Kanan's Creative Expressions

Happy Friendship Day Card

2010-08-01T10:35:00.001-05:00

One more card for today. This is an oval gate fold card. Specially made for the Friendship day. If anyone need svg let me know. Thanks for visiting. Happy Friendship Day greetings to all!!!

Gate Fold Card

2010-07-24T12:38:00.001-05:00

A simple Gate Fold Card made by using all beautiful handmade sheets. Enjoy.

Inside the card I used my cuttlebug folder using Tim Holtz inks, and a Yogurt Carton for the sheet that I embossed using my cuttlebug folder.

Cheque Book Holder

2010-07-24T12:30:00.002-05:00

Good Morning Ladies...... Its been a long time since I have posted. I thought to make a Cheque book holder to keep all my cheque books organized. I used my handmade sheet for this one. Size is 8" x 5". Hope you all like it.

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Mothers Day Card!

2010-05-09T04:07:00.003-05:00

Happy Mothers Day card made for my mom with the wildcard cartridge. Thanks Paulo for the creating such a beautiful border seen inside the card. Thanks for visiting.

My First Journal

2010-03-21T09:27:00.001-05:00

Hi! Sharing with you my first journal. Used some cute pink and gold handmade paper as a cover for the journal. Then embelished with a stamped flower on gold shiny handmade paper.For the flowers did flocking. Thanks for stopping by.

Thinking of You Card

2010-03-16T12:00:00.001-05:00

A card I made for a friend of mine, hope she likes it. I used the stamp for the image and the words. Colored the flowers with chalk colors.

Birthday Card

2010-03-14T12:38:00.001-05:00

Hello Everyone , I got chance to make a simple Birthday Card. So below is what I came up with. I hope you all like it. Thanks for visiting.

Cupcake Card

2010-03-08T10:34:00.001-06:00

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share a card I made that is shape of a cupcake.

Birthday Card

2010-03-08T10:33:00.001-06:00

Hi! A birthday card I made with some embossing and cake embeslishment. Thanks for visiting.

Anniversary Tri-Fold Card

2010-02-23T10:19:00.003-06:00

Hi Everyone, this is a tri-fold card I made. I embossed happy anniversary . I tried making Rose with the handmade sheet. Hope it turned out good. Thanks for visiting my blog.

Valentine Day Box

2010-02-11T10:57:00.002-06:00

A special gift box I made for valentine day. Cut outs made in the box with clear acetone sheets for the heart shaped windows. Hope you like it!

Valentine Card Weave Design

2010-02-01T12:19:00.006-06:00

Hi Everyone! This is my latest creation that I created with some handmade paper using a weave technique for the background pattern. I purchased the heart from a bead store, the size of the heart is about 2.5"x3". Hope you all like it, and thanks for visiting my blog.

Taj Mahal Card

2010-01-20T13:13:00.002-06:00

This is a special card of the Taj Mahal, which is one of the wonders of the world in India. It was designed using Inkscape and cut with SCAL2. I used some handmade sheets to make this card. There is a window which represents the gate looking into the Taj Mahal inside the card. The first picture below is the outside of the card, and the second one is the inside view. I hope you all like it, and thank you for visiting my blog. Note: If you wish, search in google and you will find some pictures of beautiful Taj Mahal.

Winter Penguin ATC - Swap

2009-12-19T09:59:00.010-06:00

Hi Everyone! This is a winter penguin I made for a ATC with theme being winter wonderland. I have to say making my first ATC was sooooo very difficult. It was hard to fit something into the small 2.5"x3"5 size. Well, hope you like what I made. The penguin was made using Inkscape and cut with SCAL, the svgs for which you can download by clicking here. When you look at the files, the tummy of the penguin is deliberately cut out, so the background shows through. A variation can be to cut a white circle and use as the tummy layer. The SVG file "winter penguin copy.svg" has all the layers and how they are assembled, rest of the svg files are the individual layers to import into SCAL to cut. The background is a some cut from some art my daughter made. Below is an image of the SVG in Inkscape and the end result.

