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Post 235: Mixed Media Layout- Be the You, You Want to Be

Hi friends :)

I'd like to share a Mixed Media Layout today. I really love the sentiment on it which reads, "Be the You, You Want to Be". I have played with pinks here with white, black and silver for contrast and highlights. I have done background stamping and stenciling. The sentiments, stamped butterflies and chipboard butterflies and feathers are heat embossed in silver and pink. I have tried to create some texture and layers here. Colors were added with sprays and acrylics with a base coat of gesso. In the end, created some splatter. Have added flowers, gems and twine as embellishments. The layout is quite glittery in real life. 

Here are a few close-up photos of the layout:

 

Here is a full photo of the layout:

List of Supplies:

Stamplorations Stamp- Winged Things

Stamplorations Stamp- Note Worthy 2

Local Stencils

Papericious- White Gesso

Papericious Spritz Sprays- baby pink, marsala, french roast 

Papericious Jute Cord- Black, fabric flowers, lace and chipboards

Glitter Paper 

Gems

Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Wow Embossing Powder- sparkly silver and metallic pink

Ranger's Embossing Powder- Silver

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Paperartsy challenge #10- dark to light and contrasts (I was inspired to try out the contrast between black and white, I loved the project shared by Carol)

SSS Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes

Mixed Media & Art July Challenge (was inspired by the words- wings) 

Mixed Media Place July Challenge (was inspired by the flowers and quote)

Mixed Media Warriors #18- (was inspired by the pinks in the mood board)

HLS Mixed Media Challenge (July)- Texture 

Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your comments.

Stay Blessed.

Post 234: CAS Birthday Card

Hello My Dear Crafty Peeps :)

How are you this friday afternoon?

I'd like to share a Clean and Simple Birthday card today. 

This is a top folding A2 sized card. 

List of Supplies:

Winnie & Walter Stamp- Happy Birthday to You 

Riley & Company- Balloons Riley

Lawn Fawn Mini Ink Cubes- mermaid and celery stick

Faber Castell Watercolor Pencils

Half pearls

Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Canson Watercolor Paper 

White Cardstock 270 gsm

Here are a couple of photos of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

CASology 5th Year Anniversary Balloon Blog Hop 

 

Winnie & Walter July Color Combo with Heather H. 

Addicted to Stamps & More #252- Make your mark

HLS July CAS challenge- birthday

SSS Wednesday Challenge-Anything Goes 

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments.

Stay Blessed. 

Post 233: CAS Card- Sparkle

Hi friends :)

How are you today ? Still recovering from the flu bug but that doesn't keep me away from crafting :) I'd like to share a Clean and Simple Card. This is a standard A2 sized landscape style side folding card. The process was simple enough, I've done some inlaid die cutting. The word sparkle has been made dimensional by adhering 2 black die cuts under the sparkly gold die cut. I've added some gold splatter with perfect pearls and in the end, added a few flat star sequins. The card is quite shiny and sparkly, I'm not sure it shows up in the photos. 

List of Supplies:

Winnie & Walter Essential Cutaways- Lana Cutaways

Die Cuts & More - Word Die: Sparkle 

Perfect Pearls- gold

Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Gold Flat Sequins 

White Cardstock 270 gsm

Snippets of Black Cardstock

Here are a couple of photos of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

W & W Rerun No. 21 - I didn't have the Kindness stamp set so I chose the alternative, I was inspired by Kate's card. I loved the way she used the shine die cut in gold color across the middle of her card along with the gold splatter, I have done my own version of the same.

CASology #258 - Diamond (When I think of diamonds, I think of their shine and sparkle)

Less is More 338- No Stamps

SSS Wednesday Challenge- We're seeing stars (star sequins used)

Thanks for your time :) 

Love reading your precious comments.

Stay Blessed. 

Post 232: Mixed Media Layout: Beautiful

Hi Friends :)

I'd like to share a Mixed Media Layout titled "beautiful" today. The sketch and colors of my layout are influenced by the Dusty Attic Moodboard for July. I loved those colors :) 

Process:

I found this really beautiful and powerful image of a dancer with fire coming out from her. So decided to make a layout around it.  

I altered the Dusty Attic Chipboards by embossing them, to add color, dimension and shine :) the feathers were attached to the dancer's photo to depict flying, she almost looks like a modern angel to me! The paradise bird chipboard was embossed in multiple colors to add interest. I added thread at some places for texture. At the bottom of the photo, I've added strings of thread and beads, I think it almost looks like a dream catcher :) 

I thought about what secondary sentiments to add and then decided to add words associated with true beauty; #authentic, #amazing by stamping and genuine, artful, soulful and creative with stickers.

I've done stenciling with distress inks and background stamping. Layers of colors were added using acrylic paints and zig markers. In the end, I created some splatter of gesso and ink. 

