Dress My Craft Rice papers and Cadence

Helloo there...

 THURSDAY tutorial after a small break!
Today I am altering an unused journal/diary using the lovely rice papers from Dress My Craft. I have used the Vintage Princes collection, absolutely stunning.



Along with these I have used lots of products from cadence!

The highlight of this project is the use of Cadence Antique gesso as base coat, then creating a resist layer using wax and then giving a coat of chalk paint on top and finally distressing it!
See all of it here in the video!


The final outcome of the journal is this...


Not only that, I have altered few more books to create a vintage stack of books home decor project!
How does this look...


Here are the list of products from the store..

Dress My craft Rice papers (vintage Princes)
Cadence Decoupage glue
Vintage legend Antique gesso (Bordeaux)
Very chalky paints, Cadence
Dora metallic paints, Cadence
Dora Finger wax (gold), Cadence
Stencils from cadence


Thanks for stopping by.

Until my next creative journey,
Happy crafting and recycling.
Cheers,
Rupa

Cadence Dora metallic paints

Helloo and a lovely Thursday to all!
 Rupa here and I have a video tutorial on Cadence Dora Metallic paints. These metallic paints along with the herbal sponge gives an amazing texture and I have used this technique to antique an old ceramic vase.
Here  are a few pictures...

There are more individual pictures in the video.

So forget buying exorbitantly priced antique pieces now! Make your own antique home decor piece with the Very Chalky paints, Dora metallic paints and the herbal sponge...all from CADENCE and available at Crafters Corner only!

Here is the video link...


I hope you enjoy watching it and do leave me your feedback.
Thanks for stopping by.
Until my next creative journey,
Happy crafting and recycling.
Cheers,
Rupa

Cadence Very Chalky paints

Hellooo and a happy THURSDAY to you all!
Rupa here and today I have tuorial on decoupage using napkins from Crafters Corner and whole lot of stuff from Cadence too!

Here is what I have upcycled for this project! Yes, its a packaging carton box!

Here is what it looks like after...

Here is the entire family that helped me in this journey! 

 

With a wide range of decoupage napkins from Crafters Corner, it was difficult for me to choose, but then I just decided to go with this one as the colors were nice and bold! 

The TUTORIAL in detail...

 First I covered the entire box with white gesso.

Once the box was dry, I have decoupaged the tissue Magnificent Roses on one corner with Cadence decoupage glue.

The very chalky colors from Cadence are true to their name! It comes in these convenient tubs to dip in the brush and is vert thick and highly pigmented. A very little amount of paint, infact diluted a bit gives a lot of coverage! I have chosen October mist and Purple Lilac for this project.

The jumbo stencil from the home decor series is just a boon for big projects, I dint have to move it at all! The stenciling was done in one go! I have used both the colors to give random gradation to the stenciling.

You can see the light and dark tones, as I have used a stencil brush, it also gives a distressed look!

I then distressed the edges with black and brown acrylic paints to give it a worn and used look...you know I like it that way!

For the base of the box, I chose a complimenting color from Cadence Vintage legendAntique gesso, Bordeaux...This highly pigmented and textured gesso id very thick and gives unbelievable coverage. Can be use on wood too. I loved the look of it when it was applied and it just highlighted the tissue so well!

I applied the same color to the inside of the xox and for the inner lid continued the same stencil pattern, It was mush faster than decoupaging a tissue!

I had a few scrap bamboo rings which I covered with chalk paint and used these for the legs of the box.

For final touches, I added a foam bit as handle and covered that too with the antique gesso and distressed the entire piece with black and brown.

Finally, I did some shadow stenciling on the top and sealed the project with Cadence Plus varnish. This is a glossy finish varnish and for some reason I thought this box deserved that in the second life!

Look at the old card board box all shining and full of color and glam using very little products and just a few steps! Agree... I had something in mind for this box for the future!

 Here is what it is being used for now....

Yes, it stores all my Cadence supplies, well atleast most of the small items that I have. This box will be on my table always so I can grab what I need from this and at the same time flaunt this make!

As part of embellishment, I have added some buttons on the handle and have stamped" Create" on apiece of card stock and given it the look of a piece of burnt chip board and hung it from the handle! 

 The sides are all distressed to give it a vintage, worn out look.This box is sturdy and definitely happy with the turnaround in its second life and am glad it has found a place on my table than ending up in the bin!

Let me know your views on this project. Thank you so much for stopping by.

 Here are the list of products from the store.

Very Chalky October Mist from Cadence

Purple Lilac

Vintage legend antique gesso Bordeaux

Cadence decoupage plus glue

Cadence Varnish plus

Cadence home decor stencil

Decoupage napkins

Until my next creative journey,

Happy crafting and recycling.

Cheers,

Rupa