Splash it

 A very good afternoon friends

I took a white card base and stamped the waves in two colours. Then I took my Colleen water colour pencils and  touched and spread the colour using my finger. Then I stamped the hippo to look like he was floating and coloured him gray using the watercolour pencil. I stamped the sentiment Make a splash using one shade of the blue I used for making the waves. The colour pencils colour well but sharpening them is a nightmare but I have to be satisfied as those are the affordable water colour pencils in Sri Lanka. 

The things I used

Cardstock

Scissors

Misti stamping tool

Shades of Blue colur ink from Rosies Studio

Colleen water colour pencils

Iam linking this card to

challenge#12 splash

Thank You 

Stay safe

Surekha Galagoda

Roses are red

 Good Afternoon friends

I started to make two cards using the water technique shown by Natasha Foote but alas it didnt work as the craft cardstock I have does not absorb the water. So instead I decided to make this simple card. I took the card base and masked a border using low tac tape available in Sri Lanka. Then I used the colour rouge from AlteNew and ink blended the background using a finger dauber. Then I took my Misti tool and stamped the rose using Crimson from AlteNew and the sentiment using a craft ink pad. The Happy Birthday Stamp is new. As I didnt have a large Happy Birthday stamp I bought it receently. I added some red colour gems to add the bling into the card. 

The items I used

Misti Stamping tool

Low tac tape

Alte New Crisp dye ink Rouge

AlteNew crisp dye ink Crimson

Coloured gems

Happy Birthday Stamp

I am linking this card to

the flower challenge #53

Thank You

Stay safe and blessed

Surekha Galagoda

 

Gift tag using scraps

 Good Morning friends

Recently I made a card using a cardboard stencil made by me using a butterfly die. Here it is.

When adhering it to a cardbase a piece was left and today I was arranging my desk and came across it so I punched a hole and attached a gold color thing which came to me in a package and voila I had the tag. I need quite a few of them as I am a journalist working online and as I am a book person I write down everything. 

 Crafting is my passion and love and while Journalism is my bread and butter, I get up early in the morning and finish my journalism work and start crafting. Oh it gives me a world of happiness and each one of you has contributed to that happiness. Love you from the bottom of my heart.

Stay safe and Blessed 

Thank You

Surekha Galagoda

My discovery

 Good Morning friends

I was fascinated by the amazing crafters who do wonders with embossing and wanted to try it out. One of my friends gave me an embossing tool but alas it didnt work so I ordered an embossing tool as well as black and gold embossing powder and tried it on sentiments it did not give the desired results. I was determined and tried it again it was a total chaos. Then I thought I should change the paper and for me fortunately I had some card stock I got from USA  and some embossing powders given to me by afriend of mine when I was in New Zealand. I do not have a antistatic powder bag but a DIY I did following instructions on the net. I used that and prepped my card and using the Versamark Ink pad given by my Friend in Newzealand I tried and I was amazed with the results. Here it is

I added a sentiment and two gems to complete the card

Then I tried using the same cardstock but with the embossing powder i purchased from a local craft store and there were places the embossing powder had not got attached but the result was ok.

 Then I came to the conclusion that I cannot use the cardstock available locally for techniques.

Below is the result using local cardstock and embossing powder.

card Now I have to find a cardstock and as my travel is limited I cannot do it immediately. I will also check with the local craft store and find asolution. I am sharing it so that a newbee like me wont make the same mistake.

Materials used

Cardstock [Sorry I do not know the weight]

 Embossing powders

Crafters Realm Heat tool

Stay Safe and Blessed

Thank You 

Surekha Galagoda

Red and pink hearts

 Good evening friends

I am dedicating this card to my precious little grand daughter Rashida as she loves to draw hearts and calls them love hearts. Be it any occasion she will give a card with hearts.

I took a piece of pink card stock and adhered a red coloured paper with tiny little hearts. Then I attached the pink die cut which has hearts. It was attached to the card using foam squares. [I recently purchased foam squares and normally all my stuff have a designated place and I can remember keeping it there but I cannot find it. Now I have to order foam squares again lol,  Getting down stuff is atedious process due to Covid-19. Has it happened to you? ] In the  middle  of the die cut I attached a pink heart and a red heart. The sentiment was fuzzy cut and added three small pink gems on either side of the sentiment to add the bling.

I am linking this card to

cupcakeinspirations#512 

Splashymix Challenge 26

Thank you 

Stay safe and blessed

Surekha Galagoda

Round and Round

 Good afternoon friends

I used different circles to make this card. On the blue background I stamped pink circles using bubble wrap. This is the first time I tried and was satisfied though I couldnt get all circles as I desired. Then I used die cuts in the shape of circles and colored them in Pink and blue on the edges using my twin marker pens.I adhered the circles to the card background using foam squares. The heart at the centre was adhered using liquid glue. I buy the large glue bottle and pour it into two small bottles and use and I love the glue. Though it is cheap it does a really good job.  I die cut the love you die and adhered it using liquid glue.

Items used 

Twin marker pens by Changli

Die cuts circles, flowers and sentiment Love you [All unbranded]

Bubblewrap

Pink colour ink by Crystal

I am linking this card to 

makethecardschallenge.com

Thank You

Stay safe and blessed

Surekha Galagoda

Love in the air

 Good afternoon friends

I did this card using die shapes and added a black border to the card to pop it up. The dies I used are unbranded. I have some branded dies and getting the branded or even the unbranded is difficult these days.

I am linking this card to 

http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/02/challenge-219-all-you-need-is-love.html

love themed project with die cut

 http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com -Hearts Pink Red white and black

Thank You

Stay safe and blessed

Surekha Galagoda