Snowman Round Tag - Swap

2009-12-19T09:40:00.007-06:00

Hi Everyone! A round shaped tag I made for a recent christmas swap, the theme was snowman. Snowman was made using Inkscape and some handmade sheets I purchased in India, the svg files for which are available for download by clicking here. File named "snowman round orig.svg" shows all the layers and how they are assembled. The tag was sized 4.5". The the files are named "snowman round orig - copy - 4_5.svg", which means when you import this file into SCAL to cut as per the original dimensions, set the height in SCAL to 4.5", whatever is shown in the filename. Here is an image of the layered SVG and a photo of the end result. Hope you like it. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Special creations by my Daughter

2009-12-15T10:32:00.001-06:00

This time the creations in the post aren't something I made. Instead these were made by my daughter who is 4 yrs old. Just thought to share because she created something so wonderful all by herself. You won't believe it, but she colored these on her little brother's baby wipes.

Cute Santa Box

2009-12-15T10:26:00.002-06:00

A cute Santa Claus pyramid box I made. Happy Holidays!! I made this using a neat software called Kaleidoscope by Dazzling Reflection.

Christmas Tag Swap

2009-12-04T12:33:00.004-06:00

This is a tag swap I made for my very good friend Penny . The tag shape was designed using inkscape and cut with SCAL. I used some wallpaper for the checkered background. The flowers were printed, cut and then glued with pop dots to give some depth. Hope you like it!

Christmas Swap Card

2009-12-04T12:32:00.003-06:00

Hi! This is a Christmas card I made for a swap. I embossed a sheet, and some ink helped add additional depth. The love birds were printed and cutout, and glued with some pop dots to add dimension. Happy Holidays, hope you like the card!

Fall Tag Swap

2009-12-04T12:28:00.002-06:00

Hope you like this 2 layered tag with Fall theme that I had made for a swap.

Samples of Indian Scrapbooking Paper

2009-11-29T06:48:00.026-06:00

Hi Everyone, I scanned some samples of the paper I have right now. These come in large sizes, so I would have to cut the sheets to some smaller standard sizes while minimizing wastage. So for each paper, it has a ID#, and sheet sizes available for that particular paper.

I now have added the pricing. Please email me the ID# for the paper you want, and based on the sizes available let me know what qty of particular size you will want to purchase.

Shipping costs by Air will be as follows based on shipping weight, however this is first time doing this, if actual shipping costs vary lot I may have to get back to you before shipping.
Weight of 300 gms = $4 (approx 10 sheets)
Weight of 400 gms = $5 (approx 20 sheets)
More than this, I will have to see what may be most economical way to ship, and related costs.

ID# H1: Is a handmade paper with a shiny texture.
Available sizes and price:
4"x6" = $0.30 per sheet
8.5"x11" = $0.80 per sheet

ID# H2: Is a handmade paper with a shiny net type texture.
Available sizes and price:
4"x6" = $0.30 per sheet
8.5"x11" = $0.80 per sheet

ID# H3: Is a handmade paper with a shiny texture.
Available sizes and price:
4"x6" = $0.30 per sheet
8.5"x11" = $0.80 per sheet

ID# H4: This handmade sheet has threads and a shiny texture and good thing is it looks like a doublesided.
Available sizes and price:
4"x6" = $0.30 per sheet
8.5"x11" = $0.80 per sheet

ID# H5: This handmade sheet again looks like a doublesided. It has texture on the both the side and has some threads in it.
Available sizes and price:
4"x6" = $0.30 per sheet
8.5"x11" = $0.80 per sheet

ID# H6:Yellow and orange combination handmade sheet looks very rich. Color may differ then the original. But its a doublesided.
Available sizes and price:
4"x6" = $0.30 per sheet
8.5"x11" = $0.80 per sheet

ID# H7:A handmade brown sheet with silver glitter.
Available sizes and price:
4"x6" = $0.30 per sheet
8.5"x11" = $0.80 per sheet

ID# S1:Desc. Textured shiny paper.
Available sizes and price:
4"x6" = $0.25 per sheet
8.5"x11" = $0.70 per sheet
5"x7" = $0.30 per sheet

ID# S2:Is a off white shiny sheet, scan doesn't do justice. But its so beautiful. It has golden lines texture in it.
Available sizes and price:
8.5"x11" = $0.70 per sheet
5"x7" = $0.30 per sheet

ID# M1:Blue paper with silver metallic embossed flowers.
Available sizes and price:
4"x6" = $0.40 per sheet
8.5"x11" = $1 per sheet

ID# M2:Brown paper with metallic dot pattern embossed.
Available sizes and price:
4"x6" = $0.40 per sheet
8.5"x11" = $1 per sheet

Few Wedding Envelopes

2009-06-11T14:33:00.002-05:00

Hi Everyone! I tried to make some money envelopes for my cousins wedding coming up soon. I used the Home Accents cartridge. Also, it is my first try at cutting vinyl with my Cricut. Please see the mustard yellow flower design, it cut great with blade at 6, speed and pressure at 5. I hope you all like it and thanks for visiting my blog.

