Collage clay - few experiments

Hi friends,

I hope the fesival of Rakhi brought joy and affection in your life . I too had a great gathering at my home and we all become lil kids when our siblings are around...

Today's post is all what little kids fancy about and even the adults get tempted with it....

yes !!! We will b creating a yummy looking candle, canvas ,hair clips and few cupcakes...

All this is possible only with mod podge 

Collage clay and cabochons which make anything look like cake frosting .

I wanted to work in the traditional and most common way of using this product but tried it on different bases .

So let's begin...

There is a video linked at the end of this post and its best if u watch me create these adorable things. There is nothing much I can write about and things will be clear once u watch the video.

I am sharing few pictures and u hope u will like them.

*Canvas

 *Candle

 *Hair clip

 *Fridge magnet

 *Gift tags

I encourage u to try your hands on this unique product and art which will take u to the fairy world of Hansel and Gretel..

Here is the video link..

Hope you liked my projects altered by the collage clay...Do let me know what you think...

C ya 

Happy crafting n frosting 😀

Hugs
Arjita 

List of products used:

Mod podge collage clay

cabochons

canvas (from stash)

hairclips (from stash)

resin enbellishments and cabochons 

candle (from stash)
heidi grace -cupcake stamp
memento reinkers
versa fine black ink

Burlap Mini Album

Hi friends, 

This is Arjita and today I will be working on the newly launched scrapbooking jute sleeves/pockets which I received few days back. Initially I was sceptical about the project but then finally decided to go ahead with a Burlap mini album and use the sleeves as ready made pages and pockets where I can insert few tags/photomats.

These burlap sleeves measure 8 1/4 inches L by 4 1/2 W inches . I think its a pretty decent size for a mini album and we can stick some good sized photos. Each sleeve comes with a stitched pocket and a beautiful lace is already added which make s it look all the more pretty. Since these pockets are attached with laces I wanted to carry this shabby chic look in my entire mini. 

I used a very simple binding system and poked the two binder rings through all the six sleeves. This immediately gave it the look of a mini album and I was ready to start embellishing it:)

I decided to use some shabby chic papers I had in my stash and luckily I found the flowers and other elements of the same collection in our store .

The collection is called "Prima coffee break" which is so pretty and perfect for this album.

I have tonns of picture for u so that u can have a good look at the album from all sides and do check out the video tutorial for all the detailed instructions.

I used  lots of pretty laces , trims and some seam binding to give it extra glamour .

This is the front page of the mini and it's so romantic and chic 😍

I love the tag which says " oh darling , it's coffee time !" So cute ....

I like to colour coordinate my album pages and I put in a lot of effort to select the papers and embelishments . This gives it a good visual treat and makes the album well planned :)

The album turned out to be very chunky  and pretty and I think it will be a great gift for someone romantic and who loves coffee....lol

This is the video link for the tutorial.

I hope u had a great time watching this video and do try out this amazing mini .

Thanks for stopping by ...

Hugs

Arjita 

list of supplies:
jute pocket sleeves
craft paper
prima coffee break flowers
prima net flowers-calm
binder rings
distress ink-vintage photo
distress ink-victorian velvet
fiskers scissors
craft mat
prima lace trim-white

Gilding flakes- Tips & Tricks

Hi friends ,

Mega flakes are beautiful quality gilding flake. Manufactured in a traditional way this kind of flake is a time old process where no dyes are used. All the flakes are made by hand.The effects from these Mega Flakes is truly amazing. 

The term gilding covers a number of decorative techniques for applying fine gold leaf or powder to solid surfaces such as wood, stone, or metal to give a thin coating of gold or any other metal.

Gilding Flakes  can  add a touch of luxury to your creations ... and its super duper easy to do it.The 
flakescome in many colours and mixes to achieve any kind of look from Gold to Copper ... and everything in between. I use cosmic shimmer glitter glue to stamp and gild. 

And there tons of different ways to use them. today we will be looking at only the basics of gilding.

Packaging & storage

The gilding flakes come in small tightly compressed featherlight plastic containers and there doesn't seem to be much in there ... until you open the lid and see the goodness.

