Altered Box

Hi Friends!

Today's post is about an Altered Box, originally a Mobile package box which i was religiously hoarding for more than 4 years now. It's a cute white 6" box. Made this project a week back and gifted to my Dear friend for her birthday. She was thrilled to see this!!

Now will see the process of the project!

• Took the box with lid, and white gessoed it totally.
• Stenciled the base with Prima grid stencil with Prima light paste.
• Sprinkled LSG sweet treats magicals on the stenciled portion and spritzed water to see the magicals burst colors.
• Then its layered in Cheesecloth on all four inner sides and on the base centrally.
• Doily, paper straws, Roses, resins and and other embellishments are added with few random partial stampings around the image.
• Mini and macro art stones are added for little extra textures.
• Timholtz chitchat stickers are added to kraft cs and added near the image.
• A pink adhesive ribbon is added to the outside portion of the lid.
• And on top of the lid, Prima Princess pp is added.
• This finishes off my Project.

Some angled and close up shots for you!

Hope you like it!

Happy Crafting!

Mixed Media Wall art : Dream

Hi Friends!

Third post for Today!! Yippie!!

Made this wall art 15 days before and posting it today.

Recently sent a parcel to India for a dear crafter friend. Made this Project especially for her..She is none other than, Jasleen of Happily ever crafter :)

Thanks a ton Dearie...It gave me joy more than when i made it!! Happy to know you liked it!!

• Used 6x6 Kappa board which i bought from Anandha stationary for the base here.
• Coated with Prima art alchemy Metallic copper as base layer.
• Then brushed Clear gesso to make the base take up further layers of inks, sprays, mists
• Prima Clear crackle textured applied centrally and topped it with Drywall tape pieces.

• Itsy bitsy ornated oval chipboard is coated with gesso and used as base for the focal element.
• The swirly heart chipboard is a gift from a dear crafter friend, Pooja Duddalwar. Thank u dear :)
• That is from 2crafty chipboard which is sprayed with LSG - Queen of Kissin Hearts -Red and thrice clear embossed using UTEE for that sheen and shine
• The wings resin is brushed with Inkagold -Gold and added to the base oval chipboard and onto it added the swirly heart chipboard.

• The wooden alphas are gessoed and inked with Fired brick distress inks.
• Then random stuffs were added such as cheesecloth, gold embossed flower, biege bow, some sequins, metal embellishments.
• LSG Glory of golden seas gold is sprayed around the heart.
• Random stamping using Bobunny script stamp.

• The edges of the board were distressed with archival ink, stenciled with Stamplorations criss cross stencil, and finally gold embossed randomly on edges.
• Finally some white gesso spaltters.
• Few clear droplets added for final touch.  

Hope you like it!!

Mudra's May Release Inspirations - II

Today am at Mudra showcasing May Release stamps and also way to mix and match with other sets.
An humble attempt at it...Do check Mudra blog and be inspired :)

Leaving a sneak peek here for you all...Head over to Mudra to have full reveal. Hope you love as much as i love doing these.

Its my last post for Mudra as am gonna have a crafty break for next 2 months and will be back in action on last week of August. From now on, all of my posts are scheduled ones...
Will be heading to Chennai, India in next few days for vacation.

See ya Friends!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Happy Crafting!


Linking the following to the challenges:

Mixed media Door hanger

(Stamped, watercolored using Zig brush pens and UTEE clear heat embossed the floral and grasses)

  

Stamplorations - Mixedmedia challenge (used Stamploration criss cross stencil)

Stamplorations - Anything goes (used Stamploration criss cross stencil)

Stamps&Stencils - Floral frenzy

WOW embossing June challenge (used UTEE clear heat embossing)

Penny Black and More - Flowers power

Creativeartist Mixed media - Anything goes

Mixed media place : Linking Mixed media Door hanger and Mixed media ATC for the challenge

 

Cardmania challenge : Mixed media ATC

Beachy Theme Canvas

After almost a month, am back to crafting and blogging today.

Today's post is about a Beachy theme Mixed media canvas of size 9"x12". Its my 3rd canvas and this is the larger one so far of what i did. Am just a newbie in this area of art and all your comments are much appreciated to improvise me :)

This is created using a wonderful moodboard at Scrap Around The World blog. Its my ever first time participating in their challenge :)

Its filled with such mesmerising colors and elements.

The things which caught my heart is the lovely shades of blue colors, rope, natural elements, and the quote. And so made Lost in Love canvas.


