Butterfly birthday card

Hi..
here's yet another card with the same color scheme Here just that i've a butterfly as my focal point..

I've used distress inks salty ocean,broken china, dusty concord & shaded lilac over water color paper for the bg like here..

The butterfly is from inkadinkado THANKS stampset.. Colored with uniball orange & white pens.. Black lines reinforced with Brustro fineliners..
Shaped the wings to give 3D effect..
Added wink if Stella clear glitter & crackle accents over it..am happy how it turned out to be.
I've added the trail line with fineliners too & some pearls to complete the look.

Hope you liked it.
Do lemme kno your comments.Thanks for your time.
Create. Have fun.

Linking this to,

http://lulupu.blogspot.in/2015/04/challenge48-water-colors.html?m=1

You are special

Hi
  Here's a watercolor card i made :)

I recently went on a trip to Darjeeling & Gangtok where i visited the flower garden. It was full of orchid flowers in every mesmerizing color combination one could possibpy imagine. Orchids are always in my list of loveables & this experience just increased my affinity towards those beautiful beings :)
This is just an initial experimental version & am hoping to do more of orchid paintings in the future :)
Please excuse this loooonng story of mine ;)

I made a rough sketch on scrap white paper & transferred the fair outline on to the watercolor paper(Brustro's)
I've followed the emboss resist technique to color this one.
I used Zig embossing pen (brush tip) to draw over the outline & heat embossed with Ranger white embossing powder.

Colored the image with spun sugar, memento rosebud,lilac posies, sweet plum for the flower &  shabby shutters, mowed lawn, memento dandelion inks for the stem & leaves using Koi waterbrush. (Yes am addicted to that little tool;))
Distressed the edges with broken china & salty ocean DI.

Stuck the panel onto textured purple cardbase (Fabriano). I've done some random stamping & brush lettering for the sentiment "you are special". Got tonnes to improve in that area..!!!
I've also stamped a birthday greeting inside :)

Done.
Hope you liked it.
Do lemme kno ur comments. Thanks for your time :)
Create. Have fun.

Linking this to
http://lulupu.blogspot.in/2015/04/challenge48-water-colors.html?m=1

Altered art

Hi
  Here's an altered art project i've done :) am using more embellishments for the first time & am absolutely loving the creation process :)

Preps:
Well wanna know how it all started?!

It's from this bottle which always attracted my attention for the interesting shape ;) am happy about recycling plastic this way :)

I coated the bottle with gesso. I've applied pearl green, sap green acrylic colors for the bg with brush followed by some misting with sap green+bronzer mixture..

I also added some vintage photo distress inks on the edges to give that antique look..
I've used black & metallic gold acylic colors for the cap..
I've filled the bottle with pebbles to add weight so that it doesn't fall off. (Original bottle is ultra light)

Embellishments:

I've used PP from time traveller collection & distressed it. Sentiment is from heidi swapp collection.

I've cut the clock image from the same PP collection, stuck it to a round glass cabochon & placed it on the metal frame setting.

Butterflies are stamped using Kaisercraft bg stamp with memento tuxedo black ink on some random scrap PPs from my stash & then fussy cut.

Mulberry roses, bird house & fan metal embellishments are covered with metallic copper, gold & silver acrylics. Same goes for the butterfly resin embellishment in the centre (pearl black too for the shading)

Lace is from Prima i guess. I got it from a kit.

The golden twine is present forever in my stash lol :) Dat kinda completed my project & brought everything together :)

Done. Hope you liked it.
Do lemme know ur comments. They mean a lot to me.
Thanks for your time.
Create. Have fun.

Linking this to,

http://beyondgrey.blogspot.in/2015/04/bgc67-spring-green-with-spring-elements.html?m=1
I've used green as my main color.. Flowers,butterflies, birdhouse, "smile".. I hope they shout spring enough ;)

http://blog.kraftzone.in/2015/04/challenge-14-altered-art.html?m=1

http://catchychallenges.blogspot.in/2015/04/cscc-13-anything-goes.html?m=1

http://mixedmediamojo.blogspot.ca/2015/04/april-challenge-and-new-dt.html?m=1




http://rheddscreativespirit.blogspot.in/2015/04/aprils-challenge.html?m=1

Scenery card

Hi everyone. .
  There was a drastic issue with my web hosting site & my website got suspended for sometime..
Though it is resolved temporarily am not sure about the future :(
Am planning to back up the posts in blogger (I find it less user friendly than wordpress:( ).
So all the sadness apart, Here is a bright card for a fresh start :)





One of my friends liked this card of mine so much. So I modified it a little bit & also personalised the cycle exactly like his own :)





I drew & cut cloud shape from ohp sheet & used it as stencil to make the bg. I've used salty ocean DI.
I also cut out those mounds from green papers (computer paper & handmade paper)
The cycle is a large one from wood veneer transport collection.  Colored with inks as well as pens.added glossy accents over it.
The banner was colored with watercolor pencils. Sentiment written with pen & stencil.
Flowers were stamped, colored & fussy cut.
I've stuck the layers with foam tape to add dimension.
Here's the inside.




Hope you liked it.
Do lemme know your comments.
Create.  Have fun.

