'Set yourself Free' Art Journal Page with Kripa Koushik

Hello friends,

My art journal page today was the after effect of listening to Oprah Winfrey on women empowerment.
 I started with this video but then like youtube surfing goes, I ended up listening
 to her for almost an hour!

"You get in life what you have the courage to ask for."

What stayed with me was this quote .....we have made so many rules and boundaries in our minds of what's acceptable or not, we need to break those first.... start with finding who we truly are!

After making the background with lots of handwritten positive affirmations and messages to myself, I started layering some very beautiful 2crafty chipboard pieces and each of these pieces were chosen to add meaning to the message I was journaling. As always, all the chipboard pieces were given a coat of white gesso. To color them, I used different techniques as explained below.

The lattice leaves were used to represent fresh ideas & new life being born. I used these lattice leaves on both pages after colouring them with 2 different green stamp pads.  

 Next, I coloured a piece of Ella's Border and the Pretty Birdcage pink & purple and then dabbed some white gesso with a sponge. The dainty Ella's border signifies to me the delicate yet strong spirit of a woman. The broken cage is quiet self explanatory - breaking free from rules, fears, habits and could mean different things to each of us.

 Finally, The Winged Heart 2 was painted with metallic gold paint and again a tiny dab of white gesso and tucked under the fussy cut cage.

I hope you enjoyed todays post. 

You can find more of my art journals & project on my blog www.thecolourpress.blogspot.com

Wishing you a creative week ahead.

Kripa 

 2craftychipbord used:

* Ella's Border

* Lattice leaves

* Pretty Birdcage

* Winged Hearts 2

Art Journal & Video Tutorial with Kripa Koushik

Hello friends,

My project today is a two page art journal spread in which I document my affirmations
 and thoughts for the future.
 As always I've included symbolism in these pages too and 2craftychipboard had the perfect pieces for that - glasses, flowers and a postage stamp frame. 

 Scroll down further to see a video of how these two pages came together.

All of the chipboard pieces were coated with white gesso first & then coloured directly using stamp pads. Only the Glasses was coated with acrylic paint using a palette knife. You can see the texture created by the strokes of the palette knife in the close up below.

In this close up below, you can see how using an ink pad directly on a gessoed chipboard

 piece gives a smooth coat of colour.

I hope you enjoy watching me create these two pages.

Thank you for visiting us today.

Wishing you all a very creative week ahead,

Kripa

2crafty chipboard used:

* Glasses Set

* Flowering Cluster

* Sequin Negative Bits

* Frame Small Postage Stamp Set

July Inspiration : Art Journal PLUS Video tutorialBy Kripa Koushik

'What if I fail? But, Oh Darling, What if you Fly?'

Hello friends,

My second project for this month is an art journal page...

To begin, one piece each from the sets  
12" Clock face frames 
6" Clock face frames 
 Cog Nested frames 
was glued down and covered with black gesso. All the violet colored chipboard 
pieces were first coated with black gesso. All the rest were covered with white gesso.

I layered the chipboard pieces over and under tags cut out of pattern paper. To add dimension,

 I've popped the flower doilies on top of the chipboard circles that are the negative

 from the clock face sets.

I hope you enjoy the video tutorial...

TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE....

Thank you for visiting us today.

2crafty chipboard used:

- 12" Clock face frames

- 6" Clock face frames

- Cog Nested frames

- Leafy Twig Branches

- Decorative Rod Set 2

- Flower Doilies

Art Journal page & Video Tutorial with Kripa

Hello friends,

My project this month is an art journal page inspired by the moodboard at Mixed Media Place. Further down this post, there is link to a video tutorial of how the page came together.

Ive used several 2crafty chipboard pieces on my page: Checkerboard Clumps and Square Collage Panel to build layers and gears small & medium to embellish. As always, my first step was to gesso all the chipboard pieces. Can you see impressions of the square collage piece on the background? They were made by pressing down the chipboard while the gesso was still wet. 

To match the pattern of the Checkerboard Clumps & gears, I've used similar pattern stamps on the background. The gears were coloured with sprays or inked with a stamp pad.

I hope you enjoy watching the tutorial.

