Happiest Peonies card :)

Hi Friends!!!

Very Happy New Year to everyone!!

Recently i got 2 beautiful Peonies stampsets from the Ton Stamps, as one of Xmas gifts.

Was waiting to ink it and atlast made a card for a Friend’s Birthday today !

 
  • Took Peonies and buds stampsets from Happiest of Peonies set. They are the most Gorgeous ones i have ever seen.
  • Gold heat embossed them on Watercolorpaper and colored using Zig clean brush pens.
  • Flicked Tumbled class distress inks on the background.
  • Added Few clear droplets.
  • Stamped Sentiment using archival Black ink on the focal panel.
  • Matted this to A2 sized black card to finish off the card.
That’s all from me today. Hope you like it..

Made an Altered Shadow box to gift her along with this card, will soon post here.
Until then, Happy Crafting!

Linking this card to PCM challenges –anything goes

HLS Jan Watercolor challenge (without optional twist)

Guest Designing at ICR Bloghop

Hi Crafty Friends!!

Am happy to welcome you all for ICR Year End Bloghop. Am even more happy to start Bloghop at this year 2016 beginning and to join them at the year end too!!!

Thanks for inviting me, for being part of this Blohop!

This bloghop emphasized on Technique : “Wet/Dry Embossing”

  • I throughly enjoyed making this card, as its my first trial at no line coloring.
  • I wanna showcase all Embossing possibilities in this card to give participants an idea to work along for the bloghop challenge.
  • Done dry embossing on the background,before which i distressed the central portion heavily with Evergreen bough Distress ink in a circular portion and faded out at the periphery.
  • Then Dry embossed it with WRMK 3D embossing folder- Weaves
  • For Wet embossing, applied Wendy Vecchi Embossing paste to the central portion to create a texture and sprinkled mini art stones generously for extra added textures.
  • Using foam adhesives added the colored image along with a piece of cheesecloth.
  • Sentiment is Heat embossed using White Embossing powder on vellum and tucked near the image.
  • Few clear droplets added to finish off the card.
Hope you like this card.
Blog hop order:

Akshma (Host): 







Sathya  (You are here)




Our Sponsor this time is Nagasri arts and there is an awesome bag of goodies to grab as prize!!!


Thanks much again for the ICR team for the opportunity.

Mixed Media Wall art : Dream

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!!

Guest Designer @ Craftadda!

Hi Friends!
Am Guest designing over at CraftAdda today with their own inhouse products under the brand name – CrafTangles. The store houses pretty paperlines, metal embellishments,embossing powders etc.,

Head over to the blog to have a look.

Its my first attempt on any Masculine themed projects!!

Tried out some CAS, Layered, and a mini envelope album kind too!!

Hope you like it!!

Leaving you with Sneak peek, here. Would love to see you there!

Mudra May Release Inspirations

Hi Friends!!

Today have come with Mudra’s May Release inspirations.

Head over to Mudra to see the full reveal.

Just a sneak peek here for you all 🙂

Happy Stamping!
Linking to following challenge
WOW embossing powder –Summer (Both Tag & card)
Penny Black All sorts – Flowerpower (Entering Both Cards and a Tag) 
Stamps and Stencils – Floral frenzy challenge (Linking MM Tag)
Mixed media Tag ((used Stampendous Frantage Aged Rose Embossing Enamel on tag corners)
 
Linking above MM tag to CreativeArtiste Mixedmedia challenge – Anything goes
Linking MM Tag to Stamplorations June challenge – Used Hearts all over stencil
Stamploration Anything goes challenge – Used Stamplorations Hearts all over stencil
Card 1: Linen blooms card – Flowers are white heat embossed using Ranger White Ep
  
Card 2: Wild florals