Cross stitching- HELLO

Hello friends
We are sharing our entry for Altenew Sewing Challenge.

We have used Altenew Quilled Elegance here for cross stitching. Would you believe us if we told you that is our first try with cross stitching 😀 Yes, we did it for the first time. We would definitely be doing more!!

As it was the first time,we definitely had a difficult time figuring out. But we didn't give up. As our exams got over, we had free time. This Hello took two days to complete. We ended up with back pain. Haha! Jokes  apart, it did give us a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.

Have you ever tried cross stitching? Do let us know in the comments below.

We are entering into the following challenges

1. Altenew-sewing-contest-2020

2. SS-anything-goes-76

3. Crafting happiness challenge

4. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends 140

5. TIMEOUT challenge.169-season Spring season denotes bright colors and we have used colors here

Hope you like it.
Thanks for stopping by
Chandhini and Subhashini

Spring- Art Journal

Hello friends
We are back yet again sharing another art journal page.

We started with applying texture paste through brick stencil, let it dry. Then used brown color over bricks, painted green for grass and blue for sky. We used image by The Paper Shelter, colored and fussy cut it. And placed it over the bricks stencilling. We randomly stamped Musical Notes background stamp by Craftangles using black ink pad. The quote was taken from Pinterest. We wrote it on a black paper, cut and pasted on the art journal page. Finished off with punched flowers.

Ta da, our art journal is ready!

Entering into the following challenges:
1. Craftangles-monthly-craft-challenge-august-2020

2. SS-anything-goes-76
3.  Lets create challenge
4. Pennys challenge
5. Mix it up challenge
6. Love to craft challenge

Hope you like it.
Thanks for stopping by
Chandhini and Subhashini

Hooray+ It's your Birthday

Hello friends
We are sharing a birthday card with The Greeting Farm image called We stand Together. We masked the sentiment and have kept it blank so as to personalize it by writing the name of recipient. Used Sugarpea Balloon 🎈 die here as a stencil. We have used Craftyscrappers dye ink pads for stencilling. Used Hooray die. We finished off with sentiment from YNS and yellow washi tape.
Absolutely loved making this one.

Entering the following challenges:
1.  Cupcake inspirations
2. Creatalicious challenges
3. The house that stamps built
4. Wordart wednesday
5. SS-anything-goes-76
6. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday- August Challenge B- Bright colors are used here
7. Aud Sentiments Challenge
8. Not Just Cards challenge
9. YNS Challenge #146 – Keep on Decorating Used washi tape
10. Cookie Challenge #149- Used red, yellow and green colors for balloons

11. Ally's Angels Challenge-37
12. Love to Craft Challenge
13. Lil Red Wagon Challenge-564 Digi Do
14. TTCRD-challenge


Hope you like it.
Thanks for stopping by.
Chandhini and Subhashini

Mini Art Journalling series- 2

Hello friends

We back with mini art journaling.
Today we have used warm colours for the background. The bird image is from Paper smooches. The leaves stamp is from Kelly Creates. The background was made by ink blending inks by Craftyscrappers. Finished off with quote.

Entering the following challenges:
1. Paper smooches- ATG - feathers are by Paper Smooches
 
2. 613 Avenue Create
3. The house that stamps built
4. Wordart wednesday
5. SS-anything-goes-76
6. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday- August Challenge B- Bright colors are used here
7. Simon says- Beautiful botanicals
8. Pennys challenge

Thanks for stopping by
Chandhini and Subhashini

Sending Smiles- Floral striped card

Hello friends

Sharing a floral card. 

We used Pinkfresh studio cut files shared on their Facebook group. We heat embossed it and colored it. For background, we did stencilling using yellow dye ink. We used vellum to mute the background. The die cut- Smiles is from Winnie & Walter. Finished off with sequins.

Entering into the following challenges:
1. Pinkfresh studio august-2020-challenge

2. Creatalicious challenges
3. The house that stamps built
4. Wordart wednesday
5. SS-anything-goes-76
6. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday- August Challenge B- Bright colors are used here
7. Simon says- Beautiful botanicals
8. Pennys challenge
9. Mix it up challenge
10. Love to craft challenge
11. Aud Sentimentschallenge

Thanks for dropping by!
Have a great day!!
Chandhini and Subhashini

Freedom- Art Journal

Hello friends
We are back yet again sharing another art journal page.
We were inspired by the current challenge at Mudra, where the theme is Think India. What could be more appropriate than an art journal with Tri colours with a quote on freedom. In India, we celebrate Independence Day on August 15. So we wanted to capture the essence of freedom.

