Magnolia blog candy!

A head's up for a blog candy..superb candy..I hope to win it!
Head over to Jacque's blog where she' celebrating 6 months of her blog and more than 58,000 visitors..Wow! she sure is talented...

My birthday

This is just a candid picture, taken on my birthday, while in Rajasthan..I was visting or rather trudging up a fort and exploring it..


This is the fort that I was exploring.. I know the photo needs editing..

I was just checking out a tweak on my blogger to make my photos bigger..it works like charm..


here's the link in case you want to do it too..


Coffeeshop PSE/PS actions..

A fun tag

I got this tag from Jan ...

The Rules are:

1. You can only use ONE word!!!
2. Pass this along to 5 of your favorite bloggers!
3. Alert them that you have given them this award!
4. HAVE FUN!!!
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1. Where is your cell phone? bed

2. Your hair? falling

3. Your mother? far

4. Your father? clinic

5. Your fave food? Rice

6. Your dream last night? scary

7. Your fave drink? water

8. Your dream/goal? happiness

9. What room are you in? bedroom

10. Your hobby? chaos

11. Your fear? cleanliness

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here

13. Where you were last night? Traveling

14. Something that you aren't? organized

15. Muffins? chocolate

16. Wish List Item? Money

17. Where did you grow up? Mumbai

18. Last thing you did? hogged

19. What are you wearing? t-shirt

20. Your TV? Godsend

21. Your Pets? none

22. Friends? few

23. Your Life? roller-coaster

24. Your Mood? Depressed

25. Missing Someone? Jhansi

26. Vehicle? two feet

27. Something you're not wearing? pants

28. Your fave store? M.O.D

29. Your fave color? black

30. Last time you laughed? morning

31. Last time you cried? yesterday

32. Your best friend? migrated

33. One place that I go to over and over? Hobby ideas

34. One person who emails regularly? none

35. Fave place to eat? Tomato's

36. Facebook? friends


That done..tough using only one word..now who do I tag? I really don't know..if you read my blog and if you feel like doing this..go ahead..and let me know..I'd love to read..

Candy Time Down Under

Its raining candy in blogland..two consecutive posts for candies..And do you want to drool?
Here's the candy on offer..

• Magnolia Stamp - Kitchen
• Magnolia Stamp - Christmas Tree
• Magnolia Stamp - Tilda with Strawberry Bucket
• Magnolia Stamp - Santa is Coming to Town
• Kaisercraft Rhinestones x 3
• Kaisercraft Pearls x 4
• Kaisercraft Rhinestone word - Friends.
• Remember when Chipboard Owl
• Remember When Chipboard Bird
• Remember When Chipboard Birds on Branch
• Remember When Chipboard Label
• Bulk lot packet of Ribbon, burgundy, purple, pink, green with white dots and yellow.
• Maya Road Red and Orange Suede Stitched Blossoms
• Stampin’ Up! packet of Felt Flowers
• 6 Pink Gem Brads
• 10 pink Paper Roses
• Craft Affair Papercraft Brads
• Prima Rose - Center Kisses.
• 1 meter of lace
• 1 meter of Stampin’ Up! Striped Ribbon
• 1 meter of white lace like ribbon.
• 1 meter of in colour Stampin’ Up! Kiwi Kiss
• 1 meter of in colour Stampin’ Up! Baja Breeze
• 1 meter of in colour Stampin’ Up! Pink Pirouette
• 1 meter of in colour Stampin’ Up! Pacific Point
• 1 meter of in colour Stampin’ Up! Riding Hood Red
• 1 meter of in colour Stampin’ Up! Tangerine Tango
• 1 meter of Stampin’ Up! Barely Banana
• 1 meter of Stampin’ Up! Certainly Celery
• Stampin’ Up! Build A Brad
• Prima - Gallery Roses
• Prima - Pack of 4 Roses
• Prima - Trellis Roses Lemon Creme
• Stampin’ Up! Trio Flower Punch
• 2crafty Chipboard Boarder
• X-Press It Tape
• Pearl Head Pins
• Packet 10 Autumn Leaves.

