BGC#66- Mixed Media with Bipasha !

Hello..Hello Helloo Wonderful bloggers!!! It's Bipasha with you here  :)

How have you been doing??

You all might have been enjoying our current challenge and March is already in its last week!!!!!

I  have been following all your creations linked to our Mr Linky tool for our ongoing challenge "Mixed Media".. and they all are soo mind-boggling! We are sure to have a very tough time deciding our BGC#66 winners ;)

So Mixed media it is this time! That is, creating a visual art using more than one medium. It has been always my favourite forte. I have been really interested in trying different art elements as well as inks to create dimensional artworks...and hence came up with a little inspiration for all you crafty people this weekend!

Let me first quickly walk you through the challenge guidelines ...

 Make a mixed media project using more than one medium (gesso, mist, ink, gel medium, texture paste, paint). It has to be visible in your work.

- Mention what kind of medium you used in your post .

- Your project must be new and must have been done after our challenge announcement.

- Deadline to enter: 31th March 2015 until 11:55 PM IST.

N.B. Please go through the challenge guidelines carefully to qualify your entry for the challenge and who knows! You can be a winner and win amazing goodies from our generous sponsors!! 

Now onto my inspiration:

A mixed media card it is!

And here is the overall look:

RECIPE:

1.I used a plain off white card for the background. 

2.Glued two cut out paper pyramids from the gorgeous "Prima's Romance Novel" diagonally in two opposite corners.

3. Stamped and spattered  randomly in the mid region with the colour blooms, some beads, etc

4.Once I am happy with the BG, I started altering my elements to match my BG. I chalk painted the mdf frame into black and stamped a butterfly and some scripts onto it using Prima's white chalk ink. Also, I splattered randomly with my mahagony distress stain spray on the selected die-cuts.

5.Next, I glued down all the elements using  Prima's 3D gloss and yes! Its done :)

Mixed media ingredients: (mediums used)

Colour blooms, archival blank ink, chalkboard paint, chalk ink, distress stain spray, 3D gloss

Thanks for stopping by :)

Hope my creation inspires you and don't forget to play along with us here

Much love xx

Bipasha

BGC#60 -Human character stamping !

 Hello my friends !!! 

Welcome back to another new challenge here at BGC !

We are loving your participation in the sept challenges and monthly celebration candy ! 

What a massive participation. we are floored ! 

So its OCT already ? and its our 60th challenge ! Wow ! thats a big number .

I dont know how we reached here but i assume thats some hardwork well done ! 

So ready for the new challenge ?

Challenge Guidelines : 

• In this challenge we want to see you play with you Human character stamps ! which means take out your Tilda's and Edwins , Prima dolls  or bloom girls , saturated canary girls etc. and color them to your hearts content , you get the drill !

• NOTE : You can also use digital stamps as long as they are human characters .

• In this challenge we want to see the Stamped image as the focal point of your project.

• It can be a card , or a 3d project , boxes or albums. NO LAYOUTS please and If you are making an album we will only judge the COVER not the inside.

Please welcome our returning sponsors !

 The winner will get a lovely prize package from Lulupu.com

I decided to do a card and here it is !

 It had to be a magnolia image for me :D I loveeeee them! 

This was a new buy from my dear friend Jovi !

 The challenge is pretty simple ! all you have to do is use a human type character stamp as your focal image. 

I loved this image the moment i stamped it ! its fantastic ! has a lot of scope with coloring . 

I have used promarkers for coloring. I sort of went for the Red head look for tilda and edwin. 

 Here is my floral spray. All the folwers are readymade.

I have used some butterflies and some seam binding in green to tie everything together. 

I am using cartabella papers here. Some circle spellbinders and sizzix dies. 

With the sentiment being Oh Happy Day! 

Tha card can go for any occasion !

Thanks for tuning in today !

Please link your projects below. 

Love completes Life! :)

Hello crafters!!

This is Nikita here and I am sharing my project for the current challenge.

Here we are required to create something that has the word "Love" on it, but not the colours red or pink. At this stage, let me make a clarification. The restriction on the usage of red or pink in only on your craft supplies. If you're using an image (like I am, in this layout) and the picture has some red or pink on it, that'll be alright. Just make sure you use papers and embellishments in other colours!

Now that that's cleared up, let me show you what I made. :)

For the base, I have used a 12"x12" sheet from DCWV's Mixed Media Mambi Collection. The top of this sheet had some pattern that was irresistible.. as in I could not stop myself from stitching along the lines. So I ran my Sew Easy tool over it and just did a simple stitch all along the entire top section of the page.

Below that, I added some banners from left-over PPs and made dash lines with a white gel pen.

Along two of the photos, I tied some black and white twine :)

To the left, I added a cut out of an insta-photo from a Dear Lizzy 12x12 sheet and slid it under one of the pictures. I also used Memory Box's Chloe Stem die on a piece of Craft CS and added them on the layout too..

Then, I took a slightly larger sticker from Echo Park's This & That Graceful 12x12 Collection and added it to the bottom of the page.

