Heartfelt Gift bag!

Hello Dear Friends! :)

Suchi here with you all today!

I am sharing with you something that is totally out of my style but hey! I am enjoying new techniques! Vintage, flowers, mixed media- I am going to showcase something new out of them! :)

So, I had this mobile box with me and came across an idea to utilize it! Let me show you the tutorial for making a Gift bag! :)

1.Cut out pattern paper sheets of length of the box . Here , it was 5.5inches. 5.5 * 9 and score at 2 from below

2.Cover the box using papers and let the bottom paper be more than its size. You will know why in the next step. Add Gesso over the edges to prime the surface.

3.Adhere those cut outs with the extended bottom paper of the box. It will look like this! :)

4.I used Heartfelt Creations stamp- Tattered blossoms from the store which you can find here.

5.I don't have co-ordinating dies for it. So, I fussy cut all the flowers.

6.I scrapped the background sheet which is from Papericious. You can find it on the store HERE. And the gorgeous button is also from Papericious which you can find HERE.

Love Takes Time - Hearts and Arrows Challenge #58

Hello friends.....Irma here ! nice to meet you again . Today I would like to sharing my   layout with a brand new challenge. 

Challenge # 58

Hearts & Arrows

Specific rules for this challenge are :

1. Create a card, Layout, or a 3D project
2. Use hearts, and Arrows ( both ) in your project, in ADDITION TO any other embellishments you     wish to use. The heart and arrows could either be fom a patterned paper, stamped, die-cuts, stickers,   hand drawn, wood veneer or sew on your project - just anything. But make sure hearts and arrows       are visible.
3. Try and use colours OTHER THAN RED & PINK. Though RED & PINK ARE ALLOWED, we'd like to see how you get creative with the colours.
4. Last date for submission of entries is 29th of February, 2016. 11;55 P.M. IST

But before you submit please read the general guidelines for the challenge here

Here is my love  layout cause our theme is Hearts & Arrows it mean about Love .

I use a pattern paper from Kaisercraft - Mix & Match Collection  , it suitable for my vintage style .First I tear one of a pattern paper and glued randomly , after that I apply white gesso with sponge. 

I continued with more papers craps, pieces of lace and photo, building dimension layer by layer – great technique when you want to get rid of the paper pieces from your desk! Some 3D foams were adding extra dimension too!  Then I add a little colour with gellatos 

I use some vintage boy and a little couple images  to my focal point. 

 I use a vintage stamp,  I added some stamping on the top of my white texture after that I tore the top and bottom of the paper, and glued with a card stock to make the page 12'x12' 

I decorated the pieces , a wooden arrows , a heart die cut, flowers , a fussy cut of  butterfly and vintage clock from the paper.

and add paper flowers 

The chippie Love Takes Times is my Title and I color the chipboard with ink spray and cover a little with Silks acrylic glaze.

Products you will find at the store :

Kaisercraft - Mix and Match Collection

Cardstock

Adhesive & Glue

Gellatos

White Gesso
Ink spray
Matte Medium

Paper Flowers 
Doiley

Silks acrylic Glaze

Wood arrows, Chipboard Love take times, Lace , heart die cut are from my stash

Hope you like my works, please leave a comments and don't hesitate if you have any question, I try to get asap. Next I will make a pictorial so you will be clear with my explanation.

Looking forward what you came up with ! and please don't forget to enter your project here

Good Luck !

Irma Tirza

Irma

Mixed media card tutorial

Hello everyone!!!

Neha here, and this time I am sharing with you a mixed media card along with a pictorial. I love doing mixed media and generally I make layouts or canvas using it but for the first time I am doing a card. Here is my card. 

The central panel on the card is done with a no. of small hexagons placed over a CS (sprayed with LSG spray) using foam dots. For the base I took a white CS and matted a PP from Prima epiphany collection over it. Added some lace on both sides of Hexagon panel and matted it over pp panel. 

Some closeups 

Lets see how to make this.

1. Take a piece of CS and splatter different colors from LSG sprays and other paint. Cover all white spaces. Let it dry. 

2. After drying use a stencil to trace the shape with a pencil. You can use any stencil. I used here honeycomb stencil.

Now cut the shapes. Cut as many as you need to cover the panel.

3. Distress the edges of hexagonal shapes and a white CS over which you will place them with vintage photo DI. 

4. Color the CS with LSG sprays. I used here Glory of the seas gold. 

5. Now place the hexagons in a pattern over the CS using foam dots to add dimension. 

Add some gold paint using your fingers.

