Many Thanks - Another Watercolour Card

Hello everybody,

Gayatri here today! I am sharing with you another watercolour card using Faber-Castell's Gelatos. 

I have used watercolour paper for the panel which I stamped with the flowers and sentiment using Archival Jet Black Ink.  I then generously spritzed the panel with water. Then I also rubbed some blue, yellow and pink gelatos on my craft sheet which I also spritzed with water. I then took a round brush and applied the coloured on the watercolour panel. I let the colours blend and dry on its own.  How beautiful is that background. Love it! I then used the black Mr. Huey to spatter some black ink. I then added some tiny rhinestones for some bling.

Here is a closeup of the card.

 

These are The Craft's Meow stamp sets I have used on my card.

 

Beautiful Spring and Many Thanks

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

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Watercolour Technique!

Hey everybody,

Gayatri here today sharing a card I made using watercolour technique using Faber-Castell's Gelatos.

Here is the card.

I have used Hope Blooms Stamp Set for my card. Here is the set for you.

I stamped the three tall flower images on the watercolour paper using Archival Jet Black Ink. Archival Jet Black ink is waterproof. So the images will not bleed when I spritz water on the watercolour paper next. They I squished some purple, violet, yellow, orange and green colours of Gelatos on the craft sheet. Spritz some water on them. Using a brush I added the colours to the stamped watercolour paper. I let the colours blend and dry on it own. But if you are in a hurry, you can use heat gun to dry. Love the soft blended colours. Soft and beautiful! I then simply stamped the sentiment. Trimmed the watercolour paper to 4" x 5 1/4" and mounted it on the card front using foam adhesives. Here is the closeup of the watercolour panel.

I love love this technique and the results are amazing. You don't have to be a pro with watercolour technique. Gelatos makes it easy and great with many of The Craft's Meow Stamp Sets. Give it a go and show us your projects.

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Kindred Spirits

Hey everybody,

Gayatri here with my projects for today. I have been on a holiday and have not had enough time to play with the July new release stamp sets. Now that I am back, I wanted to play around with Kindred Spirits Stamp Set. I love the modern flowers and leaves and three step stamping. Before I go into the detail, first here are my cards for you.

In this card, I have stamped the solid flower and leaves in blue, green and red colours first and then stamped the outline stamps in black. I have stamped the images from bottom of the card front to the top at an angle. Then stamped the sentiment on a strip of white card stock and adhered using foam adhesives. Then accented with silver sequins. Here is a close up of the stamped area. 

And here is the second card I made using the Kindred Spirits.

I simply chose different colour combination and stamped the flowers and leaves at an angle. I then stamped the sentiment on a strip of white card stock and adhered it at an angle using foam adhesives.

Again used the silver sequins to accent. Here is the closeup.

I have stamped some more sentiment inside the cards. 

Here is the Kindred Spirits Stamp Set for you. 

In my opinion, this is a must have stamp set.

Hope my projects inspired you to use Kindred Spirits and make some cards.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Many Thanks!

Helloooo! This is Gayatri here today. How are you doing? Hope you are all enjoying your summer. I am in the southern hemisphere and it is winter here for me. Past few days have been nice sunny yet freezing cold during the morning and evening. At least it is not raining. That will make life miserable.

Anyway, I am here to share my card with you. As much as I like using a stamp set to stamp my focal image and sentiment, I LOVE combining stamp sets.  Especially if I can use a holiday stamp set for a non holiday project. This is what I have done with my card below.

While shopping around last week, I was drawn towards a cushion which had bold black stripes with a big colourful flower on one side. Among a huge pile of cushions, this one caught my eye. I wanted to try it on my project. All I wanted was a long striped stamp. I found it on a holiday stamp set called Holiday Foundations.

Holiday Foundations Stamp Set

I used the thin long stripe stamp and stamped using Archival jet black ink at an angle on the card front. I did not want to cover the entire card front because I like white space and it is perfect to stamp the sentiment.

For the flower and leaves, I chose the flower from a Sympathy Stamp set called Hope Blooms.

Hope Blooms Stamp Set

This flower has the modern look I am after. Instead of stamping the flower and leaves on white cardstock and colouring, I stamped them on coloured cardstock and cut them out. This give a clean, minimalist modern feel to the card. I cut the center part of a second flower and layered it.

Finally for the sentiment, I wanted a sentiment with bold font. I found it in Many Thanks Stamp Set.

