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Hello crafty friends..

Welcome to my page today. I wish you all very happy, colorful, Creative and content 2016.

For me, I took the opportunity to thank the 2 men in my life! Are you guessing wild!!! Before you do that...let me tell you, it’s my Husband and Brother!

My bro visited me from London this year end as always to spend the New Years with us and guess what...he pampered me with WHOLE lot of crafty goodies and I decided to give a piece of my hand crafted creativity that can sit on his work table!

As for my husband, the New Year at work meant clearing the old and starting afresh and I thought I will help him be a little organized at work and so a little handmade goody for that!

Here is what I made for both of them!

 Any guesses...You will see it as we progress.

Two contrasting styles but the same functionality!

The blue mini stroller is made with papers from the Papericious pack and the lid is using canvas cloth and embossed using basket weave folder. 

I have then inked it with Archival Ink corn flower blue. The handle is a linen twine and for charms...they are  some of my brothers childhood favs. I then stamped a Whimsy quote, and these hang casually from a Tim Holtz Ideology swivel clasp.

The formal leather mini stroller is using Tim Holts “lost and found” paper pack and I have teamed it with faux leather using Kraft CS and distress paints and Distress crackle.

Brushed metal feet using brads help the stroller balance itself! I have used Ideology ruler ribbon for the handle and a ticket using his stamps. The metal charm is a Sizzix thinlits die and have used the faux brushed metal technique. The key hole too is a Sizzix hardware findings die that has been heat embossed in gold.

Shall we open the stroller’s????

Here they are....

The stroller opens up to reveal 4 compartments that can accommodate visiting cards! Yes...it’s a visiting card holder...now don’t we have a loooot of that piled up at work and at home and it just becomes difficult to choose the right one at a glance.

Its just so boring to have a folder to hold them, so I decided o make some eye candy for the men and subtly drive the message of being organized too, lol! This is not just going to sit pretty on the table for sure cos I got a big NOD and HUG from both the men!

In fact, the compartments have been labeled to categorize the cards...the casual one has them stamped on the sides!

The formal one has red tabs (Sizzix Tabs &Tags die)stamped with alphabets to break the monotony of leather!

Here is a look with the cards in...

I bet this will be a conversation piece on their work table and yes, let the visitors flow!

Do let me know your feedback on this project...and one last secret ingredient here....

Both the strollers have their outer case made with empty cereal cartons! 

 I would like to drag my strollers to the following challenges...

A Vintage Journey- Vintage travel and luggage

Artistic Stamper- AG

That Craft Place – AG

Stamping Sensations – Ag with a die

Loves to Scrap Challenge- New beginnings.
City Crafter Challenge Blog- new beginnings

Until my next creative journey,

Happy Crafting and recycling.

Cheers.