SMALL WATER COLORED MIXED MEDIA CARDS | UNDER WATER THEMED | SIZZIX

Hi everyone! How are you? Today I have a slightly different project for you. I love mixed media but I wanted it to be simple. I watched many video tutorials but nothing caught my eye and I thought everything was too much for me until I found this channel on YouTube - Susanne Rose Art. Her simple mixed media art really inspired me to take courage in creating these lovely little cards but I definitely gave my twist to it. Her videos are perfect for beginners like me :D

MY CARD MAKING DETAILS

• I started by die-cutting the cute Crab and Starfish thinlit dies by Sizzix called Under the Sea out of white cardstock through Sizzix SideKick Machine.
• I took small sized cards, gave a dark blue water color wash to the background.
• I also water colored the die-cuts in Yellow, Orange and Red.
• I let the cards and die-cuts dry completely.
• Once they are dry , I adhered news print pattern paper as shown above.
• I also gave a wash of Gesso by Papericious.
•  Also added splatters of blue, white and nude water colors to mimic under the sea.
• Finally I adhered the cute things, the sentiment was hand written and finished the card with a twine.

Very simple, right! If possible I shall share a video with you making cards in my own version. I love using news print and text on my projects also.

I'm entering this cards for Daring Card Makers Inky Background Challenge and Craftangles Anything Goes Challenge. I hope you like my project. Thank you so much for visiting and I'll see you next time.

HELLO, IT'S ME! | SCRIPTURE ART JOURNAL COVER PAGE | CRAFTANGLES LIQUID WATER COLORS

Hi everyone! I'm super happy to show how I water colored my Art Journal Book's Cover Page. The book was handmade and I used heavy weight card stock. I also used Liquid Water Colors from Craftangles. I hope you like it. Kindly watch the video to learn more about this 'Scripture Art Journal Cover Page'. Also I'll leave a few close up shots of this art for you. Enjoy! :)

I'm entering this cover page for Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes - Weeks #372- #373,  Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #90 ~ Theme ~ "New"(Fresh Start) and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes. Thank you :)

WORKING ON SOME SKIN TONES WITH DIFFERENT COLORING MEDIUMS | CRAFTANGLES OCTOBER BLOG HOP

Hello everyone! Welcome to Craftangles October Blog Hop. The theme for this hop was sharing Ethnic cards using new EID/Diwali/People of India from the newly released collection. Here I have used People of India, From all of us, World's Best stamps and Sunburst Stencil from Craftangles. I have used different coloring mediums - Color Pencils, Water Colors and Alcohol Markers on these women. I think they turned out really beautiful. What do you think?

CARD DETAILS

I started by stamping the beautiful image from Craftangles World's Best stamp set with Memento Black Ink on Canson Watercolor paper. Then I colored the image with Faber-Castell Color Pencils. I went with lighter shade first and then moved onto the darker shade. I chose water color paper because of the added texture which is very helpful for the colors to blend while coloring. Don't go too harsh on the paper, start with light strokes and then build up the color.

I took an A2 sized card, placed the Sunburst Stencil and blended in Black Soot Distress Ink through it. Finally Stamped the sentiment from From All of us and finished the card by adhering the colored panel over the main card base.

This one was also similar to previous card design but I used Sizzix Permanent Markers for coloring the image. These are alcohol base so I used an alcohol friendly ink, Memento Tuxedo Black, to stamp the image.

I used People of India, From all of us Stamps and Sunburst Stencil from Craftangles.

This is the last one and also similar to previous cards. I stamped the image in Archival Jet Black Ink which is permanent, water proofed and fast drying, on Canson Water Color Paper and Water colored the image with School Watercolors from Camel.

