And again an explosion ... of love and more LOVE :)

Yes.. That's another explosion box made on order. It was a valentine's gift from a girl to her fiancee. She wanted something different from the regular cards , she wanted space to scribble her messages , she wanted some space where she can insert some pics and last but not the least if possible a small box to hold the gift ...

After much thinking I came up with this explosion box that has space to hold pictures, space to write messages and small box of 2" x 2" x 1.5"  that can hold a gift and yes at the same time it is something which is still not available across all the gift shops.

 This is how it looks .... I personally feel adding a bow to anything enhances its beauty further :)

 A hundred hearts would be too few, to carry all my love for you ..... I love the sentiment :) 

 The red flowers are from the kit I won on Kavitha"s blog " For the love of Crafting " which was sponsored by Shalini's Crafter's Corner ... Thank you ladies... the flower's are so awesome .

Well, That's box no 1 when opened . It has two layer's . ( I forgot to click the outer layer :( )

 The outer layer has scallop shaped windows to insert the pictures . The inner layer's has tag's to enable one scribble the messages .

A closer look of the box # 2 that is inside the main box .....

That's the third layer inside the box # 2 ... Stamped hearts and messages ...

A closer look :)

Die cut hearts and messages :)

The Heart and bow you see in the above image is actually the lid of the third box that can hold the gift :)

And finally ...... 

The girl who ordered the box and the receiver were happy and thrilled to have this box which was very unique for them both .

Stay tuned in .. Lots of posts to follow...

Also I will be uploading the video of this box very soon... 

Till then,

Happy crafting,

Meghna

Totally handmade ..... For someone very special

As every year my mind was working overtime to decide on what to gift my dear DH on the Valentines Day.... It was surely going to be something made by me in addition to the other gifts. Finally I decided to make a completely handmade card . I had few strong reasons ( which I myself decided were good enough :) for deciding on this .. Firstly I was short of  time as it was already late evening and I just had few hours before my DH returned from office . Second but very strong reason was drawing is my first love ... yes, I can draw and paint endlessly if I get continuous time and third and most important was there would be no mess as all I needed was few card-stocks ,my color pens , scissors and two way tape ... yes that"s it !

So finally I came up with this silhouette... Yes its totally hand drawn ( I can show you the mistakes :) ) .. It was a really quick card and yes my DH loved it :)

I was short of time as I wanted to wind it up before my DH returned and had a die cut border ready ... So to fill in the space I added the border ..

I loved the way it turned out .... that too with out any mess and in flat 30 minutes ...

The sentiments  too are  handwritten ...

I don't know if this card qualifies but anyways linking it to Beyond Grey Challenges ... 

Happy Crafting,

Meghna

And ............. Blast ! Finally an Explosion Box

And ............. Blast ! Finally an Explosion Box

Yes..... our crafty blog land has witnessed chain blasts in the past few weeks with an post on explosion box almost everyday......

And so here I am posting another blast ... Though many crafters have tried their hands on explosion boxes it was my dear friend Jovi  who inspired me to try one....

 I made this box on order. One of my neighbours wanted to gift their would be daughter- in - law something different and they asked me to put my creative mind at work and come out with something unusual... So I decided to make an explosion box coz even though we as crafters are very well aware of this specific article, for the non crafting people its a total WOW.. Yes again this was made and delivered last month but somehow my laziness is getting over me .....

So here it goes .. I couldn't click many snaps .. This is all I have ....

The Box :)

And here's the exploded view... I mean when opened.... I bet , nothing can beat the expression's you capture on one's face once you open the box.....

I tried to make a circular cake and it looked like one but I forgot to take a close up view of the same :(

I made four tags for the outer layer so that every one can scribble messages separately.

I however didn't wanted the inner layer to fall completely on the outer layer when opened . So I made banners with Washi tapes and tied the end of the inner layers to each other .

This is the link from where I got the idea for banner 

Here on the side you can see my lil one"s foot. She loves to watch me crafting .. And yes she even got her first certificate in Drawing ma king her mom proud :)

Happy Crafting,

Meghna

New year, new resolutions and finally a post :)

Hello peeps,

How many of you make a new year resolution ?????? Hmmmmmmmmm probably all . That includes me too :) and now the important part ... How many of you stick to it till the next resolution comes up ????? Probably    most of you ... but this does not include me :( ... Yes my new year resolutions are always followed by new resolution ... not to make any resolution from next year ... which again I am unable to keep... well that's me :)

Last year end I had been constantly warning myself that in the year to come I have to post daily .... cards are being made but somehow I fail to post them ... Lazy me ... At last here I come up with my first crafty post of the new year after OMG yes after a total 15 days... but better late than never ...

