Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Dynamic Blossoms Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

March 12, 2022December 24, 2022 ~ Sathya ~ 29 Comments

Hi All,

Am SO excited and happy to be part of Altenew Craft your Life Project Kit: Dynamic Blossoms Release Blog Hop.

I feel so honoured and humbled by this Awesome opportunity.

You should have arrived from lovely, Teresa Litchfield ‘s blog. Else if you are starting from here, I have a full blog hop list at the end of my post.

I have made few cards using the variety of products in this Awesome Release.

Over to my cards,

This card features Dynamic Blossoms Layering Stamp and Die Set

Other products are:

Forest Glades Cube ink

Featured Sentiments Die Set

Did No line pencil coloring here. Die cut and matted over an Olive A2 sized top fold cardbase using foam adhesives. Added an Diecut word die with a sentiment banner diecut.

This card features Dynamic Blossoms Embossing folder, Layering Stamp and Die Set

Other products are:

Desert Night Cube ink

Jet Black Cube ink

Took a blue cardstock and ink blended with the above inks. Then dry embossed the panel with Dynamic Blossoms Embossing folder. Added the sentiment die cuts and few clear dew drops added as accents.

This card features Dynamic Blossoms Die Set for the focal point and Word die and for the sentiment used Layering stamp set.

Silver glitter cardstock on gray focal panel matted over a pale gray cardbase does the magic of sheer elegance. Few clear dew droplets are added to finish off the card.

And now for the exciting part!! Giveaway!!

Giveaway Prizes

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $ 25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 03/18/2022 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 03/20/2022.

The next Stop in Hop is Awesome friend, Nenette

Blog Hop List

SathyaKala Sankaran (You are here)

I hope you were inspired by my cards and will try out these Wonderful products from this release.

I appreciate you stopping by and participating in this Bloghop.

Like to see more of my projects, do give a follow over on my Instagram (@sathyakala.23) and/or follow my blog if you haven’t already.

Happy Hopping!!

Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Sunburst Azalea Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

March 7, 2022December 24, 2022 ~ Sathya ~ 43 Comments

Hello All,

Am SO excited and happy to be part of Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Sunburst Azalea Release Blog Hop .

I feel so honoured and humbled by this Awesome opportunity.

You should have arrived from Awesome, Rosie’s blog. Else if you are starting from here, I have a full blog hop list at the end of my post.

Made a floral card using this new, Layering Die Set Sunburst Azalea .

Over to my card,

Kept the card super simple. Firstly die cut the floral layers from lighter shade to darker shade of cardstocks and arranged as shown using liquid adhesive.
Diecut the leaves from a lighter green shade cardstock and ink blended it slightly to get an ombre shade.
Then generously splashed white acrylic paint on the florals and leaves and kept for air drying / sped up with heat tool.

Took a gray panel little shorter than A2 size and foam mounted the floral and leaves as shown.
Tied black beaded ivory shaded twine around the panel and foam mounted this on A2 sized ivory cardbase.
Sentiment is stamped using Altenew Jet black ink from BAF – Giant Bellflower stamp set and die cut it using Featured sentiment die set.
Then the banner is foam mounted onto the twine. Few clear dew drops are added as accents.

And now for the exciting part!! Giveaway!!

Giveaway Prizes

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 03/13/2022 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 03/15/2022.

Blog Hop List

Next stop in Hop is Lovely, Nandini

Altenew Card Blog

Hussena Calcuttawala

Nenette S. Madero

Rosie Neustaedter

SathyaKala Sankaran (You are here)

Nandini Karmarkar

Carol Hintermeier

Teresa Litchfield

I hope you are inspired by my card and will try out this Layering Die Set.

I appreciate you stopping by and participating in this Bloghop.

Like to see more of my projects, do give a follow over on my Instagram (@sathyakala.23) and/or follow my blog if you haven’t already.

Happy Hopping!!

