Hero Arts Holiday Blog Hop

Hello friends, we are thrilled to join Hero Arts team for a Holiday blog hop..

I made a simple one layer card for today. I used Hero Arts Holiday Petals and Leaves and Memento Luxe Inks (Love Letter, Pear Tart, Dandelion) and the sentiement is stamped using Delicata Golden Glitz ink. I also added a little pearl to the center  of the ribbon.
Here is a close up:

Hope you like my card.

Lets talk about giveaway - Hero Arts has stashed away THREE of the November 2015 My Monthly Hero kits to giveaway to readers of this hop. The winners will be randomly chosen from all of the blog hop comments, across all blogs, received by 11:59pm PST on Sunday, November 22nd. Check the Hero Arts blog for the announcement of the winner on Tuesday, November 24th.

Here is the complete hop list just in case if you are lost...

Hero Arts
Linda Trace 
Libby Hickson 
Lisa Stein 
Niki Garcia 
Amy Tsuruta 
Jessica Frost-Ballas 
Mateja Povse 
Suzanne Dahlberg 
Michelle Lupton 
Bhavana Kesarkar 
Mariana Grigsby 
                               Chitra Menon <-- YOU'RE HERE
Gayatri Murali 
Isabel Rivera Ruiz 
Clare Prezzia 

If you happen to find a link that doesn't work, you can hop back to the Hero Arts Blog for a list of direct links to all the blogs in today's hop.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Chitra

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Lil' Inker Designs & CardMaker Blog Hop

Hello friends, we are having a blog hop with the super amazing Lil' Inker Designs. I am super excited to have a chance to play with their products!!!
We were asked to create any occasion card using fall colors showcasing their amazing products.

I made two cards for the hop today, here is my 1st card:

 

I used distress inks and water colored some fall colors (olive green, fired brick, ripe persimmon, scattered straw) and colored few strips of Tim Holtz water color paper.
The images are from Perfect Pair stamp set which is stamped on Crafters Companion ultra smooth white cardstock and colored them using copics.
I glued all the water colored strips directly on a white card base , I also glued some strips of gold foil cardstock from DCWV; the colored images are adhered using foam squares. I die cut the alphabets from a red cardstock using Mixed and Stitched Alphabet Die Set and adhered that also using foam squares.

I added some glitter to all the images, here is a close up:

And here is my 2nd card:

First I took Tim Holtz watercolor cardstock and stamped the coffee cups from Coffee Talk Stamp set using MFT black licorice waterproof ink, I masked the coffee cup in the front to stamp the cups in the back; I used Hero Arts watercolor wheel to color the whole image. Once everything was dry I did some layered die cutting; using Mixed and Stitched Alphabet Die Set first I die cut the words from the water colored panel then die cut the word from four separate scraps of white cardstock. This created four exact cuts which I then adhered together to create a thick, chipboard-like embellishment for dimension
Here is a close up:

I added lots of glitter to the image and added sequins for embellishment.

Hope you liked my card.

Lil' Inker Designs Stamps is offering a $35 gift certificate to one lucky winner. To enter for your chance to win, all you need to do is comment on each blog in the hop!!

The blog hop list is below.

 

CardMaker

Karen Baker 

                                  Chitra Nair <---- You Are Here

NEXT---->Amy Kolling 

Sarah Jay 
Gini Williams Cagle

Heather Hoffman 
Maureen Merritt 

Jennie Harper

Chrissy Larson 

Lisa Henke 

Mendi Yoshikawa

Laura Williams 

Stacy Morgan

Laura Pryor

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

 

Hugs,

Chitra

 
 

Stamping Bella & CardMaker Blog Hop

Hello crafty friends, welcome to the blog.. Today CardMaker blog is having a collab blog hop with the amazing Stamping Bella.
Also Stamping Bella is hosting a giveaway on their blog, they are giving away a $25 gift certificate to their store. All the details on how to enter for your chance to win is listed on their blog...
Here is my card for the hop..

I used Gilbert and Maisy UNDER THE TOADSTOOL stamp set, this cutie is stamped on crafters companion ultra smooth white cardstock and I colored the image using Copics. The design papers are from Cosmo Cricket and used lawn fawn stitched dies for all the die cutting..
Here is a close up:

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

CardMaker

Angela Thomas

                                   Chitra Nair-----> YOU ARE HERE

Elaine Hughes

Gini Williams Cagle

Stephanie Hill

Jennie Harper

Michelle Boyer

Mendi Yoshikawa

Tracy Valure

Stacy Morgan

Tracy Macdonald

Stamping Bella

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Hugs,

Chitra

How are EWE Blog Hop

Hello there friends, welcome to Gerda Steiner Designs blog hop....

