Thursday, October 31, 2013

Diwali Cards Night!!!



Woo Hoo, it's almost Diwali weekend and I'm so looking forward to it! Not because I'm going to be lighting diya's or eating yummy food or bursting crackers. Nope! My favourite part about Diwali is Teen Patti or 3 cards or Flash! It's tradition for us in our little group of friends to get together in someone's house for a night of heavy card playing. The stakes are never too high, the food never runs out and the laughter continues to the wee hours of the morning. So when I wanted to make a gift set for our wonderful hosts, the theme was obvious! Diwali Cards Night!!


Here's the card! I've kept it CAS and added a pun the sentiment - Have a 'Flash'y Diwali as the game we play is called Flash. It's also known as Teen Patti or 3 cards and in the US, it's known as Caribbean Stud Poker. But conveniently we call it Flash so 'Have a Flashy Diwali' is a perfect play with words, ideal for Lulupu's Word Play Challenge for which I am entering this card. CASolgy's challenge 68 is also Black, so I'm entering this card for that as well.




On to the gift box. I usually prepare some cupcakes or brownies when we head over for Cards Night. This time I thought I would make a box to present it. I continued the playing cards theme and added some pattern paper, a Cameo Cut Frame, the wonderful card game symbols and a four looped bow! I'm entering this box into The Three Muses Challenge - Black, White and Red

I'm entering the entire set into City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 183 - Game Night. I actually got the entire idea of this project from this Challenge Theme. So glad I came across it! Can't wait to present it!

If you would like to know the supplies used for this or any of my projects, please write to me at craftingtillthecrackofdawn@gmail.com

17 comments:

  1. very beautiful Sunehra.. love the bow :)
    -Berina
    Moxie Craftie

    ReplyDelete
  2. Wow...thats a lovely themed card...n fun sentiment is an add on...never think of that a diwali card could be like this...grt idea.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Beautiful theme card Sunehra ..love the word play on cards..

    ReplyDelete
  4. Sunehra...the card is fab but i LOVE, LOVE the box! Black and red go soooo well together!

    ReplyDelete
  5. That is some awesome design work, lots of skill! so divine!

    Thanks for joining us this week at CASology!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Oh my goodness ... this is fabulous!! Your box is so pretty and a lovely card to match ... Thanks so much for playing along at CCCB!!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Beautiful box and card. Love the color combo and as always, fabulous bow :)

    ReplyDelete
  8. Wow!! Amazing! The box is too gorgeous for words. Coincidently, I too created a poker-themed card yesterday, though it's quite simple compared to yours :) Please have a look: http://dreamsbytheriver.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/poker-schemed-card-for-a-friends-48th-birthday/

    ReplyDelete
  9. Your box and card are perfect for our Three Muses theme this week. Thank you for joining in and may I wish you a happy Flashy Diwali too.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Exquisite work in red, black and white! Thankyou so much for linking it to our challenge. Happy Flash Diwali!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Wow! This is stunning! I love the use of the classic theme! Thanks so much for joining us at CASology this week!

    ReplyDelete
  12. did you create them by yourself? you're so talented. They are so beautiful. i love your diwali card. They can make a perfect diwali wishes for this coming festival. So lovely.

    Best regards and happy diwali to you,
    Anne walker

    ReplyDelete
  13. That is wonderful, I love how classy it is. Beautiful project. Thank you for joining us at CCCB! Hugs, Wendy

    ReplyDelete
  14. Well, the box is amazing, and the card? Superb! Love the story behind it all...sounds like a great time! Thanks for joining us at CASology!

    ReplyDelete
  15. That's a very beautiful card! I love that simple yet classy sentiment. Great blog hop too :) My warmest Diwali wishes to you and your family. May you have a great one!

    ReplyDelete

Would love to hear what you think. Mention your blog too so I can visit you!