Twisted Gift Card Holder / Handmade Gift Card Holder Tutorial

Here is a Gift Card Holder I created some days back and they were so easy to make. The base of the holder is Black card stock layered with pattern papers. The beautiful PP's on the front are from My Cubby Craft's Candy. These PP's came along with some awesome selection of goodies. Thanks a lot Jennifer.

Here is the mini tutorial,

Cut cardstock 41/4" X 8". Score it diagonally and crease the fold.

 Turn the cardstock. Score at the center and fold. That's it. Decorate with patterned paper ( Reduce the pattern paper size by 1/8" and repeat the above steps).   

     

There are two pockets (front and inside)  to hold the card. Inside PP's are from Colorbok. I have used a free Digi Sentiment from Birds Card. 

For embellishment, I used Docraft Xcut Border Punch, Martha Stewart lace scalloped heart punch, Petaloo Flower, Pearls and Rhinestones. Hope you liked it.

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In and Out of Kitchen

Black Eyed Susan

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Altered DVD Case / Coloring Case Tutorial

Hi all, Today i am sharing an altered project which i came across while browsing you tube and thought it would make a perfect handmade gift for kids. I altered an empty DVD case into coloring case. I started it by removing the part that hold the DVD. I have used a utility knife to remove the circle.

Place the foam in between the clear sheet and cut out the raised DVD circle to make it flat. Stick a black card stock on the back to cover the hole.

Cut a thin cardboard to fit inside the DVD case and cover the cardboard using the fabric. I used a cereal box for cardboard. 

Cut out another piece of fabric for the pocket and make a fold. Lay the fabric cardboard backside up and glue it down.

Adhere fabric covered cardboard to  right side of the DVD case. Insert some white card stock on the left side. Attach the pattern paper to cover the front. I used Shimmer Flocked Paper from Colorbok.

I have inserted some coloring pages and white card stock for drawing. I filled the pocket with new color pencils. Hope you liked it.

Source : YouTube
 

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Handmade Sunburst Card / Anniversary Greeting Card

The current challenge over at SBC is to create a Sunburst Card.  The finished size of the card is 5" x 5". The pattern papers are La Creme Mat Stack from DCWV layered with black cardstock. I have used Recollection border punch for Daisy borders. 

Flowers are punched out using EK Success slim paper punch. I used tiny alpha stickers for sentiment. Also added some pearls to embellish the card.

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Handmade "Best Wishes" Greeting - Twisted Easel Card

Hi all! I created a Twisted Easel card this week. The finished size of the card is 5" X 5". The base of the card is black card stock layered with pattern papers. The pattern papers are Fresh floral stack  papers from DCWV.

 I have used a Digi  image from Whoopsie Daisy. I colored the image using  color pencil and added some rhinestone. 

To embellish the card,  I used Recollection border punch and Punch Bunch leaf punch.  I have added some handmade paper rose (no punch) and white flowers. White flowers are from Petaloo. 

For sentiment, I used Pink alphabet buttons and Embroidery floss from CG's RAK (Thanks CG) and the Wishes sticker is from Ek Success Sticko. I added a  pink ribbon, butterfly and pearl string  to finish off the card.

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Oakleaf Hydrangeas Photos

Oakleaf Hydrangeas

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Triple Stamping Card using Distress Ink Technique

Hi All, Here is my first try using Distress inks. I created a Simple Triple Stamping card for Scrapbook Blessings Challenge. I stacked up three panels of white cardstock and distressed the entire background  using Broken China and Peeled Paint inks. I stamped the image and then layered the distressed card stock onto the black cardstock. I used Inkadinkado clear stamps for  image and sentiment. To embellish it, I added liquid pearls and rhinestones ( I couldn't get better snap due to bad weather ).

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Handmade Birthday Greeting Card

I started with base card 5" X 5" in black card stock and layered with teal card stock (Colored the white cardstock using teal water color paint) . Pattern papers are Linen Closet papers from DCWV. I have used a Digi  image from Craft on the Net. I colored the image using metallic color pencil and gel pen. I stamped the Birthday sentiment on white card stock using Inkadinkado clear stamp. Flowers and leaves are punched out using small Punch-Bunch Paper Punch and embellished it with a rhinestone. Butterflies are hand cut and the flourish are handmade using liquid pearl.

