New begining with new hopes, new projects - Front page design of a planner

Wish all my readers a very happy new year. Every new year starts with new hopes, new wishes , new goals and of course new resolutions. Don't know what it has for us. But let us welcome all that comes in our way with a smile and courage.

Last year I could not write many posts in my blog. I felt my blog was neglected by me.Most of the time though I made many crafty items, I could not post. So decided to manage  with proper planning and bought this  planner for new year. I could have managed digitally, but I prefer writing on dairies and planners.
This has beautiful Madhubani painting on the cover page.

Planner

The front page was blank. This I will be using majorly to write about my crafty projects. So thought of designing in a crafty way:

Made the outline of the design. And used punched flowers in different colors to decorate it:

 I love maple leaves designs. Allover the page attached the maple leaves punches. Here is the complete design of the front page.

So last  year I made the craft table  and in this planner also listed many arts and crafts projects to complete this year. Hope to complete all of them and share with you all.

Wishing all of you Happy new year again. And may this new year bring lot of happiness to you.

Love , laugh and live the life to the fullest,

-Ranjana

Handmade birthday card

Recently, to wish on a birthday I made this handmade birthday card. Compared to the handmade cards made by experts it is very simple. But serving the purpose.
This was a masculine card, so I chose blue color handmade paper.

For the edges , attached the border made by Martha Stwewart punches, which was gifted by my sister in law. Recently I started crafts related to punches :-). So she had gifted some punches.

And used some embellishments which I had purchased recently. Front page a birthday cake and flowers:

And inside, the favourite things for boys with a happy birthday wish.

As I have mentioned already, it is very simple, but served the purpose. Slowly learning card making, soon will post some more.

Until then,  

Love , laugh and live the life to the fullest,

-Ranjana

Customized card making

Its already years I made cards. Few years back I had made quilled cards for teacher's day because of my son's demand. Recently inspired by many card makers, again getting back to card making. I had the occasion too.
In our custom, when a baby starts walking , and the baby crosses the main door of the house, we celebrate it . In Kannada its called "Door crossing ceremony"(ಹೊಸಲು ತುಳಿಯುವುದು). One of my friends had invited me to the ceremony. She has twin babies. So I decided to make a card to wish them. I chose yellow handmade paper, to show the brightness.

And made a door with ice cram stick, in the shape of door. Attached the shape of feet using punchcraft.

 

Painted the door with wood color, acrylic paint

 

 As it was the ceremony for twin babies , glued two small baby punchcrafts and some embellishments which I had bought.

 

Outside glued some punch craft flowers and pearl embellishments.

I made this card to conceptualize my wish to the babies, "You are coming out of the house first time crossing thr door.Let your path be filled with flowers wherever you go".
I'm slowly getting back to paper-craft . Hope to make some more cards.Surely share all my expiriences with you all,

Love , laugh and live the life to the fullest,

-Ranjana