(VIDEO TUTORIAL): 'Vintage' Scrapbook Layout using 2crafty chipboard & 7Dots Studio

'You are not old, your Vintage'

You can find the video tutorial for this page here.

This month, my scrapbook layout is inspired by two of my favourite blogs - 

More Than Words Challenge Blog. and 7dots studio. 

So, almost literally as described on the 7dots studio blog, on a cozy warm, winter afternoon, I made time for myself to reflect on my journey these last few years. To document this, I chose the nostalgic 'Thoughts Keeper' collection.

The memories around the time this photograph was taken feel like just yesterday, so close, so fresh and crystal clear. But when I reflect on it, I've grown so much as a person since then. So much has changed, yet so much still remains. 

I decided to include messages and reminders to myself through symbolism - love for music through collaged music notes from Tim Holtz tissue, my daily ritual of drawing kolams (traditional indian mandala type designs) using a Kaisercraft stencil on the background, delicate lace and dainty chipboard reminds me of conversations I had with my grand mother & great grandmother about life, roses to remind me that even the most pretty things come with thorns and finally a word sticker with the words rise & shine - its never too late to try something new, one is never too late old to rise above our challenges and inspire those around.

I hope you enjoy the video tutorial.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Happy creating,

Kripa

2crafty chipboard used:

Moroccan Swirls

Cog Nested Frames

Leafy Twig Branches

Steampunk gears Small

Steampunk gears Medium

6" Circle revolution frames

'Cherish' scrapbooking layout using Pion Design & 2crafty chipboard

Hello friends,

My layout today was created last month for the CSI Case File: 255 which was sponsored by 2crafty chipboard. Purple is hardly my go to colour, but I decided to try something different and for this used the absolutely stunning Pion Design pattern paper collection - Where the roses grow. 

I've layered many different chipboard pieces in between layers of pattern paper.  All the chipboard pieces were first coated with white gesso and then painted over with Colourarte Twinkling H2Os & Vivid Ultra Metallics. All supplies have been listed at the end of this post.

For the mini cluster on the left, half a piece of the Formal Flourish 3 has been tucked underneath the light woodgrain paper. Over it is a cluster of flowers along with a piece of Leafy Twig Branches. There are also many fussy cut elements amongst the embellishments.

This close-up reminds me of how far Ive come with using flowers on my layout. There was a time when I struggled to even find place for one & this layout has 10!!!

Thank you for stopping by & leaving me some love. 

Happy crafting,

Kripa

Supplies used:

Pion Design 

- Where the roses grow pattern paper

2Crafty chipboard

- Fine Word Set 1

- Leafy Twig Branches

- Pointed Doily Frames

- Flower Doilies

-Formal Flourish 3

- Lacey Border Set 1

Colourarte

- Twinkling H2Os Passion

- Twinkling H2Os Snap dragon

- Teal Zircon Vivid Ultra Metallics

Video Hop with us & Giveaway : Art journal in my altered book

Hello friends,

Super excited to be part of a youtube video hop with 3 very talented designers.

Every Tuesday this month, we will be sharing new videos on our youtube channel.

Here is my project

Watch me create this page.

Be sure to Subscribe & Comment on all the videos to win some exciting prizes. 

Susanne Rose

Shilpa Nagaonkar

Hee Sun Kim  

Here are a few close ups of my page.

 

 Isnt that kite chipboard adorable. 

Excellent quality chipboard too as its taken on quite a few layers of paint and gesso.

 

Thank you for visiting today. Hope you enjoyed my video. 

See you back next Tuesday.

Linking this with Mixed Media Place challenge. The beautiful flowers, swing, winding road made me think of outdoors and cycling. I feel beautiful within when I also feel strong and that made me use a kite for this journal page.

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge : Anything Goes

Cheers,

Kripa

2crafty chipboard used:

Chevron Bits, Title - Today is perfect, Kites

Colourarte used:

Vivid Ultra Metallics: Teal Zircon, Kiwi

Acrylic Silks: Mango Mamba, Terracotta Rose, Forest Green

Twinkling H2Os: Pink Cloud, Hopeful honeysuckle, Apple Blossom, plum blossom, bashful blue, Mystique, Summer breeze, buttercup, mustard green

(Tutorial) : Beginner Mixed media Grungy Masculine Scrapbook Layout

Hello creative friends,

My project today is a grungy, masculine scrapbook layout using Colourarte's Vivid Ultra Metallics and Primary Elements Artist Pigments and 2crafty chipboard made in May as a Father's day If you are a beginner, this is an easy layout that can be completed within and hour or two including drying time.

Here is a step by step of how the page came together.





1. Start by applying clear gesso on the pattern paper. Take a closer look at the photo on the left, you can see a very thin layer of texture paste through a gears stencil.

Before adding paints and more, I like to place the photo and decide on a sketch of sorts so I know where the next layer of paints should be applied.  

 

2.  Stick a few of the pattern papers and wire mesh tape. Mix some Spiced Pumpkin,Majestic Blue Primary Elements Arte Pigments individually with gel medium and a tiny blob of sand texture. Mix well and apply through a stencil as below. 

After applying the paste, I placed the stencil as is and cleaned it on the pattern paper with a dry wipe. That gave the faded brown marks on the far right.

