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

Love Takes Time - Hearts and Arrows Challenge #58

Hello friends.....Irma here ! nice to meet you again . Today I would like to sharing my   layout with a brand new challenge. 

Challenge # 58

Hearts & Arrows

Specific rules for this challenge are :

1. Create a card, Layout, or a 3D project
2. Use hearts, and Arrows ( both ) in your project, in ADDITION TO any other embellishments you     wish to use. The heart and arrows could either be fom a patterned paper, stamped, die-cuts, stickers,   hand drawn, wood veneer or sew on your project - just anything. But make sure hearts and arrows       are visible.
3. Try and use colours OTHER THAN RED & PINK. Though RED & PINK ARE ALLOWED, we'd like to see how you get creative with the colours.
4. Last date for submission of entries is 29th of February, 2016. 11;55 P.M. IST

But before you submit please read the general guidelines for the challenge here

Here is my love  layout cause our theme is Hearts & Arrows it mean about Love .

I use a pattern paper from Kaisercraft - Mix & Match Collection  , it suitable for my vintage style .First I tear one of a pattern paper and glued randomly , after that I apply white gesso with sponge. 

I continued with more papers craps, pieces of lace and photo, building dimension layer by layer – great technique when you want to get rid of the paper pieces from your desk! Some 3D foams were adding extra dimension too!  Then I add a little colour with gellatos 

I use some vintage boy and a little couple images  to my focal point. 

 I use a vintage stamp,  I added some stamping on the top of my white texture after that I tore the top and bottom of the paper, and glued with a card stock to make the page 12'x12' 

I decorated the pieces , a wooden arrows , a heart die cut, flowers , a fussy cut of  butterfly and vintage clock from the paper.

and add paper flowers 

The chippie Love Takes Times is my Title and I color the chipboard with ink spray and cover a little with Silks acrylic glaze.

Products you will find at the store :

Kaisercraft - Mix and Match Collection

Cardstock

Adhesive & Glue

Gellatos

White Gesso
Ink spray
Matte Medium

Paper Flowers 
Doiley

Silks acrylic Glaze

Wood arrows, Chipboard Love take times, Lace , heart die cut are from my stash

Hope you like my works, please leave a comments and don't hesitate if you have any question, I try to get asap. Next I will make a pictorial so you will be clear with my explanation.

Looking forward what you came up with ! and please don't forget to enter your project here

Good Luck !

Irma Tirza

Irma

Altered Spool / Picture Tutorial

Hello Everyone,

Its Roshni here and today for the February Challenge  Hearts & Arrows I have made a 3D project. I received this Needle & Thread Kaisercraft Paper Pad in my DT kit and inspired by this awesome paper pack I made a spool. It was an ideal valentine gift for my mom as she loves stitching. I used this pretty pattern paper to cover the spool and fussy cut a lot of elements from the paper pack to decorate it..... since the theme for the February Challenge was hearts I also used another paper from My Golden Garden Paper Pad  that was also a part of my DT kit.. sharing the tutorial followed by a few pictures of my project.

Floral Paper Lamp | 3D Project

Hello, everyone!

This is Roshni here! Today I am sharing my first project as DT Member for Lulupu. As you all know this month's challenge is 2-0-1-6 Recipe Challenge. To know more, click here.

For my inspiration project, I have made a Paper Lamp and the recipe I have used is:

2 - Die cuts

0 - Patterned Paper

1 - Washi Tape

6 - Flowers

Here's a sneak peek of my project. To see the full project, hop on over to my blog.

Link your entries here and make sure you read the rules before entering the challenge.

Thank you and good luck,

Roshni.

Altered Bottle

Good Morning!

This is Tanvi, with my interpretation of the theme - Deck up your Home-Challenge#56.

I have an altered bottle - 

After a good wash in warm water I sponged gesso on the bottle & then painted it with chalk paint (again with a sponge). Lulupu store has an amazing range of Mod podge and lovely prints of washi tapes. Check them out here. My DT kit had some lovely washis & I used this awesome glitter washi tape to jazz up the nexk of the bottle. The jute twine & washi were held tight with Mod Podge. Added some charms & sequins too.