Here are a few close-up photos of the layout:

Here is a full photo of the layout:

List of Supplies:

Dusty Attic Chipboard - Boho feathers 

Dusty Attic Chipboard - Bird of paradise

Dusty Attic Chipboard - Hashtag Sayings #2

Dusty in Colour Paint- Oceania 

Dusty Attic Stencil- Tracks

Mudra Craft Stamps Mini Stamp- Washi Tape

Stamplorations Stamp- Winged Things (Bee's Knees)

Stamplorations Stamp- Bold Sentiments Hashtag Authentic 

Stamplorations Stamp- Art Marks (Sherry Russ Designs)

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers 

Aqua Brush

Ranger's Embossing Powders: Black, Tiger Lily and Sky Blue

Versamark Watermark Mini Inkpad 

Ranger's Heat Tool 

Thread

Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Gems and beads

Prima's Heavy White Gesso 

Palette Knives 

Ranger's Distress Mini Inkpads- spiced marmalade, carved pumpkin, black soot

Ranger's Archival Inkpad- Manganese Blue 

Prima's Crochet Doily Die 

Black and White cardstock 270 gsm 

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Dusty Attic July 2017 Challenge (I was inspired by the colors and sketch)

Mixed Media Place July Challenge (I was inspired by the quote and the word beautiful)

Mixed Media & Art July Challenge  (I was inspired by the word wings)

Creative Artiste's Challenge #28

Scrapki Wyzwaniowo July- Beauty 

Rubber Dance July Theme Challenge (I've added thread)
HLS July MM Challenge (texture added via threads, chipboard, acrylics)
SSS Monday Challenge- Get in shape (used 3d embellishments)
SSS Wednesday Challenge- We're seeing stars (stamped stars)

Thanks for your time!

Love reading your precious comments :)

Stay Blessed. 

Post 231: Floral Card (Shine)

Hi friends :)

How are you ? Any plans for the weekend ? I'm still under the weather and trying to recover from the flu. A few new supplies got delivered today and I was so excited to play with them. I sat on the bed and crafted there only because I didn't have the energy to get up and work on the craft table. I've got a floral card to share today. This is a standard A2 sized top folding card. I enjoyed watercoloring it with zig markers and an aqua brush. The sentiment is a grungy one which I really like, it reads "shine" I thought this will be a nice encouraging card to send to a friend to pep her spirits :) 

List of Supplies:

Stamplorations Stamp- Blossom Sprays 2

Stamplorations Stamp- Art Marks

Stamplorations Stamp- Winged Things

Cutplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Die

Lawn Fawn Small Dotted Rectangle Die

Canson Watercolor paper

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

Aqua Brush

Versafine Onyx Black Mini Inkpad

White & Black Cardstock 270 gsm
Uniball Signo White Gel Pen

Here are a couple of photos of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

TIME OUT Challenge #88 (was inspired by the word "shine")

Butterfly Challenge #82 (1 butterfly on the lower edge near the leaves + orange color + matching pairs of leaves and small flowers)

Addicted to stamps & more #251- anything goes

Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge

Stamplorations Theme & Sketch Challenge (went with the theme of warm colors)

HLS July Watercolour Challenge

CAS03-July Challenge (was inspired by the colors in the picture)

Craft Stamper Magazine-Take it Make It Challenge July

Virginia's Summer Blog Party

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments.

Stay Blessed. 

Post 230: CAS Engagement Card

Hi folks!

I'd like to share a Clean and Simple Engagement card I made. This is a standard A2 sized top folding card. I was inspired by the cue word "diamond" and the first thing that popped into my mind was an engagement ring, so I decided to depict that on the card. I have used part of a Cheery Lynn Designs Wedding Vows die cut  here (cut off the ornate frame from it) and then added a gem to depict the diamond ring. I curved the sentiment, "celebrate" from Winnie & Walter's The Big, The Bold & Extras Stamp set and stamped it in a blue ink (Ranger's Dye Ink- Caribbean Coast). 

Here are a couple of photos of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

CASology 258- Diamond

Double D Challenge- Pop of color (the addition of the blue sentiment to the black and white is my pop of color)

Word Art Wednesday 292-293- anything goes

Addicted to stamps & more- anything goes

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments.

Stay Blessed.

Post 229: Floral Birthday Card

Hi folks!

How've you been? I haven't been feeling too good lately, I think it may be the flu. So have less energy to sit and create. Hopefully, it will get better in a couple of days. For now, I'd like to share a floral birthday card I made a couple of days back but wasn't able to blog about. This is a standard A2 sized top folding card. This card was my way of salvaging a card panel that I wasn't entirely happy with. I started out thinking it will be a CAS card but as the stamping progressed, I wasn't happy with the design, so I decided to stamp all over the panel and create a flowery themed card instead. I used a mix of blue and green Ranger inkpads I had (sorry don't remember which ones I used exactly), colored in with some pencil colors and in the end added a few details with a couple of zig markers. Added a few watercolored and die cut butterflies as well. The sentiment is stamped on a tag that's been watercolored and tied with some twine. 