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Handmade "Every Day" Greeting Card and Altered Can / Pen Stand

 

Hello everyone. Welcome to my blog. Hope you all had a great weekend. I have an altered can and a card to share with you all.
 
First for Altered Can, I used a coconut milk can. I wrapped and glued the pattern paper onto the can. secondly, added daisy border using Recollection Border Punch. For the center,  I cut out two circle, one with black card stock and another with pattern paper.  I added some pearl border on the black circle and then layered with dotted black card stock and designer circle.  Then, I added some hand cut butterflies to give the finishing touch.

Next, for the card: I started it by using a white card stock as my base. Then layered it with red and black card stock. Added pattern paper on the center. Pattern paper is Fresh floral stack papers from DCWV. I used border punch, pearls and butterfly to embellish the card. Sentiment is hand written. The finished size of the card is 4.5" X 5.5".

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Water Lily Photos (Click on the images for a better view)

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Pink water lily

Water lily leaf

Orange water lily

Lavender water lily

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Handmade "Fun Fold" Greeting Card

I always love to make folded cards and here is my first take on Fun fold card. It's kind of card within a card. The finished size of the card is 6.5" X 4.5. I used a black card stock as the base.  The pattern papers are Fresh floral stack  papers from DCWV.

Here are the inside view,

To embellish the card,  I used Recollection border punch and Punch Bunch leaf punch. Flowers are from Petaloo. I also used a Liquid pearls on swirls and flowers. The sentiment is a free digital sentiment stamp from Playing with Paper.

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Rainy Leaves

Water droplets on green leaves

Wet leaves on a rainy day

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Handmade Greeting Card for kids/Girls

Hello All. I recently purchased some scrapbooking supplies from Big lots. They have some great selection of pattern papers and stickers at an affordable price. To make this card, I adhered the silver glitter vine paper pattern paper on the black card base and added the border sticker. The pink borders are from Heidi Grace border sticker. 

I cut out the pre-colored image from a Colorbok pattern paper, then backed it with a black card stock and  added faux stitches using white pen stacked it on the another piece of vertical card stock and finally adhered the panel on the silver panel stock.The small flowers are punched out using Punch Bunch cherry blossom punch and added 3mm pearl for flower center.



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Handmade Greeeting Card for Friendship Day

Here is my creation using Mojo sketch with lots of layers. The size of the card is 4.5" X 6.5. The base of the card is black card stock layered with pattern papers. I used Linen Closet papers from DCWV. 

The sentiment is stamped on tawny pattern paper using Grant archival clear stamp, then backed it with a black card stock. 

Flower is punched using EK Success Slim Paper Punch and embellished it with a pearl.  Rhinestone flourish is from Colorbok.

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Super Moon 2013 (Click on the image for a better view)

Super Moon

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Handmade Clean and Simple (CAS) Smile Card

Here is a card i made for this week. Card size is 4.5" X 6". I used a glitter flourish from Colorbok . The smile sticker is from Ek Success sticko.

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Handmade Clean and Simple (CAS) Greeting Card for Valentines Day Card

Here is another CAS card i made on this weekend. The finished size of the card is 4.5" X 6". The Designer paper is from Colorbok, layered with black card stock. The sentiment is stamped on black card stock using Grant archival clear stamp and the love sticker is from Ek Success sticko. Added a rhinestone heart and metal dot to embellish the card.

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Chana Masala

Ingredients:

Chickpeas / Garbanzo - 2 cups (cooked)

Cumin seeds - 1 1tsp

Asafetida - pinch

Besan - 1 tbs

Tomato puree - 1 cup

Chilli powder - 1tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Oil - 2 tbs

Salt to taste

Method:

• Wash and soak the garbanzo overnight and pressure cook it with salt.
• Heat oil in a pan. Crack cumin seeds and add asafetida.
• Add the besan and stir fry it for a minute.
• Add the tomato puree. Stir and cook till oil seperates.
• Now add  turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder. saute it for a minute.
• Add  a cup of water and salt.
• Add the cooked chana and cook for about 15 minutes on a low flame or untill the gravy thickens.
• Add garam masala. Stir it for a minute.
• Chana masala is now ready to serve with  chapathi, naan, poori, rice etc.

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