Magic Slider Card for Holi

Hello friends,

This project is a part of the DT inspiration post for Craftyscrappers month of March.
We have used Rang Barse stamp set from Craftyscrappers. This card perfectly fits for Holi-  the festivel of colors, right!!

We have used this cute girl stamp as the focal point of our card and wanted to add a surprise element, hence thought of making Magic Slider card. Making the slider mechanism by hand without any dies is a task and needs  lot of calculation and mind- boggling!!! We find it tough and decide not to do any magic slider cards in the future, but we somehow keep coming back to it (silly us). Does this happen to you as well? 
 You can check our previous magic slider card here.

We repeatedly stamped the color splashes to form pattern paper and mounted it on colored card base.

Our magic slider card is ready.

Entering into the following challenges:

1. Challenge #219 - Make a Kinetic Card
2. Crafty friendsChallenge 105 - Ladies / Girls
3. Classic Dt Open Challenge for March # 3
4. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #61
5. Creatalicious Challenge #159
6. Happy Craft Challenge
7. Not just cards Challenge
8. Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge #03
9. Let's Craft and Create Challenge #145
10.  Creative moments Challenge-164
11. HLS March CAS Challenge
12. CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #85
13. Creative Fingers Challenge #159
14. Allsorts Week 511 - Favourite Stamp- our current favorite is the color splashes stamp from Craftyscrappers
15. FFC #272
16. Simon Says: Feminine/Girly
17. Simon Says: Whatever The Weather
18. March "Show & Share"
19. LTCCB #32
20. MIUCB #23

Thanks for stopping by.
Have a great day.
Happy crafting.

Diwali Greeting Card- Packing Tape Technique

Hello friends

Happy Diwali to everyone.

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Diwali card using Ranganjali dies

Today's post is a greeting card for Diwali, using dies from Ranganjali.  We enjoyed making this pretty cards using Ranganjali Dies. We are grateful to the Ranganjali team for offering us these dies as a part of their giveaway. It made our job simpler by using dies rather than  handwriting the sentiments. 

Packing tape technique

We have used Packing Tape Technique which we saw on Pinterest. We are elated with the outcome. We have used pretty paper from our stash, which blended very beautifully with our card and the festive theme.

Ta da..... Our Diwali card is ready!

We are linking it to the following challenges:

1. Die cut divas
2. Wednesday Sketch Challenge - Sketch 409

3. The Happy Craft Challenge
4. CraftyCatz challenge #436
5. Creatalicious Challenge #150 ANYTHING GOES
6. FFC #258
7. Creative fingers Challenge 154
8. Papercraft Business Challenge #12
9. LTCCB #28
10. MIUCB #19
11. Pennys challenge 404
12. LPOCF CHALLENGE #93
13. Wkk 44 ~ Anything Goes ~ Polkadoodles Challenge
14. Morgan's Artworld Open Challenge #11
15. Allsorts Week 492 - Pretty Papers
16. A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #79 - Anything Goes
17. A Perfect Time To Craft November Challenge # 11
18. Prika Blog Challenge-October-2018: “Anything Goes-Gold & Glitter”

19. Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper November 2018 challenge

Hope you like it.
Subhashini & Chandhini

Diwali Greeting Card

Hello friends,

Hope you are all preparing for Diwali. For those who don;t know what is Diwali, it is an Indian festival, also called the festival of lights. People wait eagerly for Diwali where we exchange sweets and gifts with our friends and family.

Today's post is a greeting card for Diwali, using dies from Ranganjali. This card would not have been possible without Raga akka of Perky Hobby, who makes amazing cards. She is a good friend of ours and offered to cut the dies for us. We are grateful for her kindness.

In this card, I have drawn mandala design with glitter pen and stuck the sentiments over a piece of  red sheet. And ta da, a simple yet elegant Diwali card is ready!

Diwali card

I am linking it to the following challenges:

1.  FFC #258
2. CraftyCatz challenge #436
3. Papercraft Business Challenge #12
4. CWAA-Challenge 45
5. Die Cut Divas' November
6. TTCRD Challenge
7. Creative moments Challenge 155
8. CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #72
9. 4 CRAFTY CHICKS #427
10. Pennys challenge 404
11. LPOCF CHALLENGE #93
12. Wkk 44 ~ Anything Goes ~ Polkadoodles Challenge
13. PDE October CARDS Challenge
14. LTCCB #28
15. MIUCB #19
16. Creatalicious Challenge #150 ANYTHING GOES
17. Happy craft challenge
18. Cut It Up challenge #160 Clean and Simple
19. Morgan's Artworld Open Challenge #11
20. STAMPlorations November CAS Challenge


Hope you like it.
Subhashini

One is never too old for dolls..... (Navratri series-1)

Hello friends,

Navratri is going to come in a few days time, so we are here to share a project that we have made for Navratri. It is a recycled project this time. We have turned a sauce bottle into a showpiece.  

Navratri doll

In India we celebrate Navratri, which means nine nights, where we worship female goddess. It is celebrated differently in various states of India- 'Unity in diversity'. 

In South India, we celebrate Navratri by keeping "Golu" where we display idols of god, goddess and other figurines in odd-numbered steps of 3, 5, 7 or 9.  Then, people invite their friends and families to each others houses and exchange gifts. People make sweets and snacks, offer it to god and distribute it to friends and family. It is a gala time.

Before makeover

Navratri doll-side view

Every year, it is a custom to buy a new doll for Navratri Golu. So this time, we decided to make a doll instead of buying a new one. Navratri this year is all the more special for us as we are celebrating it at home with our family after three years in hostel. Navratri is synonymous with Golu for us and it makes us nostalgic about our good old childhood, when we used to look forward to go to others house and enjoy seeing the display of dolls. We used to be excited about the gifts we would receive (silly young us). 

Close up of the design

We have made this doll using old sauce bottle, Shilpkar clay, acrylic paints, 3-D outliner, black wool, glue and black marker. Though we have not took step wise pictures, it is easy to understand. You would not believe it if we told that we had started it four months back, did the basic clay work and left it. Only recently we painted it and finished doing the henna design and making hair for it. Finally, it is here before you after a lot of work. We are happy with the outcome.

Doesn't she look picture perfect?

Linking it to the following challenges:

1. Morgan's Artworld Open Challenge #10

2. Crafts galore encore October Anything Goes Challenge #56

3. NJC September Challenge

4. Scrapping 4 fun Challenge 125

5. 4 CRAFTY CHICKS #423 SOMETHING OLD IS SOMETHING NEW

6. TTCRD challenge

7. Crafty Creations Challenge #375 - Anything Goes

8. Cute card thursday Challenge 550 - Anything Goes!

9. Creative moments Challenge 153

10. Creative fingers Challenge #153

11. Altered eclectics challenge

12. LTCCB #27 - October Anything Goes

13. MIUCB #18 - Anything Goes + Monochrome

14. Crafting by designs- anything goes

15. LPOCF CHALLENGE #90

16. Crafting from the heart -Challenge 222

17. Crafting With An Attitude- Challenge 44

18.  A Perfect Time To Craft October Challenge # 10

19.  Artistic inspirations challenge 208.

20. Crafting-with Friends challenge-74

21. A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #77

22. Inkspirational Challenge 170 - Crafts Photo


23. FFC #254 Always Anything Goes

24. CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #68

25. The crafty addicts Challenge-53

26. The happy craft challenge

Hope you like it. 
Please give your valuable suggestions so that we can improve.

Subhashini & Chandhini