House Of Illusion

Hello crafty people! :D Today I will showcase how to create magical gift tags using embossing powders. You can also follow me on these social media accounts: https://www.facebook.com/houseofillusiondelhi/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGR6yuGN1tm2HzpwuYQOIA https://www.instagram.com/thehouseofillusion/ Dreamy gift tags Take white coloured cardstock tags. Cover it with anti static powder. Stamp the "Follow your dreams" stamp with Versmark ink. Put "Buttercup embossing powder" by Ranger over the stamped image. Colour it with Hot pink Tubby craft ink pad. The embossed powder will resist the ink and keep it's colour thus giving it a 3D effect. To give a vintage look, put Chocolate Brown ink on the sides with the finger daubers/blending foam. I repeated the same step for the other 3 tags. 2nd tag:  Embossing  powder: Clear. Ink: Juicy Orange and Lavender Violet. 3rd tag: Embossing powder: Blue. Ink: Yellow 4th tag: Embossing powde...

Hello crafty people! :D Devika here and today I will share  how to use the different coloured ink pads to create wonderful backgrounds and stamped images! You can also follow me on these social media accounts: https://www.facebook.com/houseofillusiondelhi/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGR6yuGN1tm2HzpwuYQOIA https://www.instagram.com/thehouseofillusion/ You Are A Pearl Cut out a small rectangular window on a piece of white cardstock, 270 GSM. I wanted to give it a "sea theme" hence opted for 2 shades of blue distress inks: Mermaid Lagoon and Broken China. Blend them together by giving a darker shade at the bottom and lighter shade at the top.                                                    Sprint some small water droplets on the card and immediately lift it with a cloth/paper towel, to give it the bleached effect. ...

Hello crafty friends! Devika here and today I will share how to create your own stencil and make a card using it! You can also follow me on these social media accounts: https://www.facebook.com/houseofillusiondelhi/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGR6yuGN1tm2HzpwuYQOIA https://www.instagram.com/thehouseofillusion/ THIS BLOGPOST IS WITH A GIVEAWAY!! RULES MENTIONED AT THE END OF THE POST Dreamy Sky  Take a white cardstock. Make a cloud stencil with the masking sheet. Just draw the cloud edges with a pencil on a masking sheet. Cut the sheet along the edges and you will get your own "Cloud stencil."  Now use Sapphire blue ink along the "clouds stencil" and cover the whole background with it. Use Lemon yellow ink through the Rays stencil by Kaisercraft. (If you do not have a Ray's stencil then just place the masking tape on the cardstock with a one finger gap between each ray and thus you can create the stencil also) ...

Hello crafty people! :D Devika here and today I will share how to make stamped backgrounds and how to bend the stamps. You can also follow me on these social media accounts: https://www.facebook.com/houseofillusiondelhi/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGR6yuGN1tm2HzpwuYQOIA https://www.instagram.com/thehouseofillusion/ Let's Find The Treasure Cut the white cardstock of 270 GSM at the edges with scissors to give it an ancient, worn out map type of a look. Blend this cardstock with Expresso distress ink. Stamp the TREASURE stamp and fussy cut it. Colour it with Fossiled amber and straw distress ink Bend the sentiment in a semi-circle shape and stamp it  using Ranger Archival Black Ink. YES, you can bend these stamps in anyway you like to suit your need! Stamp the track using the stamp set from Adorable Runner, the bird from Talking Two and the Ship from Lift up Balloon. All these stamps just completed the look flawlessly. Colour another ...

Hello everyone! Hope you guys enjoyed our last Vellum Sheet tutorial. Today I am in some stenciling and stamping mood.. so today's card will showcase how  to use inks to create backgrounds, layering through stencils, blending and stamping. You can also follow me on these social media accounts: https://www.facebook.com/houseofillusiondelhi/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGR6yuGN1tm2HzpwuYQOIA https://www.instagram.com/thehouseofillusion/ CARD 1:  Pink Tales Take a piece of white cardstock, 270 GSM. Create the pink background using Tubby Craft ink pad: Light Pink by blending the ink with the dauber into the background. Now take the other darker shade of the same family, Tubby craft ink pad: Hot Pink, and work this ink through the stencil onto the light pink coloured cardstock. TADA! the base is ready :D Cut out 2 panels from white card stock and foam mount them onto the base card. Stamp the image from "Looking Three" stamp set along with ...

Hello crafty people! :D Devika here and today I will share the embossing technique on Vellum sheets. You can also follow me on these social media accounts: https://www.facebook.com/houseofillusiondelhi/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGR6yuGN1tm2HzpwuYQOIA https://www.instagram.com/thehouseofillusion/ Petaly petals Prep the blue coloured Vellum sheet with Anti-Static powder. (This will prevent the embossing powder from sticking to the unwanted areas) Dab the floral stamp from the "Floral Peonies" stamp set with the Versamark watermark ink pad. Stamp it on the vellum sheet. •Heat emboss it with a contrasting coloured embossing powder.  I have used Buttercup embossing powder by Ranger. Repeat the same steps with a deep yellow coloured vellum sheet and Blue embossing powder. Fussy cut all the flowers and adhere them on a white coloured card stock of 300 GSM. As the vellum sheet is translucent, the glue will show through it. Therefo...

THE BUDDHA NAME PLATE: Hello crafty people! :D Devika here and today I will my favourite project till now..the 2step crackle name plate. This post will help you to get lovely cracks on your project. You can also follow me on these social media accounts: https://www.facebook.com/houseofillusiondelhi/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGR6yuGN1tm2HzpwuYQOIA https://www.instagram.com/thehouseofillusion/ LET'S GET STARTED: Sand the mdf name plate surface with a #80 no. sandpaper. Prime it by applying 2 layers of Gesso. (allowing 15-20 min to dry between the 2 coats) Paint the base with white chalk/acrylic. Let it dry. Remove 2 layers of the napkin and use the top most layer. Tear the relevant Buddha and floral design with water and paint brush. Apply a thin layer of mod podge at the base and put the napkin on top. (If you are a beginner, then please do this step with a small portion at a time) Dab it with a dry sponge  and use the pla...