What's life without colours? In India Holi takes place every year, a day when the Feast of Colours is celebrated. It marks the abundance of upcoming spring and commemorates the victory of good over evil. People enjoy themselves playing with the most beautiful colours (a bit like our hobbyroom every now and then :-) In one of the best Dutch magazines "Happinez" I read an item on this festival. It also included the most exquisite pictures. I used one of them for this card. The hands to me are a symbol of giving freely, peace and unity, something that one of India's major leaders Ghandi knew how to transform into art. His love of mankind brought colour to the world. The mini prayer flag is a small gift to my friend who loves different cultures and who'll be celebrating her birthday next week. She also has many of these prayer flags in her house. The tag sits inside a pocket which is folded out of a real Indian newspaper.
Challenges:
Cinema Saturday (#91 Ghandi)
One Stop Crafting (#93 Oriental Delights)
Fab 'n' Funky (#35 Simply Colour-rific)
Creative belli (#97 Paint)
Totally Papercrafts (#29 Rainbow)
Sentimental Sundays (#16 Ribbon)
Die Cut Dreams (#61 Use Tag w/o stamping)
YNS challenges (#23 Bold, Bright, Summery)
It is breathtaking, hands are like alife.Wonderfully done.Hugs, Ira
BeantwoordenVerwijderenGorgeous! Such beautiful painting! Thank you for joining us in the Belli Challenge! We hope you will join us again!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenStunning artwork hun!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThank you for joining us @ Creative Belli!
blessings!
So lovely Ira! Thank you so much for playing along with us at Cinema Saturday - you totally captured the feel of India with the colors and the lovely Holi feel to the papers. I Love that sentiment and I adore the way you put it all together! Your friend is going to love it!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenBig hugs,
Sankari :)
wowee, simply amazing, ira! i love it and your friend will love it too! loved learning a little bit about the Holi Festival. thank you so much and have a wonderful day, dear friend!!! *hugs* steph :)
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHi Ya
BeantwoordenVerwijderenbeautiful creation, luv the colours,thank you for joining us at Totally Papercrafts this week, hope to see you next week, sue,x
Oh my goodness! This is fabulous! Thanks for joining us at Fab and Funky and OSCC this week x
BeantwoordenVerwijderenwhat a fabulous project! So glad you joined the DCD challenge this week and good luck!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWhat a lovely and meaningful gift for your friend!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenbeautiful, thanks for joining us at FnF
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWhat a lovely creation! Great favourite colours. Thanks for joining us at Fab'n'Funky! xx Jenny xx
BeantwoordenVerwijderenYou come up with the neatest multicultural projects. This is wonderful and apparently a perfect fit for your friend. I see you won with your African Queen card too. Congrats my friend! Your creativity is amazing!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWat geweldig! Hoe krijg je het toch altijd weer voor elkaar?!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWow what a fabby card!!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenAbsolutley stunning..
Thanks for playing along at cowgirl up xx
A festival about color - how delightful is that ! This is so amazingly beautiful, and so very different. (the hands look like mine after an encounter with Tim Holtz and glimmer mist)
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThis is wonderful, love the colours and the use of the ribbon. Thanks for joining us at Sentimental Sundays.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWow Stunning creation love the image and the colours are fab. Thanks for joining us at the OSCC this week. luv gina xx
BeantwoordenVerwijderenOh my Goodness! Amazing.. What a beautiful project... I love all the brilliant colors and movement you created.. THANKS for playing along this week.. OVER THE TOP GORGEOUS!!!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHUGS
BROOKE
सुंदर कैसे !
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIk geef de vertaling er maar bij.
"Wat is dit mooi".
Ja kleur is heel goed voor je en ik denk dat jij ook en kleurrijk mens bent Ira.
Groetjes en geniet van je oogst, hennie.
What a beautiful card and tag. Thank you for joining us at DCD this week.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenpamela x
Fantastic creation Ira, I am so pleased you shared it with us at Die ut Dreams, thank you.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHugs,
Nicola -x-
lovely tag thanks for joining us at DCD.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenChris x
How very pretty, India is so colorful.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWell done!
Marcie