Mdf plaque - Home Decor

Hello Friends ,

I am sharing a creation this week with Gold Alcohol Splash, they make your projects shine out of the ordinary!!! 

These colours in spray bottles add a mist of gold along with the hue, every time you use them. Give it a try and showcase your creations in this month's challenge here . 

Here is how I have used a MDF Plaque to make a home décor for my new home .

I gave the plaque a good quote of Gesso and waited for it to dry !

Then I started spraying the gold alcohol ink and blended it with the sponge till I was happy with the result !

I wanted the galaxy look on the plaque and I was happy with the result 

Further gave it a sponge with the bubble wrap to create textures ! 

Yes I am working with very little stuffs these days and creating wonders !

I have decorated it with a sentiment sicker and further added chipboard embellishment and foil stickers ! 

My love for stickers and embellishments have just grown too much because of the amazing options Itsy Bitsy is bringing in !!

Its just perfect as I imagined, perfect for our place and we are exploring new possibilities here. Hope to have inspired you to transform ordinary things into pretty stuff with just few craft supplies in hand :) 

Wish to see more of my creations for inspiration, please click here 

Sharada Dilip

Supplies used 

Gold Alcohol Splash - Frosted Pool 50ml

Alcohol Blending Solution 50ml

GESSO UNIVERCELL PRIMER MPA0032 500ML TUB MM

SILICON LIQUID GLUE 100ML IB

CHIP BOARD SHAPES FLOURIEST DES- 2 2...

FOIL PRINTED STICKER BUTTERFLY 6PCS

Flip album with with Lamour paper pack

Hello Friends ,

Today I am here to share a creation  with Lamour paper pack  from Itsy Bitsy 

This gorgeous paper pack is great for scrap-booking, card making, banner making, DIY and other creative projects .

I have created a Flip album with Lamour paper pack, 

You can call this a one sheet wonder mini album as I have used only one single 12x12 cardstock as base of the album

This is a quick and easy project sized 6"x 6"

Here it is open

Steps to create Flip album with with Lamour paper pack

1. Score the 12x 12 sheet at 6" in the centers then just cut one side to 6" 
2.  Fold the scored lines and your flip album is ready to be decorated 
3. I have used all the different sheets of the pack to decorate each sides of the album 

The paper pack comes with a sheet of sentiments and borders which I have used to decorate the cover and inside pages  

Here I have created an pocket using the wrmk envelope punch board

Isnt this something you all would love to try :)

 wish to see more of my creations for inspirations  then please click here 

warm regards 

Sharada Dilip

Supplies used -

White card stock

 Lamour paper pack

Thinlits die set

FOIL PRINTED STICKER PANNEL 4PCS

Butterflies 

SATIN RIBBONS 1/2INCH GIRLY 12MTR PBHC IB

WRMK envelope punch board

Silicon glue

Foam tape

Baby Boy Scrapbook Layout - WRMK Sew Ribbon

Good Morning!!!

Gopi Shah here and I'm back with a new project using 'We R Memory Keepers - Sew Ribbon'. A Baby theme scrapbook layout is incomplete without Ribbons. Hence today's project is loaded with ribbons. The layout is for a baby boy, so colours like blue, brown, green & orange are used. 

Lets get started with this simple tutorial...

I started with a 12x12 inches cardstock. Using the Sew Ribbon tool, slots were punched in the lower part of the sheet (4 1/2 inches from bottom). For an indepth intro and usage instructions of Sew Ribbon, you can check my previous Itsy Bitsy tutorial here. 

I continued doing this for the entire 12inches width of the cardstock. For every new line the tool was rotated.

Once the slots were ready, I started weaving the ribbons. A variety of ribbons were used: Printed & plain, Satin & Grosgrain, Thick & thin. The ends of the ribbons were secured to the cardstock using Silicon Liquid Glue.

For the centre part of the layout I have used a coordinating pattern paper - Rich Strips Glitz. The pattern paper is cut to size 5 x 12 inches and highlighted by adding 1/8 inches orange paper edge at the top & bottom. The special Scrapbooking adhesive was used to stick these edges.

Photo Mats: 4 squares of 3x3 inches were used as photo mats. I always use a thick cardstock as backing to the photos. This makes it sturdy. Here the black squares are used for backing which will not be visible at all. All the squares were attached to a waste corrugated packing sheet. This will also help to give a slight dimension to the photos. To highlight the photo mats, I have used green cardstock. Only a 1/8 inch edge of green cardstock will be visible all around the photo mats. The photos were prints on photo paper.

To embellish the layout I have used the beautiful Chipboard Wild Animals. This chipboard pieces were coloured using Fabrica Acrylic Colours. They were adhered to the layout using the silicon liquid glue.

The name on the top was printed on the Cardstock and hand cut. The birth date tag is a part of Baby Boy theme Dimensional Stickers pack.

 Here is the list of Supplies used:

Cardstock

WRMK - Sew Ribbon Tool

Ribbons

Silicon Liquid Glue

12x12 Double Sided Patter Paper - Rich stripes Glitz

Scrapbooking Adhesive

Chipboard Wild Animals

Fabrica Acrylic Colours

Baby Boy theme Dimensional Stickers

I had super fun making this layout. Hope you like this easy tutorial.

