Quirky Gifts Tutorial for the Festive Season by DT Anila

Hello, Friends!

I am Anila Dikay and am so happy to be joining the Design Team of Rainbow Craftykari for a new term.

I am back on the blog with my very first Tutorial post for this term.

Raksha Bandhan is just around the corner and all are busy with the last minute preparations, gifts etc. 

For all those who haven't purchased the perfect gift for your Brother/Sister yet... 
How about some DIY gifts with some personal touches to it..? 
I am sure your siblings will love them and so will you.

Today in this Teaching and Learning program I am here with two DIY gifts with detailed tutorials for them. 
Friends, This is going to be a long and a picture heavy post, but hopefully, you will enjoy it.

Over to my first Tutorial.

A Memory Box

All of us have some small trinkets or things that are a part of some awesome memories. It maybe a small toy, an old bracelet or a broken earring for that matter. 

But the memories they bring back are priceless. 

Here is a memory box to hoard all these. 

It can also be used as a Jewelry box or a Chocolate box for that matter.

Let's begin making this:

Take 2 cardboard pieces of size 4" x 6" and 1 piece of size 2" x 6".

 

Stick them on the back of a pattern paper, leaving gaps in between as shown.

Cover the top with another piece of the same pattern paper. While sticking, insert 1" thick matching coloured satin ribbon on either side, sandwiching it between them. 

Score the gaps after sticking. This forms the base and top of the box. 

Take 2 more pieces of cardboard of size 2" x 3.75" and 1 piece of 2" x 5.75".

Arrange them in a straight line leaving gaps in between and cover them with the same pattern paper. (Sorry I completely forgot to click this while arranging - but here's a hand-drawn sketch for it)

Score them to reinforce the folds. Arrange and stick them using liquid glue on the base of the box made earlier. Let dry.

The box is ready.

Now take a cardboard of size 4" x 3" to make the frame on top.  Cut a window of size 3" x 2" on this piece.(Refer sketch)

Cover it from all sides with the same pattern paper. 

Stick strips of foam matching to the pattern paper from three sides leaving top side open, to insert the photograph. Adhere it to the top of the box.

The box is now ready for decoration. Here are some embellishments I gathered to decorate my box.

Here's the final look of the box.

Materials used -

• Cardboard

• Pattern Papers

• 1" Satin Ribbon

• Craft foam/Foam tape

• Embellishments/Flowers/Laces/Chipboard

• Sentiment die-cut 

• (Image Courtesy- Pixabay)

Let's move onto our second tutorial 

Name Art

Don't we all love things with our names on it..?? A Personalized gift that speaks "ME"!!

Here is a Name Art which can be used as a door hanger or a wall piece. It can also be used for the personalization of cupboards.

To begin, Draw/Trace the alphabet on a cardboard. Cut 2 pieces of the same and stick them together to make it stronger.

Cover the alphabet with a pattern paper from all the sides (as shown below)

 Fold in all the sides so the edges are also covered.

 The alphabet is now ready for decoration.

I have gathered all these embellishments/flowers for the decoration. 

Try various arrangements to suit your idea. 

Print the name with bold alphabets and cut each alphabet apart. Mount them with foam adhesive. Lastly, cover the alphabets with glossy accents. This gives them a shiny tile look and also protects the paper from damage.Tie a long twine at the top for hanging and add a bow to the twine.

Here's the final look 

Materials used -

• Cardboard

• Pattern Papers

• Name Print

• Craft foam/Foam tape

• Twine/satin

• Embellishments/Flowers/Laces/Chipboard

It was so very exciting and fun making these gifts. I am also sure this love will definitely be visible in all the creations. I would love to see if you make any of this.
Thank you for sticking till the last and not losing out in between.Do leave your lovely feedback in the comments below.

  

All the above-listed Materials are available at Rainbow Craftykari store or can be pre-ordered.

RCS Challenge #4 - Rainbow Friendship

Hello Everyone.

Welcome to the first post of our new term!

Today we are announcing our August Challenge. The theme for our challenge is " Rainbow Friendship". 

Get inspired by the quote- "Friendship is a rainbow between two hearts sharing seven colours: Secrets, Truth, Sadness, Faith, Happiness, Respect and Love."

Create any project- card, tag, layout, altered art, home decor, paper crafts, anything art/craft related inspired by the theme Friendship and using at least three colors of the Rainbow. Last day to Submit your Entries are 30th August 2017

Please go through General Guidelines and Rules HERE. Any entry which won't be following the guidelines, will be disqualified and will be removed by the participation entries.

 

Rainbow Craftykari will be giving Following Prize for this month -

• First Winner will be selected by the DT's and He/She stands a chance to win a Gift Voucher worth Rs 400/- from Rainbow Craftykari Store.