We drew a silhouette of a girl who is celebrating freedom. We made the background in Tri colours. We used Asian Tile Pattern stencil by Mudra with texture paste. We felt the background was a little plain, so we went ahead and added some polka dot stencilling using orange, blue and green colour dye ink pads by Craftyscrappers. The quote was taken from Pinterest. We wrote it on a black paper, cut and pasted on the art journal page. We stamped Wild Rose flowers and leaves on a watercolor paper, colored and fussy cut it. And placed it on the page.

Ta da, our art journal is ready!

Supply List
Mudra Wild Rose stamp
Mudra Asian Tile Pattern stencil

Entering into the following challenges:
1. Mudra-craft-challenge-34

2. August-show-share
3. Allys angels
4. TTCRD
5. Crafting happiness
6. Pixies-snippets-playground-challenge-385- Black silhouette is cut from a scrap paper
7. Lets create challenge
8. NJC
9. Mix it up challenge
10. Love to craft challenge

Hope you like it.
Thanks for stopping by
Chandhini and Subhashini

Mini Art journal Series- 1

Hello friends
We are sharing a new series called Mini Art journal Series. We are excited to share the first post of the series.

Those of you who know us or have seen our older posts know that we love to recycle and reuse stuffs. So, this art journal is also one such project. We have used an old mini diary as the base for the art journal. This was used to note the expenditures during our hostel days. We are so happy to put it into good use.

Let's dive into today's post.
We have a tutorial for you.

Materials required:
Mini diary/ Art journal
White gesso ( we used DIY gesso)
Paints - any type (Spray paints, watercolor)
Glue/ fevicol
Any stamp or image 
Black cardstock
Black marker
White gelly Roll pen
Stencil
Dye ink pads ( you can use any coloring medium)
Blending foam
Scissors



Tutorial
1. Start by sticking together 3 papers. This will give some thickness and the paper will be able to handle the paints.
2. Repeat the first step with entire diary. Let it dry.
3. Apply gesso over the page and let it dry.
4. Apply watercolors or spray paints over the base. Choose 2-3 colors of choice.
5. Using a stencil, apply dye inks over the base.
6. Color your stamped image. We used dye ink pads to color the feathers.
7. Using black marker, doodle any design on the feathers. Fussy cut the image.
8. Write a inspirational quote with white gelly Roll on black cardstock. Cut them into strips.
9. Now comes the final and fun part, that is assembling. Place the image and quote over the base and see to your liking. Now paste them using glue.
Ta da, your mini art journal is ready.

Hope you enjoyed our tutorial and will give it a try.

Supplies
Stamp- Paper smooches
Stencil- Craft junction
Dye ink pad- Craftyscrappers



Entering it into the following challenges:
1. Paper smooches- ATG - feathers are by Paper Smooches
 
2. 613 Avenue Create
3. Crafter's Castle August Challenge #32
4. Dare 2B Artzy Challenge
5.  Crafty Calendar Challenge
6. CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #121
7. Wordart wednesday
8. Crafting happiness challenge
9. TIMEOUT challenge-168- Inspired by the colors- blue, pink 

10. Scrapping4 fun challenge
11. Aud sentiments Challenge 258-Anything-goes-Sentiment
12. Little Red Wagon Challenge 563 - Use a Stencil!
13. LPOCF #140

Hope you like it.
Thanks for stopping by
Chandhini and Subhashini

Rainbow Hello

Hello friends
Sharing a stencilled card.

Count your rainbows 🌈 not thunderstorms ⛈️
We have used Tubby crafts Stencil and dye ink pads. The hello die is from Taylored Expressions.
This hello die has become our recent favorite, so you will see us using it frequently.  We used vellum under the die cut to finish the card.
Cheers!!

Entering the following challenges:
1. LPOCF #140
2. 613 Avenue Create
3. Crafter's Castle August Challenge #32
4. Dare 2B Artzy Challenge
5.  Crafty Calendar Challenge
6. CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #121
7. Inkspirational Challenge #220 - Rain or Rainbows

8. Creative Moments Challenge 197
9. TIMEOUT challenge-168- Inspired by the colors- blue, pink and green

10. Crafty Creations Challenge
11. Aud sentiments Challenge 258-Anything-goes-Sentiment
12. Little Red Wagon Challenge 563 - Use a Stencil!
13. The Paper Shelter Challenge-437-punches-and-dies
14. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday- August Challenge B- Bright colors are used here
15. TTCRD anything-goes-challenge
16. Lemon Shortbread Challenge
17. August-show-share
18. Craftangles-monthly-craft-challenge-august-2020


Thanks for dropping by!
Have a great day!!
Chandhini and Subhashini

Live life in COLOUR- Art Journalling

Hello friends

Again Art Journalling for today's post!!
When we saw this Funky Square Background stamp from Varada Sharma's  August Release, immediately it struck our mind that we could draw patterns inside those square and have fun!! We thought what better than Art Journalling page to just have fun with stamps, patterns and colors. Also used sentiment and Beautiful Butterflies stamp from the release.
Added some splatters to make it more fun.

