Friends Forever - A Mixed Media Altered Box Shabby Chic Style - step by step tutorial

Hey Friends,
Today I am here with a beautiful project and the step by step tutorial of a beautiful Altered Box I did for PRIKA.
First of all I would like to thank Priyanka for this awesome opportunity and also for the patience that she showed when I wasn't able to do the project  couple of months ago due to family obligation.
Thank you once again.

I am also putting this up for Mixed media Place - August Challenge.

so without further ado lets see the step by step procedure for this project.

I took a waste led light box and added a corrugated sheet on the lid and applied gesso all over on the lids sides and the flap. Its a very good quality box with magnets that's why I didn't have the heart to throw it. after the application of White Gesso I added some MDF left overs to give a beautiful texture and also coated them with gesso. It will look something like this.

Once the gesso was dry I started building up the composition. Till this point I didn't know which colors I will be using for this project. I usually make vintage and metallic kind of boxes so this time I thought of doing something different. So I thought of using peach , yellows and pinks for my project .

 Played around with the flowers and wooden embellishments and thought of using lots of die cuts for the shabby chic look. 

I sprayed lemon zing, hot pink and tangerine color splashes from little birdie crafts to get the look and the color that matches the flowers. Diluted it with water and took away the extra color with the tissue.  Added the beautiful flowers from little birdie , leaf die cuts, few mulberry roses, and a lovely quote " Friends for Life "

Added beautiful pearls in big medium n small size. Added lovely organza ribbons to add more shabby chic look. I hope you like the Beautiful Altered  Box in Shabby Chic style.

Would love to see your creations from this inspiration.

Love & Hugs 

Bela

Love - Mixed Media Canvas - Video Tutorial

Hello Friends !!

Bela Shah here with my latest mixed media canvas.

Mixed media is so much fun and this time I have tried to do a project which is out of my comfort zone … I took it up as a challenge and I am thrilled with the way this looks right now... I know that this is mixed media canvas but I kind of remember my kodiakanal trip where I saw beautiful hydrangea flowers... as this project has similar colors...

Also I would like to see your creations so tag me on Facebook so I know how much this post has inspired you. The video tutorial will be super helpful where you can see how I have worked with Little Birdie Craft products to make this lovely project.

Few close Ups of the project ….

Please check out the video tutorial for the project. Don't forget to leave some love and comments !!!

https://youtu.be/yGkf4bhdhYM

Love & Hugs

 Bela 

HOME - Mixed Media Panel

Hey Friends !!!! Today I am here to present you with my new mixed media home décor panel. It  was a quick project which was in my mind from a long time. I thoroughly enjoyed making this one .. I hope you all love it too...... The picture below is taken in the sunlight and I loved the way it looked. 

For this panel I used a 6mm 8 x 8 wooden panel, I have used MDF carved framed for the border. The things I used in this project are Gesso, texture paste , medical gauge, art stones, some dry fillers, mulberry roses, die cut leaves and window, spray paints in green , brown, orange, yellow n some turquoise. These are some close up pictures of the panel for you all to have a better look. 

Thank you for stopping by !!!! I hope this project of mine inspires you 

Love & Hugs 

Bela  

Face - Mixed Media Canvas - Tutorial

Hey Friends,

Today I am here to share a step by step tutorial of a beautiful mixed media canvas. I hope u all like it. It was inspired from a canvas I had seen long ago n I always wanted to try it out.

First take a 8 x 8 canvas. I primed it with camel gesso. Let it dry completely. Then I chose the elements I wanted do use on the canvas. I played with the elements till I was happy with the arrangement. Then i just took a picture of the arrangement so that while placing it again I can refer to the picture. I added zigzag texture with stencil using texture paste. Let it dry thoroughly.

After the texture is completely dry I started pacing the elements on to the canvas. I used mdf clock dial big and small, mdf flourish,  resin face, art stones, alcohol ink spray, mulberry paper flowers, some paper string for my compilation. 

Once everything was placed n stuck I brushed every element with a coat of gesso. I didn't bother too much with the blue flowers as I was planning to color my canvas in turquoise. After the gesso application the canvas will look like this. 

Let the whole compilation dry thoroughly. You can speed up the drying process using heat tool.

then I started spraying the whole canvas with turquoise alcohol splash. Diluted the intensity of the color by spraying water where I wanted it light. After I was happy with the way my canvas looked I dried it with heat tool. Lastly I dry brushed gesso  over the flowers, textures, art stones to bring out the textures. 

This is how your mixed media canvas will look after its done. 

I hope you all like this and find it inspiring just the way I was inspired....

Thanks for stopping by !!!

Love & Hugs

Bela