I used People of India, From all of us stamps and Sunburst Stencil for this card too. :)

I hope you like these cards. Thank you so much for visiting. Take care and I'll see you next time. :)

BLOGHOP DETAILS

Craftangles

Paru Mahtani

Shabneez Khan

Deepti Stephens (you're here)

Hop along and win some beautiful prizes. ;)

RAINBOW DEER FAMILY | SIZZIX LIFESTYLE

Hello! I'm back again with a water color card for Sizzix Lifestyle. You know I have been experimenting and exploring a lot with my water colors. When husband is out of town you'll find a lot of time for yourself! I'm enjoying every bit of it but I miss him!

Products from Sizzix Lifestyle

• Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 6PK - Woodland Deer
• Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Mixed Media #3
• Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine Only (White & Gray)

I started by die-cutting the Sizzix Woodland Deer out of water color paper with the help of Big Shot Plus Machine and applied rainbow colors to the die-cuts. The water color technique I used was wet on wet. And I let them dry!

Then I water colored the background with the same wet on wet technique. Once the background is dry I added splatters of white paint. Then I die-cut the letters from Mixed Media #3 and adhered all the elements together with glue.

And that's all for today. In the above picture 'The father deer is very attentive, the mother deer is so caring and the fawn is enjoying'. The same things happens in our lives also. Very true, right! Thanks for visiting. Take care and I'll see you next time! :)

BOO TO YOU | SIZZIX LIFESTYLE

Hey crafty friends! Today I have a very cute Halloween card for you. My card features the newest and cutest die set from Sizzix Lifestyle called Halloween Set. This set contains all the cute images and I'm planning to make more cards with this set. :)

Products from Sizzix Lifestyle

• Sizzix Bigshot Express Machine
• Sizzix Halloween Set Thinlit Dies
• Sizzix Permanent Markers
• Sizzix Cardstock

How I made this card

• I started by water coloring the moon with Dusty Concord and Black Soot Distress Inks on some heavy weight card stock.
• Next I added splatters of purple, black and white ink.
• Next I die-cut the cute Cat, Broom Stick and Witch Hat from Halloween Set with Sizzix Bigshot Express machine from white card stock.
• I colored the die-cuts with Sizzix Permanent Markers. 
• The Hat and Cat looked plain so I added white dots and doodled a little respectively.
• Then adhered all the die-cuts over the water colored panel and finished the card with a sentiment from A Muse Studio.
• Finally adhered the card panel over the main card front which is smaller than the A2 size card.

Entering this card for Dare 2B Artzy August Challenge: Anything Goes.

And that's all for today. Thank you so much for visiting. Take care and I'll see you soon! :)

SUNFLOWER CARD | SIZZIX LIFESTYLE

Hello everyone! This Sizzix Sunflower Thinlit Die is one of my favourites. I wanted to make a simple CAS card this time with a splash of water color. So here is mine for Sizzix Lifestyle :) 

The Products from Sizzix Lifestyle

• Sunflower Thinlit Die
• Big Shot Express Machine

On a standard heavy weight card, I sprayed Craftangles Sunny Yellow Dye Spray and let it dry. Meanwhile, I die-cut all the thinlits from Sizzix Sunflower Thinlit Die from white cardstock and water colored them with Distress Inks. Once everything is dry I adhered all the die-cuts with glue and foam tape and finished with the sentiment from Cherrylana Designs.

I'm entering this card for CAS on Sunday Challenge #136 Splash - Watercolor

I hope you like it. Thanks so much for visiting! :)

SIZZIX FLORAL BANNER THINLIT DIES BY SIZZIX LIFESTYLE

Hello everyone! Today I have another card using Sizzix Floral Banner Thinlit Die by Sizzix Lifestyle. Recently I realized one thing about me i.e., I'm clean and simple but I also love creating funky and beautiful backgrounds. So, I asked one of my good friends to define my style and the reply was 'versatile'. Yep! I'm versatile! LOL! :)

PRODUCTS FROM SIZZIX LIFESTYLE

• Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine Only (White & Gray)
• Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 27PK - Floral Banner

HOW I COLORED THE BUTTERFLY DIE-CUTS

• I started by water coloring the heavy weight white panels in gold and several colors.
• Then I placed the Butterfly thinlit dies from Floral Banners which is dual layered and die-cut the layers by running through the Big Shot Plus Machine.
• Then I adhered the layers of the butterfly with glue.
• To embellish more, I adhered sequins in the middle of the butterflies.

