A Vintage Love Story- Shabby Chic Decoupage Box

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Welcome to my blog...today's project is DT inspiration for ItsyBitsy where the theme all this month is Decoupage. To participate in the ongoing challenge please click HERE. For a full tutorial of this project, please click HERE.
Here are a few pics of my project.

 Here I have used crackle medium along with chalk paints from ItsyBitsy to give this amazing texture to my box. The central image is decoupages using Matt decoupage glue and then sealed with varnish.

 To give this a vintage feel, I distressed the edges using Archival inks. To give my project a shabby feel, I have used loads of flowers and elements from ItsyBitsy.

I am putting my project for the following challenges:

1. HLS Mixed Media Challenge - May 2018- Gold
2. Through the Purple Haze challenge Challenge#144 - Add Pearl or Lace
3. More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes optional pink
4. ARTastic Challenge Blog - Hello May - the entire artwork has inspired my project. I have included the bird, the flowers and the color scheme in my work.

Faith Is All You Need - Mixed Media Art

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I hope you all are doing well. I have a DT Inspiration for Let's Craft and Create Challenge Blog where the theme all month is Anything Goes + Option Easter. The challenge is midway and there is still more time....so hop onto the blog and play along.

I am putting my project for the following challenges:-

1. Words& Paintery March 2018 challenge
2. Addicted to Stamps and more Challenge#283 - Holiday - My project is specially made to celebrate Easter which send out the message to have FAITH.
3. Craft addiction Mixed media March 2018 Challenge - Moodboard
4. Rhedds Creative spirit - March Challenge
5. Creative Artiste Challenge Blog #36 - Anything Goes
6. Creates and Makes challenge #19 - anything goes
7. The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #46 - Use a stencil and 3 mediums - I have used faded floral stencil from Prima Marketing and mediums - Modelling paste, White gesso, Heavy body gel and acrylic colors 
8. WordArtWednesday -week 326-327 - Anything Goes
9. More mixed media Challenge - anything Goes optional green
10. Creative challenge MMW # 26 - Spring Moodboard - Easter in celebrated in spring and thats my way to depict spring. Also I have incorporated blue, yellow and hints of green along with flowers in my project inspired by the moodboard.
11. Scrapping4fun challenge #111- anything goes with flowers - I have used floral chipboard elements in my project
12. Simonsaysstamp  Wednesday Challenge - Easter Inspired Moodboard.

Now for the process how I made this project.
I started this mixed media piece on a egg shaped chipboard piece which I fussy cut and gave it a coat of gesso. I then added layers and textures using chipboard pieces and cheesecloth. I gave it all a good coat of gesso and thoroughly dried it.

Then, I made the cross with 2 layers of chipboard, added gesso and then texture to it using a Prima Marketing Fading Floral stencil. I adhered it to the front using some gel medum, Once verything was dry, I started to color it using 3 Camel Artists acrylic paints - Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cobal Blue hue, Cadmium Yellow and Cadmium Orange. I mixed these colors with Tinted Metallic paint silver Oak to add a little shine and sparkle to this project.

Once everything was dry, I dry brushed my project with gesso and then added more highlights using Prima Metallique waxes - Vintage Gold and White Gold. The sentiment is handwritten by me and adhered using gel medium.That finishes my project and I hope you all find some inspiration in it. Thank you for stopping by and have a great day ahead. 

Memories - Mixed Media Tag/ Shabby Chic

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I have a mixed media tag today for you. This is a pink purple color scheme project with loads of flowers and sparkle and splatters. I have lately fallen in love with mixed media projects and cant stop making them....I have personally never done tags and this is my very first mixed media tag...so so happy to share this with you. I have made this as a inspiration for Lets Craft and Create Challenge #134 - Anything Goes = Option Mother's Day. To participate, please click HERE. I hope you all like it as well.

I started with a pattern paper from my stash from Eno Greetings...this paper was lying around for very long. I do not know what pack it belongs to, it has grey and whites stripes with light florish kinda pattern. I adhered it on a chipboard tag measuring 4.5" by 8". I distressed the edges and then added a coat of clear gesso. Once dried, I did some stencilling using Prima Marketing stencil and Modelling paste and left it to dry as well. I then, added Metallique paints from Prima Marketing. To add more interest I did some script stamping using Prima stamps.