6. Heat emboss some chunky black embossing enamel.

7. Spray some more color, splatters of pink and black paint and add some glass beads from Prima. 

Next add some piece of lace on both sides of the above panel.

8. Now take a piece of white CS which will form the card base and mat a pp over it. Glue the hexagonal panel in its center.

 9. Distress the edges of pp with vintage photo DI and soften the look with gesso. Add some gesso over lace also. 

10. Embellish the card with net, Prima wire thread, Prima flowers, leaves, wood veneers and charms. Splatter some black paint, on the edges of hexagons and your card is ready. 

I am happy the way it came out finally.What do you think. Let me know. Do take part in our current challenge here. 

Hugs!

Neha

Supplies from store:

Gesso

WRMK Score board and trimmer

Distress Mini Ink Kit 3

 Crystal Glass Beads

Mixed Media Canvas

Hey Guys,

Dolly here! How are you all doing? Are you enjoying the weekly creative dose shared at Lulupu. If not, please hop onto the site to check out some amazing stuff happening this month. Our talented DT's are sharing lovely techniques and inspiration throughout the month.
This month's Challenge-50 is all about the beach holiday/ summer splash! So link up your projects for a chance to win a lovely hamper from Lulupu.

This week, I have created a mixed media canvas with the help of some gesso, tissue paper, embossing paste and lovely ink sprays from dylusions and distress inks.

 I have a step by step guide on how this canvas can be created:

1. Coat the canvas with a thin layer of gesso. 

2. Add layer of tissue to give some texture, Recoat with gesso if needed. Let it dry

3. Using embossing paste with stencil, add dimensions to the canvas. Let it dry

4. Add color using any ink sprays, in my case, I have used Lindys Startburst - Down the rabbit hole, Rangers Dylusions in Lime Green and London Blue.  Lets the inks spread and use heat gun to dry. 

5. Using gesso with stencil, I have added some more texture in the focal area where my sentiment will be placed. 

6. Added some random circular designs with distress inks sprays - brushed pewter.

7. For the sentiments, I have hand written the words in small pieces of cardstock which was given a border with black marker.

8. I have also used wood veneers which have been painted gold and glossy accents drops to embellish the project.

Here are some close ups:

I hope you have enjoyed the step-by-step guide! Thanks for stopping by!

Love, 

Dolly

Supplies available at Lulupu:

Inkssentials Glossy Accents Precision Tip

Gesso

White Studio 490 Embossing Paste

Stationer's Desk Laser Cut Wood Icons

Note Book Cover

Hello Friends!

Tanvi here with another project for Lulupu Challenge#49. You will find all the details for this challenge in Manu's post Lulupu Challenge #49 : Feminine - Use wings & Colour Palette.

For today's post I have a altered mixed media note book cover.

Lots & lots of layers here with stamping, misting & stenciling. The images were stamped on the gessoed surface, in two colors of Archival inks - jet black & vermillion. This was followed by misting with Glimmer mists. To mute down the colors I then added another layer of watery gesso. Finally some stenciling & stamping & my cover was ready! To finish it I stamped "Special Memories" - from the Kaisercraft - All that Glitters set, mounted this on black jute sheet. The butterfly is also from the same set.

Hope you enjoyed todays' project!

Thanks for dropping by & remember you still have a few days to enter our current challenge!

Happy Crafting!

Supplies available at LULUPU.COM

Gesso

Stamp - Victoria Texture 

Stamp - All that Glitters

Stencil - MB Concentric Circles

Washi tape

Mixed media tutorial

Hello friends!!!

Neha here, with another inspirational post for this month and today I am sharing a tutorial on  mixed media with you all. Lulupu store has recently added lots of new yummy products be it pattern papers, stencils, mixed media stamps, die- cuts etc. Grab them before they get out of stock.

For today's post I have made a mixed media canvas based on this month's challenge theme (color palette and use of wings). The dress form die cut from Tim Holtz was lying with me from a long time and finally I decided to use it seeing this month's theme. Distressed its edges using DI worn lipstick and dressed it using laces. Wings are made with butterfly die cuts where two of them have been partially layered on each other. Colored them with DIs and added stickles glitter over them, The background was done using some homemade sprays and DIs (Peacock feathers and worn lipstick). I have used the new Prima stencils (Harlequin, Floral petites) and stamps, Heidi swapp mixed media stamps (Music notes, Script). Flowers are all handmade as I love making my own flowers, using different dies from Tim Holtz and Cherry lynn. Used stickles glitter over the flowers and wood veneers also.
Few close ups

Look at the texture and sparkle

Here is the step by step pictorial

1. Started with a chipboard and gessoed it twice.

2. Thereafter stated adding colors by using some homemade sprays in teal and pink color.Also splattered some color drops. Added some more color usig DIs (Peacock feathers and worn lipstick).



