Handmade by Kavya: ink blending

Hello everyone,

I am excited to be guest designing for Newton's Nook for the month of September! Thank you Samantha for giving me this wonderful opportunity! I have four cards with totally different techniques and styles lined up for you this month! If you have been following me for a while, you would know that I don't have a signature style. I like mixing up things and trying to come up with creative ways to use my stash. I am a huge fan of Newton's Nook products as they are versatile and super cute!

My first card uses some good old distress ink blending scene for Christmas. Here is how I put this together:

I distress inked my panel using Mermaid Lagoon and Cracked Pistachio. I then tried to create a snow texture by adding water and white ink splatters.

I cut the winter scene landscape using my silhouette cameo but you can use a similar die of your choice.
I colored the images from All Aboard for Christmas using my alcohol ink markers. I like to add darker tones to my images using color pencils later on.
After assembling the card, I heat embossed a sentiment on teal cardstock using white embossing powder. (PS: this actually covers up a snafu! I tried embossing directly on to the background but it didn't stand out as much and wasn't aligned properly.)

Voila! You are done :)

I hope you liked this card and I can't wait to be back next week to share another style!

Thanks,

Kavya

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Hello everyone!

I am back at the Crafty Meraki blog to share yet another card with some wonderful products offered in the store. I am usually inspired by patterns and posters but this card was actually inspired by a color - Spearmint! I was swatching some new ink pads and I fell in love with this color. I have never used this color before and immediately searched for some colors to complement this beauty. After some deliberation, I settled for coral. Here is how I put this card together:

I ink blended the top half of my panel using a spearmint ink pad. A perfect alternative is the newly released Speckled Egg distress ink
I then used the largest Spellbinders Nestabilities essential rectangles etched die for the intricate dotted edge

I used Antique Linen Distress Ink to stamp Altenew's Statement flower and then watercolored it using Karin markers
I then stamped a sentiment using the same spearmint ink pad and finished it off with some clear sequins

And that's about it! I was itching to watercolor after a long time and this definitely satisfied my craving! I hope this inspires you to try out a new color combo :)

Happy Crafting,

Kavya

Supplies Used:

Altenew Statement Flower
Speckled Egg Distress Ink
Antique Linen Distress Ink
Karin Markers

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Hi!

I hope everyone is safe and sound! I am back with yet another way to use Newton Nook's Flower Garden stamp set without having to create elaborate backgrounds. I like stamp sets that are versatile and have endless uses and this one is definitely one of them! When I first got the stamp set, I liked how the cat formed a perfect '0' with the flower bed. This image can be used in countless ways as a substitute for the alphabet 'O' or the number '0'! Here is one such way I used the image:

Create a background by blending Distress inks of your choice. I used Dried Marigold and Antique Linen
For some drama, I decided the stamp Newton's Nook Birthday Roundabout twice on the lighter side of my ink blended background. I used Dried Marigold distress ink to stamp so that the image blends with the background
Color the stamped image and cut out words using an alphabet die of your choice. I used my silhouette cameo to cut out the letters 'M' and "G'.
I then finished off the card by stamping some sentiments from the same Roundabout stamp set using Versamark ink and WOW White embossing powder.

That's all there is to create this cute little card! You could use this exact same image to create the words 'love' and 'you' and birthday/anniversary cards by using the image as a '0'. Can't wait to see what you all create!

Happy Crafting,

Kavya

Supplies Used:

Newton's Nook Flower Garden
Newton's Nook Birthday Roundabout
Distress Inks - Dried Marigold, Antique Linen

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Hey folks!

I am back with another post at Crafty Meraki blog with another way to use those cute critters without having to create a detailed background. This is my go-to technique when I don't feel like blending or coloring a lot.

For this card, I created two mini-oval windows using nesting dies. Crafty Meraki has a wide range of frame dies if you prefer something fancier! I then ink-blended the inside of each frame using distress inks splattered some white paint for a subtle background. After stamping the sentiments and placing the critters using some double-sided foam tape, I decided to use my white Sakura gelly roll pen to add a border to the card.

