Cat lovers

These are the two cards i made for the Cat lovers Hop hosted by lovely Janice

These two cards are dedicated for my one and only daughter Sapumali who has made me proud by getting through her Level five Diploma in Cookery with all A passes. On Sunday she was running a temprature but still she was on her feet practicing for her final assignment which was to make 12 dishes within six hours. She started full time employment this week. I am sharing my happiness with all of you. Her faith in Jesus keeps her going.




   This is my daughter Sapu and my grand daughter Rashida. They are my everything




She is alone in Christchurch NewZealand with my seven year old grand daughter looking after the daughter with love and care, doing her studies working part time as a chef, maintaining a home and attending to all other work. Roma and her family help my daughter to lookafter the little girl.

I made two white card bases and adhered a pattern paper full of cats
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 Then i stamped a naughty cat image using black ink. I stamped the sentiment flying high using the Altenew crisp dye ink violet.



Now was the highlight. I have always sucked at coloring let alone drawing but today i had to do it. I colored the naughty cat image using Colleen Water color Pencils but i didnt use water as i didnt have any practice in it.

I first used black and then toned it down with grey. I painted the wings in pink.  If i have done a ok job of colorig it is all thanks to you lovely ladies who have shown how to color in your videos. Thank you so much.

My set of colleen water color penscils



I added small a small embelishment and here it is.

I adeed a vellum belly band to give a complete look. Added a butterfly cut from pattern paper and stuck it to the bellyband using double sided foam tape.


Tip
As a new crafter i always test the images and inks on a separate piece of card stock before using it on the good piece so that i know how it stamps and the colors too.
As soon as i finish stamping i clean my stamps and clear blocks  because if i keep it,  it will never be done. Ha Ha lazy me.
Once i finish aproject i clean my stuff and keep it in the place it ought to be and it has helped me to maintain a clean room and desk and be efficient as i juggle a job as a journalist and my first love crafting in addition to learning Korean and Chinese simultaneously.
   



This is our youngest cat named chooti snuggled inside my hand bag

I am sorry i am not a good photographer not even ok. Iam going to learn it from a friend of mine. Until then please bear with me.


Iam linking this card to
https://herpeacefulgarden.blogspot.com/2019/10/main-hop-page-2019-cat-lovers-hop.html?

I am linking this card to








https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2019/10/craftycatz-challenge-479-atg.htmlSurekha Galagoda


Thank You and Blessings
Surekha GalagodaSurekha Galagoda

Smile

Surekha GalagodaMy wish is for everybody to smile all the time so I thought of naming it smile and i also used the word die Smile from Pinkfresh Studio to adorn my cards.
I made two cards using the same word die which i cut in silver and blue glitter card stock. Since the word die was in glitter card stock i decided not to use any embellishments other than pasting two pictures of cakes to add the sweet element using foam squares to give dimension.

Until upto this project i used to measure and cut my card stock yes i know i am a big time fool. Lol. But when i asked my craft guru Dr Sonia she told me to get a score tool and i bought the score Pal buddy from SSS and i am so happy i did it. Ah i even got a pouch for it which is very handy when travelling. It has made scoring a breeze and i am just wondering why i didnt buy it sooner.But better late than never.

Thank You and Blessings
Surekha Galagoda

I am linking these two cards to the Twofer challenge

Inside Out

Hi Friends
This is also from  the set of cards i made to tuck inside the stationery set to be given as a Birthday gift to my friend and Son who has held my hand at difficult times.

The front of the card was made by pasting a piece of a pretty pattern paper which was a left over in my stash. Then i cut a flower from a Stamping, embossing and die cutting set from Couture creations. I really love the tiny flowers in the set and when i am free i die cut some different colors and keep so that i can use them in cards.

i took the flower and pressed the middle with a ball point tip to make it raised. Then i added a white gemstone to the centre and stamped the sentiment Especially For you using a clear stamp.

As my friend like simple decorations I took a happy birthday sentiment and stuck it to the base using foam squares to give dimension. Then i also added a butterfly using a small foam square. Always when i have time i decorate the inside to make the recipient happy.

 

    I Prefer the CAS cards as i am still a new crafter.


Thank You and Blessings
Surekha Galagoda



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The sky is the limit

All things space, Galaxy and aliens and space ships

These two cards are from a set of cards i made to be tucked inside the stationery set to be given for my Friend and Sons Birthday.

 His favorite colors are Black and white so my major color combination are those two.
For this card I cut an oval to represent a space ship and used scrap pieces to decorate the card. The oval is adhered to the card base using foam squares and the sentiment is a clear stamp. 

  For this card too i used scraps from the papers I used to decorate the stationery set and stamped the sentiment  Wonder which is a clear stamp.
Since i am a new crafter i prefer to keep my cards CAS style.


 I was wondering how to use my scraps and i found a video by Jennifer Mcguire on how she uses her scraps. She even keeps the tiniest bits.https://www.jennifermcguireink.com/blog This is the link to her awesome blog. If you have time please visit her she is an amazing crafter and a lady with a really a big heart.

Thank you and Blessings
Surekha Galagoda

I am linking this card to
snarkystampers.blogspot .com for Anything to do with Space Galaxy, aliens space ships etc
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Orange and White

Orange and White
This card is for the Double D challenge.
I like to do simple designs as i am still learning.

Before adding the Belly band

I cut a Christmas tree from white card stock. I used a cardboard stencil and cut it twice. I used a white card base and on to that i adhered a orange piece of card stock. On to that i pasted the white christmas tree and pasted the other Christmas tree on top using foam squares, to add a little sparkle added white and orange gems.. The word happy holidays was written using a black pen at an angle. then i added a belly band to complete it.




Thank you and Blessings
Surekha Galagoda

I am linking this card to
Double D challengehttp://daranddiane.blogspot.com/Surekha Galagoda

A bunch of cards

Hi
I did a bunch of cards on 6 October which is also my Birthday. It is to be included in a stationery set which is going to a gift for my dear friend and whom I consider as my son. I used my paper scraps and clear stamps to do them as i wanted to link them for the Honey Bee card challenge.
They are simple but i love them as every card was handmade with a lot of love.
here is my set of cards

This card uses a stencil and i layered a brown card on top of a white card base. I wanted to heat emboss the sentiment but couldnt as my heat tool didnt work. Lol

 For this card i adhered a piece of pattern paper on to a white card base and put a white flower with a red embelishment as a centre. 

 For this card i cut a oval and covered it with pattern paper and teh sentiment The Sky's the limit.

 For this card i adhered a green card stock on top of a white card base and pasted leaves. Two each to get the dimension and added the butterfly using foam squares. The sentiment is never stop dreaming.

 This card has a pattern paper on top of a white card base and i stuck a white die cut flower and a white embellishment for the flower centre and the sentiment Especially for you.

 Since my friends favorite colors are black and white i used those two colors to create this card with the sentiment wonder.

 



This is my set of simple cards and it made me so happy creating them.
Thank You
Love and blessings
Surekha Galagoda
A bunch of cards

I am linking these cards to
http://cas-ualfridaysstamps.blogspot.com/2019/10/world-card-making-day-challenge.html

cat lovers Blog Hop

Cat Lovers Hop

Our lovely crafter friend Janis fromhttps://herpeacefulgarden.blogspot.com/2019/10/giveaway-post-my-2019-cat-lovers-hop.html? is having this awsome blog hop for the fifth time. pls visit her and show some love and you can win some awesome prizes too.