Friends & Flowers : Floral card

Hi Bloggy pals,

Coloring and Cardmaking are the routines in my ‘Me’ time. It’s hard to get a stretch of few hours to play my favorite Mixed media techniques.
Nevertheless, Calligraphy and Coloring taking much of my time and making my days 🙂 
Over to my card,

  • Stamped Mudra Wild rose onto Canson Montval watercolor paper in Antique Linen DI.
  • Watercolored using Gansai Tambi watercolors.
  • Highlighted and deepened the shadows using Prisma colored pencils.
  • Fussy cut the florals and set aside.
  • Took a grey cardstock and cut one edge using MFT bracket edge duo die.
  • Then embossed the panel using an embossing folder.
  • Stamped the sentiment from IBS on the cardbase.
  • Matted this embossed die-cut panel over A2 sized white top fold cardbase.
  • Splashed 
  • Generously watered down White acrylic over embossed panel and fussy cut florals.
  • Mounted the florals using foam adhesives as well as double sided tapes for dimension.
  • Added few white pearls as accents.
Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!
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Pencil colored Roses Card

Hey Hi All,

Floral mood is still on here. And it calls for pencil coloring. This time, on Strathmore Toned Tan sketch paper. The subtle textures of paper gives the much needed tooth for the prisma colored pencils to color on. Absolutely love the way the colors blend in here to do several layers.

  • Took Strathmore Toned Tan and stamped Mudra Freshcut roses using Antique Linen DI for a no line pencil coloring.
  • Used Prisma colored pencils for coloring.
  • Die-cut the panel using Spellbinders frame die.
  • Stamped the sentiment from IBS Tulip Bouquet stampset (Retired company)
  • Matted over a black cardstock.
  • Mounted this panel over the 4×6 white top fold cardbase.
  • Added few clear dew droplets for the interest.
Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!

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Take it Make it May challenge: Anything goes

Someone Special card

Hi Friends!

Made this card today using IBS digi stamp – To Someone Special.

Must Say….Absolutely love at first sight…

Went for a no line coloring using Fabercastell polychromos and made a simple CAS card with few dewdrops as accents. Wanted to focus the beauty of this digi 🙂

Took print out on Canson watercolor paper, colored and cut down an inch lesser to fit A2 kraft card base.

Added few dewdrops as accents to finish off the card.

Hope you like it!!

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Simon says stamp World card making day

Stamplorations October CAS challenge (with twist orange color)

Guest Designing at IBS

Hi Stampers! 

Thrilled to be here as Guest Designer for the month of June, at Inspired by Stamping.
Thank you Joanna, for this awesome opportunity to showcase my talent in your blog using your Gorgeous Stamps. Absolutely enjoyed using those beautiful stampsets.

Am here today to share two cards using Gorgeous floral stamp sets from IBS store.

First card:

Its a simple CAS card, which uses the focal element as cherry blossom cluster, from the Stampset Cherry Blossoms.

  • Took Neenah solar white cardstock in the size 4×5.25″.
  • Stamped the cherry blossom using Alcohol marker friendly ink – Memento Tuxedo Black ink here.
  • Colored the image with Chameleon markers carefully inside the periphery of the images.
  • Then the whole image, is highlighted using blue shade of chameleon marker over the outer periphery of whole image so as to pop the image.
  • Finally Fabercastell Polychromos colored pencils are used to bring out shades and shadows to the images.
  • Sentiment is stamped from the same stampset using Memento tuxedo black ink.
  • Few clear dew droplets were added as accents.
  • Then the focal panel is added to the standard A2 sized black card base.

Second card:

For this card, i made use of Gorgeous Magnolia Stampset, giving it a bit of Mixed media touch.



