Uncovering Guest DT Team Feb'2017 - Day 1

Hello lovely crafty friends,

A very warm good morning to you all.

As you all know that from few months at Rainbow Craftykari blog, We're conducting Teaching and Learning Program, so that one can learn intricate craft projects in a simple way. To continue that chain we are back with our new Guest DT's. Take your Hot Chocolate Drink and Sit Back as here we introducing New faces of Teaching and Learning Program of Feb'17:

Our first Guest DT is Neha Lunia

Hello Crafters, Let me Introduce myself,

My name is Neha Lunia. I am from Nepal. I did my graduation from here itself. For Post graduation I went to Kolkata to continue my studies but due to some personal reasons I had to leave it in between. My craft journey started in 2014 . Back when I started Craftmaniaa(my facebook page), I didn't even knew such profession exists & it's such a large field in itself. It was my aunt who inspired me to turn my time pass hobby to profession so that I can try more new stuffs, little did I knew then it would change my life in this way. I am not sure if Juhi Khanna even knows that she had been my idol. Not only her work inspired me...even she was too kind enough to explain me few bits about crafting and how can I improve my work. I will always be thankful to her.

Currently I teach crafting to kids once a week in a school. I do love making mini albums, cards, treat boxes. I am new to this field & trying hands on new stuffs. The more I get to know it. Crafting amazes me more. I believe "once a crafter, is always a crafter".

My facebook page link - www.facebook.com/craftmaniaa

My few works -

 

Our next Guest DT is Khushboo Gandhi

Over to you Khushboo,
Hello Everyone, I'm from Mumbai,India. I absolutely love traveling and food. I have been into crafting since more than a year now and I find myself completely in love with every aspect of it, be it decoupage, mixed media, card making, scrapbooking, etc. I have always been interested in creative hobbies like painting, photography, writing and crafting is my new found love.

I love experimenting with new techniques, new products, different mediums and creating something unique and fun. I work under the brand 'Snowflakes and Lilies' and I love the fact that I can bring about a deep sense of versatility in my creations and that makes me feel really happy about the kind of work that I do.

My blog link - http://snowflakesandlilies.blogspot.in/
My fb link - https://www.facebook.com/snowflakesandlilies

My few works -

Our third Guest DT is  Anila Dikay

Over to you Anila,
This is Anila Dikay. I am an Interior Designer by profession. I have been doing Interior designing projects for many years. I got into handicrafts and all other kinds of crafts somewhere in the year 2006. I moved to teaching where I worked as an Art and Craft teacher in a reputed school in Mumbai for few years. I used to teach primary kids different/ innovative kinds of crafts, including Paper crafting, clay work, glass painting and lots more. I am passionate about learning new skills, techniques and implement them wherever possible. I also like to challenge myself to do better and better always.

I look forward to working with Rainbow Craftykari and would love to challenge myself while working with you guys. 

My blog link - novelideas-gifts.blogspot.com 

My fb link -  www.facebook.com/novelideas.gifts

My few works -

Our Fourth Guest DT is Richa Maurya

Hello, I am Richa Maurya hailing from Patna, Bihar. By profession I am a doctor. Have just completed my M.B.B.S. and am waiting for PG counselling. I wasn't much of a crafter before. But last year I came across quilling while making a present for my mom on Mother's Day. And I got really intrigued that just a piece of paper could be turned into something so beautiful and mersmerising. And that's when my journey began. Soon created a blog to showcase my creations.

From quilling moved on to card making and mixed media. And have not looked back since. I love giving handmade cards to my friends and family. The happiness of seeing their reaction is amazing. I am really happy and super-excited to be a part of Rainbow Craftykari.

My blog link - apaper-palette.blogspot.in 
My fb link - https://www.facebook.com/richamauryacreations/

My few works - 

Our Fifth Guest DT is Rashmi Tater

Hello Crafty People!!

I'm Rashmi Tater , MBA specialized in marketing and Human Resourses Managment. I'm married and I stay in Jaipur. As a person love being around people being the first kid in the family I was always pampered and let free to follow my dreams. My mother has been my strongest motivation to excel in whatever I do. She being an artist has always helped me in nurturing my little hobby . 

Now that I'm into proper full stream crafting since an year I have no looking back. Though niche is our crafting industry, but the amount of love I have Received is tremendous and that is the constant motivation for me. I love creating with scraps and playing with my supplies The crafter in me wishes to explore every possibility that my existing supplies are capable off. Thus I obviously love Mixed media also I'm inclined towards Scrapbooking and flower making too. But I'm up for experimentation always !

All I got to say is life is full of opportunities all we need is the right support and direction to achieve our dreams so just keep picking up what comes your way !!! Don't miss any! Make mistakes, learn from them and improvise it will automatically pave your way to where you imagine yourself.
My blog link - http://aaradhyacreationsbyrashmi.blogspot.in/
My fb link - https://www.facebook.com/aaradhyacreationsrjy/

My few works -

Thats all for today, see you all in our day 2 of Guest DT reveal.

Regards,
The Rainbow Craftykari Team.

Diamond fold card Tutorial by GDT Afreen

Ciao Crafters,

How are you all in this Cold Morning? Want something to motivate you to get back your mojo in this weather, Today In our Teaching & Learning Program, Our GDT Afreen will going to teach beautiful Diamond Fold Card, So take your hot cup of chocolate and sit back and enjoy the step by step tuorial.

Over to you Afreen,

Hello Friends,

This is Afreen here, am back with the another pictorial on how to make diamond fold card.. here is the picture of card which we are gonna to make.

Lets begin with the tutorial
Step 1: Take a piece of pink cardstock 250gsm at 12x6 inches.

Step 2: Score it at 2, 4, 8 and 10 inches.
 

