Happy Hello: Powerpoppy Blossoming Cherry

Hi Crafty peeps!!

Happy May!

Powerpoppy’s Blossoming cherry digital stamps reminded me of my most wonderful years at Taiwan. This digi is my recent purchase during a slash sale.

I went in for those misty mornings and foggy days of Spring where every square is loaded with Cherry blossoms and Apple blossoms!! The fine fragrance of the scent surely to elate anyone’s day.

Bit of experiment mode I was. So took a watercolor cs and misted with water liberally and dropped in colors of blue and pink (Gansai Tambi watercolors) at adequate intervals to create a hazy bg. Then dried the cs well and ironed it neatly so that it can be fed easily into the printer.

Yay!! Printed the floral sprig with the sentiment in 1 easy go!

Painted the florals using same watercolors and highlighted with Prisma colored pencils.
Then the watercolor cs trimmed and matted to the black cs. Added generous white paint splatters to create a foggy mood to the card. Then mounted on to a white card base.

Few clear dew droplets as accents to finish off the card.

Hope you like it!!

Happy Crafting!

Thanks for stopping by 🙂

Linking this to

Power poppy Sketch it out challenge  (Flipped the sketch)

Emerald Creek May challenge : Flowers on the wall

HLS May Watercolor challenge (With optional word : Happy)

Watercooler Wednesday challenge

Addicted to stamps and more

Stencil Stamping & Coloring : Mudra DT post

Hi Friends,

Am on Mudra’s blog for today’s monthly post. I have made 3 cards focusing Stencil Sponging. Sponging over Stencils is a pretty basic way to use. Stencils can also be used for mists/sprays or to apply the texture pastes to get the desired patterns. For which, whole stencil or a portion can be used to create the focal image or even a background.

Always start loading the sponge with the ink and lightly sponge over the stencil in one direction only. Once a layer of ink on your cardstock is dried, you can sponge over top with more inks and more pressure to intensity to get a layered look.

Went ahead and colored the sponged areas of the stenciled portion to make my focal images for first 2 cards and in the last card, used stencil for background on yupo paper using alcohol inks .

Check the  Mudra blog for the complete procedure and pictures.

Hope you like it!

Happy Crafting!

Linking this card for the following challenges

Virginia’s Show and share 

The card concept : Spring Celebration (Inspired by soft pastel shades of florals and greens)

Hello Sunshine : Graciellie Designs

Hello Friends,

Am here again today with another Floral card. Yay! It’s another one in Sunflower series. Am smitten with these Summer Sunflowers from Graciellie Designs. Yesterday’s card is with alcohol markers coloring on florals and so today, took out my Zig clean color real brush pens and put to good use.

  • Arranged the florals in the desired look and printed out onto a watercolor cs.
  • Colored the florals using Zig clean color brush pens.
  • And bit of shadows using Prisma colored pencils.
  • The loose hazy bg is made using Gansai Tambi watercolors.
  • Matted this panel over the black cs.
  • Trimmed the sentiment and matted over black cs.
  • This matted panel is added then to the ivory A2 sized card base.
  • Added the sentiment strip to the focal panel.
  • Few clear dew droplets are added as accents.
Hope you like this!
Happy Crafting!
Do check out this Gorgeous paper pack from Graciellie designs along with the Summer Sunflower Digital set.
Product used:

Spring Love: Mudra DT projects

Hi friends,

Am at Mudra blog today with some projects showcasing Spring!

There is no such seasonal demarcation in India as Spring or at the country, where I reside now.

So India is awaiting Summer with loads of flowers, fruits, chirping birds, squirrels 🙂

Hop over to view the projects in full!

Happy Crafting!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linking this card to current Lindy’s March challenge

Supplies used:

LSG flat fabio Greased Lightnin’ Green
LSG starburst Sea Mint green
LSG embossing powder Hibiscus Rose Orange
LSG Starburst dauber Gregarious Grey

Linking this card to HLS March Watercolor challenge:

More Love your way : Mudra DT inspirations

Dear Crafty Friends!

Am on Mudra blog today with few Love themed inspirations.

Made two CAS cards and a mixed media canvas.

Hop onto blog to view the projects.

Hope you like it!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting!

