Sweet life

I have to admit... I love sweets. When I was a child, I hated chocolate. It took me years to grow fond of it... well maybe to fond now. :D So it wasn't such a big sacrifice for me to eat those delicious chocolates that were hidding in this chocolatier box so that I was able to alter it, using gorgeous Graphic 45 Caffee Parisian paper collection. I just love how this turned out. I created little mixed media chocolates in the chocolatier box. This was actually the part I enjoyed most! I was playing like a little child and it was so much fun to do it! And under the chocolatier box there is a bigger wooden box in which you can hide a present to give to somebody you love!

Hope you'll like my project. I have also a video tutorial for you to play around a bit for yourself.

Have a great day my friends!
Hugs,
Aleksandra

Up up to the sky and away we fly

Did you ever go on journey with a hot air balloon? I didn't yet but would love to someday! It looks so adventurous and so much fun! And when I saw the Graphic 45 World's Fair collection with that gorgeous big hot air balloons, I just had to have it! I was thinking for some time how to create a sky so that it would have this soft and cloudy look and I experimented a little. I think it came out beautifully! What do you think? I invite you to scroll through the pictures and if you wish to see the whole process and maybe get some ideas, I invite you to visit my youtube channel, where I have a tutorial waiting for you!

I wish you a nice evening and a great, adventurous, unforgettable weekend ahead!

Hugs,
Aleksandra

Dream and spread your wings to fly

It's been a while since I made my last canvas and yesterday I was in the right mood to make another one. I was inspired by gorgeous Moodboard in Mixed Media Moods.

I tried to gather as many inspiration of of it as I could... the paper with some smudges like in first picture, the cluster with similar texture as on the second picture, the paintbrush end on the butterfly and of course the gorgeous butterfly. Added some black stars on the cluster and some gorgeous Wild Orchid Crafts flowers to finish off the canvas.

Hope you'll like it. I also have a youtube tutorial for you at the end of the post. Hope you get inspired too! <3

Hugs,

Aleksandra

Around the globe

I love papers and material that allow me to create stories. Today's "story" is a journey around the globe, so I created a mixed media galaxy on the suitcase box with a half of a globe with deep blue seas and fresh green landscapes. I put cityscapes and buildings from all around the world on that globe, creating a composition. Inside the box there is a mini tag album where you can keep your memories from the amazing journey.

I used several 13 dots mixed media mediums and gorgeous Graphic 45 Cityscapes paper collection. I also created a video tutorial for those of you who would like to create something similar by yourself. 

Hope you'll like it. I'll be happy to hear your thoughts and comments. 

Have fun and enjoy your today's journey. :)

Hugs,

Aleksandra

When spring awakes

Hello dear friends!

I'm with you today again with my new spring project for you, this time with my post for WIld Orchid Crafts DT, to get you inspired and to get your crafting mojo on. :)

I have to tell you I can not wait for the spring to come. I so much enjoy the warmth of the first spring sunshine, the smell and colorful play of the blossoming flowers, the joyous singing of birds, the nature bursting and awakening in all her glory. Are you the same? This off the page project - box with a blossoming birdcage, took me on the springtime walk for a moment. I enjoyed it so much and I hope you will too.

I've also prepared a youtube tutorial for those of you who would like to make this by yourself with all the links to the products used.

I used several Wild Orchid Crafts gorgeous flowers for this box. You can get yours and much more at the Wild Orchid Crafts webshop. Here are the links to the ones I used today:

2-TONE LILAC GARDENIAS - MKX-086

MIXED PURPLE/LILAC LILY FLOWERS - MKX-130

MIXED GREEN TONE MULBERRY PAPER TULIP FLOWERS - MKX-147

LILAC MULBERRY PAPER POPPY FLOWERS - MKX-353

2-TONE LILAC MULBERRY PAPER HEATHER STEM FLOWERS - MKX-371

MIXED GREEN TONE CHERRY BLOSSOMS - MKX-044

DOVE GREY MULBERRY PAPER OPEN ROSES 10MM - MKX-031

MINIATURE MIXED PURPLE/LILAC SWEETHEART BLOSSOM FLOWERS - MKX-261

Thank you so much for joining me today and have a great and warm rest of the day!

Hugs,

Aleksandra