Following moodboard from 13arts is also my inspiration for the canvas, Teal, Turquoise are my fav colors and roses, dewdrops, beads are my elements in moodbaord, which caught my eyes. First time participating here :)

Took a primed canvas and applied texture paste using TimHoltz Bubble stencil and misted generously with Electric blue Mist and heat set it. Stamped the waves from Kaisercraft Offshore stamp set on to a thick white cardstock and fussy cut out that. Matted these on the stenciled area and so the focal point is the pic of us taken in Amping Beach, Taiwan. Made a Raffia knotted heart and kept in the pic to add little focus.

Added MDF flourishes which are primed with acrylic white and few flowers and swirls for bit interest.Sprayed Glimmer Mist Blue sheen around the focal image. Added a bottle cap filled with teeny tiny natural elements and sealed it with glossy accents.

Added blue microbeads at few places and flicked black soot distress ink. Added a wood veneer on a heart diceut at a corner of the canvas.

Finally a computer generated quote - Lost in Love added.

Hope you like it! Leave some comments as it means a lot to me.

Challenges entered:

Scrap around the world  - Moodboard

13arts - Moodboard - Challenge #29 Favorite color

Mixed Media Love Canvas

Hi All,

Hubby left to US for presenting his Research paper and Little one is in Annual exam holidays, what better way to spend some quality time...Its always craft with endless music set on :)

This time, its with Mixed media canvas with my most favorite pic, taken on 2012 New year in Taiwan before our relocation to UAE. It was a surprise Professional outdoor Photoshoot arranged by our Chinese Friends and we had a great gala time posing at few lovely places at Tainan, that day.

Took a primed canvas of 8x12 size. Took tissue paper and stamped Kaisercraft's cherish stamp in Archival ink and crumbled it and added the single ply using modpodge, on the background diagonally on the canvas creating a texture.

Then applied honeycomb stencil using texture paste on either side of canvas to create texture followed by stamping honeycomb stencil using Archival ink.

Then took lime green mist and sprayed liberally around the edges and made it to spread and then followed emerald green and heat set it. On the sides of canvas too, tissue papers are added to create textures.

The central composition is made of a picture matted under that is pearlescent pink misted cheesecloth with a heart doily diecut. All are storebought florals with the mdf chipboard florals, leaves, flowers, butterfly which are primarily gessoed and misted with strawberry pink mists. Every spray is heat set before adding more color.

The quote is a computer generated which is highlighted using black gelatos around the edges. The title is also mdf diecut which is colored using lime green chalk ink and heat set it.
Finally added few prima sugardots, Freckled fawn heart wood veneers colored with pink chalk ink. Finished the canvas using some pink mist splashes and stamping black stain stamps in archival ink.

Hope you like my second try at canvas on this month.

Supplies:

Canvas - 8"x12" locally bought
Stencil - TH honeycomb stencil
Stamps - Kaisercraft Cherish stamp, honeycomb stamp, stains stamp
Flowers, Swirls - Locally bought
Mist-ries  from Diecuts and more - Limegreen, Emerald green,Pink pearlescent, Strawberry pink
Chalk ink - Lime green, pink
Prima sugar dots, Junkyard findings
Faber castell - black gelatos

Challenges entered :

BGC - Mixed media  (used mists, texture paste, gesso,gelatos)

Creative Blog Hop and a Canvas - First Ever Try :)

Thank You Bhavana for nominating me for this Creative Blog Hop. It helps to know a little more about the artists and their interests.

So...Little about me...

1. What are you working right now ?

Working on a card right now in my craft space and few pending project works going on.

2. How does your work differ from others of your genre?

My card making style much inclined towards pastel shades, shabby chic and vintage kind. I love to make my own handmade florals using various dies and so my cards are florally embellished always :)

3. Why do you create and what you do?

Am an MPhil graduate in Toxicology and have a pulsating desire to do my PhD. Right now, SAHM of a naughty little fella, who keeps me on toes always. Learnt classical dance, veena and carnatic music, but only being in this crafter community, made me to enjoy my life amidst of my regular mundane.

4.How does your creative process work?

To me..inspirations are everywhere and in everything. It depends on the eyes of beholder.
To inspire and to be inspired by.. is my motto always.

Thats all from me!

Love to nominate two other talented crafter pals who excels in their own line. Love to know a bit more about you guys. Hope you love to continue the chain :)

Smita Satish and Rupa Swaninathan

And coming to my First ever Canvas. Done bit of Mixed media kind style. Rest left to you to comment.

Today is my little one's 6th birthday and wanted to add my fave pic which we took on his 10th month at a tour at Macau near Hong Kong at 2010 New year :)

Very Happy Birthday Adithya :)

Its a 5x7 mini canvas and i gessoed down initally. Then took DCWV Luxury stack pp which has a metallic and pearlised sheen on it. Love this stack for its richess and elegance. Took the one with little blue shades and baby pink shades and light brown scrolls.