On the right, I added another insta-photo from the same Dear Lizzy Page that had "Love" written on it. :)

Below that, on a small pre-printed frame, I made the title of the page using stickers from two Echo Park 12x12 Collection Kits..

1. This & That Graceful 

and

2. For the Record 2 :)

And here's what the complete page looks like.. 

The leaves and the birds, the dotted circles are all pre-printed and they sort of decided the colour scheme of the page on their own.. I just had to find matching embellishments! ;)

Here are the products used to make this page...

From Lulupu

SureCut Deluxe Paper Trimmer 12" Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue Carded Craft Collection 3D Foam Tabs Mixed Media MAMBI 12"X12" 48/Sheets Sew Easy Stitch Piercer/Handle/Needle Chloe Stem - Memory Box

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Others

Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Dreamy Days 12x12" Patterned Paper *Echo Park GRACEFUL 12 x 12 Collection Kit This & That THG27016 *Echo Park DOCUMENTED 12 x 12 Collection Kit For The Record 2 FRD35016

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I hope this inspired you!! We can't wait to see what you came up with!!! Link up here if you haven't already :)

See you all next fortnight with a brand new challenge!

Till then,
Good Luck and Happy Crafting!

Love,
Nikita.. :) :)

Wicker heart - Love !

Hello my lovely friends !

Its PJ again ! I hope you all are enjoying the superb inspirations being posted by the lovely BGC DT members , with all the juicy details !! 

I have been really taken away by the theme Karen picked for us this time.

BGC#46-love-is-in-the-air !! 

We can make ANY PROJECT 

but the twist being NO RED or PINK in it and the word LOVE to be visible in your project.

I thought to alter a wicker heart i had hanging on my window ! 

Here is what i did 

 I know its a bit simple , but i really love the way the heart looks now ! 

 Its magical how these lovely prima butterflies can turn any project more lively !

This flower is handmade and i gave it a blue tint , I think it looks really romantic , even without the red or the pink !

The sentiment is a die cut made with Sizzix dies. 

Hope you liked my short and sweet project :) 

Do play along  BGC#46-love-is-in-the-air

until soon !

What's Up Crafty? Say-it-in-Masculine-Style!

Hello dear Crafters,

Its me (Bipasha) with you,presenting an interesting tutorial.

The other morning as I was sipping my morning coffee,a thought hit my mind why is it hard to think of ideas for masculine cards? Or may be the case is with me!! There are so many ruless: NO BRIGHT FLOWERS(the most irritating one for me :P)!! Lots of paper ripping, lots of metal and twine. Keep the colours muted and simple… browns, blues, greys etc.Masculine cards are always so
difficult for me to create, not always sure just how much to add to the layout! However recently I made something musculine,and quite unbelievingly I liked it the way it came out....so thought of sharing with u guys as a tute !

 (A detailed picture loaded post...so sit back munching your favourite snack and read it along ;))

(CLICK ON THE PICS TO ENLARGE)

Step 1:

We will divide the project in two parts:

Cut out the pieces from the medium weight chipboard of the following measurements:

Step 2:

(Main box component)

a)2-Main side pieces 2-3/8 x 3-5/8

b)Spine piece 1-3/8 x 3-5/8

c)Bottom piece 1-3/8 x 2-3/8

Using the Kraft card stock, apply tape, glue to the back side of the bottom piece and subsequent pieces of the precut chipboard pieces.

Leaving a 1/8 inch gap between all pieces, place your spine piece right above the bottom piece. Add the two Main Side pieces to each side of the spine piece making sure to leave a 1/8 inch gap.

Draw a 1/2" line around all sides of the adhered chipboard pieces. Using scissors or a craft knife, Cut on the lines creating a border that will be the tabs used to make the box.

Slowly bend the pieces into a box shape. Next, pull the tape from one side of the 1-3/8" piece, align the two sides together former a corner and adhere the tab to the side piece. Repeat for right side.

Step 3:

(Top Lid Component)

d)Top side pieces 2-1/2 x 1-3/8

e)Top piece 1-3/8 x 2-1/2

f)Front piece 1-3/8 x 1-3/8

g)Back piece 1-3/8 x 1-3/8

We will basically repeat step two for the lid, using the remaining chipboard pieces, Gluing them in place, leaving 1/8 gap, cutting out a 1/2" border, applying the structure strips for strength, cutting into the corners, mitering the border corners, apply score tape and adhering the lid together.

The lid should be 1/8" larger to slip over the end of the main box.

Step 4:

Matting your box

Paint or ink all edges and interior if desired.

Next, from patterned paper(I used Kaisercraft PPs) measure and cut out all of your exterior mats pieces and adhere to all sides using glue,or Scor-Tape.

Insert some memory tags(customise it with memory keeper elements...in any elegant way-sky is the limit!).Fill the pages with pictures and the tags with written memories....

Finally,the overall look:

Hope you enjoy making this smart masculine memory keepsake tag storage!Happy crafting :)

Would love to read your comments and answer your queries if any !

Sionara,
Bips.