Category: stamping

Life’s Little things : Kaisercraft

~ Sathya ~ 20 Comments
Hi Friends,

As an Introvert my daily routine hasn’t changed much! Working in isolation and maintaining a social distance has been a Lifestyle. It can be overwhelming for some to stay home during this Covid-19 Pandemic. Go back to what you love to do. Rearrange your interiors. Spend time with your Family and learn new art.

Idea of this CAS card born when am shifting my Pothos plants from balcony today, as our part of India is experiencing peak summer.

My Mom is a Plant Nerd and she maintained a huge garden in our Home. I grew up seeing her do rose stem grafting, collecting and sowing seeds, preparing soil beds for our Rose plants. My deep interest on Gardening is what my Momma sow in me and it continues to grow well here.

Over to my card for Today,

  • Took watercolor cardstock and sponged Antique Linen DI around leaving a central portion.
  • Then stamped a text stamp from HNDMD Old Newspaper stamp on the background on the edges randomly to give a subtle texture using Antique linen DI.
  • Stamped the sentiment from Kaisercraft Blue Bay (new in my stash) using Memento Tuxedo black ink.
  • Started to stamp the leaf twig from Uniko Just because stampset (new in my stash) using Peeled Paint DO on the lower half of the panel around the sentiment.
  • Liberally splashed same waterdowned DO splatters on the card over the leaves.
  • Added three clear dew droplets for the visual interest.
  • Trimmed a bit and added this to A2 sized top fold black card base.
Hope you like this card!
Thanks for stopping by!

Linking this to

Time out challenges: The Arts

CASology: Plant

NBUS challenge 14 (Kaisercraft and Uniko stamps are brand new in my stash)

CAS card : Canvas

~ Sathya ~ 8 Comments
Hi All,

Am back here with a non-floral card for today. CAS : Clean and Simple cards are not my forte as this heart loves all layered, textured stuffs more. I admire CAS artists a lot and their aesthetic way of playing with stamps, stencils, dies yet making the card look Fabulous with loads of white spaces.

My Mom is an Oil painting artist and my second half of name ‘Kala” refers to ‘Art’ in my Indian regional language. Learnt Music and Dance from my childhood yet ‘Art’ always reminds me of the colorful splatters of inks, paints, brushes.

Over to my card,

  • Took a 4×6″ white cardbase and using Mudra World stencil, dry embossed it.
  • Love the subtle embossed bg of world map.
  • Using Kaisercraft stains stamps, (Brand new in my stash) stamped the splatters using various Altenew inks.
  • In a canvas sheet, stamped the sentiment from Stamplorations ‘Art is’ stampset using Memento Tuxedo black ink.
  • Cut the sheet around the sentiment and frayed the edges for an added interest. 
  • No embellishments added to keep the focus on dry embossed bg and the sentiment.
Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!
Linking this to following challenges:
NBUS : Used Kaisercraft stains stampset for the first time
May Stamplorations Stencil challenge (World map stencil is dry embossed on bg)

Word Art Wednesday : Anything goes

Stamplorations : Never ending Anything goes

Spread Kindness – Floral card

~ Sathya ~ 11 Comments
Hey Hi All,

Colored this peony floral from Uniko on Strathmore Toned Tan sketch paper using Prisma colored pencils.

  • Stamped the Uniko Peony using Antique lined DI on Starthmore Toned Tan sketch paper.
  • Colored using Prisma colored pencils.
  • Splattered white paint generously over the colored image.
  • Slightly stenciled the Purple and White stripes with Memento Grape Jelly and Colorbox Frost White using Altenew Classy stripes stencil.
  • Stamped the sentiment from Hero Arts using Memento Tuxedo black.
  • Die-cut the focal panel using Stitched die.
  • Added this panel to the A6 sized white card base.
This finishes the card.
Hope you like it!

Watercolored Floral card

~ Sathya ~ 6 Comments
Hi Friends!

Made a quick card using the watercolored clematis florals and leaves.

  • Stamped SSS-Mom’s clematis using the DI -Antique linen over Arches CP 300gsm
  • Watercolored using Danielsmith watercolors Dotcard
  • Assembled the florals onto a focal panel, which has given a waterwash with light pink and yellow tones, black splatters 
  • And sentiment is stamped from the same stampset using memento Tuxedo black.
  • These matted onto A2 sized top fold white card base.
  • Few green enamel dots for the finishing touch.
Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!
Linking to 

Floral card : Smile

~ Sathya ~ 10 Comments
Hiya Crafty peeps,

Yet another floral card on this Valentine season. This time I have used my brand new Altenew’s Forever in Love stampset and watercolored it with Gansai Tambi watercolors.