*Its suggested that we must keep a larger container ready to empty the flakes into,  because its very difficult to get them back into the small container.

Things you will essentially need

• Gilding flakes of your choice
• scrubber -use this to burnish the flakes into the adhesive you're using and remove the fines (excess flakes). 
• Glitter glue/doube sided tape/spray adhesive/sticky embossing powder/sticky sheet
• soft brush
• Foam piece  to apply the glue . 

 Some important tips:

•  The flakes are very light and static do not work near a window and also keep your Fan and AC off. 
•  If the flakes are left at room temperature they will swell to give you much more that you had. 
• Do not cough ,sneeze or sigh when working with the flakes ....or u will land up with flakes flying everywhere;)
• When you will apply the glue on the stamps wash them immediately as you don't want to spoil the costly stamps.
• Place you project on a  scratch paper, to catch the fines and this makes it easy to funnel the flakes back to the jar
• Pour a lot of  flakes over the sticky surface tap them with your fingertips ,make sure there is no stickiness left. Be generous to use the flakes 

Swatches of Gilding flakes

When we buy the flakes they they come in many different colour mixtures and they all add that little touch of oomph and luxury to any card/project  that we make.

The swatches for the ones i have are :

 

How to use  the  Gilding Flakes

I wanna share some of the methods and surfaces these flakes works perfectly. i also wanna warn you that if u don't like getting messy this is not what you should try. ....it is indeed a messy product and even if u try keeping it in a box u will still find it all over your workspace and clothes. i love getting  messy and i totally love the gilding flakes:)

I have made two videos for you to understand the process of gilding .
part 1- Basics of gilding flakes

part 2- gilding projects:tips & tricks 

There are a lot of different ways and surfaces to use them and today will try some.

Paper  

 Morris Dance on white card stock

heartfelt creations - butterflystamp

heartfelt creations - butterfly medley die

twine ( from stash)

Eton Mess on black card stock

indigoblu butterfly stamp

pink crystals

 Manchester Tart on black card stock 

hero art - background stamp

spellbinders -Circles die

spellbinders -scalloped circles die

penny black -hello die

Royal Peacock on black card stock

justrite -butterfly dreams stamp

justrite -circles of love stamp

spellbinders -square die

Canvas

 Manchester Tart on Canvas

distress paint- broken china

distress paint- picked raspberry

distress paint- mustard seed

memory box -bella bouquet die

pendent

glossy accents

Wood

Morris dance on Wooden cut out & sticky back paper.

joycraft -birds die

MS heart punch

spellbinders -butterfly magic die

sticky paper

 Royal Peacock on wooden plank

red tacky tape

black gesso

modpodge- glow in the dark

Glass

  Lancashire Rose on Mason Jar

just rite cling - circles of love stamp

tim holtz mason jar

 Enjoy and happy crafting! 

Hugs

Arjita

Feather card -with inka gold

Hi friends,

I felt ecstatic after recieving so many beautiful comments and messages on my last post and video in which I featured the viva decor Inka golds. The last experience with the product was amazing so I decided to use it one more time and try few more tips n tricks.

I personally love creating cards because they are quick and give me 100% happiness but I want to mention all the steps can be very easily used to create layouts,tags and altered art.

So let's begin today's project and the things u will need are :

Inka gold -gold

Inka gold - lava red

Inka gold - apricot

Distress ink -cracked pistachio 

Sizzix feathers duo die

Mini ink blending tool

Tonic trimmer

Craft mat

ATG (glue)

Tombow glue

Vellum

Versa mark

Super fine detailed white EP

Pearls /sequence 

So guys !!grab all the supplies and let's start it together :)

Step1: die cut and emboss the feather from a white card stock and add gold on the tips fading downwards .

Step 2:die cut the arrows and paint them with red ,gold and apricot inka golds

Step 3: ink the card panel with cracked pistachio by using the mini foam blending tool. Apply two coats to get a more solid and even coverage .

😊TIP: always use the craft mat when you work with paints and inks. It is heat proof stain poof and super easy to clean.

