Picture Mosaic + Tutorial

Hello everyone,

Its time for a new sketch at Stick It Down...

I went in a very very different direction this month...
I made a mosaic of small pictures of me and my hubby...

Let me take you through a pictorial tutorial of the layout...
I used the sheet of tiny pictures that comes when you print photos at CostCo...
I drew a circle on my cardstock...this will be the guideline for my mosaic...
You can choose any shape here

I cut out all the tiny photos and laid them out face down...

Then I added double sided tape on all of them...

The next step was to arrange them in the mosaic style around the chipboard alphas...

When I was finally satisfied with the arrangement, I took off the backing of the double sided tape one at a time...The final step was to attach my cardstock to one with this fancy border...
It did take time...but I am loving the end result...

And oh...if you are wondering...A & P are our initials ;)

First Ever Canvas...

Hey everyone,

I worked on canvas for the very first time a few days back and I loved it...
I bought a few more canvas boards the next day :D

I am sticking to smaller sizes of canvas right now...

Its time for the reveal of my very first work on canvas...TADA...

I created the background applying acrylic paints with a credit card...
and the drawing was done with paint markers...

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Inspired by the blue skies, green grass and flowers of Spring

Anything but Cute - Inspired by the colours of the moodboard

The Colour Sisters - Inspired by the blues and greens from the colour palette

Emerald Creek Dares - Anything Goes

The Heart full of Colours...

Oh...the peace you feel once you transform an idea to a project...

That's exactly how I felt after completing this journal page...peaceful and happy...

I love to use a supply in as many ways as possible...the supply here is gesso...
I used it as a primer on my page....
Also used it through stencil...and................

Created resist on the background with gesso...
The texture you see is the gesso resist...

And oh...I also used gesso for the splatters...a versatile product...ain't it! ;)

Supplies used:

Bright Gelatos set

Design By Ryn stamp

Finnabair Bubbles stencil

Dyan Reavely Black paint

Distress Inks

Gesso

I am entering this page in the following challenges:

Gesso Resist on background-

Gesso Resist on background...inspired by the topic itself -

Bubbles stencil-

Mixed Media Journal page -

Muted Palette Layout

Hello everyone,

Its time for a new sketch over at Stick-It-Down...

The sketch I created for this month is a simple one...and I am loving the interpretations of the Design Team...do check their lovely layouts

I played with a muted palette for the scrapbook page I made inspired from this sketch...

I used a lot of stencils in the background with few distress inks..to mute the colours, I covered the diagonal panel with with a printed tissue paper...

I added a tinyepoxy sticker for the title...I also popped up the photo with foam tape...

I also added 2 altered chipboard flourishes...

To alter the flourishes, I covered it with gesso...also added crackle paste randomly...finally added some colour with Distress Ink and some Archival Ink...

Stencils used -
Tim Holtz Gothic
Stamplorations Old Rose Prints
Rebecca Baer Honeycomb
Hampton Art Lattice

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

     

   

Creativity never goes out of Style

Hello everyone,

I recently made a journal page...

Background was done with distress inks and white acrylic paint...used one of my favourite stencils... the Rug stencils by BalzerDesigns from The Crafters Workshop...
Found this image in a magazine...and I just had to add some doodling :D

Hope you all like it...

Simplicity

Hello everyone,

Time for a new challenge at Stick-It-Down

Check out this cool sketch for the month...there is so much you can do with this sketch...make a collage of photos...use pattern papers or use different stencils...

Well...I took a very very different path with this sketch...

I used chipboard and burlap elements on this page...kept it very simple...

And oh...I am in love with how it turned out...

This is the first time I made a layout using B&W photographs...

I added some faux stitching with a silver paint marker to finish off the page...

Supplies used - 

Simple Stories Chipboard Frames

Hiedi Swapp Die Cuts

Dusty Attic Pebbles

Pilot Silver Paint Marker

I am entering this page in the following challenges:
Cards und More Shop GDT Call - Inspired by the colours and the love theme of the moodboard


Berry71Bleu challenge - Inspired by the colours of the moodboard

Dream...Inspire...Create

Heya everyone,

My second post for the day...

