"Mystery" - Art Journal Page

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I am sharing this page with Twinkle twinkle like a star and Art journal everyday
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"Home is where heart is" - Art Journal page

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'Home' - the word itself says a lot !! Today I have made a art journal about a home where I grew up. It is surrounded by trees. The branches of trees used to come in the balcony. We had enjoyed fragrant of flowers throughout day. And our Kitty would sit on railing taking sunbath ! :)

Sharing this page with amazing girls at Art Journal Journey
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"Sea is calling" - Art Journal Page

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Today I have played with water soluble crayons. 

Sharing this art journal page with Art journey design team .
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Glitter card

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I am linking this card with Itsy Bitsy Glitter challenge

Ohhhh ! so much of glitter! Itsy bitsy DT wants to see the magic we can create with all that sparkle, otherwise this is not my style :)

Supplies : Itsy bitsy - white card, glitter paper, wow embossing powder in green and red (they are mag!), micia watermark pad, Hero arts Damask and etched flower stamps, glitter pen, fevicryl glitter out liner.

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My first Win for Art Journal and Prize

I would like to share with you all, that I won  Faber castle Design memory craft June Challenge for this art journal page..

and just received my prize ,my first set of 'Gelatos' (till now they are not available in India)

Faber castle have also sent brochure which has special Project Tutorials by my favourite designers Mou Saha, Jill Foster, Tiffany Johnson
I'll be using these products in my next projects!! happy happy happy :)

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"Love is a Mess" - Art Journal Page

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"Love is a mess, at best and I figure it can be very real in spite of all the things people try to attach to it " ..Sean Penn

So this messy Art journal I am sharing with Anything but a card
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Clean and simple - card

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This one is very simple card for Penny Black - CAS challenge

Supplies used - Hero arts Blossom art stamp set, versafine onyx,  Shinhan Markers, fiskars sentiment stamp set, handmade paper, white card stock

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"Numbers" - Art Journal Page

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Today's theme for Art Journal is 'Numbers'. 

Linking this page with Journal Journeys - dawn
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Gift Box and Matching Tag

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For Crafters Corner Gift Galore Challenge , I've created this gift box and Tag

I came out of my comfort zone and created this to use my Crafters workshop stencil / template and Distress stains. :)
Initially box was like this 

I used Flower Frenzy stencil / template and Texture paste to create emboss kinda effect. When it dried I used Ink sprays and Distress stains to colour that. Tag is also created with same method.
Here is another look,

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"Turn to Nature" - Art Journal Page

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Its Sunday, but I couldn't stop to dab my fingers in paints. This journal page was quick. It reads "When in doubt turn to Nature, It will heal your soul"..Karenika. 
Perception of every art is different for everyone, isn't it. I see in this page, flowers are blooming and there is sea and sky behind them ! what do you see? comments please..
I found inspiration in Donna Downey this art journal. I'm sharing my take with
Balzer Designs - Art Journal Everyday

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"Botanical" - Art Journal Page

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This week theme at Take a word is Botanical. And I tempted to use my new cute little Tilda stamp. check it out....:)

I created the background with Distress stains-peeled paint, wild honey,broken china . For tree and wood log, I've done  paper piecing. I coloured them with distress inks. Leaves on tree are also stamped and cut to adhere on branches.
Hero arts blooming meadow stamp made the garden, added some clouds and birds and butterflies. And that cutie is stamped with versa-fine onyx black(for detail coverage) and coloured with shinhan markers.