And there you go! A super simple quick card without having to worry about creating a background or figuring out where to place the critters!

Happy Crafting,

Kavya

Supplies Used:

Newton's Nook Flower Garden
Distress Inks: Mowed Lawn, Mermaid Lagoon, Abandoned Coral, Spiced Marmalade

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Hey folks!

Today's card shows yet another way to use the MFT's Corner Blooms stamp available at Crafty Meraki. Here's how I made this card:

First, stamp the image on some 110lb cardstock
Cut one 'arm' of the corner blooms stamp (I decided to cut the one with two smaller flowers/the one placed on the right side of the heart)
Add a stem to the main flower and color the image using alcohol ink marker

For the background, blend the bottom half of the panel using Antique Linen distress ink. Then, heat emboss the MFT Harmonius Hibiscus background using a pearl gold embossing powder of your choice
Add a sentiment and embellishments of your choice to finish it up! I used a sentiment from MFT Flower Fairies stamp set available at Crafty Meraki and some holographic clear sequins

And you are done :) I hope you enjoyed these creative ways to use a corner stamp!

Thanks,

Kavya

Supplies used:

Floral Stamp: MFT Corner Blooms, MFT Harmonious Hibiscus Background
Sentiment: MFT Flower Fairies
Distress Inks for blending: Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pads - Antique Linen

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Hey folks!

I hope everyone is safe and sound! Today's card uses MFT's Corner Blooms stamp available at Crafty Meraki to create a heart as a focal image. Yup, you don't have to use corner stamps for just corners anymore! With few alterations, this floral stamp proves to be a versatile addition to your craft stash. Here's how I made this card:

First, stamp the image on some 110lb cardstock and color using alcohol ink markers
Die cut a heart from pale gray cardstock and ink blend the edges using various shades of green
Cut one 'arm' of the corner blooms stamp (I decided to cut the one with two smaller flowers/the one placed on the right side of the heart)
Place the fuzzy cut pieces as follows (feel free to cut the leaves as well and place them wherever you desire!):

Add a sentiment and embellishments of your choice to finish it up! I used a sentiment from MFT Flower Fairies stamp set available at Crafty Meraki and some holographic clear sequins
For the background, dry emboss the panel using an embossing folder of your choice and mat it on a slightly larger piece of green cardstock to add some dimension!

Voila! You are done :) I hope you enjoyed this quick and short tutorial. I will be back in a few days with yet another way to use the corner blooms stamp from MFT!

Thanks,

Kavya

Supplies used:

Floral Stamp: MFT Corner Blooms
Sentiment: MFT Flower Fairies
Distress Inks for blending: Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pads - Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio, Evergreen Bough and Mowed Lawn

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Hello Crafters,

I have the honor of being a guest designer at Time Out Challenges! This means so much to me as it is my first time guest designing. The theme for this challenge, sponsored by CAS-usual Friday stamps, is “Lots or a Little Purple with an optional twist of friendship.

For this card, I was inspired by a Celtic knot used a symbol for friendship. I cut the knot using my cameo on some DIY silver card stock made from silver gift wrapping paper from the dollar store! The flowers are from Altenew’s Flower Garden stamp set and were heat embossed using WOW copper embossing powder. For the background, I used a mix of distress inks and Simon says stamp mini inks. For some extra texture, I heat embossed the background using Spellbinders Canvas Prints Stamp (doesn’t this look just gorgeous? Looks so much like linen or burlap!) and WOW pearl embossing powder. The sentiment was heat embossed on tracing paper (a cheaper alternative than vellum paper imo!) using WOW copper embossing powder.

I hope you like this card. Do join Time Out Challenges by linking a project! Can’t wait to see what you all create.

Thanks,

Kavya

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Hello!

Here is a quick card I made for the MFT Birthday Project Challenge! Nothing fancy here :) Quick and Simple!

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Hey guys!

I know I am way behind on my posts but let's just say that I am not a big fan of writing (probably explains why I am a Computer Science Major!). Today's card is inspired by Altenew's February color inspiration challenge. I actually made two cards for this challenge.

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