Autumn Florals | Altenew Inked Flora

October 11, 2020 Sidelle Menon 16 Comments

Hey there!

I've seen a lot of white embossed flowers all over the internet for a while and was always intrigued by it. I finally decided to try it out using my favorite stamp set by Altenew - Inked Flora. I once again used autumn colors on my card inspired by the color theme at My Favorite Things Color Challenge 150.

You're Stinkin Cute | Lawn Fawn

September 29, 2020 Sidelle Menon 15 Comments

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I always love to incorporate scraps/supplies that I have had for years and my quilling strips are one of them. Jennifer McGuire Ink has been one of my favorite crafters and from one of her videos, I got inspired to use the strips for the background.

I stamped a bunch of sentiments from the Essential Sentiments stamp set by My Favorite Things onto a few strips using my distress inks as I do not own any other colored inks.

I decided to use the current sketch at MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge. After placing the sentiments on the background, I glued them and added a strip of vellum to create a band at the top.

Coloring with Sketch Pens | DCAM Critter Sheets

September 23, 2020 Sidelle Menon 16 Comments

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I have been checking out different types of floral images apart from hand-drawn and stamped images and I came across the lovely critter sheets by Die Cuts and More. I ordered the Ready to color Wild Roses one a few months ago to try it out.

Initially, I tried watercolors but since it's not printed on watercolor paper, the colors just seeped in and I did not like the result. Then I tried painting with my distress inks and got the same result. I was annoyed and decided to not work on it for a while.

Initially, I tried watercolors but since it's not printed on watercolor paper, the colors just seeped in and I did not like the result. Then I tried painting with my distress inks and got the same result. I was annoyed and decided to not work on it for a while.

I was cleaning my table after finishing a project and saw my stash of sketch pens that I have had for years, probably 10+ years, and thought of trying them on the critter sheet. The next morning I tried coloring one of the flowers and loved how vibrant it looked!

I colored two flowers in yellow, orange, red, a bit of brown, and the leaves in shades of blue. I used a dark background so that the colors of the elements could pop out and distressed the edges with some torn jeans distress ink.

After arranging the elements, I glued them down and added a sentiment heat embossed in white from Essential sentiments by My Favorite Things. Finished the card with a few black Pearl Drops from Little Birdie by Itsy Bitsy.

I'm entering this card for the following challenges:

1) IKEsWORLD CHALLENGES #136- U is for UNDER THE WEATHER/AG

2) LTSCB #137 - Anything Goes

3) Corrosive Challenge #09

4) CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #123

5) Scrapping4Fun Challenge 175 - Anything Goes

6)  Penny's Challenge #480

7) Allsorts Challenge - Week 590 My Lovely Garden

8) Crafty Catz Challenge #519

9) Creative Fingers - Challenge #193

10) MIUCB #41 - Anything Goes + Foiling

Sending Love & Hugs | Altenew Adore You

September 22, 2020 Sidelle Menon 25 Comments

Hey there!

For a very long time, I have been meaning to try coloring images by ink blending using distress inks. I finally got my hands on the distress ink sponges and decided to make this card.

I blended out the picked raspberry, salty ocean, and mowed lawn distress inks onto some scrap white paper. Next, I heat embossed a bunch of flowers and leaves from the Altenew Adore You stamp set over the blended backgrounds.

I sprayed some water to get a nice effect and fussy cut all the elements. I had this lovely die-cut that I got from ShylaShree through a giveaway and put that in the center of my card.

It took me some time to arrange the flowers to get the final look and once I was pleased with it, I stuck it to the card base using some foam tape. Added the sentiment from the Essential Sentiments stamp set by My Favorite Things and finished off the card once again with a few sequins.

I'm entering this card for the following challenges:

1) IKEsWORLD CHALLENGES #136- U is for UNDER THE WEATHER/AG

2) Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes Challenge September 22nd 2020

3) September Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #79

4) Crafters Castle - September Challenge #33

5) Let's Craft and Create Challenge #163 - AG + BEST OF FRIENDS

6) Corrosive Challenge #09

7) CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #123

8) Just us Girls #554 ~ Color Week

9) Penny's Challenge #480

10) Scrapping4Fun Challenge 175 - Anything Goes

11) LTSCB #137 - Anything Goes

You're a Blessing | Altenew Inked Flora

September 20, 2020 Sidelle Menon 23 Comments

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Today's card features once again my favorite - Altenew's Inked Flora set. I wanted to work with a different color palette and decided to make it colorful.

Fall Colors | Altenew Adore You

September 18, 2020 Sidelle Menon 26 Comments

Hello there!

It's been a while since I have posted something. The weather in my city has been changing drastically every day. We don't really experience fall but that didn't stop me from creating a fall-themed card. 

