CAS - Bloom card

Hiya Guys,
There is still time at ICR CAS challenge hosted by Paru.

Sponsor for this project is Color conceptions with Rs 500 GC

Here is my second dose of inspirations.

A simple one layer card which topped with a square piece of vellum.
To it added Stampendous -Peony stamp (new in my stash) and water colored using Tchibo aquarelle pencils. Sentiment is stamped using IBS tulip bouquet set (new in my set) using Black Archival ink.

To finish off the card, added a mini peg, wood veneer heart heat embossed with red pigment ink, and few flat pastel pink sequins (new in my stash).

I hope, i have inspired you to create.

Check in ICR for other DT inspirations :)

Linking to

Paru's cardmaking challenges - New (Stampendous Peony stamp, Tulip bouquet sentiment, Pastel pink flat sequins  are new in my stash)

Stamplorations - Jan CAS challenge

Mixed Media Card & ICR Bloghop

Hey Hi Crafty Peeps,

Wishing all my Indian friends a very Happy Pongal / Makar Sankranti :)

Today at ICR, we have a new blog hop - Indian Flag colors Bloghop for Jan 2016 and we hope you join in the fun!

Blog hop Theme : Indian Flag colors + Textures
Texture means Texture paste,Embossing paste, Embossing powder, Dry/Wet embossing, Material textures by Burlap, cheesecloth, Drywall tape. Any visible/prominent Textures.

This is open for cards / Altered items/ 3D projects/ Tags (Standard size not less than 6"x3")

RULES:

1)      Starting from ICRFORUM BLOG POST , hop on to all the participating & leave some love to all including ICR BLOG POST

2)     Once you have hopped & commented on all the hopping blogs, you would go back to the ICRFORUM BLOG POST & leave a second comment saying so….

3)     And if you have participated with active crafting  & have posted your project on your blog space, then kindly link up your name in the inlinkz on ICRFORUM BLOG POST, with a link to your blog post of the project…. 1 entry per person only.

The list of hoppers are

 

(You are here)

The challenge ends on 28th Jan and the sponsor for this bloghop is Meetu Aggarwal's Krafters's Kart, which is giving away Rs 500 voucher for the participant, who successfully hops along, create and linked in the project.

About my card :)

First ever try using Tall card (21cmx7.5cm) and maiden attempt at Mixed media on card.

Pattern paper is taken and gessoed down completely. Then its sponged with spiced marmalade DI. Took TCW - tile stencil and microbial stencil and randomly stencilled it using prima modelling paste.

Took prima Texture clear crackle and applied at an uneven fashion and hit heat gun.

IBS background stamps are stamped on bg using Black Archival ink.

Spellbinders Floral ovals die (newest die in my stash) -smallest diecut is taken and the edges are sponged using mermaid lagoon (new in my stash) and its matted with a piece of crocheted ribbon. A MFT riveria corner diecut is sponged using peeled paint is added on it.

Floral spray made using roses - orange, green and white with Cheerylynn roses medium rose leaves. A seam binding ribbon is misted with inks of spiced marmalade and peeled paint and crinkled bow is tugged under the floral spray with a resin blue flower. K&Company bird sticker (new in my stash) is added near floral spray.

Unity stamp butterfly is heat embossed using UTEE clear EP and added. IBS sentiment is added on a banner. Splatters of Black soot and water down gesso are added for that final touches.

Hope you are more excited as we are.

Happy Hopping Guys!!

Linking to following challenges:

Paru's cardmaking challenges - New (Spellbinders floral ovals die, K&company bird sticker are new in my stash)

Fusion card challenges - 2nd year celebration (inspired by the floral colors in pic )

Addicted to stamps and more - Anything goes

Power poppy - Stretch yourself  (tried Tall card 1st time and mixed media on card for 1st time. K& company sticker and Spellbinders floral ovals die are new in my stash)

Happy Little Stampers - Jan chalenge - Stencil  (used TCW tile and microbial stencils)

Peekaboo designs - Anything goes (used blue, saffron, white and green)

Create Yourself!!

"Life isn't about Finding...Its about Creating Yourself"

And what goes best with this...other than Butterfly!!!

Yup its especially for More than Words challenge whose 1st challenge is about Personality & Selfie.

This is one of my personal favorite selfie and i love to use that for this theme. Butterfly symbolises a free spirit kind and it just matches my personality. This art form has given me such freedom and liberty to let free of myself to explore me much.

Took 8"x10" canvas and primed with gesso.
Then roughly figured out the area for the one side of butterfly wing and started to paint it with Prima's Antique pink chalkboard paint, as other side decided to use Picture.
The edges of butterfly are made with the Prima's modelling paste and hit with Lindy's Opal sea oats spray.

Used TCW stencil "Art is" for all outer textures and its hit by LSG glory of seas gold spray. This spray edged butterfly's wings on its periphery so well.
Applied prima crackle clear texture paste inside the wing and hit the heatgun. Wanted to mimic the butterfly a bit for its textures and so used TH bubbles stencil using Prima modelling paste. Then hit by LSG cocklebells coral spray.

