Love is in the air!

For people in love, every day is Valentines Day, what say? *wink*
But February 14 does bring with it romance, dancing, flowers, chocolates, candle light dinners, etc, etc. Here are two cards I made for that special day :)

The camera doesn't do much for the shade of red, but the cards look very lovey-dovey :)

I got to use my new stamps. The shoe (stamp) looks familiar, doesn't it? In that case I don't think I need to remind you that it's one of my favourites, oops! I just did!

Inspired Projects

How cute is this? I say it looks yummy enough to go 'slurrrrp'! I saw this on Angie Kennedy Juda's tutorial here. Boy, am I gonna be making several of these or what?!
(I should've probably put it on a darker background...)


Angie is a SU demonstrator and has some pretty awesome videos/tutorials on YouTube. Check them out here. Here's a book mark I made inspired by one of her projects.


Okay, I also have lots of other fun stuff that I've been making and wanting to share. More in my next post!

Good Things Come in Tiny Packages!

Well, I can't really stand by that statement...maybe, maybe not :)
I made these little boxes for Valentines Day. Aren't they the cutest or what? They are perfect to hold something tiny and cute and precious, maybe. I don't know if you think chocolate is worth making a fuss about but I certainly do! And that's exactly why I put in a little Hershey's kiss in one of them. Let's see now, maybe I'll give it to a special someone.

Pssst! I gobbled it up right after I took the picture, hehehe.

Will be back with more Valentines Day treats soon!

Grandpa

Ajja, that's what we fondly call our grandpa. Everyone's favourite, grandchildren and great grandchildren alike. With his loving smile and gentle ways, he is such a calming presence for our large extended family. I have spent so many memorable summer vacations at my grandparents' place in Mangalore and whenever I think of my grandpa, I remember the little orange candies that would mysteriously appear in his hands if we closed our eyes (!), the yummy sweets he used to bring back home for all of us, the stories he used to tell as we drifted into a blissful sleep at night and the medicines he used to give us with his magical touch that would just scare the coughs and sneezes away! I love you Ajja, we all do!

I made this card for his birthday this month.


The sparkly silver and gold flowers don't photograph well...but the card turned out quite well overall.

My craft loot from the US!

Okay, so here's what I've been raving about :)

Tools: Got my Cuttlebug, yes!! An embossing heat tool, a large crimper, a 2-in-1 corner rounder, a snowflake punch.

Some yummy patterned paper...



Clear stamps...
Rubber stamps...I love the shoes set, they're from Hero Arts.


Stamping markers...


Glitter and ribbons...

I used a couple of things already for the scrapbook pages I was talking about. There's so much more to do and I'm so excited, yay! Will be back with some pictures soon.

Made something, felt good :)

I've brought back so many beautiful memories from our holiday! Even while we were there, seeing places, doing fun stuff and taking pictures, the thought of getting back and making some scrapbook layouts always lurked around somewhere in my excited mind. And then, I had all that lovely craftsy stuff that I'd bought, so I worked on a couple of scrapbook layouts. I picked some of my favourite pictures that I want to send to some very special people back in the US. I won't post the pictures of my pages just yet, 'cos I want it to be a surprise and don't want them seeing all of it right now :) I should be mailing them in a couple of days, so will be back with some pictures soon.

And I'm back!

Hey there! Happy New Year!
We're back after a wonderful and memorable holiday in California. We had such a good time! Here are some pics -




One of my fav parts of the trip was the craft shopping I got to do. I got so many fun things and at such a bargain, wow! And for the 'crafty' reputation I have, I got some gorgeous gifts from my cousin. I can't wait to use all of it. Will come up with something soon.

This new year, I want to take my crafting hobby more seriously and do something worthwhile with it. I want to organise my craft supplies and work on creating a little craft nook for myself. I better get started then!