Author: Sathya

Uniko Daffodil: CAS card

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Hi Friends!

Happy June!

Am here today with a CAS card using Uniko Simple Botanicals Daffodil clear stamp. Did No line coloring using Gansai Tambi watercolors and Prisma colored pencils for shadows.

  • Stamped Uniko’s Botanicals Daffodil onto watercolor card using Antique Linen Distress ink.
  • Did Noline coloring using Gansai Tambi watercolors.
  • Used Prisma colored pencils for the shading.
  • Fine ink splatters are added for interest.
  • Sentiment is stamped using Versafine Onyx black ink.
  • This focal panel is die cut using stitched die and mounted onto a black cardstock.
  • Then these matted onto a yellow card base.
  • Few clear droplets are added as accents.
Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!

Graciellie Design Birthday Blog hop

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Hi Crafty Friends!

“Happiest Birthday, Gracie Chavez”



Am so delighted to join Graciellie Design Birthday Blog hop for today. We have several new releases and I have used this Uber Gorgeous Tulips from Tulips & Daisies Digital stamp set.

Made a bunch of Tulips and these pretty ones demanded watercoloring and so I colored to my heart’s content using Zig clean color brush pens.

Over to the project,


  • Printed the tulip digis making a floral spray on a watercolor card.
  • Colored using Zig clean color brush pens. Geranium red for petals and for leaves used Green and Dark green brush pens.
  • For the bg, used Gansai Tambi watercolors (Green and Yellow)
  • Finally sprayed generous amount of watered down white acrylic paint.
  • Trimmed and matted this panel over a 4×6″ side fold Black card base. (*sentiment is hand stamped)
  • As a final touch, added clear dew droplets as accents.
Supplies used :  Tulips & Daisies


Visit Graciellie Design shop to check all the new releases. 
Current Shop Sale – 40% off, no code needed
Hop along and stop at each blog to leave some love and stand for the chance to win the Giveaway – $25 gift card.

Blog Hop Order




Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Hopping!!

Linking this to following challenges:

Uniko Challenge : Anything goes

Simonsaysstamp Wednesday challenge : Anything goes

AAAcards : 5th Birthday bash

Timeout challenges : Inspired by the florals

Simonsaysstamp Work it wednesday Summer vibes




Birds, Blooms & Butterfly CAS cards

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Hi Crafty peeps,

I have shared 4 cards today at Mudra blog. Used Chipzebs as main focal element for the cards. Went for a Clean and Simple styled cards with minimal or no embellishments.

Hop over to the blog to check the full post.

Sneak peek for you all,

Linking to following challenges:

Colour Trio challenge: Orange Brusho crystals used here. (Its a mix of red, yellow and orange)

HLS Watercolour challenge

Stamplorations Things with Wings bloghop

Craft stamper Take it Make it May challenge: Anything goes

Stamplorations May CAS challenge

Stampendous Bouquet for you : Happy Birthday card

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Hiya Friends!

Am still in Spring mood! Yet another floral birthday card here for you all.

This lovely bunch of florals is made using a gift from a dear Crafty friend, Kanan Pandya, whose watercolored cards are my ever favorite!  She has sent me this Stampendous: Bouquet for you Stampset few years ago and I love using it often!

You can check my earlier creations using this stampset here and here

Masked and made into cute floral spray using No line coloring with Fabercastell polychromos pencils. These were colored during Kathyrac’s dailymarker coloring contest. Now made it into a card. I colored the fussy cut ends with black marker to give a neat look.

  • Took a watercolored cardstock.
  • Splashed with water centrally and added Limegreen Brusho crystals over it and heat set it.
  • Went over with Prima Marketing- Finnabair Lightpaste with TCW ‘Art is’ stencil diagonally over the colored portion of the card.
  • Stamped the sentiment from Inspired by Stamping using Memento Black.
  • Matted the panel over A2 sized Black card base by trimming it a bit.
  • The added the fussy cut florals with foam adhesives.
  • Couple of purple fussy cut butterflies with few clear dew droplets to finish off the card.
Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday: Floral card

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Hi Friends,

Made a quick floral card. Pencil colored these peonies from Power poppy: Dynamic duos clear stamp set several months ago, during Kathyrac’s dailymarker coloring contest. Recolored a bit now to give a fresh look to the peonies.

  • Stamped the peonies onto white cardstock.
  • Colored using Prisma colored pencils.
  • Trimmed and Die-cut using MFT Bracket die.
  • Stamped the sentiment using Memento Black ink on to the kraft colored Top fold A2 sized card base.
  • Mounted the panels on to the kraft to reveal the base sentiment part using Foam adhesives, to raise the panels above the card base.
  • A mini butterfly Mudra Chipzeb is added to the die cut part of panel.
  • Few enamel dots to finish off the card.
Hope you like it!
Happy Crafting!!
Linking this to following challenges:
Color Trio challenge: Used Pink and Green on florals bunch and kraft color as card base.
     

Butterflies’ Birthday Wish

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Hi Friends!

Am here today with a simple birthday card with a bit of Watercolor play with Brusho.

