Up up to the sky and away we fly

Did you ever go on journey with a hot air balloon? I didn't yet but would love to someday! It looks so adventurous and so much fun! And when I saw the Graphic 45 World's Fair collection with that gorgeous big hot air balloons, I just had to have it! I was thinking for some time how to create a sky so that it would have this soft and cloudy look and I experimented a little. I think it came out beautifully! What do you think? I invite you to scroll through the pictures and if you wish to see the whole process and maybe get some ideas, I invite you to visit my youtube channel, where I have a tutorial waiting for you!

I wish you a nice evening and a great, adventurous, unforgettable weekend ahead!

Hugs,
Aleksandra

Dream and spread your wings to fly

It's been a while since I made my last canvas and yesterday I was in the right mood to make another one. I was inspired by gorgeous Moodboard in Mixed Media Moods.

I tried to gather as many inspiration of of it as I could... the paper with some smudges like in first picture, the cluster with similar texture as on the second picture, the paintbrush end on the butterfly and of course the gorgeous butterfly. Added some black stars on the cluster and some gorgeous Wild Orchid Crafts flowers to finish off the canvas.

Hope you'll like it. I also have a youtube tutorial for you at the end of the post. Hope you get inspired too! <3

Hugs,

Aleksandra

Around the globe

I love papers and material that allow me to create stories. Today's "story" is a journey around the globe, so I created a mixed media galaxy on the suitcase box with a half of a globe with deep blue seas and fresh green landscapes. I put cityscapes and buildings from all around the world on that globe, creating a composition. Inside the box there is a mini tag album where you can keep your memories from the amazing journey.

I used several 13 dots mixed media mediums and gorgeous Graphic 45 Cityscapes paper collection. I also created a video tutorial for those of you who would like to create something similar by yourself. 

Hope you'll like it. I'll be happy to hear your thoughts and comments. 

Have fun and enjoy your today's journey. :)

Hugs,

Aleksandra

Blossoming Wheelbarrow for Wild Orchid Crafts

Today it is a special day... I have my very first project to share with you as a Wild Orchid Crafts Design Team member. I really adore Wild Orchid Crafts flowers and it is a great joy and honour beeing choosen as their designer. I wanted to prepare something special and since I love exploding boxes and can't wait for the spring to come, I made an exploding box with a Secret garden and blossoming wheelbarrow in the garden. Besides various gorgeous Wild Orchid Crafts flowers I also used Maja Design papers and some Scrapiniec chipboards.

I've also made a youtube tutorial for you. Hope you'll like my very first project for the awesome Wild Orchid Crafts and that it inspires you somehow.

I used several Wild Orchid Crafts products for this box. You can get yours and much more at the WOC webshop:

50 MIXED COLOR WILD ROSES 30MM - QVR-019

10 PALE YELLOW DAFFODIL STEM FLOWERS - MKX-362

40 MIXED EARTH TONE MULBERRY PAPER TULIP FLOWERS - MKX-142

40 MIXED GREEN TONE MULBERRY PAPER TULIP FLOWERS - MKX-147

10 WHITE MULBERRY PAPER POPPY FLOWERS - MKX-356

100 MINIATURE MIXED BLUE SWEETHEART BLOSSOM FLOWERS - MKX-455

100 MINIATURE MIXED PINK SWEETHEART BLOSSOM FLOWERS - MKX-256

Thank you so much for joining me today. Have fun and hope to see you again soon here at my happy place! :)

Hugs,

Aleksandra

Butterfly tree trunk nest

I just love Graphic 45 Nature Sketchbook collection. It's like it was made for me. The love at first sight! :) So I went and played a little bit more with it. I took a glass jar and made a tree trunk with it. I fussy cut a bunch of butterflies from the Nature Sketcbook papers and attached them to a wire and position them so it seems like butterflies are flying from their nest in the tree trunk. I fussy cut also a lot of grass plants and ferns along with some tiny insects and bees. I like how it turned out. I added a quote that is a part of the collection and is one of my favourite ones. It says: "Happiness is like a butterfly. If you sit down quietly, it may light upon you."

I made a video tutorial and you can find it at the end of this post. Hope you'll like my project and enjoy the tutorial.

Hugs,
Aleksandra