Hydrangea Lawn Mini Album

Hey Everyone...

How are you gals?

I hope you all are doing great & enjoying and getting inspirations from my talented co-designer's projects.

So today I am here with my second post for July month. This is a review post for newly launched Dress My Craft Hydrangea Lawn paper pad.

Yes!!

This is the very first Paper line by Dress my Craft and I am really excited and loved using these papers. As the name says, Hydrangea is a very popular landscape plant so you will get to see lots of flower prints on the paper. This paper pack has 24 sheets with 12 designs..so it is like 2 sheets of each design. And the paper pack is actually comes in a pad so its so easy to store...you just need to pull out the paper you want to use and that's it. The papers are quite thick and acid & lignin fress so do not worry about the quality.

So over all these papers are perfect for Scrapbooking, Cardmaking, mixed media and etc etc...So let's see what I created with it..and here we go..

I have made a lovely chunky mini album with this paper line and isn't it looking gorgeous! And let me tell you the cardstock I used in this album is none other than DMC Floral papers. Yess!! Yess!!!

This paper is not only for flower making or mixed media...infact you can use them for making your album base. But as a scrapbooker the only tip I will give is that these papers are thick and you may find it difficult for scoring, folding and binding but it is not impossible..All you need is practice and use score tool for folding and to give finishing to edges and you will love the effect.

So without wasting time, lets start the video...

As this is a review video so fasten you seat belt and here we go..

I hope you enjoyed watching it and please don't forget to give your valuable comments. I would love to hear from you all.

Thanks for stopping by and Have a nice day!

Sampada

Mixed media tags using Dress My Craft Floral Exotica & Floral Oriental Collection Paper

Hello my dear crafty friends,

Hope you all are doing good and enjoying and getting inspiration from Dress My Craft Design Team projects.. So here we are in July and this month we are focusing on Papers only. Yes!!
We all will be working with Floral Exotica & Floral Oriental Collection Paper.
This paper pack contains 10 sheets of 12x12 inch Premium White Card stock which are acid and lignin free. It is 280 gsm so it's quite think and can be used for various purpose.

                                

Well I have tried these for flower making, stamping, color blending and this is perfect paper for any kind of Card making, scrapbook, decoupage base, album making, backgrounds and Mixed media etc.

Today I am going to use them in mixed media. Yes I have a picture tutorial and you can find the video tutorial on Dress My Craft YouTube channel, I will only be showing how i used gesso and modelling paste on these papers and you will be amazed that due to the thickness both the papers are quite sturdy and you don't need to use and chipboard base for your tags. Well this is totally optional if you want to use or not. In my previous post of Mixed media Tags, I have used chipboard base for my paper, as that was a pattern paper having less gsm. But today I wanted to try without base as this will also let you know the quality of these papers.

It was totally a trial for me but I was amazed to see the effect of colors on these papers. It was amazing..
Do you want to see??
Yess!!!
So let's see what I have created.

First we will start with Floral Exotica Collection. I am using the brush with rough tip so it creates beautiful stripes background with gesso. Then I used different stencils by Tim Holtz & Dusty Attic to make backgrounds on both the papers.

Similarly I did for Floral Oriental Paper. Due to it's thickness and good quality it will lie flat after heating it.

I used Heidi Swapp color shine spritz Hot Pink & Butter. Can you see how beautifully the colors have came out?

You can see the background effect of the brushed gesso and stencils...both are looking 

Now I am taking Leaf chipboard from Dusty Attic and I brushed that with Distress Crackle paint (Shabby Shutters). After heating up, it gives nice crackle effect on the chipboard.

Now I tied white thread on the tag and assembled it. After this I took some nice beautiful flowers that goes well with the theme and color and arranged the flower cluster.

This is Floral Oriental Collection and see the background effect.

I have used distress ink on the Leaf chipboard. I used Gathered Twigs distress ink as it was going very well with whole color theme of this tag.

And now you believe that we can use these papers for mixed media. The paper will not tear or fall apart despite of spraying water on to it for color blending. Well after making this, I must say that if you are a mixed media person then do try it and share your projects tagging me. 

I hope you get some inspiration from my projects. I would love to hear from you all.

Hop on to YouTube channel for video tutorials. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs

Sampada

Mixed media Tags with DMC Frosted Sugar Powder and Crystal Ice cubes

Hey my dear crafty people..