Linking this project with Creative Everyday, Art Journal Everyday and Take a word
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"Take the risk" - Art Journal Page

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After so many cards I've done recently , it was Art Journal time. At SDC#105 theme is anything but card and I jumped to start my new art journal page.
It says "Its better to take risk than miss a moment of magic"

Here I created the background with ink sprays, acrylic paints, crafters workshop stencils and prima  stencils. I've used three colours for the page - orange, green and teal. I added stamping flowers with ranger archival ink.Coloured them with ink filled brush pens. The focal image of flourish, frame and flowers are chipboard. I coloured them with acrylic. Loved the final effect :)  

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Moxiefab Vintage vagabond theme - Card

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I started with stamping Lady and clock images with  walnut stain distress ink then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Then applied distress inks - evergreen bough, wild honey, vintage photo for background and added some old letters stamping with vintage photo distress ink.
Linking this card with Moxiefabworld Tuesday trigger - Vintage vagabond
Moxiefab always gets us some inspiring triggers, and vintage theme is my favourite, as I can use my 'Distress' collection :) Trigger photo was something like this

Hope you liked my take on this !
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"Fly" - Masculine card

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Fly, this card I've made for PanPastle UK Challenge - Male theme 

Supplies used : Hero arts News paper skyline stamp, Stampers anonymous travel collection, Kaiser craft 13th hour collection paper.

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"Friends Forever" - Card

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Today's card is with lot of stamping!

I stamped Diamond pattern with Hero arts Background stamp and salty ocean distress ink on blue CS for tone on tone effect. Applied Victorian velvet distress ink at the edges to bring on that pink. Birds and bird house stamps are from Kaiser craft Loire Valley collection. I used Memento Rhubarb ink for them (its a lovely pink color).Sentiment is from fiskars. I cut out all and brought them together on card. Card is rounded at the end for some different look.

I am sharing this card with Beyond Grey Challenges - Argyle

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Two Cards with one stamp set

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Today I am sharing with you two cards which I've made with Hero arts stamp set "Delicate blossoms" 

In this card I stamped the flowers with Ranger black archival ink. And colored the flowers with Faber castell color pencils using shading technique.

Here another flower in same stamp set is heat embossed with Whispers  opaque red embossing powder on vellum.

I am entering these cards at Lulupu's challenge - Lady Stamp a lot

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"Vintage " - Card

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I am sharing with you this card, which I've made for Crafts and me challenge # 137 - Vintage

For this I've used Tim Holtz stamps and distress stains.
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"Celebrate" - Card

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This week's theme at Crazy Amigo Challenge was Rounds, Circles and Dots. 
For this card I stamped flower images from Kaisercraft Seaside collection, colored them with Shinhan markers. Backing white paper is distressed with broken china distress ink. Attached flower stamped circles on that. And the whole panel is attached to Navy blue paper with light color dots.
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"Happy Birthday" - Card

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Today I am sharing with you a card which I've made for Case study challenge-145

Supplies used - DC WA paper, Itsy bitsy flower and butterfly, barn door and antique linen distress ink, pearls, white CS

Case study Challenge June muse was like this,

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"Gorgeous" - Card

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Today's second post I am sharing with Beyond grey challenge- Accessorise

Girls at BGC want us to play along the challenge "Accessorise", they always had some unique theme. I brought together all my girly embellishments on the table and this was the outcome after lot of rearrangements :) 

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"A Warm Thank You - Card

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Today's my card features water coloring.

I've created Rainbow background with watercolor pencils on watercolor paper. I used Micia stamp set. I colored the image with Shinhan markers. Added some rhinestones.
I am sharing this card with Catchy Challenges - Rainbow

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"Family...where life begins" - Art Journal Page

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This cute bird and her babies (chipboard embellishment) made me to create the art journal page.

Base is handmade paper, and it has different properties. I've used ink spray and ink drippage technique to create the background. Chipboard bird's embellishment is colored with PITT artist pens. I've also added small punched circles with stickles. Finished the page with sentiment.

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Linking this page: PanPastle UK challenge and
Art Journal Everyday

"Enjoy the moment" - Art Journal Page

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What one important lesson have you learnt this year so far or what one theme has stood out for you? And at Take a challenge with Mou Saha, she asked to  make something about that lesson.
And I couldn't think other than "Enjoy the moment" 

Here, I created the base with ink spray and crafters workshop stencil at the right corner. Left corner I used same stencil but applied texture paste. Then there are layers of book pages, again ink sprays, acrylic paints. I also added images with stamping  - butterflies, dragonfly and Fairy (HOTP).

