Baby shower

Hi,
                      This is for the september challenge.I made these party decor for a baby shower party.I made a baby shoe favor box for the chocolates.Made a mini wishes album to hold the wishes of the guests.The Invitation was bib shaped .I also made a crib to hold the wishes book.I have attached few of the sample pages from the wishes book.

Linking it toKraftzone Welcome Baby Challenge

With Love,
Soundarya 

Time for some decoupage..

Hi,

I found a cute lil box while doing some shopping and got it for decoupage.This was my first try with decoupage on a box.I distressed with worn lipstick and walnut stain.And also used Kaisercraft Mini  stamp for the sentiment and sealed the box using Mod podge. Added an antique watch which I got from my vacation to this.I have put my quilled earrings in this box.

Linking it to Beyond Grey Challenge

With Love,
Soundarya

Quilled swan Gate fold card

Hi,

Here is the card that I made for the Indian Quilling challenge.

It took a lot of time but I loved the outcome! Do let me know how you like it :)

Linking it to
Indian Quilling Challenge
Lulupu Challenge (Black,White,Pink)

Will post some more craft works of mine soon :)

Flip Flop Accordion fold mini album

Hi,

I am posting after a long break.Hoping to be on track and take part in challenges this month.I made this a while ago and totally loved the results.Planning to make a box to put in the album.Fun way to store the memories of a beach vacation !

 Front side pages when opened

Back side pages

Love,
Soundarya 

Quilled Card for Engagement

Hi,

       I made this card for my friend's engagement.Would love to share the details here :)

Firstly,I drew a heart shape in the center of the cardstock and cut it with a craft knife.This was very difficult for me as I am poor when it comes to cutting :P I had wasted two cardstocks and got it right in the third trial :) Then I used 3 mm red strips to create a lattice effect.It was little time consuming,but was super fun.First, I had planned to do it one way and it looked so plain,so made it like this.

This was the first time I made so many roses.I have half a dozen more for decorating the envelope too !!
I made the ring first in off-white color which showed little difference,so strictly stuck to the red strips to make it to the challenge!!

Close up pics of the ring and the lattice..

   
Linking it to  Create something catchy challenge
                    Itsybitsy monochromatic challenge

Do let me know how you like it !! :)

Quilled Heart Card

Hi,

                           This is a special one as this was my first attempt in straight line quilling.

                          I started by drawing the outline of the heart very lightly and roughly so that it is not visible at the end.(I also fixed a piece of rubber to a small pin and removed all traces of pencil in the end )And then I measured each n every strip starting from 7.8 cm in the center and gradually incrementing and decrementing according to the shape.Measuring each strip was a task especially when I cut it 1mm shorter  in a place :( so,I had to attach another strip of 1mm length.!!

                          I chose pink cardstock  for making the strips as I  wanted a subtle look.Making the strips to stand straight was a challenge and sometimes when I was trying to align a strip,the previous one got disturbed.I never knew I had this much of Patience !!!

                This piece took me about 4.5 hours flat to complete.I didn't want any sentiment to be in the front as I felt the heart itself will convey all it had to say !!!!!! Wanted to make it look as clean and simple possible.

I was so satisfied  with this one and I had been literally staring at it after completing it.I am in so love with this.But,Pics were taken at night,so not that great :(

And when hubby returned from office at 10pm (that too on weekend!) he was super happy when I gifted him and kept the card close to his heart and gave a pose which  I managed to take a quick pic in my mobile :)
The effort behind was worth it certainly!!


           I hope to try much more similar to this as I feel this would help me in getting steady hands :P

A collage of work in Progress :)

        Linking it to  Catchy Challenges for quilled card            
                             itsybitsy monochromatic challenge

Do let me know how you like it :)

Quilled Card

Hi,


So,I am posting this on a weekend when hubby decides to go to office due to some urgent work  :( I was doing a quilled earring and when I came across this challenge , I left the earring as such and decided to make a quilled card !!


                         I used DI ( Picked Raspberry and Salty Ocean ) for the background and used flowers made by combing technique.Wanted to have a classy look and then added pearls to the centre of the flowers using glue gun.

                 I made sure that the entire card is quilled,so even the sentiment is Quilled letters :)

Some more Pics..

I have one flower left for the envelope also.!!

Linking this to Create something catchy challenges

Quilled Ganesha

Hi,

I wanted to gift something to a lovely family who were my husband's client in office.They had been so nice to us and as they were shifting to Dubai,I thought a quilled ganesha layout would be perfect gift.But,I had lost my quilling tool while we shifted to a new house :P So,there was a delay to get my goods shipped from India.And,the family has left now before I completed this :(

Anyways,Would love to share this here.Will be framing and then gifting it soon :P

Size : A4

I had crimped every strips used in the project using crimping tool before pasting on the sheet.Used DI in Mustard seed and Peacock Feathers for the Background.

Some close ups..

Entering it to Color Conceptions Challenge Anything but cards

Do Let me know how you like it :)

Quilled Red Monarch Butterfly

Hi,

Posting after a long gap.This one was made earlier,but had to post late as we were shifting to a new place. I had always wanted to make a quilled monarch butterfly.Initially,I was planning to make it small,but hubby wanted it to make it little bigger to frame it.
       
                           The size is 8*8 inches and this piece took about 25 hours.First attempt in making a bigger intricate one :)

Had a huge haul of craft stuffs from US, Singapore and India.Planning to bring it back with me here when I come back from vacation :) Hoping to post after I get hold of all the supplies :)


With Love,
Soundarya Sankaran

Upcycled Jewellery box :)

Hi,
       
            The climate here was so cool and it made me so lazy that I was literally lying down all day in the cozy sofa :P Finally,I am here with this post today.There are no scrapbooking supplies here,no distress inks,no die-cutting machines,no pattern papers,and I can go on and on.So,I try to do little of what I can find here.

