Explosion box mini album Tutorial

Hello everyone,
   
             Riswana here with you today. I'll be sharing a very basic tutorial on an explosion box mini album.. There are endless ways to do it and this is just a simplified form of mine & I hope it will be useful if you are a beginner or haven't tried this out yet.!!

Here's the box when open..

Let's get started. I'll go fron the outer layer towards inside.

Layer 1:

Take a 10 1/2" square cardstock and score at 3 1/2" and 7" respectively. Rotate the cardstock to 90 degrees and repeat the same. This is common for all the layers (so i have mentioned the measurements only once in all the pictures).

Take a 3 1/2" square scrap piece of paper, fold it diagonally. Draw a heart and fussy cut it. Use this as a template to draw on all four corners. Score diagonally in the middle of the hearts.. Cut the same template a little bit smaller to cut out the pattern paper hearts.

Take 4 pieces of 3 1/4" square Pattern papers in 2 different designs & matt them on the base. After completing it should look like this..

Outer view

Inner View

Layer 2:

Take a 9" square cardstock & score at 3" and 6" respectively. Cut and score as shown & fold the flaps on each other. This is the easiest of ways to create an interactive design as well as utilizing the maximum space.. You'll need 4 pieces of 2 3/4" Pattern papers in 4 designs for matting. Here's the finished look..

Outer view

Inner view

Layer 3:

This may look a bit complicated but it's actually simple and very similar to the second layer. The difference is that there's an extra 1/4" for the flaps to make pockets.

Take a 8" square cardstock and score at 1/4" 2 3/4", 5 1/4", 7 3/4" respectively. Score and cut along the lines as shown above. The resulting piece should resemble the blue shaded area. Stick the flaps to make the pockets.  You'll need 4 tags measuring 2 1/4" × 2 3/4". Also 4 square Pattern papers measuring 2 1/4" each in 2 designs..

Inner view

Outer view

The Lid:

Take a 6 1/8" square cardstock and score at 1/4" and 4 7/8" respectively. This will give a 1/8" gap between the lid and the box. You can customise as required. 4 pieces of 1" × 3 3/8" Pattern papers & 2 pieces of 3 3/8 square pattern papers will be required for matting.

Since it is a mini album, the center portion can again hold a picture. I chose to have a surprise box inside, which can be used to store small memorabilias..

Add pictures and embellishments like you wish, stick the layers on top of each other using foam adhesive and you are done. I usually add embellies coordinating the photos.!! Also, it's okay to mix and match Pattern papers as long as the color co-ordination turns out right.. Here I've used papers from four different PP packs.!!!

Hope you found this tutorial useful.. If you have any queries, please feel free to ask in the comments section and I'll be happy to help :)

Did you check out the ongoing Challenge on our blog?? Click HERE to check it out.! it's super interesting.!!

Supplies used for the project:
Papericious Mi Estilo PP
Papericious The Gentleman PP


Create. Have fun.
Rhiz.

Challenge #64 | Friendship with a twist

Hello everyone.!
       Riswana here today bringing a new challenge for the month. Friendship Day is around the corner and we wanna celebrate the bond of friendship with you all..

The theme for Challenge #64 is FRIENDSHIP with a twist - SHAKER CARDS or SHAKER TAGS ONLY

Rules for this challenge:
    1. Should be based on the THEME ONLY
    2. Must be a SHAKER CARD or a SHAKER TAG
    3.ONLY cards or tags allowed for this challenge

Also, please read the general RULES & guidelines HERE.

I have some Shaker cards & tags for you to get started :) Did you check out the Pocket pages themed cards in the store? They are fabulous & can be used on

a variety of projects.. I've used the Friendship themed cards to make these two cards & a tag..

It's a 6×4" card with a full Shaker frame & the quote base is from the pocket pages.!!
I added wink of stella clear glitter over the rainbow & "friends".. It gives that little pop for the already awesome PP design..
For the frame I used PP from Papericious "It's a boy" collection.. I also added some white blooms made with the Ek tools retro flower punch.!

For this card I used the same paper for both the frame & the base.. I made use of the framed design for my Shaker element.. Also added the striped yellow PP from Papericious Pretty Basics..
The star sequins are a RAK from Sathya.!  I love them..

I added some Wink Of Stella clear glitter & crackle accents on the big yellow star for some added detail..

Here's a monochromatic tag..

I used the fussy cut label from one of the themed cards form the pack as the focal point..
Added some blooms to give the completed look..

Did you check out the latest release from Papericious?? They are so awesome with co-ordinating PPs & also two fussy cut sheets with beautiful elements..
I used the label with this beautiful saying "Because i have a brother, i always have a friend" to make my shaker window base & embellished with the fussy cut elements..

With Rakshabandan close by, this is so perfect for the occasion, combining brotherhood & friendship..!

That's all from me today.. Hope you liked my projects & that I have inspired you enough to try some shik-shik-shakie shaker projects for yourself ;)

Don't forget to link your projects in the Inlinkz below.!

Supplies used:
Pocket Pages Friendship themed cards
Papericious It's a boy paper pad
EK medium Retro flower punch
Papericious Pretty Basics Paper pad
Papericious The gentleman paper pad

C ya all very soon.!
Create. Have fun.
Rhiz

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Spotlight Designer: Shilpa Nagaonkar

Good morning, everyone!

It's Nikita here to introduce you to our fabulous Spotlight Designer for this month - Shilpa Nagaonkar :) Most of you may know her already as she has been a part of Lulupu's Design Team until recently. Today, Shilpa has for us a project that she created using Distress Crayons and a detailed review of this amazing product.

Here's a little bit about her:

1. Tell us a little bit about you and your family.

Hello Everyone, Shilpa here, great to be back on Lulupu blog as Guest Designer. I am a mixed media artist from Bangalore.

Tag - you are it, with Distress Inks

Hello dear friends,

Kripa here, I hope you are all enjoying the mind blowing cards presented by the DT for the current challenge

Lulupu Challenge #36 

Make It Macho

Please find the general guidelines here

Challenge Guidelines
1. Only cards or tags are allowed for this challenge

2. We are looking for masculine cards and tags so it would be a nice way to create something for Rakshabandhan too!
3.You must use Distress Inks as a main product in your project

4. Have fun.. ;)

I am an ink lover - especially of distress inks. Its on my MUST have list for a mixed media project, primarily because of the versatility that these water-based inks offer. So, for this project, I decided to use only distress ink and experiment the many ways to use it, here are a few



1. Through stencil - First, rub distress ink over a stencil , spritz it with a little water and then press the ink on the tag to get the reverse image stamp on the paper. The image will not be perfect, but gives a lovely pattern. On my tag, the first layers of gears (stencil) is hardly visible.

2. To stamp - Lesson learnt : Distress inks give sharper images when used on rubber stamps, clear/acrylic stamps the image is a little hazy.

3. Add to texture paste- Rub some distress ink onto your craft sheet. Using a palette knife, mix it with modelling paste and apply though stencil. The clocks on the tag are made using this technique - I mixed a few brown shades to get the final colour.

4. Colour chipboard - Rub some distress ink onto the craft mat and spritz it with water. Swipe the gessoed chipboard on it. Some places will catch more colour than others. This was used to colour the trellis chipboard (cut with the Silhouette). I also rubbed on some colour with my fingers. The gears in the forefront were not gessoed. The ink pads were directly rubbed onto it, to give more intense and darker shade.

5. Colour wash - The ink spritzed with water was used through a waterpen, to colour the gauze and also blend the background and splatter using a paintbrush.



By the way, the pattern paper for the tag comes from Kaisercraft Basecoat - this collection has the most amazing backgrounds, perfect for a grunge project.

So, what do you have in mind for this challenge my friends? We are eagerly waiting to see what projects you link and hope you too have as much fun with distress inks.

Cheers!

Supplies from the Lulupu Store used for this project:

Base Coat Paper Pad 6.5"X6.5"	Gears Template	Time Travel Template	Koi water brush
Loew Cornell Simply Art Palette Knives 2pc	2 Mini Misters Set	Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool	Modelling Paste - Sakura Acrylic Tube
Gesso - Sakura Acrylic Tube	Faded Jeans Distress Ink Pad	Black Soot Distress Ink Pad	Tea Dye Distress Ink Pad
Peeled Paint Distress Ink Pad	Antique Linen Distress Ink Pad	Walnut Stain Distress Ink Pad	Vintage Photo Distress Ink Pad
Silhouette Cameo Electronic Cutter

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BINGO with Prima Princess Mia

Hello my dear friends,

Kripa here to present another piece of inspiration based on the current challenge.

BINGO CHALLENGE

(General guidelines here)

 Challenge guidelines:

1. Create ANY project based on the Bingo grid. { You can choose from any line whether it's vertical, down, across or horizontal }. You can create a card, tag, layout, mixed media canvas or just about anything as long as you include the three elements of the bingo line.

2. You have to include all the THREE ELEMENTS of the line that you choose and it MUST be prominent  in your project.

3. Deadline to submit is 15 July 2014, until 11:55pm  IST.

 

 

I have chosen the bottom line for my project - Mists/Spray + Pattern Paper + Washi Tape (also included stamping & ribbons)

 

When my latest pack from Lulupu arrived, I was over the moon - each and every item in there had been on my wish list for sometime and I just couldn't wait to dig in and start creating.

 

I cut a tag shape out of an older release Prima paper and lined the edges with washi tape. Then using Ranger Matt Multi Medium, decoupaged some flowers from a serviette. This was followed by a thin layer of gesso and spray through a TCW stencil. Its hard to tell in this photograph but the colour from Heidi Swapp colour shine really SHINES.

 

Mia, which is what Prima have named the doll stamp was so much fun to put together, I ended up making 6 different dolls! The Prima Princess paper pad have the perfect prints to dress her up.

 

 

 

isn't she gorgeous, check out the full range of Prima doll stamps in the Lulupu store.

 

Supplies Used:

 

Gesso - Sakura Acrylic Tube	Measured up in White Japanese Washi Tape	wedding Rings Template	Color Shine: GeorgiaPeach2oz
Prima - Mia - Mixed Media Doll Cling Rubber Stamps	Multi Medium Matte 3.8oz Jar	Trim & Score Tool	Transluscent Embossing Paste
Coffee Archival Ink	Archival Dye Ink - Jet Black	Koi water brush	Craft Collection 3-D Foam Tabs Assorted Pack
Terrifically Tacky Tape .25"x5 Yds	Ladybug & Coltsfoot Petals Edger Pad 8pc Set

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