BGC#71 Winner redraw

Hello all !

Sadly our Merit winner for BGC#71 failed to claim her prize inspite of waiting for weeks! 

So we have decided to award the GV to 

Pooja 

 

 

For this lovely card ! She did make it to the top 3 with this one :) 

 

Congratulations Pooja could you please email  lightbox.c@gmail.com asap to claim your GV !   Subject of email being - Winner BGC#71 - Prize 1

 

you have won a 500 INR Gift Voucher from  Kraft zone

 

 

Happy Hour - BGC-71

Hi everyone !

Without further delay

Here are the winners for BGC#71

Thanks for sharing all your amazing entries

Our Top 3 are - 

Mary's Crafty Moments (Greece)

With this spectacular CAS Layout ! Such a beautiful composition of colors !

Pooja 

With this colorful card ! :)

Catchy Design 2 

With this well made card ! Such a stunner !

And the winners are  - 

Prize 1 

Tanvi (2) 

Congratulations Tanvi you have won a 500 INR Gift Voucher from  Kraft zone

Prize - 2  (Random draw)

Catchy Design 1 

WOW ! Twice lucky in one challenge!!!
Congratulations Catchy Design you have won a 500 INR Gift Voucher from Rainbow Craftykari

 

Winners please take your respective badges from the side bar.

Also prize winners can email lightbox.c@gmail.com asap to claim their GV's ! 

 Subject of email being - Winner BGC#71 - Prize 1 or Prize 2 what ever applies !

Thats another awesome challenge done !
Thanks for playing with us we enjoyed going through each of your entries !

 

BGC#72 - Anything Goes with PJ

Hi everyone !

Welcome to another challenge here on the BGC blog !

which is ANYTHING GOES ! 

So make anything paper crafty you like ! 

Please welcome our sponsors -

Prize 1  is being sponsored by the generous sponsor Kraft zone

  

Prize 2 is a Gift Vocher of 500 INR  from Rainbow Craftykari

 

 

Here is my inspiration this month 

 I love Gorjuss stamps ! They are amazing ! I have had these for over 3 years now and have hardly used them . But here we go :) I thought for anything goes i could do a step card which again i havent done in a while !

 I have used promarkers and watercolor pencils to finish the lovely stamped image. 

The peach flower is handmade and the dasies are localy bought.

 

I wanted to make it look like she is really swinging , so after a lot of fussy cutting i managed to get the look by adding foam dots to the back of the stamp. 

Then with the lovely sizzix frame die it was as always nice to give it that regal look.

 So thats about it ! after a CAS challenge it was nice to return to my roots :D 

shabby , full of flowers and colors ! :) 

Hope you liked my card and will join us in the ANYTHING GOES challenge HERE

BGC#71 : CAS cards or Layouts with Bipasha

Hello wonderful bloggers and crafters!

This is Bipasha with you today.

Pheww...that has been a long time since I made my last blog post :). Hope you all are having an amazing time. We had a fabulous response in our previous month long challenge and yes! would have a hard time deciding the winner as always ;)!

So, without further ado, let me walk you all once again through our ongoing challenge details:

• Make a clean and simple card or a layout ! 
• Your project must be new and dated after the challenge date.
• Link back to our challenge.

      Deadline to enter -  30th September 2015 until 11:55 PM IST .

Well, our lovely DTs have been sharing beautiful inspirational creations with all of you. Ironically enough, CAS is not my forte but I tried to use as minimal products as my heart could :D!

Sharing my CAS card ...

I have used Lawn Fawn Stamps and some beautiful patterned papers to create this CAS card.
Hope you liked my creation

You can add your submissions for the challenge here

Love and hugs,
Bipasha

BGC#71 - CAS cards or LO's

Hello everyone !! 

I would really like to thank everyone for joining us in last month's challenge with so many entries ! 

I assure you the results will be announced real soon!!

So this month we have another little challenge for you !

Yes we are going "Clean and Simple "

So join us with your CAS cards or Layouts all along this month ! :) 

Please welcome our sponsors -

Prize 1  is being sponsored by the generous sponsor Kraft zone

  

Which is this lovely pear die from sizzix ! 

