Category: cardmaking

Part of You | Darkroom door

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 Hi Friends,

Made a card today in my non-floral card series. Yup, just an ink blending and die cutting taking centre stage with an awesome quote.

Over to my card,

  • Took a watercolored cardstock, ink blended using Distress oxides : Bundle Sage and Worn lipstick as shown.
  • Diecut the ink blended panel and White cardstock with Spellbinders Elegant Twist Oval Die.
  • Die cut hearts from the ink blended panel with Hero Arts Love & Heart die.
  • Then hand cut small fish tail banners from the ink blended panel.
  • Matted all as shown using adhesive on the ink blended panel.
  • Then the oval panel is matted onto Rosewood colored A2 top fold cardbase using foam adhesive.
  • Few pearls added as final touch.
Hope you like this simple card.
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Crafting!

Rainbow Love Envelopes | Brutus Monroe

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 Hiya Crafty peeps,

Am happy to share a rainbow card today using Brutus Monroe products as their Brand Ambassador.

Over to my card,

  • Blended inks in rainbow fashion and diecut them with Envelope die from Brustus Monroe.
  • Die cut the Scripty Love die from black cardstock thrice and added one top of other to get a dimensional look.
  • Dry embossed a diecut panel with Brutus Monroe Paint spots stencil to give a dry embossed look.
  • Foam mounted the focal panel onto a A2 white card base and then topped with envelopes with foam adhesives for popped up look.
  • Over that added scripty Love die cut diagonally with foam bits for more dimension.
Hope you like it!
Head over to the blog to check the product links.
Happy Crafting!
Thanks for stopping by!

You are a Treasure | SSS

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 Hi Crafty peeps,

Am here today with a floral card using Prisma colored pencils. I have put a halt to my non-floral card series and will get back to it sooner. 

Over to my card,

  • Stamped SSS Beautiful flowers stampset onto Arches Hotpress watercolor paper using Antique Linen DI.
  • Colored it using Prisma colored pencils.
  • Stamped the sentiment using Mudra Mai Jet black ink.
  • Die cut using MFT Rec Stax dies for stitched border.
  • Generously splattered with white acrylic paint.
  • Matted onto a black cardstock using adhesive.
  • This focal panel then matted over a off white A2 sized top fold cardbase.
Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!

Creative Artist | Brush Calligraphy & Lettering

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 Hi Crafty peeps,

Happy World Watercolour month to you all!

Am here today with a card which focuses much on Hand lettered quote and matching diecuts. 

Over to my card,

  • Did Brush Calligraphy and lettering on a white smooth cardstock and diecut it using MFT Rec Stax dies.
  • Diecut Spellbinders Paint dies from watercolor cardstcok and coloured using Karin brushmarkers.
  • Mounted focal panel onto a Cairo cream A2 top fold cardbase.
  • Finally placed the coloured diecuts aesthetically over the panel and added foam adhesives wherever necessary for dimension.
Hope you like it!

Art Happiness | Mudra

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 Hi Friends,

Am here to share a quick clean and simple card for today.

Over to my card,

I have been into Coloring mostly particularly flowers for a long time now. 

So planned to dig my stash to do a non-floral series of cards and without much Prisma coloring or Watercoloring.

Today’s card colouring focuses on ink smooshing by Watercolor markers. Love this loose style of coloring rather than doing elaborate No line coloring, which I usually opt for.

  • Took a piece of Canson watercolor cardstock and did a wet on wet coloring using Karin Brush markers.
  • After drying, stamped Mudra : Art Happiness stampset using Mudra Jet black ink pad.
  • Took a piece of white panel and diecut it using MFT Rec stax dies and dry embossed it using WRMK 3D embossing folder.
  • The colored panel too is diecut using smaller die from MFT Rec Stax dies.
  • The embossed focal panel is mounted over A2 sized black top fold cardbase and on it foam mounted the smaller diecut as focal panel.
Hope you like this super simple card!
Happy Crafting!
Thanks for stopping by!

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 

Floral Cards with Varada Sharma Designs

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 Hello Friends!

Today am Guest Designing today at Varada Sharma Designs. 

Thanks 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 the Wish you were here digital stamp set.

Card 1

  • Printed the Digital to make a floral frame and did a simple Noline Watercoloring using Karin brushmarkers.
  • Diecut using MFT A2 Rec Stax dies to give a visual textures.

Card 2

  • Printed the digital stamp set on to Strathmore Toned Gray sketch paper.
  • Pencil colored using Prisma Colored pencils.
  • Few white gel pen additions to make the floral centres.

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 this

Card1 Watercolor card to both challenges

HLS Anything goes with Dies challenge

HLS Watercolor challenge

Watercolored Roses Card : AlexSyberia Design

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Hiya Crafters,

Am here today with a Watercolored Roses card for my Mom for International Mothers’ Day. She is in town this year and am delighted to gift this, whenever I meet her next time. 

Over to my card,

  • Printed this digital image Wild Roses Stamp from Alex Syberia Designs, in gray mode to attempt No line coloring technique.
  • Watercolored using Karin Brushmarkers pro.
  • Generously splashed white paint and diecut using MFT A2 Rectangle die.
  • Stamped the sentiment from SSS Clementis stampset using Altenew Jetblack ink cube.
  • Mounted this focal panel onto a A2 sized black cardbase.
  • Added few clear droplets to finish off the card.
Hope you like this card.
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Crafting!
Linking this to 

The Flower Challenge : (Absolutely love all florals and Roses are my every fave)




Plant Kindness : PowerPoppy

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 Hi Craftypeeps,

Am here today with a watercolor floral card. This particular piece I managed to color in bits and pieces over 4 days and today made it into a card. I wish to re-do this piece in a much larger size and wanna put as Wall art. Fabulous illustration by PowerPoppy Marcella.

  • Printed the digi : Hummingbird Paradise Digital stamp from Powerpoppy in a grey scale onto a watercolor paper.
  • Then watercolored using Karin Brushmarkers Pro.
  • Diecut using MFT A2 Rec die.
  • Liberally splashed white acrylic paint.
  • Mounted onto a black A2 sized card base to finish off the card.
Hope you like it!!
Thanks for stopping by!
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Blessed Year

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 Hi Friends,

Made a floral card using Impression Obsession Rose stamp.

  • Stamped the rose stamp from IO stamps using Antique Linen DI on Canson Montval watercolor paper.
  • Watercolored using Karin Brush markers.
  • Diecut using A2 stitched Rectangle die from MFT dienamics. 
  • Stamped the sentiment from IBS.
  • Mounted onto a A2 sized Navy blue car base to finish off the card.
Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Crafting!
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