Welcome to my Crafting World!

Hi! My name is Maria, I am 34 years old and I'm a certified Craft-a-holic! LOL. I make different kinds of projects from Cards (which is my favourite), Art Tags, Mini Albums, Jewelries, Candles, Party Favours etc...

I've created this blog to share my projects and ideas to everyone who loves to craft.

Being a Certified Craft-A-Holic, you would expect to see me creating 3-4 projects simultaneously in one night. But of course, I don't finish them all in one night, esp. when I am doing a project that involves Mixed Media. I don't use a heat tool to dry my mixed media projects, as it ruins the project. Using a heat tool to dry your projects, tends to create a lot of air bubbles on the projects, which doesn't look nice. I find air dried projects to be more studier. It also give the project a neater look.

I craft every night, I would make one finished Card, one unfinished Album (which I do finish later on, after the drying when I am using Mod Podge or after cutting all the fussy cuts) and one unfinished Mixed Media Project (which I do finish later on, after the drying or so). Then the next night I will continue doing my Album to try and finish it (depends also if I am still using Mod Podge), then my Mixed Media (depends if I still need to use other Wet Medium) and another Card or I will go and jump on my fourth project. Believe me, I have a lot of projects in mind all the time. What I always do is Sketch or Write down my projects using my Phone, so that I won't forget it. I am not good in drawing I just Doodle it. LOL. If crafting is an Office Job, I will be very happy to go to my workplace everyday. I usually craft at night, due to the fact that I am a stay-at-home mom and I have an almost 2 year old son who loves to craft with me. Believe it or not, he does the Mod Podging for my projects, of course with my guidance, and some paintings too. But since I'm a confessed Craft-a-holic, I try to finish every house chores in the morning before my son comes back from the Nursery so I can craft! I take advantage of watching TV with my husband and with my son by fussy cutting while watching and I also take advantage of texturing or gluing onmy projects while cooking. "Imagine your life with me, if I'm your wife! LOL". But nonetheless. I don't forget my Duties as a Wife and a Mom. I see to it that everything is in order everyday before I craft, food is ready, house is clean and my son is well fed. Playtime with my son is crafting with him, so I don't have a problem at all, because he enjoys it, or I take him out, which he loves to do as well.

I hope you all will enjoy my posts. Please do leave a comment, follow me or add me to your circle.

Happy Crafting!

Sunday, March 27, 2016

My Graphic 45 Adventures - Voyage Beneath The Sea

And so did I......  My Voyage Beneath The Sea....

I was dreaming about walking underneath the Sea, looking after the most amazing things that I can find.  I saw some Amazing Sea Horse, Beautiful Starfish and Gorgeous Corals.  Then all of a sudden....  A Large Fish Pass by me.........  On it riding was a Mermaid.  

"A Mermaid!!!"  I exclaimed.  The most beautiful creature I've ever seen...

6x6 Shadow Box Accordion Mini Album


I continued walking thru, exploring the depths of the sea.  Then suddenly a Half-Human Half Octopus appeared in front of me.  I was shocked!  I thought it would eat me.  I was so scared!!!!
6x6 Shadow Box Accordion Album

Then suddenly a Human riding on a Big Fish rescued me.  It was a relief!...  I was put back ashore.  I went home thinking....  I need to sit down for a tea with my friends to tell my adventures and write this amazing adventure on my Ladies Diary.

Ladies Diary coming soon......



Good Day Crafters!

Today I want to share a project that I have 3 weeks ago, I was not able to post it, nor put it in my G45 Audition because I do not have the Feet yet!  The Feet just arrived yesterday, as I have to order it online from the States.  Its a Mixed Media Shadow Box Accordion Mini Album.

This project is made thru layers and layers of Fussy Cuts.  I did mix media on it too.  But I see to it that my papers would shine and not covered by anything that I used for mix media.  I realised that most of the people who does mixed media with Amazing Papers use a lot of Mediums and Embellishments that therefore outshines the paper and I don't want it to happen to my project.  Don't get me wrong, their work is beautiful, but for me, if I do mix media on a beautiful paper, I want the paper to shine.  So I did it like so....

I started of making my own 6x6 shadow box using a 12x12 Cardstock and some chipboards to back it up.  I did a lot of texturing using my texture paste and a scale stencil i found online (i made it thru my curio, got the svg file online).  Then I paint it, Spray it, Crackle it, Stain it and finally Mod Podge it all over. Then I started decorating it with my fussy cuts and gears that I painted and distressed.

first layer of fussy cuts.  Imitating the background.


Front
Back


Side with Enclosure.
Accordion Mechanism.

I also did textured and painted the sides of the accordion mechanism like so.

I used a tab from a Tim Holtz Die.  I placed an eyelet on it and distressed it with Tarnished Brass.  I also placed some crystals on it on both sides.  It reminds of the helmet of the man who's walking underneath the sea on the Paper Collection

Decorated my inserts plainly like so.  So I can place big pictures inside.

Added enclosure on both sides likes so and added magnets so i can remove it.

Top Portion

MATERIALS / PRODUCTS USED:
  • Graphic 45 8x8 - Voyage Beneath the Sea
  • Graphic 45 Patterns and Solids 6x6 - Voyage Beneath the Sea
  • Graphic 45 - Feet
  • Black Cardstock
  • Chipboard
  • Tim Holtz Idealogy - Mini Gears & Gears
  • Chain from my Stash
  • Crystals from my Stash - Clear and Black
  • Sizzix Tim Holtz Alteration - Tiny Tabs
  • We R Memory Keepers - Eyelet & Eyelet Setter
  • Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Tarnished Brass
  • Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Stain Spray - Mermaid Lagoon & Cracked Pistachio
  • Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Stain - Vintage Photo
  • Ranger Tim Holtz Crackle Paint - Rock Candy
  • Lindys Stamp Gang Spray - Sea Mint Green
  • Golden - Texture Paste
  • Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inkpad - Walnut Stain
  • Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inkpad - Black Soot
  • Americana - Black Paint
  • DecoArt - Dazzling Metallics Teal
  • Ranger - Glossy Accent
  • Mod Podge - Matte
  • Mod Podge - Gloss
  • Scor Pal
  • Fish Scales Stencil (I cut from my Curio, I found the Svg File online, I just don't remember from whom did I get it, because there were lots!  and its free!)
  • Magnets (preferably not the strong ones)
  • Die Cut Gears Using Curio
There you go.  I will try to make a video tutorial of how I make the Accordion Shadow Box Soon.  As of the moment, I am still focus on my son who is sick.  I'll be back soon with tutorials.

I hope you all like it!

Happy Crafting!







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