 

Prize 2 is a Gift Vocher of 500 INR  from Rainbow Craftykari

 

 

 Isnt that lovely ?

So with all this information lets talk about what i came up with.

I decided to go for a Layout this time.

I will also show you how i made it. 

Lets get started ! 

 These are some of the basic things I will be using for this LO 

Of course I will be adding more to the list as we proceed. 

 I am using a 10 x 10 cardstock for the base of the LO, I have this specific size because i plan to fit it under a frame later. (Which i am yet to buy! But oh well ! there is nothing like a bit of pre planning :) 

So the first step was to add some yellow mist ! I have used a generous amount. 

Dont worry about the puckering in the base. It will ease soon. 

I am using Heidi Swapp Color Shine mist Butter- its got some gold shimmer with the lovely color. 

 I have then added some splatter of Amethyst as well. I did plan on using Lindy's Stamp Gang Turcoise but i finally went with Heidie Swapp Amethyst mist.

 Next I added Cheerylynn designs-french-pastry-doily die cut. 

I kept it white for the Clean look. 

Also i added some Freckled-fawn-mint-calendar-designer-washi-tape for fun !

 Next I added some white paper twine which i bought locally. 

I just created loops and stuck it down on the side over the doily. 

 I then cut up some Flowers and stuck them as shown above. 

I am using Prima -Garden Picks flowers.

 Now its time to add the photo. 

I just placed my photo on top of the flowers such as to cover the flowers slightly. 

My next and final step was to add some stamping !

I used black pigment ink with Prima finnabair-Dream on cling stamp.

 

And my CAS layout is ready !

The key to nailing a CAS layout would be lots of white spaces , clean lines or shapes with use of less elements !  This was definitly a make it work moment for me because i am not a CAS girl at all !

But looking at this I realise its such a fun jonear to work in too! 

So i hope I have inspired you enough to join us in this CAS challenge ! 

You can link up your projects HERE

BGC#68 - Make your own embelishments

Hello everyone !! 

Welcome back to another lovely challenge set by the design team here at the BGC blog :) 

We loved your projects for the spring green challenge ! 

Thank you for playing along !

let s check out the rules 

Challenge Guidelines : 

• Use your handmade embellishments on any paper crafted project or just make an embellishment on its own. 
• Make sure you explain in your post which embellishments are handmade.
• Tutorials are welcome but not needed to win. 
• Your project must be new and dated after the challenge date. 
• Link back to our challenge . 

                                                   Our generous sponsors for this month are
                                                              
                                                                        Prize 1

A Colorbox mixed Media Inkpad 

Hot of the press flower stamp

Bella rouge note cards

                                           

                                                                       Prize 2

 

The Craft shop is generously donating a GV

for our winner ! :) 

So here is my card for the challenge.

I'm afraid this was a quick fix on the go as i was pretty busy to do something elaborate ! 

Nonetheless its something i think i liked in the end !

 For this challenge i wanted to focus purely on the handmade embellishments so i went for these simple puffy hearts ! 

They are an absolute delight to make :) 

 I have a doily folding in from both sides of my pattern paper.

And i have used water color letters by HS and embossed it with Gold embossing powder for it to pop out ! Love how it looks 

So thats about it from me today !

Do join us with your embellishments HERE 

BGC#66- Mixed Media with Bipasha !

Hello..Hello Helloo Wonderful bloggers!!! It's Bipasha with you here  :)

How have you been doing??

You all might have been enjoying our current challenge and March is already in its last week!!!!!

I  have been following all your creations linked to our Mr Linky tool for our ongoing challenge "Mixed Media".. and they all are soo mind-boggling! We are sure to have a very tough time deciding our BGC#66 winners ;)

So Mixed media it is this time! That is, creating a visual art using more than one medium. It has been always my favourite forte. I have been really interested in trying different art elements as well as inks to create dimensional artworks...and hence came up with a little inspiration for all you crafty people this weekend!

Let me first quickly walk you through the challenge guidelines ...

 Make a mixed media project using more than one medium (gesso, mist, ink, gel medium, texture paste, paint). It has to be visible in your work.

- Mention what kind of medium you used in your post .

- Your project must be new and must have been done after our challenge announcement.

