~ LOVE - you are my happy place 😊

Hi my Crafty Friends, 

Hope you are safe and doing well. I am back again with one more LOVE card, please excuse me :) I'm digging out my stash and make it useful. Today's card was made using the color inspiration challenge from MFT , also challenged myself to not to use any critters. 

And thus the card made with only dies. I chose a word die from MFT and die cut them in the Kraft cardstock, and adhered a vellum panel to the back of it and colored them in the shades of challenge. Later to add an interest, I gave a stamp border look to that panel with partial diecutting. This panel was adhered to white cardstock to pop up the colors in the back of vellum.

I couldn't resist myself so stamped little birdie and colored them. Sentiment was embossed on a black strip of paper and adhered using a foam tape for the dimensional look. 

Hope you like my take for the challenge, do let me know how it has turned out in the comments below. Also if you wish to see more such projects do visit my Instagram handle - papiershades. 

Love and Hugs,

Deekshita 

Joining in for below Challenges : 

MFT Sketch Challenge - 579 

MFT Color Challenge - 182

~ Lots of LOVE / Heart 💕

Hello my Crafty Friends, 

I am back with one more valentine card, but with the twist is using only dies. I wanted to make a non-critter card using Lawn Fawn supplies and I was pretty happy with the outcome after many tweaks. 

    The card panel was ink blended using the Craftyscrappers Premium Inks - they are very juicy and blended well with the shades in red. I have used outside in stitched heart stackable dies and cut the inked panel. Using the fancy lattice backdrop die - white and gold panel die cuts was taken and negative die cuts were used in the heart panel. 

It did take some time to stick those tiny parts to the panel and I followed Pop Up DieCut Inlaid technique here. I chose the sentiments from reveal Wheel sentiment stamp set , it was heat embossed on black piece of strip. All these elements where adhered flat with liquid glue on A2 top folding card leaving a small border. Lastly few gold splatters and pearls to beautify the card :) Below is the close-up pic. Is'nt it look pretty ?! 😁

Hope you like my take on this card, do let me know how it has turned out in the comments below. 

Also if you wish to see more such projects do visit my Instagram handle - papiershades. 

Love and Hugs, 

Deekshita  

Joining in for below Challenges : 

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 117 - Lots of Heart

~ LOVE in Air 💖

Hello Crafty Friends, 

            We have entered to the 2nd month of the year , now we are all busy in making some valentine cards. Today I have one such of the kind made using the sketch shared by MFT. 

I have colored the critters using the alcohol markers and pencils and used a pattern paper from MFT to follow the sketch. Circle was masked and used the stencil for giving the cloud details.   

Hope you like my take on the sketch. Do let me know how it has turned out in the comments below.

Love and Hugs,

Deekshita 

Joining in for the MFT Sketch Challenge - 578

~ nothing is better than a TRUE FRIEND 👯💛💚💗🎕

 Hello Everyone, 

            I am back again with this beautiful floral card which is dedicated to my dear friend Disha. She is a avid crafter with a kind and beautiful soul. She is been a constant cheerleader to me and I want to THANK YOU DISHA for everything :) 😘

Today's card has a simple watercolor floral panel with the dry embossing on the right side :) I have used small flowers from Garden Treasure stamp set. 

I have masked the big flower and added small ones along with leaves around. I have colored them using the zig markers in the shades of pink , yellow and green which is also the colors of Altenew's January Inspirtation Challenge. I had also stamped small flowers separately and fussy cut them which was adhered flat on the lower side of the side. 

To give a dramatic look to the panel, I chose a loose watercolor shades around the flowers and added splatters :)  This panel is adhered on olive based cardstock with sentiment on the black strip 

Hope you like this card, do let me know how it has turned out in the comments below. 

Love and Hugs,

Deekshita 

Joining in the card for couple of challenges : 

Altenew's January Inspiration Challenge – Whimsical Floral Layout 

Time Out Challenges - 206 Friend Quote

Sending You Oceans of Love 💞

Hello my Crafty Friends, 

        Hope you all are doing well. This week was more for resting and taking care of health as we all were tested positive. Since I had to be isolated I could make today's card for the current MFT sketch challenge. 

