Quick & Simple Christmas Cards

Hi Friends,

As crafters, we often get presented with opportunities where we can bring that extra smile & happiness to some.  I recently visited an old-age home in my vicinity that presented me with one such opportunity. As Christmas is around the corner, along with my friends, I decided to make & donate some Christmas cards for the elderly at old-age home. I didnt have any Christmas themed supplies, so I dug through my stash to create these beautiful cards

Materials Used:

• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink: Candied Apple
• Art Anthology Dimensional Paint: Brick (stone effect), Emerald (Gem Stone) 
• Ranger Red Geranium Archival Ink 
• iCraft Rose stencil
• Unity Sentiment Stamp
• Sequins from Mudra & Papericious
• Wink Of Stella 
• White Card stock, Acetate Sheet & Glue

Steps To Create:

• Make a triangle stencil from an acetate sheet.
• Cut and score card stock to create a 4 by 6" told folding card.
• Place the rose stencil on the card and over-lay a triangle stencil on it.
• Either blend Distress Oxide ink on the card or apply a layer of dimensional paint through the stencil to resemble a Christmas tree.
• If using Distress Oxide Ink, once the ink is dry, paint over using Wink Of Stella to add Shimmer.
• Stamp the sentiment using Archival ink.
• To finish the card, add some sequins on the card to resemble ornaments.

Hope you are inspired to dig through your stash to create cards. 

Love,

Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta 

Cards For Cause - Soldier Drive - May 2017

Hi Friends,

After the last soldier drive during last Diwali, I have been wanting to repeat the drive and send out more cards to Soldiers who take care of our country. So, I undertook another Cards for Cause - Soldier Drive on a personal level and set along to make cards for our brave soldiers. 2 of my Facebook friends Halak Shah & Tanvi Shah also contributed cards to this drive. When I started making cards for the drive, I realised I didnt have any Thank You or Gratitude Stamps. Before I searched online, I asked Varshitha Nagarajan of Mudra Stamps if she had any Thank you or gratitude sentiment stamps . When she got to know what I had set on to do, she very kindly sent me 2 gorgeous stamps from Mudra as her contribution for this drive. Thank you so much Halak, Tanvi & Varshitha for contributing to this drive along with me. The smile on the face of soldiers was priceless.  

Now as I have confirmation that the cards have reached their destination, I am sharing various cards (a total of 128) I made for this drive. The sentiment stamps used as exclusively from Mudra [or from Varna (Mudra was Varna before)] as I wanted to honour Varshitha's contribution towards the drive. I have used various techniques like dendritic mono- printing, stencilling, ink blending with Ranger Distress Oxide inks, Backgrounds with dimensional paints, using pattern paper etc. 

If you would like to participate in future Cards For Cause Drive With Me, Please drop your mail id below.

Hope you like these cards.

With love,

Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta 

Cards for a Cause - Soldier Drive

Hi friends,

             This is a very special post. There is a Facebook group called "Cards For A Cause - India" and they recently announced a drive to send "Thank you" or "Diwali" Cards to Indian Soldiers posted in different Battalions. I got to know about the group & this drive through a broadcast message from Neha Gala who is going to put all cards together and mail them to Hall of Fame, Leh from where the cards would be dispatched to soldiers. 

          So as soon as I heard of the drive, I knew I had to contribute cards for this noble cause of thanking our soldiers who selflessly serve our country & protect us. I made a total of 58 cards for the drive. Stencilling, pattern papers, stamping, distress inking & Zentangle were mainly used to create these thank you cards. I also added a small "Thank You" note inside the card in Hindi for our soldiers

प्यारे सैनिक,  भारत देश के लिए आपकी नि: स्वार्थ सेवा के लिए बहुत धन्यवाद। हमें दुश्मन से बचाने के लिए बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद। आप हमारे देश सच्चे नायक हैं।  आपकॊ दीपावली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।

It means: Dear Soldier, Thank you for your selfless service for India. Thank you so much for protecting us from the enemy. You are the true hero of our nation. Wish you a very Happy Diwali

Zentangle cards: 

Sentiment Stencilling With Helix stencils

Motif Stencilling With Sakura Gelly Roll Pens & Pie Lane Stencils

Stencilling With Texture Paste  & Pie Lane Stencils

Cards With Pattern Papers 

Stamping & Background Work & Water Colouring With Distress Ink or Alcohol Inks

This is my small little contribution for the noble drive. I hope to contribute to more such drives in future.

With Love,

Dr. Neha Sanwalka,

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