Vintage Decoupage Box with a Touch of Mixed Media

Hello arty-crafty friends! Daksha here! For today’s post I have decoupage watch box with a touch of mixed media. I did decoupage box after long time and I wanted something different, so here it is. Step by step instructions First I gave a coat of white gesso and then gave two coats of white chalk paint to the box all around. In between, I sanded with a sanding block to get a smooth finish. I made these Thai clay flourishes in advance as they need 24 hours to dry. I have Read more…

Altered Mixed Media Project

Hello Everyone, Aangee Shah here. I hope  all of you are having a great day with a lot of crafty ideas and projects going on in your mind. Don’t you love what you do ? I know the answer is always yes!!  First  of all I am so glad and super exited to post here as a guest DT for Itsy Bitsy. Today I am going to share my project using Little Birdie’s Metallic Paints. Little Birdie metallic paint has their special features: They are so vibrant and shimmery. Reacts beautifully on light Read more…

‘Life is Beautiful’ Mixed Media Canvas

Hello everyone, Daksha here!  I am extremely excited to be here today as a guest DT at Itsy Bitsy’s blog. This is my first post on the blog inspired by the blog challenge theme “Anything goes using Little Birdie Instant Image Transfer Gel”. Hope my post inspires you all and gives you more ideas. Mixed Media Canvas with Little Birdie Instant Image Transfer Gel This is what I created……………. Step by step instructions: First I took an 8”X10” canvas Read more…

Love and Memories – A Mixed Media Canvas

Love is in the air

Hello everyone, Charu  here! First of all, many thanks for all the love you have shown!! I was thrilled with the appreciation I got for my first project with  Instant Image Transfer gel. Hope you like this project too! As Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, here I am to share a cute romantic mixed media project with you all. It’s a great project to have in the backdrop of a romantic candle lit dinner for two. {wink wink} In the first step I stenciled my 8 by 8 inches canvas Read more…

Mixed Media Butterfly Folder

Hello lovely crafters, Lisa here with my creation for Itsy Bitsy. For this creation I decided to decorate a grey board folder.  Grey board is a fantastic base to work on, as it is strong enough to take numerous layers of different mediums. The size of the folder is just a bit bigger than an A4 with a front over-flap which wraps around the front of the folder. So, here is my finished creation… And this is how I did it…. First I painted the folder, both front and back with Little Birdie’s Read more…

Memories Which Last Forever – A Mixed Media Project

Hi friends, Saadia here today on the blog, I will be sharing a mixed media project with you. Let’s start our project: I cut a heart shape from a MDF board  and glued pages from a book to it. Next, I mixed Texture Sand with Little Birdie 2 in 1 Mixed Media Paste and applied through a stencil. Covered the heart with diluted white gesso. After that, I colored the heart with Alcohol Splash sprays and Color Splash sprays of my choice. Glued embellishments and covered them with Read more…

Live Your Dreams – A Mixed Media Canvas

Hi Everyone, Saadia here, Today, I am sharing  a mixed media project with you. I hope you like it. Let’s start : I used an 8×10 inches canvas panel by Monte Marte, as my substrate. I covered it with Little Birdie 2 in 1 Mixed Media paste. I applied the paste through a  Little Birdie stencil. Next, I glued my embellishments with Heavy Gel medium – Matte. I glued the flowers with hot glue gun to save time. After that, I covered everything with White gesso. This gesso is Read more…

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…

Memories- A Mixed Media Project

Hi Everyone, Saadia here I want to share with you a mixed media project today, mostly painted with Little Birdie Chalk Paints. The range of Chalk Paints are so beautiful, easy to use and are versatile. They come in so many lovely colors. Lets start: I cut a heart shaped MDF board with a knife and covered it with surgical gauze. You can also use cheesecloth instead of gauze, to create texture. Next, I applied Grainy Texture Paste with a palette knife, mainly at the edges.  Little Read more…

Dream-A Mixed Media Project

Hi Everyone, Saadia here, I want to share with you a mixed media project today. I wanted to make a dream catcher or a wreath with Little Birdie’s beautiful flowers but couldn’t decide. So I ended up with a dream catcher, wreath hybrid! I hope you like it. Lets start: To begin with, I applied Little Birdie Fiber Paste with a palette knife to a MDF board. This Fiber Paste gives a very beautiful texture and 3D dimension to the project. Its easy to use and spreads well. It  can be tinted Read more…