Then for the embellishments part, used florishes chipboard which was primed with gesso and misted with LSG glory gold spray and highlighted with Inka gold gold. It topped up with Prima resin piece which is gessoed, misted with LSG coral spray and highlighted as above.

A floral cluster is made using roses, hip roses, mini roses and mulberry flowers.  Roses are heat embossed using Ranger fine gold Ep.

And the bubbles textures are highlighted by inka gold gold. To mimic even more butterfly wing, took cabochon domes, sprayed with Glimmer mist black and hit by heat gun. When the mist were about to dry completely, took baby wipe and wiped central part, so that a circle is formed mimicing the eyes on butterfly wings.

Diagonal corner of the canvas are heat embossed using Stampendous Shabby pink Ep, which is new in my stash. Am in love with those chunky Eps. Then Black gelatos are used for the corner highlighting of canvas and the stencilled textures.

Two butterfly stickers for the extra final touch to finish off the canvas.

Hope you like it!!

Entering the following challenges

More than words challenge - Personality&Selfie

Simonsaysstamp Wednesday challenge - Stencil it (used TCW - Art is, TH - bubble stencils)

Stamplorations Mixed media challenge #27 (used TCW - Art is, TH - bubble stencils)

Happy Little stampers - Stencil

Dream On!

Hey Hi All,

Officially first post on this New year :)

Dream on!!!

Mini canvas 5"x7' used here.

First primed with Prima Chalkboard paint - Egg blue, as i needed a base blue color for project.

Applied Prima clear crackle paste heavy at the centre followed by thinning out at corners.

Hit heat gun to bring out textures and after which took Prima modelling paste to bring about those frosty spikes at the periphery of the canvas.

Once its all dried up, series of LSG mists, glimmer mists, were sprayed and dried with heat gun at every spray to fix up the colors.

Interesting part is the butterfly and one of my fave too. Stamped that gorgeous big butterfly from Sosuzystamps (new in my stash) on a 300gsm watercolor cs using Black Archival ink. Then used Lsg blue mist, metallic gelatos in purple and blue and black soot distress ink to color the butterfly. And then i smooshed versamark inkpad directly to the butterfly and heatset using UTEE Clear Ep and repeated twice. It just beautifully curved to give natural look.

The florishes is a memory box diecut which is gold heat embossed. Then for those gold around the florishes, sprayed versamark refill ink and added gold Ep and heat embossed it.

Then for all those frosty spikes, applied inkagold - Gold using hands, to bring out the textures.

Dream on - the sentiment is self made using various IBS sentiments. Its stamped on archival ink on watercolor paper, sprayed with blue lsg and distressed using black soot DI.

Hope you like it!

Linking to following challenges

Mixed media monthly challenge  Time flies

Rhedd's creative spirit Jan 2016 challenge

Pennyblack at all sorts challenge - One for girls

Tic-Tac-Toe challenge - Chosen Sparkles- Embossing-New  (for Sparkles used Inka gold Gold, Done Heat embossing Gold Ep, UTEE clear embossing on butterfly, New is Sosuzy stamp- Fancy butterfly)

Thank You!!

Hiya Crafters,
Very Happy  New Year to one and all :)
May the days ahead be joyous and wonderful!!

Am herewith Monthly CoasteRide's first set of DT inspirations at ICR and this time our hostess is Paru. She has come up with her own signature card style.

To play along, Create a project /card with style specified.

CAS stands for Clean And Simple:  one to no layers, few to no embellies, predominant solid colors without any cluttered look.

Upload project pics at the linky provided at ICR and tag your photos with the tagname ICRCPREWIN03.

The challenge ends at midnight on December 28th. 

Our sponsor for this time is Craftshop.in and Rs 500 worth goodies as Prize! Join in to play along and have fun

We're  also announcing a special giveaway for participants who  will play our challenges every month  consecutively from January to April 2016.

About my take for inspiration :)

A Thank You card to welcome New year 2016 !
Wanna start my New year with loads of Gratitude...

Its a CAS card with no layers, no embellies. Just a simple card with Watercoloring! Yes my recent addiction are these Watercolors and Mixed media techniques :)

Stampendous Sunflower stamp is heat embossed using Ranger's white opaque embossing powder on one corner of textured watercolor panel. Watercolored using Tchibo Aquarelle pencils using various colors. Surrounding area of the flower are watercolored loosely using gathered twig DI and Tumbled glass DI.

Wished to add  sunrays and used paperstrip and started to add Mustard seed DI using dauber at a corner of card front.

Sentiment from Wplus9 is stamped using Black archival ink, to finish off the card.

I hope to have inspired you.

Hop to every ICR Designer blog to get inspired and play along to win the exciting prizes. Will be then back with Fortnight Inspirations :)

Entering the following challenge:

House of cards - Embossing / color  (used heat embossing)

Paru's cardmaking Challenge - New (Stampendous sweet sunflower stamp and Wplus 9 Sentiment are new in my stash)