Sunday, March 17, 2019

With Wings She Will Fly

With Wings She Will Fly






Hello My Dear Friends...

This is my piano notes diary... Today morning I was just flipping over pages of my notes to revise my piano lessons and then suddenly the blank cover page caught my eye...

It was the very moment that I thought over a theme "With Wings She Will Fly" and started gathering materials to create this masterpiece, over my crafting table.

Hence, made this amazing mixed media masterpiece focusing on wings.

I have embedded, A Fairy resting over flowers, exactly in the center surrounded with butterfly and angelic wings.

Showing that she is subtle, independent, loving, caring, harsh at times, beautiful.... and what not. As the list is endless. 

The purpose behind keeping the background dark was that, "no matter how much darkness prevails, a girl or a woman or a fairy will keep spreading light with her sparks."

Materials used are:

1. Camlin Diary

2. Expressions craft: black heavy gesso, mermaid metallic paint and ancient gold metallic paint.

3. Icraft stencil

CHALLENGES

1. More Than Words - Fantasy & Wings
 MTW - March challenge

2. Mixed Media Academy
 MMW - March Challenge

3. Mixed Media Warriors #38 - Girls Power
 MMW Girls Power Challenge 38









Friday, March 8, 2019

Sugar & Spice

Sugar & Spice




W – Warm Hearted
O – Outstanding
M – Multitasker
A – Admirable
N – Nurturing
She plays the role, that of mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, counselor, all at once….
Life begins in her womb. Just one hug from her could heal everything from a broken hand to a broken heart.
She has a dual personality. She can be helpless and vulnerable on one hand and be strong and dependable on the other.
In crisis, she is the one who will support you and give you strength.
She works relentlessly and still manages to look fresh all the time. Oh Yes!! She can multitask…she is superhuman and a goddess.
She rejuvenates you, and makes you come alive. She comforts you, builds your confidence and makes you feel proud to be a part of her world.
Behind every successful man there is a woman, yes, a mother, a daughter, a friend, or perhaps a sister.She gives unconditional love beyond reason, and forgives you time and time again.
She takes pride in your achievements and holds your hands through your disappointments.
Whatever you give to a women, she’s going to multiply it..
Give her love, She’ll give you a baby.
Give her a house, she’ll give you a home.
Give her groceries, she’ll give you a meal.
Give her a smile. She’ll give you her heart..
So, if you give her crap, you will no doubt receive a ton of shit ;) 


And also…….  Not to Forget… she is born with some defects too.. hahaha…


WOMEN- who will someday forget where her hair clip is kept, but will never forget the year, the month, the date and the time when you argued with her… in short… She will never forget your Past!! HAHAHA… LOL…


Furthermore to add…5 deadliest words used by her are:


1. FINE – This is the word use to end an argument, when they are right and you   need to SHUT UP!

2. FIVE MINUTES – If she is getting dressed, this means one – two hours may be more in some cases 😉

3. NOTHING – this means something and you need to be on your toes.

4. IT’S OK – Noooo it is NOT OK, give her more attention indeed (ADVISABLE)

5. HMMMM… - I am not interested, screw you whoever you are :P(in some cases)..


I guess the above list might never end……… 😉


Ending this with… “Naari Sab-pe Bhaari”


Once again HAPPY WOMEN’S DAY to all the beautiful ladies….
LOVE YOU ALL…. And I LOVE MYSELF 😉


CHALLENGES


1. Mixed Media Academy March challenge - Anything goes

 MMA March challenge

2. Splashy Mix challenge #3 - Moodboard challenge

Alongwith summer comes Women's Day... Have created this Mixed media art on hardboard using immix white heavy gesso and immix ancient gold metallic paint

 Sugar & Spice - Isha Pai

3. The Dusty Attic March Moodboard Challenge 

 Sugar & Spice - March Moodboard challenge

4. Mixed Media Warriors #38 Moodboard Challenge - Girls Power

 Sugar & Spice - Girl Power

5. We Love 2 Create - Anything creative Mixed Media Goes

Challenge #3 - Anything goes at Love 2 Create Mixed Media Challenge









Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Fairy Tale House

Fairy Tale House



Greetings My Dear Friends!!

