DIY | Chevron Patterned Message Card

As a child I used to enjoy making birthday cards for my family so much. I would spend the entire week in advance preparing the 'perfect-looking' card. I don't really like printed cards because there can be nothing more memorable or special than a handmade card. I feel that handmade cards or gifts have so much more meaning than the printed ones. Don't you feel happier when you know that someone has made an effort for you? And anyway, who doesn't like a bit of craft work in their free time?

Here's a picture of two cards that I made recently. They are more like message/note cards and not greeting cards because of the petite size. Aren't they adorable?

Here's a tutorial on how you can create this cute little card:

• Cut a blank sheet of white paper according to the size of the card you wish to make and fold it into half. (The dimensions that I have used are 8cm x 12cm.)

• Divide the length of the front of your card into three (more or less) sections. You don't have to divide it equally. Uneven looks better.

• Now cut out these sections from three different coloured sheets of paper. I have used different shades of the colour pink. Paste these sections on the cover of your card and trim the edges if needed. 

• Taking a golden or silver paper, cut out the chevron stripes neatly. Alternatively, you can cut out these lines using a patterned blade scissors. Much easier.

• Paste them horizontally on the front of the card, covering the divisions each of  the sections and ensuring a somewhat equal distance between each of the lines. 

And you're done! These cards are perfect to leave little messages for your family or friends or you can attach them to gift boxes or bags with greetings.

Please leave a link down in the comments if you recreated this DIY or you can tweet a picture to me at @artsyflower_



Thank you for reading this post.

Love, Avni.

Halle Berry Portrait: My First Attempt

Hello everyone! I think I've actually fallen in love with Blogger! I've been going around exploring the little world of Blogger and seeing new bloggers, I'm definitely getting used to it. Last week I assigned a diary to keep all my blog ideas and plans organised. There is so much that I'd like to share with you all, my mind is like a piñata right now. Ready to let out all the ideas (not candies) that are filled in. But only if I had the time.

As promised, I'm going to share the portrait I made in this post. I have never really been comfortable with see-and-draw form of art, so portraits are not my thing. The last time I tried one, I laughed at myself. Usually all my drawings are just images out of my imagination. But this try turned out to be half as good as the original which made me a happy bunny (aren't bunnies always happy?).

 The picture is not too clear as it is clicked from my mobile cam. I know this is not near best and I really need a lot of brushing up, but one step at a time. And this seemed worth sharing with all of you. Tell me if you liked this portrait of Halle Berry (can you actually tell it is her?). Also, I have used oil pastels here, and not soft pastels. I love how vibrant and lively pictures look when filled in with oil pastels. As I said in my previous post, they are my second favourite colouring medium.


I found this amazing tutorial on Youtube by ThePortraitArt who made it seem like a two-minute task to create a portrait. If you are a beginner then Youtube is the place for you. There's a lot you can learn and pick up from there. It always helps to observe the stroking and colour-merging methods of different artists.

Thank you if you read this post. :)

Smiles, Avni

Listening to: Let Her Go - Passenger

Oil pastel drawings and invasion of laziness

Five weeks back I had promised to not turn into a couch potato and to post another blog within a week. But even the thought of making something blogger worthy and posting it makes me sink deeper in my cushions and hide under the covers. And the beginning of the new school session has added another load of tasks on my everyday-to-do list (not that I'm organised enough to actually make a list).

So apart from pretending to be a sack of potatoes I've been taking interest in oil pastel drawings. I think oil pastels are my second favourite colouring equipments after coloured pencils. Oil pastels are so easy to blend and make your pictures look vibrant without having to put too effort in it. All you need is to have a clear pencil drawing and to get familiar with the shading and the blending of the colours.

I haven't yet got the chance to try soft pastels but as soon as I get a few days free I'm sure that will be the first thing I'll do. In my next blog post (which I hope you get to see soon) I will share a picture of my first try at portrait using oil pastels.

Thank you if you read this post.

P.S. it's just my second post but I think I have typed the word 'potato' enough number of times.

Listening to: Happy - Pharell Williams

Hello everyone!

Hello everyone, welcome to my blog!

I've just finished with my class 11 exams a few days ago and now finally I can start with this blog as I've got three weeks of holidays to do absolutely nothing. I've been thinking of ideas for this blog for over a month now but turns out that there is a lot of work to be done to get this blog started. And since I'm no tech freak it's going to take me a little longer than a while to get started with the posts.

Right now I seriously have no idea what to write on here, I mean this is equivalent to sitting and talking to a wall. But I hope this changes soon and I'm able to get this blog across many people, and I would love to know what everyone's up to.

If I don't turn into a lethargic couch potato, then hopefully I might post a proper blog by next week. Three weeks of holidays. Please remember, you're free to leave a comment down there (even if it is to criticise me, or maybe just a hi). I hope you like my blog and find it useful!