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Farewell - Tri Shutter Card

 Hi Friends ,

I made this Tri-Shutter card after being inspired from a lot many other bloggers and going through many tutorials. It is very simple and easy to make and the end result is totally fabulous.
I made it on black back ground and on the front side adorned it with pretty papers, sentiments and embellishments.
On the backside I added empty tags for writing down wishes. It was basically a Farewell card for one of my team mates and she absolutely loved the thought that in today's age of e-greetings some one had actually hand-made her a card!









Hope you all like it!

~ Adding this craft to Crafter's Corner Challenge 11 - Anything Goes Challenge
~ Adding this craft to For the love of Crafting - Challenge # 18 - Expressions

Baby Album - There lived a Handsome Prince !



Hi Friends, I made the First Year Baby Album on order . It was a massive project and my dearest husband completed it gracefully with a custom made gift storage/carry box which has a flip cover with magnetized strips! One of our dearest projects so far :)







Have a look!
 
Page 1: Write down the Birth statistics of the baby in the attachment. First photo of the baby can be placed over the white doily as a background. On the other side the white tags can be used for both: sticking pictures as well as writing notes on both sides.





Page 2: The paper tags can be used for both: sticking pictures as well as writing notes on both sides. On the other side, open the ribbon to get a view of a “pocket of memories” . You can write down any special moments you remember about when the baby was born or was about to be born. Tie the ribbon back to secure the pocket.




Page 3: The paper tags can be used for both: sticking pictures as well as writing notes on both sides. On the other side is the Baby family tree. Small tags have been placed all along the tree (Baby, Mummy, Papa, Dada, Dadi, Nana, Nani etc). You can place stamp size photos of the family members near the tags.



Page 4: This page has a wheel of tags fixed in the centre with a brad such that the tags can rotate. These tags can be used to store pictures of Baby Firsts like smile, crawl, kiss etc. Rotate the tags to reveal the complete space for sticking pictures. The other side is a photo frame which can be used to store a portrait of the baby. The frame is secured from 3 sides: left, right and bottom. It is open from the top and a photo can be sized and slid through it.



Page 5: The paper tags can be used for both: sticking pictures as well as writing notes on both sides. The other side can be used to stick pictures of the baby’s developing smile over the months. The picture tags are covered with month names. Rotate the upper cover (which are fixed with brads) to view space to stick stamp size photos which have been hand cut into circular shapes.



Page 6: This page has a wheel of tags fixed in the centre with a brad such that the tags can rotate. These tags can be used to store pictures of Baby’s participation in his first festivals or functions. Rotate the tags to reveal the complete space for sticking pictures. The other side is a photo frame which can be used to store a portrait of the baby. The frame is secured from 3 sides: left, right and bottom. It is open from the top and a photo can be sized and slid through it.


Page 7: This is the final page of the album which has space to capture baby’s first birthday. On the front side there are balloons which can be used to record the gifts the baby received on his first birthday. The paper tags can be used for both: sticking pictures as well as writing notes on both sides. On the other side is a pocket which can be used to store baby’s portrait. Open the ribbon and then open the golden cover which is basically: 4 semi circles held together by pressing each semi circle under the other on one side. Paste the picture on the base and close the cover as you opened it. Fasten the ribbon to secure the pocket.




 
 

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Adding this craft to Crafter's Corner Challenge 11 - Anything Goes Challenge

Happy Birthday - Folding Card

Hello Again dear Friends ,

I am here to share with you a folding card which I made for a team mate and friend's wife's Birthday. All he wanted was to surprise her with something handmade and personal - and this is what I made him.


 The card has 4 folds. The first and the last have space to hold personal messages and sentiments like "Happy Birthday" and "You Complete Me".




The inner side has space for 2 sentiments apt for the occasion.







The 2 folds in the middle have frames to hold pictures. They can be slid out and be changed as and when desired.

The folding card is held together with a satin ribbon. Somehow , I am too fond of ribbons and pearls :) They add such grace and softness to any craft!


And again , the customized box. I just don't let my dear husband rest in peace :)

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Mini Album - Anniversary Special!

Hello Friends!

I got this request from a person who wanted to make his Marriage Anniversary special - with something handmade and personalized to detail. His requirements were minimal : A hand made something for my wife :)

This gave me ample space to exercise my choices . And hence I chose to make a mini album full with heartfelt sentiments and a few pics of the couple along with embellishments to go with them. Its a 5" by 5" book with 5 leafs in it. Every thing on it is hand made.

I used the technique of raising tags (3D) to give it a nice look. The stamps are digital and the quiet a few of the tags are made diligently by my husband who took good care of color, hues and shades. What would I do without him! :) He is a sweetheart to put up with all my demands of changing the shade to the tiniest level , up scaling and down scaling N number of times.

One of the tags has been left blank to write down the personal message. Have a look!


 











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