Hope you guys are doing well. Today’s blog post is a special one because this is a part of the blog hop organized by Craft Collabs, where us participants display two of our cards, one from the past and one created recently to show you guys the difference and appreciate the power of practice throughout the years.
I’ve been making cards since I was a kid but it’s only been a few years that I’ve started taking it seriously and practiced a whole lot more.
So today I’m sharing with you a card that I’ve created back in 2018 (the first card I’ve ever posted online) and another one that I’ve created last week.
Hello Craftivators!
Hope you’re all safe and sound. Today I’m back again with another fun project. I’ll be sharing with you a funny ‘Home Alone’ themed mixed media layout.
As I’m back home because of this lockdown and unable to do some craft shopping, I’ve very little amount of supplies with me. But that didn’t stop me from crafting. I looked for a some pictures in the newspaper and hit the jackpot when I found this cute photo of Kevin from home alone. Hence I decided to use it as the focal point.
Every element of the layout, starting from the striped paper in background to the flowers are made out of scratch.
‘Home Alone’ is one of my most favorite movies ever and I’ve watched it innumerable times. As much as I find this movie very funny, I find the movie very inspiring too. I’ve learnt no matter how much you’re underestimated, you can still make a great difference to your surroundings with your boldness, intelligence and positive vibes. That’s why I decided to use the sentiment “make a difference”.
I was also inspired by the lovely moodboard of the More Than Words Challenge.
For the funny element, I decided to add the funny photo of Kevin. And for the stripes, I have added blue stripes on the background.
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Hello Craftivators!
I’m back again with another mixed media altered art project. Today I’ll be sharing with you how I create a simple home decor using mixed media.
I got inspired by my life and current situations to create today’s piece.
Being a student of architecture, I have to work intensively for hours. Some nights I don’t even get the chance to sleep. My work load have increased to a great extent since I’m working from home in this quarantined time. Sometimes it gets a bit to overwhelming and depressing for me and I start regretting my decisions. But the very next moment I realize that at least I’m privileged enough to get to choose the subject I wanted to study, do what I love, have a secured place to shelter myself in this time of distress and have my loved ones support me for no matter what. Rather than overthinking about everything I should be grateful and happy for everything I have and believe there’s a moment of joy in every day!
This was my dt project for the Splashymix challenge. Their amazing moodboard inspired me to choose the colors blue and brown for this project.
I also got inspired by the lovely moodboard of the MORE THAN WORDS Challenge. I always love birds. When I’m all awake till dawn, the chirping sounds of the birds cutting through the silence always amuses me and makes me happy. I try finding my joy from moments like this EVERYDAY!
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Used supplies- 1. ITD Collection -Summertime In Blue Paper Pad 2. ITD Collection- Stencils 3. ITD Collection- Thermofoil 4.Lisa Horton Crafts - Mdf flags 5. Fabrika Decoru- 3D snow effect gel 6. Rangerink- Texture paste 7. Lisa Horton Crafts - Sisal 8. Robin’s Nest- Dewdrops
Moodboard of More Than Words Challenge-
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Hi Crafty Friends,
Fairuz Fabiha here from Craftivation. Today I’m back again with a technique of using the amazing Robin’s Nest dewdrops! I’ll be showing you how I used these mini dewdrops to not only embellish my project but also add texture on the background using the dewdrops.
For my today’s project, I’ve decided to make an mdf bookmark.
Step by step process:
1. At first I took an mdf tag by Lisa Horton Crafts as the base of my bookmark.
2. Applied a layer of Fabrikadecoru resist texture paste through the maze stencil by Lisa Horton Crafts.
3. Added mini dew drops by the Robin’s Nest all around the edges of the bookmark and applied a layer off gesso to prime the surface.
4. Applied layers of spray paints by Fabrikadecoru.
5. Embellished the bookmark with mdf tag sentiment, sisal, tassel and ribbon.
6. Finally added some white dewdrops to finish it off.
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Today I’ll be sharing with you guys some of my most recent works. This blog post is specially created as my entry for the “Couture Creations Design Team Audition 2019”
1. Diy Faux Wood Mixed Media Wall-Hanging Home Decor:
Sweater weather has already arrived and maybe you are here reading this blog with a warm cup of coffee but we all know that nothing can feel warmer than our “Home, Sweet Home” in this weather.
I love fall. The gorgeous colors of fall have always inspired me to incorporate those colors on my projects. So being inspired by those amazing colors, today I’ll be sharing with you, how I created this stunning faux wood mixed media wall-hanging home decor! Oh that was a bit of a mouthful, lol!
If you want to watch me making it, then do visit my YouTube channel and watch the video tutorial!
Alternatively, here’s a pictorial for you guys!
Step by step process:
1. At first I cut three strips of cardboard of same length and width.
2. Punched some holes for tying rope afterwards.
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3. Covered the cardboard strips with tissue paper to add wooden texture.
4. Painted the strips with dark brown paint to give it a wooden look.
5. Splattered some gold and bronze paints.
6. Connecting the pieces of cardboard strips with jute rope.
7. Arranging the flowers and leaves and adhering it on the blocks.
8. Sticking the “ Home Sweet Home” sentiment cutouts. I’ve used gold mirror paper for the sentiment.
9. Last but not the least, adding my favorite neon yellow, neon orange and vanilla brown “TheRobin’s Nest” Dewdrops. Tried to create a house like pattern at the bottom with these dewdrops too.
2. Watercolored Card:
This card is one of my favorites. I have used nothing fancy to create it, like no embossing, no stamping, no die-cutting NOTHING! It’s just a simple hand-drawn watercolored card.
3.Mixed Media Canvas:
I love this mixed media canvas as it perfectly reflects my style -Simple, Colorful and Elegant.
