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Hello!
Sorry for not being able to post anything for a long time as I (Shivangi) had exams.
Exams are over and I have loads to show/post.

Last days of school are fast approaching and its time to show our teachers appreciation.Instead of buying cards and gifting store bought gifts,give your teacher something which you have made.This adds a personal touch to your work.You can give the teachers something on the last  day of the session or on Teachers Appreciation Day(May 7,Tuesday,2013).

CARDS

I am going to show you how to make some cards which are unique and beautiful.

ROSE CARD
Rose cards are elegant and look really pretty.You can gift it to your teachers or to your loves ones on Valentines day.

To make a rose card you need:

• A4/A3 size card/ivory paper
• Black marker
• Crayons(oil pastels)/color pencil {I would suggest using oil pastels as you can blend the colors easily and shade it} 
• Pencil
• Eraser
• Scissors

Procedure 

1. Take your sheet and fold it in half.Draw your rose and make sure that one end of the rose is touching the folded end of the card.
2. Once you have finished drawing the rose,outline it with black marker
3. Color the rose with your preferred coloring medium.To shade it take three shades of the same color.
4. Start with the darkest and work your way out with the lightest.

Once done with your coloring,cut the rose out.Make sure the one end is still joined.After cutting, you should get a rose shaped card.Write your message inside and give it to someone.

Tips

It looks nice if you make the border of the rose thicker.

Notice that in a real rose also, the centre is darker compared to the outer petals.So color accordingly.

OWL CARD

In case you are looking for something easier to make, you can try making the owl card.It is cute and looks awesome.Once you get the hang of it,you can try the rose card.

 Sorry about the photo,my hand moved while clicking the photo!!

POSTERS

 BUTTERFLY POSTER

This poster is ideal for giving to your favourite teacher.Its looks really pretty and you can frame it too.

For this, I used color pencils to give a soft effect.

 As you can see there are two butterflies with a backdrop of flowers.Again I have made the borders thicker so the butterflies look beautiful.I really love this poster as it looks shop bought/ready made.

GANESH POSTER

For those of you who don't know,Ganesh is an Indian god. He is a symbol for luckiness and the  starting point of everything on this planet.(according to Hindu mythology)He is the elephant headed God.

This poster features an abstract Ganesh with his mouse. I have colored it using acrylic paints (golden,blue,red).

I have also added a few plastic diamonds to make it look like Tanjore paintings(paintings which are made using real gold and jewels)

I hope you liked my ideas.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
Teachers are those who use themselves as bridges
Over which they invite their students to cross
Then having facilitated their crossing,jofully collapse
Encouraging them to create bridges of their own.