I have used diecuts from Kaisercraft Violet crush, some flowers which I heat embossed in white on clear vellum, mulberry lillies and poppies and Handmade flowers from Little Birdie crafts.The sentiment frame is a Kaisercraft diecut as well.

The finishing touches came form White tiny pearls and Dazzle Cocktail glitter mix and splatter of acrylic paints and Gesso.  I also dry brushed all my flowers to bind everything together. My tag has so much shimmer and sparkle but unfortunately my camera failed to capture all the silver sparkle....I am so sad. I wish you all could see it in real.
I am putting up my project at the following blog challenges:-

1. Words & Paintery February 2018 challenge  - Moodboard.
2. Butterfly challenge - Spin the wheel with letter P - I have used pinks, purples and hints of peach with pattern papers and tiny pearls.
3. Crafty Calendar Challenge- 2 or more layers - I have a layered mixed media tag.
4. Creative Artiste Challenge Blog #35 - Anything Goes
5. HLS Mixed Media Challenge February- Butterfly

Here is a list of supplies

• Prima Marketing Stencil - Fading Floral
• Prima Marketing Finnabair mixed media clear Stamp- Read to Me
• Prima Marketing Art Alchemy Metallique Paints - Crocus Fields, Vintage Rose, pink Blush
• Kaisercraft diecuts - Violet Crush
• Little Birdie Craft- Dazzle Cocktail - Martini
• Little Birdie Craft - 2 in 1 Modelling paste.
• Little Birdie Craft - Handmade Printed Flowers Purple
• Prima Marketing - Clear Gesso 
• Mulberry flowers - Crafters corner
• Natural Jute fibre, Tiny Pearls - ItsyBitsy

Thank You for stopping by and have a nice day ahead.

Thanks (Fall inspired thank you card)

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I have a card to share with you all today....this is a Thank you card keeping the upcoming Thanksgiving in mind. I have made this card as a DT inspiration for Lets Craft and Create Blog where the theme this month is ANYTHING GOES + option FALL COLOURS/THANKFUL. Below is my take on this fun theme...... To participate in the on going challenge, please click HERE

I am putting my card up at following challenges:

1. HLS November anything goes with dies challenge  - Used Curvy Leaf dies from Elizabeth Craft designs 
2. Scrapy Land Challenge #78 - Anything goes - Used Elizabeth craft design Curvy leaves die
3. The Ribbon girl November Card challenge- Anything Goes
4. The Sisterhood of crafters -Let the Sparkles Fly- I have used the frosting powder with loads of sparkle in it from Papericious - Rajni Chawla's Frosting Powder
5. Word Art Wednesday - Week 308 - 309 - Anything Goes
6. Allsorts Challenge Blog Week 442- Glitter - I have used the frosting powder with loads of sparkle in it from Papericious - Rajni Chawla's Frosting Powder

I started with a watercolor cardstock cut to A2 size panel and did some distress ink blending to achieve a seamless background. I have used Spiced Marmalade, Crushed Olive, Fossilized Amber, Vintage Photo and Abandoned Coral distress inks. I spritzed it with some water and then lifted some color off the panel.

The leaves were randomly placed an diecut using the Curvy leaves dies from Elizabeth Craft designs on my bigshot. Then...was the fun part......using versamark, I added some Rajni Chawla's Frosting Powder on the diecut leaves as well as the front panel....randomly and heat set it. It is so much fun to achieve the frosting and all the shimmer and shine in just one step......love it. I also applied glossy accents to few of the leaf diecuts.

I then added my front panel to a white textured cardstock from ItsyBitsy and trimmed the panel 1/8"from all the sides. I mounted this panel on my A2 size white cardbase using some white craft foam to give the card some dimension.

The leaves were shaped and added back to the panel from where they were diecut. Finished my card with the Thanks sentiment from Die namics and some Mudra Craft sequins. I diecut the sentiment 4 times from the same white cardstock and piled them on each other to obtain a dimensional sentiment. 

On the inside, I added the 1/8' sliver I cut initially from the panel...to add a little interest to the inside.

That finishes my card for today...I hope you liked it. Here is a small video clip to see the magic of the frosting powder on this card....

