Clean & Layered style Card - Pooja

Hello lulupooh's !!! 

Its Pooja here , Hope u had a great Holi and a lovely weekend . 

I have been looking at all the lovely entries we have over at the 

Challenge # 27
Lulupu 2nd Birthday Special

I am so glad to have you all play with us ! 

I know the prizes are mouth watering !

How To - Family - Shadow box Tutorial

Hello ! Ola ! Namaste !

Welcome to another post from me, Pooja!

I am very pleased to present to you my mixed media shadow box for

 Challenge#27 Lulupu 2nd Birthday Special

Yooo hooo ! We are celebrating Lulupu's 2nd birthday !

And there are some amazing prizes to be won !

Check out the original post here for the full details of the challenge

Also look at the line up of prizes here

There are 3 categories to play for ! so just remember to link them at the right place !

Well for me i decided to go for 

Category -3 ~ Everything else ! 

Here is my mixed media shadow box  
 

Special Birthday & Shaped Card!

Hello Beautiful Crafters,

Valou here,

Hope you had a peaceful week! We have a fabulous special Challenge this month

 Challenge#27 Lulupu 2nd Birthday Special

Before I begin here is my thought process for this project.

Starting with alphabets..we have to use L, U, P, T, C

Let's see What I have used here?

L: leaves, lavendar

C: cardstock
P : papers, pastel shade

Here is my card for this challenge and I hope that it will inspire you!

For this card, I used a decorated flowers paper ( small block)and the edges are distressed with "Old Paper" DistressInk.

The shape of the card is a template found on the Internet which I printed in two different sizes. I then cut with simple scissors.

I used a rubberstamp "Magnolia". 

I then colored in the following way: 

- Ink "Distress Tattered Rose" and "Distress Vintage Photo" for the skin.

- Ink "Distress Antique Linen" and "Distress Walnut Stain" for hair. 

- Ink "Distress Worm Lipstick". 

- Ink "Distress Shaded Lavender".

- Ink "Distress Forest Moss".

- "Glitter Stickels Frosted Lace".

I cut the image and I stuck it with "Foam Tape" on a die-cut created with "Cuttlebug" and a dies " Spellbinders-Nestabilities - Circles ". The edges of circle white circle under the image is inked with the ink "Shaded Lavender" then covered with "Glitter Stickels Icicle".

I have used various flowers to decorate my card. Flowers are covered with some touches of "Glitter Stickels Icicle".I also added "Foliages" created with a die by" Cherry Lynn Designs ".

The title is printed and i used a font called " Chopin Script ". I then cut it in banner shape to sue on my card.

Finally, I added a butterfly created with a die by " Joy! Crafts ". Above, I stuck another butterfly made with a small punch and I decorated it with two white pearly demies-pearls.

We are looking forward to your amazing entries to drool over!

I wish you an excellent day and bye for now!

Inkssentials Ink Blending Foam 10/Pkg	Inkessentials ink blending tool	Sizzix Big shot Teal	Magnolia stamps	Antique Linen
worn lipstick	Walnut Stain Distress Ink Pad	Vintage Photo	3-D Foam Tabs	High-Temp Mini Glue Gun
Self Healing A3 Size Cutting Mat	Stickles Glitter Glue - Frost Lace

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Challenge #27 - Lulupu 2nd Birthday Special

Hi Friends,

Welcome to a brand new challenge for this month .This is quite an exciting month at Lulupu, as this month  the Lulupu store completes 2 fabulous years :) Yep, you heard it right, its Lulupu's 2nd birthday month and we have a special challenge!

Lulupu Challenge#27

Lulupu 2nd Birthday Special

This month we want you to use the alphabets of your favourite store's name - L U L U P U and come up with projects using anything that begins with at least 3 of these letters. 

And to add some more option to the that you may also use the initials of The Craft Lounge

Ok to make it simple L is for Layers, Leaves, Love and P is for Papers, Pencil colours,Punches etc and T is for Texture, Teal Colour etc. U is for Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE), Umbrella etc. Now does that make it a bit simpler? And of course we want you to be super clever and innovative now.

So basically it could be anything as long as you can justify the word and how its implemented in your project.

So the alphabets you have are - L, U, P, T and C

Please use a minimum of any 3 unique Alphabets and do mention them clearly in your post to qualify

Lulupu #27 Guidelines : 

1. You can enter maximum of 2 Entries Per Category for this Challenge

2. You must clearly mention the letters you have used in your project.

3. You can enter you projects in 3 categories -
1.Cards
2.  Layouts/Scrapbooks/Frames
3. Everything Else - Altered Art, Recycle, Mixed Media and just about anything more!

