Good evening everyone!!

Hope you had a good weekend. 

For me it was festival time as we celebrate Ugadi, the New Year's day for Kannadigas. 

At the same time Spring season is here and so are the beautiful flower blooms on trees in shades of pink, yellow and purple in Bangalore. Inspired by these beauties I have created a card today and sharing my first tutorial too. So sit back and enjoy this picture heavy post.

First I have taken a white card stock panel measuring 4-5/8 inches by 6-5/8 inches. This is the base on which I will be adding my elements.

Next I have taken a Brick design stencil from Itsy Bitsy's Little Birdie brand to create a background. Using scotch tape I have created a rough area to work on and this also helps in keeping the stencil in place. I have used Rusty Hinge Distress Ink and applied it using a sponge dauber to get a nice brick effect.

Along side I have also die cut two frames using my Sizzix Big shot machine. These are from the Double stitched rectangle die set from Die Cuts and More store. The narrow frame has been glued on to the broader one using Tom Bow Mono liquid adhesive.

In the next step I have used glossy accents and fairy glitter dust on the narrow frame to add a glittery look to the card. The frame will be placed in the centre with brick wall as background. I have also done slight embossing on the white card panel using the scoreboard. The other elements you see are a mdf laser cut out from Craftslane, yellow roses from Crafters corner, a metal butterfuly charm and few sequins to decorate my card. Using double sided foam tape I have adhered the frame to my card panel. Then added the laser cut out, roses and butterfly.

I wanted to add a sentiment to my card and so used a stamp from MFTs Simply fab sayings. This is my most used stamp set for sentiments. I have used double sided foam tape to stick this too.

Once the card panel was ready I used Tom Bow Mono liquid adhesive to glue it to the card base. For the card base I have chosen a yellow metallic cardstock from The Craft shop. I have cut the cardstock to 10 inches by 7 inches and using the scoreboard I have made a score line at 5 inches to fold the card in half. The final card base measures 5 by 7 inches.

So here is the final look of my card after adding all the elements, clear drops and sequins. To add more shine I have used Wink of Stella clear glitter brush pen on the broader frame and on the sentiment too.

A closer view of the card.

Another picture of the complete card.

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial. If you have any queries related to this you can reach out to me and I would be happy to help you.

Thank you very much for visiting my blog. I would love to hear from you and truly appreciate your feedback as this is my first tutorial post. Have a great day!!

Chalk paints!!

Hi everyone....

Good morning and welcome back to another post on my blog.

Today I am here to share my projects using Itsy Bitsy's Chalk paints. They are water based paints which can be used on a number of surfaces like wood, glass, metal, etc and even on furniture. It can be directly applied on a surface and does not require any primer. Chalk paints have a chalky matte finish and it is easy to achieve a weathered and aged look by either sanding or using dry brush method. They can even be thinned down by adding water and the drying time is very less too. They come in a variety of shades and I love the pastel ones more.

For my first project I have used chalk paints to decoupage an Mdf box from Craftslane.

I first applied Tattered lace chalk paint to the lid of the box and then adhered the 'Love is in the Air' tissue using decoupage technique. For the sides and base of the box I have used Sailing sky chalk paint and later on I have dry brushed Tattered lace chalk paint on it to give an aged look. Finally I have sealed the lid of the box with Mod Podge and applied varnish to the entire box.

The brush strokes give an aged look to the box.

For my next project I have directly applied Chalk paints to the Mdf organizers.

For these desk organizers, I have used Sailing sky chalk paint and Drift wood chalk paint directly on the organizers. These paints are fast drying and so it is very easy to work layers on them. For the second layer I have used dry brush technique. Tattered lace has been used on the Sailing sky chalk paint and for the Drift wood one I have used Burnt Umber acrylic paint to get that look. Finally I have applied varnish to both the organizers and sealed them.

Personally I liked the chalky finish of these paints even after applying varnish. Do let me know your opinion if you have tried these paints. 

Thank you very much for visiting my blog. I would love to hear from you and truly appreciate your feedback. Have a great day!!