Friday, April 30, 2010

Sizzling Blue ...!

Here I am back again with the Mojo sketch card; and this time I did remember to make it square unlike the earlier one!!! ;-) As I mentioned earlier, my cards reflect my mood and what techniques I am waiting to try. Today it is a fun card with some elegance... I tried the awesome 'Shaker' card from the Whiff of Joy Tutorial blog. Love their tutorials though I don't own any of the gorgeous Whiff of Joy stamps.

I am submitting this card for:
> The Cuttlebug Spot - Favorite flowers (these layered beauties sure are my favorites!)
> Papertake Weekly - Do something different (never tried a shaker card like this before)
> Cute card Thursday - Make your own
> Our Creative Corner - Blooming blossoms
> Tanja's challenge of making the shaker 



Isn't it a beauty? :-) I loved it!!! But if I reveal what makes the shaker, I'm not sure if you will believe me.... ;-)  Well, the original tutorial asked for a cardboard ring 6mm high. I, of course, didn't have any such ring. I asked Tanja what to replace it with... she suggested 3D tapes. Now Smita was too lazy to neatly cut foam tape so she came up with another idea... 


I have loads of unused bangles with me... I layered 3 light metal bangles to create the height and dimension. Then I carried on with the tutorial ;-)...  I loved the card!! AND I loved my shimmering blue flower too... Nothing much to write about that - just layered scalloped circles secured with a brad and decorated in the center with a circle sticker and loads of 3D outliner! :-) 

The lace is from mom's stash!! And she has the most amazing collection ever!!

Hope you enjoyed my post...

Ciao,
Smita

13 comments:

  1. I loved the bangle concept.. i saw that tutorial through a comment in your prev post, & was thinking about trying it on weekend.. :D.. I still had not figured out the best way to replace the ring :D I was thinking of layering quilling strips and make a ring from them.. But Bangles concept is truly awsome.. Thanks for sharing..

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  2. wow!!.. u lazy too.. lolz!!.. bt this laziness has actually resulted in a beautiful innovative idea!!.. awesome awesome awesome!.. :D

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  3. Smita this is fabulous! Love the blues and the gorgeous flowers you made, but that shaker is truly a work of art and OH SO CLEVER! Thanks for joining us at The Cuttlebug Spot! xxD

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  4. Beautiful love the 3d effect!

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  5. the bangle concept is brilliant... Smita might be lazy but she is very very innovatively creative ;)

    well done girl...

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  6. Awesome card.. really like the concept..

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  7. This is fantastic Smita! I love the colour and the textures! I so want to try a shaker card! :)

    P/s: How nice it is to raid your mom's stash ;)

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  8. Olá, amiga!
    Passei para uma visitinha...
    Seu cantinho é criativo e muito lindo!...
    Feliz dia do trabalho!!!
    Hoje é só descanso!...
    Bom fim de semana!
    Beijinhos carinhosos.
    Itabira - Brasil.

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  9. Loved it Smita!! That shaker card is a nice idea..will try my hands on it soon!!

    And I am surely gonna raid my Mom's stash this time when I go home :)) . Hopefully I will also find some beauties like the ones you managed :)

    Hugs

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  10. That is called Kreativity and Smita...well done..

    Love the colors..

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  11. This is stunning Smita, the bangle idea is genius! The colours are gorgeous, and the lace is amazing,
    Love Sarita xx
    PS: Sorry for the delay in answering your queston about my name...I wish there was some really interesting story behind my name...but my mum just liked it! I know it means "Little Princess" hence the name of my blog!!

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  12. The idea of using the bangles is too good :) I wouldnt have thought about it...Now thats what I call creativity :) Good work !!

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