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:

Your Life is your Story

Linking this following challenges:

AAA cards June challenge

Stamplorations June CAS card challenge

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

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!

Simonsays stamp: Work it wednesday: Summer Vibes

Uniko Challenge: Anything goes

HLS June Watercolor Challenge

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

Graciellie Design

Dana Warren 

Esther Asbury 

Gloria Lee

Helen Gullet 

Kerry Urbatch

Laura Mooney 

                           Sathya Kala  (You are here)

Tenia Nelson
Arjita 

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

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

You are Awesome: Floral Card

Hiya Crafty peeps,

Happy Tuesday!

Am here today with a last moment entry to the current Altenew challenge.

Over to the project!

• Onto Canson Watercolor card, stamped roses and leaves from Altenew's Bold Blossoms stamp set in Antique linen distress ink.
• Tried no line coloring using Zig clean color brush pens.
• The florals and leaves are fussy cut once done.
• Onto the watercolor cs, misted the bg heavily with water and dropped the colors of blue followed by yellow from Gansai Tambi watercolors to create a hazy bg.
• I went for a hint of colors in the bg.
• Once dried, splattered fine black paint over the panel.
• Added a chipboard and onto which the fussy cut florals and leaves are added with adhesive tapes.
• Then generously spattered white paint onto the panel to make the whole card come together.
• Sentiment from Altenew's You are stamp set is white heat embossed onto a black cs and added to the panel.
• Few clear dew droplets for added interest.

Hope you like it!

Happy Crafting!

Altenew April Challenge  

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:

Handlettered quotes + Watercolor florals - Trio Series1

Hi Friends!

During my June end to August Vacation at India, squeezed a lot of ME time amidst of my Family business and office works, and practiced Handlettering and Watercoloring florals.

Must say, every day i look forward for the evening time, to let my soul speak.

My little one would accompany me by smooshing his paint palette on his drawing book :)

And most of all, my dad would sit and watch patiently how we both do!!

Gonna share 3 projects per post :)

Hope you all like it!!

Hello October!

Hi Friends,

Simple watercolor wreath using Gansai tambi colors..and to mark the beginning of October, Autumn/ Fall season :)

Bit of calligraphy to go along with that! Hope you like it!

Watercolor Florals and Brush Lettering!!

In the series of Watercoloring and Brush Lettering combo, i did two artworks in Canton Montval watercolor paper with Gansai Tambi watercolors and did some Lettering by Kuretake Fudebiyori Metallic brush pens.

Yay!!! I never craft during my vacation at India...But this time, i wanna practice these newly learnt art forms, whenever i have little free time.

Truly i could see differences in my watercolor painting and acquired a bit confidence in brush strokes, as i mostly work with coloring stamped images, within boundaries.
This truly let my soul set free...

Hope you like it!!

More to come....Stay Tuned :)