  • Took  12x12cm top fold kraft cardbase.
  • Then took a white focal panel which is bit lesser in size, is distressed around the edges.
  • Bit of stenciling done using TCW- Tile using Prima Light base tinted with Hickery Smoke Distress ink.
  • Colored ornated chipboard using Black soot distress ink
  • Used No line coloring technique for the Magnolia images using Fabercastell polychromes pencils.
  • Fussy cut it and kept aside.
  • Added the ornated chipboard onto the focal panel with fussy cut image on top and white doily as base.
  • Spanish moss, Prima artstone, tinted cheese cloth (Peeled paint distress ink) added along with the colored image, which is popped using Scotch foam adhesive.
  • Sentiment is stamped on vellum using Archival ink and added to the focal panel.
  • The focal panel is then mounted onto the kraft cardbase using foam adhesives.
  • Few enamel dots are added to finish off the card.

Hope you all enjoyed today’s projects. I can’t wait for you to see my second post.

Thanks much for stopping by!

Love,
Sathya

Stamps used:


Magnolia


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Floral card!

Hi Friends!

 “Flowers feed the soul” How True!!

Today’s post is also a floral card…Oh yeah ..Smitten with Floral stamps these days..Enjoyed watercoloring and recently started with Alcohol markers: Chameleon markers. There is lot to learn and to improve and i absolutely love my experiments with it…

These peonies stamps are new in my stash, from Stampendous – Bouquet for you. Stamped onto drawing sheet using Momento black ink and colored using Chameleon marker: Crimson red. Highlights done by Fabercastell polychromes. Then its fussy cut and mounted onto a ivory A2 sized card base which is stenciled on bg with hickory smoke distress ink diagonally.

Sentiment is from IBS- Tulip Bouquet set.

Hope you like my amateur attempt at alcohol marker coloring.

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Paru cardmaking challenges : Anything goes

Inspirational quote card

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.

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IBS customer gallery (Sentiment and Woodepecker from IBS store)

Butterflies!!!

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)

Mixed Media card : Love

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!!

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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.

Floral card!

Today at ICR, we have come up with second set of inspirations for this month Coasterride – Elemental Inspiration

Took an ivory A2 card base and stamped Kaisercraft Wood texture on periphery using Archival sepia. (inspired form wood floor)

Took few inches smaller TH watercolor card and stamped florals from Pretty little peonies from Wplus9 using Altenew inks. (inspired from the color palette)

Took a small strip of black cardstock, stamped IBS sentiment using Colorbox frosty ink, rolled at edges, and added on front panel  using foam adhesive. (inspired from black board)

Now play along to win exciting prize from sponsor – RainbowKraftkari.

Love Themed card :)

Hi Crafty Peeps!

April showers brings May flowers!!

This part of the world is experiencing some sweet crazy weather for past couple of weeks and its bringing in such joy!! This gloomy rainy weather made me to brought in same mood in my card too. Hope you like it!

Indian craft room Coaster ride has brought in a new theme with a twist this time and its hosted by Sharada Dilip 🙂

Am completely in love with the theme 🙂

Hostess comes up with a Elemental inspiration and the twist is to make cards only with any 3 elements pick.

Now onto my card 🙂

(My choice of 3 elements are blackboard, a red heart, color palette in shelf)

Took a watercolor card ,quarter inch less than the A2 sized vanilla base card. Stamped Eiffel tower from IBS -Paris love set. Sponged with Momento london fog heavily at top and gradually faded diagonally at the corner.

Stamped the couple with umbrella on a wc paper, colored using Zig clean colour brushes and fussy cut with and mounted on the frontpanel near Eiffel tower using foam adhesives to create a depth to the scene.

Then took a scrap black cs and created a chalk board effect using Colorbox white frost pigment ink by stamping the sentiment on it. A UTEE embossed red heart is popped near the sentiment. And this black cs added to card panel using foam adhesives. Its then matted on A2 sized vanilla colored cs.

Hope you are inspired well to create a card using this time Story board 🙂

Our sponsor for this time is Rainbowcraftykari with a 500GC. Do play along to stand for a chance to win this.

Happy Crafting guys!

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Simonsaysstamp – Wednesday challenge – Anything goes

WordArtWednesday – Anything goes

Paru’s card making challenge

Inkspirational challenge