This Fairy Tale House is created for an 8 year old girl, who lives in her Fantasy world...

A Girl who loves the color Green & Yellow,
A Girl who loves Fairies,
A Girl who loves Birds & Butterflies,
A Girl who loves Nature,
A Girl who loves to be always in her Dream World...

This piece de resistance will do wonders in her bedroom. And this can either be placed on the tabletop or can be hung on the wall.

Fairy tales are more than true not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.

Every once in a while, in the middle of an ordinary life, Love gives us a Fairy Tale.

Behind every Fairy Tale, there is always a meaning.

No one is too old for fairy tales.

Also, Life is a Fairy Tale. But to see it, you must keep your eyes open...

Materials used:

1. Expressions Craft: Immix White heavy gesso and Immix sprinkle mist - Forest green

2. Icraft: Texture paste and new launched small size leaf stencil

3. Dylusions Shimmer spray Green

4. Itsy Bitsy Little Birdie: Mixed Media stone

5. Anime Fairy prints 

6. Papericious Spritz brown spray

7. Purple flower, berries and leaves from Priya Gajjar Di


Though this fairy tale house is made for someone, but this concept of fairies inspires me as well. 

Hope you all will love this creation....

Thank you so much... :) :)

Love You all.... 

Prika - February challenge - Winter Blues with a twist

 Fairy Tale House by Isha Pai

More Than Words - Fantasy & Wings Challenge

 Fairy Tale House Frame





Sunday, February 10, 2019

Mail Box - anniversary and love theme

Mail Box

           


Greetings My Dear Friends!!

My third blog post on Mail Box customized on Anniversary & Valentine's theme..

Mail Box - is a box into which mail is delivered, especially it is mounted on a post at the entrance to a person's property.

It was believed that... Handwritten letters was all to fall in love with... No poetry, No chivalry or No cajolery was required..

Today, in the era of mobile, computers, internet etc. we can see no such mail boxes around (though few still prefer mail boxes) ;) :P

And fortunately I got a chance to customize something for a couple who are in love for 23 years. And their anniversary falls on Valentine's Day.. I hope looking at this mail box it freshens up their "old is gold" memories... <3

This Mail Box carries a 6" teddy bear with a heart saying I love you, Love scratch cards (naughty messages), hugging slider card, 2 Dairy milk cadbury and 5 small envelopes with love quotes.

Mail Box is embedded with a pentagon shapes shaker element from Expressions Craft, I have customized it as a love birds nest. 



Love is OLD.....
Love is NEW.....
Love is ALL....
Love is YOU...

Thank You :) :) 

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The Symbol Of Love - Eiffel Tower

"The Symbol of Love"

Eiffel Tower


Greetings My Dear Friends!

Here I am writing my second blog post on an interesting topic... LOVE ;)

Before beginning with the topic let me inform that I have colored the tower with IMMIX metallic paints - Gun metal grey and Ancient Gold from Expressions Craft. 

Paris is said to be as the most romantic city in the world and so is the masterpiece known as the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

The Symbol of Love is UNIVERSAL,
The Symbol of Love is PURE,
The Symbol of Love is UNITY,
The Symbol of Love will ENDURE,
The Symbol of Love is CONSTANT,
The Symbol of Love is BRIGHT,
The Symbol of Love is RIGHT,
The Symbol of Love is PERFECT,
The Symbol of Love shines through the RAIN,
The Symbol of Love can't PART,
The Symbol of Love is YOU & ME,
The Symbol of Love is a HEART, 
              AND
The Symbol of Love is the EIFFEL TOWER.


LOVE is the symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of beginning and all fear of end.