Then its pasted on the canvas using Modpodge Matt and again gessoed down to tone down the color and to pick up the mists.

Added the handmade blooms which are gessoed down and sprayed with Glimmer mist blue and diamond dust sprinkled on it edges.

The metal embellishments are Prima junkyards and the diecut Bundle of joy is distressed with Tumbled glass DI. My new stash, Tim holtz Elegant florishes are diecut from kraft CS and gessoed down a bit and added near the pic. Few CLD ivy florish leaves are diecut and their edges are distressed with tumbled glass DI . Few ink splatters in black, blue and few blue pearls to finish off.

Hope you like my attempt!

Challenges entered:

IBS #91 - used light blue and kraft

SSS- Anything goes

Love You card :)

Wishing You All A Very Happy Valentine's Day :)

Today's card is DT inspiration for Cardabilities. The sponsor for this fortnight is DiesRUs. Play along to win exciting prize from our sponsor :)

Sketch for this time is:

Bit of mixed media kind of card. The panel is a pp from Vintage notes. Stamped kaisercraft heissian stamp and using stencil, applied texture paste on the pp and misted with pearlescent pink mist and stamped Heidi swapp script stamp randomly around the centre of pp.

Made a heart from paper cord and slightly misted with the pearlescent pink mist, Few Prima flowers around the heart with cheerylynn ivy florish leaves, pink grossgrain ribbon and few pearls as accents.

Hope you like it!

Supplies:

pp - Vintage notes
CS- Fabrino kraft cs
Die - Cheerylynn ivy florish leaf die
Flowers - Prima coffe break collection
Pearlescent pink mist
Stamp - Kaisercraft Heisian stamp
Heidi swapp script stamp
Sentiment IBS - Just because
Pearls, Pink gorssgrain ribbon from stash


Challenges:

IBS feb customer gallery - Jus because stampset

Just for You :)

Hi Friends,

Yet another month end reveal for the cardabilities Sketch #112 and my take for DT inspiration is

Sketch #112

Karen Gerber, known for the awesome sketches at Cardabilities and each one of it, is my favorite.
Visit the blog to see my fellow DTs awesome inspirations for the challenge.

And about my card..

Patterned paper is matted on to the base CS and distressed the edges. Wanted to go for muted tones and so this attempt of creating a flower cluster which is much similar to the pp tone.

Gessoed down the central portion of the pp to tone down the pp a bit and on that the flower cluster are placed.  Tessatina border , Medical gauze, Raffia, pollens, along with the Floral spray and the diecut leaves which are distressed with weathered wood.

Few pearls to finish off the card with the sentiment on a banner near the cluster and random splashes of inks.

Hope you like the card.

Supplies:

CS - Fabriano brusto
PP - Hand made memories 12/1 2paperstack
Dies - Joycrafts floral florishes, CLD ivy leaves, Memory box Tessatina border
Sentiment - All occasion from Stampendous
Ink - Ranger Balck Archival ink, Weathered Wood DI
Pearls, Raffia, Medical gauze from stash

Challenges Entered:

Beyond grey challenges: Monochromatic
Crafty sentiments designs - Use diecuts  (Used Joycrafts die for flowers, Cheerylnn die for ivy leaves, Memory box tessatina border die)
Virginia's View Challenge - Distressing

Pink Posies :)

Very happy to share that, today my card is being featured at Inspired By Stamping blog. Would like to thank Joanna and IBS team for this opportunity. This card and the co-ordinating box is made by IBS products  such as Spring liliac, Vintage floral paperpads, Sweet Valentine and Butterfly wings Stamp sets

Now onto card :)

Used this pic for inspiration.

The pps from Spring floral and Vintage floral are taken in light mint and baby pink color and matted. Used Picket fence distress stains randomly on pps to tone down their colors. This card front is matted with 6x6 white base cs.

Tore the pp at top left corner and curled up the edges, such that inner pp later is visible. And inbetween that space, tucked a baby pink tulle. Baby pink roses are made using Joy craft die and leaves are made from CLD rose leaf die and muted the color of it by applying picket fence DS on it.

Fillers flowers, mini rose buds are added to create the spray and teeny tiny bow added. Butterflies are heat embossed on vellum and colored with spun sugar Distress ink. Sentiment is stamped on a white vellum and heart pearls are added. Few white pearls as accents.

Box :)

Box and Card:)

This box is so very apt for holding 3dimensional projects such as 6x6 cards. Made a box from 300 gsm kraft cs and used velcro for its closures. On the sides, used CLD tiffany border on white cs. And on top of it, followed the same color scheme as card. Used digital freebies for pps and matted on each other using foam adhesive. Mulberry flowers with candi polka dot centres, a mft florish, grosgrain ribbon and few pearls are added. Sentiment is added on a Venetian label frame and added at centre.