On the front of the bottle I glued some die cut from a Tilda paper pack & did some random stamping all around the bottle using coffee archival ink. 

Hope you like this project & join our last challenge of 2015. Please link your projects in the post here & find all the rules here.

Hugs,

Tanvi!

Supplies from LULUPU.COM -

Mod podge

Glitter washi tape

Sequins

Coffee archival ink

Glue gun

Mini glue sticks

Spotlight Designer - Ramya Anand

Good Morning! 

This month we have Ramya Anand guest designing for us. Ramya's creations are warm & cheerful & she has a knack of using bright colors with ease! 



So over to her now - 

Hi Lulupu team,

Thank you for inviting me as the guest designer of this month!! This is very special to me as this is my first Guest designer post for any blog. 

1. Tell us a little about yourself and your family.

I hail from Coimbatore ( Tamilnadu) and have completed M.tech in electrical and electronics engineering. After marriage I got settled in California (US). My mom also loves to make crafts and jewellery. Both my parents motivated me to do lots of crafts right from my childhood. Now am also lucky to get a husband who respects my work as much as I do and doesn't bother about the house becoming a mess due to crafting.

2. How did you become interested in crafts and what inspired you to start blogging?

I have been a creative person from my childhood. I used to get immense pleasure sending handmade cards to my relatives on special occasions. My mom and me used to make lots of decorations for Navarathri. The feedback and the appreciation that I got for my creations motivated me to keep my crafting alive. After marriage I got settled in US . To overcome my boredom I began to craft regularly. Seeing my interest my husband suggested me to start a blog.

3. What are some of your "go-to" supplies for crafting?

Hmmm ... Distress ink pads, Hot glue gun , flower punches etc

4. What is your favorite crafting technique?

Not one I have three favorite techniques. 

1. Jewelry making: I love to wear the jewelry designed by me matching my outfits.

2. Altered art: The joy of recycling an item and creating something new out of it.

3. Mixed media: ( My recent love).. .I love mixed media for the suspense and the freedom it gives.

5. How would you describe your crafting style?

When I see a challenge theme I frame a basic idea in my mind and start researching about it. I love projects that involves a lot of challenges to me so I will zero down the most difficult project. In the process of making that project I learn a lot of things. Even if it didn't come as I wished I will get the satisfaction that I tried something new.

6. How long have you been crafting?

Serious crafting began 2 years ago.

7. My signature style

Bright and bold colors with lots of flowers describe my signature style. I love to add lots of embellishments and flowers to my craft.

8. Who are some of your influences? Who has been your inspiration?

For jewelry making I would choose colors and designs from Indian sarees. For mixed media i will refer to Shilpa Nagaonkar , Jaya Raghuvanshi and Gabrielle Pollaco. I will also refer to the magazine called Paperhaus for layouts and canvas works. For writing an interesting post and lots of altered art ideas I refer to Rupa's blog. Recently I started following Marjie Kemper for her art journals and Catherine for card making techniques. 

9. When not crafting , what keeps you busy?

Playing badminton with friends, Zumba dance classes, playing piano and reading magazines.On weekends I will go long hikes with my husband. 

10. What are you currently working on?

Am currently learning different art journaling and mixed media techniques. 

Thank you Ramya & now lets head over to the cheerful inspirational tutorial she has for all of us.

For making this project materials needed are:

1. Empty tissue rolls (2)

2. Floral wire thin and thick

3.tissue paper

4. Hot glue gun

5. Paints

6. Crepe paper for making flowers

7. Materials for decoration like lace , pearls etc

Procedure:

Step 1: Cut two circular pieces from tissue paper rolls and wrap it with tissue paper.

Step 2: Twist two floral wires and cut them into small pieces such that it fits inside the circular piece. Wrap it with the tissue paper and glue it to the tyre. 

In a similar way make three tyres.

Step 4 : Take a thick wire and join the two small tyres. Using the same wire make the handle and the front of the cycle ( as shown in the pic above)

Step 5: Glue the front portion of the bicycle to the front wheel. Join the front and back of the cycle using a thick wire.

