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Hello everyone...

Finally a nice and bright afternoon with no rain ;-)... it is a good break to have a dry day in the midst of the monsoons. I'd been out shopping... yeah, lucky me!! since I am a SAHM I do get to shop in the afternoons LOL!

A couple of projects I worked on yesterday...

The first one is a card for the Color Throwndown # 100 (do check out the blog! they have loads of prizes up for grabs!). Well, the colors were a little bit of a challenge for me. But my son (for whom I made this card) loved it so I'm glad ;-).. I've been wanting to make a kids card for a while now... can you believe it - in spite of having a 3 year old son, I have not really made many kids cards!! Anyway, hoping that this is the start I need.

The 'Sweet' sticker was a RAK from Tanjaa. All other stickers are local buys. The flowers on the left corners are pink (they don't look pink in the pic, I know).

My other creation is inspired by Juhi . I love love love her albums, maze books, tags... in short all her work! She shared a link for this creation with me... Thank you soooooooooo much Juhi!! And I love how it has turned out:

A handwritten message and a placeholder for a photo.

I loved the green paper pleated flower though disaster did strike it once ;-)

A lovely sticker with a pullout tag... perfect for a friend's secret :-p

I loved all the distressing and how it has turned out overall. I'll be giving this to my sister-in-law who has a loooong list of friends (and she is still in college) and I guess she'll use it well :-)) 

Ciao,

Smita

Rakhi

Here is a card I made yesterday:

"BHAIYA" is Hindi for Brother. And as the card obviously says, this is a card for a brother... 'No way! so much bling on a masculine card..' - is this on your mind now? Well then, welcome to India. :-) Rakshabandhan (read more here) is an Indian festival of sisters and brothers. On this day, the sister ties a Rakhi (picture below) on the brother's wrist and the brother in turn vows to take care of her and protect her forever... of course, he also gives gifts in return ( ;-) ). They feed each other sweets.

Rakhi

This picture is only for representational purpose only 

Rakshabandhan is a sweet and sacred festival and celebrated almost all across the country. Rakhis can be simple or very ornate but they almost always have a touch of bling. In our communtiy, the sister also ties a rakhi to her brother's wife (it dangles from our bangles/bracelets and looks really really pretty).

A Rakhi pair for the sister-in-law and brother

This picture is only for representational purpose only 

My husbands sisters have already sent us our Rakhis for this year, though there is still some time to go before the festival, since they stay in another city. I guess the postal department is usually flooded  with envelopes marked 'Rakhi' around that time. 

I don't know what else to write about this lovely day... you got to see the beautifully decked up sisters and their doting brothers to know what I mean :-)

Anyway, you will probably see more Rakhi cards from me this month since I have to make quite a few. :-)

Hope you enjoyed this post.

Hugs,
Smita

2S4Y: Kazan's sketch 56

It is me again! :-) I decided to do 2 posts at the same time. LOL...

My take on the 2S4Y sketch:

I kept this one simple too.. no lace, no ribbon, no buttons and no bling :) !! The PP and rub-on are again from Hobby Ideas [I love this little boy!] and the rubber stamps are my own creations. The border punch is from Jef and I found it at a local store (my 'happiest ' purchase in recent times!!)..

Ciao,

Smita

Card Patterns 71

Heya,

Thank you all for your support yesterday. I am thankful to God  not only for my family and old friends but also for new friends I have made in blogland. Your messages touched my heart yesterday... and all that when I just mentioned I had heard terrible news. Thank you all once again.

My take on Card Patterns sketch # 71:

My mom-in-law loved this card for its cheery colors :-). [I did too LOL!]. Not a very complicated card though.. The image is a rub-on from Hobby Ideas that I rubbed on to vellum. The PP is also from a Hobby Ideas pack of 6*6 double-sided papers (I am still wondering why I never bought these!!). The flower is a handmade ribbon flower... the pearl on top is a pearl button. Some faux stitching.. and yeah, the Happy Birthday and Little Princess (rubber) stamps are my own creations ;-)

Ciao,
Smita

Karuna's Mystery Candy

Indian blog-o-sphere sure is a happening space these days!!

Karuna, the Crafting Queen, is having a very special mystery candy to celebrate her fiance's birthday (how sweet is that?). This is open to Indian crafters only though. So if you are a crafter from India (Paper crafts, Needlework or any other), hop over to her blog and take up the survey. 

All the best!!

Hugs,

Smita

Patterned paper

Heya people,

A simple yet adorable card I made for Amy's challenge on Yvonne's blog (uh oh... did I just complicate it??! Sorry, unfortunate and sad news in the family is not letting me think clear)...

It has been pouring all day so this is the brightest pic I could get.. The challenge requirement was to use 3 different PP... I guess I have used more than that. And I have just followed my heart and done what I like best... loads of layers, handmade flowers and for the first time a handmade tree ;-)

The punch used at the bottom of the chocolate card stock is a local find! [I couldn't believe my eyes that it could actually punch very well!!]

Ciao,
Smita

PS: I can't believe there is not a touch of glitter on my card!! 

Sorry friends!!

Hey all,

I have been a bad bad blogger of late... I have neither been blogging nor visiting your blogs! I am sorry... life's been keeping me a tad busy (and making me lazy too) yet again. Many a time, I'm only checking mails on my mobile phone, so I don't bother straining my eyes too much.... strict instructions from hubby not to wear my eyes out coz I've been complaining of a slight discomfort in my eyes.... I thought I'd just take it easy for a while. Hoping to be back to crafting this week!

Just a little something I wanted to share with you all:

Yes, my first layout. And this is what I gave to hubby dearest instead of a card on our anniversary ;-) He had never seen anything like a scrap layout so he was very impressed :-) and I was in heaven!!

PS: I had submitted this secretly for Yvonne's challenge since I didn't want to risk DH seeing it on the blog before I gave it to him!

Till later...

Smita