  • Stamped the florals using Antique linen to achieve a noline watercoloring look on Arches cold pressed watercolor paper.
  • Watercolored using Gansai Bambi watercolors.
  • Added pencil detailings with Prisma colored pencils.
  • Spalshed watered white paint generously over the florals.
  • Fussy cut them an kept aside.
  • Took the focal panel slightly smaller than A2 sized card and stenciled stripes using Altenew’s classy stripes stencil and Limestone dye ink slightly and in a faded fashion.
  • Then stamped sentiment from the same stampset using Memento Tuxedo ink.
  • Then generously splashed the black paint to the focal panel.
  • Matted this to the A2 sized top fold card base.
  • Then topped the fussy cut florals onto the card and the card is ready.
Hope you like it!

Linking this to the following challenges:

Craft Stamper : Anything goes Feb challenge

Flower challenge : Add leaves


HLS Feruary Watercolor challenge

PowerPoppy : Creative Confetti :Anything but a Heart

Floral card : You Complete Me

~ Sathya ~ 11 Comments
Hi Hello Crafty peeps!

Happy Valentine’s Day to all my blog visitors and crafty friends.

Whipped up a quick floral card using my favorite Noline coloring using Danielsmith watercolors Dotcard on Arches Cold pressed watercolor paper. First ever try using these combos and highly convinced by  the way the colors move.

Over to pics,

  • Stamped Altenew’s Dahlia blossom using Antique linen DI on Arches cold pressed watercolor paper.
  • Used Daniel smith watercolors of SSS Debby hughes  color palette for greens and Sharri carols palette for yellows and a tinge of orange for the shadows.
  • Took Strathmore Tan paper is used for the stenciled base using Altenew class stripes stencil and Prima Modeling paste.
  • Stenciled base is matted onto a white top fold cardbase.
  • Fussy cut florals are added on the stenciled base with different dimensions for interest and yellow enamel dots as finishing touch.
Hope you like it!
Colors are inspired from current Altenew’s monthly challenge

Papercrafter Magazine Issue 138

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Hi Crafty peeps,

SO Stoked to share that am on PaperCrafter magazine Issue 138, “Designer for the Day”.

My Heartfelt Thanks to the entire friendly Editorial Team for their lovely follow up and support.

A card made using Altenew boldblossom roses and watercolored using Kuretake Zig clean color brush pens.

Uniko Daffodil: CAS card

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Hi Friends!

Happy June!

Am here today with a CAS card using Uniko Simple Botanicals Daffodil clear stamp. Did No line coloring using Gansai Tambi watercolors and Prisma colored pencils for shadows.

  • Stamped Uniko’s Botanicals Daffodil onto watercolor card using Antique Linen Distress ink.
  • Did Noline coloring using Gansai Tambi watercolors.
  • Used Prisma colored pencils for the shading.
  • Fine ink splatters are added for interest.
  • Sentiment is stamped using Versafine Onyx black ink.
  • This focal panel is die cut using stitched die and mounted onto a black cardstock.
  • Then these matted onto a yellow card base.
  • Few clear droplets are added as accents.
Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!

Birds, Blooms & Butterfly CAS cards

~ Sathya ~ 2 Comments
Hi Crafty peeps,

I have shared 4 cards today at Mudra blog. Used Chipzebs as main focal element for the cards. Went for a Clean and Simple styled cards with minimal or no embellishments.

Hop over to the blog to check the full post.

Sneak peek for you all,

Linking to following challenges:

Colour Trio challenge: Orange Brusho crystals used here. (Its a mix of red, yellow and orange)

HLS Watercolour challenge

Stamplorations Things with Wings bloghop

Craft stamper Take it Make it May challenge: Anything goes

Stamplorations May CAS challenge

Happy Birthday: Floral card

~ Sathya ~ 24 Comments
Hi Friends,

Made a quick floral card. Pencil colored these peonies from Power poppy: Dynamic duos clear stamp set several months ago, during Kathyrac’s dailymarker coloring contest. Recolored a bit now to give a fresh look to the peonies.

  • Stamped the peonies onto white cardstock.
  • Colored using Prisma colored pencils.
  • Trimmed and Die-cut using MFT Bracket die.
  • Stamped the sentiment using Memento Black ink on to the kraft colored Top fold A2 sized card base.
  • Mounted the panels on to the kraft to reveal the base sentiment part using Foam adhesives, to raise the panels above the card base.
  • A mini butterfly Mudra Chipzeb is added to the die cut part of panel.
  • Few enamel dots to finish off the card.
Hope you like it!
Happy Crafting!!
Linking this to following challenges:
Color Trio challenge: Used Pink and Green on florals bunch and kraft color as card base.