Lulupu Challenge#22 Cook it up! & Blog Hop 2013

Hi ya, 

How are you all doing?? I am doing good… I am soo excited about Lulupu's Blog Hop, as this is the first ever blog hop i am participating… 

Yes we are having Double fun,  Challenge and Blog Hop @ Lulupu… We are  hopping from Monday, December  2nd  at 6:00 am PST to December 20th until 12:00 am IST. This month we have only one simple monthly challenge for you but 3 awesome chances to win! That sounds cool right!!

This month’s challenge is

Challenge #22 – Cook It Up!

Pick minimum 3 Ingredients from below and create a new Recipe! You can work with all 5 too!

1. Image (digital or stamped)

2. Pattern Papers

3. Die cuts or Punches

4. Mists/Sprays

5. Embellishments

This time we will have 3 categories -
1.Cards 
2. Layouts and 
3. Everything Else (Altered items, mixed media, canvas etc)

Challenge Guidelines - 

1. You can enter maximum 3 Entries Per Category

2. You must clearly mention the recipe used and about the final project

3. If you are picked as a winner in one Category you cannot be picked a winner in another category.

4. You have until 31^st Dec 2013 to participate.

Please click here to see the complete guidelines

Not only will we be sharing some AMAZING projects, but there will be loads of prizes too to be won! 

Prize for Category 1- Cards

Prize for category 2 - Layouts

Prize for Category 3- Everything Else

Oh wait there is more to win…. 

How to join the blog hop?

1. Be a Lulupu blog Follower
2. Like our Facebook Page
3. Add the Blog hop Badge on right/left side top of your blog and link it back to this post.
4. Blog about you joining the blog hop either as a separate post or in your participating post.
5. Please make sure you leave a comment on each designer’s blog and we ask that you leave a comment here as well to be in the running for the prize. The last stop on the hop will be at the Lulupu blog. Please leave your last comment there on this post as well, letting us know your thoughts on the fabulous projects presented by our talented designers. 
6. We will be hopping from December  1st  from 9:30 am IST to  December 20th until  12:00 am IST
7. There is a major twist to this blog hop -  the participating blogs will post their BLOG HOP post any time between 1st and 20th December. So you will need to keep an eye on the following list through out !
   
   
   Here is the Blog Hop Badge...

Pooja   

                                          Varshitha <-----You Are here---->

Pratiksha

Hussena

Sonia

Erum

Nikita

Do join us ! we are giving away 3 Prizes !!! for the HOP alone ! 

See the FULL details of prizes here

Let Me Show you what i cooked up!!!

I made two cards, both are masculine … The first one is Baby Announcement/ Baby Arrival card…  For this card i used 3 Ingredients Stamped Image, Die cuts and Embellishments.. This is CAS card, i made after a long time… lot of stamping with tints of blue to get a abstract look with simple layering and embellishing with my favorite enamel dots.. 

Here is my next card, its not a CAS but a Simple Masculine Card with BLUE!!!! For this Cards the Ingredients used are Spray, Die cuts and Embellishment..

The base is a corrugated sheet, recycled from a corrugated packaging box, added random molding paste/texture paste and painted with distress paint(Mix Broken China and tarnished brass, which was a left over when i painted some other project.. ) and later added lindy's stamp gang spray from one corner… so its have of shine , half of pastel look, jus to give a more masculine meaning.. The key and gears are sizzix bigz chipboard die cuts… added vintage photo distress paints and dry brushed silver (brushed pewter) to match the sentiments shade… 'Congrats' is American Crafts Thickers… 

Your next stop is ----> 

Pratiksha 

 (Keep checking her blog , her post may come LIVE any time between 1st -20th dec.)

Happy Hopping!!!

Supplies Used: 

Lindys Stamo Gang praitie wildflower	Sizzix Big shot Teal	Ranger Inkssentials� Heat It� Craft Tool	SureCut Deluxe Paper Trimmer 12"
Ranger Inkessential Craft Sheet	3" By 4" Acrylic Block	Craft Collection 3D Foam Tabs	Neon - Hero Arts Dye Inks 4 Color Cubes
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue Carded	Archival Dye Ink - Jet Black	Koi® Water Brushes Medium	Martha Stewart Tools Scoring Board

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Stamp n Stencils.....

Hi yaar,

I have a new post for you all at Lulupu's Blog...

Head over to my Lulupu's blog post to see the tutorial on how i made these card and the full reveal...

Thank you, 

"Bundle of Joy" Simple Card

Hi!!!!!

I made this card for Nag's Colleagues Son who celebrated his 100th days..... And came to know that koreans celebrate 100th day of a baby as a special occasion. So made this quick card for the little one...

I couldn't take a better picture as i jus completed before we left, so a hurry burry pic...

Some pattern papers, stickers, stamped and heat embossed sentiment and a cute lil bow with enamel dot to highlight the bow....

Thanks, 

"DAD YOU are Awesome" Card

Hi Friends, 

Here I am again with a masculine card..... I wanted to make one card for my Dad.... probably i wont be able to give me him now but this card is completely dedicated to him... He is the one who wears white (Kadhi dothi) always,  a gold framed specs is the only accessory he wear, even though being a gold store owner...He definitely inspire me  a lot with his simplicity.... 

