Happy New Year 2013

Hello Friends,

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year that truly marks an exciting new beginning! 

New resolutions, new promises and new things to learn...

Thought of making a card with quilled roses, and as you can see below I am an absolute beginner in quilling.....so here is my first experiment with quilled roses.

Loved making these tiny roses with Quilled creations blooming roses.

Printed out the new year sentiment and embellished with a tiny stone.

Wishing you all a new beginning, Happy New Year....!!!

Teju

Merry Christmas

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas..!!!

I made this very simple Christmas card with the papers from the 'Scrapbook Magazine'. Loved the Merry and Bright paper pack, so here it is....

Hope you like it,

Cheers,
Teju

Marci with Heart Balloon, an Easel Card

Hi Friends,

How soon the time flies, it is the last week of the last month of year 2012.  Christmas and New year preparations and celebrations going on in full swing all around the world!!

It also means birthday celebrations in our family, I made this card for my sister, Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Priya !!!

One of my first Marci from La-La Land Crafts... (http://lalalandcrafts.blogspot.com)

 Tried to make an Easel Card, it looked complicated,  but once I got the hang of it, ended up making several in various shapes, will post them later.

I used the Copic markers for the main image and chalk colors for the background, which can hardly be seen, I wonder why?

Here is a closer look...

Hope you like the card,  do post your valuable comments, means a lot to me...

A Christmas card coming up tomorrow, till then...

Teju

Mojo Monday 266 and Baby Shower card

Hello Friends,

Wanted to play along the Mojo Monday contests for a while, so here I am...

This is a card made for a friend's daughter-in-law's baby shower.

The papers used are the Humming Bird collection from Kaiser Craft. 

Enjoyed creating this card, with a little inspiration from a friend.

Inside the card...

Love the little humming bird peeking into the baby carriage..

Will be back soon, till then...

Teju

Lil Bee's 'Lovely Spring' Kit

Lil Bee's 'Lovely Spring' Kit

Hi Friends,

Its been a while since I sat down to blog,  been a bit busy with moving into another apartment and arranging things all over again...

Got to play with Lil Bee's 'Lovely Spring' kit in between the chaos,  loved the bright colors and the stamps by Lawn Fawn, the Flutter By collection

Started off with a layout, with a very cute photo of my boys, a scenario I can't imagine now as they are older and absolutely hate hugging each other.

I am just a beginner in the layouts, so still experimenting....

For this card I thought of experimenting with the concept of using negative space, as I had already die-cut the flourishes off the green patterned paper, I used it as the centre part of the card, with some glitter to fill the negative space.  Bordered with Washi tape,  added a rose,  more flourishes,  a cute butterfly,  and the 'you inspire me' phrase, was pleased with the results.

Liquid pearls added some sheen to the card, hope you like it.

My third project, again using the 'you inspire me' Flutter By stamp, with a different color combination, this time using the lavender paper, a rose and the flourishes gave a neat look. the background was stamped all over with the Flutter By stamp, the border too was stamped and embossed.

The triple layered butterfly looks cute....

Hope you like the cards and the layout...

Thanks for passing by.....

Teju

Happy Birthday Mom

Mom's Birthday....

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Mom...!!!! 

Every year, 1st May has been very special to our family, it is  Mom's birthday and also the day we used get our final results from school. And of course celebrations, with home made (mom-made) cakes and all the special foods....

This is my first attempt of making a layout, had an album ready from ages but couldn't fill the pages, so here I go...

Choosing the photographs was a very tough job and after a lot of contemplating, I decided on these three beautiful moments from my life.

This photo was taken in Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh), on 1st May 1993

Here is a closer look...

Love you Mom, hope you like my surprise....!!!

Teju

Buttons, embossing and a sketch....

Buttons, embossing and a sketch.....

Hello friends,

I just couldn't wait to create something the moment I got hold of this little girl 'brimming with love' from Penny Black.

These lovely hearts really stand out because of glossy accents...

The yellow buttons are hidden behind the pink ones.

I colored the little girl with copic markers, love her blush...

Finally embossed the flowers...

I am entering this card to the following challenges:


Friday Challenges, All buttoned up: http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2012/04/all-buttoned-up.html

Challenge #82 Button it: http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-82-button-it.html

Week #179 Sketch Challenge: http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/week-179-sketch-challenge.html

Challenge #124 Embossing: http://pixieduststudiopixiechallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-124-embossing.html

Just some lines Challenge, gift of flowers: http://justsomelinesblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/new-challenge-give-gift-of-flowers.html

I had lots of fun creating this one, hope you like it....