I've always loved the idea of Fall - Warm tones, Thanksgiving, Halloween, etc. Today's card features one of my recent purchases - Altenew's Adore You stamp set.

I have been trying out various coloring techniques for the last few weeks but didn't like any of them. After a hundred tries, I really loved this one and decided to use it on my card.

I decided to include warm tones for the background. Stamped the flower multiple times onto some watercolor paper by Anupam Stores. Colored the flowers using my distress inks - festive berries, spiced marmalade, and scattered straw. Used Vintage Photo Distress Ink for the background and added some gold outliner over the top to get some shine.

After gluing down the card, I heat embossed the sentiment from the Essential Sentiments set by My Favorite Things in white. Added a piece of vellum and few sequins to finish off the card. 

I'm entering this card for the following challenges:

1) Friendship Challenge # 57 - Autumn

2) Creative Fingers Challenge #193.

3) Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes challenge

4) Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

5) CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #123

6) Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #211 ~ Fall Colours!

7) ArtsyStamper Challenge #23 Anything Goes

8) Penny's Challenge #480

9) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #456-#457

10) Crafty Catz Challenge #519

11) Creative Moments - Challenge 198

12) Scrapping4FunChallenge 175 - Anything Goes

13) Uniko Challenge #61 - Anything Goes + optional twist Thanks

14) We Love Chocolate Baroque - Chocolate Baroque

15)  Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - October Challenge

Spread Love, No Room for Hate | Altenew Inked Flora | Z-Fold Card

July 01, 2020 Sidelle Menon 30 Comments

Hello everyone,

I hope you all are doing well! I turned 22 last month and decided to celebrate it by opening my online store! To check out the types of cards that are available, you can click on the tab - SHOP at the top of my home page. To know how to place an order for other products, click on the tab - HOW TO SHOP?

I took a short break from crafting just after my birthday to relax for a while. Today's card features my favorite stamp set once again!

I decided that the last card of the month had to be PRIDE related! Since I always stick to the classic card shapes, I decided to make a Z-fold card. I tried a bunch of ways to get the pride colors on my flowers and loved this one the most!

I stamped the flowers and leaves on the watercolor paper by Anupam stores and colored them with my Little Birdie watercolor set.

For the card base, I used black cardstock and followed a tutorial on Youtube to get the required shape. To add a subtle effect, I added sheets from my old notebook. After arranging the flowers in my preferred arrangement, I added the sentiment from the same set!

Pastel Floral Card | Altenew Inked Flora

June 18, 2020 Sidelle Menon 16 Comments

Entering this card for the following challenges:

1) Color Throwdown #598

2) Word Art Wednesday Weeks #444 - #445 - Anything Goes

3) All Sorts Challenge - Embossing, wet or dry

4) If You Give A Crafter A Cookie Challenge #144 (Inspired by the white, aqua blue, pink colors of the cookie icing. Used the golden color from the golden cookie base as a base for the card)

5) PENNY'S CHALLENGE #473

6) Daisy Chain Challenge #42 - Flowers

7) June Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #76

8) Lets Craft and Create Challenge #160 - AG

9) Crafty Friends Ch 137 - Anything Goes

Favorite Color Combination + Gold | Altenew Inked Flora

June 16, 2020 Sidelle Menon 17 Comments

Colorful Florals | Altenew Inked Flora

June 12, 2020 Sidelle Menon 41 Comments

I heat embossed the sentiment from the same stamp set with silver embossing powder by Little Birdie. Added a few splatters of black paint and a few silver sequins to finish off the card. This card is among my most favorite projects of the year!

I loved playing with the stamp set, be sure to see many projects in the upcoming days! 

Entering this card for the following challenges:

1) Simon Says: Something Metallic

2) Sparkles Monthly Challenge#128 Use A Real Stamp (No Digi)

3) Creatalicious Challenge #188 ANYTHING GOES

4) Stamping Sensations - June - Make it Colourful

5) Penny Black and More Challenge - June - Favourite Stamps

6) Stamplorations - June Theme and Photo Prompt Challenge

7) Rainbow Card Challenge #18: Pastel Rainbow

8) Color it, Create it, Show it off June Challenge

9) Altenew Educators “Giving Thanks” Blog Hop

10) Timeout Challenge #163 - Proust quote (Gratefulness, Giving thanks)

11) Through the craft room door - Anything Goes Challenge

12) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

13) Daisy Chain Challenge #42 - Flowers

14) Crafty Friends Ch 137 - Anything Goes

15) Crafty Catz Challenge #510 A-G

16) Through the purple haze - Challenge #168 Wedding / Anniversary or Anything goes

17) DL.ART JUNE 2020 LINKY CHALLENGE 

18) June Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #76

19) CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #116

A Simple Card in Less than 20 Minutes!

