Handmade Desk Calender 2020

Hello friends,

I am back with my first Design Team inspiration for Papericious . I got so many beautiful products like new pattern paper packs, shaker clipboards, vellum cardstock pack, chalk paints, grey chipboard sheets, various colour sequins, cut n create embellishments, frosting powder and crystal clear powder from Papericious as a DT kit. Here it is -

Keeping Christmas and upcoming NewYear in mind, I have handcrafted a calendar of 2020 which is a perfect gift for season's greetings as my first DT project with their newly launched products!  Have a look! For more close-up pictures kindly check HERE.

Thank you for stopping by.
lots of love,
Tulika

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Creative Artiste Challenge : Guest Design - Challenge #55 "Anything Mixed Media Goes"

Hi Crafty Souls,
I am so so excited to be the Guest Designer on the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog today. The present month challenge is as always "Anything Mixed Media Goes".
I decided to create this mixed media watch box on steampunk theme and invite you all to join this month's wonderful challenge at Creative Artiste Blog.

Here I am sharing the quick step-by-step process : -
1) At first I pasted a piece of cardboard in the middle and another piece on it leaving the side area to make three layers like staircase and made check patterns with hot glue.
2) Then I put art balls at the edges of the second layer and applied modelling paste with number stencil on the two sides of the last layer.
3) After that I applied black gesso on it thoroughly.
4) Then applied the required base colours.... I adhered the coloured emblishments at the last and added corners. On the second layer I added coloured background diecuts.
5) At the end I highlighted the corners, emblishments and stenciled part with gold wax.
6) On the inside lid I decoupaged the picture and varnished all over the box.
My box is ready!

I hope you liked my creation and are inspired by this month's challenge too. My heartfelt thanks to Andree and the entire team for giving me this opportunity.
Please join us for this wonderful challenge and I can't wait to see your lovely creations too.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Please do leave your comments as I really love to read them.
Love and Hugs,
Tulika Saha
C 4 Craft

How To Decoupage MDF Coaster Set Along With Heat Embossing

Hi Creative minds,
A very happy Dussehra to you all. Hope you enjoyed this Puja your heart out and gearing up for upcoming Diwali festival.
Today I will show you a tutorial on how to Decoupage MDF Coaster Set Along With Heat Embossing. This project is perfect for festive gifting as well as personal use.
This project I made specially and only for i-Craft with their products.
I can say thousand times if you ask me that i-Craft chalk paint is the best! Only one coat application is enough for the total coverage. It's very very smooth to apply on any surface! It has awesome shades of colours to work with too! So, request you to choose your chalk paints wisely.
Now without wasting much time here I am presenting my project pics with video tutorial below.

Hope you enjoyed the video tutorial and got inspiration too....

Thank you for stopping by.

Love and hugs,

Tulika.

"Fly Unitedly"... A Mixed Media Key Holder (Tutorial)

Hi friends,
October is here and it is Festival time in India. I am sure you are all busy planning for the festivities for your near and dear ones. Along these lines, I am so happy to be presenting a step by step video tutorial on creating Mixed Media Home Décor Products. I have shown how to alter a MDF Key Holder into a Home Décor piece with the products gifted by  "Connect4sale" . I named it "Fly Unitedly".  Hope you all enjoy this project with the video tutorial and get project ideas for this Festival Season.

For more pictures and video please click Here
For video tutorial please click "Fly Unitedly" - A Mixed Media Key Holder

Thank you for stopping by...
Love and hugs,
Tulika.

"Wonderland" - A Shabby Chic Mixed Media Layout with Tutorial

Hi lovely people,
Today I am presenting a shabby chic mixed media layout on shadow tray specially designed for 'i-craft' with their products.
'i-Craft' sent me a gift package with full of lovely products! I must say about their chalkpaints which is so so good! It has nice packaging with a broad-mouth container so that u can use the chalkpaint to its fullest... It's so buttery that u can apply on any surface very soomthly..... It gives a very nice and full coverage with just one coat application! Trust me.... If u apply i-Craft chalkpaint then just one raw paint layer is enough to give the finish! I experienced it personally.
So, this time I thought to make a mixed media layout which I never made before... It was truely an experiment and I am so glad that it came out very well. I made the tutorial too. So, without wasting much time here is some close up pics of my project and Tutorial video too.

For step-by-step video tutorial please check the link below:

Shabby Chic Mixed Media Layout Tutorial

Hope you will get some inspirations and try out in your own way....
Thanking you for stopping by,
Love,
Tulika.

Decoupage Ceramic Tile Coaster Tutorial

Hi everyone,
We always try to make our home to look better so that we feel better. So, we take care of little things to make different lifestyle statements of our home and to add a spark into our home decor, today I will be showing how to decoupage ceramic tile coasters but with a twist!
Deepa from "Connect 4 Sale" had sent me these ceramic tile coasters.... Let's find out how I turned them into beautiful royal home decor product....

I made a video of pictorial tutorial... Plz check HERE

Thanks for stopping by.
Love
Tulika.

Shadow Box On Birthday Theme

Hello
A Shadow Box with cute layout done for a birthday girl who loves panda so much!
Though it's very different from my work style but I had thoroughly enjoyed making that... Specially when I was rolling each piece of paper to keep into the jar (total 40pcs paper rolls) and was cutting the elements to make 3D.... loved every bit of it!
It was a commission work and when you got awesome feedbacks from client...What else you want!?!

