Calendar

I completed the calendar!! Finally!!
Here are the pictures

The above two digis (monkey on tree - jungle buddies, monkey and frog behind the mushroom - a shady spot are from Rebecca Parker (Wings and Willows)

The above digi is Tea time from Scrap Happy Paper Crafter

The completed calendar:

\Entering this to:
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.in/2013/03/challenge-73-anything-goes.html

Calendar - June

Our wedding anniversary falls in June.. Here is the page for June

I drew and cut-out the 2 hearts together and used a punch for the smaller hearts. The pattern paper is from Itsy Bitsy.

Submitting this to:
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - One for the boys - This is for my husband
Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge 16 Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - Challenge-73 Anything Goes

Calendar - December

This is the completed page for December.

I cut a piece of white paper in a snow like shape to make the snow on the ground. I cut a pine tree from green hand-made paper and added a star on top and used a foam tape to add some dimensional effect (which I guess is not very visible in the picture!! ) Added some golden glitter on the tree and some silver stars  in the background using glitter pens.

This is again a short post! Please do leave your comments and feedback. I love reading them and they sort of give me the energy I need to keep doing this :)

Entering this to :
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - One for the boys - This is for my husband
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
For the Love of Crafting - Seasons Stories - Winter
Word Art Wednesday

Calendar - August

I'm posting after a long time. I was little busy all these while. I made this page for the calendar that I was making and thought of sharing it with you all.

My husband's birthday falsl in August and he loves football :)
I drew that balloon and the football myself. Hope it has come out well.
Please do share your thoughts and feedback :) I love reading and replying to them.

Submitting this to:
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - One for the boys - This is for my husband
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday

CDAC - Spring/Easter Contest

CDAC and Petaloo are teaming up for some FANTASTIC
Easter/Spring Challenges & Contest BONANZA'S!!!

March 17th is the start to a bunch of awesome challenges and contests on CDAC..It will run through the end of the month!! Lots of prizes will be awarded at the end of the month so, don't miss out! There are crafting challenges, a "LIKE" Facebook contest and even a simple "spread the word" Contest. Along with some wonderful Gift Certificates from some wonderful Digi Artists, Petaloo is offering some AMAZING prizes. Petaloo International, is one of the largest floral manufacturing companies in the crafting world and is your source for floral & specialty embellishments. With exclusive factories in
China, India & Thailand, along with over 20 years experience in floral & craft products.They offer customers fun & innovative products at factory direct pricing. Here is just a "sample" of "some" of the prizes that will be awarded. Plus, Petaloo has a WHOLE NEW LINE of flowers coming out on April 1st that will also be part of these prizes. Don't miss out on being the "first on your block" to own some of these fabulous flowers!!!

CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE FUN!!

Giveaway at Crafting Desert Divas

Please do check this awesome giveaway @ Crafting Desert Divas. She's giving away a $100. Joann's Giftcard when she reaches 500 followers!!

And here's her FB page

Pins For Swap

I have completed the pins for CDAC Pin Swap and they are all set to go!!

Here are a few pics of my pins:

This is my first time doing a stick pin (also my first time doing a salt dough flower!!). So it looks amateurish!!
But anyway I had a good time learning and creating them.

Entering it to:
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/challenge-40.html
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.in/2013/03/challenge-70-anything-goes.html
http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.in/2013/03/challenge-197-7th-of-march-easterspring.html
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.in/2013/03/week-197-springtime.html
http://paperplaytime.blogspot.in/2013/03/ch-5-anything-goes.html

Salt Dough Flowers

After seeing Dr. Sonia's post on salt dough papaya, I wanted to try salt dough projects. Now, I have joined a pin swap in CDAC and my theme is air which means I have to use the colors white and/or yellow. I couldn't find any 'different' bead in white or yellow color in shop, so I decided to make something on my own!! So here is the final result - salt dough flowers.

I got the recipe from Dr. Sonia's post. After baking them, I colored them using poster colors and applied varnish. But it didn't have a glossy effect. So I thought of applying nail polish!! Yes, you heard it right!! I had an old nail polish in light cream color and that was perfect for my flowers!!

More details on my stick pins will be posted soon!!

Submitting this to:

Word art Wednesday

Liebster Blog Award

I'm very happy and excited to tell you that my friend Deb has given me the Liebster blog award!!! How awesome is that!! Deb is one of those friends who always encourage and support me. Please do visit her blog A Look Through My Eyes and she is one of the DTs of CDAC and she's hosting a few swaps at the moment!!

This Award was designed to be a blog award in the "Pay it Forward" fashion. Once you have been nominated, thank the person who gave it to you and you award it to five blogs that you like that have fewer than 200 followers to encourage visitors to their blog.

Here are 5 awesome blogs, that I enjoy reading and hope you also would:

• Deepti Stephens - Catchy Crafts
• Sunehra Koshy - Crafting Till the Crack of Dawn
• Angel Allen - Sew Crafty Angel
• Sujitha - Easy Cooking
• Isha Tripathi - Crafting Paraadise

There are other blogs too, that I enjoy reading.. But I can select only 5 now. Please do visit their blogs.

Thank you Deb, once again :) You inspire me always!!

Deer Panteth For Water

I tried coloring for the first time after so many years (after school :D). Yesterday I tried using poster colors and the outcome was awful!! Today I tried with sketch pens and I think this is better that yesterday's result :) So I added it to the calendar, for the month of April.

The deer is a digi (I got by winning in Love To Create Challenge - Celebrations) from Rebecca Parker of Wings and Willows. I cut out a river, the meadows, the sun and the cloud. I colored everything using sketch pens. To give a 3D effect, I used a foam tape to stick the deer and the cloud. A closer look at the deer:

and the Sun and the cloud:

Submitting this to the following challenges:

• One Stitch At A Time Challenge - Challenge #152 Use a Digi
• For the love of crafting - Challenge#12-Deep in the woods
• Craft Room - Something For A Man
• Challenge #101 - "Animal Magic" - Paper Shelter
• Word Art Wednesday - Challenge #69 - Anything Goes