LOVE is not finding someone to LIVE WITH, its finding someone you can't LIVE WITHOUT...

Express your love not only with gifts but also by showing affection, care and love.

Love has many faces..... it is an intense feeling of deep affection...

LOVE can be with PARENTS,
LOVE can be with SIBLINGS,
LOVE can be with FRIENDS,
LOVE can be with BF/ GF,
LOVE can be with HUSBAND/ WIFE.

Express your love everyday. Say I LOVE YOU not  only to your bf/gf/hubby/wife.. But also to your friends & family... Then see the MAGIC!!! Everyday will be a VALENTINE'S DAY and every minute will be VALENTINE'S MINUTE.

Here, I have made a customized EIFFEL TOWER box wherein you can paste almost 15 pictures (even more). There is a small glass message box, I Love You card and two dairy milk cadbury in the drawer. This masterpiece can be kept also as a show piece.

 



LOVE YOU ALL MY NEAR AND DEAR FRIENDS.... AND HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY....

Thank You :) :)

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Sunday, February 3, 2019

Tome of the Ancients

Tome of the Ancients

Mixed Media Altered Diary




Greetings My Dear Friends!

My First Blog Post on mixed media art on diary cover. 

Ordered a 2019 diary from Flipkart, which had a lovely motivational quote over it saying "If you believe in yourself anything is Possible". This quote touched my heart and without wasting anytime I just ordered it.

After receiving this diary, I thought of creating and embedding this lovely quote over it in different aspect or manner. And then strikes an idea of creating an ancient look over the diary cover. 

Following products are used to create this beautiful Tome of Ancients:

A].  Expressions Craft: Immix Heavy Black Gesso, White chippes like Buddha, lantern with bird, Cogs wheel frame and metallic paints like mermaid song, ancient gold, gunmetal grey and bronze moon .

B]. Icraft: flower and stem stencil

C]. Itsy Bitsy Little Birdie: Cheese Cloth, Heat tool

D]. Oasis Bazaar: MDF steampunk chippies, crafting mat, glue gun 

E]. Craft Destination Centre: Metal embellistments, metal corners 

G]. Ranger: Texture Paste

F]. Finally a 2019 diary purchased from Flipkart


Lets Start with the pictorial procedure on How I made this Beautiful ancient tome.

Step 1: 


Step 2: Arrange chippies, metal embellisments, etc. everything loosely on the diary cover and it is suggested to take a picture of it for further reference.



Step 3: Keep aside all chippies and other embellisments and now apply Black heavy gesso (Immix) with brush on the diary cover base. And dry it with heat tool or hair dryer.



Step 4: Apply black heavy gesso on all chippies and embellistments. Mostly some crafters prefer applying gesso after pasting chippies or embellistments on the base, but I prefer applying gesso over chippies etc separately. And dry it with heat tool or hair dryer.




Step 5: Now with the help of stencil and texture paste make a random design over diary cover. After applying texture paste dry it with heat tool.





Step 6: Paste cheese cloth randomly. And after pasting cheese cloth apply one more layer of black gesso. And dry it with heat tool

 


Step 7: Paste all the chippies and embellistments over the diary referring to the image clicked before pasting. Also add few half pearls randomly. After pasting everything apply one more final coat of gesso. And then start coloring with mettalic paints (Immix)




Step 8: After applying metallic paints dry the same with heat tool and paste golden corner over two edges of diary. I started with mermaid blue and then bronze (all over chippies and embellishments. Then gun metal grey on the sides and a bit in background. And also pasted the motivational quote by giving it an embossed look with the help of glossy accent.


Step 9: Lastly applied ancient gold over the top with finger tips. And here is the final look of Tome of the Ancients.





Total 9 steps to be followed and create this amazing art of mixed media.

I hope I have done justice by giving detailed step by step instruction.

Hope you all love it. 

Thanks and have a wonderful day :) :)