Scrapbook: Baby Girl

My first post for this month is about a Baby Girl themed scrapbook which was successfully completed and couriered to the client, at a time when havoc struck my beautiful city. That is the beauty of Karachi, it never stops, keeps going!
Well, coming back to the post, so here it is!

 The lettering on the cover is chipboard, which has been inked and glittered.

The Highlights

The Tooth Book 

So this time round, instead of spreading the "tooth chronicles" across the page, I designed and then stitched together this little tooth book, which has ample space to not just note dates, but, other interesting details too. It can be removed and placed back easily.

The Booties!

And how could a baby girl scrapbook be complete without the little booties! Added a pair of two 1" booties to the milestones. It is difficult working with such a small size, but I managed. Embellished them with dusty pink, inked flowers, and white rhinestones.

 

The Bath

There just had to be a page dedicated to the first bath with all the little ducks and bubbles. 

Once again the frame is removable and has room for a picture, and a journalling tag.

The Complete Scrapbook

And that's not all folks!

The Bag

The beautiful bag for presenting the scrapbook

and that is about it!

Thank you for all the love,

Happy Crafting!

Sharing the love recieved :)

 

Scrapbook: Baby Boy

Today, I am sharing a scrapbook (memory book), custom made for little Asjad who flew into this world early May.
I usually do 6x6 scrapbooks, but this was 6x8, so that there is plenty of space for documentation.

The Highlights:

Rocking Horse Layout

This was/is by far my favorite page. I have been wanting to use this stamp since forever, and I finally did.
Also added a small chest of drawers here :), which was inspired by a card, I once saw online.

The Birth Certificate

The next interesting piece is the birth certificate which is mounted on a small handmade booklet. The certificate holds all the birth details, and inside, there is lots of space for journalling.

 

Wishes

The client had requested sufficient space for writing wishes for the little one. So this is what I designed :)

The Complete Scrapbook

And here is the entire scrapbook, page by page:

And that is about it,

Happy Crafting!

Oh Baby!

Beautiful cloudy Sunday (minus the heat) to share one of my latest projects. Its a bright colored 6 inch x 6 inch Baby scrapbook done for an awesome client.

   
I've done Baby themed scrapbooks before but this one was particularly challenging because, firstly, the baby's gender was not known, and secondly it had to be bright. [For me working with bright colors is a challenge always :D] What helped, a lot, was the clients complete faith and trust in me.

The cover, I usually do in the end, but this time it was the first piece worked on. Lots of bright colors there which basically gave a preview of what will follow.

The Special Touches

Toe Tag Milestones

I designed and added in about 10 colorful tags for documenting those very important milestones.

Flipping Photo Mats

These are so cute! you pull on the base tag and the rest of them flip one by one. The photo holders or corners, as they might be called, are based on the events that follow birth. So the adhaan, the aqeeqa and all, are documented here.

The Tooth Chronicles!

There is a slot of every tooth that appeared and ... disappeared :D

The Complete Scrapbook

and here is the complete scrapbook

The client loved it,

hope you all enjoy it too!

Happy Crafting!

Floral Profusion

As the name suggests, this post is all about flowers ;)


Second post of the day, dedicated to Floral Profusion challenge #114 (A Floral Profusion HANDMADE FLOWERS) being hosted by, Crafty Cardmakers And More.
This is a quick post, short and sweet! (I'm running short on time, the challenge is about to close, need to enter this)

Without further delay, I present my piece of art...

All these gorgeous red flowers are hand made using cardstock; not paper but cardstock. It was difficult to mold cardstock, and yes it made my fingers ache, but the results are amazing. The petals are a lot stronger, they don't tear or bend easily. 

These are keepsake boxes, ideal for gifting trinkets.
Hope these inspire you too!

Happy crafting!

Tag: Soul Mate

"New Beginnings", is the April challenge at Country View Challenges, and that is the inspiration for this tag. To me, new beginnings is a whole lot of things, and though there are several occasions in our lives that qualify as new beginnings, love, is what all these events revolve around.

So, my entry too, revolves around love!

The colors are inspired by Vintage Romance (which was the theme for a Tag Swap which I had intended to participate in). The roses on the corners are drawn and colored with pencil, while the background is stamped.
A vellum heart is layered over cardstock and glittered vellum.

A distressed layer is stamped with 'soul mate' and some bling added for detail.
and that is about it!

Happy Crafting!

Guest Designer: Paper Chase Theme

Hello everyone! I'm the Guest Designer at Country View Challenges for the month of March. Our theme this month is "Paper Chase"; a project with a very strong paper theme.

I used paper from some vintage books as the back drop, giving it a papery feel. Bright pink rosettes (close to neon pink) were added too brighten up the card. Since most paper is made from wood pulp, gave it a woody feel at the same time brightening it with neon flowers.

Happy crafting!

Come Fly With Me: Bird

I love working with birds and bird cages, and so I delightfully share with you my entry for Challenge #110 Come Fly With Me being hosted at Crafty Cardmakers and More.

Its a simple card in shades of white and lilac. The flowers are hand made; stamped and inked in dark and light tones of lilac. The bird and vine are chipboard, lightly inked, while the based is dry embossed. Sprinkled some white beads for finishing touches.

Happy Crafting!