              Today,I was in the mood of upcycling the small Jewellery box.It was made of super thick cardstock and was so cute that I did not want to throw it away.

                           I sticked some scrap items on the top of the box(like the one remaining from some electrical work done in my house,a heart shaped embellishment remaining from a project,cold porcelain flowers from a plunger) using the glue gun.Some aluminium foil was damaged exactly in the middle so I was not able to roll it up for packaging lunch.I decided to use that also.

                                        I crushed the foil and pasted it all over the box and started defining the outline of the scrap items using a smooth tip as I was not having an embossing tip.I had to be extra careful not to tear it.

I wanted to paint it using metallic colors,but that was not available.So,I chose two colors from the 3d outliner that I had.First,I painted it the bronze colour and allowed it to dry and gave it a second coat.Then,I painted roughly with the green and allowed it to dry.

This was giving it a rustic look.But,I wanted the box to look like an antique rustic piece.
So,I painted it with black all over it.

Now,I sprinkled little water over it,and then dabbed excess of black paint using a tissue.I removed it in a random way leaving more black at a side and less at the other.Allowed it to dry.Voila!!Loved the effect of the rustic look and also the scrap items were showing off so beautifully :) The colors are looking different in each photo,I guess the camera was playing its magic as the sky was beginning to darken.

                           I hope to repeat it this project using coins or keys as the embellishment and different color combo in the future.
Do let me know how you like it!

Linking it to color conceptions3B's challenge
     

Quilled Jewellery :)

Hi,

Here are few quilled jewellery pieces that I made recently.Hope you like them :)


 First is the Tricolored pendant set.We had the Bahrain National day recently and there were flags around everywhere.And that is when I missed Indian flag :( So, made this set and when the republic day is round the corner,I am happy that I made it :)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        And few other random earrings which I made :) Best to wear some funky designs and stand out among the crowd in this festive season !

Linking it to the itsybitsy-make it-festive challenge !!

With Love,

Soundarya Sankaran

Roses for Mom!!

Hi,

         I had made Cold porcelain successfully and started experimenting with it.I love roses and started making it.Colored the CP before hand sculpting with the acrylic color.Didn't count while making them!!

                After it dried,I started counting them and it was 48!!! Sent the pics to my sis,who has then showed it to my mom.My mom called me and told that they were looking real and asked me to bring them for her when I return back to India :) She is someone who will do anything for flowers,she is just crazy for flowers especially for the smell of the English rose :)

With Love,
Soundarya Sankaran

Small break from quilling :P

Hi,

           Yay! I had got few craft supplies and brought it here through a friend..But,still loads of stuff are yet to arrive from my itsy bitsy shopping.Hoping to have it soon here through someone visiting India.  I have been quilling a red monarch butterfly in A4 size recently and wanted to take make something different.I had some homemade cold porcelain remaining after I had hand sculpted nearly 50 roses which I will share soon.

             Took the cold porcelain and used the quilling mould to make big half pearl shape for the pendant and made it in smaller size for the stud type earring.I did not find any metallic paints here,so painted roughly to get an antique effect with the copper colored 3d outliner :P Used a plunger to design the center of the pendant and earring.Climate here is not adding any justice to this beauty in the photography :( But,I am in love with this piece.

Next,is the little pendant which I made with the pearls and quilling strip.I cut a small square out of a cardstock and glued pearls to it using the glue gun and surrounded it with the quilling strips for defining the outline.In order to cover the gap between the pearls,I sticked small tight coils :P

Linking it to itsybitsy-make-it festive challenge!!

With Love,
Soundarya

Here Comes Santa !!

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               I know christmas is over,but would love to share the Santa I made for christmas :) This was my first 3d miniaturte.I am extemely thankful to Pritesh for the amazing tutorial.I made some changes in the numbers to make mine.There are no quilling supplies available in Bahrain :( I had bought only my slotted quilling tool and few strips from India. Finally managed to find a paper shredder here and some coloured sheets.(though I am disappointed with the colour range available )

                                       It was difficult without the quilling coach and the mould,but managed to complete it.I had got the cart here in a shop and found it was just perfect for the Santa! Sticked the card with the double tape for the sentiment.I am not too happy with the facial features and hope to improvise in the future.

Will share my new love super soon..:)

Linking it to itsybitsy-make-it-festive challenge

Love,

Soundarya Sankaran

Great Start to 2014 :)

Hi,

               I wanted to start blogging long back,but lazy me! :( Better late than never! Now,here it is..I had loved crafts during my school days especially glass painting and pot design.Life changed after college and work.Saw some beautiful quilling before an year and there I found my first love! Ordered a quilling kit right away as there were none in my town.The day I came across the word beehive technique and googled it,I found that it was the same that I had been doing already by myself!! That was the moment..I came to know that quilling is within me.This blog will be a place where I share about my craft experiments and also my quilled creations.

                                I am aiming for perfection and to put lot more patience in my creations.Thanks to all Bloggers out there for their inspirations.I hope to learn more and love to share my craft creations.

                              I am in all festive mood and thought of posting this quilled earring that I made recently.The red and yellow combo makes it all grand and festive enough with the dual strip beehive technique.Hope you like it.:)

Linking it to the itsybitsy-make-it-festive challenge

Love,

Soundarya Sankaran