Thank you for stopping by.

Love,

Tulika.

Video Tutorial Of Vintage Masculine Tag With Paper Doll

Hello Friends,
Hope you are having a lovely weekend... Today I am sharing my video tutorial of a masculine vintage tag with paper doll. Though it is a l-o-n-g pending post but better late than never!
I enjoyed thoroughly while making this and hope it will be a good inspiration to you.
Here are few pictures of this project...

Check step-by-step video tutorial of this vintage masculine tag with paper doll here:

Thank you for stopping by

Take care

With Love,

Tulika.

Fantasy DT Call - 2019

Hello Colleagues,
I am so much excited to apply for "Fantasy Design Team 2019  Recruitment". I am too keen to be the part of it and to work with all talented crafters here.

I am Tulika Saha, a passionate crafter from The City of Joy- Kolkata. I did my Master Degree in Geography. Worked almost 15 years as a teacher in different schools in Kolkata and Howrah, before I took up crafting as a full time career and being a stay at home mom with my son. I always had a keen interest for art and craft. I constantly trying out new ways to upcycle things. So, I decided to invest my time to start my own venture in crafting business after leaving my school job.
Papers always attract me in some way or the other and that is the main reason to love papercrafting most and to turn any product into useful home decor through decoupage, scrapbook layout or mixed media! I love to create products with diecuts and chippies as they put extra spark to any project. I take inspirations from nature and industries and those reflect on my work too but whatever project I do, I put my soul into it and they are very close to my heart.

My Social Media Links:

NAME : Tulika Saha
COUNTRY : India (West Bengal, Howrah)
E-MAIL : c4craft.handmade@gmail.com

BLOG LINK : https://c4craftkolkata.blogspot.com/
FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/c4craft/
INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/c4craft/
PINTEREST : https://in.pinterest.com/tulikadeysaha/
YOUTUBE : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHLhs7ISHewwJKC8RfYoIBQ/featured?view_as=subscriber  

Past DT member of "Bob n Betty".

At present I am designing for "A1 Craft" (February 2019 to August 2019).

Few of my works are attached below

I am eagerly waiting for the good news.... finger crossed!

Lots of LOVE,

Tulika

Motorbike Theme Mixed Media Watch Box

Hello friends,
After a long break today I am sharing a fantastic project on customised 8slots watch box which was a commission work and dispatched to Assam. Client told it specifically to make on "Bullet" motorbike theme with some mixed media work.... I am super excited and happy to see the outcome!! Let me know your opinions too. Here is my project pictures.....

Thank you for stopping by....
Lots of Love,
Tulika

Challenge Entered For

Creative Artiste's #51st Challenge!

LTCCB #36 - July Anything Goes!

I liked coolness of foggy morning, hint of light green colour and relief for our eyes in this moodboard for Mixed Media Place (june-challenge)  

Wk 27 Anything Goes Crafting challenge at Polkadoodles

HLS July Watercolour Challenge

July Gallery

SanDee&amelie's 2019 Steampunk Summer Special Challenge

I have used checks stencil and black acrylic colour in this project , Rubric "The magic of scrap materials"

Challenge #167 for Creative Fingers Challenge Blog

Bleeding Art June Challenge - Add Cardboard

I have given the sentiments ("Born To Ride") at both the side and on inside lid (Easy Rider) of the box and entering this to Prika Blog Challenge June-2019 : "Quoted"

Mixed Media Academy July-Challenge

Mixed Media Watch Box with Leather Effect "Nature's Mechanism"

Hiii Friends,
Welcome to my blog again! Today I am sharing a mixed media with leather effect 12slots watch box which is a commission work for a lady.
Nature has its own mechanism and that was the thought behind this project. I love steampunk style. Though watch includes loads of mechanical features so, wanted to merge it with feminine theme and nothing better than nature which is the ideal symbol to represent feminism.
I gave a rusty effect in the middle part with CrafTangles Rust Effect Texture Paste (Set of 4) and vintage pastel effect around it. I have applied so many techniques here to give it a perfect "look" how I wanted to see it and I am quite excited and glad that it came out sooooo soooo well! As per my client's demand I have applied leather effect on all the sides of this watch box.
What do you think friends? Please do share your suggestions and comments below about it. I will be very glad to hear your opinions.....
so here is my project -

 "Nature's Mechanism"

Materials Used

Gesso - Itsy Bitsy

'Antique Gold' Metallic Wax - Itsy Bitsy

'Golden Soot' Gold Alcohol Splash - Itsy Bitsy

Mixed Media Paste - Itsy Bitsy

Crystal Drops - Itsy Bitsy

Heavy Gel Medium and Two Step Crackle Medium - Itsy Bitsy

Chalk Paint (Lamp Black) - Papericious

Leaves Tissue Napkin and Half Pearls - A1 Craft

Rust Effect Paste Set of 4 - CrafTangles

MDF 12Slots Watch Box - The Element Craft Studio

Rest of the materials from my stash.

Thank you for your time

see you soon with another new project.... till then

Happy Crafting

Challenge Entered

Itsy Bitsy Blog Challenge-21

Bleeding Art May Challenge

Lots of Love,

Tulika