June 11, 2020 Sidelle Menon 25 Comments

Mini Book Covers Card

June 10, 2020 Sidelle Menon 27 Comments

Today I decided to try out something different. While casually going through my bookshelf, I remembered checking out these cute little mini books at a bookstore a while ago. I instantly decided to incorporate them in today's card as it's something that everyone loves!

I recycled old wedding cards for all of the books and the background as well. The background is made with strips of vintage book paper. I distressed the edges with my vintage photo distress ink and archival jet black in and added a few splatters of white and black colors. The sentiment is from the wrapping paper of a bookstore! 

I took the entire day to make this card but I really loved the outcome and it's a perfect greeting for my dad on fathers day as he loves reading!

Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy

June 09, 2020 Sidelle Menon 13 Comments

Hello everyone!

There are a lot of summer project challenges going on right now so I decided to start making summer cards even though it is the monsoon season here in India! Whenever I think of Summer, I always remember having Lemonade (Nimbu soda) to quench my thirst as summers in India can get really harsh at times.

Clean & Layered Bright Colors Card

June 08, 2020 Sidelle Menon 7 Comments

Today I am back with a Clean and Layered card inspired by the current challenge at The Card Concept and the sketch at Hero Art's Challenge.

I recently purchased the professional watercolors set by Itsy Bitsy and decided to use it for the card.

I colored the background panels with colors black and sky blue. The rectangle is colored with dark blue. Then I distressed the edges to give it a nice edge with my distress inks. 

Next, I doodled the butterfly and colored it with pink, orange, brown, and crimson. The sentiment is from an old magazine and I finished the card with a few black 3D Drops again by Itsy Bitsy.

Entering this card for the following challenges:

1) STAY CRAFTY WITH HERO CHALLENGE #9

2) The Card Concept #136 {Bright Florals}

3) PENNY'S CHALLENGE #472

4) Creative Fingers Challenge #187

5) Crafty Catz challenge 509- Anything Goes with optional twist CAS

6) Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #392 - Make Your Mark

7) WWC274 - Dawn's Challenge: Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist

8) Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes challenge

Bright Florals Mixed Media Card

June 05, 2020 Sidelle Menon 25 Comments

 

A Yo-Yo card

May 24, 2020 Sidelle Menon 17 Comments

Hey everyone,

The 90's kids played with a lot of cool toys and yo-yo's were one of them. A yo-yo is a toy consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a string looped around the axle, similar to a spool. It is played by holding the free end of the string known as the handle, allowing gravity to spin the yo-yo and unwind the string. When I saw the current challenge at the butterfly challenge, I was pumped up to make this card. The colors are inspired by mood board at Altenew. Stamps used are Peony Scrolls and the sentiment is by Wplus9. Stencil is Mini Punchinela by The Crafters Workshop. Added a butterfly sequin the yo-yo end.

Entering this card for the following challenges:

1) ALTENEW INSPIRATION CHALLENGE POST
2) Butterfly Challenge - #142 Spin The Butterfly Wheel with Y for YoYo Spinner Card. (Yo-yo card with butterfly)
3) TTCRD - Anything Goes Challenge week Beginning 19th May
4) Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes challenge
5) PENNY'S CHALLENGE #471
6) Stamping Sensations - May - Say it with Flowers
7) Craft Stamper - Take It Make It Challenge: May
8) Simply Create Too Ch. #160- Use Flowers
9) Stamplorations - May Stencil Challenge
10) May Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #75

Instant Recycled Christmas Card

May 22, 2020 Sidelle Menon 23 Comments

Hello everyone!

Recently, I won the April Technique Challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown and was invited as a guest designer for their upcoming challenge.

The challenge is:

Since its an embossing challenge, I was a bit hesitant at the start as I do not own any Christmas stamps nor dies. While going through my stash of old Christmas cards, I found one card which gave me an idea for an instant Christmas card. Along with some Christmas patterned paper from an old pack, I glued down the image to create this fun grid look. I heat embossed the edges of the patterned paper to get a nice gold effect that would match the colors of the image. I love making such instant cards as they are so versatile and at the same time I get to recycle old cards!

You can check out more details of the challenge here!

Entering this card for the following challenges:

1) Simon Says: Recycle
2) Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May 2020 challenge
3) May Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #75
4) Trimmies Craft Challenge 556 Christmas / First
5) Little Red Wagon Challenge #550 - Reuse/Recycle
6) 613 Avenue Create CHALLENGE #233 - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Diamonds and Lace
7) The Holly and Ivy Anything Christmas Goes Challenge # 72
8) Creatalicious Challenge #187 ANYTHING GOES with optional pink & purple
9) IKEsWORLD CHALLENGES #132 - Q is for QUARTZ PALETTE/AG