The Blue Window

Hello friends,

I am back again with a mix media project which I did for LITTLE BIRDIE CRAFTS.This time I

created a key hanger for my son with his image celebrating his various travels.I have used various

products of Little birdie crafts and created this.

Do visit the blog for step by step for the project.I have used parts of his geometry box to give texture

and elements of interest.

The link to the blog is here https://littlebirdiecrafts.com/blog/the-blue-window-mixed-media-key-holder/?fbclid=IwAR2rxwYBbzr2KgGKcKmwzjbWgheHe92z8gl_2LHi7euJaDBq2yLdmVdkah

                                                  THE BLUE WINDOW  

    

Thanks for being here,
Regards,
Ruchi

Altered Lantern :2nd DT post for Little Birdie Crafts

Hi friends,

Again I am back with a new mix media project that I created for LITTLE BIRDIE CRAFTS.

I have always been a huge fan of there flowers .They are made by rural women which conveys the

message of social empowerment of the weaker section.Hence any money spent in buying them ,helps

in their welfare.

Again my thought at altering this lantern was to showcase the flowers .I have created the background

 texture with mix media paste and mix media stones and sand.to view complete details can visit the

blog https://littlebirdiecrafts.com/blog/shabby-chic-altered-lantern/?fbclid=IwAR2CclegUUVm1l8bsxGr5SWLpySveOwA4Ix_17dwd8QTf5GCJHYnIlhlbNw


I am sharing here some pics of the project.I am happy with the overall look of the project.

Project: Altered Lantern

Thanks for being here ,regards

Ruchi

Leap of Faith-mix media Frame

Hi friends,

I am here today to share some exciting news with you all.I have been chosen as Design member for

LITTLE BIRDIE CRAFTS for next six months and will be sharing my projects and inspirations

using their amazing products.


My post for March month is live now on their blog and you can visit the same for more in depth look

at the process involved in creating the mix media project.The link is here for you:https://littlebirdiecrafts.com/blog/leap-of-faith-mixed-media-frame/?fbclid=IwAR30XcWFBYFFwBDMcVAUrG27aNPBVYZWwtkPQKxCqpbnhLQkcCB1Ko0TO2M

some pics are attached here with.

Thanks and best regards,

Ruchi

Little Birdie Tinted metallics..Altered Kettle and Wall decor piece

Hi friends,

I am Ruchi here, with two very exciting projects to share with you today.Recently I was sent some

 Tinted Metallics by Little Birdie (ITSYBITSY).Thanks a bunch dear Rashmi Harish and Anitha for 

sending them over.Hence I am guest designing a post for ITSYBITSY using these tinted metallics. In 

order to show case the colors and the metallic sheen of these colors I have chosen two very different 

projects.Both the projects have multiple materials like clay,mdf,metal fabric,paper embellishments 

which will give you an idea as to how these colors look on them.

Tinted metallics are made to give a rich shine to your project and go on almost all surfaces.If you 

attempt some dry brushing,you can achieve great results in all your mix media projects.My first

 project is a mix media altered Kettle ,where in I have colored it with metallics. Second project is a 

decoupage project on fabric with metallic colors used with stencil.

ALTERED MIX MEDIA KETTLE

WALL  DECOR PIECE

The first thing that I did was to create a shade card for myself,of all the metallics I had in my 

stash(which are quite a few ,as i am very fond of using them in my regular projects).I have used black

 ,kraft and white cardstock to give you an idea .

Also I have chosen two contrasting background colors of my projects to make the comparison more 

clear.Kettle has black background and the Fabric piece is light colored.

Project :Kettle.

I am using a regular metal kettle to alter.The textures are created by corrugated sheet(paper) and 

cotton twine.The composition contains,left over chipboard pieces,clay embellishments,mdf clock dial

 and I have used the embossing paste  of Little birdie to give even more texture.The pics are self 

explanatory.

I have pasted all the embellishments with silicone glue and than painted the whole kettle with black 

gesso. For the coloring I have chosen Blue Waltz,Caribbean teal and Silver oak.

After coloring I decided to add some flowers!!!.Little Birdie makes the most awesome flowers and I 

stocked up quite a bit when i was in Bangalore for the Creativity carnival in December 2018.

The finished project looks like this.The metallics shine and give a very rich look to the whole 

composition.

I am extremely happy with the outcome and hope I have inspired you to give it a try.

Project:Wall decor Piece.

As I had explored most of the materials in my above project ,so I thought to use fabric also and see 

the effects of the metallics on it.For the same I had an old placemat which I decided to convert into a 

wall piece.On this I have done decoupage of tissue/napkin on the placemat. For sealing the tissue ,so 

that it does not get damaged by subsequent use of paints,I used Gloss Varnish.

Stencils used are also from ITSYBITSY.

Colors used in this project are Blue waltz,Caribbean teal,Silver oak and Golden Glaze.Also I have

used flowers,embellishments,burlap all from the store.Hope you like the project.The product is

excellent and I recommend to all to give it a try.

List of Products used:

1.https://www.itsybitsy.in/products/art-supplies-craft-paint-metallic-paints/little-birdie/tinted-metallic-paint-silver-oak/pid-12929462.aspx

2.https://www.itsybitsy.in/products/art-supplies-craft-paint-metallic-paints/little-birdie/tinted-metallic-paint-golden-glaze/pid-12929460.aspx

3.https://www.itsybitsy.in/products/art-supplies-craft-paint-metallic-paints/little-birdie/tinted-metallic-paint-caribbean-teal/pid-12929468.aspx

4.https://www.itsybitsy.in/products/art-supplies-craft-paint-metallic-paints/little-birdie/tinted-metallic-paint-blue-waltz/pid-12929486.aspx

5.https://www.itsybitsy.in/products/papercraft-heat-embossing-embossing-paste/itsy-bitsy/embossing-texture-paste-50gm---aquatini/pid-12974496.aspx

6.https://www.itsybitsy.in/products/art-supplies-mediums--textures-varnish/itsy-bitsy/decor-varnish-gloss--100-ml/pid-12954834.aspx

7.https://www.itsybitsy.in/products/papercraft-stencils-decor-stencils/itsy-bitsy/stencil-irregular-dots/pid-12929964.aspx

8.https://www.itsybitsy.in/products/papercraft-stencils-decor-stencils/itsy-bitsy/stencil-lattice/pid-12929966.aspx

9.https://www.itsybitsy.in/products/papercraft-stencils-decor-stencils/itsy-bitsy/stencil-baroque-design/pid-12930042.aspx

10.https://www.itsybitsy.in/SearchResults.aspx?search=clock%20sticker%20embellishments

Thanks my friends for being here.Loads of love and if you found the tutorial useful do leave a comment.

Ruchi

Mix media canvas.

Hi friends,

Today I would like to share my new project ,which I have been thinking of doing for quite

sometime.As I was more involved in my classes mainly teaching decoupage,so my hands were

itching to do another canvas with decoupage as the main technique.The size of the canvas is

 12x16inch.(stretched ).

What makes this project a bit different is that I chose to have the image printed on tissue so that the

image looks part of the canvas.After several unsuccessful attempts I was able to get a decent copy out

 of my regular printer.Hence I did a fixative layer  on top to seal the ink so it does not react to the

 mod podge.

The canvas was already primed so just did loads of structured texture work through the stencils.I have

 used both modelling paste and two in one gesso from Itsybitsy to give textures.Coloring has been

 done using color splash sprays and chalk paints from Itsybitsy.Also the flowers are also from Little

Birdie by Itsybitsy.

Have also done some gold foiling using Cadence products.

Hope you like it and are inspired to try something similar.Enjoy.