I first started off by creating an alcohol ink background for both my cards. I used shades of green and blue for one and pink and purple for another. Then, I foiled one of the panels using Emerald Deco foil and left the other unfoiled. I slightly colored the eucalyptuses using alcohol markers and then, fuzzy cut the frames. Matted the frames on alcohol ink backgrounds and I was done!

I hope this inspires you! Check back next week for another fun release!

Happy Crafting,

Kavya

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My next card is another one of my faux watercolor technique cards. I have a quick guide with a video over on my Instagram (@handmadebykavya) in case anyone is interested. I first started off by stamping the Star Spangled banner on watercolor paper using Blueberry and Fruit Punch dye inks. Then I applied watercolor top just like how I did in my guide on IG. I matted it on Toffee cardstock and added a sentiment to finish off my card :)

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That's folks! I hope you liked this week's projects :)

Happy Crafting,

Kavya

Hi folks, 

The new ink colors from TE are here and I am absolutely in love with them. Both my projects today use the same new colors - Tropical Punch and Passion Fruit along with some oldies :)

For my first project, I used the Triple Mini Slimline - In the Garden Stencil on the bottom of an A2 sized card! It's just perfect for adding a sentiment at the top. after ink blending, I added some 'watercolor' effect using liquid watercolors and finished it off with a sentiment from Oh yes you did. I will be releasing a video showing the watercolor effect on my Youtube channel and IG this Friday... so stay tuned! I couldn’t edit the video in time but hopefully I get it done by Friday. Still trying to find time for cardmaking with the entire return to office situation :) 

My next card uses the new Passion Fruit cardstock and one of my favorite cardmaking layouts - florals on dark cardstock! I stuck to the same copic colors from my palette above while making this one. I colored a bunch of florals from Spring Spray and added a sentiment to finish it off :)

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That's it folks! I hope you liked this fun project :)

Happy Crafting, 

Kavya

Hi folks, 

I am back on the blog with another fun release from Taylored Expressions - Father's Day! I love this release... it's so unique with endless opportunities to create fun scenes! 

My first card is a shaker card :) I started off with creating my background by die cutting a wave border out of Confetti Cake cardstock and ink blended the edges using Blue Raspberry and Blueberry dye inks. I also used the Just Keep Swimming stencil to create a fun school of fish in the background. Then, I die cut a bunch of tiny fish from Little Bits - fish and created a shaker element using a circle die and Snow Flurries sequins. Place this on top of a piece of saltwater taffy cardstock and added embossed sentiments on Blueberry cardstock. I finished off my card by adding a bunch of fishes from Hook, Line & Sinker and a fishing pole from Reely Great. 

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My next card is super easy to create! No fancy technique at all. Just stamp the denim background on Blueberry cardstock using blue corn ink and then add a Stitched Frame using Bluecorn cardstock. To give it a faux stitching effect, I used a gold gel pen to go over the stitched details. Then, I added a T shirt using Dad Bod and the coordinating die. To make it more realistic, I added details by cutting off sleeved and borders from another die cut shirt out of Granny Smith cardstock. Added my sentiments and I was done! 

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That's it folks! Hope you liked this week's inspiration :)

Kavya

Hi folks, 

I am super excited to be a part of Reverse Confetti's 9th Birthday Blog Hop :) For this special occasion, I was inspired by one of the stamp sets that is a part of the release - Love Wins. A portion of the sales from this set will be donated to both Human Rights Campaign and The Trevor Project. How amazing is that?

For this Pride themed card, I started off by ink blending a rainbow themed background using dye inks. For the 'land', I used a strip of ink blended linen cardstock. As always, I added some paint splatters for extra glam! Then, I colored a bunch of images from the Birthday Buddies stamp set and arranged them such that the colors match the background. I finished off my card by adding a sentiment from 'All You Need' :)

Absolutely love how this turned out! Check out the next person on the hop for more inspiration :)

Kavya -----> You are here

Andrea Shell -----> Next person on the list