Floral Card and Chennai Rains

Stamped Floral Card

          Hi friends, its raining in my home in Bangalore but nothing like the devastating rains and floods neighboring Chennai is experiencing.The photos and videos shared on social media are heart wrenching.

Chennai Rains

     The photo above was shared by a crafter friend Catherine Joseph on facebook...I think its taken from her window. Water levels have reached 1 storey level in several parts of her city Chennai

Chennai Floods

 And this is how the commute is . We dont have any relatives in Chennai but felt so sad when we spoke to a doctor friend of ours who was confined to his home  with his wife and young daughter .They had no electricity, gas or water and had no way to move to a different location.They were dependent on food packages thrown via helicopter.

Chennai Airport

And that is how the airport is now. The government and normal people are doing a fantastic job with rescue operation and disaster relief but one does feel so helpless as a common man  when we see such calamities. One a different note I think it makes us feel thankful and more grateful for what we have too when we see the suffering of others..
        Sharing a floral card in warm colors to chase away the blues!

Floral Card

           The card features a Joy Crafts stamp and I colored the rose using water and distress ink pads .Highlighted parts of the yellow rose with an orange gel pen. Used a mixture of walnut stain and vintage photo to ink  the background and had fun tearing and curling the "postcard"!

Stamped Floral Card

The tiny orange roses were made by  twirling and folding 1cm wide quilling paper strips !

Stamped Floral Card

I kept the hues of my card in autumn colors and added golden elements and finished it off with  golden dragon fly charm.