Have a great weekend,

Teju

Moon, Stars and Circles....

Moon, stars and circles...

Hello Friends,

Looks like I have been bitten by the 'challenges' bug. Here's another card made for my friend's son for his 8th birthday and I have decided to enter this in a couple of challenges....

Moon and stars: http://justsomelinesblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/new-challenge-moon-and-stars.html

Three circles: http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-178-three-circles.html

The inside looks like this....

Have a great weekend....

Teju

Challenges...

I was browsing the web and stumbled across many beautiful blogs and their challenges, so this is the first time I am going to try out a challenge.

PPS: http://ppsuae.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-3.html had a challenge about a particular card layout, and another site, http://pixieduststudiopixiechallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-122-ribbons.html had challenged to use 'Ribbon' on the card.

So, here's what I came up with...

Hope you like my card.

Thanks for passing by....

Teju

Mother's Day

Mom... is someone who inspires you to do things you dream of, helps you overcome any hurdles you face and supports you when the whole world is against you, well one can go on and on....

I am very lucky to have a Mom who, in every aspect was and is the perfect Mom.

When I am with my boys, I do think about how hard it must have been for her to bring us up when we were young, when there were not many of the present day luxurious amenities,

And each day goes thanking her to have brought us up the way she did, not just on the Mother's Day.

Happy Mother's Day Mom....!!!

Happy Mother's Day to Moms all over the world....!!!

Thanks for stopping by...... :)

Teju

Product Focus: Glossy Accents

Hi Friends,

Today's project has Glossy Accents as the product focus, and these are the results. I have always been a fan of the Ranger products. And Glossy Accents is one of my favorite, it is nothing but a clear glossy medium you can use to accent, brighten and magnify distinct areas on your projects. It gives a 3-D effect and is water based. You can also use it to stick tricky embellishments, or cover it to give an extra shine...

Here is a simple 3-D card.

The word 'Joy" stands out......I outlined Glossy accents over the letters to give an extra brightness and shine.

These flowers were first colored by copic markers and then given a liberal coat of glossy accents. The crystals on the flowers were adhered with, of course, glossy accents.

I used a silk ribbon from my collection to make a neat bow.....

This is a very simple card, the Maya Road stamp looks so perfect with a nice shine. One of the roses is done with plain Glossy accent while the other one and the leaves were sprinkled with glitter immediately after applying the glossy medium. It takes about an hour to dry, and you end up with some very satisfying results. Go ahead, add this medium to your craft supplies....

Check out: Lil Bee's Boutique

Thanks for stopping by....

Teju.

Fun with Copic Markers

Hello Friends,

Today I wanted to share some pictures of my creations with Copic markers......!!

These cards were made to welcome the New year 2012.....

Made a total of 50 such cards, here is an image of the first batch....

Who doesn't like Charlie Brown and his cute little pet Snoopy....

By the way, I have a pet too, Fluffy.....

I totally fell in love with this girl, love her cute dress and specially her eyes, don't you agree with me...?

Made this card for my dear sister...

Another little boy with his pet....

I had lots of fun making these and if you like them, do leave your comments, really appreciate it..... Thanks for stopping by....!!!

Lil Bee's Valentine Blog Hop

Welcome to Lil Bee's Valentine Blog Hop..!! So glad you stopped by! If you just stopped today to see what was going on, you are in for a treat.

At the end of this post is the list of all the blogs that are on the hop, in case you get lost.

By the way, if you are new to the blog world, blog hops are easy! You start on the first in the list and follow the links to the next blog and keep going! There will be loads of ideas and inspiration on the way! Be sure to follow the blogs on this hop to find out even more.....

My card here is created with Western romance papers....

I used Fiskars border-corner punch for the borders, and added some glitter to the hearts...

This is how the inside of the card looks like to put in your special personal message.....

I used glossy accents to stick these little hearts.

And colored the flower with distress ink to match the words, 'I luv you"

Here's the list of blogs for you today to hop on.... Have fun..... and do leave your special comments, feel free to follow us.....

Lil Bee's Boutique

Sue Percival-Simmons

Nandini Rao

Teju Venkat

Karla Maynard

Hana Atif

Happy Valentine's Day!

Was quite excited to create something off a kit; had never done this before....

Here's my first attempt......

.....and another......

Happy Valentine's Day...!!!