A smile is a curve that sets everything straight

Hello friends

Hope you all are doing great! Here is my another journal page. "A smile is a curve that sets everything straight"when i started this page i have no clue of what I'm gonna make, First i thought of creating something rustic and teal combo. So i used my Chroma Burst Tea cup Teal and Old metal rust as a base colour. Then i took an cap and dipped in the white Gesso and Black Gesso alternatively to create patters. Then i started following the same pattern to continue my process using circle stencils i created different sizes of circle here and there with white gesso. then again started working with chroma burst of same teal and rust colour to draw curves until the combo tone satisfies me. Finally used the metallic green citron verdes from immix and antique sequins to high light the effect. That's how i completed the entire page. 

 Few close-up shots

Hope you all like my journal page
See you soon
until then
Keep crafting
Hugs
Bhavani Balaji

Shine bright like stars

Hello friends

Addiction to anything is not good, but i love this journal art addiction. creating what ever we feel in our mind with what u have and finally the result is satisfying. Now i will share the materials that i have use

The stars are not hand drawn or painted its the tissue paper which i had in my statsh. used immix shimmer metallic paints, deco stones micro and micro beads

used some bead texture paste to add some texture.

Hope you like my journal page
see you soon with something new
keep crafting till then
hugs
Bhavani Balaji

Boundless creations, endless possibilities

I'm very excited to share my very first art journal with you all. It gave me immense pleasure that creating art journal page is something very relaxing,stress bursting. This hold good for any art for that matter. But there is no boundaries, no restrictions and possibilities are endless. That's what i enjoyed!! Below are my art journal page clicks


All the supplies i have used from expressions craft
Metallic paint Pink gloss
Glass Nuggets
Doodles stencils
Clear gesso
Metallic paint Blue Sapphire
Mica Flakes
Micro Deco stones
Black gesso
sequins, butterfly sticker from my stash


Glass Nuggets is my favorite. See how beautiful it enhances the page.

in this picture you can see the micro deco stones and mica flakes clearly

 Hope you guys like my journal page.
see you soon. Until then
Happy crafting
Hugs
Bhavani Balaji

Lost is found - Altered bottle - mixed media

Hello friends 

Today I'm gonna share my latest work with you all. I worked under the theme Lost Is Found. so created under water sea effect, altering a bottle on the wooden plank.  This project gave me immense pleasure to work with. Lots of textures added to create the background on the bottle and wooden plank.

I used mica flakes, crackle texture paste to give nice background. used some shells , dry moss and chipboard embellishments from my stash

side view

Top view

 

Close up view

 supplies used:
immix crackle paste
immix metallic paint
Mica Flakes
Chalk paints


For quick video overview of this project check the below instagram link

https://www.instagram.com/p/BydMux9ACCq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Hope you all liked my project
see you soon
Happy crafting!!
Hugs
Bhavani Balaji

Mixed media on imitated fish sole using Chroma burst

Hello lovely people
Bhavani Balaji here to share a mixed media project on imitated fish sole. Actually this base impressed me a lot and i just wanted to try something different on it. So i thought of using our newly launched chroma burst and beads texture paste on it. lets move on to my creation...

This is the imitated fish sole that i was a speaking about. This seems to be just like a fish but it will be like plaster piece. so it amazed me very much. If we drop this down it may break into pieces like earthen ware. so to secure this i planned to mount it on a wooden plank just to give and handling will be easy i thought.

This is how i stareted with primng the surface with white gesso and used bubbles stencils to give some textures over it. then started sprinkling chroma burst tea cup teal, lemon verbena, and blue lagoon to match the sea colours

This is fun and interesting part is using immix embossing powders on chipboard embellishments. I used antique gold, green, shimmer gold and algae green embossing powders

This is the are which i love the most i again used newly launched products glass baeds texture gel medium to give some nice sugary texture. This actually reflect light when allowed to dry natural clear. 

Few closeups of embossing and beads texture paste

This is i finally completed this project using Deco stones, shells, glass nuggets and mica flakes. 

Hope you all like this project and dont wait to try immix Chroma Burst, Glass nuggets, Mica flakes and glass beads texture gel medium.

Hope you all like this projects and inspired to use immix products. see you soon

Happy Crafting!!

Hugs

Bhavani Balaji

I would like to enter this project to enter the following challenges

https://bleedingartchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/07/july-challenge-anything-goes.html

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/ltccb-36-july-anything-goes.html

Altered card board Rolls - Mixed Media

Hello crafty friends!

Happy to be back with my creations. Today i just tried something useful product using Mixed Media technique. Yes pen/brush holder. i really enjoyed doing this. I planned to create something aged,rustic,under the sea kind of effect. so i have used some shells  ( my sons collection LOL!!), gesso, acrylic colors, waste cardboard roll, some sequins,pearls from my stash....

        Below are the materials i have used and its from Papericious, and Expressions stencils. which is available in www.craftsneed.com. 

Okay! shall we start...

step 1:
I have arranged the cardboard rolls in a circular manner.

step 2: 

cut any left over pattern papers according to the size of the rolls. This step is optional or u can paint inside with any color you want.

step 3:

Ahere all the pattern papers inside the roll

step 4:

Apply Black Gesso  all over the roll and base 

Step 5:

Stick the shells at the base of the holder.

step 6:

with white heavy gesso stencil the design on the cardboard. also stick the chippies where ever necessary

Step 7:

Dilute the Black heavy gesso and apply all over the stenciled design.

   

Step 8:

This is the final and very interesting step. playing with colors.

apply colours as per your choice, as i wanted the old, aged, under the sea effect so used much of green and blue with gold,bronze and silver. 

here is the completed view

some close- up shots

I really liked the outcome of the holder and it was really fun and interesting to do this.

Now i have all my pen, markers, scale,scissors at one place....(LOL :) )

Supplies used:


Black Gesso
White gesso
Papericious acrylic colors, gold, silver, bronze, gamma green,moon yellow, blue berry....
shells
Branch chippies
Expressions stamps Daisy Delight
White Glue
Pattern papers, Sequins and pearls from my stash.

All the materials are available from www.craftsneed.com

I hope you all like project..Happy crafting.