Aug 22, 2019

Papercrafter Magazine Issue 138

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.


Jun 28, 2019

UnityStamps & Graciellie Design Instahop

Hi Friends,

Am delighted to join in Unity stamp company and Graciellie Design Instragram hop. My insta handle is @sathyakala.23

Made a CAS card using the recent release of Graciellie Design.

Play along the Insta hop and stand for a chance to win Unity Gift certificates  5 Prizes each $20.









  • Took a A2 sized top fold black card base.
  • Using TCW 6x6 Art is stencil, with versamark ink and perfect pearls, created a chalkboard effect diagonally.
  • Sprayed slightly with water to fix the perfect pearls.
  • Colored the florals from Graciellie Design using prisma colored pencils. 
  • Fussy cut and mounted onto a cork tag with a sentiment strip.
  • Thus finished off this simple one layer CAS card.
Hope you like it!

This giveaway is open Internationally. You have time until June 30th to leave comment on all hop stops and winners will be chosen randomly from all the comments.

Happy Crafting!

Happy Hopping!


Linking to following challenges:

Stamplorations June CAS challenge 

Simon Says stamp Wednesday challenge: Anything goes


Jun 14, 2019

Cutie Tweeties Birthday Greetings.

Hiya Friends!

Good morning all!

A quick OLC for today.





  • Blended Wild honey distress oxide on a portion of a A2 sized white card base.
  • Stamped the sentiment.
  • Splattered the watered down white acrylic paint.
  • Colored the Cute birds chipzeb in black and added just above the sentiment to finish off the card.
Hope you like it!

Happy Crafting!








Jun 13, 2019

Life Story : Graciellie Designs

Hiya Friends!

Good morning!

Back here today with yet another OLC (One Layer Card) using Graciellie Designs digital stampset Your Life is Your story, one of my fave of the recent releases.








  • Printed the digital stamps over the A2 sized white cardstock directly.
  • Colored the florals using Fabercastell classic color pencils.
  • Played with watered down Distress oxides: Worn Lipstick, Peacock feathers by smooshing the inks using acrylic block.
  • Splattered Gansai Tambi gold watercolor.
  • Added the sentiment strip with a washitaped strip using a foam adhesive.

Supplies used:




Linking this following challenges:


Stamplorations June CAS card challenge

AAAbirthday June challenge : Use Watercolors (Used watered down Distress oxides and gold watercolor for bg)




Jun 12, 2019

Butterfly One Layer card

Hi Friends,

Back here after a week with a CAS card to share.

One of the most favorite quote stamp and Butterfly from my Favorite stamp company, Inspired by Stamping. 






Just stamped the sentiment and the butterfly in memento black ink on a white A2 sized card base directly for a dramatic look. And this makes as One layer card too. Bit of shading on the butterfly is all I have done to finish off the card.


Hope you like it!

Happy Stamping!


Linking this to following challenges:

AAA cards 142 challenge

Stamplorations June CAS card challenge



Jun 2, 2019

Uniko Daffodil: CAS card

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!





May 31, 2019

Graciellie Design Birthday Blog hop



Hi Crafty Friends!

"Happiest Birthday, Gracie Chavez"


Am so delighted to join Graciellie Design Birthday Blog hop for today. We have several new releases and I have used this Uber Gorgeous Tulips from Tulips & Daisies Digital stamp set.

Made a bunch of Tulips and these pretty ones demanded watercoloring and so I colored to my heart's content using Zig clean color brush pens.


Over to the project,








  • Printed the tulip digis making a floral spray on a watercolor card.
  • Colored using Zig clean color brush pens. Geranium red for petals and for leaves used Green and Dark green brush pens.
  • For the bg, used Gansai Tambi watercolors (Green and Yellow)
  • Finally sprayed generous amount of watered down white acrylic paint.
  • Trimmed and matted this panel over a 4x6" side fold Black card base. (*sentiment is hand stamped)
  • As a final touch, added clear dew droplets as accents.
Supplies used :  Tulips & Daisies



Visit Graciellie Design shop to check all the new releases. 
Current Shop Sale - 40% off, no code needed
Hop along and stop at each blog to leave some love and stand for the chance to win the Giveaway - $25 gift card.

Blog Hop Order



Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Hopping!!

Linking this to following challenges:

Uniko Challenge : Anything goes

Simonsaysstamp Wednesday challenge : Anything goes

AAAcards : 5th Birthday bash

Timeout challenges : Inspired by the florals

Simonsaysstamp Work it wednesday Summer vibes








May 28, 2019

Birds, Blooms & Butterfly CAS cards

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




May 16, 2019

Stampendous Bouquet for you : Happy Birthday card

Hiya Friends!

Am still in Spring mood! Yet another floral birthday card here for you all.

This lovely bunch of florals is made using a gift from a dear Crafty friend, Kanan Pandya, whose watercolored cards are my ever favorite!  She has sent me this Stampendous: Bouquet for you Stampset few years ago and I love using it often!

You can check my earlier creations using this stampset here and here

Masked and made into cute floral spray using No line coloring with Fabercastell polychromos pencils. These were colored during Kathyrac's dailymarker coloring contest. Now made it into a card. I colored the fussy cut ends with black marker to give a neat look.








  • Took a watercolored cardstock.
  • Splashed with water centrally and added Limegreen Brusho crystals over it and heat set it.
  • Went over with Prima Marketing- Finnabair Lightpaste with TCW 'Art is' stencil diagonally over the colored portion of the card.
  • Stamped the sentiment from Inspired by Stamping using Memento Black.
  • Matted the panel over A2 sized Black card base by trimming it a bit.
  • The added the fussy cut florals with foam adhesives.
  • Couple of purple fussy cut butterflies with few clear dew droplets to finish off the card.
Hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!