Mixed Media Altered Diary

Hello friends. I hope you all are doing great. DT member Vidhu Thareja back on the blog with a new inspirational project for the ongoing Mixed Media Blog Challenge. This time I have altered a diary using some of the awesome mixed media supplies from Itsy Bitsy.

I have a stepwise picture tutorial for you all. So without wasting more time let’s start the tutorial….

I had a plain diary so I decided to do makeover for it.
The first step is to prepare the base to work further. So I applied Little Birdie Acrylic White Gesso. I have applied 2 coats of gesso, leaving enough drying time between each coat.  Here I have used sponge, which helps to create a background texture also.

The next step, is to create more texture. For that, I have used Little Birdie Mixed Media Paste – White. I have applied it through Little Birdie – Script Stencil using a palette knife.

I left it to dry and then applied Little Birdie Black Gesso with a flat brush. To enhance the texture, I have done dry brushing with Little Birdie Chalk Paint – Terracotta and to further highlight the texture have rubbed Little Birdie Metallic Wax – Antique Gold. I have pasted a lace on the left side. Before pasting it I have covered the lace with Little Birdie Black Gesso, done dry brushing with Chalk Paint – Terracotta and then rubbed Metallic Wax – Antique Gold on top of that.

Now, it is the  turn to use some elements in the center. I had a chipboard frame and Little Birdie Primed Chipboard – Time Trail in my stash. I have covered the  chipboard frame and the  laser cutting part of the primed chipboard with black gesso and let it dry. I wanted to add some interest to chipboard frame and primed chipboard so I have used Little Birdie ‘ Clear’ Embossing Powder. 

Here I was not very satisfied with the look of chipboard frame so I applied Chalk Paint – Salsa Red on the other side of the frame and then done embossing again. I have rubbed Metallic Wax – Rich Gold and Antique Gold on top of the embossing.

I wanted to add some more interest on the corners of the diary and for that I have used Little Birdie Embossing Texture Paste – Frosty Fizz. I have applied it through Little Birdie 4*4 stencil ‘ Dual Mandala’ with the help of palette knife and then used heat gun to get the desired embossed effect. After some time done dry brushing with Camlin Artist Acrylic Colors – Antique Gold  and Copper on top of that  and rubbed Metallic Wax – Copper Blaze with my finger.

Made some dots using Little Birdie Pearl Drops ‘ Redcurrant’.

Now it is time to add some flowers. I was having Little Birdie Handmade Flowers in my stash. I have done dry brushing with white gesso and then with Chalk Paint – Salsa Red on each flower and then sprayed Color Splash – Gold Rush on flowers  and sprinkled some Little Birdie Mica Powder.  Added glitter in the center of  each flowers with the help of Glossy Accents.

Finally, I stuck the chipboard frame, primed chipboard and flowers using soft gel medium. Added a sentiment cutout ‘Treasured Memories’. I have painted the chipboard with black gesso and rubbed Metallic Wax – Antique Gold with finger. A beautiful diary is ready to be gifted.

I hope you liked my project and it  inspires you to create something unique and beautiful using the awesome mixed media supplies from Itsy Bitsy. Do not forget to share your creation for the mixed media challenge. We would love to see amazing creations from all our crafty friends.

I am excited to inform you  that all these products come with a unique QR code!

Point your mobile phone at the QR code on the product & scan them  to take you directly to our YouTube links where you can see how each of these products are used! Check out all our new products for QR codes in the future ( this will be either on the label or on cap of the bottle).

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Happy Crafting…

Vidhu Thareja

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