How are you all doing? I hope you are having crafty fun, well I am having it as Delhi is drizzling and so am I. Those who live in Delhi can very well relate with me as these rains seems like Godsend in June's warm weather.

Well with this rain...Ice prompts into my mind...
Yess!
You can guess right!
I am talking about Crystal Ice cubes..Such a unique product with so much versatility. I am sure many of you must be thinking what Can b done with them. I so very well agree with you but DMC DTs are coming up with so beautiful and creative projects with it that I hope reading their blog will definitely resolve your problem.

And along with Crystal Ice cubes, I will be using Frosted Sugar powder in my project as well. I have made Mixed media tags and you will see how you can use Ice cubes and frosted sugar powder to create beautiful backgrounds.

So first let's see what I have created. There will be lot's of images so that you can see the closer look of the effect.

Isn't that gorgeous?
Now you see how beautifully the texture is coming out.

So gals, are you aware of Sand texture paste? I hope most of you are aware of it. I will show you how to create sand textured background in case you don't have texture paste.
I have a video tutorial for this project but due to some technical issue, couldn't post it. Will share it soon on the blog and DMC youtube channel.

Meanwhile let's start with the written procedure,

I have used Bob n Betty cuddling cuties collection, and pasted it to the chipboard tags.
Then I have mixed Frosted Sugar powder with modelling paste, which came up as a rough texture paste and made the background using Tim Holtz Stencils.

Then I put modelling paste on the edges of the tag randomly...you just need to have control over your hands and then I pasted Crystal Ice cubes on to it. These Ice cubes sticks very well with the modelling paste so you can always mix them up in your mixed media projects.

 I used Frosted sugar paste on the upper half of the stencil and applied Clear crackle texture paste on the left over part to give variation to the background.

Then I sprayed Comic shimmer mist-Teal Wash randomly on the tag and little bit of Dylusion Paint-Dirty Martini , sprayed some water to let the colors flow. Dry it with heat gun and you will start seeing the crackle effect on the background.

I put glossy accent at some parts of tag edge  and sprayed sparkling dust and Frosted sugar powder to give more shimmery effect. And then I did embellishment.


Now in the next Tag, I again took cuddling cuties collection paper from bob n betty as I loved the pastel color splash effect on the background.

 I have taken the same paper scraps, distressed the edges and made backgrounds using stencils on it.
Then I layered them all..on the top of the main the main tag giving it more dimension. The different part of this tag is that I have used Distressed crackle-Shabby Shutter on the edges..I did it same way as i applied modeling paste on the edges in the previous tag. The difference is that here, I have used distressed crackle paint which gives a shabby distress edges  and sprinkle sparkling dust on it before it dried.

I have also used Mango Blush Cosmic shimmer mist. Do not spray directly to the base, I have sprinkle few droplets and move the flow it with water.

I used crystal ice cubes in the same way I used in the previous tags. Don't you think this just looks awesome?
I am loving the effect which came at last.

And similarly I did the last tag. The I have used Aqua Breeze Cosmic shimmer mist and Dusty attic acrylic paint-Cranberry in that and see how it came out.

I hope you liked my work and found inspiration in it. So If you are mixed media fan and looking for new ways to create background textures then go for these amazing products.

I will be sharing the tutorial on the youtube channel soon and will share the link on facebook.

Meanwhile have a look of all the Important products I used,

• Dress My Craft Frosted Sugar Powder
• Dress My Craft Sparkling Dust
• Dress My Craft Crystal Ice Cubes
• Cosmic Shimmer Mist- Teal wash
• Cosmic Shimmer Mist- Aqua Breeze
• Cosmic Shimmer Mist- Mango Blush
• Cosmic Shimmer Mist- Golden Mint
• Dusty Attic acrylic paint- Cranberry
• Chipboard Cutouts- Twig of Cherry Blossom
• Prima Flowers- Melange with gems
• Sakura Acrylic Tube- Gesso
• Sakura Acrylic Tube- Modeling Paste
• Ditress Crackle Paint-Shabby Shutters
• Poppy flowers - white
• Dingle pollen roses
• Mulberry Roses
• Glossy Accent

See you soon with some more fun and inspiration. Till then take care and Happy Crafting

Hugs
Sampada!