Step 4: cut the coloured panel into four stripes of different thicknesses. Now start adding little strokes of gold using a small piece of foam. This will give it a beautiful golden distressed look.

Step 5: I embossed a sentiment on some vellum card stock using super fine white embossing powder. 

😊 TIP: It is always a good idea to use a powder tool to remove any static /oil/ or debris which might attract the EP. This makes the EP stick only to the versa mark:)

Finally we all all set to assemble the card together.try different arrangements and then stick them the way you liked the most. I added few flat back pearls and gold seqence to jazz up the project.

Here is the video link which shows you each and every step to make this beautiful card.

I hope u liked my post for today.

I feel blessed when I read all the amazing comments you guys leave for me. 

Stay happy...

And enjoy the rains !

Love

Arjita 

Inka gold- tips and tricks

Hi friends,

I want to share a great news with all of u and it was only possible because of the appreciation I got from each one of u.

I feel happy to inform you that I have also started my own YouTube channel "Arjita Sepaha Singh"😊 I have also uploaded a couple of videos there . I thank Crafters corner to instill confidence in me that I am now able to show my creative side to the world. I hope u will leave some love and blessings there also.

So coming back to today's post , i got these in my DT kit for june and I used few of the products today.

I decided to use only one inka gold in silver and work it with different techniques. I have uploaded a video which explains each and step in details.

I have made a card and a gift tag with the patterns I created . Check out the photos   To understand them better.

Here is the video link 

I hope u enjoyed the post. I will be talking about lots of other ways to use these amazing inka gold colours in future .

Take care 

Love 

Arjita 

List of supplies:

Craft mat 

Inka gold - silver

Tim holtz stencils- lace

Masking tape 

Butterfly charm

Clock charm

Mulberry petals

Micro roses -pink

Liquid pearls -opal

Sequence 

Wood dress form

Wood letters 

Hot glue gun

Banner garland

Hi friends ,

This project is very close to my heart as I made it for my daughters room. Both of us love pink and we always wanna be surrounded with this gorgeous colour .

I created a banner for her pin up board where she organises her school schedule and her other activities. 

Step 1:

I started by cutting 5 thick Kraft coloured triangles and 5 different pion patterned paper triangles( which were a little smaller than the Kraft triangles) I love the pion papers because they r so pretty and girly.

Step 2: 

I used clear bead gel and the beautiful tim holtz lace stencil to add some texutre on the triangles.

Step 3:

Next I stamped few Altenew vintage flowers and vintage roses with the help of my misti tool. Fussy cut them by hand.

I used the stampin up inks for these vibrant pretty blooms.I have a tiny video tute to introduce you to "Misti"

video  link :
https://youtu.be/Z1cW4villWQ

Step 4:

I wanted to use the super cute Julie Nutting wooden dolls for this project as my daughter loves them. I wanted to trim away the loop and it was easy with tonic scissors.

Step 5:

I used one of my spellbinders labels die to cut 5 pieces which i have placed at the base of my arrangement. There are lots of cute tags and elements in the pion stack and I trimmed and distressed them too.

Step 6: 

I punched some pink paper with the STAMPIN up border punch & added at the top. I sticked a pearl string and a white lace trim to add interest.

Step 7:

Final arrangement of the banner . I layered few pion elements and tags over each other. Then I placed the roses and leaves. I sticked the doll and a cute mini metal charm. To add a little bling I used the mariane crystals here and there. 

Finally i stringed all the five triangles through some seem binding and a cute banner was created .

Here are some close up shots :

My daughter absolutely loved it and will place it the way she wants.

I hope u too liked this post.

Thanks for stopping by

Lots of love 

Arjita 

list of supplies:
Altenew Vintage flowers stamp
pion papers
spellbinders labels 20
darice kraft card stock
Misti tool
Glass bead glitter
tim holtz lace stencil
jullie nutting wooden dolls
pink gems
distress ink-vintage photo
crop a dile
tonic scissors
charms mixed
stamping up Ink(on demand)
stamping up scalloped punch( on demand)
foam tape
tombow multi glue