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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Birthday Easel Card - For Her

Hi Friends,

Birthdays are special and when celebrating the birthday of the most special women in your life, it is imperative that you shower her with loads of love and make her feel special : top to toe!

This easel card has been made specially for a girl. Its round and scalloped and blooming with roses!
I have added a chipboard design which enhances the femininity of the card. I have also added a few butter flies which will sure create a flutter in the heart of the one who receives it. :).

There is a pocket behind the top portion which holds a tag. The front portion is left blank for writing down some personal messages and the back side has a lovely sentiment written down with silver glitter.

And then again, this beauty comes with a personalized gift box which was duly made by my hubby dearest :)

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Farewell 'CAR'd

Hello Folks!

This post comes after a fairly long time. Not that I had been very busy with my usual work, just that I had simply not being crafting.

And then all of a sudden came a an opportunity where I couldn't resist but make a beautiful little mini album for a friend. My husband and me sat brain storming as we had to make a farewell present for one of his dear friends.

Bidding adieu to a friend is always difficult and finding a perfect souvenir for him is even more difficult when he has a selective set of interests. So when it came to think a perfect gift for him, who has special interests in Cars and Automobiles, we thought of creating a customized gift matching his interests and this is the final outcome... A CAR theme based mini album with wish tag holder for his team mates to write their good bye , until they meet again :)

                              And yes, the customized gift box you see, is all hand made too :).

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Love is in the Air

Valentines Day is around the corner and it is a perfect day to show consciously to your loved one that they are always thought about and cared for with love. And when the gifts you shower them with is Handmade , it makes the occasion all the more special.

This occasion is special for one of my friends in more than one way : its Valentines day of course and she is getting engaged. What better day to take vows which will last for a lifetime.

I made a “Heart Shaped Easel Card” for her which she wanted to give to her fiancé. Her requirements were minimal – Something heart shaped and simple, since this was her first gift for him. And this is what struck me.

I made this easel card with handmade paper and satin ribbon.

I decorated the base of the card with cream colored pearls and a sentiment which reads – You and Me.

 

  

The face of the card is decorated with satin ribbon plait and an embellishment with the silhouette of a guy proposing a girl. My husband added the golden outline to make it stand out! The embellishment is pasted using double sided stickers to give it some dimension. It is stuck upon handmade paper which is made more delicate using doilies. To make the gift more personal, I made space to keep a message mat which is again heart shaped.

My husband who is my partner in everything I make and do made this assignment even more charismatic by making a box of its own! We then decorated it with ribbon bows to make it look prettier.

 Wishing you a thousand smile :)

Birthday Bonanza

And I got the chance to enthrall one more person on his birthday :)

I prepared this folding card which has pockets to hold message mats and 6 place holders for photos.
The front is adorned with doilies , hand made butterflies and a bright red heart made using quilled paper. To add to the small details , I adorned it with white pearls.
  

 
The next side of the folding card has a sentiment written on it.

 All the message mats are bordered and made delicate with the pearly hangings.
    








  

 The card is given folded with a black satin ribbon.

For the wall hanging I decided to do 3 frames : 2 rectangular and 1 elliptical.

The 2 rectangular frames are similar with butterflies cut off golden embossed papers and made delicate with golden glitter. To add dimension to the frame I adorned them with wooden embellishments.The flowers are quilled and made prettier with pearls.
 

The elliptical frame has shaded quilled flowers and is made more delicate looking with doilies and pearls on the sides.
 







~Wishing you a thousand smiles