Gleam & Shimmer with DMC Sparkling Dust

Hey my dear crafty friends...

I hope you all enjoyed the first month of Dress My Craft Blog...So many creative projects were unveiled to inspire you all how to use utterly beautiful sequins in your projects...

Now sequin family is not just confined as shaker elements but much more...
Like you can use it in mixed media, miniatures, Cards, embellishments and what not!

So this month DMC designers are on to the Sparkling dust, Sugar Powder and Crystal Ice cubes..
My post is divided in two parts and today I am gonna show you how I have used Sparkling Dust in my projects...

Sparkling dust powder adds an ultimate effects to all your projects...it's flawless white shimmer color and smooth texture gives a fresh snow effect. Looks amazing if you combine the same with DMC Frosted Sugar powder.
It can be adhered with Glossy accent or Multi matte gel!

Its amazing if you use it with Flowers, sospeso flowers. jewellery making, mixed media backgrounds..It's great for all kind of Cards as well. It comes in two sizes..30gm and 90 gm in beautiful reusable jars.

Now let's see what I have created,

I have made three cards using Sparkling dust. In the first project, I have made a Flower bouquet giving it a appearance of Hot Air Balloon. I have cut down the pattern paper in form of a pot and arranged the flowers in a balloon shape over the pot..I have preferred using mix sizes of flowers as it with balance the whole project...And after this I have applied thin layer of glossy accent randomly over the flowers and sprinkle the dust on to it.
Just make sure you use transparent glue to stick the sparkling dust/Sugar powder. My favourite is Glossy Accent so I will be using the same in my next two projects as well..

Now in the second Card, I have made glittered frame and Card Border using Sparkling dust.
For making the glittered border, I have applied red tacky tape on the four edges of the Card base. then remove the tape and trickle the dust on it...you would love to see the effect and with this idea you can create beautiful plaid backgrounds. And I applied flossy accent on the oval frame and sprinkle the sparkling dust which in the end gives you a very nice glitzy gaze.

In this card I didn't apply dust on flowers as we are already getting shimmery effect in the background and frame.

Here presenting you the third Card, which is quite simple yet very elegant. I have dressed up the lady in Sparkly roses. I loved the way how this card turned out.
And have you noticed the butterflies...yes! I have embellished them with dust powder overall the card is quite alluring.

So this is all I have in the first part of my June post...I will be soon coming up with second part in which I will use Frosted Sugar powder and Crystal Ice cube..Till then stay tuned and please share your reviews and feedback.

I would love to hear from you!!
Happy Crafting!

Hugs,
Sampada

Glitz up with Dress My Craft Sequins

Hello Everyone..

First of all, a very warm welcome to our DRESS MY CRAFT blog..So happy to make to the Dress my Craft Design team..
I am super excited and happy that my post is the first one on the blog,...but same time little nervous too...

I am sure Delhi people are enjoying this drizzly Monday morning...It's super hot here so it was really required..
So are you guys excited for craft feast???

Yess!!!

Awesome opportunity to learn from Finnabair Itself...and now you can join single project also.

So this post is on Sequins and you all know well that DMC has huge range of high quality sequins to jazz up your projects. These are the must haves...and they come in beautiful jars which are reusable...so you got a better reason to buy it!
And you will be amazed to know that, there are more and more color theme which are soon to be uploaded on website.

So today I have 3 mini projects to share..Well sequins are something you can actually use anywhere, it will always enhance your project!
But when we think of sequins, the best and the most common concept to use them are the shaker cards...The two of my projects are shaker cards but I will show how differently you can use them as shaker elements...

And i did a little experiment in my third card and I was really happy that it came out very well...DMC has so many color themes in sequins that you just need to see them and you will get a line of thinking towards the perfect theme.
In my third card I used Golden Black sequins and I must say they are super classy...
and you will see it ..

Here is what I created with them and following is the video tutorial link, so just scroll down!

Isn't that tempting??

Here is the video tutorial...so do watch out!

I hope you like it and these sequins are the must have in your craft room..

I am sharing all the products I have used.

Please do share your reviews and feedback, I would love to hear from you all :)

Blossom with Green Sequins

White Sunshine Sequins

Golden Black Sequins

Other Products link:

• Prima Doll
• Espresso Paper pack
• Magnolia Way Paper pack
• Nested Circle Dies
• Confetti Accents