 

 

We are releasing a brand new stamp set called "How are EWE?" on Tuesday July 14th and we are celebrating it with a blog hop. The hop starts today Friday July 10th 2015 at 9am(PST) and ends on Sunday July 12th 2015 at 6pm(PST). And did I mentioned the PRIZE..... There will be 3 winners, winners will be announced on www.gerdasteinerdesigns.com on July 13th!

 

Here is my card for you using the new stamp set...

 

 

I stamped the cutest ewe onto Crafters Companion ultra smooth cardstock and colored using copics. The graduation hat is colored and adhered using foam dot. Then I used a heart die to die-cut the colored image and layered it on a slightly larger blue heart die-cut. For the background I used the tiny star stamp which is include in the set and stamped it using blue memento ink..

 

Here is a close up..

 

 

Hope you liked my card.
Here is a complete hop order..

Gerda Steiner Designs Blog

Wiebke Zander

Karen Oliver

Jess Gerstner

Julia Altermann

Joyce Nakaoka

Madey Lim

Chitra Menon

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs,

Chitra

TGF Cyber Monday Holiday Hop!!

Hey Everyone!!! It is finally Cyber-Monday and time for The Greeting Farms's Celebration Blog Hop!

 

I think it's so wonderful that TGF is hosting this hop for us (regular folkes) and I'm super happy to be a part of it!

 

For my card I have use image from Hope and Grace stamp set, I stamped her on Neenah solar white cardstock and colored her with copics. The papers are from EP, ribbon is from Michaels and the enamel dots are from BG.

I have used the Mojo Monday Sketch for my card:

A close up of my card.





 

 

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

 

Hugs,

Chitra

Designed To Color World Card Making Day Blog Hop

Hello Everyone!!! Today, October 5^th, is officially World Card Making Day! This holiday is an opportunity to celebrate the creativity of handmade cards and the personal connection that they create between friends and family. It's a day to connect with fellow card makers both near and far, to applaud the creativity that powers the craft, and to provide an opportunity for card makers to connect and find resources that will empower, inspire, and encourage them in their card making. It’s also a time to get a jump-start on the holiday card-making season!

At Designed To Color, we’ve decided to celebrate this special day with an awesome Blog Hop!! Our
 Design Team and special guests have made some amazing cards! Several of us will also be sharing some card-making tips along the way. Please leave a comment on each designer’s blog and then a comment at Designed To Color to let us know you have completed the hop. We will pick 1 random winner for a prize package consisting of goodies from various sponsors including: 

Crafter’s Companion

Yumi and Fumi Handmade

The Stamp Doctor (TSD)

…..just to name a few!

You have until Monday, October 7^th, at 11:59pm MST to leave a comment on each blog. We will announce the winner on Wednesday, October 9^th. GOOD LUCK!

Here is the blog hop order:

Designed To Color

Carisa

Susie

Laura

Rosie

Alaine

Rebecca

Chitra

Lisa

Lyn

Leah l’Orange

GUESTS from TSD:

Lizzie

Cassandra

Here is my project using a super cute stamp from C.C Design Rubber Stamps called 'Broom Ride'.

I colored stamped the image on PTI white cardstock and colored it with copic markers and for the background I water colored using Distress Inks. The DP's are from MME, the sentiment is from Inkadinkadoo and finally handmade flowers for embellishments.

TIP: To choose the best grey marker to tone down an intense color, you will usually want the marker ending in the same number that the original marker ended in. So if  I am toning down an BV08, I will usually chose a W8, C8, T8, or N8. You don't want to change the value--just the intensity.(I got this tip on pinterest, so if you find this helpful keep sharing.) :)

We hope you are inspired to create something special for World Card Making Day. If you do make a card please stop by the Designed To Color Facebook Page to share your creations. We would love to see them!!

 

Challenges:

C.C Designs monthly challenge
crafty calendar challenge
hiding in my craftroom
krafty hands challenge
card makin mamas
sister act card challenge

Have a great weekend!