I made a maze book ... yes my first .... and I finished it up in flat one hour ....

This is the cover page ( sorry for the poor quality of pictures )Flowers are handmade yes... thanks to Jovita for all the help she extends ( here help means everything ... right from dies, stamps , punches , advise and moral support . She is my WA ( whatz  up ) friend :)

The second page ... Since it was a birthday book I used the cupcakes and birthday stamps all over .... 

 Every page has a hidden tag to scribble messages ( yes ... I love to write long long long messages ... though my hubby calls them essays :( )

Since I didn't wanted the book to be handed over openly ( It looses the surprise element then ) I came up with this small bag ...

I personally feel maze book is a good option if the card is being sent by a group as people as everyone gets space to scribble their feelings for that person :)

Happy Crafting,

Meghna

Lovely new things in new year :)

Hello Everyone,

Wish you all a very Happy and prosperous new year filled with loads of love , happiness and crafting goodies....

Yes there .. Loads of giveaways announced in our crafting land. Among them one is a lovely giveaway from our very own Kalindi  .. Yes it is almost two years since I got to know her ... It was very generous of her to put up a full post on the ATC she received where as some people even fail to acknowledge receipt... Well to continue with Kalindi ... That was the start of knowing her... As we started conversing ( mostly via chat ) she came across as a very chirpy and straight forward person who can say right things right openly...

Her posts are one of the few I look forward to .... not only is she a good crafter but a better writer ...

So girl ... All the very best to you for all your future en-devours ...

And there will be lots more posts to come ... Have been very lazy of late to post ....

Till then happy crafting friends,
Meghna

So who's next???

Friday, 16 November 2012

So who's next???

So I was tagged by my sweet friend Jovi in a fun post doing the rounds started by Tejal . This is a tagging game ..  Simply answer the questions ( lets see your wacky side here) and tag another friend....

So here I go

1. Where is your cellphone?.............Need to search .. ( Yeah I keep misplacing my cell :( )

2. Your hair?........................................... Is in terrible mess

3. Your Mother?......................................My life .. Someone who I want to be like .
4. Your Father?........................................ The most patient human I have come across

5. Your favourite food?............................. Anything Veg

6. Your dream last night?........................... Can't remember :(

7. Your favourite drink?............................. TEA

8. Your dream/goal?.............................. To create an identity of my own as MEGHNA

9. What room are you in?........................... Living Room

10. Your hobby?.......................................... Painting and crafting

11. Your fear?............................................. Loosing my loved ones

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years?.......... Doing something for the underprevilaged

13. Where were you last night?...................... At home..
14. Something that you aren't?........................ A two sided person

15. Muffins?.................................................. Not for me

16. Wish list item?......................................... is too long to put down

17. Where did you grow up?......................... Mumbai
18. Last thing you did?.................................. Cooked dinner

19. What are you wearing?............................ T-shirt and Capris

20. Your TV?................................................ plays only galli galli sim sim and chota bheem now a days .

21. Your pets?............................................... were the most pampered at my mom's house

22  Your Friends .......................... I thank god for them in my life

 23. Your Life ......................................... Has changed completely after Anaya

24.  Your mood?.............................................. is  OK as of now  

25. Missing someone?..................................... not right now. 
26. Vehicle?.................................................... ...  On my wish list
27. Something you're not wearing?................... make up

28. Your favorite store?................................... Any store where I don't have wait in queue for billing

29. Your favorite color?................................Black and White

30. When was the last time you laughed?.......Afternoon ... courtesy Anaya

31. Last time you cried?................................... Monday

32. Your best friend?........................................ My Hubby

33. One place that I go to over and over?........ Kitchen... 34. Facebook?.................................................. is going the orkut way

35. Favourite place to eat?..............................I m not a foodie so as far it serves the purpose anyplace for me is .. chalta hai..

 

Well Tejal .... It was fun and thanks for this lil moments we can think for ourselves. I am tagging Sree Swathi ... We share a lot of things other than crafty stuff  ( Our kids are of same age.. so the typical mamma talks .... )

 

Till then .... Happy Crafting,

Meghna

Some more Made on Order Diwali Cards :)

Well based on the earlier cards I made a few on order cards for Diwali... I loved the color combo of these cards .........

I am just being too lazy now a days.... Lots of projects lined up to be posted but I am ot in the crafting mood ............ or even posting mood :(

Meghna