3. Did some stamping using Heidi Swapp mixed media stamps and archival jet black ink. These stamps are perfect for creating a mixed media background.  I have also used finnabair's vintage vanity stamp at some places.



4. Added next layer with Ranger's texture paste and the new Prima Stencils. I just love these stencils. At some places I have used Holographic EP over the texture paste while it was still wet. The EP sticks to the wet texture paste and then set it with the heat tool. It gives a sparkling effect to the texture paste.



5. Next distressed the edges with the same DIs. Added some more color here and there till I was satisfied. Also used gelatos through stencil in few areas. And the background was ready! Added layers of thai paper in teal color and doily.




6. Now comes the embellishing part. Placed the dress form die cut over it and thereafter embellished with handmade flowers, pollens, charms, wood veneers etc.That's it.

I loved the way it turned out. What do you think? Do let me know. And Don't forget to play along our current challenge here!!!

Hugs!!

Neha

List of supplies:

Sizzix Big shot

WRMK Score board and trimmer

Free spirit laser cut wood icons

Gesso

Peacock feathers

Worn lipstick

Archival jet black ink

Faber Castell Mix & Match Color Gelatos Set Tropical 

Harlequin

Floral petites

Music notes

Script

Mixed media canvas using gelatos

Hello Friends!!!

Neha here,  today I am sharing with you a mixed media canvas using different techniques with Gelatos.  

Mixed media canvas

Gelatos are creamy, compact pigment sticks that glide easily onto paper, canvas, wood, and more. They give vibrant color and coverage and can be used dry (you can blend them easily without water by just using your finger) or dissolved with water to create cool watercolor effect. 

In this canvas I have used Gelatos to color canvas using drip technique, with stencils, stamping, coloring stamped image etc. I also have a pictorial below describing the entire process.  So lets get started...

Steps: 

1. I started with a thick chipboard and gessoed it. It gives a smooth and even background for the base. 

2. Next I scribbled  Raspberry and watermelon from Gelatos Mix and Match tropical set in the middle of the canvas.

3. Sprayed some water over them using mini misters. 

4. As gesso offers resistance, the gelatos simply dilute and pour down the canvas beautifully - rather than absorbing into it and appearing like blobs of color. I did the same in opposite direction also.

5. Sprinkled some salt to give it more dimension and texture. 

6. When it dried, just removed it with a tissue paper. 

7. You can see the effect of adding salt.

8. Next I used gelatos Margarita mix and Snow cone through different stencils and just blended them with fingers before lifting up the stencils. 

9. You can also use Gelatos for stamping. Just spritz some water over the stamp, rub gelatos over it and stamp the image. The image is subtle and not sharp like you would get with ink. If you want a soft watercolor effect, this is a great way to go.

10. I used a couple of texture and script stamps from Bo Bunny and Butterfly stamp from Kaisercarft.

11. Then I used DIs Black soot and Vintage photo at the edges.

12. Added some more texture using Texture paste and stencils and our background is ready. 

Now you can apply gel medium over the canvas if you want this background to be permanent or otherwise don't wet this surface further. When gelatos color dries completely they become archival. 

Embellished it with some diecut, stamped and colored image- Prima bloom girl- Sharon, chipboard letters and some butterflies. I have colored the image with pencil colors, sketch pens and gelatos (butterflies). Chipboard letters also have been colored with gelatos (rubbed over it and blended with fingers). Used stickles over the butterflies on the image and then coated them with glossy accents. Also used Liquid pearls over the die cut clock. 

Few close ups

So guys!! I hope I have inspired you enough to work with Gelatos. They come in a wide variety of colors which are available here. 

Thanks for stopping by!!! Don't forget to play along our monthly challenge- Love you SWEETS

Have a great day ahead!!!

Supplies from Lulupu:

Mini glossy accents- Rangers	Heat It Craft Tool Europeon Version	Sizzix Big Shot Cutting-and-Embossing Roller-Style Machine	2 Mini Misters Set	Black Soot Distress Ink Pad
Vintage Photo Distress Ink Pad	FaberCastell Mix & Match Color Gelatos Set Tropical 4pc	Gesso - Sakura Acrylic Tube	Loew Cornell Simply Art Palette Knives 2pc	Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool

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