List of Supplies:-

• Distress inks - Abandoned Coral, Vintage Photo, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber and Crushed Olive
• Round foam blending tool
• Glossy Accents
• White Adhesive
• Textured White cardstock
• water spritzer
• Mudra craft sequins
• Die namics Thanks die
• Elizabethe craft designs - Curvy Leaves
• watercolor cardstock
• Big Shot
• Heat gun
• Rajni Chawla's Frosting Powder
• White craft foam sheet

Welcome! Little one - Handmade Card.

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Its all about BABIES this month and I have a handmade card this time to celebrate the arrival of the Little One/s which fill our hearts with love and joy......so here is what I made and this is also my DT inspiration for Lets Craft and Create Challenge blog where the theme is Child's Play all this month. Purple is by far my favorite color and since the baby themed card/ project are usually Blue and Pink, I thought to do something a little out of the box and made a card in my fav color - Purple!

You all can join in the blog challenge which will be running all month by clicking HERE.
Now, back to the card. I started with 270 gsm White cardstock cut to standard A2 size card base. For the front panel, I have used pattern paper from Papericious - Whimsical 6" X 6"paper pack. I have cut the paper to the size 4"by 51/4"and then dry embossed it with Sizzix embossing folder. Later I tied a White satin ribbon on the lower part of the paper and finished it into a cute bow. I mounted this panel on my front of the cardbase using some white fun foam sheet.

I did some die cutting now using Cottage Cutz Baby border die on a Purple cardstock and White cardstock. I mixed the 2 die cuts and adhered it on the front panel above the satin ribbon. To make the center element, I diecut few shapes from white, purple and design papers from the Whimsical collection using Spellbinders Nestabilities Scalloped Labels one, ItsyBisty Nested Stitched Circles and Sizzix basic dies. I added them on the panel using some foam tape to give it a little dimension.
On the center, I added a cute Teddy Bear Sticker from Handmades Sticker collection. I do not have the name as its an old collection and I cannot find it anywhere.

I finished my card with a Welcome sentiment from Mudra craft stamps stamped on a white cardstock with Grape Jelly dye ink from Memento and then matted it with some more design paper in green from the same paper pack. The inside of the card is kept pretty clean. I do not know why its looking so blue in the pictures...in real its Purple and so royal looking...But that's Camera with its own drawbacks.

I am putting this card up at the following blog challenges:

1. The Ribbon girl Blog - September use any image challenge
2. HLS September - Anything goes with Dies Challenge
3. Inky Chicks - Challenge#88 use your favorite colors - I have used my fav color Purple.
4. Scrapping4fun challenge #98 - Use Techniques - I have used Dry embossing and diecutting.
5. Word art Wednesday Week #300-301 - Anything Goes

Supplies:

1. Purple cardstock - ItsyBitsy
2. White Cardstock - ItsyBitsy
3. Papericious Whimsical paper pack - 6"X 6"- The craft shop
4. cottage Cutz- Baby border die
5. White satin ribbon - ItsyBitsy
6. Foam tape - ItsyBitsy
7. White Adhesive
8.  Spellbinders Nestabilities Scalloped Labels one - ItsyBitsy
9.  ItsyBisty Nested Stitched Circles - ItsyBitsy
10.  Sizzix basic dies-ItsyBitsy
11. Big shot - ItsyBitsy
12. Welcome sentiment - Mudra carft stamps
13. Grape Jelly - Memento Dye ink - The craft shop
14. Teddy Bear Sticker - Handmades

I hope you all liked this card...Thank you so much for stopping by.

Daddy's Girl - Baby Announcement Explosion box

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I have a new project to share with you all today. In continuation to my explosion box series.....I have yet another explosion box and this one is made using the newly launched Baby Giggles paper pack from ItsyBitsy. This project is my DT inspiration for this month challenge at ItsyBitsy.
I have a small tutorial over there to show you how I made this project with a list of supplies and tons of pictures.....So if you are keen to know...please click the link HERE.

Here is a little sneak peek of my new project...I hope you like this one.

I am adding my project at the following blog challenges:-

1. Allsorts challenge blog - Week #431 - New Beginnings. - It means a new baby for me.
2. Double D Challenges - Glitter glitter and Glitter
3. Scrapping4fun challenge #98 - Techniques - Die Cutting, Dry embossing, Heat Embossing, Box making.
4. Scrapy Land Challenge #73- Anything Goes- I have used Spellbinders Label 1 dies.

Thank you for reading this post ans have a good day ahead.