3. Dilute some Teal Zircon Vivid Ultra Metallics and using a paint brush apply around the stenciled gel paste and spray with water to move the paint around. This helps reveal the gears texture. This is the reason I gesso the entire layout before adding any medium.  I like to use water to make drips and move the paint around. Without gesso, the paper will soak up the paint and it wont move as much.


You can use a heat gun to dry the paints, but I didnt want to wake the kids with my noisy heat gun. So, I went on to prepare my embellishments while the background air dried.

  


4. Apply a layer of white gesso on all the 2crafty chipboard pieces using a sponge dabber and then using your fingers add some blobs of sand texture very unevenly and in a few random places on all the chip boards except the title.

Dry and then add any remaining paints from the previous steps onto the cogs. Spray some water so the paint gets into the cracks and the crevices of the sand texture so that it gets highlighted.





5. Here is a close up of the layers behind the photograph. Just cut some pattern paper, distress with the edge of your scissors, layer behind the photograph with a wire mesh tape. In between the layers, Ive glued cardboard (instead of foam dots) so that I can tuck in some chipboard pieces. Can you see the shiny paints!



6. For the title, after a layer of white gesso, only one word was painted with some Primary Elements in Spiced Pumpkin. Here is a closeup of the title. Finish off by stamping using Black Archival Ink & texture stamps from Kaisercraft & Prima.

 Another look at the layout.

🌈✨ Thank you for visiting me today 🎨

I would love to invite you to visit my youtube channel for more inspiration.

Cheers,

Kripa

Thinking outside the square (& rectangle)

Howdy friends? 

Been a while since I blogged or made anything really. 

Then all of a sudden this week, I feel my mojo coming back, thankfully in time for my interpretation of the challenge over at 

Lulupu - Anything but square / rectangle

Click here to read about the challenge guidelines

1. We want you to think outside the square (and rectangle)........think circle, hexagon, triangle, star, heart, butterfly so many more shapes are there.

2. Cards, tags and mini albums only

3. Make sure you submit entries by 31 July 2015 by 11:55Pm IST

Winner this month will receive a Goodie bag from the Lulupu store.

This month my interpretation with tutorial is a heart shaped mixed media card. A card is a perfect trial ground for practicing techniques, I hope those of you who haven't tried mixed media will give it a go after this.

1. Cut out the base of the card using cardstock and pattern paper that will be used to mat the inside and front of the card. All paper for this card is from Kaisercraft True Romance collection. Cutting the hearts with the Silhouette cameo was easy breezy. Distress the edges of the pattern paper hearts using Prima distress tool. Note: Don't ink the edges, the white edge will give the card a soft look.

 

Before adding any medium I usually arrange embellishments and take a photograph of what I want the card to look like. The final version of this card, looks nothing like this.

2. Randomly stamp Kaisercraft texture stamp with Versamark clear stamp pad and emboss with gold embossing powder. Go over the powder with a heat tool to set it.

3. Mix white sand texture and white embossing paste on a craft mat. Apply through a stencil and let it dry. You can speed up drying with a heat gun, but make sure you don't overheat or hold it too close and make the texture paste bubble. 

4. Time to add colour. Dilute Mr Hueys watercolour magenta onto a scrap plastic piece or palette and using a water brush apply paint little by little. Dry. Then add another wash, continue till you like the result. At this stage, the heart looked like this.

5. Stick the embellishments. Mix glass beads and glass glitter with matt multi medium or gel medium and apply randomly around the resin angel and the chipboard edges. Once it dries, add paints again if required. I added a few hints of green watercolor before adhering the title which was also designed and cut on the Silhouette Cameo.

I love this resin angel from Prima Marketing and ended up making another card..... posting it in a couple of hours. Thank you so much for visiting me today, hope it was worth your time.

Hugs,

Kripa

Happy New Year & Lulupu Challenge #44

Hello friends,

 



Hope you have all had a great start to the New Year.

I had a nice long break over the last couple of months.... and when I got back home was itching to try something different and the current challenge offered just that.

 

Challenge #44 - Fancy Folds card + punches

Click here to read the full post and challenge guidelines.

If you've seen my work, I hardly ever leave a pattern paper as is. I have to alter it in some way, stamps, gesso, paints. So, this time I decided to stay away from any wet medium. It was very difficult, but an hour later this was born. Its a slider card, with place for two hidden messages. This is what it looks like closed.

Lots of measuring, scoring and lining up edges, couldn't have done it without  Martha Stewart Tools Scoring Board. Pull the tab and the images slide up like so. The Welcome Baby Boy banner is glued only on the edges and the baby image on pop dots so that the tag can easily slide in and out.

View from the top. There is place for another short message on the top too. These papers are a combination of Kaisercraft Bundle of Joy and Pitter Patter Kaisercraft Paper Pad 6.5"X6.5" 40/Pkg. Not only do you get both pink and blue pattern paper in the same pad, there are also 4 sheets of die cuts making it very easy to embellish a project. My favourite though are the sheets with cute vintage baby images - have fussy cut the crane from it.

 This slider has been mounted onto a pearl 6inchx4inch cardstock with lots of room for a personal message to the new parents.

I have few more projects to share but now I'm off to visit all of you dear readers who I haven't visited these last few weeks.