Hello arty crafty folks! It feels so good to bring you unique stories of talented crafters every week. The passion, dedication, and creativity that these creative individuals reflect are so inspiring. Today, I bring you the story of Semonti Roy, a crafter from Howrah, West Bengal. Semonti was born and raised in the historical town of Serampore, in Hooghly district, West Bengal. She was interested in art & crafts since childhood and enjoyed creating decorative pieces for her home and greeting Read more…
Month: August 2018
A Floral Layout with Thin Cut Dies and Irregular Dots
Hello lovely crafters!! Lisa here with my latest creation for the Itsy Bitsy Design Team. And all I can say is WOW!! Itsy Bitsy have done it again! Their own brand Little Birdie has released 15 new designs of Thin Cut Dies and I have been playing with the Embellished Boot set. In this set, along with the gorgeous embellished boot, comes a lovely selection of leaves and flowers. And here is what I did… So, first of all I added a thick layer of 2 in 1 Mixed Media paste through the Irregular Dots Read more…
Easy Textures with Little Birdie Embossing Texture Paste
Hi Friends Suman here today with you as a guest designer to share my work with Little Birdie’s new mixed media art journal and Embossing Paste -Frosty Fizz and Iced Slate from Itsy Bitsy. I was very excited to receive the Mixed Media journal and Embossing Paste from Itsy Bitsy . My heartfelt thanks to Rashmi Harish for thinking of me. I have two projects to share with you with the craft supplies ……… Ist one Art Journal with Embossing Paste ….. I decided Read more…
Crafter in the Spotlight Vaishali Manubarwala
Hello arty crafty friends! It’s Thursday again and as usual, time to hear about the interesting crafting journey of another ardent crafter. This week I bring you the story of a passionate crafter, Vaishali Manubarwala from Mumbai in “Crafter in the Spotlight”. Vaishali, a corporate lawyer, is a doting mother to two young boys along with being a versatile crafter. After taking a step-back from her job, she knew she wanted to channelize her energy in doing something she was really passionate Read more…
Smile Spreads Brightness…. An Altered Mason Jar Lamp with Thin Cut Dies
Hello friends….Hope all are doing great !!! Vaishali here, greeting everyone with a big smile ….and yes there is always a reason to smile !!! I choose to face whatever comes my way with a smile and be the reason to bring smiles as well on other’s faces……. ‘spreading brightness and happiness around’ ….my mason jar expresses exactly the same!!! I had a mason jar lying at home with a broken lid and was no longer in use. It definitely had a second life though, with many makeover Read more…
A Rustic Mixed Media Project on Canvas
Hi Everyone, Saadia here: Sharing with you a rustic mixed media project today. I have used lots of heavy elements in my project. The Heavy Gel Medium by Little Birdie Crafts is ideal for gluing heavy objects. Little Birdie Crafts- Heavy Gel Medium: Transparent, flexible, extra heavy body acrylic gel medium Can be used to glue heavy objects in mixed media projects Extends volume, viscosity and density of acrylic paints along with increasing brilliance and transparency Read more…
Shabby Chic Handmade Birthday Card with Blooming Wreath Thin Cut Die Set
Hello guys, This is Mukta here and today I have a Shabby Chic Birthday card along with a video tutorial for you all. I have used the newly launched Thin Cut Die set called ‘Blooming Wreath’ from Little Birdie Crafts (Available at Itsy Bitsy stores) to make my card. The thin cut dies from Little Birdie are made with the best material to get the finest and cleanest cuts. These are suitable for most die cutting machines including Big Shot, Cuttlebug and the Dream Cut Machine. We can use them Read more…
Vintage Greeting Card with Thin Cut Dies
Hi All, Nupur here I have been trying my hands in card making since a month or two, and I can tell you… its addictive! This time I decided to make a card for my brother for Rakhi. I had no clue what will I make, but was sure that I want to make something vintage. And besides that, I knew that Itsy Bitsy’s own brand Little Birdie has recently launched thin cut dies which will surely help me! They are super awesome!! Below is an image of what I finally managed to create. Now, lets Read more…
Crafter in the Spotlight Mona Diwan
Hello arty crafty friends! Let’s welcome August, the month of Independence Day, Rakhi and the much celebrated Friendship Day. In the very first ‘Crafter in the Spotlight’ of this month, let’s turn the spotlight on Mona Diwan from Delhi, who is an engineer, a craft enthusiast and an aspiring entrepreneur. Mona believes in the magic of handmade and loves creating cards, wall decors, etc. for friends and family on various occasions. Her hobby slowly turned into her passion when she started receiving Read more…
Mixed Media Journal Cover with Embossing Texture Paste
Hello everyone, it’s Pooja here today in the blog. Today I am here to share another of my mixed media projects. I have come with a tutorial of how I created my mixed media art journal cover. Also, this project is more about texture and less embellishments. You can see how Little Birdie Embossing Texture Paste is enough to create awesome textures! But before I begin….have a look what we are going to learn in this post. Process: First, I did done some stencil work with Grainy Read more…