Sentimental Sundays: YOU DID IT!!! Graduation.

Hello everyone!

Before I start talking about today's card I just wanted to let all of you know that I am in the process of making my rounds, checking out your blogs and of course commenting :) If I haven't stopped by your place yet, please know I definitely will within a couple of days.

Okay so the theme over at Sentimental Sundays is

YOU DID IT!! Graduation

The image is by "Drawn with Character" and I have coloured him using Faber Castell pencils.

I thought I'd make a shaker card because who doesn't like shaker cards! 

The background is inked using distress inks of various colours.

Sentiment by SSS. 

Hop on over to the Sentimental Sundays blog to check out what the rest of the DT cooked up!
xx
Erum

Challenges: SSS, AAA Cards, ATW, Come and Get it, Fairytale Stamper, The Craft Place

Guest Designing at CUYL

Hello everyone!

I was invited by the lovely people over at

Challenge Up Your Life to guest design for June and July.

The theme this fortnight is

MONOCHROME

 Here is what I made.

I am thoroughly enjoying making CAS cards!

I used distress inks to create the watercolor background. Sentiment by Altenew.

Please head on over to the CUYL blog to see what the team cooked up for you!

PS: Natalie S, you were the winner of Lia Stampz blog hop. Please get in touch with me sweets for your prize!

Challenges: Addicted to CAS, Sweet Stampin, 

Lia Stampz: Anything Goes

Hello everyone!!

Time for a brand new monthly challenge at Lia Stampz. 

This month the theme is Anything Goes!

I have used Owl digi from the Owls set which you can find here. This is such a cute set!

The image and the background has been watercolored using distress inks.

The sentiment I designed myself on Photoshop, just wanted to keep it simple.

Hope you liked it :)

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Lia Stampz Blog Hop's deadline is June 2nd! if you want to win one of your favorite flower digis. Stop by THIS post to enter.

Challenges:Simon Says, crafting from the heart, craft your passion, dream valley challenges, Memas challenge 

All Dressed Up!

Hello everyone!

Just a quick post today to share that I am now a part of All Dressed Up design team! Hooray! 

They have the cutest and the sweetest digi stamps!

Stop by their challenge blog to meet the rest of the DT. You can even join the Facebook group.

I have used distress inks to watercolor the image "Fairy Magic".

PS: Lia Stampz new release blog hop ends June 2nd. Visit THIS post for details, don't miss this chance to grab those beautiful flowers!

Lia Stampz: May Flowers Set Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to Lia Stampz Flowers blog hop!

Flower Set

If you have just chanced upon this post then it's your lucky day!

We have a prize for you on each stop on the hop so don't forget to leave comments!

Here is the list:

Maria Sabina Raita

Erum Tasneem -- You are here!

Nina-Marie Trapani

Tracy Schultz

Kelly Tribout Latevola

Lynda Jane Cooke

Lia Stampz is releasing a new set named "Flowers" (pictured above with link to the shop). We have FIVE flowers in this set and ELEVEN digis in all and oh-my-god they are oh-so-fun to work with! 

They are so versatile and I am going to share with you three VERY different (from each other) projects today.

First up I used Poppies on my one layer card.

I watercolored the poppies using distress inks and added wink of Stella for the shimmer. Sentiment is by SSS, I stamped it on vellum and then heat embossed it.

Can you see the sparkly goodness?!!

Next up is a heat embossed image card using Peonies.

Here I printed the image on vellum and heat embossed it. Printer ink on vellum stays wet for a while so I used that "flaw" (not so much for me) to heat emboss the image. 

Maybe you can try this too and if you do try please link me up, I would love to see your work! 

I added a brad to the vellum piece and some twine to give it a look of a tag. Placed a colour-wash background behind the image and layered it with champagne glitter mat. I embossed and lightly ink distressed the base to add a bit more texture.

Last but not the least, a hybrid watercoloring card again using Peonies.

Here I manipulated the image on Photoshop. Played around with it till I was satisfied with the look.

The only real watercolor element to this card are the splotches and splatter I added later on (surrounding the image). I added a bit of heat embossed vellum to balance the glittery sentiment die by Spellbinders, Brad is from an MME brad pack.

If you are still here with me then kudos to you! Give yourself a pat on your back! :) 

Do not forget to leave a comment and also PLEASE answer one question,

WHICH FLOWER DO YOU LIKE THE MOST IN THIS SET?
This blog hop ends June 2nd. I will randomly draw one of the names from the comments and send them their favourite flower from this set! 

Now hop on over to Tracy's blog for some more flowery goodness!

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xx

Erum