Hello arty crafty friends, Mukta here!
Today, I have a mixed media project to share with you all. I was inspired to make this layout after seeing the overwhelming response I got for my ‘Precious Memories’ layout, which I made last month. If you missed it, just click HERE to see it. My last layout was very feminine with loads of bright blossoms….so this time I decided to experiment with a cool color palette with hues of deep purples, lilacs, teals, turquoise and soft blues along with some beige, white, brown, black. I really hope you guys like this one.
I have a pictorial tutorial to show you how I made this….so lets begin.
I started with a beige lacy pattern paper which is a part of the new release (Cottage Lace) by Itsy Bitsy which is available right now available in selected locations only….but I am sure it will be available to everyone very soon. I quickly did a random placement of few flowers and embellishments to see how it would look and then got to work.
In areas where I wanted to shape my layout, I applied a coat of Little Birdie 2 in 1 Modelling Paste- White, after diluting it with little water.
Once it was dry, I did some stenciling in random places and allowed it to dry again. I sprayed it with diluted acrylic paints, in shades of lilac and light blue. I layered it a few times to build the color up, and then adhered my paper to a 12 by 12 inch chipboard.
Loved the way it looks right now. Then I added some corrugated cardboard and scrap papers to form some layers on the right side of the base. To add more texture, I also added some lace trims to the layers. I have used neutral colors because I wanted to add textures and layers to the layout without taking away from focus from the central part.
Most of the job is done here. I just went ahead and started to add flowers, chipboard shapes and few die-cuts from my stash. I added more texture using sisal fiber and thermocol balls dipped in gesso (using these as small stones). I added a chipboard sentiment (another of Little Birdie’s new release) Always & Forever towards the right top corner and a printed sentiment Comfortable & Cozy at the bottom. To finish the layout, I added Dazzle Cocktail- Blue Hawaii and purple microbeads with little white paint splatters. I hope you all liked my layout and enjoyed reading this post.
Here are some point I want to make :-
- Everything on my layout is adhered using Monte Marte matte gel medium, Little Birdie Gel Medium- Gloss and Little Birdie Craft Glue.
- The chipboard shapes are embossed using Little Birdie clear embossing powder and white embossing powder.
- The chipboard pieces, soft gloss gel medium, paper and flowers used are from the new collection which will be soon be available to all.
Here is a list of supplies used:-
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Mixed media Paste 2 in 1-White
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Embossing Heat Gun
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Corrugated Sheet – Brown
- Dazzle Cocktail- Blue Hawai
- Craft Glue
- Paper Flowers- White
- Wild Daises Bunch
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CHIPBOARD SHAPES- FLOURIEST
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HANDMADE PRINTED FLOWER-PURPLE
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Gel Medium – Matt
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Handmade Flowers- Mini Daisies, Assorted Colours
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Stencil – Leaf #2
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Camel Artists Acrylic Colour – Mauve
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Camel Artists Acrylic Colour – Cobalt Teal
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Sisal Fibre – Natural
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Acrylic Soft Gel Medium- Gloss
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Cheese Cloth
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Embossing Powder Clear
- Purple microbead
- Chipboard sentiment
- Chipboard shapes
- Chipbaord frames
- Pearls in white and lavender
- Spatula
- Pattern paper – Cottage Lace collection
Wow, beautiful creation Mukta
Gorgeous layout. Thank you for the tutorial
Thank you so much..Glad you liked it.
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Thank you dear…
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Thank you.
Loved all the detailing and specially the colour combination.very soothing.
Thank you so much.