Hydrangea Lawns by Dress my Craft!

Hello everyone! 

Welcome to a brand new post at the Crafters Corner Blog! 

I will be doing a tute-inspirational post using the Gorgeous paper pad by Dress my Craft called

HYDRANGEA LAWNS 

Its such a beautiful paper pad! Comes in the size 12x12 inches absolutely perfect for Scrapbook layouts, Albums, altering boxes and of course card making. It has 12 designs ,2 sheets each. 24 sheets in all, Acid & Lignin free. It also has 2 sheets which have these adorable die cuts! A paper pad one MUST own! And the best part now... Its only for Rs595! Isn't that great? 

Now for todays post I first want to start with some cards I created for all of you using these Gorgeous papers! Lets have a look ?

Do you like them? Aren't the prints to die for!

Lets get started 

The first thing I did was I scored 4 cards and added pattern paper to those. I've layered 2 cards with Kraft cardstock just to add some more depth to the card

Well I had hard time deciding which prints to select cause all of them are so beautiful and shabby chic!

For the first card I've selected some die cuts and Im using these note cards (the ones on right) from the die cut sheet thats included in the paper pad

Im sticking the bored die cut to the base using my favourite glue! Now this is one glue that I use everywhere! Its light, dries clear and doesnt make a mess! A must have! 

Next I've layered a piece of pattern paper on top using double sided foam tape to add some dimension to the card. 

Next comes my favorite doily die by Prima marketing! It looks beautiful everywhere! 

Now I wanted a frame for my card so I've made one using a mold and Mod podge melter and I painted it using some pretty paints by Prima Marketing 

If you dont know how to use a melter please check this post on how to use Mod podge Melter!

 Also you can check this post to see how to make embellishments using paper clay -Prima Marketing - Paper clay and Vintage Art Decor Mould

Next I'd added some mulberry flowers and die cut leaves to my card. And do you see those pretty pearls? These are a part of the new Fashion Accessories range by Dress my craft! These are pearl hangings I've added them in such a way that they look like stick pins! 

Next I've added my all time fav art pebbles by Prima Marketing to my card and painted them using some wax and unicorn hair paint. 

And ta-daaa the card is ready!

The butterfly is from the Hydrangea stamp set by Justrite stamps I've painted it with some distress inks. Havent done the pretty shading cause I wanted a worn out distressed look ! Cause well Imperfections make it look beautiful!

Now coming to my next card I've basically just done some die cut layering on this card but there is one technique I really wanted to show you all. Im sure a lot of you already know how to do it but for all the newbies I want to show how to partially distress your die cut! I remember when initially I got into crafting n discovered this technique I absolutely loved it! 

  

So here we go place the die on top of the die cut and then distress like you normally would, for a variation you can also you 2 colours Since Im looking for a monochromatic look I used only one colour 

And here its done! 

Layered the die cuts using some foam tape and added my all time fav mulberry flowers! I really hope one day I develope the patience to sit and make some handmade flowers! Till then Mulberry flowers shall rescue me hehe!

 Now for my next card I wanted to do something grunge/mixed media style So I decided on doing some foiling to start with. I have used an adhesive rub on here, you can check a detailed post on it here- Foiling all the way!

I've torn a paper and now Im using a rub on and foil over it

To add some more colour to the card I've used my fav stencil along with some gathered twigs distress ink!

Layered the paper using some foam tape and added this beautiful chipboard cutout by Wycinanka 

Next I've added some flowers and embellishments by Dress my Craft and the gorgeous sequins that match perfectly and add the required bling to the card! 

 Next card I did some layering using these border print outs from the die cut sheet!

And this sentiment is also from the paper pad! Not to miss the beautiful fashion accessories here! 

Lastly I have some moreee inspiration for you all! I made these for my personal use and I have posted the box on my facebook page but I thought I will add them to my post cause I really want you all to see how stunning this paper pad it! 

Hope you all enjoyed today's post! 

Feel free to ask any questions and

Dont forget to leave some love!

Hugs

Anchal Sapra

PRODUCTS USED
1 Hydrangea Lawns - 12"X12" Paper Pad
2 Crystal Hearts Charm - Pink
3 Flower With Pearl
4 Double Tone - Hanging Pearls
5 Sunshine Flower
6 Mini Flower Bunch
7 Kikyou Flower - English Green
8 Pearl Crown
9 Cute Flower - Sea Blue
10 Studded Teddy Bear
11 Play With Green Sequins
12 Crystal Clear Sequins
13 Gathered Twigs - Distress Ink Pad
14 Chipped Sapphire - Distress Ink Pad
15 Ink Blending Tool
16 Ink Blending Foam 10/Pkg
17 Mono Aqua Liquid Glue Carded
18 Red Tacky Tape - 12mm
19 Kraft Sheet Cardstock - 300 GSM
20 Microbial - Stencil
21 Wildflowers & Butterflies
22 Mint & Light Pink - Minc Foil Combo
23 With Daffodils - Frame 2
24 Metallique Mermaid Teal - Alchemy Acrylic Paint
25 Unicorn's Hair - Acrylic Paint 1.7oz
26 Crochet Doily - Purple Metal Die
27 Flourish #13 (Set of 2)
28 Purple - Mulberry Curved Roses
29 Blue Tone & White - Micro Roses Combo
30 Poppy Rose - Purple/Lilac Tone

Log play with PLAID

Good Morning....
Rupa here with  another Plaid play for this Thursday.
I have a great fascination for anything wood and always wanted a little wooden crate as home decor.
So I decided to play with a packaging box and some paints to create a "Faux Crate"...yes if you cant get one then make a faux one,lol!
Sit back and enjoy a lengthy tutorial and do give this technique a try, its messy but the way a lifeless paper comes to life with these paints is just magical!

Lets start...
These are paints I have used for this project.



The packaging box is given a coat of multi surface paints, pure black and bark brown.

I dry brush some Chalk paint (Imperial) on to card stock.

The card stock is then cut into strips.

Next comes a layer a teal. I dry brushed some sea side villa.


I mixed some paints to get a grey color that I wanted.

Using a sponge, I distressed the edges of the strips with grey paint .

Some black and white color splats and my first batch of wood strips are ready!

Next I take a piece of white chipboard and dry brush all the chalk paints in layers.

This is also distressed with brown paint around the edges and I have cut them to size required for this project. You can see the color splats too...these make the wood so real!

I then used mod podge and decoupaged a floral pattern onto a piece of chipboard.

This too was distressed with paint and given color splats!

Now it was time to assemble all the wood pieces and go onto make the crate!

 I started sticking all the strips on to the already colored packaging box.

Here is the how it got transformed!

Finally my dream wooden crate was ready! I am going to show you all the sided to this beauty...I really couldn't resist taking pictures here!

That's how it looks sitting on my desk!

Here is the top view and a closer look at the panels.

 The front with the floral panel.

 The side view. The chipboard gives an illusion of a wooden piece...what say???

 Another aerial shot!

 The box opens up to reveal my vising cards! Yes, I retained the original opening of the box and dry brushed the inside too, so that I now use the box.

 One last look at my "faux wooden crate" visiting card holder.

Thank you so much for your patience and I look forward to hearing your comments on this project.
I hope you do experiment and play with your Chalk paints on all surfaces.
This project is to mainly emphasize that Chalk paints can be used on chipboard and card stock too, to give some amazing wood like finishes!

I will see you next week with another Plaid play.
Until my next creative journey,
Happy crafting and recycling.
Cheers,
Rupa

Here are the list of the products..

Home decor chalk paints
Folk art multi surface paints
Mod podge gloss