Hello everyone, Pooja here today with a mini mixed media wall hanging. Have a look at the finished project before we begin the step by step tutorial. Process: I have used a thick card board as base. First, I pasted a paper from Little Birdie’s Texture Brew pattern paper pack with a wooden effect, onto the base. 2. Did some stencil work with modelling paste. I have used a Little Birdie stencil that gives the look of a tree bark. 3. After it dried, I applied glossy Read more…
Month: August 2018
Crafter in the Spotlight Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta
Hello arty crafty friends! Just like every Thursday, I am back with the story of another ardent crafter today in “Crafter in the Spotlight”. Let’s hear about the craft journey of Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta from Mumbai. Dr. Neha, a consultant scientist, data analyst and nutritionist by profession, is a passionate crafter. For her, crafting is de-stressing and the best way to relax. She likes various arts and craft forms that include mixed media, acrylic pour paintings, Zentangle and more. Neha’s Read more…
Decoupaged Tote Bag – Fabric Decoupage with a Twist
Hello my arty, crafty friends, Hope you all are doing great. Vaishali here today!! I am super excited about sharing this fabric decoupage project with everyone. Many of you must have explored decoupage on fabric. When working on a fabric surface, one medium that I find interesting is ‘ Fabric Stiffener’. This wonderful product from the store has various uses and I have used it in some unique ways in my creation. I have a step wise picture tutorial of this Decoupaged Tote Bag, so Read more…
Mixed Media Art Journal- Tree of Strength
Hi Everyone…….Hema here with you all today…!! Today I’m sharing an art journal which I created with Little Birdie’s recently launched thin cut dies. I wanted to share this tutorial just to show you that even with minimal products you can create a project with an essence of mixed media. So without much ado….I will run you through the process here…… Step1: To begin, I added textures to the journal page with Little Birdie Mixed Media Paste, using it as gesso and Grainy Texture Read more…
Mixed Media Winged Compass
Hello lovely crafters, Lisa here and welcome to my post for the Itsy Bitsy design team. I have been playing with loads of mixed media products including lots of lovely chipboard pieces. Here is my finished creation for which I will share a step by step tutorial with you today. Firstly, I cut a piece of board approximately 8 inch square to work on. I chose it, as I needed a good sturdy background which could take lots of mixed media products and textures. I first covered the background with some Read more…
Crafter in the Spotlight Aditi Sahwney Vohra
Hello arty crafty friends! At Itsy Bitsy, we believe in celebrating creativity in every form and that is why every Thursday I am back with a story about the interesting journey of a crafter. Today in ‘Crafter in the Spotlight’, let’s hear it from an ardent crafter Aditi Vohra, who is originally from Bhilai but now settled in Hyderabad. Aditi, after completing her engineering from BITS, Pilani, worked with a start-up for 5 years. Presently, she is an ardent crafter, a mathematics and science Read more…
Creative use of Grainy Texture Paste in Mixed Media
Hi friends, Ruchi Gupta here, I am back as a guest designer again with yet another blog post. This time, I would be talking about creating some coloured pastes from Little Birdie’s Grainy Texture Paste. The paste is quite versatile and I am sure till now most of us have used this to add texture to our projects. Today I am going to make colored texture paste and use them as a coloring medium for my mixed media project. Hope you find the step by step useful. I have included a video but do excuse 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…
Watercolor Birdie
Hello All, Nupur here Hope you all are doing good! Let’s paint a birdie today ….after all creative arts is the best therapy that allows the mind to express, explore, reduce stress and and improve ones emotional well-being! You need not be extremely talented or an seasoned artist to receive the benefits of painting….just start with something and you will finally get there! Today, we will paint a bird sitting on a tree. Below is an image of how the final outcome will be. So lets Read more…
Cute Mini Photo Album
Hello friends! Gayatri here, back with another inspirational project for the challenge this month. The new Little Birdie ‘Thin cut dies’ are so fun to play with that I can’t get enough of them. Today I have made a cute mini photo album which is only 4″ x 4″ and made from a single sheet of 12″ x 12″. You can make this for birthday/ anniversary/ or any occasion with few pictures of cherished moments. So without much ado, let me get into how you can make this. Take a 12″ x 12″ cardstock Read more…