• Second Winner will be Selected by the Blog Coordinator and He/She stands a chance to win a Papericious 6"x6" Paper Pack

• Top 3 entries will win Rainbow Craftykari badges to put on their blog.

*Above given guidelines are mandatory to qualify in the challenge. If any participant fails to follow the guidelines, they will be disqualified from the challenge.

Here is the Inspiration by Our Blog Co-ordinator and DT Members:

ATC Cards by Blog Co-ordinator Aditi Mahajan. For more Details Visit HERE:

Friendship Layout by DT Priya Mishra. For more details visit HERE

We look forward to your creations and participation. Submit them by uploading on the link below.

An InLinkz Link-up

Friendship ATC's by Blog Co-ordinator Aditi Mahajan

Hello Everyone,

Aditi here, Hope you're all having a good day! Today we've started our new term and with that our Rainbow Friendship challenge! 

I'm here with some inspiration for the challenge- Friendship and Rainbow Colours. I have made a set of three ATC Cards. ATC Cards are usually sized 3" x 4" (like a visiting card) and are swapped among the artist/crafting community. At times there are themes decided, based on which the cards are created. 

Here's a look at the cards:

For these cards, I first created a background using distress oxides on textured cardstock. I then used a bubbles stamp with black archival ink. Next, I stamped the girls and coloured with pencils. I then stamped the quotes, cut them out and distressed the edges. I then dug out elements from my stash- hand made flowers die cut flourish, doily, vellum butterfly and some gauge. I arranged them on each of the cards and stuck them down. I then randomly added some black sequins. I completed them by distressing the edges and mounting them on black cardstock.  

Here's a look at them closely:

Supplies:

• Santoro Girls - #13 Fairy Lights, #4 Forget Me Not, #7 The White Rabbit

• Textured Cardstock White

• Black Cardstock

• Archival Ink- Jet Black

• Colour Pencils- Staedler

• Distress Oxides- Wilted Violet, Peeled Paint, Cracked Pistachio, Faded Jeans, Broken China

• Distress Inks- Wilted Violet, Peacock Feathers, Mowed Lawn

• Lattice Work Stencil- Tim Holtz

• Kaisercraft- True Friendship Stamp

• Finnabair- Bubbles Stamp

• Gauge

• Cherry Lynn Flourish Die

• Handmade Flowers, Leaves, Stamped and embossed butterfly and leaves on Vellum

• Black Craft Sequins

• Doily

All Materials are available at the Rainbow Craftykari Store and those that aren't can be pre-order by sending an e-mail at rainbowcraftykari@gmail.com

Hope you're inspired and looking forward to your participation this month! Watch out for fun tutorials, and inspiration in the coming month by our DT Members.

Aditi Mahajan
Blog Co-ordinator

Uncovering RCS DT Team Day 2

Hello everyone,

We are back with the second part of our DT reveal. Without any adieu let's begin.

First up we have,

Priyanka Thukral

I am Priyanka Thukral, 26 years old, Marketer by profession & a Crafter/Artist by Passion ( a Marketer by the day & crafter by night ;) ). Since my very childhood colours and crafts have always fascinated me. I was one of those who believed in giving a handmade card to people instead of rushing to archies or other stores to buy one. I started with gifting very unique gifts to my friends something that they could connect to instantly & something that would put a smile on their face. Then, I started Happily For You with a simple aim to  make a difference in someone's life & spreading happiness in a way that has a far more impact & what better than something personalized, something they see a reflection of their own in a very unique and creative way. 

Here's the link to her blog- http://www.happilyforu.blogspot.in/

And here are some of her works:

Next we have,

Khushboo Gandhi

My name is Khushboo Gandhi. I am from Mumbai, India. I absolutely love travelling and food! I've 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've 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.

Here's the link to her blog- http://snowflakesandlilies.blogspot.com/

And here are some of her works:

Next,

Priya Mishra

Hello, My name is Priyadarshini Mishra from Odisha, staying in Mumbai. My journey into crafting started in 2012 when I took a break from my job after the birth of my son. It all started with Quilling and now I enjoy mixed media, altered art and different paper crafts. I love learning new techniques  .I am thankful to Maninder for putting her faith in me and bringing me on board. I look forward to join the talented team at Rainbow Craftykari.

Here's the link to her blog- https://quillingbypriya.blogspot.in/

And here are some of her works:

And finally we have,

Anila DK

A Home maker and a full-time crafter from Mumbai,  India and a mother to a 10year old little crafter-in-the-making.I am passionate about learning new skills / techniques and am in a constant process of developing myself. Card making and other paper crafting is my most favorite.

Here's the link to her blog: http://novelideas-gifts.blogspot.com/

And here are some of her works:

So that completes our reveal! Looking forward to a great new term!