Its finally Spring time here......... Scrapping4fun challenge #25

Yay! Finally its finally spring time in my side of the Earth. Although, its still around 12degrees outside now, but I know warm (and maybe even very hot) weather is just around the corner. And when I saw the inspiration picture that Rachelle has for challenge #25, I know you'll be thinking spring too....

Create a project inspired by this photograph and remember to mention what inspired you too. This is my last assignment for Scrapping4fun challenges and was also the one I enjoyed creating the most because the colours I chose from the picture happen to be my favorite combination. Doesn't the girl in the pic look like shez having a vacation in paradise and thoroughly enjoying herself. Well, I cant take a vacation anytime soon so I did the next best thing - created a canvas for my desk using my favorite techniques & stamps - decoupage, texture paste, stenciling, paints and the stitches stamp.

Also joining Simon Says Wednesday Stamptember challenge - Use a stamp - Prima script and stitches stamp. sentiment is stamped too cant remember the name of the font stamps

Scrapping4fun Challenge # 24 using A Beautiful Moodboard from OTRS

Its time for another challenge at Scrapping4funchallenges and this time its another super fun theme that I know all of you will enjoy - Use a technique; any technique - distressing, layering, watercolours, quilling the list is endless; use one or several, but make sure you mention what all you used. This is also my last DT post for them and I have immensely enjoyed creating for Rachelle.

I created a mixed card for this challenge using my favourite techniques : texture paste, gel medium, burlap, medical gauze for texture; watercolours, paints, gelatos ,mists to add colour; gesso and stamping to tie it all together.

 

The sketch and colours for my card came from this fabulous board from OfftheRails Scrapbooking. Its really beautiful isnt it..... Ive used these colours plus ofcourse white from gesso. 

I couldn't stick exactly to the sketch, so I retained the main focal elements in the top like in the sketch but centered it.

One last reminder, there is still time to join us at the Mixed Media Card Challenge #2 - Summer ; hop over to check out what the other DT have created, Im sure you'll enjoy it.

                                                         

Here are a few pics I took along the way making this card. There are soooooo many layers on this, I'm surprised the paper (Prima Princess) withstood everything I threw on it. LOL :)

 

The base was burlap with gauze on top of it, mists and embossing paste and texture paste through a stencil.

Some more layers of paints and gesso

Then accidently spilt some very bright pink paint which was almost like a neon pink... and it ruined the whole thing :( so on it went heaps of gesso and then very carefully restored the colour on the card by adding a little paint at a time.

 

Also playing alongwith - Simon Says Monday Challenge - Anything goes

Something girly - Scrapping4fun challenge#23

I seem to be playing catch up with most things today but glad I could sneak in this post. Rachelle has a super fun theme going this time at Scrapping4fun Challenges

                                                   

Something Girly

 

 

Super cute, right! To stay with the theme, for my card, Ive used soft colours, a little bit of paint & ink (just couldn't resist), flourishes cut on my Silhouette and the sentiment - Love.

 

 

 



Head over to the Scrapping4fun challenge blog to check out the inspiration from the rest of the DT.



An art journal page - Scrapping4fun Challenge #22

Hello everybody,

Have another art journal page made for Scrapping4fun challenge #22 - Anything goes. There is time until Thursday 7th August 2014 to link your entries. Very thankful to Rachelle for this theme, as it gives me the excuse to try something different and without any limitations.

I've used lots of techniques and mediums to create the texture in the background and also used one my favorite photographs of myself. I was playing around with my new lens and the last thing I expected was a good photograph captured in the mirror. This photo was perfect for what I was creating - from amidst all the turmoil and confusion in my mind, I choose what should be most important to me to help me through my life at this point.

Linking this to Paper Issues: Say Cheese. Paper Issues have a 40% off until their store reopens. If you are in the US, this is fantastic deal to grab :)

Scrapping4fun challenges - Anything goes

After a very long time, made an art journal entry as my DT inspiration for Scrapping4fun challenges - Anything goes.

This page came off the back of the What are you feeling? prompts at the Mixed Media Place. I love the work the DT present there and have always wanted to join in, but somehow never happened. The topic this time is stress, and this quote immediately popped in my head... I had seen it on pinterest a few months ago. Its true isn't it, we all admire the beauty of the butterfly but seldom pause to think about the transformation it went through or the stress it must've felt just before the magic happened. I wonder if the butterfly (then caterpillar) believed it will live through that phase and come out looking so gorgeous that the whole world would admire it. I wish, for all of us to believe during our stressful times, that we will come out as much better human beings.

The colour palette is based on The Colour Room Challenge #170. Misting on the layout has been done using a toothbrush

Scrapping4fun Challenge - Challenge #20

Its time for another challenge over at Scrapping4funchallenges 

Use atleast 3 colours from these to create any project - layout, card, canvas, mini album, off the page.  Here is my take on the challenge. Ive never used purple and shades in any project, so this was a first for me. Not very happy with the final card, but do like the shades that ended up on the card and the techniques I discovered.

You have until Thursday, 10th July 2014, 23:55pm European time to link your projects on the Scrapping4fun blog.

Happy News.....

Very happy to share with you all that from this month on, I'm joining the design team at Scrapping4fun challenges. This is a fun challenge blog run by Rachelle who comes up with creative challenge prompts every fortnight. 

My mom has always been my lady luck all my life, so I was grinning away I made this card for

Challenge #16

Happy Mother's day / Mother's day / Mother

Please use a "sentiment" with Happy Mother's day / Mother's day / Mother - using your native language for your creation.

 A long time ago when I was still in school on a certain Mother's day, my brother and I scored the shops in Jayanagar 4th block (Bangalore) in search of a polka dot tea kettle because we had seen our mom admiring one a few months ago. Well.... we didn't have enough pocket money so could buy her one that time. We could never find a polka dot one again, so I made her one out of paper this year :)

The template for the card comes from this site which also has a tutorial on how to assemble the card. I resized the image and made it an easel card. 

My sentiment reads 'Dear Mother' and the small ticket translates to 'My heart is filled with joy/bliss every time I think about you'. I cant think of a better word than joy, maybe if one of my readers also speaks Tamil (a south Indian language), you can help give a better English translation.
        

There are 4 individual teapots in my card glued together. Being someone who hates to measure and doesn't own a die cutting machine, it took me forever to get the four teapots to align! All papers are from an older release of Prima - aren't they gorgeous!

Here is a closer look at the easel base. And the surprise element - the top of the teapot come off and has a hidden tag for another message!

Have you made a Mother's Day card yet? Why not share it with us this month. Hop over to the Scrapping4fun blog, look at the inspiration from the design team and play along with us.

This month is going to be so exciting...... I have more wonderful news and projects to share with you next week.