Deck the hall!

Hi Friends,

Sharing today a handmade card made with Echo Park Very Merry Christmas kit.. The kit is super stunning.. B'ful colors and cordinated die cuts.. loved it..

Here it is!

and I made a matching bookmark and envelope too..
Here is the complete set..

I made envelope with MS scoreboard.. Those who are following me for a while knows very well my love for cordinated envelopes.. Now I can choose even paper for the envelopes.. I made this envelope with DCWV Freash floral stack... It's sheets are quite thin.. apt for envelopes..

Drop me a comment, If you have any query about any product/technique used here..

Entering it to following challenges:

1. Itsy Bitsy India - Two's company
2. Bearlymine Challenges - Santa on his way!
3. Everybody Art Challenge - Christmas


Thanks for looking..

Priya...

Accordion Card - Shabby Chic

Hey All,

Here I am with another creation... It's a shabby Chic style card.. Oh I am so loving the style.. Soft and subtle..
I made this on behalf of my team for our client manager. Team wanted some space to write personal wishes for her.. So I thought of making an accordion style card..Since we are 4 so 4 panels were enough..

Oh here it is.. :)

*** Picture heavy post ***

I made a matching bag to keep the card in..

Lots of die cutting was done to make this card..

Another view..

I spent a huge amount of time to figure out the way to stick circles together to make accordion...

These flowers are from Itsy Bitsy.. Papers are DCWV... Distressed the circumference with distress ink and did some faux stictching to enhance the look..

Another view..

I hope you liked it.. Drop me an email if you have any query regarding the technique/products used..

Entering into following challenges:

1. Lulupu - The Craft Launge - Shabby Chic Shaped Cards
2. Crafter's Corner India - Die-cuts/Punching with Stamping
3. PennyBlack at allsorts - Any die will do
4. Totally Gorjuss - Don't be square!
5. Drunken stampers - Not too shabby

Have a good day!
Priya

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A guest challenge at Arty Sorts's Mega Celebrations..

Hi All!

My dear friend Indu is celebrating her bloggy journey in a grand way... ! There will be loads of challenges, candies, events, etc for a month to come..
I jumped out of joy when she asked me to set up a guest challenge... I had to do it..
I have set a color challenge for you all...

 Its Pink, white with a splash of black.. 

Here is my inspiration for you...

And with the matching envelope..

I made this card with echo park papers, die cuts and puffy flowers bought  from Kavitha's Store..

I hope you all will play along... Winner will get a bag of goodies from Pie-Lane... Click here to know more about the challenge..

To know more about other events at Indu'a Mega celebrations, click the picture below...

Have a good day!
Priya...

For the Love of crafting - "Anything Goes"!

Hi all!

A new month brings a new challenge at "For the love of crafting".. This month we have a super easy challenge for you.. and that is "Anything goes!"..

So, share what you are making.. We would love to see the latest projects from your craft room...

Here is my inspiration for all of you.. Easel card..

Card when closed..

and a matching envelope for the card..

I have used Echo Park papers here.. And I love these.. :)

Now get .. set .. go! Share what you have at For the love of crafting...

Have a happy Sunday..
Priya..

Shaped Birthday card

Hi all!

I am so sorry for being so inactive on the blog land.. Life is too busy... No time to relax.. :(
I know that is a statement I keep on repeating... :D.. so lets jump straight to the card I am sharing today...
Its a flower shaped card..

With the envelope..

The Inside..

Another view..

I just loved it totally...
Entering into Following challenges:
1. Beyondgrey Challenges - Shaped birthday cards
2. Trulyscrumptiouschallenge - Anything Goes
3. dutchdare-cardchallenges - Shaped cards
4. Shellysimages - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by,
Priya Sondhi

Another Echo Park card!

Hi all!

I am in love with Echo park papers... They are stunningly gorgeous... Recently I bought Echo Park's Your Truly kit... What a collection I must say... Here is my second card I made out of it...

Another view..

and the inside...

The coordinated envelope...

Supply List:

Blank CS and envelope: itsy Bitsy

Red CS: Local buy

Pattern papers: Echo Park's Yours Truly

Alpha Stickers: Echo Park's Yours Truly Kit

Puffy Daisies Flowers: Kavitha's Store

Tools: MS Doily Punch and Fiskar's Surecut Trimmer

I CASEed my own card I made previous.. because I really liked the design of it.. You can see the card here...

Entering it into following challenges:

1. Hotshotcraft - Red

2. fairytale-challengeblog. - Anything goes

3. Atcswithattitude - Anything goes

4. Simonsaysstamps - Favorite tools (My Doily punch and My Fiskar's surecut Trimmer)

5. Divasbydesignchallenge - Anything goes

I liked this card alot.. Did you? Please leave me a comment and let me know... Your comments are really inspiring.. :)

Happy Crafting!

