A Butterfly Heaven

April 28, 2020 Sidelle Menon 8 Comments

Hey!

 Today I wanted to create a type of fold card. After checking out the Butterfly Challenge this month, decided that I should make a Waterfall card as it's been a while since I made it. I grabbed my stamp, stamped the butterflies on a piece of white cardstock, and colored them with my watercolor pencils. Then I created the waterfall mechanism. For the background, I was thinking of a way to let the card look less dark due to the black cardstock and decided that I should create a background with the same colors. Once the colors dried up, I added a few dotted lines and a few splashes of black paint. Finally, I glued all the elements to the card base.


Entering this card for:

 1) Crafters Castle - AG
2) HLS April Watercolour Challenge
3) Stamplorations - April Theme and Photo Prompt Challenge
4) April Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #74
5) MIUCB #36 - Anything Goes + Fancy Fold
6) Inspired by...a rainbow of color
7) Penny Black and More Challenges - AG
8) Creatalicious - Challenge #185 ANYTHING GOES with optional marble background
9) TTCRD - AG


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[SQ] Day 100 - The Magic of Christmas never ends!

April 26, 2020 Sidelle Menon 27 Comments

Hey guys!

 Hope everyone is staying safe!

 I started the 30 Day Self - Quarantine challenge almost a month ago with the intension to create a project daily to push my boundaries and stay motivated. I started off well but after a few days, couldn't keep up to it. I took a few days off to get back on track and started crafting once again. However, I couldn't keep up and stopped crafting again. During that time, I wanted to get back to it but decided to take the time off to figure out the upcoming days. While reflecting, I came up with the following points:

 1) I was pushing myself too much to try and get a bunch of things.
2) It's okay to take a step back and relax.
3) Mental health and well being is very important. While running this imaginary race, we often put ourselves last while aiming to work on every other aspect.
4) Prioritization is the key.

 Since I have to complete a bunch of other things apart from crafting, I decided to only post relevant projects. So for today's project, I created a Mixed Media Christmas card which I have been working on for the past few days. Christmas is my most favorite occasion of the year as the entire family comes together to celebrate the birth of Christ, I get to eat some delicious food and sweets and get to celebrate with my friends as well! 

 I decided to take inspiration from a Christmas door picture. For the background, I used an old greeting card. Next, I drew the door. I wanted to make a fun fold card so I cut the entire door except for one side so that I could use it as a hinge. I used a few markers to shade a door a bit. Then to create the brick wall effect, I mixed some gesso with shades of brown and used a paintbrush to dab and not paint the bricks. They turned out to be lovely! After this, I used the same method to create white bricks around my door. Added a few cut leaves to the top to create a banner along with a few on the door to create a wreath. Then I used my red 3-D outliner to add little berries. 

 I thought the card is finished but the right-hand side looked too plain. So then I dabbed a few shades of green to create the tree, added the berries, and a gold star on top. To top off the entire card, added some gorgeous white glitter to the tree and the white bricks. Finally, I added the background to the card base and stuck the sentiment(from an old card) inside the door. I loved how it turned out! Check out the pictures below!






 Entering this card for the following challenges:

 1)Christmas Cards all year round - AG
2) MIUCB #36 - Anything Goes + Fancy Fold
3) April Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #74
4) 12 Months of Christmas link up - Challenge #64: Opt. Twist…Blooming Botanicals
5) Besties Challenge - AG
6) Crafters Castle - April Challenge #28
7) HLS April Christmas Challenge
8) As you like it - Favourite non Birthday occasion and why
9) Let's Craft and Create - Challenge #158 - AG + Option THROUGH A WINDOW
10) Christmas 24 - Challenge #008
11) Creatalicious - Challenge #185 AG
12)  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - C#130
13) TTCRD - Anything Goes Challenge April 21st 2020
14) The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Challenge # 70 - Anything Christmas Goes
15) KCC #504 {ALL OCCASIONS}

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[SQ] Day 11 - Hi - Spring Card!

April 08, 2020 Sidelle Menon 19 Comments

Hey!

 Today's card features an old background stamp from Penny Black. I bought this stamp a while ago but have hardly used it. Since we are in the spring season, I thought that it would be perfect to make a card with this stamp. I stamped it on white paper and colored it with my watercolor paints. I loved how the coloring turned out, I guess I'm finally getting the hang of it! Once I finished coloring, I fussy cut it and added it to a card base. Then I stuck the word - HI from my alphabets sticker collection. Finally, I finished the card by adding a black border.



Entering this card for the following challenges:

 1) Art Impressions - Bloom Where You're Planted
2) Crafty Friends Challenge - Spring
3) Make my Monday - Make your own Background paper
4) HLS April Watercolour Challenge
5) Simon Says: Spring Moodboard ( Inspired by the colors and flowers)
6) Inkspirational Challenges - Challenge #210 - Spring
7) Penny Black At All Sorts - April - Anything Goes
8) Crafty Catz Challenge 500
9) Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes challenge
10) TTCRD - Anything Goes Challenge 7th April 2020

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[SQ] Day 10 - A Pocket Message

April 07, 2020 Sidelle Menon 23 Comments


 Hello!

