Love- Photo Frame by DT Mounika

Hello everyone,

I am Mounika and I am so happy to be on Rainbow Craftykari Blog with my Inspiration Post.

Everyone loves to treasure memories in a special way, and if those memories are with our kids they are all the more special! To treasure such special memories with my son who will turn 3 this August, I  made this frame.

To begin with, using Papericious black gesso I primed the frame. I then traced down the shape of the frame on a piece of pattern papers and cut it. I have used the Aazealian paper stack from Papericious's latest collection. I then stuck down the pattern paper and cut down the extras. To add some texture I used a bubble stencil with texture paste. Once it was dry I took small pattern papers and roughly arranged them. Once I was happy with the arrangement, I glued everything down. For the embellishments, I used a chipboard heart coloured using blue and yellow chalk paint. On the yellow hearts, I added glitter.

The main focal flower was made using Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms stamp and then shaped, the "love" sentiment embellishment was coloured using Prima Art Alchemy waxes. I used the same on the frame as well to highlight the texture at places. 

Here are some close ups:

Materials used:

• MDF frame

• Papericious- Black Gesso

• Papericious- Aazealian Paper Pack

• Chipboard elements

• Prima Art Alchemy Waxes

• Fine Glitter

• Mulberry flowers

• Fillers

• White glue

• Chalk paints

• Bubble stencil

• Texture paste

• Brushes

• Microbeads

• MDF embellishments

All the products used available at the Rainbow Craftykari store or you can  pre-order them by sending an e-mail at rainbowcraftykari@gmail.com

Don't forget to participate in our ongoing challenge. Link your projects here.

Hope you're inspired to create!


Happy crafting
Mounika

Family Layout Tutorial & Video Tutorial by Blog Co-ordinator Aditi Mahajan

Hello Everyone,

A very happy September! With the beginning of a new month, we have a wonderful new challenge!

Today I'm here to share an easy to make Layout Tutorial with you all which is also an inspiration for our challenge this month.

Many craft brands come up with coordinated sets/kits. Most often we end up buying the paper pack alone and using it and then in a future date we end up buying the die cut/embellishments and use them individually. However, have you realised how worthy it would be to invest in the entire kit and use it in your projects? Sometimes we are creating an album, a layout, a card, and using all the coordinated elements leads to a great creation.

In my layout today, I will be using one such kit from Kaisercraft- The Golden Grove Collection. All the elements go so well together, that within minutes a quick layout can be created.

Let's begin...

Step1: First begin by choosing a photo and a base paper. 

Step 2: Choose a contrasting pattern paper to mount the photo on. Here I have kept it a 1/4" bigger than the photo on all sides. Stick the photo on the paper. Add some depth to the entire photo mat with waste chipboard/cardboard. Distress the edges of the paper.

Step 3: This Paper Pack has one sheet with flower clusters. So I fussy cut those from the sheet. Usually, every paper pack has one such pattern from which elements can be fussy cut. 

 

 

Step 4: Use a stencil and add some texture with modelling paste. 

Step 5: Pick inks of the colours on your base paper. Here I used distress inks. Randomly add some colour on your paper, especially to blend in the texture. Ensure to leave some texture white as that adds extra interest. Distress the edges of the base paper.

              

Step 6: Add more interest with stamping. Choose one colour that dominates the background colours (in this case green) and black. Stamp randomly around the focal image using two background stamps.

    

               

Step 7: Layer and play with the fussy cut elements, the collectables (die cut elements coordinated with the sheet) and the wooden collectables. Stick some with glue and some with foam tape. Run the blade of the scissors on the edges, to give the flowers and leaves some dimension. Pick a title from the collectables. 

Step 8: Complete the layout with some splatter in white and green.

Since this is a layout, and it's difficult to merely read instructions, I created a video tutorial for you all :-)! Click here

Supply List:

• Kaisercraft Golden Grove Collection- Paper Pack, Collectables and Wooden Flourish pack

• Kaisercraft Doily 12 x 12 Stencil

• Mont Marte Modelling Paste

• Distress Inks- Vintage Photo, Mustard Seeds, Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive, Forest Moss

• Archival Ink- Jet Black and Library Green

• Kaisercraft Stamp- Lattice

• Finnabair STamp- Messy Script

• Glue

• Foam Tape

• Photo courtesy Pinterest

• Lindy's Spray- Drope Dead GOrgeous Green and Sidewalk Chalk

Hope you're inspired! Looking forward to your creations and participation in the challenge! 

Happy crafting!

Aditi

RCS Challenge #5 Mood Board

Hello Everyone.

A happy September to you all!

Today we're back with another fun challenge for the month of September! It's an earthy mood board with a lot of elements to choose from!

Create any project- card, tag, layout, altered art, home decor, paper crafts, anything art/craft related inspired by the mood-board. Use at least three elements (these could also be three colors) and let us know in your post which elements inspired you. Also, do use the challenge banner image below in your entry post. Last day to submit your entries is 30th September 2017

Image courtesy: Google and Partly Designed by Maninder Kaur

Please go through General Guidelines and Rules HERE. Any entry which doesn't follow the guidelines will be disqualified and will be removed by the participation entries. 

 

Rainbow Craftykari will be giving the Following Prize for this month -

• First Winner will be selected by the DT's and He/She stands a chance to win a Gift Voucher worth Rs 500/- from Rainbow Craftykari Store.

• Top 3 entries will win Rainbow Craftykari badges to put on their blog.

*Above given guidelines are mandatory to qualify for the challenge. If any participant fails to follow the guidelines, they will be disqualified from the challenge.

Here is the Inspiration by Our Blog Co-ordinator and DT Members:

Layout tutorial by Blog Coordinator Aditi Mahajan. For more Details Visit HERE:

We look forward to your creations and participation. Submit them by uploading on the link below.

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Art Journal Tutorial by DT Shylaashree

Hi Friends,

I am Shylaa here to share my step by step tutorial to create an art journal.

Step 1: I started by applying a coat of gesso using foam roller brush. It left a grainy texture after drying.

 

Step 2: I punched the flower shapes out of post it paper, to use as masks. After placing the flower masks on my page, then I used my gelatos to scribble randomly around them.

 

Step 3: Now I used my fingers to blend the Gelatos over the flower around my page. I used pink gelatos around the edges of the flower mask to give a bright look. Then lifted the flower mask

 

 

Step 4: I stamped the floral stamp inside the blank flower outline.

 

 Step 5: To create textures, I stenciled with gesso using Heidi Swapp spray stencil and allowed it to dry.

 

Step 6: Used a Black marker to draw the outline around the circle and on the border. Brushed with black water colors over the edges.Stamped with Hot off the press Simply Susan stamp randomly wherever I felt stamping it.

Step 7: Added some sequins and butterfly die cuts. Applied 3d stickles over the die cut.

 

Materials used:

• Art journal notebook

• Faber-Castell Metallic Gelatos Color & Clear Stamp 

• Sakura Gesso 

• Black marker

• Heidi Swapp Spray Stencil

• Monte Marte Foam roller 

• Golden sequins

• Jeff flower punch 

• Butterfly die cuts

• Hot off the Press - Simply Susan stamp 

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Hope this post has inspired you. 

You can preorder the materials from Rainbow Craftykari store by writing a mail at rainbowcraftykari@gmail.com

Participate in our current ongoing challenge with theme Rainbow Friendship and win exciting prizes.

Happy Crafting!
Shylaashree