HOW I ASSEMBLED THE CARD

• On a black card stock, I splattered some black paint.
• Adhered the butterflies over it.
• And finished the card with a sentiment strip from Hero Arts.

A FEW MORE SHOTS FOR YOU

I hope you like the card. Thank you so much for visiting! :)

SWEET MASCULINE CARD | HERO ARTS

Aww! I need a blanket like this one!! or at least a pillow case? or a wall frame? May be I can go for a wall frame! I just love how this one turned out. I strongly have a desire to make something for myself with this design and colors!:D

HOW I MADE THIS CARD

• I started by stamping the images from Hero Arts - Baby Animals on Canson Water Color paper with Archival Jet Black Ink.
• I water colored all the cuties and the background with Camlin Brush Pens in bold and sweet masculine colors.
• I added details to their shirts with black marker.
• I also stamped the sentiment from Hero Arts - Everyday Sayings on a strip of white card stock and adhered over the main card base.

A FEW MORE SHOTS FOR YOU

FOR CHALLENGES

• A Blog Named Hero Challenge: Watercolor
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Masculine
• Paru's Card Making Challenge - Masculine

I hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by! See you soon :)

 

100% HANDMADE CARDS | SIMPLE MOTHER'S DAY CARDS | VIDEO

Hello everybody! I'm back with another 100% handmade cards. I didn't use any fancy supplies to make these cards, just some card stock, water colors, black marker, scissors and glue! That's it! :)

Whenever I feel bored, I doddle or paint patterns. This is my favourite pattern! I painted with school water colors and let the papers dry. This time I went with more pastel shades. These colors are so soothing to the eyes in this hot summer!

Next I doodled a very simple flower, anybody can draw it! LOL! Then I fussy cut it and adhered all the panels with glue. That sentiment was hand written, so bad! :P

And that's all for today. I hope you like them. :)

FOR CHALLENGES

• Paru's Card Making Challenges - Mother's Day

WATCH & ENJOY

I've made a video for you from start to finish. I hope you like it! :) Thank you for visiting.

SUMMER TAGS | SIZZIX LIFESTYLE

Hello! Mr.Sun is hitting us with his love like anything! I really want to escape to some hill station. :) Just for a change I made some cute and fun tags for Sizzix Lifestyle. These tags are from their new collection called Tags #3. I love all the stitched details going on the tag. I also had a fun time coloring those cute crabs from Craftangles with Sizzix Permanent Pens. ;)

PRODUCTS USED FROM SIZZIX.CO.UK

• Tags #3
• Permanent Pens
• Big Shot Plus Machine

HOW I MADE THESE TAGS

• I started by die-cutting one of the largest tags from Tags#3 out of heavy weight card stock with Big Shot Plus Machine.
• I did wet the bottom portion of the tags with water and slowly applied Mermaid Lagoon distress stain Spray with a paint brush. 
• I let the tags dry completely and added second and third layers of colors for the Ombre look.
• I stamped the crabs from Craftangles with alcohol friendly ink and colored them with Sizzix Permanent Pens.
• Fussy cut the images with a pair of scissors and foam mounted on top of the tags.
• Before adhering the images I stamped the sentiments with Archival Jet Black Ink.
• Finally I threaded some white twine through the holes of the tag.

A FEW MORE SHOTS FOR YOU

FOR CHALLENGES

• CASology Week 299: MARINE
• Simon Says Monday Challenge: Ombre

And that's all for today. I hope you like it. Thank you for visiting. See you tomorrow! :)