JessicaLynnOriginal & CardMaker Blog Hop

Hello friends, we are having yet another fun blog hop and this time CardMaker designers are hopping with the designers from Jessica Lynn Original showcasing their amazing products!!!
Here is my card:

I got to play with Mason Jar DIY Crafting clear stamp set; I stamped the image using MFT black Licorice hybrid ink onto Tim Holtz watercolor paper and colored using Koh-I-Noor Watercolor wheel. Once dry, I added a red cardstock from DCWV behind the water colored panel and adhered it to a Recollections 100lb white card base.
For embellishments I added some sequins, tied red bakers twine and finally added lots of glitter to the mason jar. Here is a close up:

 

Hope you liked my card.

 

Now the fun part; JessicaLynnOriginal Stamps is offering a free digital stamp; you can visit her website and download the stamp. Also, there will be one winner picked to win a $50 gift card to the JessicaLynnOriginal Stamps website. To enter for your chance to win, all you need to do is comment on each blog in the hop.... Pretty Simple!!

 

Here is the complete hop list for you:

CardMaker

Vickie Yeakley

Mendi Yoshikawa

Sharon Rogers

Stacy Morgan

Amanda Pollock

Maria L. Russell

Jeanette Cloyd

Jennie Harper

Jennifer Greco

Gini Williams Cagle

Chrissy Hsu

                                         Chitra Nair <------ YOU ARE HERE

Jessica Lynn Mould

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Challenges:
Share Joy Challenge: Clean & Simple


Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: No Designer Paper

 

Hugs,

Chitra

Always & Forever

Hello friends, I have a card over at CardMaker Magazine blog. I am sharing no-line coloring technique their. Here is a look at my card...

You can check all the details over at the blog...
Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs,

Chitra

Dashing Through The Snow

Hello friends, I have a fun card to share with you today.
I got this super cute Avery Elle stamp from Butterfly Reflections Ink, and I just had to play with it..

Eeeek!! how fun!! I really enjoyed making this card..
I used Heidi Swapp Confetti Stencil and modeling paste to create the snow background. Then I hand cut the white snowy hills out of white cardstock and sneaked in a black cardstock for the road, I used Sakura white gelly roll pen to make the white lines.
I stamped the image Dashing through the snow on Crafters Companion ultra smooth white cardstock and colored using copics. I also added glossy accents to the windows and car lights, added glitter to the tree and I also added glitters to the snowy hills and the tiny trees.

Here is a close up:

 

I then realized that I forgot to add a sentiment, so went back added the sentiment using Memento black ink.

Hope you liked my card. Thanks for stopping by!!

Challenges:

AEI♥U Challenge


Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Use A Stamp
Craft Your Passion Challenges: Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers: Make It Sparkle
Crafting From The Heart Challenge: Anything Goes

Hugs,

Chitra

Moose You So Much

Hello crafty friends, we have a new challenge starting over at A Blog Named Hero and the theme this time is..

Here is my card for the challenge:

I took a white panel from Crafters Companion ultra smooth white cardstock and first stamped the bull moose then did some mirror stamping for the cow moose (before stamping it on another solid stamp I erased the antlers). The bull and cow moose were then colored using Prisma colored pencils, I also colored the grass and flowers using Prisma pencils. The background is colored using distress inks.
I stamped the sentiment using Memento black ink and added some hearts which are di-cut using Simon Says Stamp Holiday Shapes, I also added some glitter to the hearts and flowers and glossy accents to the moose's eyes.

Here is a close up:

 

Hope you liked my card.
Hop on over to the blog for more beautiful inspiration!!
Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs,

Chitra

Happy Fall

Hello friends, I am back with a card for Top Dog Dies.

I really enjoyed making this card and this one turned out exactly how I imagined when I got this die set, here is my card...

 

I played with the new Pocket Page Fall Die Set, I die-cut few leaves and acorns from a white cardstock and then added colors using distress inks and flesh adhered all the die cuts to a white card base. I really love all the stitched details on the leaves, so beautiful!! The sentiment is from a Hero Arts stamp set.

Here is a close up...

 

I kept rest of the card simple so that the beautiful leaves can take all the attention..

 

 

Hope you like my card. I have just one more card left with the amazing Top Dog Dies and I can't wait to show it to you all!! You can check Top Dog Dies shop here, they have added lots of new Fall & Halloween dies to their shop and also you can check their blog here for more amazing inspiration..

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

 

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Die Crazy

Addicted to CAS: Leaves

Fantasy Stampers: Autumn Leaves

Inkspirational Challenges: Orange & Green

 

Hugs,

Chitra

happy Harvest

Hello friends, I am super excited to share todays card with you. I am guest designing for Top Dog Dies and I got to play with their newest release!! YAYYY!! How exciting is that...!!

