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Wednesday, 28 December 2016

Backgrounds with gelatos and stencils : Tutorial

Hello everyone,
Riswana here today with my last post as Lulupu DT.! It has been a great journey being here with Karuna, super cool and sweet all the time, and my talented, supportive teamies Sindhu and Chirali. Thank you guys :* <3
I have a mixed media card and a small tutorial on how to create cool backgrounds with gelatos and stencils..

Let's begin with the steps:

1.Apply gesso
Apply one to two coats of gesso on the surface you are working on. This is crucial to get beautiful results..

2.Color with gelatos:
After the gesso has dried, apply gelatos in the desired color combination. It doesn't have to be perfect.!

3.Use stencil:
Place the stencil on the desired position (Here i have used the large stencil from Mudra so that it covers all of the surface). Use a wet baby wipe to wipe off the color through the exposed area of the stencil.

4.Seal with gel medium
Gelatos are not permanent. So it's better to seal it with gel medium. And the background is ready.!

Use different color combos and stencils to make beautiful backgrounds. Here's a mixed media card I made using the same technique.. Here i used multiple stencils.!

Sponged acrylic paints through stencils for the focal point, sentiment is from Mudra stamps.

Hope you liked it.! Here are some of my personal favorite Lulupu DT Projects :)

My first ever layout.!

Mini mixed media canvas

Layered Vintage card

Card for Kids

Thank you all so much for the support and love.! It means a lot :) <3

Create. Have fun.
Rhiz

Friday, 9 December 2016

One stencil- four different backgrounds.

Hi everyone,

Sindhura here. Hope you are all doing well. I wanted to show you how one stencil could be used to make 4 completely different looking backgrounds.

I used a stencil by Mudra...

Here are the different variations of using the same stencil on different papers and/ inks...

Brown ink on red cardstock

Gold heat embossing on red cardstock

Heat embossing with red embossing powder on vellum

Red ink on white cardstock

The first and last are more commonly used. The only difference is the color of the base cardstock.

The steps I followed are
1. cut a piece of cardstock more than the required size. Thiis lets you to trim of the edges or die cut with nestable dies for a more cleaner look.
2. Secure the piece of cardstock and stencil separately with washi tape or any temporary adhesive to make sure that the stencil doesn't move while dabbing ink through it.
3. select colours of your choice and dab them on the stencil with sponge dauber.
4. Carefully remove the the stencil and wipe the colours off with a wet wipe or under tap water. some inks leave stains on the stencil permanatly which is OK. Once washed they don't transfer the ink the next time you use the stencil. let the stencil dry before you store.

For the second and third variations, I followed the following steps.
1. brush the cardstock pieces with anti-static powder.
2. cut a piece of cardstock more than the required size. Thiis lets you to trim of the edges or die cut with nestable dies for a more cleaner look.
3. Secure the piece of cardstock and stencil separately with washi tape or any temporary adhesive to make sure that the stencil doesn't move while dabbing ink through it.
4. Dab the versamark ink pad directly on the stencil till you get proper coverage on the area.
4. Carefully remove the the stencil and heat emboss with the embossing powders of your choice.
5. wash the stencil immediately with mild soap under tap water. Let the stencil dry before you store.

Here is how they look side by side. See how strikingly different they all look.

I hope you give these techniques a try.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sindhura.

Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Christmas card in classic colors

Hello everyone,
Riswana here with you today. Christmas spirit is in the air and we have a challenge exactly based on that. Find all the details about Challenge #68 Here. I am sharing a christmas card in classic colors of red, green and gold.

I stencilled the base with distress inks (festive berries, mowed lawn) through wood grain stencil used in a plaid fashion. I drew the bow with Brustro fine liner pens and colored with Zig clean color real brush pens. I went straight with the markers and didn't use water to retain the intensity of the colors.

Used Uniball Gold alcohol marker to draw in the gold details. Added few highlights with uniball signo white gel pen. Finally heat embossed the greeting with Ranger superfine Gold embossing powder.

Hope you liked it. Don't forget to link your creations on our current challenge Here.
Create. Have fun.
Rhiz.

Monday, 25 April 2016

Masculine Layout / Picture Tutorial

Hello everyone,

It's Roshni here, and today I have a picture tutorial for a masculine layout using Papericious - Naturals paper pad that I received in my DT kit. So let’s get started :)

Step 1

I took a piece of white 12x12 thick cardstock and applied Gesso on the two sides where I was going to apply texture. Then using tim holtz mini stencil and sakura modelling paste randomly applied texture on the sides.

Birthday Layout Using Prima Crackle Paste

Hello everyone,Its roshni here, its Celebration Time because it is the Birthday Month !!! Lulupu has turned 4 this month and to celebrate this wonderful occasion we have a lovely challenge for you Challenge # 59 Birthday Grid…

Rules for this month's challenge are here and to view the general rules click here

For this month's Challenge I have created a Layout and I have used elements from column C2 i.e Glitter, Pattern Paper, Flowers and Buttons.

For the roses and squares in the background I have used Gold Crackle Paste …. You can see the beautiful crackle effect here .... the Button Die cut is from the paper pack Needle & Thread Kaisercraft Paper Pad and i have used Glossy Accents over it

The pattern paper in the background is from My Golden Garden Paper Pad .... I have also added a few artificial flowers and glitter to complete my layout

Here are a few more pictures!

Hope I was able to inspire you … and you can add your entry here

Supplies from the store:

1) Gold Crackle Paste

2) Needle & Thread Kaisercraft Paper Pad

3) Glossy Accents

4) My Golden Garden Paper Pad

Sunday, 24 January 2016

Top 10 Products for making Valentine's Day Projects

Hello, crafty folks!

Today we have a different post for you. It's not a project or a tutorial. It's a list. Yes, you read that right. With Valentine's Day just around the corner, here are a few products that you can use to make the perfect project!

So let's get started!