Mixed media card with embroidery and crochet

I was playing with cardstock and paint.

Got something not very happy about.
It was almost got abandoned, till the idea of stitching over it come.

 Now the plant and the flower pop up even though it is rainy and cloudy, right?
I added yellow ribbon to give it kind of more attention. 
The card needs a lining inside to cover the stitches though.

Bindu

Mixed media birthday card

I was thinking about making a birthday card for my pretty niece

After thinking much about it, i kind of settled for a cake design.

 For a sweet little girl, butterflies are good. So stamped them all over.
Added a ribbon bow.
Stamped "happy birthday"
Now I am kinda happy with it.

Bindu

Two more greeting cards

I am making some more greeting cards.

But, these might not go to the shop. I want some to give to my family and friends right?
Since I took the courage to add handmade cards to my shop, I am taking the courage to give some to the people close to me. 
Hope, they will like it.

You can see in the picture, where light is coming from. That is a great problem with my photos. 

I need to have a photo box, you can see. I tried many methods but, I got the yellow cast with the box I made. This one without the box is better in picking up the real colours. 

 I used inside of a regular envelope to make the background on the above one. 

Bindu

Christmas Cards

I started working on Christmas projects early, you might think.
But, actually I am not early at all...
That is one of the things with owning an Etsy shop.
My stuff must be out when the customers started thinking of Christmas. Otherwise, the things I make are not going to be reaching my customers before Christmas.
Interesting, right?
Here is a new card added to shop today

I used acrylic paint to make the green background. Other things are just stickers.

It is looking great.  If you want to make one, it is an easy DIY card project.
Just paint the cardstock with the paint. Then add otherwise blah looking sticker on top of it.
Add your greetings or just stamp a message.

Bindu

Embroidery hoop project.

 I bought three 6 inch embroidery hoops. 
Used embroidery floss and stitched a grid like,

This is going to be on the wall of my little nest. 
I am going to have 3 of those as a group.
Still I have to do the back of the hoop. 

Bindu

Recycling for a change.

I was so much in to card making for some time. 
I got a lot of 2013 calendars. They were almost thrown out. Good that I got them before they were gone...
I was thinking over and over about re-using them. You know, the pictures are soooo good to just cut them. 
So, they became envelopes.

I made few bunches of them. If anybody interested in buying, they are listed on my Etsy shop.If you want to make them, and don't know how to, then i am thinking of running a tutorial on it soon. 

Bindu

Fun cards

Just tow cards

I like to call the second on "Purple Rain" What you think? Any suggestions?

Bindu