This is used to be ... a juice pack

This used to be a juice pack.
I needed pen stands and the juice packs emptied just on time for the lulupu challenge :)

Here is --before

and here is --now

A closeup -- This pink one is my fav.

I hand cut the flowers and used some ribbon and paper scraps/

Taking it to -

lulupu -- for recycling
craftsandmechallenges -- for favourite-colour -- mine is blue and white
thepapershelter -- anything-goes
stamp-n-doodle -- anything-goes
simonsaysstampschallenge -- anything-goes

icrc17

I have been doing simple origami models for a while now.

When I initially started doing it, I used make a lot of shirts and dresses.

So when I saw ICR’s shaped cards challenge and the inspiration from DT, I decided to make another dress.

I had to modify the original model a bit, so that I could use two different DPs for the bodice and the skirt.

The pearls are locally bought and the DPs are from Paper Mania (not sure)

Here is the side view-

Since I don't have any sentiment stamps, I used one sticker which went with the color theme.

Before  I got onto the dress, I made a small paper bag. I intended to give it to a friend with some goodies inside.

Couldn’t catch her before she left for vacation.

I used local card stock. the buttons are from stash. DP is from Imagination store. The ribbon is from the goodies bag I won during ICR Birthday celebrations. 

Adity's blog candy

To celebrate the scrap booking month, Aditya is hosting a candy here.
He owns a store for craft supplies. I have bought supplies from him twice and am very happy with the response.
Do visit his store -- http://www.imaginationsonline.com/

~~Renuka

Beyond grey

A quick one for this challenge in beyondgrey.
I used the chipboard from a scrapbooking kit and the other stars are from a sticker leaf bought locally.
The ribbon was bought on last trip to Mumbai.
The sentiment is hand written.
Sorry for the bad picture quality. but my camera refused to take a clear picture.

Black and White

I wanted to try the sketch on prickleypear since I saw ujjwal's card.

I had started working on a card but kinda got lost.

I ruined couple of papers while getting those curves.

So when I saw the pastry box, I jumped with joy.. the upper flap had these two sides with curves..yay..

I just grabbed the box before my brother could throw it away..cut one of the sides.

The cardstock , white paper, black paper, ribbon everything is recycled from stuff I had refused to throw away in past.

The card stock is actually a big scrap left from chart paper. I had this for what…4 years now J

The white paper I have used for mat comes from a pamphlet that came with news paper. (I have loads of them)

The black paper is the back-sheet from the stamps I bought recently. The paper has some floral print on it.. my camera refused to pick it up.

The black dots on the white paper you see are actually my bindis (although they don’t go so well with the card… I  left them there)

The pearls are locally bought and the sticker comes from a scrapbook kit.

Taking it to –

march-sketch-challenge – for sketch

 PWC199-- For bling

rcc46-anything-goes-- Anything goes..( I know I have used the tiniest ribbon scrap)

colourQ challenge #130

When I saw the colors on colourq challenge, I knew what I wanted to do for this one.
 I had recently bought these punches from Neha and wanted to give them a try.
So, here it is---

I punched the balloons from local card stock. The certainly celery colored balloon was punched from a patterned paper. The sentiment is hand written using the glitter pen I had for ages. Button is from stash. the twine/ribbon is from the blog hop I won. I had bought the border punch and while trying to make something else, this punched scrap came along. since my card was looking kinda bare, I decided to put the punched scrap at the left.

Taking it to -- colourq-challenge-130 -- For Colors
                      paper-pretties-monday-challenge-paper -- For Paper piecing

Color throwdown

I love colour challenges..they are easier than the sketch challenges.
And I love Patterned Papers. I dont think I would ever create anything without a DP :)

So here's the card for colorthrowdown#183

The stamp is from the giveaway package I recieved from Ujjwal. Since I dint have proper craft paper, I used one of the groceries bag :).
Since it has craft paper, I am taking it to -- pink-elephant-tpe140.
Also, the checks on the DP makes it eligible for challenge-132-check-it-out-jane

And I made one for cr84fn50-week-2

Sorry for the bad picture quality. :(
For this I followed the sketch from The Deconstructed Sketch--43

~~Renuka

Card Pattern-Sketch-154

It is easier for me to follow a sketch. And here is my take on cardpatterns--sketch-155

I wanted to spice up the red circle.. but I dint realise until late that I had glued it down :(

I also made something else... This one goes to challenge4blooming-gorgeousness

This one was little fun. I had bought the flowers from a local shop and lace is recycled.
The DPs are from Aditya's store and handcut the grass pattern.
Taking it to delightful-spring-colours-and-new

Sorry for the bad picture quality.

~~Renuka

Blues

Yeah.. I am feeling that.... It's so tiring to reach home at 9.30 ...dine and then start searching the boxes for that perfect paper. I stay up late till 1 at night and feel so groggy during work hours next day. I tell myself that I need to sleep, but the thought of those beautiful cards made by other crafters keep me awake and push me to try that beautiful card I saw on someone else's blog.

Anyways.. I have been visiting lots of challenge blogs ..looking for inspiration and below are the two cards that came out decent.. (Or atleast I think so :) )

The DPs from Paper Mania.
Since I have only two stamp sets, one from "KaiserCraft and other a local find, You might find same stamps in all the cards. I used the sketch TSG-145 for below card

Taking it to --
cure-for-winter-blues-challenge
TSG-145
cch-108-anything-goes
week-143-its-your-choice


For this one , I used the sketch CPS-254
I used local card stock, Faber Castle ink, KaiserCraft-Friends stamp.

Taking it to --CPS-254
cure-for-winter-blues-challenge


I am smitten by Debby's style. She has these amazing , cut cards which are treat to eyes. Do check these posts --tsg145-scootin-by and lil-inker-designs-and-cps

~~Renuka

Early today

Hah.. Finally I am early home.

After lots of deliberation, made this one.

Local cardstock, Local Lace, Stamp from KaiserCraft, Punched flowers.

I used Prickley pear february sketch

Taking it to --

Sentimentalsundays--challenge-91

Prickley pear february sketch
crazy4challenges-c4c125
rcc42-anything-goes-with-avocado-arts
speedy-fox-and-friends-challenge-96

Pup love

Hey,

Sometime back, while looking for inspiration, I had stumbled upon this site here. Love their images and registered myself. And guess what? I got a freebie. I dint get time to use it earlier, but here is my creation now.

The digi is from Andy, Friend Stamp from Kaisar Craft and the paper is Desert Bloom.
I punched the butterflies from the same paper.

Taking it to
TSG144- Animals
Challenge 193

GIVEAWAY AT SUGAR CARDS

Grace is hosting a GIVEAWAY AT SUGAR CARDS!!!
check it out -- http://sugarcards.blogspot.in/2012/01/giveaway.html#comment-form

Created from scraps...

Hi,

While I was trying my newly bought punches, I created this one from the scraps ...