Thanks for visiting...

Happy Crafting!!!

Last few days left for the Sizzix Challenge. Find all the details here.

Pop Up Box Birthday Card

Hi Folks! Welcome to another Itsy Bitsy Crafty Tutorial. Today we are going to show you how to make pop up box card! These are great cards to make for any special occasion. And they are perfect to display on a shelf or desk. In this tutorial we will show you this card we like to call the “Say it with Flowers ” card.

Supplies used in this card:

1. 12”x12” double sided Cardstock (Pink/White) –(DCWV  Cherry Limeade stack) – 1 Sheet
2. Coordinating 12”x12” pattern paper –(DCWV  Cherry Limeade stack) – 1 Sheet
3. Handmade Minis Embellishments Bees & Flowers 8PCS PBCI LB (IBSC14121) -1 Pack
4. Acetate Sheet – 1 Sheet

Note: You can choose paper in any colour and pattern as per your choice.

Tools required:

1. Craft Glue
2. Paper Cutting Knife
3. Cutting Mat
4. Scoring tool

Method:

Take the two sided 12x12” card stock sheet and trim 5 inches from one edge, so that you are left with a 12”x7” piece. 

 Using a paper cutting knife or scissor, make score lines as shown in the figure (guidelines below)

The Blue lines are the score lines and the red lines are the cuts. Make 3 cuts (along the red dotted lines) as shown in the figure above.

Fold the box on the score lines as shown in the figure.

Cut a 4”x1” piece of the card stock. Make a score line lengthwise at the ½” mark as shown in the figure. This piece will used to close the side of the box.

Apply craft glue on the side of the small edge piece and stick to the edge sides as shown above.

Glue the other side of the edge piece and stick to the other side edge of the box.

Fold three of the flaps as shown.

 From the piece of paper you had initially trimmed off, cut three 5”x 1” strips of paper. Make score lines about 1” from both the ends as shown in figure above.

Fold the end tabs as shown in the image. Apply glue to the tabs.

Stick the three tabs inside of the box as shown above.

NOTE: You might have to trim the tabs for a good fit. The tabs should sit comfortably inside without distorting the shape of the box.

Cut out four squares of approximately 2.5” x 2.5” from the coordinating pattern paper. Centre and glue them onto the flaps of the box.

Glue the flower embellishment to the first strip (as shown).

Cut 5 thin strips (about 0.5mm wide) of acetate sheet. Glue the rest of the embellishments (flowers and bees) to the ends of these strips.

Glue these acetate strips to the other two tabs. Stick the birthday sentiment on the flap as shown above.  Your pop up box is complete!

Note: It is important to let the glue dry properly between steps.  

You can write personalize messages, add more flowers or use different embellishments depending on the occasion. This is a very versatile style and you customize it to suit your requirement. 

Do leave your feedback in the comments below and send us pictures on our Facebook Page if you make it.

Happy crafting!J

Here are the links for supplies:

Printed cardstock:

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/scrapbooking-card-making-paper/dcwv-cherry-limeade-stack

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/scrapbooking-card-making-paper

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/dcwv-stacks/dcwv-stack-12x12-inch

Mini Embellishments:

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/scrapbooking/pattern-papers/12inch-x-12inch/collection-12x12-inches-pattern-paper-all-girl-des-54-1sheet-dcw

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/embellishments

Craft Glue:

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2200_2202

Cutting Mat

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=0&keyword=cutting+mat

Scoring Tool

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/art-supplies/accessories/brushes/gallery-series-brush-set-oil-bmhs0023-3pcs-pbic-mm

Paper Knife

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/stationery/cutter-knife-oddy

Dotty Robot - Guest post by ArtsyCraftsyMom

 I'm back with a very popular craft at home.. My daughter loves robots and thinks all her problems (imaginary!!) would disappear if she had a special robot who could do all her work for her. So we decided to make one for ourselves.

We gathered our supplies -
Pom poms
Bow stickers
silver pipe cleaners
Thermocol Craft Ball
Stickers
Foam dots
Googly Eyes
Craft stick
Glue gun
An old box for the body

We used an old Home lights match box and covered it with silver tape. You can use colour, shiny papers or even glitter papers. 

we then covered the ball to form the head & stuck it onto the body using glue gun. Googly eyes for the eyes and the robot was slowly coming to life. For legs we used a TP roll .. 

We added the foam dots & red pearl dots for buttons. Pipecleaners were twisted and stuck using glue gun. We then inserted half a craft stick within these pipe cleaners to form hands. 

Pom poms , a nice smile , antennae and cute bows later, our dotty robot was ready.. 

What do you think??? Isn't she cute??? 

Shruti Bhat is a Software Quality Analyst by profession who mostly exercises her left brain during the day at work and her right brain takes over at home. She loves crafting with her 7 year old daughter and blogs at ArtsyCraftsyMom.com. She can be reached at @ArtsyCraftsyMom on Twitter, Facebook & Pinterest