Altenew March 2022 Folktales & StoriesCollection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

March 4, 2022 ~ Sathya ~ 38 Comments

Hello All,

Am SO excited and happy to be part of Altenew March 2022 Folktales & StoriesCollection Release Blog Hop .

I feel so honoured and humbled by this Awesome opportunity.

You should have arrived from lovely, Linda’s blog. Else if you are starting from here, I have a full blog hop list at the end of my post.

I have made few cards using the variety of products in this Awesome Release.

Over to my cards,

This card features Botanical Bookmark Stamp & Die set.

Other products used Featured Sentiments Die set and Altenew cube inks.

This card features Cat Life Stamp and Die Set.

Other Products used: Altenew Frosty pink cube ink, Altenew Jet black cube ink

This card features Rosy blooms Stamp set.

Took the beautiful leaves stamp and stamped over the watercolor panel around the corners on 3 sides and leaving one side to keep the focus on the sentiment.

A simple No line watercoloring and this is my favorite card from the release.

And now for the exciting part!! Giveaway!!

Giveaway Prizes

Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 03/12/2022.

Blog Hop List

Next stop in Hop is Awesomely Talented, Arjita Singh

Altenew Blog

Jenny Colacicco

Vicky Papaioannou

Norine Borys

Hussena Calcuttawala

Nenette S. Madero

Nandini Karmarkar

Svitlana Shayevich

Katrina Howe

Agnieszka Małyszek

Teresa Litchfield

Rosie Neustaedter

Linda Westfall

SathyaKala Sankaran (You are here)

Arjita Singh

Sande Woodson

Daniel Diaz

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you were inspired by my cards and will try out this Fabulous release.

Happy Hopping!!

Full Bloom : Altenew Statement Flowers

February 17, 2022 ~ Sathya ~ Leave a comment

Hiya Crafters,

Past 2 months were too busy churning cards for my blog and its just continuing this month too but with a change. Making cards but scheduling for later dates. Yeah, busy making Guest designing projects and so personal projects taking back seat at the moment. Yet squeezed some time today and whipped a card using my new products in my stash – Altenew Woodless Watercolor pencils.

Over to my card,

Colors are inspired from current Altenew Feb challenge

Stamped the Altenew Statement flowers stamp set floral onto Canson Montval Watercolor paper in DI Antique Linen for attempting no line coloring.
Then colored using Altenew Woodless Watercolor pencils.
They are so easy to work with.
Then fussy cut and splashed generously with White Calligraphy ink for added interest
Took a diecut watercolor panel and with green woodless pencils, made few scribblings and wet those areas with water liberally to create an organic bg.
Air dried and then splashed with left over paints to finish off the bg.
Once dried totally, stamped sentiment from Altenew Dahlia blossoms in green ink cube.
Foam mounted the panel onto Olive green A2 card base and Fussy cut bloom is foam mounted with few clear dew droplets as accents.

Hope you like it!

Crafty Friend | Altenew PAF Anemone

February 1, 2022 ~ Sathya ~ 3 Comments

Hi ya All,

Totally Pro’craft’inating!!

Am supposed to finish off few Guest Designing projects yet my mind was experimental and so jumped in to try this new-to-me Medium : Gouache. I have been doing Watercoloring and Pencil coloring for some 4.5 years now in Cardmaking but this medium always intrigued me and so this baby step!

Over to my project,

Stamped Altenew PAF Anemone over Strathmore Toned Gray sketch paper with Altenew cube ink – Silver stone and attempted No line coloring.
Used Brustro Gouache 24 set colors for coloring medium today.
Splashed white calligraphy ink finally.
Added few enamel dots in floral color.
Matted this focal panel over an off white A2 sized top fold cardbase using double sided adhesive.
Sentiment is stamped from Altenew Crafty Friend stampset and die cut using Altenew Featured Sentiments Die set.
Sentiments are foam mounted as shown above.

Hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linking this to

Timeout challenges: Made a floral card for my Dearest Crafty pal 🙂

Bloom | Dahlia Blossoms | Altenew

January 18, 2022 ~ Sathya ~ Leave a comment

Hiya Friends,

Made a quick Pencil colored card using Altenew Dahlia Blossoms stamp set. After years, I took my first ever 24 set Faber Castell Polychromos pencil colors and use it to my heart content. This is such a special set which shaped my coloring interest and made me to invest on Full set of Faber Castell Polychromos later.

Over to my card,

Took Arches HP watercolored paper, stamped Altenew Dahlia Blooms using Antique Linen DI.
Pencil colored using 24 set Faber Castell polychromos pencils.
Stamped sentiment from same set using Altenew Jet black ink.
Die cut using MFT 2nd largest Rec die.
Splashed generously white acrylic paint.
Matted over a yellow A2 sized top fold car base using foam adhesives.

Hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Live Life in Full Bloom | Altenew

December 18, 2021 ~ Sathya ~ Leave a comment

Hi Crafty peeps,

Am here today with a No line Watercolored Wallpaper Art from Altenew.

Over to my card,

Stamped Altenew Wall Art flowers (with few masking) using DI Antique Linen to attempt Noline watercoloring.
Watercolored using Karin Brushmarkers Pro.
Prisma Pencil colorings at few places to do shadows on leaves.
Used black 0.4 micron for flower centres.
Die cut the panel using largest rectangle die from MFT.
Stamped Sentiment from Altenew Dahlia Blossoms stamp set.
Splashed generously with White acrylic paint.
Mounted onto the Olive green A2 sized top fold cardbase.

Hope you like it!

You are |Altenew

December 17, 2021 ~ Sathya ~ Leave a comment

Hi Friends,

Today I have made a simple and clean design using Altenew’s Embossing folder, Die and Stamps.

Over to my card,

Took a 4×5.25 ” white cs and used Altenew Diamond stars 3D embossing folder on it to get a clean crisp embossed impressions.
On to a piece of white cardstock, ink blended DO – Wornlipstick and Scattered straw .
Stamped 3 sentiments from Altenew You are Stampset.
Diecut those with on of Altenew Featured Sentiments Die set.
Mounted the focal panel onto a white A2 sized top fold cardbase.
Then to it, foam mounted the diecut pieces as shown.
This finishes off my card.

Hope you like this simple card.

Sending Sunshine & Warm Hugs | Altenew | Garden Treasure

December 14, 2021 ~ Sathya ~ Leave a comment

Hiya Friends,

Made a Watercolor card today, in the midst of Wintery projects, Churned a card for Sending Sunshine & Warm Hugs, using Altenew stamps.

Over to my card,

Took watercolored cs and stamped the Altenew Garden Treasure florals onto that using Distress Ink -Antique Linen to attempt No line coloring.
Colored using Karin markers and fussy cut it.
Then took a watercolor cs and diecut using MFT largest A2 stitched Rec Stax die.
Over that stamped the Altenew Dainty Bouquet as bg using Altenew Green inks.
Fussy cut florals are topped onto the stamped bg with foam adhesives and liquid adhesives for dimensions.
Stamped the sentiment from Altenew Statement Flowers.
Liberally splashed with white acrylic paint.
Mounted onto an Olive green A2 sized top fold cardbase.

Hope you like it!

Embossed Card | Ink Blending | Altenew Challenge

November 20, 2021 ~ Sathya ~ 2 Comments

Hi Friends,

Am here today to share a card using Altenew Current Challenge colors. Those vibrant autumn leaves’ shades inspired me to create this ink blended floral daisy bed.

Over to my card,

Took a watercolor cardstock smaller than A2 size cardbase and dry embossed with Altenew Daisy Bed Embossing Folder.
Then inkblended the dry embossed panel with various Altenew crisp ink cubes.
Sentiment from Altenew :You are is stamped and die cut using Featured Sentiments Die Set.
The inkblended panel is foam mounted onto a white A2 sized top fold card base and the sentiment is foam mounted centrally on panel as shown.
Few clear dew drops are added for interest.

Hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linking to Altenew November Challenge