CASE this sketch - CAS card

Good Morning friends!

As Kripa mentioned in her post here, this fortnight the DT will play around with the same sketch to highlight how it can be interpretated in different ways. We were amazed at the variations we all created not just wrt the shapes, size & colors but techniques too!

Kripa shared this  gorgeous mixed media page & I have  a CAS card today! 

For the card I have retained the circle shape & replaced the quote with a die cut word.

Join me as I walk you through the  card making steps 

These are some of the supplies I used - 

To create a circle template for the ombre stamping, die cut a circle in a copy paper measuring the same size as the card front (4 1/4 x 5 1/2"). Using masking / washi tape adhere this over the front of the card. Since I have repeat stamping of a sentiment  I marked the lines as a guide. The Tim Holtz ruler was perfect for this.

For the ombre effect I used the color box Q (misty meadow) ink pads. 

Once I was done with the stamping I carefully erased all the pencil lines. I loved the pleasant ombre effect.

 The sentiment says 'thanks for being such a great' & I wanted to add "teacher" to complete this. I stamped the word twice (the darkest inkpad in the set & archival black) & then die cut it with the coordinating die. Next I clued both the die cuts, off setting them a little so that a bit of color peeps beneath the black. Glued this with glossy accents on vellum. 

Thank you for visiting us today & remember there is time till the end of the month to link projects for Baby - a little bit of heaven here.

Hugs,

Tanvi.

Supplies available at LULUPU.COM

Archival black ink pad

WRMK Score board and trimmer

Scotch ATG

Bigshot

Glossy accents 
Washi tapes

CASE this sketch - Memory Keeping (Tutorial)

Hello friends,

Hope you are all having a great month and enjoying the gorgeous baby themed creations that the DT have showcased and also the entries that have been linked. For the rest of the month, the DT will be playing with a sketch and sharing with you all our different interpretations of it. But don't forget, there is time till the end of the month to link projects for Baby - a little bit of heaven here.

 

Today, I'm sharing with you a step by step on how this page was created in my altered book journal.

Our very talented DT Tanvi Shah prepared this sketch. Are you able to see how I was inspired by it. The circle has been replaced with a heart and the speech bubble by the title. When interpreting a sketch, its alright to interchange the shapes and add a few extra elements, while still maintaining the basic look and feel of the sketch. 

 

 

A few days back, I bought an old book from the library and prepared it to use as a journal to record some very special memories. After all memory keeping is not just about photographs. This is the first page I made in this book. You can find many tutorials on the www on how to alter a book, but don't hold back your questions, will be very happy to answer them. Here is a step by step on how this page was prepared. I usually spend 3-8 hours on a layout, this one took about an hour, so a big tick for me to complete this album.

 

1. Start with a layer of gesso. If your gesso is too thick, spread it with an old credit card instead of a foam brush, don't use water as the pages are old and may crumple very easily. On the wet gesso, blend in two shades of pink, I've used fevicryl pearl paint. Now dry completely.

 

2. Open lindy sprays bottles ( product lost at the end of the post). Using the tube tip, draw the outline of a heart. Need not be perfect, intersecting lines give more interest than a traced outline.

 

3. Some random stripes of washi tape. Tear it up so they are not all even width.

 

4. Time to add colour. First rub some gelato on a piece of plastic (packaging of a stamp). Add a tiny amount of water, splat the plastic paint side down on the background. Repeat the same with mists.I even stamped randomly on the page using the leftover paint instead of a stamp pad.

 

5, 6. Layer strips of pattern paper (Heidi Swapp Dreamy) and a doily. Add more colour using the same plastic piece. Do you see the strips with circles punched through? I stuck a few different washi tapes on a strip of scrap paper and punched circles through it.

 

Time for embellishments. Layer some uber gorgeous pieces from Open Book ephemera pack, wood veneer, enamel dots, stickers and more stamping with archival ink. After sticking down the photograph redraw the part of the heart that got hidden behind the layers. Add journaling. All Done!

 

Thank you for visiting us today, come back later this week to see another interpretation of this sketch.

 

Wish you a great start to the week,

Hugs,

Kripa

 

Supplies from the Lulupu store:

Gesso

Gelato

Archival black ink pad
Lindys spray gang - ruby red
Little lindy turquoise
Little lindy hottie patottie
Tweedle Dee Denim flat Fabio
Maggie Holmes ephemera
Colorwash stamps
Circle punch




 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby themed Shadow box !!

