Whisking you a Happy Birthday

Hello! Hello! Hello!

This month at Splashy Mix Challenges we have yet another beautiful moodboard. 

For my card using Newton's Nook stamps, I first created a watercolor background with Beyond Inks water color inks. Stamped, fussy cut & colored the images with the same inks.

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All you friends STAY SAFE & wishing you all good health.

Sharing this at the following challenges - 

STAMPlorations May CAS Challenge  - 31/5

Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge - 12.5

Pearly Sparkles Challenge#62 - 31.5

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Splashy Mix April Challenge

Hello everyone!

Today I am sharing my inspiration for the SPLASHY MIX CHALLENGES - Papercraft Challenge.

The color palette for my card is inspired by this months mood board.

Though challenging, I loved the outcome of the colors I chose.

Please visit the challenge blog here for amazing inspirations from my teamies & all the rules to play along the challenge. 

For this card, I first created a background with 2 colors of distress inks - blueprint sketch & salty ocean on Neenah White card stock & added some splatters. The gold heat embossed image is from I Craft stamps, which is fussy cut.

Sharing this at the following challenges - 

Time Out Challenge#185 - 21/4

Simon Says Stamp Blog - Monday Challenge - 12/4

STAMPlorations April CAS Challenge - 1/5

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Distressed Book Box

Hello Crafty Souls!

Wishing you all a very HAPPY & CREATIVE 2020!

Though I have been creating regularly I missed sharing the post here on my blog & participating in challenges. 

So here I go with my first blogpost of 2020, a book box I have decoupaged using the newly launched rice papers by DRESS MY CRAFT. I wanted the distressed door to be the focal image for the box & recreate all the textures of the beautiful printed paper using my mixed media stash. Hang in there as I reveal all the details -

I carefully tore the door image & pasted it using Mod Podge Matte on the box, built on the background with chalk paints. 

The first texture I created around the arched door was concrete (Folkart Painted fnishes - Concrete)

Next I used Itsy Bitsy 2 step crackle medium, this added to the aged look I wanted.

Also used images from the rice paper for the inside of the box & continued to build on textures using sea sponge, stencils & stamps. Finally enhanced the aged look using antique wax.

For the box spine & back I chose a distressed look to coordinate with the focal image of the door & some random stamping with a crackle stamp.

This was a rather satisfying outcome, loaded with techniques to create textures for a complete aged distressed look.

Sharing this at the following challenges - 

Art Journal Journey (new rice papers) - 31/1

STAMPlorations Jan Challenge - 31/1

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #110 - 24/1 

A Vintage Journey - 7/2

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Coffee Lovers Spring/Summer Bloghop - Card 2

                                                                          Hello!          This is card 2 for the Spring/Summer Coffeelovers bloghop which is ending tonight.

Played with alcohol inks to create the background on yupo paper. The stenciled pattern was done with alcohol lift ink.

 

The water colored embellishments colored with Zig Brush pens are from Itsy Bitsy

Playing along the following challenges - 

Coffee Lovers Bloghop - 10.5

Color Throwdown#542 - 13.5

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - 14.5

WWCC#220 - 14.5 - Topper

DL.ART#243 - 31.5

Cookie Challenge#114 - 15.5

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Coffee Lovers Spring Summer Bloghop - Card 1

Hello Friends!

A quick card share today to participate in the Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop.

For this card, I first used alcohol inks to make a background on Yupo paper. Next, I die cut the coffee cup & stamp the sentiment (Newton's Nook) with alcohol lift ink. Stamped a few coffee stains on a pattern paper & mounted the coffee cup with foam squares.

Sharing this at - 

Coffee Lovers Bloghop - 10.5

Dies R Us#120 - 14.5

Paper Sweeties - 10.5

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #91 - 14.5

A Prefect Time To Craft Challenge #5 - 27.5

Die Cut Divas - 31.5

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Vintage Travel Book Box

Hello & welcome to another post!

If you love to travel & collect ephemeras or simply document every boarding pass, ticket or postcard from your travels, I have a keepsake box to store your travel memorabilia.

The I travel the world & Vintage letters decoupage papers were perfect for this theme.

To create a faux textblock I used texture paste & ran a comb tool through to make pages.

For a vintage look on the spine & back I used 1 step crackle medium over brown acrylic paint. The top coat is Pale daffodil chalk paint.

 For the inside I selected some coordinating map papers.

This vintage travel box is perfect not only store your travel treasures, pictures, etc but will make a great addition as home décor pieces too!

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Art Journal Page - HOPE

Hello!

The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is a very interesting one this week - No Stamps Allowed.

For my journal page I created the background using gelatos, lots of stenciling with modelling paste & archival inks. The hydrangeas are fussy cut from pattern papers & so is the quote. The black  flowers & motifs are rub ons.

Sharing this at the following challenges - 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - 26/2

Do-allkreatives - 28/2

Art daily cafe - 28/2

Art playground - 28/2 (flower & leaf shapes)

Stamplorations - Mixed Media Challenge - 28/2 - WINNER

Creative artiste mixedmedia Challenge#46 - 28/2

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Doily effect on Chopping board

Hello Friends & welcome here! 

I am sorry, though I have been neglecting my blog 😒 I am creating loads of projects especially decoupage & share them regularly on my facebook page & Instagram, feel free to follow me there for regular updates!

Today’s project is a chopping board wall décor piece that also serves as a post it holder.

A simple technique to add some drama to a project is to combine a shabby chic print with bright chalk paints. For this base I used papers some shabby prints.

Using a large doily as a stencil, I created a pattern on the decoupaged paper with chalk paint.

I loved the contrasting colors of the the paper & paints. To add some more texture, I have also used 1 step crackle medium on the board around the doily stencil.

Some random newsprint stamping with archival ink, further built on layers to this project.

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Guest Post 1 for HNDMD

Hello Everyone!

This is Tanvi from Paperfantasees & its such a pleasure to be guesting for HNDMD. Thank you Khyati 😊

So here is my first post using the gorgeous decoupage papers & chalk paints Khyati sent across - a coordinating set of tray & coasters.

I selected the Aged Beauty designs for this set. While these designs have a vintage feel, I wanted a brighter look. The chalk paints (lemon drop & tomato red) were ideal. I painted the inside of the tray with lemon drop chalk paint. Once dry I dabbed tomato red paint using a sea sponge. The resulting texture was now perfect to brighten the tray. Painted the outside of the tray with pale daffodil. Random stenciling with copper paint for a subtle metallic sheen & I had a gorgeous set waiting to adorn my table!

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