So a card with white, gold and the accessory which reminds me about him. 

About the card The specs and the frame is designed by me and cut with my KNK Zing....  The burst/star shape is from the design libraryof Make the cut software and cut with KNK in a masking sheet... Heat Embossed the spec's frame with gold embossing powder. and attached the piece to the base specs layer and then again dabbled it in the versamark ink and heat embossed with the clear embossing  powder Finished it spraying, layering and stamping.. 

Supplies Used: PTI White CS, Ranger Gold fine embossing folder, Zing Clear Embossing folder, Inkadinkado Masking sheet, Clearsnap Smooch Spritz Spray, PTI Simply You sentiment Stamp, Alpha sticker from EP Everyday eclectic  

Tools Used: KNK Zing, Darice Heat Tool

Close Up of the Specs... 

Entering to following Challenges 

Beyond the Grey Challenge - Accessorise

Thanks :)

Flowery!!!

Hiya, 

I am here with a simple card made my my own custom designed stamp.... If i would been continued VARNA's stamps, this would been next stamp in the floral fusion series.... 

This stamp was made for trail... it was lying unused for a long time and jus want yo lay my hands on it... and this is what i came up with.... 

Supplies Used: American Craft Cardstock, EP Sweet Day PP, VARNA's Custom stamps,
Memento Inkpads- Bamboo Leaves, Pear Tart, Rose Bud, Love letter Karen foster ribbon brad, some rhinestone from stash.

Challenges Entered

Crafty Card Maker Challenge - Blooming Images
Creative Corner Challenge - Brads
Addicted to stamp - Use a Physical Stamp

"Wish" Card

Hi!!

I was playing wid distress ink pads and  pattered papers .... I am truly in love wid these distress inks...:)

Supplies Used: Recollection Kraft Cardstock, Echopark Sweet day Pattered Paper, Distress Inkpads, Sentiment stamp - Fiskars Make a wish, Glitter strips, Prima Flowers, Some pearls , white gel pen.

Expression of love!!!

Hi friends!!

Here I am with a card... I am not sure if its beautiful but i loved making it using distress ink pads, watercolor paper, mini misters and my own VARNA's Stamps..... 

Here i have explained how i made the card....

I stamped those florals from VARNA's Floral Fantasy #1 with versamark watermark inkpad and added white embossing powder and heat embossed it.... I dabbed 3 colors of distress inkpad (picked raspberry, mustard seed, shaded liliac and dusty concord) randomly in the craft sheet and sprayed water generously over it from my mini misters and just placed a water color paper on it and gave it a shake... after taking it it was awesome, initially it was very light color.... it was wet throughly i dripped the excess water and dried it using mt heat gun then to give a extra detail and effect i pressed it the paper here and there with the left out ink in my craft sheet.... in this process i over did so got a stronger and darker color.... but i actually wanted a lighter version of this... but achieved it in my next attempt, I am also sharing that picture here... But water color paper and distress ink does magic..... its a must try technique...

the problem i faced is in stamping and embossing the sentiment stamp (which is also from the stamp Floral Fantasy #1), as i wanted my sentiment also above the flowers and not as a seperate layer so i had a hard time heat embossing as the water color paper had moisture and i long time cleared the embossing powder in other areas....

And also i found fact that once we stamp it wid the watermark ink pad, it stays for a long time, even wiping it wid wipes or kitchen towels... great finding... lol:P

finally i adhered the water color sheet to scored and folded cardstock card....

Hope i am not boring with long post....

Supplies Used: CS: Recollection White, Essential Watercolor paper, 

Floral and Sentiment Stamp - VARNA's Floral Fantasy #1,

Distress inkpad - Picked Raspberry, Dusty concord, mustard seed, Shaded liliac

EK Success powder applicator tool, Darice heat gun, Ranger Craft sheet, Mini mister

 A closeUP picture!!

This is wat i came up in my second attempt.... i love this more... planning to use this pcs soon.... 

In this i used Shaded Liliac, Mustard Seed, Picked raspberry....

VARNA's Floral Fantasy#1 stamp set

I think Aditya "Imaginations" have a stock of it.... 

Challenges Entered:

Crafter's Corner - Expression of Love

The Perfect Sentiments - Floral Fantasia

Crafty Cardmarkers - Blooming Images

Paper Playtime - Sentiment Stamp

Thanks!!!

Valentine's Day Card

Hiya,

Here after a long time...... I am posting a card which i made recently in LOVE theme to suit valentine's day...

My first trial with distress inks and heat embossing....
I totally went crazy blending the colors.... i am planning lots wid distress inks..... :) i am loving it,....

Supplies Used: Stamp - Fiskars Quote Lasting Love, Hero Arts Flourish Background Stamp, 

Inkessential Blending Tool, Tim holtz Distress Inkpad - Picked Raspberry and Salty Ocean, 

Corner Chomper, Recollection White Cardstock

Challenges Entered: 

Lulupu Challenge #8 : Love is in the Air

C.R.A.F.T Challenge: Valentines Day or LOVE

Itsy bitsy : Wedding and Celebration