Linking this to,
http://beyondgrey.blogspot.in/2015/04/bgc67-spring-green-with-spring-elements.html?m=1

http://lulupu.blogspot.in/2015/04/challenge48-water-colors.html?m=1

http://catchychallenges.blogspot.in/2015/04/cscc-13-anything-goes.html?m=1

http://themixedmediacardchallenge.blogspot.in/2015/04/mmcc-10-flowers.html?m=1

Art journal: fly high

Hi..
Am back from my awesome trip to the North east..
Here's an art journal layout I've made by taking inspiration from the moodboard for Lulupu's third birthday.. I got this paper accents keepsake book from Lulupu.. so I thought I should make a layout on their birthday month :)





Steps on how to:

I pasted a page from an old novel to begin with the bg.
Gave a wash of gesso to push it to the bg..
Using mini ink blending tool & foam, I applied pink & flesh tint acrylic colours. .
I've used mini blazonry stencil & gold acrylic colours for some interest in bg followed by modelling paste through Tim Holtz Rays & Prima finnabair stencil..

Some script stamping with Royal Windsor & french rose bg stamps. .

Gave vintage photo DI all around to give more definition. .

Lots of white splashes with watered gesso & white acrylic color..

For the elements,  I drew the clouds in watercolour paper using water colour pencils & Koi waterbrush(am using it for the first time & am loving it) & fussy cut them..

I pasted a very old book page onto scrap cardstock, drew & cut the balloon from it..
Colored with salty ocean DI & applied gel medium over it..
Faux stitches & polka dots drawn with white gel pen..
Tied a string around it & pasted over the bg with foam squares to add dimension. .

The sentiment was drawn & fussy cut out of black cardstock. .
Pasted everything with Aleene's tacky glue..

Done. Hope you liked it.
Do lemme know your comments.  They mean a lot.
Create.  Have fun.

Linking this to,

http://lulupu.blogspot.in/2015/03/challenge47-lulupus-3rd-birthday.html?m=1




I've taken loads of inspiration from the mood board..
The soft pastel like color scheme attracted me the most... pinks & peaches for the bg..
I've also made my balloon like the ones in the pic.. have used gold too..
I've also drawn my sentiment scripts..
For the number 3
part, I've added 3 clouds & used 3 types of stencils..

Coffee time

Hi,
Here's another quick & easy project..



I've used peacock feathers DI to ink up the bg & some tone on tone stamping..
I've stamped & fussy cut the jug, coffee cup & beans.. added crackle accents over the cup..
Stamp set used is the Prima coffee break collection..

Hope you liked it. Do lemme know your comments. .
Thanks for your time.
Create.Have fun.

I was inspired by the teal color as well as coffee from this beautiful pic.



Here in
http://catchychallenges.blogspot.in/2015/03/cscc-12-lets-get-pinspired.html?m=1

Art journal DANCE

Hi
Today I'll be sharing another art journal layout. . My favourite part of crafting so far.. am too excited to fill in more & more pages :)
Here's the project..




I began by giving a thin coat of gesso on the page. Then inked up with Salty ocean DI & vintage photo on the edges.. I also went around with black soot DI on the sides..

To add some interest to the bg, I've used French rose bg stamp to do some tone on tone script stamping.. followed by stenciling with Peacock feathers DI through TCW's "flutterby" stencil which is one of my all time favourites. .

Gave a coat of gel medium to seal everything down & also it provides a non porous surface to work on which is easier to correct mistakes. .

Border checkered stamp is from 'We are memory keepers'.. I've filled the gaps with my white gel pen..

Stamped the quote with Tim Holtz 'worn letters' & the smaller lines are handwritten with Brustro fine liner pen (0.1mm)
I've been wanting to get this set (set of 9 from 0.05mm to 0.8mm including a brush pen) for so long & finally it became available in flipkart.!
Though I was seeking for uni-pin pens from uniball, Brustro seems to work fine too.

I sketched the ballerina (referred from net) in a scrap paper first & transferred the fair outline on to watercolor paper using yellow carbon.. this way there is less mess with the lines & also it's possible to use the image any number of times like stamps & even do paper piecing.. I colored the image with scattered straw, spun sugar DI,
Memento rosebud & vintage photo, gathered twigs for the hair, outlined with black pen & fussy cut it.
I took a piece of pink net fabric, made the pleats & stuck one by one with glue gun.
Stuck this on the colored image with Rubber adhesive (fevibond).. it kinda discolorises the surface, so I should remember next time not to use that in see through areas.
To cover that up & add more interest,  I added  a string of pearls in the waistline & the hair bun.
Finally after sticking the image to the bg, I used vintage photo to shade around it.
Gave crackle accents over the dress & shoes to add more dimension.

Done. Hope you enjoyed this.
Do lemme know your comments. They mean a lot.
Thanks for your time.
Create. Have fun.

Linking this to,

http://catchychallenges.blogspot.in/2015/03/cscc-12-lets-get-pinspired.html?m=1



I've taken both the ballerina & the teal color which is always on my favourite colors list from the pin...

http://beyondgrey.blogspot.in/2015/03/bgc66-mixed-media.html?m=1

http://art-journal-journey.blogspot.co.at/2015/03/032015-things-with-wings-dinge-mit.html?m=1
I've inked butterfly wings in the bg.. to emphasise about setting your wings free & do what you like in the way you want without caring too much about what others think of u..