Thoghts, Life, Express!!!!!!!!!

Another post for today

I have used an old diary and gave it a new look.
Applied a layer of homemade gesso and sprinkled rangoli powder on it. Those not from Indian subcontinent may not be aware of rangoli powder. They are colored powder which is used to make designs at the door steps during festivals or special occasions. There are different forms of design as well. I have many shades of rangoli powder so decided to use it for this project.

This is from WIP. I went for 2 layers of rangoli powder. It gave a beautiful texture, coarse and colorful. I usually mix some glitter powder to my rangoli so it has some sparkle as well

After it dried, I added a frame(from my broken hand mirror. I have another frame from the set will use in some other proj :)), handmade flowers and leaves (made from old magazine paper). Topped flower with some more glitter.

Added some hand written words, which I plan to do i.e. writing in the diary about me, my life, express my thoughts etc. finished off with a foam butterfly. I resisted my self adding glitter to butterfly :)

 

Some closer look on how the background has come up. You can see the particles of the rangoli powder.

The diary already had a holder strap, so how could I miss not decorating it. Added few pearls over the strap. So this is how it looks.

I am entering this into:

Lessology(It's reading time)--- I have reused the broken frame from hand mirror, flowers are made from old magazine.

 

Interactive Pen Holder

 

 

Since I have started blogging I have some favorite blog sites and one which prominently features in that is, Lessology. I am totally amazed at their work and the DT members. What makes them stand out for me is, their challenges are not typical, they have twists which makes you think out of the box. Not to forget their recycling rule for every challenge. I was desperate to participate in their last challenge but I missed :(. So this time making sure I take up their Zip-me-up challenge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For this challenge I am recycling a box and making it a pen stand for my kid. I was sure I am not using zip as an embellishment, I wanted to use its movement mechanism.



First I created few painting on the paper which is an exact fir for the box. As you can see the paintings are simple, no complicated techniques just to depict certain places. I have used water color to paint it. I have used only different shades of blue to depict different time of the day.
Next stitched the zip at the bottom and added a character on top of it which can move over that zip.





Close-up on how I mounted that cute boy


You can see as you pull the zip it closes. The picture is not clear but half of the zip is closed and the forward is open



I asked my son to name that boy, he chose his best friend's name, Vihaan. So the story goes like this, on a Sunday Vihaan steps out of the house on his skate board, goes to the garden to play( added few more details while telling the story which my son likes to hear or does when he goes to garden and play :)).
After playing he is hungry so stops by his favorite shop to have candy, ice-cream and chocolate. It starts getting dark and then he moves back to his home to have good night sleep!!!

This was my short story and my son liked it :).
Planning to make some other story as well.

Do let me know your suggestions/comments on my project. It really helps to improve and grow .

 

Some close-up.

 

 I am entering this to following challenges:

http://lessology.blogspot.sg/2015/08/lessology-challenge-50-zip-me-up.html (box is recycled)

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.in/2015/08/week-326-recycleupcycle.html

 

 

 

 

Rock-a-bye baby

Past few weeks is really hectic, really struggling to get some time for crafts. But I was determined to make an entry in the Lulupu challenge. I had the specific idea in the mind for the challenge but unfortunately I had to rush through the craft.

So here it goes ......the cradle I have made from the ice cream sticks and the baby using quilling. I know I need to improve more my 3D quilling skills.

For the background I have used acrylic color and made colored circles using a bottle cap. As you must be able to make out the flowers are made using crepe paper and added few white ones as well.

The black and gold border is made of quilling strips.

While writing this I realize I should have taken few closer snaps of the cradle with the baby, but did not :(. Will update the photo maybe some other time.

 

This one is for following challenges:

http://www.lulupu.blogspot.in/2015/08/lulupu-challenge52-baby-little-bit-of.html

http://houseofcardschallenge.blogspot.in/2015/08/august-challenge-metallics.html

 

Girly!!!!

One more card from my end. This time it is for a lovely friend of mine. She wanted to give it to someone and has specific details in the mind. She definitely wanted the card to be in pink and flowers too. So made this one for her.

 The chrysanthemum flower is made using water color spray. I had the stencil of the flower.

Added quilled roses and highlighted the flower with the pearl circle. The outer pink part of the card has heart stamped on it.

 

The card format I have selected from Crafty Sentiments.

I am putting this card for the following challenges:
http://www.ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/august-colour-challenge.html
http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.in/2015/08/challenge-104-pearls-or-lace.html
http://catchychallenges.blogspot.in/2015/08/august-challenges-week-3-gayatri-murali.html
http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.in/2015/08/sisters-of-craft-aug-anything-goes.html
http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-23.html
 

Greeting Card

 

Another greeting card, I am totally hooked onto them now a days. Left, right, center I am thinking of cards and end up making them. Also learning a lot of different process while making them. I am looking at so many blogs and learning so many new things.

 

 

One of such blog I came across is Damsel of Distressed Cards and I was so amazed with her blog.

 

I came across this mood board concept for the first time and I was game for it. So here's my take on the Becca's mood board challenge.

 

 

I have used dry brush strokes to color the paper then I have cut out circles of different size.

 

 

My son was also trying the same :)

Making some arrangements on the card

 After I pasted the circles, I used a homemade embossing paste to layout the dots on the other half of the paper. I created the stencil myself. I had a plastic sheet, not too hard not too soft. Punched out holes in it using a punching machine and my stencil was ready. I had plans to add few ornaments to it, but at last decided against it. Just ended the card with a handwritten message....

 

 

 

Becca's Mood Board