This is a clean simple bold card. I love to combine different stamps from different sets to make a card. Hope you liked my design process and next time something catches your eye while shopping, take a photo using your phone. Try and make a card using your inspiration:)

Thanks for stopping by!

Thankful for you - a card using water colour technique

Hey everybody,

Gayatri here today. I am showcasing a carding using water colour technique.

This is one way of using this technique on your card. First here is the card for you.

This is how I did it. I took a scrap piece of white cardstock. I brushed water on it first. Then I randomly brushed diluted colours using re-inkers on the wet cardstock. This technique is called Wet to Wet Technique. This wet cardstock helps to blend the colours beautifully. Let the cardstock dry on it own. I tried using heat gun but didn't like the result as the colours moved and accumulated to one side.  Once the cardstock is dry, stamp the flower image on the coloured cardstock. I stamped a few images. I then fussy cut all of them. I layered the flowers with a few stuck on the card front and a few raised. Here is the close up the water coloured flowers.

I have used the Fuchsia flowers and sentiment from Celebrating You stamp set from The Craft's Meow. Here is the set for you.



Beautiful flower images. I love when you have both the outline image and solid image in the stamp set. You can layer them both for depth or use them separately.

Hope you like my card. If you make a card using this technique, then why not leave a comment with a link to your blog post. I love to see it.

Thanks for stopping by!

Thank You Note card set

Hey everybody,

Gayatri here today. It is 2nd of the month and it is my turn to bring you today's post. I have not done a traditional card today. But instead made a Thank You flat note card gift set.

Here is the note card gift set for you. 

I will explain to you my design process and how this note card set came about.

I had these green envelopes from Stampin' Up! for a few years. They 5 1/4" x 3 1/4" size envelopes. I love the olive green colour of the envelopes.  I wanted to use them in my project. 

I also bought Colourbox mini gold ink recently which I wanted to use on my project. Finally, lace is trendy at the moment. Gold, lace and green together is perfect. 

What project to make was my next question? After much thought, I wanted to make a gift set. A stationery gift set. Thank you note cards are perfect.

Then, I went through my TCM stamp binder to chose the stamps I wanted to use. I chose Lovely Ovals which had gorgeous lace designs in it. Then I wanted Thank You sentiment. I searched through my TCM collection and can you believe? I didn't have a simple Thank You sentiment! So I decided to cut the "Thank you for all you do" stamp from Many Thanks stamp set. I love the font with a nice curve on that sentiment and is perfect to go with the lace design. I braved and cut the stamp so I now have the 'Thank You' and 'for all you do' separately. They can still stamp very well.

                

So after some trimming and stamping, here is a set of Thank You note cards with envelopes.

I love the stationery look of the note cards. They are flat so you write the message in the space provided. I also love the gold stamping. It shines at an angle. Gold and white are elegant together.

I also stamped the envelope with the sentiment using the gold ink to coordinate with the note card.

And here is the packaged note cards and envelopes.

I put them in a large glassine bag, used a green doily die cut, tied a bow using an organza green ribbon with a simple gold thank you label.

I played with photoshop and added some fun faux bokeh effect on my final photo below. Cool huh! 

A simple flat stationery note card set made using couple of stamps and packaged can make a beautiful gift to a co-worker or a teacher or your boss or for wedding guests..... Quick and easy to make.

Hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by!

Ta!

Sweet, Kind, Patient, Loving Mother!

Hey Everybody,

Gayatri here today. I am sharing with a card I made for my mother. She lives very far away in a different country. Although we talk over skype, it is hard not able to give her a hug. So I decided to make a card and sent it to her with a personal note inside. Here is the card I made.

I have used Beautiful Spring Stamp set and Mother and Father stamp set. Love the subtle pink stamping of the flower and overlaping sentiment with black. Pink is her  favourite colour and she loves flowers. I have paired it with black and white polka dots and black rhinestones for contrasting details. I think she is going to love the surprise card and probably tears as well. I have blogged the card before it can reach her because I know she does not read this blog. I am safe:)

Here are the two Stamp sets I have used

 Mother and Father Stamp Set

Beautiful Spring Stamp Set.

Check out the store for more gorgeous stamp sets. Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Ta!

Pretty Pastel Thanks Card!

Hey dear TCM fans!

Gayatri here today sharing a card using pastel colours. 

First here is the card for you.

