Author: Sathya

Inspirational quote card

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Hi Friends!
Have been playing along 30day coloring challenge of Kathyrac at IG. Recently colored this little fella, Forest woodpecker of IBS stamp using Zig brush pens and Polychromos. Made a focal panel for it today.
For the first time, tried coloring other than flowers and butterflies!!
  • Took a watercolor paper, heavily distressed at the edges and slightly sponged at cnetre using Hickory smoke distress ink.
  • Then stamped the IBS sentiment leaving a central area.
  • The birdie is added using foam adhesives.
  • The leaves are from Mudra stamps, are colored using zig pens and fussy cut and added to the branch.
  • Few enamel dots as accents and mounted on a white base card.

Linking this to 
IBS customer gallery (Sentiment and Woodepecker from IBS store)

MHK November/December Challenge

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Dear Friends!

Have come up with a card for MHKDesigns‘ challenge,which is our last challenge for the year 2016.

Challenge inspiration :

My take on this:

  • On a wet watercolor paper, sprinkled brusho powders in dark brown and emerald green and drying up at intervals to set the color.
  • Then colored, fussy cut the butterflies from Butterfly wisdom digiset and mounted on the focal panel.
  • The sentiment from Tulip of Thanks digiset, is printed on the focal panel itself.
  • Few peach pearls are added as accents.
  • Then this panel is matted on the Country farm digi paper and then matted on a dark brown card base.
Hope you like it!

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Butterflies!!!

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Hiya Friends!!

Butterflies!!! A big addict here!

If you follow my blog, you would know by now 🙂

  • Started to color as i love to link up for  #thedailymarker30day Day#13 coloring challenge of Kathyrac, atlast ended up making a card now 🙂 
  • Colors are inspired from DCAM’s 1st color challenge graphic
  • Took Canson wc paper but shorter than A2 size.
  • Stamped Butterflies and sentiment from IBS -butterflies set using Black Archival ink.
  • Then, Wet few portions of the wcpaper and sprinkled the Brushos crystals, (Oh yeah!!! they are my new additions to my stash, bought during vacation, using it after almost 3 months)
  • At few places, sprtized water and enjoyed the way the color forms by bursting colors…Absolutely loved this!!!
  • Colored using Zig cleancolor brush markers and highlights done with Polychromos Faber castell pencils (That’s also a new addition to my stash…)
  • Took blue grey Zig and drawn outline to get a hazy background around butterflies.
  • Then stenciled Finnabair Light paste+mustardseed Distress stain using TCW tiles stencil.
  • Then using Black archival, distressed the whole edge of the panel in a irregular fashion as i love to get a hazy corners.
  • Few clear droplets added as accents to finish off the card.
  • Its then mounted on the A2 size lemon yellow cardbase.
Hope you like it!!
DCAM: Used TCW tiles stencil, and colors inspired by graphic
IBS –customer gallery (used Butterflies stampset)

Craft stamper – Take it Make it November (Anything goes- Use a stamp)

TicTacToe Challenge #21– Chosen last row (New technique (creating background with brushos)- Distress edges – Clear Droplets)

You’re Wonderful: Perfectly :)

~ Sathya ~ 21 Comments

Hi Friends,

Have been crafting for GDT works and so culdn’t update this space…But daily am coloring and participating in Kathyrac’s 30 day coloring challenge.

Today is Day#10 and i just did this card,which is for the ongoing challenge at Altenew. 

November  Challenge graphic is such addictive and i wish to try out this time.

  • Stamped Magnolia from Magnolias for her stampset in Archival black in canson watercolor water.
  • Colored using Zig markers.
  • Fussy cut and mounted on a texturous base, which are stenciled using Prima stencil with Finnabair Light modelling paste + Mustard seed Distress stain.
  • Add a cheesecloth, mounted the florals with adhesive foam tapes for dimension.
  • Sprinkled few Finnabair mini artstones for added interest and texture.
  • Few clear drops added to finish off the card. 
  • Sentiment from “You are” stampset, stamped and added with a mini bow.

Hope you like it!

Linking this to

DCAM color challenge

Mixed Media Wall art : Dream

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Hi Friends!

Third post for Today!! Yippie!!

Made this wall art 15 days before and posting it today.