4. If you are picked as a winner in one Category you cannot be picked a winner in another category.

5. You have until 31st March 2014 to participate.

Please do click here to see the complete guidelines to ensure you do not miss on the chance to win even when we love your work!

The prizes for each category will be revealed in our next post! Yes we are going to tease you just a bit more!!

Not only will we be sharing some AMAZING projects, but there will be loads of prizes too to be won every now and then so be a regular here at the blog, like our Facebook Page and register for our Newsletter for discount vouchers all through March.

To start with we have a Raffle going on HERE so do check it out and link your name.

Here's a look at what I have created for this challenge. It's a hand-made photo frame and so suitable for our Category 2.

I have made an altered photo-frame and I have worked on it from the scratch. This was a very plain white and red photo-frame. I first added two layers of  Gesso on the base and then, applied two coats of Camlin teal color on it. This helped cover the base design completely and once it was dry, I took the Prima Designer stencil and the Sakura Modelling Texture paste and mixed some drops of  the Distress Stain -Spiced Marmalade to it and applied it all over the sides of my frame to create the damask design on my frame.

I think it gives a beautiful, rich look to the frame and by adding the color to the texture paste there is a small hint of orange showing in the stenciled design! The flowers on my frame are all handmade and they are made by using the Distress Re-inker Spiced Marmalade and water added to a Mini Mister and sprayed directly on paper! Does'nt it give a vibrant look :)

The corners and the golden leaves on the frame are all made with die-cuts covered with UTEE and heat-embossing it.

My project consists of all the letters :
L- Layers, Leaves

P- Pearls, Pollens, Paints, Punches, Prima stencil.

T -Texture Paste, Teal color.

U- Gold Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE)

C - Cardstock to make the flowers, Corners, Cheery Lynn dies.

I hope you all like my project! Do leave me your comments or any queries regarding any of the products used here and I will get back to you as soon as possible :)

I hope you all can join us in this month-long celebration in the fun challenges here. As, we have already told, there are loads of prizes to be won and of course loads of inspiration coming up from my other talented team member's as well so do play along our month-long challenge!

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Products used for the Photo-frame from www.lulupu.com:

Sizzix Big shot Teal	SureCut Deluxe Paper Trimmer 12"	Ranger Inkessential Craft Sheet	Self Healing A3 Size Cutting Mat
Ranger Inkssentials� Heat It� Craft Tool	Gesso - Sakura Acrylic Tube	Modelling Paste - Sakura Acrylic Tube	Melt Art Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel 4 Ounces
Inkessentials ink blending tool	Inkssentials Ink Blending Foam 10/Pkg	2 Mini Misters Set	spiced marmalade distress ink
Distress Inkpad Dried Marigold	Scattered straw Distress Inkpad	peeled paint distress ink	Shabby Shutters Distress Ink
Sponge Daubers 3/Pkg	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue Carded	Quilling Fine Tip Scissors	Tweezer
Yellow pollens	Round Pearl Dots - Medium Size 100/Pkg

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Lulupu turns 2 and we want to Celebrate it with you!

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Hello Friends

Lulupu-The Craft Lounge turns 2 today, and I'd like to thank you for your support!

We started off as a tiny home business, when my love for my hobby grew into a passion to spread the crafty bug to all the talented people here in India and support them with easy access to the whole range of craft products. In these last 2 years we've learnt a lot, made so many friends, and hopefully are remembered every time you finish your crafty projects!

I am fortunate to receive suggestion from crafters across the country right from the products they would like to see on our store to making improvements in our service. We want you to know that we read each one of those emails, and appreciate the time you take out to connect with us!

And as a token of thanks here is a Raffle for you to participate and spread the word :). 

1. Follow our Blog

2. Like our Facebook Page

3. Subscribe to our Newsletter

4. Copy and paste the image above on the top right/left of your blog with a link back to this post.

5. Add your name to the inlinz below.

6. One entry per person only.

One Lucky winner will win a 

We R Memory Keeper  Corner Mounter Tool

Watch this amazing tool in action HERE

Thanks once again for being a part of our journey and we hope to continue serving you with best of our potential.

And yes, we will have a gala celebration starting today all through March so stay tuned on our Website, Blog and Facebook Page!

Happy Crafting!

Karuna and Team Lulupu