Basket and flowers:

I made the basket by weaving 4 strips of paper. 

The flowers are hand cut as my punches doesn't support crepe papers. 

Painting and other tips:

Since the bicycle is made of tissue paper use dry brush technique for paining it. I used fevicryl acrylic colors. 

The bicycle cannot withstand weight so do not try to add more embellishments to it. If you want a more sturdy bicycle you can use empty tape rolls. But I felt tissue paper roll is easy to cut and hence I tried making with it.

For stability you can tie floral wire at the joints as shown in the above picture.

So a mini bicycle is ready to decorate your craft table!! Hope you all like my craft!! 

Wow Ramya this is absolutely adorable. Thank you so much for the tutorial!

Remember you still have time to enter the current challenge - BABY - A little bit of heaven.

Cheers,

Tanvi

Challenge#45 - 3D Project using Cutting Dies & a Tutorial

Hello Everyone!!! 

Thank you so much for your active participation in Challenge#44,this is Tanvi here with a new challenge for the fortnight. Before I proceed i wanted to highlight that several entries were disqualified last time as they didn't follow the rules. Request all to please read all rules. We are highlighting the same again this time for you guys!

Challenge # 45
3D projects - Use cutting Dies

Qualification Guidelines 

1. Be a follower of our blog.

2. Please link new entries only.

3. Please link back to the challenge post in the entry post on your blog.

4. Please enter the link to the specific blog post, not the blog.

5. Drop in a line in the comment box when you've submitted your entry. That way, we can hop on over to your blog, take a look and leave you some love. :)

6. You may link to a maximum of 5 Challenges, including this one.

7. We will accept a maximum of THREE entries per person. Please add (2) and (3) next to your name for your second and third entries, respectively.

8. International crafters are welcome to participate. However, if you win, your prize will be sent to an Indian address only.

9. Please disable word verification from your blog to help our DT members leave a comment easily. 

10.Lastly, if you are confused about what to create for a specific challenge, leave us a comment on the challenge page or write to hello@lulupu.com (with the name of the Challenge in the subject line) with your questions before you start work and one of us will get in touch with you to help you out.

Challenge#45 Rules

1. Get creative with you dies! Make a 3D project with cutting dies. Sorry using TEMPLATES will not qualify! But you can use electronic die cutting machines :)

2. Anything goes...............a box, a frame, a bag, a house or even a castle! Get creative!
But remember the dies must form the base of your creation & not just used for layering or embellishing.We would love to see what you create.
If you have any queries please feel free to comment & we will be happy to help.

3. You have time until 31st January 2015, 11:55 PM IST to submit your projects.

Now  here is what I made.........a shadow box! Yes you can make your own one of a kind shadow box using any of your nesting/large shape dies! Walk through the following tutorial with me to learn how easy it is to make a shadow box!

Some more pics to show you the embellishments.....

The edge of the die cut is inked & buffed with Inka gold........the dangling flower & birdie are embellishments made from shrink plastic.

 

This is how you will make the box -

1.   First cut two shapes using the largest die in the Spellbinders Nestabilities - Gold Majesty Circles set (TIP - use a sturdy card stock so that it holds your embellishments! Remember you can use any die you have.

 

2. I cut the center out of one of the die cuts to make an opening....you can do this manually if you do not have a coordinating die or use a smaller nesting dies.

3. Finally, to assemble the box I glued the to shapes with a paper strip (1" wide) & viola I made my own shadow box in 1-2-3 steps!

Hope you like my take on this challenge..........what better way to make the best of our resources  & we would love to see what you create!

And here's what the winner receives!

Memory Box Bali Corner Memory Die

Supplies from Lulupu Store:

Sizzix Big Shot Cutting-and-Embossing Roller-Style Machine	Archival Ink - jet black	Vintage Photo Distress Ink Pad	Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool	Inkssentials Ink Blending Foam 10/Pkg
High-Temp Mini Glue Gun	20 Mini Glue Sticks

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