of the cake she is planning to make for the birthday)

Just when I was looking for the right colour inspiration, embellishment, design and layout inspirations, the following challenges helped me out. It's great fun to play along with challenges. Thanks to the person who started off with this idea. Obviously I am submitting this card for all these challenges

Colour inspiration: RIC#19 - Iceberg @ Runway Inspired challenge. I bet you will want to make a card with these colours on it as soon as you see the image and the inspiration that follows.

Design inspiration:  Lawnscaping challenge: Sketch sponsored by Simon says Stamp here.This is the second card I made for the challenge. I simply love the sketch. You too must try it.

The Focal Point Challenge @ Moxie Fab world here: I am submitting this card for the focal point challenge, since despite the other bright colours, The blue flower draws the attention on the card and the 32 little banners around the flower draw the attention to the sentiment.

So that's how all the inspiration has helped me make this wonderful card. Hope you enjoyed my card. Your opinion about this card matters. Thank you.

Thank you with heart

Here is the card that I made yesterday.

I made this card for the following challenges.
Gallon/Quart/ Pint challenge @ Moxie Fab World here. The techniques they explained and the inspiration is just wonderful. You must definitely go through all the 5 challenges for the Card Design Handbook week, in their website.

Also I had used the sketch from Lawnscaping Challenge: Sketch sponsored by Simon Says Stamp here. The sketch is simple so I have used it for the other card I made as well.

Hope you have enjoyed my card. Your opinion about the card matters. Thank you.

Growing love for you.

Here is the card for today. I am submitting this card for the Shopping Our Stash challenge 67- Wooden it be nice here. They have an excellent DT team which definitely inspires you.

I had to show growing love, implies I have to show growth, which is why I choose the tree. For the challenge I had used the wooden grained paper and also inked it up a little with my brush tool to add more dimension and prominently show the wooden texture. I drew some random white lines on a green color paper and then cut the paper in the shape of tiny leaves quickly and stuck them over the card to complete the tree. The big leaves are special :-D The sentiment is handwritten.

Hope you enjoyed my card. Your opinion about the card matters. Thank you.

--Update-- 

I was one of the top 3 at SOS with this card. Hurray...! Refer post here.