A Wedding Anniversary Card

2009-06-03T01:41:00.001-05:00

This is an anniversary card I did using some wet embossing and made my cuts using some die cuts at Archivers. Hope you all like the neat effect with the window.

Another cool award

2009-06-03T01:32:00.002-05:00

Thanks Penny for this award, I appreciate it very much....

There are 2 requirements for this award.....

1.) Post the award on my Blog

2.) Pass it on to whoever I think has a great blog

There are so many blogs I love to visit on a regular basis as they make some great creations. Here are just a few:

My first award, Lemonade stand award

2009-06-03T01:17:00.001-05:00

This is my First Award that I got from Rita. Thanks Rita I really appreciate for giving me such a wonderful award. I always saw her creations but never got chance to talk to her. Rita by giving this award I just cannot express how happy I am. I want everyone to go check her website too, she is doing an amazing job. There are couple of creations of Rita I like most.

The rules of this award:

1. comment on this blog

2. nominate 5 to 10 blogs you feel show great attitude and gratitude

3. link to your nominees within your blog post

4. comment on their blogs to let them know they received the award

5. link back to the person who gave you the award to show your appreciation

There are several people who deserve this award.

All of them did some very wonderful creations. Check out their blog you will love it.

House Warming Card

2009-06-03T00:16:00.001-05:00

Hi! This is a house warming card I made for my sister-in-law. Used dry embossing and the frame I cut with my Cricut from the Dreams Come True cartridge. The picture on the front is of our Lord Ganesha. Inside the card I made the Hindu symbol of OM using Inkscape. I had lots of fun creating this card. Hope you like it.

Swap card for my special friend Penny

2009-06-03T00:11:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone! I made this card as a swap for my special friend Penny. I created the design using inkscape and then cut it with SCAL. I used storybook cartridge for the medallion flower on the front. Tried to use some special papers from India. I am very happy with the way it turned out.

My 2nd Word Book

2009-05-11T00:24:00.004-05:00

This is my 2nd Word Book project that I made for my Daughter Anishka. She is 4 yrs old. So I made pages for each of the years from 0 to 4 yrs with her name ANISHKA welded at bottom. I used Design studio and Cricut various cartridges to do some Layering. I used Mickey and Friends, Happily Ever After, Dreams come true and Story book Cartridge for the numbers and name.

On each pages Layering is Done for Window on Page 1 , House on Page 2 , Minnie on Page 3 and Castle is made using Foam on the last page, Also added some heat embossing for the Dreams come true.

Deep cut Blade is used make a Lantern shape Tag in front and Book from Cereal Box.

I hope you all like it. Thanks for visiting my blog.

Birthday Card

2009-05-06T22:56:00.004-05:00

I made this birthday card for a challenge using the Celebration and Storybook cartridge, and the image of the cute elephant vintage image from http://www.peggylovesvintage.com/ as allowed for the BBTB (http://regina-bittenbythebug.blogspot.com/) viewers to use either of the two images for the creation. The card is in shape of a circus tent, with Elephant standing on a platform in front with baloon etc., ready to Party!! Hope you like it!

Card for First Birthday - NSD #7 Challenge - Faux Chipboard

2009-05-04T00:27:00.003-05:00

Hello everyone! This is a birthday card I created for the NSD Challenge. I used the Celebration cartridge on my Cricut with layered embellishments. The #1 is a Faux Chipboard, created by layering several cuts of regular paper and gluing to create effect of a chipboard embellishment. Enjoy!

Mother's Day Squash Mini Book

2009-05-03T19:18:00.004-05:00

Hello everyone! This is a Mini Squash Book I made for my mother-in-law for Mother’s day. Just a small gift for her to express my love on this very special Day. It is very well said God could not be everywhere so he made mothers and I love this day because I am a Mom too.

Well Just wanted to share what all techniques I used in this Book. Each page on the book is 4” in size. As usual my favorite is the Iris Paper Folding Flower on the front of the book. Inside I used embossing, stamping, Cricut Storybook Cartridge for some words, and heat embossing. Used Inkscape and SCAL to cut some of the designs as well. I created with Design Studio the flap panel design on the very last page, when you open the ribbon flap, there are four panels with lace patters like a window, and inside is a message. Best viewed in the video, take a look. Hope you like it!