Step 3: Mark a little dot at 6 inches top and bottom using pencil.. (am using pen just to have a clear look of dot) use pencil so that you can erase them after creasing.

Step 4: Now mark 3inches from the top in 2nd scored line and 3rd score line.

Now mark cross lines using pencil by jointing the points ( 1st score line top to middle 3 inches dot and end the marking at 6 inches dot at the bottom and 1st score line bottom to middle 3 inches dot and end the marking at 6 inches dot at the top) do the same for the other side also as shown in the above picture.

Step 5: Now after marking the lines use your ruler according to the line and fold it then crease it using your bone folder (ref pic below).

 

(creased lines will look like this)

Step 6: Fold exactly as shown in the pic.

Fold like this… Let the arrow shape creased part will go inside the card, so that u can get the diamond portion alone as 3d look.

Do the same for the other side also 

Step 7: You will get the fancy folds like this 

Step 8: Now decorate them using pattern sheets, I took print from free printable website.. do the same creasing which we did in cardstock, so that it will be easy for you to cut every single piece without any difficulty.

Adhere them to the cardstock and distress all the edges..in this I didn’t sticked the diamond shaped pattern sheet.

Step 9: I used some golden cardstock for the side triangles and center diamond portion and decorated it with doilies at center and border punch out at the left and right edges.

I've just distressed the golden cardstock using my golden gel pen, just applied at the edges and rubbed off using fingers to get the distressed effect.

Added some cut outs and tags
Step 10: Finally I added stamped images in the center and created flowers using heartfelt creations stamp and added glitters. Here are the finished project pictures.

 

Materials Used
1. Pink cardstock 250 gsm
2. White glue
3. Heart felt creations sun kissed fleur stamp
4. Distress ink broken china, and pink
5. Border punch , doilies
6. Pattern sheets & tags from (http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/digital-scrapbook-papers-summer-love-FPTFY-4.jpg)
7. Colorbox green color
8. Hotp fairy stamp
9. Golden cardstock 250gsm
10. Golden glitter gel pen
11. Maratha stewart scoreboard
All Materials Available at Rainbow Craftykari Or can be purchased through pre-order

Thank you for stopping by,.. do leave some love..
*Happy crafting* *stay blessed* *Hugs*
With love,
Afreen

Swing Easel Card Tutorial By Karthikha

Hello crafty friends,

A very lovely Welcome and a warm Good Morning in this cold winter. Hope you all are doing fine and enjoying our tutorial and inspiration posts.

Today in our Teaching and Learning Program, we have Guest DT Karthikha with a beautiful Swing Easel card tutorial, so enjoy the tutorial.

Over to you Karthikha

Hello Crafty Folks,

Today I am here with a tutorial on how to make a swing easel card. It is a very simple and beautiful interactive card once you get the hang of it! Be ready for the picture heavy post and enjoy.

Step 1

Start with a black cardstock measuring 11 ⅝ x 6 inches and score it at 2, 2 ½, 3 and 5 ¾ inches along the width.

Step 2

PS: For steps 2 and 3, if you have a trimmer, follow the measurements as trimming. I do not own one so I’m scoring them first.

Now turn it along the height of the card and score from 1 inch to 2 ½ inches, leaving a gap of 1 inch from the top. Similarly, score from 3 inches to 4 ¾ inches. Repeat this on the right side of the cs also by flipping the cardstock. I guess this pic explains the scoring/trimming part clearly.

Step 3 
Now score joining the end points.

This is how the scoring looks.

Step 4
I’ve cut along the scored lines (only those from step 2 and 3) using a craft knife and cutting mat. If you have used a trimmer for step 2 and 3, you would have already achieved this.

Step 5

Ignore the first wide scoring line and make mountain fold as shown in the picture.

Step 6

After folding along the middle of the card, it should look like this.

Step 7
Make a valley fold as in the pic. This makes the center panel swing and the easel is ready to be set.

Step 8
Now for decorating the frame, take a patterned paper of your choice by size 5 ¾ x 5 ½ inches. Make a frame ¾ inches wide on the sides like this. I’ve used Papericious Happy Birthday pack sheets.

Step 9 
Paste it on the easel frame and score along the old lines. For the inner frame, use a sheet of size 4 x 4 ¾ inches. Decorate the inner side of the card as well with a sheet of size 5 ¾ x 5 ¾ inches.Your card should look like this.

Step 10
To make the stopper for the easel, I chose the Happy Birthday sentiment. Stamped using Versafine Onyx Black ink on a scrap piece of whitecardstock and colored with diagonal brush strokes using distress inks and Fuji watercolor folios. I then fussy cut it and attached a foam tape to the back.

Step 11
I wanted the focal point to be a shaker, so chose heart framed diecuts gifted by a dear friend. Diecut the frame on craft foam first to add dimension. Here I have used 2 craft foam heart frames one on top of the other and then the main heart frame in cardstock. I colored it using peacock feathers distress inks and doodled a simple pattern using black marker. I’ve used an OHP sheet cut out and some basic sequins, along with a Happy Birthday party prop for the inside of the shaker. This collage explains this step.

Step 12
I stamped, colored and fussy cut some balloons for the inside of the card and attached them using foam tape.  This completes the swing easel card.

Here are some more pics!

Hope you liked this card and enjoyed the tutorial! Do try it out and let me know.
 

Supplies Used:

Black cardstock
White cardstock
Papericious Birthday pack
Birthday clear stamps
Versafine onyx black ink
Fuji watercolor folios
Distress inks
Foam tape
Craft knife
Cutting mat
Scissors
 

Above listed Materials are available at Rainbow Craftykari Store or you can pre-order.

Regards,

Karthikha.