Priya...

Mojo Saturday or Monday??...

Hi All,

This week was again a hectic one for me... Still I decided to craft in whatever time I gets in my hand... and I so wanted to use my new Echo Park's Yours Truly Kit which I bought this week... but alas! My mojo stopped working.. :(
Then I decided to follow some sketch to help me design something... I followed Mojo Monday's sketch of the week...

And this is my take on the sketch...

The inside of the card..

and here is the card with matching envelope...

Supplies Used:

Blank Card and Envelope: Itsy Bitsy Craft Store

Pattern Papers: Echo Park's Truly Yours collection

Embellishments: Echo Park's Truly Yours collection

 Apart from Mojo Monday, I am entering this card to following challenges:
1. atcswithattitude - Anything goes
2. Craftypurplefrogchallenges - Anything goes
3. Simonsaysstamps - Anything goes
4. Party time tuesdays - Anything goes
5. Lollipopcrafts - Anything goes

I hope you liked it... If so, please leave me a comment... I would really appreciate it... :)

Happy Crafting!
Priya...

Train Card

Hi All,

How are you doing... I am so sorry for being little inactive now a days... Trying hard to catch up with everyone on regular basis... I have so many projects to share.. Will try to cover up as much as possible..
Today I wanna share a train card I made recently.. It's for the same little boy for whom I made this Jungle Birthday card.. But this time Its from his grand parents. After seeing the Jungle card given by my friend, they ordered one from their side... Frankly speaking, making cards for children is really a difficult job. But I really loved Tejal's this train card and so wanna try it. So this was an opportunity for me. Thanks Tejal for the inspiration! :)

Here it is! The engine at the front... All the parts of the train is hand drawn n cut.. I used 3-D silver glittery stars to make smoke clouds...

 and the bogies.. The child's name was Hani so I made 4 bogies filled with toys!...

The toys are nothing but the tabs to pull out the tags.. These were message tags when grand parents wrote the messages for their grandson... and I made a matching envelope to go with the card...

A lot of things has gone into making it.. so here is the list.

CS: Blue-Loca buy, White - Fabriano Brustro

PP: Blue Breeze Paper pack from Imagination's online, EP papers from different paper packs

Stars, Sentiments, Alphabets: Itsy Bitsy

3-D embellishment stickers: Local buy

Entering this card to following challenges:

1. Our craft lounge - Birthday

2. The poodles parlour - Birthday

3. Polka doodle - For the boys

4. 365 cards - More than 10 circles

5. Aud sentiments - happy Birthday

6. Sarah hurley - Happy Birthday

7. Southern girls - Show some secret

8. Crafty creations - Stripes

9. Paper pretties - Anything goes

I hope you liked it. Do leave me a comment if you do. Feel free to contact me for any query... :)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Priya...

1st Birthday card for a boy

Hi All,

How have you been? I hope everyone is doing great. I was away from blogland but not from crafting.. :D
I spent this Sunday making 1st birthday card on request... Here it is..

I scratched my head alot and came up with this animal themed card.... Its a stepper card.. Pattern papers are a mix of MME and  EP. Have a closure look now..

I found these animal stickers at a local shop here in Bangalore. Aren't these cute?? I loved the set. I made the grass by cutting one side of a green paper strip with my criss cross scissors and then fringed the strip. To give jungle look, I made the tree by drawing tree and its branches on different pattern papers..
I decorated the envelope too.. As usual :)

I really liked the way it turned out... How about you?

Entering into following challenges:
1. Simon says stamps - Animals Antics
2. Hooked on craft- Something Bright
3. Divas by design - Anything goes
4. Dream Valley - Animals
5. Die cutting divas - Anything goes
6. Craft spot by kimberly - Anything goes
7. Lily pads -  Pattern Papers
8. Scrapbooksisters - Numbers
9. My mums craft shop - Fab and funky
10. Do you stackup - anything goes

Cheers,
Priya...

Beyond Grey?? Pink, grey or Black??

Hi!

It's actually all 3! Yes... These are 3 colors you need to enter into very first Beyond Grey challenges. A new venture started by our very own Pooja Parate (ICR DT member) with my dear crafty friend Kalindi as All season's DT member.. isn't it a great news??
This is my 1st entry for the challenge. Check it out:

The color scheme for the challenge is "Grey and Pink with a drop of Black".

Here is a close up!

I have used my 1st MS "punch around the page" punch. Made a rectangular background with it. It's such a fun using this punch.. I am loving it!
Here is the coordinated envelope to keep the card..