It has many of its first's 😍 I wanted  to try my hands in several things 😆 Cute Mermaid is colored using alcohol markers ( my first try ) and background was of course ink blending (my favorite technique) also bubble (using pencils ) . I was inspired by Rahmat mam card (bubble tutorial) and wanted to try it here. 

Background was made using the distress inks and the colors I chose was Chipped Sapphire, Mermaid Lagoon & Peacock feathers. For bubble I have used polychromes pencils in the shades of blue, purple yellow, green and orange. Fun part is splatters of white. Below is the close up pic of the mermaid. 

The card design and arrangement is very simple and self explainable. As I said earlier, it was made for MFT Sketch Challenge - 577 

Hope you like my take on the challenge . I would be happy if you would share your feedback on the same in the comment below. 

Love and Hugs, 

Deekshita 

I Love You So Mush !!! 💓

Hi dear Crafty Friends, 

        How are you all ? Hope you all are safe and enjoying the upcoming season of love. I guess you guys must be busy making some Valentine's day inspired cards by now 😃 

        Today I have a card made using a stamp sets from Lawn Fawn called 'mermaid-for-you'. I have stamped the critters on a watercolor cardstock, colored using the zig markers. These are fussy cut images. I love making shaped cards and wanted this card to be in circle shaped. Few die cuts are made using the circle dies both in colored cardstock and the vellum. For the ocean effect I have used  stitched-windy-backdrop and stitched-wave-borders. All the elements were adhered to the base using foam and liquid adhesives. At last added few clear pearls using the glossy accents. I choose a red cardstock for the sentiment which says I love you so mush !!! It was heat embossed and hand cut :) 

        This card is just perfect for the coming season of LOVE 💖 I love making shaped cards and I Hope you like this too. Do let me know how it is and share your thoughts in the comment section below. I would be happy to read your comments :) 

Thank you so much for stopping by , 

Love and Hugs, 

Deekshita 

Joining in this card for couple of challenges : 

Time Out Challenges 205   - In Love 

A Little Note of Thanks :)

 Hi Crafty Friends , 

            Starting a  year with a little note of thanks through this card to all my crafty friends and everyone here for encouraging and supporting :) 

            We have a new challenge at our monthly collaboration under #craftingwithcraftyfriend .  The challenge of this month is to use the Cue from our Initials and combine it with card making techniques. In my case its D & J , I have used debossing + die cutting along with a jute chord for todays card. 

            I have used few colored / inked cardstocks and took a flower die cuts out of it. Adhered few green strips to the stem of the flower and used a jute chord. Added a small birdie with a note saying " A Little Note of Thanks " as a sentiment for the card. This technique was so new to me and I completely enjoyed making it. Hope you like it too :) 

Love and Hugs,

Deekshita :) 

Joining in this card for couple of challenges : 

Time of Challenges - #204

            

Make A Wish

 Hello my Crafty Friends, 

How are you doing?! Hope it was fun Christmas time with your near and dear ones :) I had a fun festive time with my family members after a very long time. Wishing you all Merry Christmas and very Happy New Year 

What's your favorite technique in cardmaking ?! Mine is ink-blending :) 

I wanted to achieve this northern lights/aurora effect for background of my card .To achieve that I have used distress inks for today's card : tumbled glass, salty ocean , evergreen bough and chipped sapphire 

I came across this ink blending method from Beccy's blog and was inspired from her card :) She has explained it so neatly. Thank you Beccy :)  I have used critters and dies from Lawn Fawn. Colored them using zig markers. Added a vellum to die cut for extra layers. Below is the final look of the my card and I hope you like it :) 

Thank you so much for stopping by, 

Love and Hugs,

Deekshita 

Joining in this card for couple of challenges : 

Time Out Challenges - #203

 

Winter Wishes

 Hi Crafty Friends, 

Thank you so much for stopping by, and I'm sorry for being mia here on blogpost. I do share my card and projects in Instagram. You can find them in the below link : 

https://www.instagram.com/papiershades/

How fun is this would be ?! A group of crafty friends join together and challenge each other with card techniques , color palette and sketches every month. This is fun crafty initiative was started by Swapna along with Disha and me. One can find the posts under the hashtag #craftingwithcraftyfriend on Instagram :)  