Here is my card for you today!!

First I took a white cardstock and die-cut few pumpkins from Pumpkin die set and added color using distress inks and highlighted the stitches with copics, I also added some distress ink to the background. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn which is heat embossed with WOW white embossing powder on black cardstock. Finally added some seqins.
Few close ups:

 

 Everything is adhered using foam dots, here is a side view.

 

Hope you liked my card, I will be back with another card for you.

Stop by the Top Dog Dies shop here and you can also check their blog here...

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Die Crazy

 

Hugs,

Chitra

 

Paper Smooches & CardMaker Blog Hop

Hello friends, we at  CardMaker blog are having a fun blog hop today with the amazing Paper Smooches.

 

 This is what I made for today's hop..

I took Tim Holtz watercolor panel and did some water colored background using Koh-I-Noor watercolors. The foliage's are die-cut from Foliage 2 dies which is also water colored. The sentiment is from "Apologies" stamp set which is heat embossed using WOW gold embossing powder and cut it out and adhered using foam dots. I also added some sequins
Here is a close up:

 

Hope you liked my card. Here is the complete hop list..

 

CardMaker

Alice Wertz

Gini Williams Cagle

Emily Leiphart

Stacy Morgan

Kay Miller

                                      Chitra Nair <----- YOU ARE HERE

Michele Boyer

Mendi Yoshikawa

Teri Anderson

Jennie Harper

Paper Smooches

To add some fun to our hop... PS will be giving $25 gift certificate to shop at the PS store to TWO lucky winners.  Winners will be chosen randomly from the participating blogs.  You will have until Sept. 18th at midnight est to comment.  Winners will be announced on the Paper Smooches blog on Sept 19th.

 

 

 

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

EDITED: I am entering my card to Sparkle and shine challenge which happens to fits perfectly for their new challenge..

 

Hugs,

Chitra

I Pick You.

Hello friends, I have a card to share. I playing along with Card Design Superstar Contest which is happening over at MFT blog.

Here is my card...

 

I played with the new MFT Birdie Brown stamp Harvest Mouse. I did some water-coloring on the image; everything is stamped using MFT black Licorice hybrid ink on Tim Holtz watercolor cardstock. The woodgrain background is created using Crafter's workshop stencil. I also added a little thin strip of gold foil cardstock.

Here is a close up...

 

 

 

I am also entering this card to Simon Says stamp Wednesday challenge.

Hope you liked my card.

Thanks for stopping by!!

 

Hugs,

Chitra

 

Peace Joy & Love

Hello friends, I have a card over at A Blog Named Hero.
Here is a sneak peek of my card.

Hop on over to the blog for all the details.
Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs,

Chitra

You're Smokin'

Hello friends, I am over at Butterfly Reflections Ink blog sharing my cards.

I did some water coloring. I took a panel of Tim Holtz watercolor cardstock, stamped the image and the sentiment from Let's BBQ stamp set using MFT black hybrid ink. I layered the water colored panel on a black cardstock and then that itself is adhered on a white cardstock. Finally added some sequins and glitter.

Hope you liked my card, I enjoyed doing some water coloring. I have one more card over at BRI blog you can check it here.
Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Crafty Friends Challenge:B is for BBQ
Daring Cardmakers: Wonderful Watercolors

Hugs,

Chitra

DO I SMELL CAKE?

Hello friends, I am sharing this card over at Gerda Steiner Designs blog. I played with our new Monster Party stamp set again, this grumpy monster is so cute that I had to make a card with him again!!!

Here is how I made this card: 1) I first stamped the tiny images included in the set using a black ink and then used back of a tiny stamp to do some abstract stamping (if you have a solid stamps i.e; which is not a image you can use that as well).
2) Then I stamped the monster onto Crafter's Companion ultra smooth cardstock and colored using copics.
3) To mute the background so the focus could be on the monster I added a piece of vellum and then foam mounted the image.
4) The sentiment "Do I Smell" is stamped directly onto vellum and "CAKE?" is stamped on a white cardstock and cut it out and foam mounted it.
5) Finally added some details to the image; white dots to his body and glossy accents to the eyes.

Here is a close up:

Hope you liked my card.
We lots n lots of new holiday stamps added to the shop and I highly recommend you to check it out (They are superrrr cute!!!)...
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Hugs,

Chitra

Storage Tip

Hello friends!! I am over at CardMaker blog sharing my frugal clear stamp storage idea...

You can check all the details here.

Hugs,

Chitra

You Are How Old?

Hello friends, I have a card over at Gerda Steiner Designs blog.
I played with the new Monster Party stamp set, here is a sneak peek..

 

You can check the post here..

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs,

Chitra