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"Happy Birthday" - Card

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In today 's birthday card I've used Micia stamp set, there is cute lil' girl with flowers.

I stamped the image with Ranger black archival ink on white CS. Then I colored it with Shinhan markers, and applied the spun sugar distress ink at the edges of circle. I adhered  that piece to Doily. Base card is red handmade paper, on that another layer of pattern paper (kaiser - bubblegum hill collection) and on that I attached doily.I added some paper flowers made by me. I've used same collection Tag on that sentiments are from fiskars.

Linking this card to Charisma cards challenges

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"Thank you" - Vintage Card

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Another thank you card, but this one is with vintage look!

I've used Kaiser craft 13th hour collection papers and Inkadinkado Chandelier stamp set with Coffee Archival Ink. I've also used vintage photo, walnut stain and tea dye distress inks.
I'm sharing this card with Crafts and me Challenges
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Art Journal Page

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I've created this Art journal page on weekend.

Linking this  project with Art Journal Everyday
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"Thank You " - Card

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I would like to share the card which I've done with distress background technique.

I'm sharing this card with Crazy Amigo Challenge

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Fence - Art Journal Page

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I am making  the last minute entry at The Craft Barn challenge We had to choose any word from dictionary between Fe-Fr. And I could manage two - Fear and Fence, as it reads "Fear is the highest Fence"

Its a bright page, but I loved the effect and it suits the quote.

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Case study challenge #144 - Card

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I would like to share with you all the card I've made for Case study Challenge#144. Beautiful designs by design team inspired me to make this card.

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"Cuppa.. " Art Journal Page

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" Tea is liquid wisdom."  ~Anonymous. 
Jennifer Mclean at Just add water, Silly has suggested the theme for this week's artwork 'Ode to Cup'.Today I made a sketch of my Cup with acrylic paints.

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"Birthday" - Gift Tag

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Today, I'm excited to share with you a gift tag for which I've used Tim Holtz products. I enjoyed the process and final result, hope you will like the tag ! :)

I started this with white tag. I applied Scattered straw and Mowed lawn distress ink with ink blending tool, then I sprayed little bit water on that. After tag was dried completely, I stamped Flourishes designs with Stazon- olive green ink. On another paper I stamped Bird and butterflies with Ranger Archival black ink and colored them with 3-D Glaze. Sentiment is stamped in Memento tuxedo ink on small tag. To finish up the tag I attached bird and butterflies and sentiment to the tag with foam squares. All stamps are from stampers anonymous collection. 
I'm entering this tag for PanPastle UK - Challenge 22 -Tag it

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"....see beyond imperfections" - Art Journal page

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Today's art journal is made up of all scraps I had in my stash. Julie has given this great theme for the page. And I must confess, I thoroughly enjoyed doing it. here it comes.. it reads 'Being happy doesn't mean everything is perfect, it means you decide to see beyond the imperfections.'

Other than my scraps, I have used Kaisercraft texture stamps, Ranger Archival ink, Spray inks, Posca pens.
I'm sharing this Art journal page with Art Journal Everyday- May Dailies

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"Make a Wish"- Art Journal Page

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here I'm with another Art journal page,

It reads, "Make a wish" with Dandelion. I've used 4-5 stencils(Faber-castle and crafter's workshop) and acrylic colors (teal, turquoise blue,magenta). And that was the background. On that I gave crimson ink color-wash. Stamping has been done with Kaisecraft- arty texture plate, Dandelion flower and 'make a wish' sentiment with Stampendous stamp set.
I'm entering this page for Anything goes challenge blog- Handmade backgrounds
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"Enjoy" - Gift Tag

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I am sharing with you all the gift tag I have made for Moxie Fab World: The gift tag challenge

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