Got your attention? To see this amazing candy and win it too head over to Kellie Winnell's blog who is celebrating the starting of a new store..exclusively Magnolia.

Wishing you all the luck in the world Kellie.

Belles 'n Whistle candy

Check out some great blog candy..

HERE

She will ship internationally too..that's a plus point for me.

Drop by and say hi to Iris.

Entering into the thirties...

As I look forward to my birthday this month, I'm also entering my thirties. Scary time for most of us, as we don't to leave the twenties. Now I'm gonna be officially old. I still feel like writing 29 as my age for a couple of more years..

Couple of things that are running in my head...do we get more stubborn as we get older?
Talking to someone who was at least 8 yrs younger than me, I could see the enthusiasm for life, for love..I've lost most of it. Even though I'm going to celebrating my first wedding anniversary in another one month, I feel like I've been married forever.

I feel like reflecting on a lot of things, and I should. most of my priorities are messed up. The kind of life I imagined is nowhere close to the life I'm living.

The best thing about the thirties is, I hope it brings more wisdom and the extreme patience. I will need that immense strength and patience to deal with some family members, who are at present driving me up the wall. I have never been so short tempered in my life. At this point, all I want is patience and some more patience.

I'm on a new blog

I've really got none of my craft stuff yet, so really didn't know what to post here.

But i've found an alternative expression of my creativity..cooking, and since my DH is hale and hearty after all my attempts at trying to feed him, I figure i'm doing OK in that department.

So I'll be putting up a couple of recipes, my medley of mixed up cuisines.

Here's where you'll find me, Tried and Tasted.

Hope to see you there.

Long time no see

Its been a long time that I got near a computer..its been a long time since I got to browse the net. I've been browsing all my friends blogs and it feels weird. Been out of the loop for over 3 months can make you feel you've forgotten all you know..

Its just a small update on me..nothing much..but these days my hobby has changed from stamping to "feed my husband something new to see if he survives, then make it for myself" cooking.
I'm buying books by the dozen and experimenting with most of the fat free versions.. he's already over his limits of healthy weight and i'm getting there myself.

Being a housewife is fun in the first 2 months then it gets boring.. with the recession rolling in, even my job is not paying much. Most of the people are tolerating back pain rather than taking some exercise or treatment for it. So then I'm surfing food blogs and trying out something new everyday. Surfing when I get internet of course..
Its fun..

I hope to keep in touch once a month and would love for you to keep in touch with me too..Adios till then!

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I'm sad. My new embossing heat gun died..within 2 hours of using it. The guys over here refuse to repair it, since its foreign make..and I can't even send it back, since it was a gift. I don't know what went wrong.

Well, now I've got to wait some more to play with it. Imagine having embossing powders, versamark, inks and stamps and not being able to emboss, something which I wanted to do for a very long time!!!

A wait little longer.

I'm still jobless, but have become a pretty good homemaker. Married life is pretty nice..having a hubby who is crazy about me and also at the same time, driving me crazy with his childishness. Its a happy life.

I've been blog hopping but not much, sorry if I don't comment on anyone's blogs but be sure I do take time to read them. (at least some of my favorite ones.)

One month PM...

that is Post-marriage! Its been a wonderful month..lot of changes..me taking on the role of a dutiful wife..and moving into a house that has no furniture...the mattresses are on the floor.. no chairs, no T.V. and no internet.....but still its a wonderful life. Simple pleasures!

Here are some pics... my posts will be very irregular..since my craft stuff is still at my own house and I get internet access once a week when I come to my other house.




That's the wedding alter. The flowers were so fragrant!!!


This is us after all the ceremonies are over... the official new Mr and Mrs.


This is the reception, it was tiring...saying thank you to every one...my cheeks were aching at the end of it.

Well hope you like the pics and see you soon...in a weeks time!!!

Just married!!