List of Supplies:

Winnie & Walter Essentials: Audrey Cutaways

Winnie & Walter Essentials: Lana Cutaways

Winnie & Walter Stamp: Eva's Favorite Flowers

Hero Arts Stamp & Cut- Birthday 

Canson Watercolor Paper

Derwent Pencil Colors

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens

Ranger's Archival Inkpads and Dye Inkpads

Versafine Onyx Black Mini Inkpad

Aqua Brush

Twine

Tombow Mono Multi Glue 

Here is a photo of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

1. Winnie & Walter- July Color Combo with Heather H

2. A Blog Named Hero Florals with W & W

3. Butterfly Challenge #82- M (butterflies + pairs of stamped floral images)

4. SSS Monday Challenge- Get in shape (used 3d butterflies here)

5. PCM July Challenge- Birthday 

Thanks for your time!

Love reading your sweet comments :)

Stay Blessed. 

Post 228: Floral Card

Hi friends :)

How are you this saturday afternoon? I hope your weekend is going well. Today, I'd like to share a floral card I created with a new altenew stamp I recently bought. Mum and I were crafting together last night, just for fun and she water colored the floral images with the new gansai tambi colors I bought and then in the morning, I added some details with pencil colors, I do not have the fancy prisma or polychromos pencils, so just used the Derwent ones which I've had for ages but not used. My sister gifted them to me when I was in school :) Fussy cut them and created a background water color wash for the floral arrangement, created some splatter, added some thread for interest and texture and adhered the floral arrangement. In the end, added a few clear drops and some details with a white gel pen. 

List of Supplies:

Altenew Stamp- Adore you
Cutplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Die
Versafine Onyx Black Mini Inkpad
Gansai Tambi Watercolors
Derwent Pencil Colors
Thread
Tombow Mono Multi Glue
Canson Watercolor Paper
White Cardstock 250 gsm
DCAM clear droplets
Sakura Gelly Roll White Gel Pen

Here are a couple of photographs of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Altenew July 2017 Inspiration Challenge (I was inspired by the colors)

Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge

Color Throwdown Challenge#451

Addicted to stamps & more #250 (I was inspired by the pinks and greens)

YNS Challenge #68 ( was inspired by the colors: pale pink, dark pink and green)

HLS July Watercolour Challenge

WordArt Wednesday #290-291

Rubber Dance July Theme Challenge- (Used thread here)

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments.

Stay Blessed. 

Post 227: CAS Birthday Card

Hi friends :)

I'd like to share a Clean and Simple Birthday Card today. This is a standard A2 sized top folding card. I seem to need tons of birthday cards so it is always a good idea to make a few extras :) 

Essentially, the background is done by sponging inks through a hexagon stencil. The flower was die cut twice in black and white and adhered slightly off set for a shadowy effect. The smaller negative pieces from the die cut were also lightly colored with distress oxide inks and adhered back into the design. The bee and sentiment were stamped and in the end a few clear drops were added.

List of Supplies:

Paper Smooches Dainty Flowers Dies 

Paper Smooches Stamp: We Adore You (sentiment)

Paper Smooches Stamp: Garden Greetings (bee)

Lawn Fawn Small Dotted Rectangle Die

Ranger's Distress Oxide Inkpads- Cracked Pistachio and Worn Lipstick

Memento Dye Inkpad- Angel Pink

White Cardstock 250 gsm

Ranger's round blending tool and foams

Hexagon Stencil 

Versafine Onyx Black Mini Inkpad 

DCAM clear drops 

Glossy Accents 

Tombow Mono Multi Glue 

Here are a couple of photographs of the card:

  I am playing along with the following challenges:

Paper Smooches July Challenge- Anything Goes
  

Color Throwdown Challenge#451

I Love Math Challenge #6

CASology #257- Wish
PCM July Challenge- Birthday

HLS July CAS Challenge- Birthday
SSS Monday Challenge- Distress It 
YNS Challenge #68 ( was inspired by the colors: pale pink, dark pink and green)
Double D challenge- Pastel Party
Addicted to stamps & more #250 (I was inspired by the pinks and greens)

Thanks for your time.
Love reading your sweet comments :)
Stay Blessed.

Post 226: Mixed Media Layout- Friends

Hi folks!

How are you doing ?
Today, I'd like to share a Mixed Media Layout titled Friends.
This is 12 by 12 inches in size.
I was inspired by the photo of the 2 little ones walking hand and hand and decided to make a layout with it. It signifies friendship and a beautiful happy day spent with friends.
There are mostly butterflies and flowers on this layout with the color scheme: white, black and lavender.
The base is white cardstock on which I have done watercoloring with gansai tambi colors and stencil work with distress oxides.
Then, did some background stamping for interest.
Further, added stamped (on canson watercolor paper), watercolored and fussy cut images in layers.
I've tried to create texture with multiple layers and patterns.
In the end, few splatters were created with watered down white gesso and inks.
I've used the following Altenew stamps here: Bamboo Rose, Floral Frame and Fresh Freesia. 

Here are a few photographs of the layout:

(Closeups)

(full photo)

I am playing along with the following challenges:

1. White with 1 July Challenge- Lavender Lane (I was inspired by the color and flowers)

2. Altenew Sketch Challenge #3 (I was inspired by the sketch)

Thanks for your time!

Love reading your comments :)

Stay Blessed.