Apart from Beyond Grey, I am entering it into :
1. one stitch at a time - Anything goes
2.trulymadlycraftychallenges - Anything goes
3. unstampabelleschallenges - Anything goes(no stamps)
4.Stampinsistersinchrist - Use something new (used my brand new around the page punch)
5. Simonsaysstampschallenge- Spots and/or strips
6. Sparklesforumchallenges - New goodies (around the page punch :) )
7. Marksfinestpapers - Use border punch
8. Hookedoncraftchallenges - Try something new (Used my new MS around the page punch!)
9. Movingalongwiththetimes - Spots and/or strips

My heartiest wishes to all the the people involved behind the Beyond grey challenges..Congratulations everyone and Good luck!

Happy crafting!
Priya...

Happy Birthday little girl!

Hi!

Sharing today a birthday card I made recently. This is my 1st try on joy fold card. Have a look!

 this is the way it will open... The flower is acting as a stopper to keep the 1st flap closed.

opening 1st fold,

Opening second flap... and tada! the sentiments :D

Another view:

And the matching envelope:

Supplies Used:

Blank card and envelope: Itsy Bitsy

Stamps: MICIA and Fiskars

PPs: Echo park's Splash and dots n Strips

Die cuts: Ujjwal's Store

Flowers: Prima

Others: Doily punch, Faber Castell pencil colors.

Challenges entered:

1. My mums craft shop challenges - HERE COME THE GIRLS
2. Birthday sundaes - Birthday Card
3. Crafters cafe blog challenge - Birthday
4. Simonsaysstampschallenge - Spots and/or strips
5. Hooked on craft challenges - Try something new (my 1st joy fold card)
6. Cup cake inspirations - Photo inspiration
7. Fussy and fancy challenge - Happy Birthday

photo inspiration from the cupcake challenge!

I hope you people liked it... Please leave a comment.

Good night!
Priya...

All of my Christmas cards

Hello people!

As I am not getting much time to update my blog, I thought of showing all the Christmas cards that I made this year in a single post (Except the ones I posted in previous posts). Here are these:

1st one is a long card...

The Christmas tree stamp is from Kaisercraft. I found this set in Itsy Bitsy store and I was so thrilled once it caught my eyes..

2nd one is again a long card... The sentiment "Merry Christmas" is from the same stamp set.

3rd card is a quick pink and purple card that I made in 20 mins... Love the die cut and the embossed paper that Kalindi sent me. I made a matching envelope too.

4th one is stepper card I made for a friend of mine. The papers are from Echo park's Season's greetings collection.

Side view of the stepper card. Sorry for the bad quality of photos as I clicked the photos just before leaving for office at 7 in the morning and it was still dark outside. So couldn't take a picture in the broad day light.

And its coordinating envelope.
The sentiment and the ornament are again from Kaisercraft stamp set.

I made some Christmas notecards too but haven't clicked their pictures.

I hope you guys liked these. Do leave some comments. Each and every comment is so dear to me.

Good night!
Priya...

Poinsettia Christmas card

Hello people..

I am in love with Christmas colors and this festive season.. This whole week I had so much fun in office as we were celebrating Christmas... We decorated our bay on the theme "Santa's workshop", received so many goodies from our official Santa Claus :D,   Played secret Santa's game and other fun activities.. it was like 100% fun with 0% work! and o yes! I cleared my certification exam with flying colors.. !!! and how can i forget to mention that yesterday I received my parcel of craft supplies from U.S.... my best ever shopping at Joann's store I did during thanksgiving... a friend of mine brought it along with him while coming to India.. I am doing a happy dance!!!

So, today I want to share another Christmas Card I made recently.. Here it is:

Its a simple card... and a true Christmas card with snowflakes and Christmas plant flower Poinsettia.. This is my favorite among the all the Christmas cards I have made..

I decorated the envelope too :)

Here is the list of supplies that goes into its making:

Blank card and envelope: Jovita's Store

PP's: Season's greetings by Echo Park from Ujjwal's store

Snow embossed paper: RAK from Kalindi

Flowers: Prima Marketing

Red flower on the envelope: Free gift on purchase from Jovita's store.. I got a handful of these.. Thanks Jovi..

Beads and pearl: from my stash

Linking the card to following challenges too:
1. Charisma cardz - Anything goes
2. Fresh brewed designs - Christmas Cards
3. My mums craft shop challenges - Anything goes
4. Crafts and me challenges - Anything goes
5. divas by design challenge - Merry Christmas
6. Paper play challenges - Christmas

I will come back tomorrow with another Christmas card! Now off to decorate my Christmas tree!

Merry Christmas!
Priya...