Recycled another piece of cardboard for some mixed media fun...
Changed this piece of cardboard...

to this....

I had a lot of fun creating the background...with gesso...gelatos...stencils...distress inks...dylusions...
The flourish is a chipboard piece which was coloured with Distress Stains. I traced around the flourish with a silver paint marker and gave the flourish some highlights with a white gel pen...

For the words, I wrote them on a piece of cardstock with a white gel pen...and inked them with Vintage Photo DI to reduce the black and white contrast. I also covered them with Fevicol(glue) to give them some glossy dimension,,,

Stencils used ->
Hero Arts Chevron stencil
Finnabair Bubbles Stencil

I am entering this piece in the following challenges:

Recycled cardboard piece->


Stencils on background ->

#COFFEELOVE

Hello everyone,

I have been going Mixed Media crazy lately...I am loving the "Just Let Go and CREATE" philosoply...
I am yet to take the leap to create something on canvas...so for the while...I am creating on all the cardboards I have been hoarding...Hoarding come to rescue! ;)

Started off with this piece of cardboard...

And happily ended up here...

Just checkout the yummy texture in the background...actually its yummy and fragrant...because I have used coffee to stain the background...

And don't forget the burlap coffee cup...I am in love with burlap at the moment...

This piece perfectly describes my love for Coffee...

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Coffee stained background + Coffee theme->


Recycled cardboard piece->

Follow Your Heart...

Helloooo everyone,

Sharing a journal page with you today...

When I am working on a scrapbook page or card, I usually clean off my stencils and inks on journal page...they make such cool and interesting backgrounds...and that is how the background of this page came to be...I cleaned off the gesso from the stencils I used on this page and coloured the page with Dyan Reavely black paint...Finaly I removed some of the paint with a wet wipe so the texture of the gesso comes through...

Oooohhh...my favourite part of the page...the heart... some scrunched up thread, a piece of burlap, some recyled denim and a tiny epoxy sticker...

The sentiment is written with a gold paint marker and Uniball Signo White gel pen

P.S. - The denim heart has been cut out from an old pair of jeans...

I am entering this page in the following challenges:

Recycled Denim ->


Stencils on background ->


Black paint on background + Paint marker for seniment->


Grungy background and heart->

Taj Mahal

Hello everyone,

Its time for another challenge at Stick-It-Down...

I loved creating a page for the sketch I made for this month...

The sketch is a bit different...so I created a unusual page for this unusual page...

I have created all the rhombuses by using gesso through different stencils from  my stash and coloured them with Dylusions

I added some words to describe my experience of visiting The Taj Mahal...finished off the page with an epoxy sticker which says "Togetherness" and some matching sequins

Do hop over to the Stick-It-Down blog to check all the fantastic page created by the Design Team...

I would love to see you interpretations of the sketch...

Stencils used -

Tim Holtz Gothic Stencil

Stamplorations Old Rose Prints Stencil

Hampton Art Moroccon Lattice Stencil

Pie Lane Corner Stencil

Entering this page in the following challenge:

Beautiful Love tag

Heya everyone,

I am enjoying letting my inhibitions about mixed media go and just creating with my heart...
Just Let Go and CREATE!!!

The Tag I am sharing today is a recyled tag which came with my jeans...
For the background, I have used gesso through the Tim Holtz Gothic stencil...coloured it with Vibrant Turquoise Dylusions

I made the heart with Fevicryl Shilpkar...covered the heart with crackle paste and colored with Artistry Ink...

I added the burlap heart ground it all and some meta wire to bring in some extra interest...

The chipboard piece is a leftover piece which had some chipboard embellishments attached to it...

I applied a bit of crackle paste and gesso...adde some colour with Dusty Concord Distress Stain and Vibrant Turquoise Dylusions...

I added 2 puffy stickers and a cute little heart epoxy sticker to complete the tag

I am entering this tag in the following challenges:
Mixed Media Place - Trying a new style
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Love + Red
Paper Artsy - Hearts
Stamplorations Mixed Media - Stencil for background