Category: Brustro colored pencils

You are Amazingly Awesome : Women’s Day Hop

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 Hiya Crafty peeps!

“The Empowered woman is powerful beyond measure and beautiful beyond description.”
Today as we celebrate the International Women’s day, we are having Instagram hop (open WORLDWIDE) to celebrate such Empowered women. Let us all come together and lift each other up!
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Over to my Project for today,


“You have Enough!
You do Enough!
Yes You,
You are Enough!”
“Be Unique, Be You, You are Enough!!
The Bold Sentiment and the Uncoloured portions says it all.
You are Beautiful…just the way you are!!!

Amazing Line up of Sponsors!!


Hop over to my Insta handle @sathyakala.23 to know all the Hop details.

Happy Hopping!

Thanks for stopping by!

Own kind of Beautiful | Altenew PAF: Anemone

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 Hi Friends,

Am back here again using Altenew PAF : Anemone. This time, it’s pencil coloring. Thanks for showering immense love on my earlier card using the same stamp set. 

Over to my card,

Colours are inspired from current Altenew Challenge

  • Stamped Altenew PAF: Anemone using DI Antique Linen and colored using Brustro Colored pencils.
  • Stamped the sentiment from same stamp set.
  • Splashed generously white calligraphy ink.
  • Notched the edges for an elegant look.
  • Matted over an A2 sized Mehandi green top fold card base using foam adhesives.
Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!
Linking this to

The Best | Garden Treasures | Altenew

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 Hiya Friends,

Am here today with a Pencil colored Floral card.

Over to my card,

Colors are inspired from current Altenew challenge

  • Stamped Altenew Garden Treasure stamps over to the Menorah Dry Media Drawing Paper.
  • Colored using Brustro Colored pencils.
  • Took a panel bit shorter than width of A2 cardbase and dry embossed it with Altenew Diamond Stars Embossing Folder.
  • Diecut the colored images using Co-ordianting die set.
  • Sentiment is from Altenew You are stampset, which was die cut using Altenew Featured sentiments Die Set.
  • Foam mounted the dry embossed panel onto Mehndi green colored A2 sized cardbase.
  • Then orange the florals as own using foam adhesives and double sided tapes for dimensions.
  • Sentiment too mounted using adhesives.
Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!

Favorite projects of 2021

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 Hi Craftypeeps,

Heading towards 2022 and I take up this moment to thank all the souls who took out time to like, comment on my projects over my blog here and in my other social media links.

Your words means a lot to me and that is the driving force into my crafty passion.

Sharing here few of my projects in different interests as favorite 9s in collages.

First collage showcases my WaterColoring interest 🙂


This showcases my Pencil Coloring interest 🙂 

This collage showcases my Diecut Projects 🙂 

This showcases my Handlettering/Calligraphy Interest 🙂 

This showcases Embossing Folder/Focal Panel Fun 🙂 

Finally, this showcases my current interest :  Digital Illustration in Procreate 🙂

Hope you like as much as I love it!

Wishing you all my blog visitors, fellow bloggers a Fabulously Wonderful 2022!!!

Happy Crafting!

Thanks for stopping by!

La Vie en Rose | Power Poppy

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 Hi All,

Am here today to share a pencil coloured floral card. The digital stamp is La Vie en Rose from Power Poppy.

Over to my card,

  • Printed the digital stamp onto a white cardstock and colored using Brustro Colored pencils.
  • Diecut the panel using MFT A2 stitched die for a stitched border.
  • Stamped the sentiment from Power Poppy Everything even rosier stamp set.
  • Foam mounted on to a Rose colored A2 sized cardbase.

Dear Darling | VaradaSharma Designs

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 Hi Craftypeeps,

Today joining in for a Insta Hop happening at @varadasharmadesigns.

I have used Dear Darling of July release to create my card.

Over to my card,

  • Printed on Strathmore Toned gray.
  • Colored using Brustro colored pencil.
  • Diecut using MFT Rec Stax largest die.
  • Foam mounted on A2 sized white top fold cardbase.
Hope you like it!
Check my insta handle @sathyakala.23 for all the details. Hop along to check the prizes.
Thanks for stopping by!

Panda Love | Mudra

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 Hi Crafty Friends,

Been MIA for a while and am back with a card for today. Not a floral card 🙂 

Garden was taking over my time during these days as my little one is kept me busy with his Exam preparations and Coding classes.

Over to the card,

  • Stamped Mudra Panda Love stampset on to Strathmore Toned Gray sketch paper using Mudra Jet black ink pad.
  • Colored using Brustro Colored pencils.
  • The hearts are stamped all over the card using Memento London Fog ink pad for a subtle stamping.
  • The focal panel is diecut using A2 Rec Stax dies.
  • Matted over the panel over a black A2 sized car base.
Hope you like it!
Love to share few of my Garden pics. My little Rose collections 🙂 

Thanks for stopping by!

Happiest Of Birthdays : PowerPoppy

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Hiya Crafty Peeps,

Happy June!

Made a Birthday card for a dear soul Marcella , Owner of PowerPoppy, using her own illustration for making this. This gorgeous floral bunch is called Flower Bomb . Absolutely loved coloring this using colored pencils on Toned Tan sketch paper.

“Happiest Birthday, Marcella”

Over to my card,

  • Printed the Flower Bomb digital stamp onto a Strathmore Toned Tan sketch paper.
  • Colored using Brustro Colored pencils.
  • Diecut the focal panel using MFT A2 stax Rec largest die .
  • Mounted onto a Cream color A2 top fold card base.
  • Added few clear dew droplets as accents to finish off the card.
Hope you like it!
Happy Crafting!
Thanks for stopping by!
Linking this to 
Uniko Challenge


Spring cards : Varada Sharma Designs

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 Hello Friends!

Today am Guest Designing today at Varada Sharma Designs. You can check my earlier post here .

Thank you Varada Sharma for the lovely opportunity. Don’t miss to check her online shop, where she releases beautiful digital stamps every month.

Made 2 cards using BirdHouse, Wish you were here , Dare to Dream digital stamp sets.

Card 1

  • Printed the Bird Digi to make a wintery scene and did a simple Noline Watercoloring using Karin brushmarkers and highlighted with Brusto Colored pencils.

Card 2


  • Printed the florals in gray mode and did Watercoloring using Karin Brush markers.
  • Added Colored Pencils and gel pen for detailing.

Hop over to her blog to view details of the card and check few close up pics.

Hope you like it! 

Do lemme know what are your favorite colouring medium to work with.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting!

Linking to following challenges:

Linking floral card to AAA cards #190

HLS May Watercolor Challenge 

Cut up Stamping Technique: PowerPoppy

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 Hiya Friends!

Am here today with Floral card using Power Poppy’s Easy Breezy Coneflowers Digital stamp set .

Used Jennifer Mcguire’s Cut up stamping technique for this card. Followed her video tutorial to make this card.

Over to my card,

  • Printed the digital images onto Canson Montval watercolor paper in a gray mode to attempt Noline watercolor technique.
  • Watercolored using Karin brushmarkers pro.
  • Shadows and Highlights using Brustro Colored pencils.
  • Then cut up the focal panel and foam mounted onto a A2 sized top fold black card base to finish off the card.
Hope you like it!
Linking this to 
The Flower Challenge  (Love all kinds of florals)

HLS May Watercolor challenge