ICR meet @Isphahani Center- 17 Aug

hello ppl!!!,


Excited to share with you, we Chennai ladies finally got together at Isphahani Center.Hurray!

There were 4 of us - me, Priya Venkat, Shobana and Varshitha.It was so much fun and I am still thinking abt it!!!

We made it more than girls chit chat and had a demo. Priya Venkat brought her minis, for us to touch n hold it and to savour the beauties, which we only saw online these many days!

Left to Right - Shobana, Priya Venkat, Priya Sivaraj with son,Varshitha


Priya Venkat and Shobana so kind to bring us goodie bag from their new venture-Paperz..

On the whole, we had a great time and I am looking forward for more such events... and yes... it feels so good to meet ppl sharing same interest , coz there is lotss to talk abt! :)))

Tri Fold Accordian Mini

hi ppl,

Tried a tri fold accordian .. this is for a sweet friend, who likes Brown(actually crazy!).When I open her wardrobe I see browns everywhere..!:)
Left ample space for journaling and attach photos..

The first page looks like this..

The flower is made of scallop circle!!ha..ha I am putting my punch to good use these days:)The buttons are from Dolly(20 20 swop).

There is another accordian inside to hold the photos..Distressed the doily n tag..Added some punched butterfly and flowers..

Could nt wait to glue the photos!! and write our stories!:)Hope she likes it..:)

I am sending this to Craftyjcchallenge


ok.. from today on I promise to give a tip or tutorial with every post I make.So that, u not only get to see my creations, but also learn something whenever you visit my blog..:) Happy crafting!!

Today's Tip:

Use ur Sakura punch and scallop circle punch to create some more shapes..
Just give a twist to the punched paper and punch again!here we go...

You can see , how I used them for Lions in this post.

Thanks for visiting!

Radha Krishna mural

hello there,

For the past 2 days I had been working on a Mural... And I think it came out well!! The base is wood.. covered with chips for texture and some M seal work...love it!!

Look at the Radha Krishna Statue!!! hmmm.. i know what u think now.. ok..ok..It is not hand made.. wood statue bought from Raja Stores :)Easy way to beautify your mural .. rather a lazy way :)..so please leave a comment to let me know what you think..

Review - Magnetic Multi Shaper Punch

Hi all,

I thought it would be a good idea to write a review on one of my new purchases-- Magnetic Multishaper punch from Blue Hills Studio(This link has a video tutorial and all the available designs). I bought the model Baby's breath from Joann.

I was skeptical abt this punch at first...coz it was too good to beleive!!With so much of thoughts, finally I decided to buy it.My punch took its debut in these cards.Though it is too early to say,I feel, I am totally happy with it coz it could be used for cards,scrapbooks, borders,journaling, stamping!..etc. Here is how it looks like.

When it reached me, there were no instructions with it.. and I thought I will have to browse through the net for instructions..But to my surprise I was able to create cirlces and ovals without reading any instructions!! It was so easy..We need to insert the paper at right position and the magnets clasp together perfectly, allowing you punch precisely.wow!!And the best thing is, you need not precut circle or oval and create designs over them...any rectangle paper would do.

Yet I find it difficult to cut thick papers.. Pattern paper and papers less than 150gsm are ok. 200gsm, need to press with difficulty and much pressure. Above 200 gsm, I think it is impossible to cut..

These are what my punch is supposed to do

and I could do all !!...If planned correctly, I think,I could use it to punch around the page too..

Finally,
Pros: One Punch does it all, value buy, easy to use, beautiful crisp intricate deisgns, needs no precut circle or oval.
Cons:Does nt cut through thick papers.

Updated:

Here is some more I could do with it.

Now you ppl tell me,
if this review was useful?
Would you like more reviews like this in future?
should I elaborate more on something?

Pls don hesitate to comment or mail me if u have any doubts..I will be happy to answer.

Scallop circle Animals

hello crafters,

Off late I am experimenting with my scallop circle punch and I find that I could make sooo! much with the punch.. Firstly I am showing you the animals me and my son created with them.My sweet boy was more than happy to punch for me and I assembled them together..:)Just love them.. cool is nt it?

If you have any doubts, you can comment here.. I am might be slow in responding for 2 days.

Now tell me , which one you like.. Would love to hear it from you..

Birthday for my son!

hi ladies,

My son's bday was last Sunday. We had a small gathering of close friends and relatives and it was super fun! really enjoyed it!!

So for today's post, it is his b day cards... :).I made an endless card and Diamond top card for him.. For now I will show you the second one..

The instructions for making this card is here.

Just stickers on the top- from the Echo Park country drive collection. and itsy bitsy PP.

And these are the triangular gate fold thank you cards I made for them.

The doily in the centre done with Baby's breath punch.Sentiment from inkadinkado.PP is from Daisy n Dandelion Paper pack.Here is the standing view

Hope you like it!! Will be back with my endless card soon

Romina's yummy candy and Scrap korner Huge sale!

hi there,

Romina is offering a drool worthy candy!!look at those mulberry flowers! amazing is nt it!!So do visit her blog and leave some love! :)

There is a whopping 75% sale going on at ScrapKorner..For more details chk out here!!

Other cards in the series

hello crafters!!,

Following my last post, today I have a few cards to show you...

Now coming to the pattern paper, i saw it in the net and wanted to do this damask, for a long time...but ET and Tejal preceded me.. and so what?!better late than never ! :))

After creating it, i really fell in love with it! I could nt stop making cards...
The first one has flower, made of scallop circle, folded in half, twice.

The second one is another of my attempts to make own pp.I sponged the paper, through the mesh(actually masked)..

The third one...another usual card.. label made from scallop circle punch,1/3 cut from both sides...ha..ha.. now it looks like stampin up label !!

All sentiments are from inkadinkado.Used Fiskars corner lever punch..


Now All of them together!! wow!! i like them!

Do let me know your views...waiting for it!!