I have used Flower Garden and Many Thanks stamp sets to make my card. First I trimmed a 4'x 51/4' white cardstock. I then made a banner mask and masked slightly above the middle of the card panel. I then stamped the flowers in grey, pastel yellow and blue. Stamped leaves in pastel green. I have used Impress Inks for the colours and Going Gray SU ink for the grey. I then removed the mask. You can stamp the sentiment on the masked area but I wanted the sentiment to stand out. So I stamped the bold sentiment from Many Thanks stamp set on a scrap white cardstock and made a banner. I have adhered this banner using foam adhesives. To add interest, I added some rhinestones as well. This finished panel is adhered on to the cardfront using foam adhesive.

Here are the two stamp sets I used for my card.
 

Flower Garden

Many Thanks

 




















Hope I inspired you to make a card using pastel colours.
Thanks you much for stopping by! Karen will bring a fab project for you tomorrow:)

 Ta!

You rev me up!

Hey Everybody,

Gayatri here! Wishing you all a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2013!

Today I am sharing with you a card made using Karen B set called Zoom Goes My Heart! 

I LOVE this set. Very unique concept and awesome set. This set has been on my table for sometime. Even after I moved into my new house over Christmas and New Year, the first thing that I took out to keep on my craft table is this set.  Now that it is January, Valentine's day is not very far off. So why not use this set and make a valentine's day card?  And so here my card I made using this set.

A typical clean, simple and graphic card with the focus on the stamped images. I picked a scrap white paper, trimmed into 5 1/2" x 3 1/4". Stamped the images and sentiment. I also stamped the needle seperately in red ink and cut it out and glued to the main image. I then used a red striped pattern paper from Echo Park Dots and Stripes 6 x6 paper pad for the edges strip. Mounted the stamped panel using foam square. To break the monotony of white and red, I added a blue rhinestone. Here is another photo of the card.

Hope you like my card. If you make a card using this stamp or a valentine's day card using The Craft's Meow stamp set, please upload them  @ Splitcoast Stampers Gallery (tag them as The Craft's Meow ) or The Craft's Meow gallery @ Flickr. Love to see what you make.

Thanks for stopping by!

Green and Orange Sympathy Card!

Hey everybody,

Gayatri here! I am deviating from Christmas festivities today to share a sympathy card with you.

This card showcases Karen.B's Hope Blooms Stamp set.

 

I love this set because of the delicate flowers. Here is my sympathy card I made using masking technique.

After stamping and colouring, I decided to trim the panel. I trimmed straight from top and bottom but hand cut the flowers to add interest.I then tied the bow using green twine and added orange button. Then I mounted the panel on the green cardbase. I love the pop of orange colour and with the green and white, the combination is amazing. Hope you like it.

Have a  Merry and safe Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

 I will see you early next year.

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Welcome Gayatri and Lin to Team TCM!!!

Hello friends! I'm popping in today to introduce you to two of the five newest members of our Design Team, Gayatri Murali and Lin Brandyberry! Please join me in extending a warm TCM welcome to these amazing artists!

Gayatri Murali

My name is Gayatri Murali. I live in Australia with my husband, two children heading into their teens, and a one-year-old cocker spaniel named Charlie. I am a therapist by profession working with children with Autism. I started out as a scrapbooker six years ago, but now I've turned into a full time cardmaker. My style is stamps, inks and cardstock, clean and simple. I also love bright colors and modern graphic design. I enjoy the process of designing. I find crafting very therapeutic. A lot of my free time is spent at my craft desk either planning or designing. I am super thrilled to design for The Craft's Meow and also be working with an amazing team! 

Lin Brandyberry

Hi!  I'm Lin and I live in Canton, Ohio with my husband of 41 years.  We have been blessed with 2 sons and 3 grandchildren.  A former quilter, I was introduced to stamping in 2005, and now I love making cards, playing with paper just like I did with my fabrics.  I love flowers and hearts, paper-piecing, fussy-cutting, and just playing with color.  I started my blog devoted to card making in 2009 and the years have flown by since; almost every day you'll find me in my craft room working on a card.  A huge part of my love of this craft is the friends I've made on- and off-line; card makers  are wonderful people!   I've been a big fan of The Craft's Meow stamps, and I'm thrilled to be a part of this amazing team!   I'm looking forward to working with my fellow team members to inspire you.

I'll be back tomorrow to introduce you to the other three newest design team members! See you then!