 Hope all of you are staying safe at home. After crafting back-to-back for the last four days, I feel that I am finally in the right crafting spirit. There will be a lot of projects coming your way!

 For today's project, I decided to use two of my favorite stamp sets from Lawn Fawn (fox) and Little Birdie (sentiment). I wanted to create a pocket and decided that the sketch by Fusion for their current challenge would be perfect. I drew and cut out the fence and used patterned paper scraps to create the scene . I then stamped the foxes, colored them and stuck them to a white paper strip to create the note which would be inserted into the pocket-fence. Finally finished off the card with a few flower sequins which are more than five years old. You can see the pocket in the pictures below, the sentiment is visible in the second picture which shows the sentiment clearly.
Entering this card for:

1) Word Art Wednesday - AG
2) Simon Says : Happy Birthday
3) Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog - April 2020
4) Country View Challenges - Animal magic
5) FUSION - Gnomes
6) KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #501 WEEK 1 (STAMP ACT)
7) Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 628 - Anything Goes!
8) Creative Fingers Challenge - Challenge #183.
9) Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - C# 129
10) Crafters Castle - April Challenge #28
11) Penny Black - AG
12) Daily Chain Challenges - Challenge #40 - Birthday
13) Crafty Sentiments - AG
14) Crafty Creations Challenge - AG
15) 613 Avenue Create - Challenge #232 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist : Use Geometric Papers
16) Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - AG




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[SQ] Day 9 - Recycled Card #1

April 06, 2020 Sidelle Menon 15 Comments

Hey!

For today's project, I decided to recycle a brown paper bag and use it as my card base. Next, I added pieces of pattern paper and pages from an old notebook to make my background. I followed the second sketch(given below) from Sweet Sketch Wednesday's current challenge. I stamped a bear on a sheet and colored it with my watercolor paints. After assembling the card, I added sequins to finish it. 




Entering this card for the following challenges:



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[SQ] Day 8 - Easter Time

April 06, 2020 Sidelle Menon 18 Comments

Hey everyone!

 Since Holy Week has started, I decided to make a seasonal Easter project. Drew a basket of eggs and colored it with my Camel watercolor palette. I have had it for almost 10 years and it seems like it gets more pigmented with every use. By following the Sketch provided by Sweet Sketch Wednesday's challenge, I glued down two pattern papers and three sequins to complete the card.


Entering this card for the following challenges:

 1) Word Art Wednesday - AG
2) Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch
3) Gem of a Challenge - AG
4) Crafty Catz - AG
5) Cute Card Thursday - AG
6) Crafty Sentiments - Easter
7) Creatalicious - AG with optional wedding
8) ATSM - Holiday
9) The Paper Shelter - Easter Time
10) My Time to craft - Easter beauties


Happy Crafting!

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[SQ] Day 7 - Mandala Card

April 04, 2020 Sidelle Menon 18 Comments

Hey,

 Hope you are all doing well.

 For today's project, I decided to sit back and draw as drawing has been calming me lately. I decided to draw a mandala as it always calms and soothes me. After researching on Pinterest, I found one that I liked a lot. For those of you who find it hard to stay motivated to craft/make art, Pinterest is a great platform as there are 1000+ pins with so many ideas that I'm sure you will find one which suits you.

 The drawing took me a good three hours while coloring another two hours. The five hour period was completely worth it as I feel in love with the result.
Entering this for the following challenges:

 1) Word Art Wednesday - AG
2) Gem of a Challenge - AG
3) Polkadoodles - AG
4) Make my Monday - Make your own Background paper
5) Crafty Creations - AG
6) Through the craft room door - AG
7) Creatalicious - AG
8) Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge #336
9) Stamplorations - Theme and photo challenge
10) Crafts Galore - AG
11) Cute Card Thursday - AG
12) Simon Says: Spring Mood Board (Inspired by the colors)





Happy Crafting!


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[#SQ] Day 6 - Read from Home

April 03, 2020 Sidelle Menon 18 Comments

Hello everyone,

 Hope all of you are staying safe! As mentioned in my previous post, I had started a 30-Day Self Quarantine challenge on 29th March however after Day 1, I was feeling very low and unproductive hence I couldn't get myself to craft. I took a few days off to compose myself and now I'm as ready as ever! I promise to be regular starting today! For today's project, I decided to work on the idea of - Home Sweet Home. I had come across these gorgeous house arts/ pictures over the internet and wanted to paint a few of them. After thinking of ways, I decided that why not make bookmarks out of them? I used old wedding cards that I've been hoarding for years for the backgrounds, drew my houses inspired by a few pins from Pinterest and then colored them with my acrylic paints Lastly outlined each bookmark and added a ribbon.

Entering this project for the following challenges:

 1) Daring Cardmakers - Recycle
2) Lil Patch of crafty friends - C #128
3) Word Art Wednesday - AG
4) Gem of a Challenge - AG
5) Crafty Creations - AG
6) Through the Craft Room door - AG
7) Creatalicious - AG
8) Rainbow card challenge - Challenge #16: Totally Tiffany
9) Besties Challenge - AG
10) Polkadoodles - AG


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