Hi Crafty Peeps, 

Greetings and Welcome All!

Am SO honoured and humbled to join this year Altenew’s A Year in Review BlogHop with such talented artists. Thanks SO much Altenew for this Awesome Opportunity. This is such an amazing year to play with Altenew goodies as Guest Designer and joining them now in their Awesome Year end Blog Hop too.

                                             You must be here from lovely Donna Walls

                                            SO Stoked to share this graphic with you all !! 

These 4 projects are done for Altenew Guest Designing and these showcases my No-line Watercoloring. 

Made a simple CAS card using Toned Gray sketch paper for today’s Blog Hop. 

Featuring CYLPK Dynamic Blossoms | BAG Magnificent Branch (For Sentiment) | Artist Markers Set 3

 And am adding few more projects just as a reminder to myself about how wonderful this year has been. And of course, a reminder of how kind and generous Altenew has been to me this year.

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                                                                 Card  & Bookmark

Featuring Mini Delight Cupcake Stamp & Die Set | Fancy Kisses Stamp set | Altenew Crisp Dye inks

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Featuring Castle Garden | Fancy Greetings (For Sentiment)

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Featuring BAF Belladonna Lily Stamp & Die Set | Classy Stripes Stencil | Woodless Watercolor pencils

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Hope you all like my projects which showcases mainly of my interests in Watercoloring, Pencil coloring and Alcohol marker coloring. 

Giveaway Prizes

Over $500 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $100 gift card to 1 lucky winner, 3 $50 gift cards, and 27 $10 gift cards. Winners will be chosen from both blog hop #1 and blog hop #2. Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog HERE by 12/28/2022 for a chance to win. 

 

(Feel free to share your favorite projects using #Altenew and #AltenewBest2022 when you share blog hop projects on social media. Don’t forget to tag Altenew!)

Wait, there’s MORE!

 

We would also LOVE to see YOUR favorite handmade cards, layouts, home decor, etc. featuring Altenew products! Feel free to share them on social media or on your blog using the hashtag #AltenewBest2022. You may also add a link at Altenew’s blog.

 

FOUR lucky crafters will each win a $15 gift certificate to our store! Winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/30/2022. We are looking forward to seeing your beautiful creations!

Next you can head on to Ishani‘s blog for more awesome inspirations.

Thank you so much for stopping by and spending some time today as well as through this year. 

I truly appreciate your comments and encouragement here on my Blog and Instagram (@sathyakala.23)

as well.

Crafty Hugs  

Been smitten with Procreate these days…I wonder how I dint use it for 2 long years and suddenly it came into my visibility and demands every attention.

So for a change, took Prisma colored pencils for coloring today on Strathmore Toned Gray sketch paper using Altenew Bold Blossom stamp set.

Over to my card,

Stamp : Altenew Bold Blossom Stamp set

Embossing folder : Altenew 3D Diamond stars

Sentiment : Altenew Statement Flower stamp set

Sentiment Banner : Altenew Featured Sentiments Die Set

Hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linking this to 

Altenew Jan challenge 

Wishing you all a Very Happy New Year 2022!

Am posting my very first card for this year. Opted Pencil coloring for today.

Over to my card,

• Stamped Crafty Meraki’s Little Things stamp set using Altenew Jet Black Ink onto Strathmore Toned Gray sketch paper.
• Colored using Prisma Colored pencils.
• Diecut using MFT Rec stax largest die.
• Stamped sentiment using same black ink from same stampset.
• Mounted onto a Vanilla colored A2 cardbase using foam adhesives.

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!!!

Sharing my second card using Trinity stamps Blooming bunch Stamp & Die set. 

This time did Noline Pencil coloring on Strathmore Toned gray sketch paper.

Over to my card,

• Stamped Trinity Blooming Bunch stamp over Strathmore Toned gray sketch paper using DI Antique Linen to attempt Noline Watercoloring.
• Pencil Colored using Prisma colored pencils.
• Die cut using the same co-ordinating die.
• Took a ivory A2 sized cardbase, stamped the small butterflies from the same stamp set randomly as shown.
• Foam mounted the die cut image centrally on the card.

Am here again today with another card for ongoing MFT Card design superstar Contest for Clean & Simple category.

Am no CAS cardmaker nor genius in CAS, just wanna give it a try with all my heart. It’s my first year participating in this MFT contest. Made a super simple floral card focusing No line pencil coloring.

Over to my card,

• Stamped MFT Rose garden stamp partially over Strathmore Toned Tan sketch paper using Antique linen DI to attempt No line pencil coloring.
• Pencil colored using Prisma colored pencils.
• Stamped the main sentiment from MFT Fancy floral stamp set and the secondary sentiment from MFT Hand stamped stamp set using black ink pad.
• Die cut the panel using MFT A2 Rec Stax largest die.
• Matted the Tan panel over A2 sized Off white top fold cardbase.

It’s that time of the year! I have taken a massive leap this time to make a card for MFT Card Design Superstar for the Coloring Virtuoso category. It’s my first time participating in this Contest.

Absolutely love pencil colouring and watercoloring. Yet this time focused on my Prisma pencil colouring on Strathmore Toned Gray sketch paper and made a floral card for the contest.

Over to my card,

• Stamped MFT Rose garden stampset over a Strathmore Toned Gray sketch paper using Versamark ink to attempt a no line pencil colouring.
• Coloured using Prisma colored pencils.
• Splashed generously with white acrylic paint after pencil colouring.
• Stamped Sentiment using black inked from MFT Floral Focus stamp set.
• Then die cut the panel using MFT A2 Stitched Rec Stax largest die .
• Foam mounted this panel over a Off white A2 top fold card base.
• Added a paper pieced butterfly and few clear dew droplets as accents.

Am here today with a dry embossed floral card.

Over to my card,

• Stamped SSS Mom flowers onto Strathmore Toned Tan using Mudra Mai Jet black ink.
• Pencil colored using Prisma colored pencils.
• Die cut using matching dies and kept aside.
• Took a white panel and ink blended with Distress oxides: Worn Lipstick, Squeezed lemonade, Wild honey
• Then die cut with an outer heart die of Spellbinders Vines of Passion.
• Die using Inner ornate heart die on gold mirror and white cardstocks.
• The embossed panel is matted onto Cream A2 sized top fold cardbase using foam adhesive.
• The gold mirror and white diecuts are layered and added onto the negative space of the panel.
• Arranged the diecut flowers as shown.
• Timholtz metallic sticker used as sentiment here.
• Few peach pearls added as finishing touch.

Linked to following challenges:

Flower challenge: Add spots/strips (Added pearls for spots)

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.

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.

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