- Deadline to enter: 31th March 2015 until 11:55 PM IST.

N.B. Please go through the challenge guidelines carefully to qualify your entry for the challenge and who knows! You can be a winner and win amazing goodies from our generous sponsors!! 

Now onto my inspiration:

A mixed media card it is!

And here is the overall look:

RECIPE:

1.I used a plain off white card for the background. 

2.Glued two cut out paper pyramids from the gorgeous "Prima's Romance Novel" diagonally in two opposite corners.

3. Stamped and spattered  randomly in the mid region with the colour blooms, some beads, etc

4.Once I am happy with the BG, I started altering my elements to match my BG. I chalk painted the mdf frame into black and stamped a butterfly and some scripts onto it using Prima's white chalk ink. Also, I splattered randomly with my mahagony distress stain spray on the selected die-cuts.

5.Next, I glued down all the elements using  Prima's 3D gloss and yes! Its done :)

Mixed media ingredients: (mediums used)

Colour blooms, archival blank ink, chalkboard paint, chalk ink, distress stain spray, 3D gloss

Thanks for stopping by :)

Hope my creation inspires you and don't forget to play along with us here

Much love xx

Bipasha

BGC#66 - Mixed media!

Hi everyone!
We had so many beautiful and creative entries last month! Thank you for playing with us!
It's March already, so it's time to start new challenge!
I'm so excited about our mixed media challenge, because I really like experiments like that!

We have very clear and simple rules this month:

- Make a mixed media project using more than one medium (gesso, mist, ink, gel medium, texture paste, pain). It has to be visible in your work.

- Mention what kind of medium you used in your post .

- Your project must be new and must have been done after our challenge announcement.

- Deadline to enter: 31th March 2015 until 11:55 PM IST.

Please welcome our sponsors -

Prize 1  

  

Kraft zone  is generously sponsoring a lovely prize package for the winner.

prima-marketing-paper-pad-6x6-epiphany

 

The pack has some amazing papers that would go well with any mixed media project ! 

Ranger-petal-pink-liquid-pearls-pearlescent-paint-12-oz-bottle 

Another must have for mixed media ! :)

Prize 2

Sponsored by

The Craft shop is generously donating a mystery prize.

for our winner ! :)

And this is what I prepared for you. 
I used chalk and pearl mists, green ink and white gesso to create this colorful background. 

I added brads, soft yellow flower, twine, inked bunches and wooden heart saying "For you".

Now it's your time to  show us your unusual creativity. Don't be afraid to make new things, to make experiments! And have a lot of fun!

Aneta

Playing with Dies~a tutorial ! with Bipasha

Hello... Wonderful crafters

This is Bipasha with you. Aren't you enjoying our challenge already with the gorgeous inspirations shared by the talented DTs?? I have spent a real crafty time this month with new creations and loved going through all the projects added to the Mr. linky for the ongoing challenge....You do mesmerize us every time with your creativity. :)

Now coming onto sharing a little crafty technique for today....

I thought of making a project experimenting the versatile use of our different dies in an innovative way. This project has a very close connection to my heart. I am quite happy with the end results and hopefully you would love the plot too.

Technique recipe:
I used 4 die cuts of Cherry Lynn 's Wedding Vows, cut out of ivory sheets. I cut out the couples from the designed frames, hence we are left with 4 layers of each.

I also, cut out 4 strips of hard card stock which will act as the support ribs for my altar. Yes you hear it right ! We are making an wedding altar :). The strips are folded in halves lengthwise and glued down to build the pretty altar...doesn't it look elegant already?

And here the couple goes layered to create a dimensional effect and stands pretty and high in our beautiful altar.

Next, we cut out two bases: one for the roof and the other for the floor.
So yes its as easy as that and we are done !

I don't believe there is any technique for embellishing or decorating your project because I think each of your hearts will do the job better and in an unique way...

This is how my heart expressed its feeling inspired by the colours of this month's challenge theme...

Use this simple recipe and play with your wedding dies or any similar frames and surprise yourself, creativity is endless...ain't it ?

Thankyou for looking into the project and would love to see your precious feed-backs or answer your queries, if any. I am just a comment away :)

Signing off for today, Happy crafting,
Bipasha