Linking to following challenges:

Linking this card to Uniko challenge: Anything goes

Mixedmedia Canvas:

1.Lindy’s gang : February Challenge:

Used LSG shimmer spray Azure Sea asters 

LSG Flat fabios: Frenchy’s pink pouf

LSG Flat Fabios: T-bird Turquoise

LSG Dauber Gregarious Grey (link not found in Lindy’s shop site)

2. February Play: Shape of my Art (Used Feb art tip: Oval is my canvas, shaped embellies are added such as heart resin, chipboards of diff shapes, focal panel is rectangular etc.,)

3. Dusty Attic Feb challenge: Used following swirl chipboard from your store

Stamplorations Mixedmedia Challenge (Used Mudra Grungy effects stencil with Light paste behind the focal elements)

Bloom: A floral card

Hi Friends,

A quick card using Stampendous : Bouquet for you stamp. No line coloring using Prisma colored pencils.

  • Took a white cardstock.
  • Stamped the florals and leaves with Distress ink: Antique linen using masking technique.
  • Colored using Prisma colored pencils.
  • Sentiment from Inspired by stamping: Magnolias stamp.
  • Matted this panel onto a black cs.
  • And then light green A2 sized cardbase.
  • Added few green enamel dots as accents.
Hope you like it!
Happy Crafting!
Linking to following challenge:

Uniko Challenge : Anything goes

Magnolias : A Floral card

Hi Crafty peeps,

Am here today with another floral card.

This time its Magnolias from Mudra 🙂

  • Stamped the Mudra : Magnolias stamp using Black archival ink on a Arches hot pressed paper.
  • Then colored using Zig clean color brush pens.
  • Then for shadows and highlights used Prisma colored pencils.
  • Fussy cut and kept aside.
  • On a smooth white cs, sponged Distress oxides : Worn lipstick and Peeled paint on opposite corners and misted with water.
  • This created a blotchy effect on bg.
  • Randomly splashed black paint using Distress ink: Black soot.
  • Stamped the sentiment form Mudra and added the fussy cut florals on top.
  • This panel is mounted on a black cs and then to the white A2 sized card base.
  • Added green enamel dots as accents.
Hope you like this card!
Happy Crafting!
Thanks for looking into!
Linking to following challenge:

Uniko challenge: Anything goes

Stenciled Floral card

Hi Friends,

Am here today with a floral card. This time its a one layer card, with just stenciling and pencil coloring.

  • Took a smooth white cs and stenciled this Beautiful peonies using Mudra Peony Stencil and sponged with Distress oxides : Fozzilised amber and Worn lipstick for petals and Peeled paint for leaves.
  • Then the shadows and highlights are done using Prisma colored pencils.
  • Used Distress ink: Black soot for the black splatters.
  • Sentiment is from Mudra : Flower bunch stampset, which is white heat embossed on black cs.
  • Added green enamel dots as accents.
  • This panel is matted with black cs and added to a top fold A2 sized kraft card base.
Hope you like this! Thanks for looking into!
Happy Crafting!

Linking to

Uniko challenge: Anything goes +Optional twist Love

Floral Heart & Banners : Graciellie Designs

Hi Friends,

Made a CAS card today using Graciellie Designs Floral Heart & banners digital set. It’s a love at first sight.

  • Printed this gorgeous digi with sentiment onto a watercolor cardstock.
  • Watercolored using Zig clean color brush markers.
  • Shadows and highlights using Prima colored pencils.
  • To create further interest added white gel pen wherever needed.
  • Used gray brown zig marker to add a shadow around the floral heart to make that heart pop against the whole white space.
  • Love the white space much here and so just added few enamel dots as accents near the sentiment.
  • Trimmed and bordered the cs with black cs matting and mounted onto A2 white card base.
Hope you like this!
Visit Graciellie Designs new shop for many new releases. Jan releases Bloghop is underway. Do check here and here for complete infos and do hop along to stand for a chance to win $15 GC.
Happy Crafting!!
Linking this card to

The Card concept  (Bright pinks, black accents, gold metal against a white backdrop inspired my Clean and Layered card)

Love & Friends + Graciellie Designs Blog hop

Hi Friends!

Welcome to Graciellie Designs blog hop!

Today i have used this digital image set and the designer paper from the releases.








  • Loved this digital stamp set and the new paper pack. Its packed with yummy colors.
  • Colored the image using prisma colored pencils, fussy cut and used over the one of the designer paper from the pack.
  • Added the sentiment in the mid of the image. 
  • This panel is matted on a black cs and matted over the white card base.
  • Added few dark pink enamel dots to finish off the card.
Hop along with us, leave some love at each stop. The winner will get 15$ gift card to our new shop: gracielliedesign.shop


Do visit the new shop and am sure you will love the new additions!




Enjoy Hopping!
Thanks for stopping by!