Retirement Card

2009-05-03T18:11:00.001-05:00

This is a Retirement Card I made for my husband's Ex-Boss. The shape of the card is of the State of Kansas, because he loved to travel all the odd places in Kansas. I made it using Inkscape and SCAL, tracing the image of the Kansas map and converting it to be cut as a card. Decorated it further with some embellishments.

Anniversary Card - Spring Card Style

2009-05-03T18:01:00.003-05:00

Hi! I made this Anniversary Greeting Card, it is a Spring style card that I learnt from Dawn's Stamping videos. It can fit into an envelope, but when you take it out, it can stand on the table. The front of the card is 4"x4". I decorated it using my Cuttle Bug and Cricut. Also embossed the messageby Stamping and using heat embossing. Hope you like it.

Two projects for Teacher Appreciation Day

2009-04-29T19:13:00.002-05:00

Created 2 pages for my daughter and she decorated to take for Teacher Appreciation day coming up at her preschool in May. She got to help with making these, and was very excited.

April Card Swap - Celebration Card

2009-04-29T17:32:00.001-05:00

My second card design for a April Card Swap. Used the Cricut Celebration cartridge for the cupcake card, and made a cupcake embellishment by layering. It was my daughter’s question, “mom why there are no sprinkles on the cup cake?”, that led to adding some foil confetti becoming the sprinkles. Folded some vellum to create the cup cake base. Hope you like it.

April Card Swap Thank You Card

2009-04-29T17:22:00.002-05:00

My first card swap. Very excited!! This is a Thank You card I made using my Cuttle Bug to emboss and Cricut to cut. Hope you like it.

Disney Aurora with Cricut

2009-04-29T17:14:00.002-05:00

Disney Aurora princess I made using a cricut cartridge and layering the different pieces. Is about 8” in height.

Disney House

2009-04-18T23:53:00.001-05:00

Made this Disney house for my daughter using the Mickey Cartridge and layering the different cuts from my cricut. Size is about 2.5", was bit of a challenge assembling all the small layers, but love the result.

Mom's Birthday Card

2009-04-18T23:48:00.001-05:00

A Birthday card I made for my mom using my Cricut Expression and Design Studio. I cut into the paper the words LOVE MOM, and the word MOM in brown is cut and glued to the inside of the card, but shows through to the front of the card. Thanks for viewing.

Mothers Day mini book

2009-04-15T23:25:00.005-05:00

This is a simple and cute mini book I made for my Mom for Mothers Day. I know Mothers are really special and so I made a mini book for my Soooooooooo Special Mom. Love you Mom. I tried using varieties in my book. Like there you will be able to see Pop up Mom Letters, Spinning wheel,Note in a pocket and Isris paper folding technique. I made using Story book cartridge using design studio. For spinning wheel I used Inkscape and SCAL.

I also made a box styled envelope using Inkscape and SCAL, but I am having problems sharing the file online, if you would like to have it, email me. In addition, I created a spinning wheel on one of the pages, this is the link for the inkscape file to that, Click Here.

Thanks for having a look at it. I hope you all like it. Look forward to your comments.

Popup Anniversary Card

2009-04-15T22:56:00.005-05:00

Hi this is a pop-up anniversary card and envelope I made and decorated it by cutting with my cricut. I find these pop-up cards so interesting, have been learning a lot of ways to make these by searching on the internet. Hope you like the pictures and the video.

Mothers Day Card

2009-04-14T17:29:00.007-05:00

I made a Mothers Day pop up card Card using the Storybook cartridge. For the hugs tag I used celebration cartridge. Size of the card is 8.5" to 5.5". The card when opened pops up with a 3D bouqet of flowers. Please view the video to see the pop up.

Also I made envelope for my card .Size is 1/8"bigger than the card.I used inkscape and scal. I have posted the cut file for the envelope. Hope you all like it.Please share any comments.

Mickey Mouse Birthday Card

2009-04-02T14:07:00.005-05:00

A Mickey Mouse birthday card created as a cutout with Cricut layers from the Mickey Mouse Cartridge. Welded two Mickey blackout shapes using Design Studio to create the 5" card. Used black glitter paper for the ears, gave a nice impact to the card.

My First Word Book

2009-03-30T14:30:00.002-05:00

Proud to present my first word book created using Cricut Expression and Design Studio. Click on link to download the Design Studio Cut file. http://www.mediafire.com/?gfhndtzdiwi