Hello Everyone!!!

This is Manu and I'm sharing with you my interpretation of this months uber cute theme! It's all about Babies this month, it's about making some cute and super adorable creations ! Read all about the challenge and the guidelines here 

Challenge #52

Baby - A Little Bit of Heaven !!

Babies are truly a little bit of heaven and they are such adorable gummy bunnies that one just gets lost in all the mischief and cute stuff they do!! I sure have awesome time with my tiny tot and I'm amazed at the way they sense and soak in all the teeny tiny details and activities that we do daily, not to mention, Imitate them straight away! Well, my baby is at the stage where she nods her head for a NO for every single thing I say to her !! Sigh...She listens and then does the exact opposite! But She's my happy place for sure, a smile on her face makes me happy to bits!

For this months challenge, I have made a Shadow box for a little baby boy!!

Here's what I did!

Here's how I did it. 

1. Take a shadow box of 12*12 size and any design, prime it with Gesso, I normally prime my MDF objects with primer and sand it a little before applying the base color.

The advantage of applying gesso(primer) is that the base color coat comes up nicely and the exact same, than when the gesso is skipped. When the Gesso(primer) is skipped, the base coat color is always a little darker than the actual color and this might give the same exact color you want for your project.

2. Once the shadow box is primed and coloured, cut out the pattern papers as per the dimensions of each internal box of the shadow box and apply using Mod Podge. 

3. Embellish the boxes as per the way you want the box to have a final look and once the base pattern papers are applied, seal them up again with a coat of Mod Podge!

There you go.. easy peasy!! Isn't it??

Here are a few more closer look at some of the elements !

I totally love those cute teeny tiny booties... You can find the tutorial on the net and they are super fun to make. These booties are all about 1.5 inches (very very small) 

Another place to put up the baby's picture!! We all sure love babies to the moon and back!! They are adorable little munchkins!

I love shadow boxes for the basic fact that they can accommodate pictures as well as messages and is a great option for displaying ! They make for one adorable wall pieces!!

I hope you liked my pretty-all-blue shadow box and do remember to enter into this months challenge here. Do let me know if you liked this pretty one!!

Supplies from the store:

WRMK Score board and trimmer

Scotch ATG
Archival Dye ink: Jet black

Bigshot

Technique Tuesday : Sweet baby

Baby Mobile Card + Tutorial

Hello lovely readers, 

Hope you all are having a wonderful start of the August Month. This months theme at Lulupu is a very unique and cute one. The focus is all on the babies! They bring so much joy and love in all our lives, so we decided to dedicate this month to baby related theme. Have you read through Tanvi's post on the theme challenge and how to participate, if no, then hop over to 

Lulupu Challenge#52 - BABY - A little bit of Heaven!

I have created a welcome baby card with a mobile hanging inside. Here's how it looks from the front and inside:

For the tutorial, I have a photo snap shot explaining the simple process [Warning: Its a lot of pink in here] 

1. I used an cute baby elephant from Wplus9 - Unforgettable stamp set and coloured them and fussy cut each piece out. You can use any cute image for creating the mobile hanger. 

 2. For the card, I used a 5 1/2 X 10 card stock. I used two of them, since the inside piece (shown below) is used to create the hanger. Fold the cardstock and make two parallel lines, approximately 5 cm long and cut along those lines. 

 3. Fold the cut piece towards the inside to create the hanger (shown below):

 4. For the front of the card, I used the stars from the same stamp set and created a background using some distress ink in worn lipstick shade. I also added a ribbon on the front and added the sentiment welcome baby on a piece of cardstock which was fussy cut and mounted using some foam adhesive.

5. Finally, I strung the elephant images on the inside of the card, using some plain stitching thread. Be careful to hang the images at different lengths to add some interest.  

Once you open the card, you are greeted with these cute elephants turning on every side.

I think this would make a cute idea to create baby cards, since the options are endless. You can use stars, alphabets and any cute animal stamp you have in your stash. 

I hope you have been inspired by this project and do try something cute to link up for our monthly challenge!

Till I meet you all next!

