tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36218293411859777502024-08-29T05:22:41.633-07:00It is...well.. out of no where!Revahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290255137242875515noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621829341185977750.post-63243022093261832072012-03-27T19:43:00.000-07:002012-03-27T19:43:26.414-07:00

I am writing after a long sabbatical. The post I am writing today was supposed to be posted a long long time ago. Never the less, I am writing it today. Last season, ie. in October, I joined an art class which is an Adult education class sponsored by the LAUSD. Its a small class that is conducted very near to my home in Los Angeles with a very minimal fee. It is a studio class for painting in

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I made a bunch of New year cards but unfortunately I have pictures of only one. The colors look pretty dark in the picture but they aren't in reality. Its shades of purple.  Here is a closer pic:    The sentiment is heat embossed with clear embossing ink. I got the MArtha Stewart embossing starter kit but wasn't really happy with the result. I figured out it is the glue

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Hi People, I have not 1, but 2 cards to share in this blog post. They were all made for the holiday season. Being a quilling enthusiast, I usually like to incorporate  small quilled trinkets in my cards. However, I would always shy away from making the most beautiful of all - the quilled snowflakes. I used to see so many quilling geniuses making these beautiful intricate

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As I promised in my previous blog, I am back to share my second card with all of you. Here it is:  This is my Little birdie Birthday card! I had these plastic funky eye stickies in my stash since a long time. I received them in my first quilling set. Almost after 1 and half years, i thought of using them and I am pretty happy with the result. It really looks like the birdie is staring

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Hi People! I am so glad I finally took out some time to write a blog post. Its almost after two months but believe me, I keep checking out your blogs and its fun to see all your lovely creations. In the community where I live, we are having a small ART exhibition this weekend. I made quite a few cards for this exhibition and I am excited to share all of them with you. But it would come one by

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Hi Everyone... I guess it has been more than three months since I have written a post.. I myself don't know the reason very well. I have been busy but now if I think of it, I did have time to write but just didn't happen..Anyhow...Here is a card I made after ages...And I love the way it has come out. Make a Wish Card My photos never do justice to the real card. The colors are much

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I have been soo busy... Its more than a month that I have done any craft...And I sure missed it... Sneaked out a little time and made this.. I have also observed, I cannot force myself to do something creative. The creative juices got to flow :) Here is a card I made yesterday.   Its a 4"x5" card. The layout is a self thought.  I wanted to do a navy and white card since a long time

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I know its a little late in posting my cards for Mother's Day..But better late than never right!! Honestly speaking, I am not very much for these kind of day celebrations...be it daughter's day, father's day, brother or sister day. We don't really need a special day to celebrate life.. Do we? I don't intend to start a debate here... I am just being honest and everyone has a right to personal

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Crafty Ann's Challenge blogNews ..News ..News .. My elder sister had a baby girl a few days back and she is such a gorgeous little angel..  Luck me, my sister is just two hours from my place and I got to spend some time with my niece. Hence, the long break from blogging.  I was waiting to share the new stuff I made since a long time. Here is another digital stamp that I made. It's a

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I never really thought I would enjoy card making so much. Here is another card I made this weekend following the layout on clean and simple blog. I have tried to make damask patterned paper here with a stamp that I got from Michaels. Lately, I am quite attracted towards damask patterns and I keep looking for them everywhere. The pattern gives a classy feel to anything it is used on. Be it

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Yes...Yes..Yes...I wanted to do my own digistamps since a long time and finally I could. Thanks to my husband who helps me in every way possible to let me achieve what I really want. :). Since childhood, I used to doodle a lot. Any scrap of paper or clean white boards I came across, I would doodle something on it. The first and the last page of my notebooks would usually be filled with flowers,

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I have been so busy since last few days. But it has been a good week! Since I am involved in a job where we need to send shipments to clients, I had made a lot of thank you mini cards to send along with them. I hope it brings a smile on their face when they receive it. :) Here is the card I made yesterday with punched flowers. The layout is inspired from Clean and simple blog. They have super

