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

Mixed Media Scrapbook Layout

Hello and Welcome Beautiful Crafters,

 Shilpa here,

First of all, I would like to thank you all for overwhelming response to Lulupu's 2nd Birthday Celebration!! 

and
Challenge # 27
Lulupu 2nd Birthday Special

Today I am presenting you a Mixed Media Scrapbook Layout, which is made for our
 'Boss' - Karuna, with her and her dear Junior Moose's photo on it! ( just kidding, she is a lovely lady.)
And here it is..

When I was thinking what colors to use on a layout my starting point is the photo. Is there a palette I can use? Yes there is - Pink, peach, red and light green. You will find those are the colors, I've used to create a Layout.
If you stuck with which colors to choose for any creation, you can search on net,
I find these two websites very useful - Design seeds and Pinterest.
Caution - They are very addictive :-)

I've used a Mixed Media paper from Prima,for the base, which is new in the Lulupu store with fab designs. They are sturdy to take any abuse, which works perfectly for me, as I love to use lot of mediums.
You know, how much I like texturing. So to make a background I've used Sakura modelling paste and stencil. I've applied the Lindy's flat fabio ink with my brush(didn't not spritzed), which gave me a control of ink's movement. I also stamped with the  Archival ink and text stamp. You can see this at the top right corner of LO.

The next layer is with American Craft's XoXo collection pattern papers. I distressed the edges with Comfort Craft Distressing tool (a must have for any crafter)

The chipboard letters are colored with acrylic paints. I've used lot of Prima Sugar dots on the background.

The center circle is created with white paper rope.
Embellishments - Most of the flowers are from Prima, others which are handmade are colored with LSG starburst sprays. Some diecut flourishes added the beauty. They are colored with Memento Dew drop Inks.

Let's see which are the letters I've used
L- Layers, Lindy's sprays, leaves


P - Pink and peach colors, Pattern papers, Prima flowers, Prima sugar dots, paper rope, punches, pearls, pollens
T- Texture paste,
C- Chipboard letters,Cheery lynn dies

Hope I've inspired you to create a layout for someone you love and care.
 I always like to here what you think...
Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Lots of Love,
Shilpa
 

Materials used:

High-Temp Mini Glue Gun	Script Texture Clear Stamps 2"X5"	Everyday Vintage Self-Adhesive Sugar Dots 3"X5" Sheet	Poppy Paper Pad 6"X6" 24/Sheets	Modelling Paste - Sakura Acrylic Tube
XOXO Collection Paper Pad 6 by 6	Archival Dye Ink - Jet Black	Sponge Daubers 3/Pkg	Sizzix Big shot Teal	Mermaid Seashells Starbusts
SureCut Deluxe Paper Trimmer 12"	Loew Cornell Simply Art Palette Knives 2pc	pollens	Memento Dew Drops GUM DROPS Ink Pads	Martha Stewart Tools Scoring Board
Flower Burst Large Edger -EK Success	Mini runner - sticky dot	2 Mini Misters Set	Ranger Inkssentials� Heat It� Craft Tool

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Christmas in August!

Hello all you beautiful peeps!

I trust everyone had an awesome weekend and had loads of crafting going on! (p.s. I did loads of crafty shopping with all the yummy new arrivals at Lulupu!)

Our challenge this month is Weather or not and I thought why not a snowy winter! And ofcourse snow means snowmen and snowflakes.. :)

Unfortunately we don't have that many places in India where it snows regularly, and the only time I've experienced it was in Switzerland!! Have to say it was simply breathtaking and every lil snowflake that fell was exactly like all the punches and snowflake dies we see!

Guest Designer for June - Riti Banka

Hello everyone!

Hope you are enjoying the lovely inspirations by the DT and trying out your hands at stamping! We are happy to have Riti to showcase her inspiration for Lulupu Challenge#12. Riti is a very talented crafter with great craft colour aesthetics and fabulous creativity!

How To: Use your PP Scraps

Hello Peeps!! How has your Sunday been so far?? My patience was being tested by YouTube since morning while trying to upload the video for this post.. Hence the delay.. But it's alright... The video is finally up and I am here to talk about two things.

1. We are finally announcing the Winner for our 200 Blog Followers Giveaway. And the winner is.... 

#24 - Bendy Minds Achu!! Congratulations!!! Please contact us at hello@lulupu.com within 48 hours to claim your prize.

2. What the hell do we do with these Patterned Paper scraps? :P

How To: Use Martha Stewart Punches effectively

We all love our MS Punches and they are one of our most prized possessions. But do we use them well? Do we really use them to their full potential? Well, often not!

Few years back I used to quietly admire my blogger friends who showed off their beautiful punches and hoped one day I too will buy my first ever MS Punch!! That triggered the process of buying (rather hoarding) MS Punches and I need not say anything much about it now ;)

Lately I realized I invested so much in these punches but don't really use them well. There is so much we can do rather than just punching out a simple border.

I personally find using a MS Punch a lot easier, mainly because:

1)      They are so handy

2)      They are so versatile

Let’s look at the nomenclature of MS Punches which itself is quite confusing at times. The border punches come in two forms:

A.      Martha Stewart Crafts Edger Punch

B. Martha Stewart Crafts Punch Around The Page – These have a coordinating corner punch.

Then, of course there is the other range of MS Punches like Punch All Over the Page, Circle edge punch and the usual craft punches.

It took me a while to figure out how to use the Punch Around The Page. And after some research I found these measurements on the net and also a very useful post by Paper Castle. She has also suggested sticking these measurements on the punch itself so that you don’t have to dig out a tute every time.

Measurements for Punch Around The Page Large - Paper sizes [In Inches]:

4 in

6 in

8 in

10 in

You can use these measurements in any combination to form a square or rectangle.

E.g. 4” x 4” square, 4” x 6” rectangle, 8” x 10” rectangle and so on.

Measurements for Punch Around The Page Small - Paper sizes [In Inches]: grow by increments of 1.75" up to 12"!

3.25 in

5 in

6.75 in

8.5 in

10.25 in

12 in

You can use these measurements in any combination to form a square or rectangle.

E.g. 3.25” x 5” square, 5” x 6.75” rectangle, 12” x 12” square and so on.

Here are some ways in which we can use these punches.

For illustration I am using MS Punch Around the Page Small - Ribbon Loop and MS Punch Around The Page Large -Double Arches. [Click to enlarge the pictures]

Good Day!