Vinita Jain

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Love Notes

Happy Tuesday to all!
I hope it's the start of a great week for you and your loved ones :-) Today I would like to share the Valentine card … perfect for spreading a little love for someone.

I cut a white textured CS and covered it at the bottom panel with some patterned paper from the Doodlebug -Kraft in color Double sided Paper pad.
I used a snippet of white cardstock panel leftover from some creation and using my own heart stencil, I ran it through my Big Shot to emboss the pattern into it before layering it on the top of my panel on an angle.

Tip on embossing with a stencil…
This is very easy! Simply use the same embossing “sandwich” that you use for a texture plate. In the case of the Big Shot, use tab #1, followed by a clear plate (cutting pad), your paper, rubber embossing mat and the stencil.

     The cute cupid is from WRMemory Keepers-Love Struck stamp set. I masked it and colored it using Tattered rose, Picked Raspberry, festive berries, gathered twigs Distress inks. I just love working with distress inks and how they interact so well with water. I used diamond stickles to its wing and added glossy accents to his eyes and heart arrow and fussy cut it.
     The Stitched vellum clouds are from the Spellbinders Die-D-Lites "Conversation Bubble Four".   I stamped the sentiment from the same set and heat embossed it 3 times with Wow Opaque bright white powder and for more dimension I highlighted it with Diamond stickles.
    That awesome little lovenote paper print goes perfectly with the DSP and I colored the heart using Picked raspberry Distress ink.

Finally, I tied heart buttons along with Raspberry Baker’s Twine (from The Paper Studio) around the bottom portion of the embossed panel before adhering it into my main panel to finish it all off and a cute enamel heart!
I just love the look of this card….clean but with a sense of fun, with all the sparkle and shimmer… I hope you’ve enjoyed!

Happy Creating!
I would like to enter my creation in following challenges:
http://www.addalittledazzle.com/dazzling-diva-challenge-62/
http://stampedblessings.com/
http://stamplorations.blogspot.in/2015/02/february-challenge-stamps-hearts.html#
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.in/
http://withoutwordschallenge.blogspot.in/
http://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.in/

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.in/
http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.in/
http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.fr/
http://miriamscraftingblog.com/index.html
http://papercreatorscrafts.blogspot.in/
http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.in/
http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.in/
http://die-cut-divas.blogspot.in/2015/02/words-quotes-sentiments-just-for-you.html
http://vssweetideas.blogspot.in/

Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Watercoloring flowers

Hello!
I am back with a different watercoloring technique.
WHW 152: I am very much inspired by a technique challenge at Inspired By Stamping. Here is my creation:

After seeing the stamping demonstrations from very talented Joanna M. a couple days ago, I was inspired to try the watercoloring technique she demonstrated in the video. Thank you so much for sharing!
I stamped the flowers on watercolor paper and used some distress markers and water brushes to blend the colors. It's different from my other watercolor attempts so far. Here is the stamp set I choose for stamping.

I stamped the flower centers first and heat embossed it. Then by masking it, I stamped the large petals, making sure to overlap them and meet around the flower center. Then heat embossed them.

In the background I added distress inks in Gathered twigs to create a marbled effect. Once dry I dripped water onto it just because I love those bleached out patches. Then I stamped the sentiment and heat embossed it. A few hearts were also stamped and added glossy accents on it for dimension. And finished it off by adding a organza dotted brown ribbon on it!

I am entering this card in the BGC#65 - Mood board + Stamping. I found their moodboard very inspiring. I love those chocolate brown hearts and bunch of flowers in vase.

Hope you like it!

Supplies used:

http://www.inspiredbystamping.com/pages/customer-gallery-contest

http://joannamunster.com/2015/02/04/whw-152watercoloring-with-tombow-markers-101/

http://joannamunster.com/2015/01/15/ibsic-90/

http://beyondgrey.blogspot.in/

http://stampedblessings.com/

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.in/

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-all-things-bright-and-beautiful/

http://littletangles.blogspot.in/2015/02/challenge-53-watercolor.html

http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.in/2015/01/cfc136.html

http://cosmicstrawberry-colette.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/cosmic-colours-challenge-10.html

http://casology.blogspot.in/

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.in/

http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.in/

http://happylittlestampers.blogspot.in/

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.in/2015/02/dlart-february-linky-challenge.html

Monday, 9 February 2015

A day of Dlight

Hi all!!
I'm back with a very different creation and learned a new simple foiling technique by super talented Jennifer Mcguire!! I adore her works :)
This layout is from CAS(E) this sketch! (CTS109) and I like how it turned out!

