Post 651: Spring Inspired Art Journal Page - Celebrate (Inspiration for Lindy's Gang Color Challenge, March, 2020)

Hi friends!

Hope you are doing well :) 

Lindy's Gang March 2020 Color Challenge is in full swing. 

We have a beautiful mood board for you. 

There are generous prizes on offer, so please do join the challenge. 

All the details about the Challenge can be found on the Lindy's Gang Blog.

Lindy's Gang has gorgeous sprays, pigment powders, squirts & embossing powders, they ship worldwide, to check out their store, please click HERE. 

Also, to get product updates & lots of inspiration, we have a vibrant Lindy's Creative Gang Facebook Group.

Lindy's Gang March 2020 Color Challenge

Color Palette Guidelines: Golden Yellow- Bright Green-Teal

To enter the Color Challenge you MUST use at least 2 colors from the monthly color palette and as always you may also use black, white, neutrals or metallic colors as well! We are finding that there are so many amazing artists who are joining our challenge, that we can’t keep up with choosing winners! So, we’ll still have 5 winners of $50 gift certificates to Lindy’s, (sometimes more if we get tons of participants), and of those, 3 projects will be picked by Lindy’s for style, linking, etc, (the details are below) and 2 will be randomly drawn. Hopefully more people are encouraged to enter and we’ll get even more gorgeous projects! We just love sharing the Lindy love & thought this would be a great way to do it without anyone feeling intimidated.

For the challenge inspiration, I've created a Spring inspired Art Journal Page - Celebrate. 

Lindy's Products Used:

Squirts: Loonie Toonie Teal

Spray: Pineapple Paradise

Magical Shakers: Yodeling Yellow, Time Travel Teal, Lederhosen Laurel

EPs: Angel Wings Gold, Desert Moon Turquoise

Spring Inspired Art Journal Page- Celebrate

  

I've also used dies by Fantasy, Stickers by maremismallart, Stencil by 13 Arts, Stamps & mediums by Finnabair & Prima Marketing and Inkpads by Tim Holtz.

Thanks a lot for your precious time :)
Stay Blessed!
Preeti

Post 548: Floral Mixed Media Tags + Pictorial (For Lindy's Gang)

Hi folks :)
How are you?

I've shared a Pair of Floral Mixed Media Tags on the Lindy's Gang Blog today. There is a Step-by-Step Pictorial of the process. I've used Lindy's gorgeous new Starburst Squirts, Sprays & Embossing Powders. To check out my full post with the pictorial, please click HERE. To check out Lindy's awesome online store, please click HERE. They ship worldwide.

Floral Mixed Media Tags

Tag 1: Story

Tag 2: Home

I've also used Fantasy dies, Tim Holtz quote chips, Finnabair's art mediums, Ranger's archival inks and Mudra Craft Stamp Stencils here.

Thanks a lot for your precious time :)
Stay Blessed!
Preeti 

Post 404: Spring Inspired Mixed Media Cards- DT post for Mudra Stamps

Hi friends!

I've shared a set of 3 Spring Inspired Mixed Media Cards on the Mudra Craft Stamps Blog today. To view all the pictures and the procedure, please click HERE.

Here's a little peek at the projects:

Thanks a lot

Stay Blessed!

Preeti

Post 125: Spring Themed Art Journal Pages- Life is Beautiful

Hi friends :)

I'd like to share an art journal spread. I was experimenting and playing with supplies and really wanted to use the packaging net from apples to give texture to the pages, so this is the spring themed project I ended up with which is basically about celebrating life.  

Synopsis of the process:

Since this is an old diary which I use as an art journal, I usually glue 2 pages together to make the pages more sturdy and then apply white gesso on them. Then in this case, I adhered the packaging net with the gesso (which also acts as a good glue). Next, applied some colored texture paste through a leaf design stencil (colored the texture paste by mixing it with green color spray), after that stamped some flowers on scraps of cardstock, then colored them with distress crayons and zig markers and fussy cut them. Then colored the page with ink sprays and used sprays of water to create movement. Next, adhered the flowers with mono multi liquid glue. Then did some background stamping to create more texture and tie all the elements together. Then did some doodling with camlin markers, finally added the sentiments (spring to life and life is beautiful) from stickers and a delicate yellow fabric butterfly and created some white splashes with watered down white gesso. 