The photos might take a long time to come...but I'm here...my stuff is still in Mumbai..and before you ask me, I'm safe..my family and friends are all safe..Though there have been many casualties, I'll be selfish and say I did not lose anyone...Its a sorry state of affairs..I was in near vicinity to The Taj hotel, 5 days ago, enjoying my mini honeymoon in a hotel next door..

I shudder as I recollect the long walks I and my DH took around the very same place that is reduced to rubble now..

I just pray that all this violence end soon. I'm fed up of living on tenterhooks and waiting for tragedy to strike.

Right now I'm not in Mumbai, have relocated to another city, and getting used to the new way of life, new family and new surroundings...which are chilly and getting colder by the day...Its almost 15C right now..and for me its, cold...brrrr!!!

Will post some pics asap...

till then,
hugs to all...

Blog candy alert..

There are some great goodies up for grabs at Bev's blog, All Things I love...Help her celebrate 50K hits to her blog..The title of the blog is linked to the candy...

Here's what you can win:

Whiff of Joy Santa Charlie stamp plus Merry & Bright sentiment stamp
Dovecraft Winter Wonderland 6 x 6 papers
5 pots of flat backed crystals in blues, pinks and reds
Some poinsettias in two sizes and colors
Some of my crochet flowers
A selection of large and small silver spacers
Gold spacers
A selection of silver charms
Ribbon

 

on another note, Wedding preparations are in full swing..getting nervous day by day..still have to pack my stuff..cards have been distributed...and the day draws close with amazing speed.

Hugs,

Tejal

All my bags are packed...

 

And I'm ready to go?  I'm not sure...packing out all my stuff is heart-wrenching. Moving from my house where I stayed for all my life...to give up everything I know and everyone I know..moving across the state..to a place where I don't know anyone, don't have a job, don't have a house...and  know  H for barely  6 months...

I'm having serious cold-feet...yeah its normal, everyone goes through it...but the butterflies in the pit of my stomach are constant. I just need someone to tell me its gonna be ok!

All my craft stuff is packed. I am taking most of my things with me. When will I get to create my next card, photograph it..I don't know...don't even have a computer there..

so many uncertain things are driving me insane...Not knowing how tomorrow will turn out, its not my way of living. I am used to having everything planned, organized..and now its going to be an impromptu journey.

I don't have any cards to show you...but will be posting some of my pre-wedding pics, my sarees (its bling baby!)  as I get ready to start a new life..I hope I have you guys to share it with.

If I'm quiet on this front for a while, I hope I don't lose you  ...I should be back to creating by December. Till then, I will be checking out your blogs and dropping by every now and then.

Please pray that I have an easy transition. Big Hugs to you all.

 

Photo courtesy - Corbis

My love for Paisley and Bling...

......overflowed into my wedding invitations. I have this fascination for bling..most of us cardmakers have it. Mine just got a bit too far..but I love it...

My wedding invitations are shiny and blinged up ... and if I had any of those paisley backgrounders..I would have ended up making my own invitations..but 400 invitations? way too much for me to handle. So I let professionals take over and I still had my paisleys and bling.

Here they are..

Thats the cover..a paisley in bling..

detailed view of the paisley on cover..

This is the actual card..I just love the golden embossed paisleys on chocolate metallic CS...and there's the bling quotient..gemstones on one detailed paisley .

 

 

Can someone count the number of times I wrote paisleys on this page? And in case there are some cards left over, I can always re-use them (evil grin :O)

I just wish I had some backgrounders..but with the economy floundering..I'll just wait till I can afford it.

I'm going dotty!!!

No no..not in that way...I just got so fascinated with Faith's ( Markie's mom) style of making cards...I had to CASE her style. And its unbelievably easy.

And now after I made this card, I'm not sure whether to call this a valentine day's card or a Christmas card...

I had this stamp from Michele (hi!!!) ..

I did not know what to make of their expressions and these two moose were they surprised to see each other, are they in love..??? If they're in love, I could make this into a Valentine's day card...oh darn, I can't figure it out...Maybe somethings are better left unsaid (LOL!!)