Love,
Dolly

Stuff available at Lulupu:

Worn Lipstick Distress Ink Pad

India Ink Black Dye Ink Pad

An Easel Photo display with Drawer

Hello friends,

Let me start by congratulating the winners of last month's challenge. You can see the winning entries here. We love visiting all of our participant blogs, sharing the joy of paper crafting and look forward to your entries for this month's theme

 

BABY - A little piece of heaven

Click here for the full post and our generic challenge guidelines can be found here.

 

My paper crafting aspiration this year is to try new techniques and styles. When I went through my box of projects, most were mixed media, so for this post, I've tried my hand at a traditional card which involves loads of measurements, both unfamiliar to me.

This what my project looks like.

The pink mat is a magnetic photo mat and can be fixed onto the base paper (music paper) both vertically and horizontally to accommodate any photo layout. This easel drawer photo display would make a perfect gift to new parents, or grandparents to show off adorable new baby wallet size photographs.

The drawer measures 6x6 and has room to accommodate loads of photographs and even a gift. This is the view from the top, with the display lying flat on the box. Because the box was made to a specific dimension, there was a lot of measuring required. The drawer, and base of the card are white medium weight chipboard. The Tim Holtz ruler is perfect for precise measurement and Art Knife by WRMK made cutting chipboard easy.

 

The pattern papers, die cuts, drawer pull and flowers are all Kaisercraft Pitter Patter collection. The banner was cut from left over scraps and the WRMK crop-a-dile punched tiny circular holes just enough to thread a twine.

All the different layers have been popped up using foam tape. Apart from paper flowers, tucked in between the layers is a resin flower . Ive also embossed a stitch stamp around the border of the card.

That's it from me today. I hope you al feel encouraged to try something that not your usual style. You can link your baby theme creations here.

Until next time,

Take care,

Kripa

Materials from the store
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Design Ruler 12"
Art Knife By We R Memory Keepers
Pitter Patter Kaisercraft Paper Pad 6.5"X6.5" 40/Pkg
Crop-A-Dile Hole Punch & Eyelet Setter
Gold Super Fine Embossing Powder 1oz
 Heat It Craft Tool Europeon Version
VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad 1
Blossoms 1 Resins embellishments
 

WINNERS & TOP 3 - CHALLENGE#51

Good Morning Friends!

It is time to announce the winners of Challenge#51. We had such fantastic entries in all shapes - circles, heart, hexagons, star, etc.Thanks so much for participating in our challenges. We love seeing what you create.

Our Top 3 (in random order) are - 

Zalak

Such a brilliant composition & so many details in your card Zalak!

Ramya

We loved everything about your card Ramya - the shape, the elements & the vibrant colors!

Marian Neelima

Such a clever idea Neelima to shape the album in an Indian dress form! Fantastic!

And finally, the winner is Dr.Sonia S.V

Fantabulous creation Sonia, loved the popping & spinning elements! How fun!

Sonia, please email us at hello@lulupu.com to claim your prize and don't forget to grab your badge from here.

All the winners, please grab your respective badges from here. 

We look forward to seeing your creations for the current challenge BABY - A little piece of Heaven

Hugs,

Tanvi

Lulupu Challenge#52 - BABY - A little bit of Heaven!

Welcome Friends & thank you for your participation in our challenges! Its always a pleasure to visit your blogs, so much of inspiration!

Tanvi here with a new challenge & this month we want you to make something really cute & adorable to celebrate the arrival of a little one!

Lulupu Challenge#52 - BABY - A little bit of Heaven!

Click here to read about the general challenge guidelines

1. Anything goes - Cards, Albums, Invites, Gifts, etc

2. Make sure you submit entries by 31 August 2015 by 11:55Pm IST

Winner this month will receive a Goodie bag from the Lulupu store.

I have made a MDF word album for a baby boy. This is a cute 5 page mini with space for 10 pictures to record the first few  days of the little one!

The onesie is actually a shaped tag that can be used to record the birth stats.  

Hope you find time to join the challenge & do drop by again as we have lined up loads of tutorials this month!

Thank you for dropping by today!

Supplies available at Lulupu.com - 

WRMK Score board and trimmer

Scotch ATG

Archival Dye ink: Jet black

Avery Elle - Oh Baby Clear Stamp Set 4

Rock-A-Bye Baby Boy Double-Sided Cards

Please link your entries here - 

An InLinkz Link-up