Today I'm here to share a card that is made using only dies. I have die cut several flowers and placed each petals on one other using a liquid glue , also shaped the edges of flower . Attached the half pearl sequins in red for the pollen look. For leaves, I have used a vellum die cuts and placed behind the flowers. These die cuts where placed on the white note card. Card base is in the size of mini slim line which measures 31/4 " inches by 61/4" inches. This is my first time that I have chose only whites on my card except the cream cardstock for matted look. I took a white smaller panel which is slightly less than the cream one and scored lines from top right side to 3/4th of the card for embossing look. Also arranged the flowers along with the leaves on them and added few sequins and splatters of gold for the shine :) 

Love and Hugs,

Deekshita :) 

 

Joining in this card for couple of challenges :

Cup Cake Inspiration Challenges - Color Challenge 

Time Out Challenges - #202

Happy Little Stampers - HLS December Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Awareness - Art Health and Mind

Hi all,

Welcome to Mental Health Day blog hop, where a group of card makers are representing the art of card making via our beautiful cards on the theme of 'Art for your mind'. 

When we think of the word- Mental health, one might think of issues like Depression, Schizophrenia or Bipolar disorder. But even stress, anxiety are forms of mental health issues. If these are left unmanaged for long time, they may need medical attention. Art helps us to relax and rewind from everyday stress. There is a sense of happiness in creating art, which is therapeutic. When we enjoy the process of creating art, we tend to forget the negative emotions and stress.

As part of Mental Health Day Hop, we would like to reinforce this fact that art and craft are therapeutic. We encourage all of you to take some time every week, if not everyday, to pursue some hobby like drawing, coloring, doodling, card making or whatever is your pick.

No- Line Coloring is one of my way to relax from the stress that I go through, especially during this pandemic. It takes a while to incorporate all elements and I love the process.  I am thankful to this amazing crafting community and all the friends whom I have made through the journey. 

I have used Waffle Flowers - Peony Notes Stamp Set for today's card . Other than crafting, practicing Carnatic music and doing yoga helps me to de-stress

Keep connected to your loved ones , ask out for help when needed  or just take a art brush and paint. Let out your emotions . Modern lifestyle has made us sensitive , both physically and mentally. Take care of both :) Hope you like my card !! 

Thank you for joining us. 

Hop along for some amazing inspiration and the opportunity to win prizes from our generous sponsors. 

Here is the order for the blog hop:

Chandhini and Subhashini (crafty_sistahs) 

 Claudia Cubas

 Monica Martinez

Deekshita(myartsycraftsycollections) You are here

Amanda Stevens   - next stop is instagram hop

Raga Senthil (perkyraga)

Priyadarshini Ramakrishnan

Ishani Sai(Quillish)

Sandie Munro

Varada Sharma

Rules to participate in giveaway:

1. Leave a comment on each stop.

2. Mention your country as few prizes may have shipping restrictions.

Commenting closes on 20 October 4:30pm GMT and winners will be announced on 25 October.

*Winners will be chosen from comments left across all the stops on the hop.

*Open internationally.

Happy Crafting !! 

Thanks for Stopping by .. 

Cheers

Deekshita 

Mason Jar - Birthday Wishes

Hi, 

Birthday are really fun , but during this pandemic we can only send virtual hugs and wishes.

Coming to today's card , its a card made with Jane's Doodle - Life is so good Stampsets. I had few flowers which were stamped for my previous card. I stamped the jar over that image with black onyx and bottle cap on orange cardstock. Later I fussy cut the stamped jar. I wanted to do a shaker mason jar but ended with this. I took some washi tape for different colors to pop on my card. Also added a die cut with a birthday wishes & tied it over the bottle cap using a twine. Added all on the square note card using glue and foam with some sequins .

Hope you like the card :) Please share your thoughts in the comments below.

Joining in 

Jane's Doodle - Challenge #11: BIRTHDAY

Cheers,

Deekshita