"Once upon a time" mini album in a box feat. Pebbles Homemade stack by Jen Hadfield

Hello, everyone!

Here's wishing you a very happy 2017!

Hope you are having a creative start to the new year. I am Suchi, here today with my first post on the Itsy Bitsy blog (yay!)--an altered mobile phone case which houses a skinny mini album. This match-box case measures 3.25x7.5 inches--and holds a 3x6 inch mini album with a no-gusset binding.

The papers are from the delightful Pebbles Homemade stack by Jen Hadfield. The collection is a burst of peppy mint, peach, mustard, and coral, balanced by black and white patterns (the houndstooth and chevron patterns are featured here). Burlap flowers from the IB Mix Media range and Boutique Elements Handmade flowers in Orange made for perfect embellishments with this collection.
I snipped a branch off the flower spray chipboard cut-out and layered it under the flowers.
The sentiment printables were printed on copy paper--I mounted them on black cardstock and inked the edges with Itsy Bitsy Pigment Ink in Yellow.

I have listed all supplies used in this project at the end of this post.

Here are the pictures!

Hop on over to the store for latest releases in handmade flowers, chipboard embellishments, patterns papers and a world of crafting goodness!

Thank you for visiting! Do leave us a line to let us know if you liked this share (or if you have a question)!

Best,

Suchi (Scrappittarius)

Supplies:
PAPER FLOWERS ORANGE 
BURLAP MINI ROSES WITH LEAVES
CHIPBOARDS FLOWER SPRAY
PIGMENT INK PAD LAVENDER/YELLOW
JEN HADFIELD 12X12 INCH STACK PACK

Let's TAG along !

Hello Friends ,

Its time for a new challenge at Itsy Bitsy using Colour Splash Sprays. They have some rich vibrant Colour sprays and  I've used them in my projects here. 

Lets have a quick look on how we can play with them. On a white cardstock stick threads randomly as you can see in the picture. Once dry , spray the color splash randomly . Just play along and you can see how it gels with each other. The darker shades are when the colors merged

Now I cut the sheet into size of tags. Stuck it on a black cardstock and embellished it with chipboard from Itsy Bitsy. They have a wide variety of chipboard. 

I got so carried away with these sprays ( You will get carried away !) That I created a note book from Handmade paper from  Itsy Bitsy and play around the cover page.

You can also mix it with texture paste and stencil on required areas - like you see below.

Looking forward to see some of your lovely creations using Colour sprays.

Materials Used :

Cardstock

Color Sprays Hot Pink and Lemon zing

Chipboards

Texture paste

Canvas Flowers

Hugs

Remya

"Home is where I am with you" - A Mixed Media Layout

Hello Friends,

Remya here with a mixed media layout.

What is mixed media? For me; it is a place where we can use available mediums and embellishments to create something beautiful, which you would cherish.

Here a cake base has been recycled. It can be painted using Paint brush and acrylic paints. But this time I tried out Spray paints from Itsy Bitsy. Itsy Bitsy has got a wide variety of spray paints and I chose brown to get a rustic feel. You can see it has given a rustic look to the background all together. 

Caution : A point to be noted while spray painting is to ensure that you paint only the substrate and not the grills and surroundings as I did. :) Keeping couple of sheets of newspaper behind would really help the cause.

Next came the background papers. I chose a vintage brown colour - Burnt Sienna to go well with the rustic texture given to the background. Tore the edges randomly and dabbed with brown acrylic paint. This gives a burnt look to the edges. Wound twine around the length of the paper for a texture.

In search of a focal picture , I ended up with a cute little picture of Mom and Daughter. I decoupaged it to a canvas board. The  edges were again dry brushed using Mont Marte Dimension paint  ( Pearl Yellow). This is one paint I would recommend all of you to try. The rich , creamy , velvety paint will steal your heart away. It gave such a golden shimmer that I ended up smudging the edges of my background Pattern Paper too.

Once the base was finalized I stuck them up together using silicon glue. Now this glue has become my "all time" favorite. I lost track of the things I have fixed using it. 

Now lets move to the embellishment part. Everyone those who have visited Itsy Bitsy would agree with me that we are spoiled by choices on the varieties of embellishments it has in store. Wanting the substrate and the embellishments to be in perfect sync with each other, gave a coat of dimension paint to the chip boards (flowers and damask) too. 

Flowers are something to die for. Itsy Bitsy has a huge collection of flowers, again spoilt by choices available. I arranged them till I was happy with it. Stuck them up with the Silicon Glue. Even gave a sprinkle of micro beads for the rustic effect.

A few close up pictures given below for you all to see the details.

Hope you all enjoyed this detailed picture heavy post till the end. See you soon with something new a wonderful .