I started with stamping the different borders in the shades of blue, pink, red and orange on a piece of white CS. Then placed some foil adhesive sheet in between the borders.

I cut a panel of white card on which I created a distress watercolor wash technique in valentine colors and stamped a sentiment. Added a butterfly out of this border scrap with a vellum for a soft look. I adhered this to some raspberry pink card and then attached it to the foil sheet and then on the white card base. I finished it off with few half pearls and water droplets.
Hope you like it!
Supplies used:
Distress inks-Picked raspberry, festive berries, ripe persimmon, salty ocean
Memento luxe- nautical blue, Color box-bubblegum, Archival ink-cornflower blue and jet black, Crystal craft inks-red, florescent pink,
Dots and grunge stripes from Itsy Bitsy, Chevron borders from Prima, Borders from WR Memory keepers, Borders from Kaisercraft-Bluebelie
Spellbinder nestabilities-A2 curved matting basics A
Sizzix Hero Arts- framelits die & stamp Flowers and Butterflies
Sentiment from Jags-Messages
Glossy accent, mist bottle

I would like to enter my creation in following challenges:
http://casethissketch.blogspot.in/
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.nl/
http://craftcreatoins.blogspot.co.uk/p/new-challenge.html
http://www.scrapyland-blog.com/

http://cosmicstrawberry-colette.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/cosmic-colours-challenge-10.html

Wednesday, 4 February 2015

Valentine Shaker Card

Hello everyone!!
I am very excited to share my first design team (DT) project at Create Something Catchy Challenge Blog on the theme 'LOVE SHAKE'r Cards! Yipee!

This Valentine's Day card is just exploding with love!
I used Nellie's multi frame's MF D 022 die to cut out the window for the shaker. Next I linked my two die cut hearts and filled them with some shaker goodness. The backing sheet is a silver color glittered sheet. I placed a textured pink colored felt sheet on another piece of red CS for more texture and depth. The lovely papers are from Confetties papers(Jags) and I used some soft pink glittered washi tape.

I put the enamel heart inside the shaker portion of the card and then filled it with sequins and micro beads. The sentiment is stamped in bubblegum from Kaisercraft clear stamp-Calendar.

Here is the inside view: I embossed the Happy Valentine's day and highlighted it.

Hope you liked my shaker creation!

Thank you for stopping by and sharing in my excitement...your visits and comments are SO very much appreciated!!!

Supplies used:

Snippets of Whisper white Textured CS, Red CS

Snippets of Red colored textured felt sheet, silver color glitter sheet

Acetate sheet,

Nellie's multi frame's MF D 022 die

Sizzix embossing folders-Valentine set

Color box ink pad-Bubblegum, Versacolor-opera pink

I would like to enter my creation into following challenges:

http://virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.ca/

http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.in/

http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.fi/

http://casology.blogspot.de/

http://craftysentiments.blogspot.in/

http://cuttlebugmania.blogspot.in/

http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.in/

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.in/2015/01/dlart-thankful-thursday-challenge149.html#

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.in/search?updated-max=2015-02-02T04:00:00-08:00&max-results=3

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.in/

http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.in/search/label/Challenge

http://blog.inspirationemporium.com/

http://joannamunster.com/2015/01/15/ibsic-90/

http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.in/

http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.in/

http://natalieandamy.blogspot.in/

http://papercreatorscrafts.blogspot.in/

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.in/#

http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.in/

http://wedodoobadoo.blogspot.in/

http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.in/

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/color-challenges/wiw-color-challenge-red-pink-white/

http://craftcreatoins.blogspot.co.uk/p/new-challenge.html

http://cosmicstrawberry-colette.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/cosmic-colours-challenge-10.html

http://withoutwordschallenge.blogspot.in/

Wednesday, 28 January 2015

I'll keep the light on for you

Hi everyone!
I had so much fun making today's card. I combined some of my pattern paper, Label shaped dies, stencil, birds and flower! And my card is based on Inspired By Stamping Sketch IBSIC #90 .

My background was created with an embossing folder which I then stenciling over for sunrays with homemade embossing paste. I tried to create the ombre effect for lighting and before drying, added diamond dust on it for shinning and heat dry it! I distressed the edges before adhering it on my card base.