List of Supplies:

1. Stamplorations stamps- big bloom factory

2. So suzy cling stamps- clematis doodle

3. Mudra stamps- hexa 

4. Ranger's Archival Jet black inkpad

5. Acrylic block

6. Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens (pack of 12)

7. Camlin Brush pens (pack of 6)

8. Aqua brush- small, medium

9. Little Birdie Color Splash Sprays- Lime splash, lemon zing, ocean mist 

10. Camlin White Gesso 

11. Paint brushes

12. Water spray bottle 

13. Leaf stencil

14. Distress crayons set 1

15. Tim Holtz Chit chat stickers

16. Epoxy stickers 

17. Tombow mono multi glue 

18. Fabric butterfly 

19. Mont Marte- Texture paste

20. Palette knives 

Here are a few pictures of the pages :--

I am playing along with the following challenges:

More than words March Main Challenge  (the word beautiful is there in the title "life is beautiful" and there is a butterfly on the page)

Rubber Dance Theme Challenge

Stamplorations March Challenge - Theme  (spring)

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Layer it up

Stamplorations March Mixed Media Challenge

Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge

Scrapping4funchallenges #86 (I have recycled the packaging net from apples to create texture on the pages)

PS: I'm also excited to share that I am having a small crafty giveaway which is open to anyone worldwide (international folks are most welcome). All the details can be found here -- I'd be super thrilled and honored if you play along :) the prize is a 25 USD gift certificate to any store you like. It is open till the end of march and you can do as many or as few steps as you like. 

I'd also encourage you to have a look at the youtube channels of some of the artists I love watching, who have inspired me to explore mixed media: Gabrielle Pollacco and Marta L. 

Thanks for your time! Would love to read your comments :)

Stay Blessed.

Post 117: Mixed Media Tag: Under Water

Hi Friends!

I'd like to share a tag with you today. I'm also excited to share that I am having a small crafty giveaway which is open to anyone worldwide (international folks are most welcome). All the details can be found here -- I'd be super thrilled and honored if you play along :) the prize is a 25 USD gift certificate to any store you like. 

Now onto the tag, this is a mixed media underwater scene tag. I created it while I was trying out some new supplies and experimenting :) it was fun! 

Synopsis of the Process :-

The base of the tag is the cardboard cover in which my faber castell watercolor pencils came in, so it is an upcycled supply. I applied white gesso to it and then some snippets of paper which had interesting shapes on them (these were left over from earlier punch craft projects- circles design and edge desgin). These papers were added to give dimension and also for added interest. In the finished piece, they look like ripples, if you see the close up pictures. Then the water drop rubber stamp from the designs by ryn- texture stamps was stamped in the background with jet black archival ink. Colors were added using color sprays and I wanted it to look like sun rays are entering through the water, so that effect was achieved by working first on the left side and adding the sunny side on the right. I am happy with the way the colors merged and the way the background looks :) The fish stamp from the Taylored Expressions Cling Stamp set- Mama & Me was stamped and colored with zig markers. Some details were added with a white gel pen. These images were fussy cut with scissors. Then the green, weed like sea floor was drawn in with distress markers and then stamped images were adhered with Tombow glue. The title "imagine something different" is from the Tim Holtz Chit Chat stickers set. 

Supplies Used :-

1. Taylored Expressions Cling Stamps- Mama & Me

2. Designs by Ryn- Textures (rubber stamps)- water droplet

3. Distress crayons set 1

4. Sprays by heidi swapp (pink, blue, yellow) and color splash by little birdie (lemon zing, lime splash, ocean mist)

6. Snippets of white cardstock

7. Ranger's achival jet black ink

8. Uniball Signo white gel pen

9. Aqua brush

10. Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

11. Tombow mono multi glue

12. Camlin White Gesso

13. Paint brushes, palette knife, water spray bottel and scissors 

14. Upcycled Cardboard box (for the base)

Here are a few pictures of the finished tag :--

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Rubber Dance Stamps Colour Challenge- March (stamping has been done to create the fishes and in the background for the water bubbles/drop and all the colors of the moodboard have been included) 

March Customer Creation Challenge- Designs by Ryn ( The water drop design from the designs by ryn texture stamps has been used here in the background)

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Make your own background

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #272-273 (the fishes are from the Taylored Expressions- Mama & Me Cling stamp set)

Thanks for your time! Would love to read your comments :)

Stay Blessed.

Post 116: Spring Themed Tag 2

Hi Friends

I'd like to share a tag with you today. I'm also excited to share that I am having a small crafty giveaway which is open to anyone worldwide (international folks are most welcome). All the details can be found here -- I'd be super thrilled and honored if you play along :) the prize is a 25 USD gift certificate to any store you like. 

Now onto the tag, this is a mixed media spring themed tag with flowers, leaves and  a butterfly. 

Synopsis of the Process:-

The base of the tag is upcycled from some corrugated cardboard packaging. I really like the corrugated look which I think adds so much interest and dimension :) so I tore the thin paper covering on the cardboard at certain places to reveal the corrugated based underneath. Then white gesso was applied along with which some white lace was adhered to the base. Then texture paste was applied through a leaf stencil with the vine pattern on top of the lace (left side) and a small bit on the right side. Then colors were added with color sprays and water was sprayed to diffuse the intensity of the colors. I wanted the colors to be softer here. Then some background stamping was done to give added interest to the background, stamping was done with archival jet black ink using one of the designs by ryn- texture stamps. The circular design from the same stamp set was also stamped onto some cardstock and colored with distress markers, then I hand drew a flower outline to the designs, to make it look like whimsical flowers, these were then fussy cut. Kaisercraft butterfly stamp was also stamped onto a snippet of white cardstock, colored with zig markers and then fussy cut. Lastly, the sentiment was stamped from the so suzy cling stamp- color of spring and fussy cut, to make the edges distinct and pop out against the busy background a hand drawn outline was made on the sentiment with a fine tip black sharpie marker. The fussy cut images and sentiment were arranged onto the tag and adhered. To bring out the details in the flowers, some white dots were added using a white gel pen.