And one more thing..the sun wasn't there in the image..I took a penny, drew a circle and colored it right in with watercolor pencils..

Anyways, I went along with Christine's sketch, Faith's style of card making and what do I get...A
messed up card that's darn cute.

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I did stamp on the red CS but since it was tone on tone stamping..the ink just doesn't show up..This card is my entry for Christine's RAK. I really love her style of card making...You should stop by her blog and check it out.

Thank you Faith & Christine for inspiring me..hugs to both of you across the miles..

P.s I didn't know whether the image was a moose or a reindeer..so I went to Google to find out.. Judging by its thick antlers, this one is a moose and those which branch like antlers is a reindeer..I've never seen one..how am I supposed to know.well don't duh me!!! :O)

Blogging Without Obligation

I did not know the concept of B.W.O but now that I read it, I think its good. I don't have to be sorry if I don't post in a while. This is for my peace and my outlet..so here goes..
(fancy me saying this, after uploading 3 posts in a day??)


Thank you Anna for leading me onto this!

Some Random pics..

  I just took a trip out of the city to visit my cousins and my dear H and his mom..and well most of my trip was ruined by rain..but then there's a certain charm in getting drenched in the rain, going for a long drive on a bike in the rain (I am reaping the rewards of that long drive, I've got cold, fever and wonderful headaches that refuse to go) but still I would do it again if I had to...call it the craziness of a girl who loves chasing thunderstorms and is fascinated by thunder, lightning and rainbows..

Love this thunderclouds...

 

This was at my cousin's place. Took me a whole 20 min to stand in the dripping balcony to get one shot of lightning..well worth it..

And here's some of my adorable niece who's become not so adorable..temper tantrums, refusal to eat any food. I don't know when she will grow up well...not one meal goes when she is  yelled at, or scolded or slapped to get her to eat. I hope my kids are not like her...anyways..here's some pics when she was at her innocent best!!!

 

I love butterflies and bling

see what I got...In my fascination for both of these..

 

Aren't they awesome...they're very tiny, maybe one cm..but I love how they're all so shiny and cute!!!

Sketch Challenge

I made a card for Christine's Sketch challenge..
Here's Christine's sketch..

And here's my interpretation of the sketch..

Its that time of the day when no matter how many pics you take, they're bound to look dark. I had seen this wonderful technique of stamping on a dark background and filling in the stamps with Prisma pencils...I just used my watercolor pencils and its not bad..Its called Black Magic..saw it on StampOwl aka Frances Bryne's blog..

The single flower is stamped on acetate, colored with copper paint on the reverse..The sentiment, is stamped, faux stitched and the edges and the main panel distressed and raised for a faux leather look. Here's a close up...

Supplies-

Paper-DCWV classic paper pack, Stamps-Delight in life, sentiment- heart and soul rubberstamps, watercolor pencils, uni-ball signo white gel pen, acetate, Black Stazon, copper paint.

Tilda birthday card

Here's a birthday card for a 10 yr daughter of a friend. Nothing much to it.. Just simple watercoloring with Faber-Castell pencils, tons of glitter on the cake..and yes, overdone stamping at the edges...but its still cool. Getting a handmade card is a big deal and I know she'll love it.

And of course there a lot of stamps used..the Tilda is a gift from Taru, the happy birthday sentiment inside the card is from a local stamp store, Hobby Ideas.

The stamps at the back of the card are custom made stamps, one from a local stamp store (the one with 100% handmade). Sadly rubber stamps, even business stamps are made from nylon not rubber and it gives a very bad impression on the paper the other one is from Heart and Soul Rubber stamps, Waving hi to Sue.... ( you can see the difference between the nylon impression and the rubber stamp impression)

And how can I forget to show a close up of the glitter on the card..

The card might look dark, but its not..I've just run a burnt edge action on it...Just to make it look super-cool.

Supplies-

CS-Fabriano 220lbs double sided textured paper. PP-DCWV, Papermania colossal stack, Faber-Castell watercolor pencils, uni-ball glitter pen.