Recently sent a parcel to India for a dear crafter friend. Made this Project especially for her..She is none other than, Jasleen of Happily ever crafter 🙂

Thanks a ton Dearie…It gave me joy more than when i made it!! Happy to know you liked it!!

  • Used 6×6 Kappa board which i bought from Anandha stationary for the base here.
  • Coated with Prima art alchemy Metallic copper as base layer.
  • Then brushed Clear gesso to make the base take up further layers of inks, sprays, mists
  • Prima Clear crackle textured applied centrally and topped it with Drywall tape pieces.
  • Itsy bitsy ornated oval chipboard is coated with gesso and used as base for the focal element.
  • The swirly heart chipboard is a gift from a dear crafter friend, Pooja Duddalwar. Thank u dear 🙂
  • That is from 2crafty chipboard which is sprayed with LSG – Queen of Kissin Hearts -Red and thrice clear embossed using UTEE for that sheen and shine
  • The wings resin is brushed with Inkagold -Gold and added to the base oval chipboard and onto it added the swirly heart chipboard.
  • The wooden alphas are gessoed and inked with Fired brick distress inks.
  • Then random stuffs were added such as cheesecloth, gold embossed flower, biege bow, some sequins, metal embellishments.
  • LSG Glory of golden seas gold is sprayed around the heart.
  • Random stamping using Bobunny script stamp.
  • The edges of the board were distressed with archival ink, stenciled with Stamplorations criss cross stencil, and finally gold embossed randomly on edges.
  • Finally some white gesso spaltters.
  • Few clear droplets added for final touch.  

Hope you like it!!

Mixed Media card : Love

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Hi Friends!!

After a long time, i made a card just for creating….Yes just for the joy of making it. Not as DT commitment 😉

Love card with a mixed media touch.

Straight to the card 🙂

  • Took A2 white cardbase and matted with Papericious Naturals pattern paper- Denim.
  • Its again layered with another pp from same collection, which is pleated and added to the focal panel.
  • Used cheesecloth, which is tucked under pleating.
  • A circular resin piece is added to the central doily with a tulle as base layer.

  • Stenciled a portion of focal panel with Modelling paste using TCW Tile Stencil to create a texture on the otherwise plain base.
  • Few flowers, florish diecuts are added with a cute little biege bow.
  • Dry brushed gesso on flowers.
  • Added Prima mini artstones are added for little interest.
  • IBS sentiment is stamped on the vellum and added over resin.
  • Kaisercraft butterfly is stamped and colored with Zig brush pens, is mounted on panel.
  • Few enamel dots are added to finish  off the card.
Few close ups just for you 🙂 

 Hope you like it!!

Linking this to

Papericious : Add some fabric ( Used Papericious 6×6 Naturals collection ; For fabric : Added crocheted biege bow, tulle under resin, cheesecloth tucked under pleating)

IBS customer gallery – Used Trendy circles stampset for sentiment.

MHK Designer Inspiration : SathyaSankaran

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Hi Crafty Friends!

Am here today with MHK Monthly inspiration.

This time, played with one of my fave digiset, “Blossoming “

  • Printed the digi images in the drawing sheet and colored it with Faber castell bicolor pencils.
  • Fussy cut them and added with few MFT florish diecuts, which are colored using Zig clean color brush pens.
  • Wish to keep the sentiment as Focal element and so, diecut it with Spellbinder frame die and added the fussy cut florals around it.
  • These are mounted on to the base A2 white cardstock using foam adhesives.

Hope you like this simple card.

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MHK Oct/Nov Challenge

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Hi Friends!

Today at MHK designs, we have monthly challenge with photo/color inspiration to play along and to win some beautiful digi image and designer papers. MHK Designs Team is showcasing few digi sets from MHK Designs Etsy shop for the inspiration. Do hop into blog to get inspired and play along the challenge.

Christmassy themed Challenge 🙂 




My take on this:

  • Took a white A2 cardbase.
  • Took a white cardstock for matting and dry embossed it with SIzzix wood grain Embossing folder.
  • Distressed it heavily with Rich cocoa momento ink.
  • Wreath from Wonderful wreath set is colored using Faber castell bicolor pencils and topped up with peach pearls.
  • Sentiment banner is notched at both ends, slightly sponged with rich cocoa momento ink at edges.
  • Fussy cut wreath and banner are added on embossed panel using foam adhesives.

Hope you like this inspiration.


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