Thanks for stopping by today.
Until next time, happy crafting,
Kripa

2crafty chipboard used:

Steampunk Gears Medium

Steampunk Gears Small

Checkerboard Clumps

Square Collage Panel

January Journal with Kripa Koushik

Hello friends,

I hope you all had a relaxing holiday with friends & family. 

My January projects are both art journal pages that incorporate my chosen words/intent for this year.

 'Embrace possibilities'

My year started with a box full of goodies from 2crafty chipboard. My first project is inspired by the delicate and beautiful pieces that you see in the close up below: Ella's border and Scroll 3. I layered them vertically between pieces of lace, ribbon and net alongwith a keyhole chipboard.

 

For the opposite side of the page, behind the sentiment, I tucked in a single flower from Ella's border and a key. All chipboard pieces first got a layer of texture paste applied with a palette knife followed by Colourarte acrylic silks & twinkling H2Os. For a distressed grungy look, all the paint was also applied with a palette knife.

2crafty chipboard used:

• Scroll 3
• Ella's border
• Keyholes & Locks 

'Live with intention'

Here is a step by step of how this page came together.

Start by gluing down squares of pattern paper using matt multi medium.

 

 Apply a layer of gesso on the page and then some texture paste mixed with gesso 

through a gears stencil.

Once dry, apply twinkling H2Os in shades of brown, rust & teal.

While that dries, apply white gesso on a selection of chipboard from Steampunk gears medium, Giant gears, cogs and gears, clock faces and light bulb. On a few dab Vivid Ultra Metallics with a make up sponge. The light blue colour is by using Twinkling H2Os on the gessoed gears.

 

For the title, Ive used gold metallic paint and dabbed some white gesso after the blue paint dried for a distressed effect. Below is a close up from the completed art journal page.

I've layered the gears and cogs on top of a sheet of chipboard left after removing the small steampunk gears. It gave me a flat base to layer the gears and cogs.

2crafty supplies Used:

• Gears
• Cute Cogs
• Light Bulbs
• Giant Gears
• Clock Face frames
• Vintage Clock Hands
• Steampunk gears medium
• Live Everyday with Intention Title

  

I hope you enjoyed today's post. 

Wishing all of you a 'Very Happy 2018'

Kripa

Inspiration With Athanasia

You+Me=Big Love

Hello 2Crafty friends!

In a couple of days we will be celebrating Valentine's Day, so I wanted to make

 something with a LOVE mood :)

Before we start...

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This layout represents a big love, indestructible in time.

First thing I do to start building a layout is to place the photo and the basic elements,

 and these are the chipboard pieces.

Here is how my page looked before adding more embellishments and painting...

 I used three Polaroid Assortment Frames which I absolutely adore! They look so

 beautiful in the clusters and they come in different sizes, how cool is that?. 

All chipboard pieces were the inspiration for this layout, even the small Asst Arrow.

  I love how it stands there and points to the main composition.

To paint all the chipboard pieces I used silks and H2Os Twinkling watercolors.

It is really a quick process to paint all these before gluing them down -

 the chipboard sucks the color and they dry in no time!

For the cluster in the picture bellow I used four different chipboard pieces,

Two Polaroid Assortment Frames, the word Precious and a small Hedgehog

  (how cute is that??? ) 

I love how they look one above the other!

2Crafty Chipboards Used:

Polaroid Assortment Frames, Flower Medallions

 Ribbon Ties,Hedgehogs, Precious - Loopy Font

 Asst Arrows

        

     

'Trust'

This journal page turned to be one of my favorites in my journal 

because of this amazing Aidan's Arrow.

As I was looking in my stash I saw it and that was it!

It was like a vision with this arrow standing on some big circles, 

don't ask why and how ...

I created this page immediately after the layout -yeap, that was a really creative day for me :)

I used the same color shades I used on the layout above, as well one more

 Polaroid Assortment Frame. These frames are so cute that I just can't

 have enough! In order to alter the chipboard pieces I used  warm grey Silk and 

primary elements to create more texture on them.

 I 

 The ATC Tiny Heart is like the icing on the cake: cute and delicious! 

I love how it looks on my beloved arrow :)

I painted it with H2Os watercolors purple and spiced pumpkin.

2Crafty Chipboards Used:

Polaroid Assortment Frames, Aidan's Arrows,
ATC Tiny Hearts & Stars

   

 

Thank you for visiting Have a lovely crafty day! xxx Athanasia