I absoultely enjoyed doing this monochromatic shabby chic project. Hope you like it too!

Supplies:

Card:
White Fabriano CS
PPs- IBS - Spring liliac, Vintage floral paperpads
Dies - Joy crafts die, Itsy Bitsy Venetian label frame
Stamps - IBS - Sentiment :Sweet Valentine ,Butterfly - Butterfly wings
Picket fence Distress stain, pearls,vellum, Zing white embossing powder

Box :
Kraft CS
PPs -Digital freebies
Dies - Venetian label frame
Sentiment - IBS Sweet valentine stamp set
Mulberry flowers, candi dots, mft florish, pink pearls, pink grossbrain ribbon

Challenges entered:

Dubai Scrapbooking - Pic inspiration (pic shared above)
Itsy Bitsy - Monochromatic challenge
Crafters corner -  Go 3D (Box for a dimensional card)
613create Avenue - Anything goes

Spring Love - Mixed Media Frame :)

This is my first frame in mixed media style. Am completely unknown of intricacies of this art, just enjoyed the fun playing with different mediums and colors and getting inky fingers :) Wanted to bring spring mood with cheerful blooms and fluttering butterflies is the basic idea and hope i have done some decent job :) Now onto my work...

Another view

Last week, we enjoyed Chocolate Truffle cake for little one's birthday and i couldnt throw the cakeboard in trash. Instead wanted to turn this to be a keepsake artpiece :)

This altered / upcycled work is done from scratch. The glossy layer was torn off and on the thick cardboard, i made the base using the white acrylic paint and Homemade Gesso. And to that pps were added from Handmade memories paperstack and formed the base. Here Teal layer is added as if pink layer was torn off and showing the underlying layer. And few other places too, Teal pp were added as layers at corners. A portion of mint green pp were paper pieced and added to the pink pp and all glued and layered down with Homemade Modpodge.

Homemade Textured paste is used to give those textures at background, using Tessatina border diecut. And on sides, comb were used to bring about the semicircular concentric patterns with same Homemade texture paste.

Homemade mists were prepared using acrylic colors, pearlescent, metallic acrylic colors and sprayed using mini mister. At few places, i washed down the frame with mists and muted the colors using Homemade gesso layers.

See the clustered floral spray. Those blooms are all handmade roses and muted with layer of gesso. Blue flowers were first white ones and then misted with blue acrylic paint and toned down again gesso. Diecut florishes, leaves were all layered with on top with gesso.

Baby pink Tulle pieces are tucked under few roses to give soft shade. The shiny glossiness of the glittered diecut hearts are due to UTEE clear embossing. Done stamping using Ranger Black Archival ink. Diecut butterfly , few pearls, florishes diecut and Glittered Alpha diecuts LOVE were added to get this overall effect.

Must thank Shilpa of Neon Diary for the wonderful kickstart about the mixed media, which she shared on Lulupu, which made me to make an attempt at this. And of course, special thanks to Pooja, Reusing with Quilling for generous sharing of the links for preparing DIY mists/sprays.

Being first time, i let my heart to work on more and just followed it!! All your comments and views are much appreciated.

Supplies:

Handmade memories - 12/12 paperstack
Dies- CheeryLynn Tropical florishes, Cherry Lynn Rose strip, Joy crafts Floral florishes, Nellie Snellen Doily frame, IO Butterfly die
Itsy Bitsy Boutique elements - Diecut hearts, Florishes, Polka dot stickers,
Itsy Bitsy Glittered Alpha stickers
Stamps - Itsy Bitsy Love birds
               Butterflies from IBS Butterfly wings
Acrylic paints, Homemade Modpodge, Homemade Gesso, Homemade Texture Paste,Mini Mister,pearls,


Challenges Entered:

Lulupu #27 - Everything else -
             Project consists of all letters - L - Layers, Leaves, Love, Lavender shades
                                                           U - UTEE clear,Upcycled frame
                                                           P - Patterned papers, pearls,paints, Pink
                                                           T - Texture paste, Teal color, Tulle
                                                            C - Cardstock (flowers), CheeryLynn dies

Itsy Bitsy - Say it with roses (All are handmade roses using diecuts)

BGC- Torn and Floral full ( Added torn portions of pps, torn tulle tucked under flowers and Roses cluster as focal point)

Kraftzone - Celebrate Spring with Mixed media ( Mine is 10" frame)

Avenue 613 - Use stash ( Mine is Cakeboard used as base for mixed media work here)