Supplies Used:

1. Designs by Ryn- Textures (rubber stamps)

2. So suzy cling stamps - color of spring 

3. Kaisercraft clear stamps- butterflies

4. Distress crayons set 1

5. Sprays by heidi swapp (pink, blue, yellow) and color splash by little birdie (lemon zing, lime splash, ocean mist)

6. Snippets of white cardstock

7. Ranger's achival jet black ink

8. Double sided foam tape

9. Uniball Signo white gel pen

10. Aqua brush

11. Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

12. Snippets of lace

13. Tombow mono multi glue

14. Local stationery shop stencil- leaves 

18. Monte Marte Texture paste

19. Camlin White Gesso

20. Paint brushes, palette knife, water spray bottel and scissors 

21. Black sharpie marker and black fine point sharpie marker
22. A piece of corrugated cardboard 

Here are a few pictures of the finished tag:--

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Rubber Dance Stamps Colour Challenge- March (stamping has been done to create the flowers and butterfly as well as in the background, all the colors of the moodboard have been included) 

Butterfly Challenge #74- One butterfly has been included and mint green color is there as one of the colors in the background, also because of the corrugated cardboard, the edges of the tag are shaped with mountains (ups) and valleys (downs). 

March Customer Creation Challenge- Designs by Ryn (1 of the designs by ryn texture stamps has been used here, in the background as well as on the fussy cut flower images)

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Make your own background

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #272-273

Stamplorations Mixed Media Challenge- March (Leaves design stencil has been used here)

Stamplorations Spolight Project Showcase (I was inspired by the Maria spotlights background stamping technique and have used it on the tag)

Stamplorations March Challenge - Theme  (spring)

Thanks for your time! Would love to read your comments :)

Stay Blessed.

Post 115: Mixed Media Tag: Spring

Hi Friends

I'd like to share a tag with you today. I'm also excited to share that I am having a small crafty giveaway which is open to anyone worldwide (international folks are most welcome). All the details can be found here -- I'd be super thrilled and honored if you play along :) the prize is a 25 USD gift certificate to any store you like. 

Now onto the tag, this is a mixed media spring themed tag with lots of bright colored flowers, leaves and butterflies. 

Synopsis of the Process:-

The base of the tag is upcycled from the cardboard packaging of distress markers. White Gesso was applied to it along with that some thread was also stuck on to give texture and also wound around the tag. Then for the background, stamping was done with archival jet black ink using the designs by ryn- texture stamps. The leaves stamp and the circular design from the same stamp set and the clematis doodle stamp from so suzy stamps were also stamped onto some cardstock, colored with zig markers and distress crayons and then fussy cut. Then through a flower and butterfly design stencil some texture paste was applied onto the tag. Color was applied with sprays and mica powder. The fussy cut images and a few flowers were arranged onto the tag and adhered. The title is from the so suzy stamps - color of spring stamp, it was stamped and then the sentiment was cut apart, the edges were distressed and colored with black ink and then using adhesive foam tape, it was pasted onto the tag. To bring out the details more, some white dots and lines were added using a white gel pen and a charcoal pencil was used to give definition to the edges followed by an aqua brush to smooth out the lines. In the end, some splatters of watered down white gesso were made. 

Supplies Used:

1. Distress crayons set 1

2. Sprays by heidi swapp and color splash by little birdie (lemon zing, lime splash, ocean mist)

3. Snippets of white cardstock

4. Ranger's achival jet black ink

5. Designs by Ryn- Textures (rubber stamps)

6. So suzy cling stamps - color of spring and clematis doodle

7. Little birdie flowers 

8. Prima- Blue mica powder 

9. Double sided foam tape

10. Uniball Signo white gel pen

11. Charcoal pencil 

12. Aqua brush

13. Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

14. Thread

15. Tombow mono multi glue

16. Tim Holtz distress tool 

17. Local stationery shop stencil- flowers and butterflies

18. Monte Marte Texture paste

19. Camlin White Gesso

20. Paint brushes, palette knife, water spray bottel and scissors 

Here are a few pictures of the finished tag:--

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Rubber Dance Stamps Colour Challenge- March (stamping has been done to create the  3d leaves and flowers as well as in the background, all the colors of the moodboard have been included) 

Butterfly Challenge #74- The butterflies were incorporated with texture paste and the color mint green is there. 

March Customer Creation Challenge- Designs by Ryn (2 of the designs by ryn texture stamps have been used here, in the background as well as on the fussy cut images)

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Make your own background

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #272-273

Stamplorations Mixed Media Challenge- March

Stamplorations Spolight Project Showcase (I was inspired by the Maria spotlights background stamping technique and have used it on the tag)

Stamplorations March Challenge - Theme  (spring)

Thanks for your time! Would love to read your comments :)

Stay Blessed.