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I guess the spring season is reflecting in my work. Today I made a quilled card which I was so eager to share to with you all. Its almost 1 am in the night but I couldn't wait till morning to share this. Here it is! The colors never come up as good in the picture as in reality. The twirls are actually in silver tone and not grey as it is seen in the picture. I think I need to buy a SLR to click

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Here's my first card where I have tried to create a pattern on the paper using clear stamps. Sorry for the poor image. I always blog in the night and click images then. So, do you like the pattern in the card? I could have done a better job but still, its cute..isn't it? The ribbon is from India. I just love the color of it! Thanks to my lil sis :). The sentiment is handwritten with the 3D

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Did you guys watch the cricket semi-finals between India and Pakistan? It was the god of all games I would like to believe. Wow..a huge huge win for India..And I am glad I witnessed it. The men in blue did an awesome job. I was especially impressed with our much under-estimated bowling line. Nehra made every Indian eat his words. What a game! Phew..Just waiting to see the Sri Lankans getting

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Yes...Its a recipe post after a long time. As I have always mentioned, baking to me is like magic. The mystic joy of seeing my pastries and muffins puff up through the oven glass door is something I always look forward to when I am baking. I know...silly me :) Anyways, the recipe that I am sharing today is quite different. I am sorry I lost the link where I had read it long time ago. I was

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The spring season is almost here and I am loving the weather so much. Nothing feels as good as enjoying the nice and bright California sun :). Though I would love to visit any place where it snows in winter, and all the trees have lost their leaves. And then with the arrival of spring, every plant starts budding. For a gardener, it must be a joyful experience to see his plants blooming with the

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I think I am getting the hang of card making now. And I am loving my creations. Here is one of the cards that I made and quite pleased with it. With love card How I made this card? Here it is: -The heart shapes are hand-drawn and thats why not very neat but still I am happy with them. - The small pink hearts are quilled with 1/8th inch quilling paper. -For the polka dots, I simply used an

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I have been a little busy in the last week. We attended a nice Indian-American wedding here in Los Angeles. The groom was American and the girl was US born Indian. so it was a fusion kind of a wedding and the irony was we were from the Groom's side :). So, we were the only Indians making the 'baraat' (wedding procession) dance in our typical desi style. It was so much fun...In fact one of the

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I am trying and I am trying hard, but still the results don't satisfy me. I thought card making would be easy but it is not.  I see so many blogs dedicated to card making and I m literally in awe of all of them. I mean people who are doing it since a long time make seriously awesome and unique ones. But before I get a hang of the art,  I don't want to spend my money on all the fancy

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Hello everyone! Since a few days I was trying to get into card making. And its been very interesting. After a few not-so-good attempts, this is something I thought is worth sharing. But I am sure I can do much better. All the supplies used in here were bought from Michael's Art and Craft except quilling paper. I got the quilling beginner kit from 'Blick Arts and Materials'. I have always

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Have you ever come across times when you are slightly bored, slightly hungry, want some munchies but there is simply nothing in your kitchen. You crave for something that tingels your taste buds and opens all your senses. Well, I was having this kind of craving today.So, I went into the kitchen and thought to myself "Let's make some bhadang!!" Well, bhadang is the marathi name to the dry snack

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CuppyCake Song Lyrics I just fall in love with this cutie pie song whenever I hear it. Especially because my niece Shreya used to sing it exactly the way it is when she was just a 2 year toddler, and it reminds me of her every time I hear to this song. Why am I talking about cupcakes, my niece and her cute singing and so on.becaaaause..I successfully baked the most delicious, most yummiest

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Spinach is one vegetable that I like in any form. May it be in Palak paneer, paratha or even salad for that matter. In my household, Spinach would be made almost every week. We 3 sisters just loved it and our favorite used to be the palak daal aka Spinach lentil soup. I started cooking when I was in my final year engineering, that goes back in the year 2005. I used to stay with my friends and we

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Since a long time I wanted to try a classic authentic curry. I usually make the dry veggies as they are easier to make and lighter on the tummy too. But, once in a while you really crave for something hot and spicy especially when the weather is cold and drizzly like the way it is in LA now a days. This time at the Indian store, I found fresh brinjals(small eggplants in American english) to my

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