It's OWL Good!

Hellooooo...
Am back after a 2 month vacation...yes, it's been long and I couldn't wait to start off!
A new month and a new challenge at Rhedd's Creative Spirit...it's always "Anything Goes, Mixed media or altered art"!
Now we have new members in the team and there's lots of inspiration there, so visit the blog and play along!
This vacation saw me using my adult coloring book and I was skeptical to start coloring as I was not sure what I would do with the colored pages! Of course it was such a de stresser to color them, but what after that was a question!



Here is what I decided to so with one of the colored pages from the book! I had used Inktense blocks to colors them and it was quite vibrant. I also had blank piece of wood lying in my studio and here sparked the idea!
I took a laser print out of the colored page . The wood base was given a coat of chalk paint and then I applied the crackle medium few areas.



Once this was dry, I applied the top coat .
The owl was cut to shape and I used gel medium to adhere it face down on the base.
An overnight wait and then I started working on the image transfer. Rubbing the paper off and here is what the out come is!



I also fixed a piece of dark stained wood at the bottom with some "C" hooks.
Now this serves as a key holder...I love how a page from the coloring book now stands permanent on this block of wood!

I am quite excited that the colored page has more value now! What do you think...waiting to hear from you!


Remember to play along!

Until my next creative journey,
Happy crafting and recycling.
Cheers!

Mothers day with PLAID..part2

Hellooo...
It's THURSDAY and back with my PLAID play!
I am still not done with Mothers Day and have another project share for the same!
What did you all gift your mom? I know each day we remember our mother and these gifts are just an expression of our love...and today I have another experiment with MODPODGE...IMAGE TRANSFER!

You may know modpodge as a sealer and glue but did you know you can also do image transfer using it in just a few simple steps...its no rocket science.

I have full length video tutorial here.

Do watch and give this a try..

Here are some pics of my experiment...



Image transfer on 3 materials..Glass, plastic and metal!

So, go ahead play with your modpodge now and personalize your home decor!

See you next week with another Plaid play!

Until my next creative journey,
Happy crafting and recycling.
Cheers
Rupa

Canned Flowers

Hello crafty friends..

Welcome to my page today. We are already nearing the end of this year...gone by so fast!

Today I share my DT project for Rhedd’s Creative Spirit where the challenge is always “Anything Goes” ...Mixed media or altered art. The team has some amazing inspirations for you, do hop over and play along.

I had been keeping this empty tin can, actually a liquor bottle packaging for  long time, not knowing what to do. 

Then it struck me that I could make it into a mixed media vase to hold flowers and that what I did and gifted to my aunt who recently celebrated her birthday!

Here is the process..

Step1 -It was long black tin which already has some embossed script and flourish on it, I further added some more texture with Deco Art stencils and embossing paste and covered the whole tin with black gesso.

Step2- Once dry, I colored it with Deco Art Chalky finish paint “everlasting”. It’s a lovely white and dried in minutes!

 I distressed with a sand paper to reveal some black color here and there and my background was ready.

Step3- My first attempt on image transfer using Deco Art matte medium was a success! 

I did a small image for starters to gain confidence...the focal image and the little border running at the bottom and 2 small bows hanging on the side. 

I was keeping this theme just 2 toned!

Step4- Did some random script stamping, bg texture, some butterflies and rubbed the prima chalk edger tin can all around for some depth.

 I left the tin to settle down for a day and then coated it with Deco Art matte varnish. In fact I gave 2 coats as this could carry water!

That’s it...I decorated it with some flowers and my canned flowers as a birthday gift was ready. Hope you liked this and looking forward to seeing you all play.

I would like to have my canned flowers enter the following challenges...

Crafty Sentiments- Black and White

The Crazy Challenge – Vintage

Simon Wednesday Challenge- Ag

Decorate To Celebrate- Ag

Shopping our Stash Ch Blog- Go paperless
Catch the Bug Ch blog- Black and white and pop of color
Deco Art Products Used-
Americana Chalky finish paint- everlasting
Deco Art stencil- Victorian Baroque
Deco Art Media Matte medium
Deco Art Matte Varvish

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

Until my next creative journey,

Happy crafting and recycling.

Cheers.