Entering into these challenges:
1. Aud sentiments challenge
2. Morgans artworld
3. Classic design challenge
4. TTCRD
5. Pennys challenge
6. Scrapping4 fun challenge
7. Sweet stampin challenge- favourite-colour-combination- We like RAINBOW
8. Crafting happiness challenge
9. Digi doodle studios challenge-30- things-with-wings
10. Wordart wednesday
11. Di's DigiChallenge- LOTS OF SQUARES

Hope you like it.
Thanks for stopping by
Chandhini and Subhashini

Birthday card

Hello friends

We have a card to share today. 

We made this card using this cute girl. We did stencilling for the background using brick stencil and grey ink pad by Tubby Crafts. We felt it was a bit empty, so we went ahead and added a strip of washi tape, Finished off with sentiment from Pawsome Pups stamp set by YNS. 

Entering into these challenges:
1. YNS challenge-145-celebration
2. August-meant-to-be-sent

3. Cupcake inspirations
4. Scrapping 4 fun challenge
5. Cute card thursday
6. Crafty sentiments
7. Wordart wednesday

Hope you like it.
Thanks for stopping by
Chandhini and Subhashini

Wings and Petals Release BLOGHOP + GIVEAWAY

Hello friends

We are super excited to join this blog hop to celebrate Wings and Petals Release. 

UPDATED: Winner is Priya.
Please contact varada.sharma@gmail.com to claim your prize. 

You must have come from very talented Jyoti Adhikari. 

We have a heart shaped card to share with you. We have used Awesome Blossom stamp set from the new release. We have cut the card base using heart die. We used the same size heart die to cut from pink cardstock. We cut a piece of watercolor paper using heart die smaller than that used for base. We heat embossed the Awesome blossom stamp using Gold embossing powder. We colored the images. Finished off the card with sequins. 

Please hop on to very talented Preeti.
Here is the full hop list.

Ana A

Jyoti Adhikari

Chandhini & Subhashini -You are here

Preeti

Mugdha Gujarathi

Tenia Nelson 

 Teri Spracklin & Varada Sharma

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

To celebrate this release, we are giving away THE ENTIRE RELEASE to one lucky blog reader – selected at each stop in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, August 16th, 11:59 pm CDT. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Tuesday.

RULES

To win simply comment below.
Want one extra point? Subscribe via email to https://VaradaSharma.com.
Want two extra points? Become a member of the FREE Silver Membership subscription at https://varadasharma.com/product/monthly-digital-stamps-silver-membership/

We would like to enter the following challenges:
1. A perfect time to craft
2. August-show-share

Thanks for stopping by.
Have a great day!
Chandhini and Subhashini

Ombre balloons

Hello friends

Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon..... well, we got you three balloons to cheer you up further!!

We did scene building after a long time, and are pleased with the outcome. Again used Craftyscrappers Party bears  stamp set, Create a Scene stencil, Tubby craft ink pads and Dress my craft balloon die.
We can't get enough of these cute bear stamps, do you have any such favorite stamp that you seem to reach for time and again?? Tell us we are not alone.

Can you see the ombre effect on the balloons?

Entering into the following challenges:
1. LPOCF
2. MFT Sketch 501

3. Crafty calendar challenge
4. Catch the bug ATG
5. MFT Summer-school-2020-day-4

6. YNS challenge-145-celebration
7. TTCRD
8. Crafty creations challenge
9. Paper funday challenge
10. MFT summer-school-2020-day-1- Balloons are placed to form a triangle

11. Lets create challenge
12. Avenue613
13. SS- Happy birthday
14. Leanns-world-101-challenge-29
15. Timeout challenge

16. Simon-says-use-your-favorite-tool- Stencils
17. Creative fingers challenge
18. August-meant-to-be-sent


Hope you like it.
Thanks for stopping by
Chandhini and Subhashini