It’s been a long time since I played with it!

  • Took watercolor cardstock and sprayed water with a mister.
  • Added the Lime green Brusho pigment. One of my favorite of all for the pigments it holds : Green, Yellow and a dash of blue.
  • Heat set when the pigments moved and formed a desired look,
  • Using TCW ‘Art is’ stencil, stenciled over the colored area with Prima’s Platinum crackle paste.
  • Being a thin font style, the crackles aren’t that prominent. Nevertheless I love the metallic sheen of the platinum paste.
  • Stamped the sentiment from Inspired By Stamping ‘Wishing you’ using memento black ink onto the focal panel.
  • Using Ranger White EP , heat embossed the butterflies from Stamplorations Trendy Butterflies2  onto Vellum.
  • Fussy cut those butterflies and added to the focal panel.
  • This panel is trimmed and mounted onto a baby blue top fold 4×6″ card base.
  • Few clear dew droplets added as final touch.
Hope you like it!
Happy Crafting!
Linking this to following challenges:
CAS Stencil : May challenge (Used Lime green Brusho for coloring the panel and Used TCW Stencil over it)
Stamplorations Things with Wings (Used Stamplorations Trendy butterlies 2 stampset)

Stamplorations May Mixedmedia Challenge (Used TCW Art is stencil)

Stamplorations Never ending challenge (Used Stamplorations Trendy butterlies 2 stampset)

Color Trio challenge (Green Yellow Blue on Bg)

Simon says Monday Challenge: Metallic (Used Platinum crackle paste for stenciling)

AAA Birthday Anything goes

Take it Make it Challenge: Anything Stamping goes

A2Z scrapbooking challenge May flowers

 

Happy Hello: Powerpoppy Blossoming Cherry

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Hi Crafty peeps!!

Happy May!

Powerpoppy’s Blossoming cherry digital stamps reminded me of my most wonderful years at Taiwan. This digi is my recent purchase during a slash sale.

I went in for those misty mornings and foggy days of Spring where every square is loaded with Cherry blossoms and Apple blossoms!! The fine fragrance of the scent surely to elate anyone’s day.

Bit of experiment mode I was. So took a watercolor cs and misted with water liberally and dropped in colors of blue and pink (Gansai Tambi watercolors) at adequate intervals to create a hazy bg. Then dried the cs well and ironed it neatly so that it can be fed easily into the printer.

Yay!! Printed the floral sprig with the sentiment in 1 easy go!

Painted the florals using same watercolors and highlighted with Prisma colored pencils.
Then the watercolor cs trimmed and matted to the black cs. Added generous white paint splatters to create a foggy mood to the card. Then mounted on to a white card base.

Few clear dew droplets as accents to finish off the card.

Hope you like it!!

Happy Crafting!

Thanks for stopping by 🙂

Linking this to

Power poppy Sketch it out challenge  (Flipped the sketch)

Emerald Creek May challenge : Flowers on the wall

HLS May Watercolor challenge (With optional word : Happy)

Watercooler Wednesday challenge

Addicted to stamps and more

You are Awesome: Floral Card

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Hiya Crafty peeps,

Happy Tuesday!

Am here today with a last moment entry to the current Altenew challenge.

Over to the project!

  • Onto Canson Watercolor card, stamped roses and leaves from Altenew’s Bold Blossoms stamp set in Antique linen distress ink.
  • Tried no line coloring using Zig clean color brush pens.
  • The florals and leaves are fussy cut once done.
  • Onto the watercolor cs, misted the bg heavily with water and dropped the colors of blue followed by yellow from Gansai Tambi watercolors to create a hazy bg.
  • I went for a hint of colors in the bg.
  • Once dried, splattered fine black paint over the panel.
  • Added a chipboard and onto which the fussy cut florals and leaves are added with adhesive tapes.
  • Then generously spattered white paint onto the panel to make the whole card come together.
  • Sentiment from Altenew’s You are stamp set is white heat embossed onto a black cs and added to the panel.
  • Few clear dew droplets for added interest.
Hope you like it!
Happy Crafting!

Stencil Stamping & Coloring : Mudra DT post

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Hi Friends,

Am on Mudra’s blog for today’s monthly post. I have made 3 cards focusing Stencil Sponging. Sponging over Stencils is a pretty basic way to use. Stencils can also be used for mists/sprays or to apply the texture pastes to get the desired patterns. For which, whole stencil or a portion can be used to create the focal image or even a background.

Always start loading the sponge with the ink and lightly sponge over the stencil in one direction only. Once a layer of ink on your cardstock is dried, you can sponge over top with more inks and more pressure to intensity to get a layered look.

Went ahead and colored the sponged areas of the stenciled portion to make my focal images for first 2 cards and in the last card, used stencil for background on yupo paper using alcohol inks .

Check the  Mudra blog for the complete procedure and pictures.

Hope you like it!

Happy Crafting!

Linking this card for the following challenges

Virginia’s Show and share 

The card concept : Spring Celebration (Inspired by soft pastel shades of florals and greens)