The Birds are so sweet and I created them in yellow to match the sun so it is the main focal point of my scene. I started by popping up the background layer on the card base with adhesive foams to add dimension and interest to the all white background. The popped up stitched frame adds color and another level of dimension to showcase the images. I cut the bird die in green and then cut the birds again in yellow, cut them off and attached them over the green. I love all the bright and happy colors. I attached a banner with a message on it with lots of masking. Highlighted the word "Light" and the background has a wash look. Then I attached a yellow twine and a mulberry flower( which I won in a candy) with few pollens and green colored micro beads. I fairly tried to keep it CAS too.
View from another angle-

Here is the inside view:

Hope you like it!
Supplies used:
Sizzix- Framelits dies Labels & Stitched Frames(new in my stash), Phrase Friends( I used a Heart from this), Banners and borders
Darice-Woodgrain Embossing folder
Impression Obsession-love birds
Itsy Bitsy-Thin cuts Square dies
Tim Holtz stencil-Rays THS003
Penny Black-Thinking with stamps
Wplus9-Guiding Light Sentiments(new in my stash)
Bo Bunny-Bold & Bright double dot Design PP
Crystal Craft Ink pad-Florescent yellow, Ranger-Jet Black Archival Ink
Distress Ink-Squeezed Lemonade
I would like to enter my creation in the following challenges:
http://joannamunster.com/2015/01/15/ibsic-90/
http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.in/
http://unikostudio.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/challenge-17.html
http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.in/- All are these snippets--The bird die, embossed panel and the floral arrangement inside are the leftover from one of my project
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.in/
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/#
http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.in/- New technique- Stenciling with embossing paste with ombre effect and glitter
http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/monthly-challenge-53-bright-beautiful.html
http://stampedblessings.com/
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.in/2015/01/dlart-january-linky-challenge.html
http://www.scrapyland-blog.com/
http://stamplorations.blogspot.in/2015/03/artplorations-stencil-blog-hop-reminder-flash-stencil-linky-party.html#

Tuesday, 20 January 2015

You're Someone Special

Hi everyone!

This month Uniko Studios is sponsoring TIME OUT Challenges!
I just love this brilliant Inspirational photo and had to play! I am very much inspired with their talented Designer Team creations!

Say Hello: Perk up your home with a friendly welcome sign. For an added boost, choose a bright, funky color. Source: Instagram user decorame

I love each and every element in this photo. I am so much inspired by the colors, so pretty, the woodwall back panel with Big & Bold Hello and specially that comfortable couch with beautiful cushions too.

Here comes my take:

As you can see - I get very literal when using an inspiration picture!
I drew the couch on a textured pattern paper, as I didn't have any couch stamp and fussy cut it. Added the pillows to the couch using different felt colors and tried to create some textures on it according to the photos. I gave them depth and dimension using pop dots.

I used the Weaving Embossing Folder to create the look of the woodwall back panel in the background. And before embossing I distressed it with vintage photo and adhered it flat. I went with the bold and bright hello against the wood panel. And this was the perfect chance to use my newest 'hello' die ! I die cut the word three times from a snippet of red CS and stacked it.
And ended it with few sequins!

Here's the inside view:

I just love how this one turned out!

Supplies used:

Textured white CS, Snippets of Textured Pattern Paper

WPLUS9-Hand lettered Hello die(new in my stash)

Fiskars-Hexagon sentiments(new)

Spellbinders nestabilities card creators A@ curved matting basics A

Darice Basketweave embossing folder

Distress Ink-Vintage photo, Distress marker

Black jet Archival ink

Snippets of Felt sheets

Sakura Black brush pen

I would like to join some more challenges as they also inspired me:

http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.in/

http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.in/2015/01/cfc135.html- I love the theme of using felt and sequins!

http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.ca/2015/01/challenge-18-embossing-folder.html

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.in/#

http://www.djkardkreations.com/2015/01/happy-new-year-2015-nbus-challenge-3.html - I have never used this textured paper before and lots of new goodies too.

Thursday, 15 January 2015

CASE-ing Christmas Card Challenge #2

Hello everybody!
Welcome to my new followers!
I am casing a Christmas card by a talented designer Pat.
Here it is...

Card by DT member Pat.
I am inspired by the metallic and shinning look of flower, embossing, layering and a fish tail banner. And here is my creation:

My card base panel is a white CS. Then I used a snippet of pink mirri sheet. I embossed my main panel. Recently I won 2 embossing folders in a challenge( A huge Thanks to Di). I embossed the baubles only out of the snippets of metal sheets using the same embossing folder again. Then I applied nail polish remover on the raised parts only using a ear bud' fussy cut it and got this look, Easy peasy! I learnt this great technique by Monica Cruz-Weaver on Add A Little Dazzle . Then adhered it onto the place of baubles. I mist with perfect pearls for shimmer. I die cut a banner, stamped the sentiment. I added a silver cord before adhering the banner at the top. Embellished with few rhinestones and added a big gem on the bow to finished it off.
A closer look: