Mini mixed media canvas with a tutorial.!

Hi everyone,
        Riswana here today with a mini mixed canvas project & also a pictorial for the same.!

This canvas measures 3"×2.25". I love to work with small canvases & miniatures as it's very challenging to add details in such tiny spaces. So let's get on with the steps.!

Step 1 - Adding textures:
    First let's add some texture to our canvas. Stick pieces of gauze cloth & tissue paper randomly & let it dry. (Don't forget the sides)

Step 2 - Stencilling
     Add more texture by applying texture paste through a stencil.
I used Ranger texture paste & Prima Fading Floral stencil.

Step 3 - Priming with gesso
     After the texture paste has dried completely, Coat the whole canvas with gesso.

Step 4: Adding colours
   Now let's add some colours with Ink sprays. You can use any color sprays/mists for that matter.

Step 5: Bring out relief areas
    Making sure to dry completely in between each step is the key here. So once the colors are dry, apply some gesso to bring out the relief areas. Use a completely dry brush/sponge or your fingers like I did.
Add some glitter if you wish to make the background more interesting. I used a tiny amount of Faber castell glass bead glitter gel.

Step 6: Embellishments
    Make some embellishments to go with the background. I made two different blooms using the EK tools retro flower medium punch & peacock feathers distress inks.

To jazz them up a little, I added rhinestones & also Diamond dust. I stamped the flourishes from Mudra's fancy flourish stampset with green pigment ink.
Fussy cut it & added more dimension using an embossing tool.

Add a baker's twine to the metal plate charm. Also add some Inka Gold (aquamarine blue) to mute down the sheen a bit & give a worn look. Adhere the embellies the way you want and you are done.!!!

Supplies used:
Fading floral stencil
Gesso
ek tools retro flower medium punch
Peacock feathers Distress ink
Mudra Fancy Flourish stampset
Aleene's tacky glue
Mini glue gun
Twinklets diamond dust

Hope you liked my project & found the tutorial helpful.!
C ya all very soon.

Create. Have fun.
-Rhiz

Challenge #49: Mixed Media Layout Tutorial

Hello dear friends,

Kripa here with my take on this month's challenge: 

Feminine use wings + color plalette

One of the reason I make scrapbook layouts, is to preserve memories, so this time I decided to make some memories while creating this mixed media layout with my kids. Read along for a tutorial.

Inspired by the soft colors in the mood board, I decided to go for a watercolor, dreamy  and fun background. In a disposable container mix some bubble water and mist/ paint. Yes, you read that right, Bubble water😊 I made four cups of colored bubble water using mists and set the bubble station outside the house as it can get messy. My little helper was more than happy to blow a gazillion bubbles my way. Now if you don't want colour bubbles flying everywhere, then using a straw blow up bubbles in the container and take your paper on the bubbles, so the bubbles pop on the paper.We tried both techniques and ended up with this background. This is a canvas with gesso on it, but the technique worked well on plain cardstock and watercolour paper too.

Next, using washi tape, give the canvas a border. Gather embellishments or make some like I did : stamp some butterflies using Prima resist chalk and heat emboss them with Clear super fine embossing powder and Ranger heat gun. There is a huge range of butterfly stamps available in the Lulupu store. The title 'choose happy' is a silhouette cameo cut of a Heidi Swapp free printable. The rose and 'love this' piece are also cut using the Silhouette machine. Hand cut a tag and label with Heidi Swapp 'Dreamy' paper. Glitter a peg gold, using modpodge.

Time to add details: The first thing I did was gesso the title, so that it would dry by the time I got the layers ready. Next, using the 'love this' diecut as a stencil, sponge some ink through it on the bottom two corners. Hand write journalling  using the Zig Emboss Scroll and brush Twin tip marker and emboss it with gold super fine embossing powder. This pen writes clear, so you can easily emboss with any color embossing powder. 

I want to change the photo in this layout every few months, so I started with a photo mat and used gold photo corners to easily slide and change photos. Ive used small pieces of cardboard to raise each paper layer. This also gives room to tuck in embellishments easily while keeping the layers flat.Now all thats left is to stick down the doily, papers and embellishments. All in all, this layout took about two hours, with about 40mins on selecting embellishments and what to cut using the silhouette.

 

I hope today, you've picked up a technique or tip that you can use or even just a smile at the thought of popping colored bubbles on a paper. Hope to see your beautiful creation linked here for this month's challenge : Wings plus colors from this mood board.   

 

(Picture courtesy: http://southernpiphi.tumblr.com/page/2)

Supplies from the Lulupu Store:

Little Lindy- TURQUOISE  

White Dina Wakley Media Gessso-4oz 

Mod Podge Matte 4 oz 

Gold Script Japanese Washi Tape 

Clear Super Fine Embossing Powder 1oz Jar 

Gold Super Fine Embossing Powder 1oz Jar 

Heat It Craft Tool Europeon Version 

VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad 1 

Zig Emboss Scroll & Brush Twin Tip Marker 

Silhouette Cameo2 Electonic Cutter

Tutorial - Background stamp+embossing powder+ink sprays

Hello Everyone,

Shilpa here,

Today,I've small tutorial , how can we use background stamps with inks for making projects.

Lets start,

I used Heartfelt Creation Vintage Morning floral background stamp and Micia watermark pad to make impression four times on white paper. I dusted Lindy's stamp gang white pearl embossing powder on it and heat embossed with my Ranger Heat Tool.

I spritzed Lindys stamp gang Poinsettia Red Gold, Dylusions Pure sun shine and Heidi Swapp Colorshine Gold. And lifted extra color with another paper.

Distressed the edges with Ripe persimmon and Barn door distress inks.

And its ready to take the embellishments.

I diecut the frame with Sizzix Frameworks  Die- trellis, colored it with distress inks. Flowers are from Prima Orange Assorted collection. I stamped leaves with Heartfelt Bold Leaf cling stamp and Staz on Pumpkin ink and fuzzy cut it. For a bird, I used Memory box Die, coloerd it and also applied Ranger crackle accents, you can see crackled texture on Birdie!!

I also used Prima Sugar dots and  butterflies.

 

Hope you liked my tutorial and project,

Waiting to see what you come up with our this challenge theme.

You will have to use Background stamp and Ink sprays in your creation to get qualified for the prize.

Please mention which are the products you have used.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Lots of Love 

Shilpa

Supplies used:

Little lindys red-starburst sprays	Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink Pad	2 Mini Misters Set	Perched Reedbird Die	Heat It Craft Tool Europeon Version
We R trim and score board	Orange Assorted Sizes Flowers	american crafts foam tabs	Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool	Everyday Vintage Self-Adhesive Sugar Dots 3"X5" Sheet
Gold Color Shine 2oz	Inkssentials Ink Blending Foam 10/Pkg	Barn Door Distress Ink Pad	Scotch Advanced Tape Glider & Tape

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