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Mixed Media Art Work Hi friends, my blogging is pretty erratic these days as juggling so many things right now. Sharing a mixed media plaque I made as DT project for Crafters Corner to showcase stencilling techniques.        My mixed media plaque celebrates life and enchanting nature with a butterfly and an angel encompassed in a semicircle of soft vellum flowers! Mixed Media Tutorial            The colorful butterfly panel in various shades of pink and magenta is mounted on a curved piece of cardboard to raise it above the stencilled woodgrain background . Mixed Media Tutorial  My "celebrate" is also mounted on a curved platform and  has tiny shiny star sequins and shimmering translucent glass beads from glass beads gel! Mixed Media Tutorial          The raspberry pink flower made using Heartfelt Creations Botanical Rose Stamp and die set has a generous sprinkling of distress glitter and d...

Rulers are one of the most basic of craft supplies ...you and me have used it from childhood. But in this post I am going to be talking about special features of craft rulers that make crafting easier and more fun for us crafters! Rulers Exploring the various features of craft rulers was both challenging and exhilarating!  I fervently hope you find this post and the  video  Tutorial  useful !! Special features of Craft Rulers  Metal Edge  The metal cutting edge is a super useful feature for papercrafters as it allows you to use a  rotary cutter  or  craft knife  with a  cutting mat  to easily and snugly cut along your ruler without slicing off a part of your ruler! Metal Cutting Edge   This allows you to use your ruler to get a nice straight cut on paper , fabric, chipboard etc Cons: you need to hold the ruler firmly against your paper/chipboard so that it doesn't slip You need to use a cutting mat when usin...

Vellum Rose Birthday Card          I find making cards for crafter friends very very difficult as I tend to worry too much about whether they will like it since they are crafters themselves and so talented! I obsess about every imperfection in my card and finally work myself up to such a level that I end up not sending cards to my crafter friends!         But recently I managed to convince  myself that since I myself love all types of cards and loooove receiving  cards , that maybe my crafter friends will like my cards too !         So this multilayered card was made for an amazing person... Shalini Mittal , the owner of Crafters Corner, the most amazing craft supply store in India  of which I am the DT !![I have written more in this post : Crafters Corner ] Vellum Card This card has sooo many layers : card stock, handmade paper, pattern paper and lots of die cuts! The white oval is a clay embelli...