Materials Used :

Spray Paint

Dimension Paint: Mont Marte - Monastral Green

Dimension Paint: Mont Marte - Pearl Yellow

Pattern Paper

Brown Color - Burnt Sienna

Silicon Glue

Thread / Twine

Canvas Board

Modpodge

Chipboard - Damask

Chipboard - Flower

Flowers - Canvas beaded Petits

Flowers - Rustic Zinnias

Beads 1

Beads 2

Hugs

Remya

To check my previous blog posts with Itsy Bitsy - click here

DIY: EMBROIDERY HOOP WALL ART TUTORIAL

Hello and welcome back Friends 

Today I am here to share an exciting makeover , 

It’s one of the simplest ways to make cute wall art, and the possibilities are endless.

All those who have been following my work know that I am a hobby hopper and here's an embroidery hoop which has been my treasured possession when I did a lot of embroidery. 

Today I decided to give it a makeover and this is how the Vintage handmade flowers came to my rescue !

Here is the pictorial

1. Trace a circle using 6″ hoops on the Pattern paper from 

Boys Rule 12x12 inch Stack Pack

2. Cut out the traced circle

3. Gesso the Hoop to give the desired look , 

I have sponged it unevenly to keep the natural colours peeping and I was happy with the look once it dried 

4. On another pattern paper from the same stack 

I have cut out 6x4 postcard size and stamped images on to it using 

CLEAR STAMPS DREAM CATCHER and 

CLEAR STAMPS HOPE AND SMILE

Now it is time to decorate it as you wish 

I choose to add 

Sizzix THINLITS DIE SET FLORAL WREATH butterflies ,  

Naturals Flowers and Rustic Mini Daisies

to match the colour code along with DECORATIVE ADHESIVE PEARL

Finally added a picture and I was totally happy with the results !

Do check my earlier creations on stamping  Here at the Itsy Bitsy Blog

Supplies used - 

Vintage handmade flowers 
Naturals Flowers
 Rustic Mini Daisies
Boys Rule 12x12 inch Stack Pack
 Gesso
CLEAR STAMPS DREAM CATCHER
CLEAR STAMPS HOPE AND SMILE
Sizzix THINLITS DIE SET FLORAL WREATH butterflies ,
DECORATIVE ADHESIVE PEARL
 silicon glue
Scrapbooking glue

Thank you for dropping by today!

Remember we still have a few more days for the anniversary sale with upto 80% ! 

Go shop :-)

Warm regards 

Sharada Dilip

Dual-fold Photo Frame

Fellow Crafters,

Over ages, Canvas boards has become synonymous with paintings. Right? Lets think out of the box, step aside for a while, away from "general practice" and use it for something different. Today, I have made it into a dual-fold Photo frame

Here below, I would try to narrate on how to transform couple of canvas boards into a Dual-fold Photo Frame.

Step 1

Take two  Mont Marte Canvas Boards measuring 4 x 4 inch.

Measure 1.5 cm from the side and 2.5 cm from the top and bottom.  Punch 2 holes at the intersecting point using We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile. I have started to enjoy using this We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile on any substrate I put my hands on - really am in love with it. Punching through Canvas can be a bit scary, be rest assured it punches even canvas boards :)

Step 2

Stamped Script text Stamp on the Canvas using Versa Colour pigment Ink Pad - Brown . Pigment inks will stay wet for a long time, hence need to be patient with it till it dries up. You can also use heating tool if you are a bit impatient like me. Once the Pigment Ink dries, gave a texture with Mont Marte Dimension Paint -Green using chipboard piece and using its edge to dab the paint around.

NB: Itsy Bitsy has launched real pretty Stamps. Worth collecting all of them ! 

Till this dries up, let's prep up the chipboard embellishments. I love to give a dimension to the embellishment. Gave a coat of Mont Marte Dimension paint on Square Deco Frame chipboard. I wanted a black shade, but not true Black. So first a coat of Green and Blue mixed together over it. The dimension paint from Mont Marte gives a dimension to the chipboard surface which I love.

Step 3

Place this frame on the canvas on an elevation. Yes! You heard it right - we are going 3D. This elevation is made so that some keepsake can be kept in it. I cut 4 pieces of chipboard (measuring the length and breadth of frame), placed it around the edges of the frame and stuck it to the canvas. Before sticking , I cut a small piece of pattern paper which became my base. This paper stack has lovely paper collection. Do have a look into it .

Step 4

For the second canvas, Chose a pattern paper with blue shades. Made a frame by cutting out a square from the center. Glued it on 3 sides so that you can slide photos from the top.

Step 5

Now we decorate it with canvas flowers. These Flowers are so pretty that it was really hard for me to use it up. But now my frames were looking even more lovely.

Step 6

To make this to stand and fold up , tie ribbons through the eyelets punched. To add more interest to the elevated frame, I put micro beads(red) randomly on to the sides.

Hope you all enjoyed this tutorial.

Materials used :

Mont Marte Canvas Board
Square Deco Frame chipboard
Script text Stamp 
Pattern Paper
Versa Colour pigment Ink Pad - Brown
Heating tool 
Mont Marte Dimensional paint  : Green and Blue
Canvas flowers
Micro beads(red)
and ....  We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile

Love
Remya

To check my previous blog posts with Itsy Bitsy - click here