Post 468: Grungy Art Journal Spread- Original (Inspiration for Art Playground Blog's August Play)

Hi friends :)

I'd like to share a Grungy Mixed Media Art Journal Spread- "Original".

This is my DT inspiration for Art Playground Blog's August Play. 

There is still time to play along with the challenge, all the details for it can be found HERE. We have 4 fabulous sponsors, lots of inspiration & ideas, so please do link up your beautiful entries !

For the August Play Inspiration, I was inspired by the theme, "Be Authentic" and the gorgeous moodboard colors. As a psychologist, authenticity is a very important theme for me because it is relevant to art as well as in clinical psychology. Through these pages, I wanted to show how important it is to be yourself, even when it is difficult to do so. Being oneself takes courage & we as individuals as well as artists/crafters need to constantly remind ourselves to do that which makes our soul & inner self happy.

Grungy Mixed Media Art Journal Spread- "Original"

Synopsis of the Process:

I created the background by collaging torn pieces of paper from old book pages (in hindi), washi tapes & fabric tapes. Then applied clear gesso to the surface and colors using distress inks, distress oxides & distress paints. Then did background stamping with Mudra Craft Stamps using distress inks and archival inks. To add more interest to the background, did background stencilling with an Art Anthology stencil using blue colored modelling paste. I wanted the background not to compete with the foreground, so I pushed it back by adding black and white gesso with a palette knife. The focal elements were fussy cut from AB Studio's Be Gentle Paper Collection. For layering, used Sizzix alteration die cuts & thread. Added some scribbles with black and white markers to add to the grungy look. Then added the titles using TH stickers & created some ink splatters. Scribbled on a grungy border in black and darkened the edges of the pages with black soot distress ink. In the end, added blue & grey Nuvo Crystal drops & a few mini beads around the focal clusters. 

Look forward to seeing your beautiful work xoxo

August Play- Be Authentic

Thanks a lot for your precious time :)
Stay Blessed!
Preeti

Post 467: 4 Floral CAS Cards (DT post for Bob n Betty)

Hi friends!

Popping in quickly to share 4 Floral Clean & Simple Cards I shared on the Bob n Betty Blog a couple of days back. I used their beautiful new Roseate Paper Collection. All the details can be found HERE. The floral images in this paper collection are beautiful & make perfect focal elements for all kinds of projects. All I needed to do was fussy cut some floral images and sentiments. No stamping or colouring required! In these cards, I’ve created different backgrounds using stencils, ink smooshing with inks to create a more organic look and loose water colouring. To add interest, I created ink splatter, added thread to some of the floral clusters and Nuvo drops for embellishment. The card panels were die cut & foam mounted on white A2 sized (4.25 by 5.5 inches) card bases.

Floral CAS Cards:

1. Floral CAS Card- Happy Birthday

2. Floral CAS Card- You Inspire Me

3. Floral CAS Card- Carpe Diem

4. Floral CAS Card- Miles of Smiles

 

Thanks a lot for your precious time :)

Stay Blessed

Preeti

Post 466: 2 Clean & Simple Cards (Inspiration for SDC305- Under the Sea)

Hi friends!

Stampotique Designer's Challenge (SDC) #305- "Under the Sea" is currently on, it is open worldwide & there are lovely prizes on offer, so please do read the rules & play along! 

For the inspiration, I created 2 Clean & Simple (CAS) Style cards using snarky, funny & cute sentiments by Stampotique. Since I didn't have any sea themed stamps, I used some cute fish buttons I had in my stash for a long time :) Did some ink smooshing to add color to the background, distressed the edges of the die cut panels, foam mounted the panels on A2 sized white card bases & added enamel dots to finish the cards. 

CAS Card 1

(Used Stampotique's Quotes #1 Stamp, Item 8995)

CAS Card 2

(Used Stampotique's Phrase Cube 4, Item 13038)

All the details for the Stampotique Designer's Challenges can be found HERE. 

Thanks a lot for your precious time :)

Stay Blessed!

Preeti

Post 465: Clean & Simple Cards (DT Post for Mudra Stamps)

Hi friends!

I've shared 4 Clean & Simple (CAS) Style cards on the Mudra Stamps Blog today. To visit, please click HERE. 

Here are two of the cards shared:

Thanks a lot for your precious time :)

Stay Blessed!

Preeti 

Post 464: Two Vintage Mixed Media Cards

Hi friends!

I'd like to share 2 Vintage Mixed Media Cards today. I made these as part of my DT work for AB Studio by the amazing Aga Baraniak.

I used AB Studio's new In Wonderland Paper Collection and Vintage Elements along with Stencil 61 and Stencil 3. These papers are absolutely gorgeous & if like me, you enjoy making vintage projects, these are definitely for you! I loved working with them, they are beautifully designed by Aga, great quality, thick & double sided. In case you are curious about the products & wish to explore more, all the AB Studio products can be purchased from their online store, HERE. They offer economical international shipping rates & ship worldwide. For more inspiration & ideas, you can check out the AB Studio Facebook group. 

Vintage Mixed Media Cards

Card 1: Fly 

Card 2: Own Your Dreams

I also used Tim Holtz distress inks, oxides, Sizzix TH alteration dies, paper distresser, Finnabair's clear gesso and soft matte gel, brads, perfect pearls, wooden buttons, thread, 3d foam tape, Creative Embellishments chipboard and a metal charm. 

Thanks a lot for your time :)

Stay Blessed!

Preeti

Post 463: Two Simple Mixed Media Cards Feat. Bob n Betty's Roseate Collection

Hi folks!
Goodmorning :)

Today I've shared 2 Simple Mixed Media Cards on the Bob n Betty Blog using their new & gorgeous Roseate Paper Collection. There is a lil pictorial as well. To visit, please click HERE.

Here's a photo of the cards :

Thanks a lot for your precious time :)

Stay Blessed!

Preeti

Post 462: Floral Birthday Card (Inspiration for Craft Stamper Magazine's Take It Make It Challenge- August,2018)

Hi friends!!
Hope you are well.

Craft Stamper Magazine's Take It Make It Challenge for August is live. It is an anything goes stamping challenge with beautiful prizes on offer and you could win the chance to Guest Design & be published in the magazine, so please read the rules and do link up your gorgeous creations :) To visit the Craft Stamper blog, please click HERE.

For the inspiration, I made a floral card with a newly acquired stamp in my stash. Kassa's Bloom (Item- 14014) by Stampotique Originals Rubber Stamps. It was stamped three times onto a panel of Canson Watercolor Paper using Versafine Onyx Black Ink. The sentiment is from Mudra Craft Stamps- Purely Sentiments Labelled. I did watercoloring using zig clean color real brush markers and created a few splatters of white and black ink, then darkened the edges of the panel with Black Soot Distress Ink and foam mounted it on a 5 by 7 inch black card base. In the end, added a few dots with a white gel pen. 

Here are some photos of the card:

Close-up photos:

Please don't forget to join the challenge & come see all the beautiful inspiration my talented teamies have created, all the details are HERE.

Thanks a lot for your precious time :)

Stay Blessed!

Preeti