Varada Sharma

Beautiful You – June 2021 Digital Stamps Release Reveal

Hi everyone! It’s release day, but this time we are not 100% ready. My website is undergoing a major rehaul and we are still working hard to get that up and running. However, that shouldn’t stop us from revealing what’s coming up, right? 🙂 So, here you go. (Please note, the links will not work just yet and I will let you know when they are live.) As usual let’s check out our subscription…

Two cards using Spellbinders Sweet Cardlets II collection

Hi and Happy Saturday, everyone! It’s a long weekend for several of us here in the US, so I hope you get some time to craft 🙂 I thought I’d give you one more reason to craft – there’s a 15% off all digital stamps sale running on my Etsy store now. No coupon code needed. Ends on 06/01/2020 at 00.00am. Enjoy! 🙂 Today I made two cards with Spellbinders Sweet Cardlets collection. I combined it with…

1 stamp set – 2 cards by Sathya

Hi CraftyPeeps, This is SathyaKala Sankaran from Paperie Expressions. I am here again to share my projects using VaradaSharma Designs, of May Release 2021, which she generously shared with me. Thanks so much, Varada for this awesome opportunity. If you like to see my earlier projects, with May releases, check here. Over to my projects. I have used BirdHouse for both of my projects and for…

More coloring fun with Colleen

Hello everyone, It’s Colleen and I’m back to showcase another one of Varada Sharma’s gorgeous digital stamps! Today I’m featuring the Lovely Lotus digital stamp. This is a set of individual succulents that can be combined to create a delightful spread! I layered several succulents 4.24×5.5 in size using Photoshop, added the sentiment, and printed it on Neenah Solar White cardstock on my laser…

Welcome – bird house card with Shannon Edwards

Hi everyone, Shannon here. I have been so inspired by Varada Sharma’s latest release, and I fell in love with her new Bird House kit. The open florals and sweet birdhouse design gave so much room to add texture and layer colors.  Key Ingredients: Bird House stamp set (on varadasharma.com | on etsy.com) I started by creating a cloudy background by using distress oxides and a home made cloud…

1 stamp set – 2 looks with Sathya

Hi CraftyPeeps, This is SathyaKala Sankaran from Paperie Expressions. I am happy to share my projects using VaradaSharma Designs, of May Release 2021 “Hope & Dream”, which she generously shared with me. Thanks so much, Varada for this awesome opportunity. Over to my projects. This release is loaded with pretty spring elements and I have chosen ‘Wish you were here’ digital stamp set for…

Easy Copic Coloring with Colleen

Hello everyone, My name is Colleen and I’m honored to be Guest Designing for Varada Sharma this month! Today I want to show you how easy it is to print and color digital flowers. I will be featuring the Wish You Were Here flower digi stamp. This is an easy, fun floral to color and it takes up alot of geography on cardstock! I enlarged the image to 8.5×3.5 using Photoshop and printed it on…

‘Hope & Dream’ May 2021 Release Instagram hop and prizes to be won!

Hi everyone, we are excited to bring you another Instagram Hop + Giveaway today for our latest release “Sending Smiles” 🙂 If you don’t follow me on Instagram, please do so here. I would love to welcome you in our little tribe. We do share lots more inspiration (and entertainment) over there, than we do here on the blog alone. It’s a fun place to be and yes, every month we have giveaways too…

Love Spellbinders Cardmaker Stamp Collection

Hello everyone, before we get to the card for today, I wanted to make sure you all know of the several different giveaways happening and about to happen on my Instagram. If you are not following me there, please do so that you don’t miss out all the fun 🙂 Alright now for the card for today. I combined the Love block stamp set with Deco Bloom dies, with an somewhat unusual-for-me color combo. I…

Hope & Dream – May 2021 Digital Stamps Release Reveal

Hello everyone! Welcome to our “Release day” !! I am so thrilled to reveal our May 2021 Digital Stamps Release – “Hope & Dream”. Without further ado, here’s the whole spread: As usual let’s check out our subscription options first. Silver Membership A free membership that gets you part of the images from the latest release every month. A great place to start on this journey with us and check…

Mental Health Awareness Hop – May 2021

Hi friends, as some of you may know the month of May is observed as Mental Health Awareness month. I know in everyday lives, mental health is often overlooked. We give lots of importance to eating well, exercising etc for physical well being, but the silent troubles of our mind often don’t get taken care of. Things like stress & anxiety when left unattended, can lead to more serious problems…

Instagram Giveaway + New May 2021 Release with Maker Forte

Hi guys, I feel so happy and honored that our little community on Instagram has reached a milestone number of 1500+. Just like that, I didn’t realize at all. Just today when I happened to check, I saw we were about to become 1600 strong! I am ever so grateful to each of you. Having a business of your own is mostly a labor of love. Especially when you have home duties + a full time job, often…

Birthday card using Spellbinders Stained Glass Bouquet

Hi everyone, by now you must have checked out the Stained Glass Bouquet collection designed by Becca Feeken for Spellbinders. Instagram is lighting up with so many beautiful projects using this collection. For my card showcasing this collection, I decided to take a slightly different approach. I did not do the inlaid die cutting part for my flowers and leaves. Instead I layered the outline on the…

2-for-1 cards by Sandhya using Peony Love stamp set

Hello friends! Welcome back to another post from me, Sandhya of Sanju’s Creations. Today I am sharing two cards I created by splitting up Varada Sharma’s Peony Love Digital Stamp Set. I hope you like them.  I started by enlarging the digital image and reducing its opacity using the Procreate app on my iPad. Once it was light enough for no-line coloring, I printed it using my inkjet printer on…

Inky Friday with RightBrainArt

Hello it’s RightBrainArt here with a project for the April Sending Smiles release. Florals are my favorite to work with. I choose My Beautiful Camellia for my project. Key Ingredients: My Beautiful Camellia stamp setAlcohol marker coloringMixed media background Steps: Print My Beautiful Camellia on Bristol smooth cardstock using a printer.Color the image with alcohol markers. I used…

Negative space coloring and spotlight coloring by Ranjitha

Hi friends, Ranjitha is on our YouTube channel today showcasing 2 cards that use negative space coloring and spotlight coloring techniques. She used the Wild Flowers and Camellia Frames stamp sets for these. Love how her striking coloring just highlights the images beautifully and stretches these images into something unique. Here’s the full video with lots of tips: Do drop by our channel to…

Slimline classic wedding Congratulations card using Spellbinders Slimline collection

Indian weddings are fun – lots of colors, sounds, mixed fragrances of flowers-perfumes-incense, and all kinds of delicacies. I love it, all of it. However, I have also had a thing for Western weddings – the soft elegance of a demure bride in white, the impressive presence of a debonair groom in black. There is something magical about it for sure. Today I decided to create a card that reflects…