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Autumn Florals

Namaste crafty people! :D Let's welcome the Autumn season with a pretty floral card! I am not really a floral person BUT THIS "Floral wishes" stamp set by Craftyscrappers has made me fallen in love with florals.. i am not kidding :) It is designed very intricately with perfect and crisp detailing! Watercolouring these images is just pure fun..I actually stamped tons of them and made a DIY watercolour booklet for myself :p If you like my work, 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 Autumn florals Take a sheet of White cardstock from Craftyscrappers. Stamp the floral images using Black archival ink pad and a stamping platform. Colour the images with any medium you want, I personally love colouring with Distress inks so I coloured the flowers with the inks. Distress inks us
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Birdhouse Decoupage + Crackle

Namaste crafters! It's summertime..so let's make cute birdhouses for the birds to rest in this summer! This time on my trip to the Itsy Bitsy store, I saw these amazing birdhouses in all sizes and amazing designs..I just couldn't control myself and ended up buying tons of these..they are just too adorable and pretty!! Let's have a step by step look at how I created them! Its complete video will also be uploaded soon next week..just some editing left :)  For all the birdhouses, I have primed them with 2 layers of gesso. Paint the base with white chalk/acrylic paint. Let it dry. Put a layer of 1 step crackle medium from Itsy Bitsy.  Apply thick layer for thicker cracks and thin layer for thinner cracks. Let it dry naturally. You can dry it with a heat tool as well but natural drying gives your project better cracks. I have used crackle mediums of many companies but I personally feel that the 1 step crac

DIY Resin Bottle Mermaid Tutorial: Easy, Beginner, Step by step

Namaste crafters! Welcome back to my channel. Before I get started, I would like you to follow me on my social handles description of which are given in the description box below. https://www.facebook.com/houseofillusiondelhi/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGR6yuGN1tm2HzpwuYQOIA https://www.instagram.com/thehouseofillusion/ https://houseofillusiondelhi.blogspot.com/?m=1 For those of you who don't know, I will be releasing new resin video every friday! Yei! As a part of the  resin Friday, I am showing how to make this whimsical vial with mermaid powder, foil and resin using the layering  technique. MERMAID DREAMS RESIN VIAL: VIDEO LINK: CLOSE UP PICTURES: I have pre mixed the resin in 2:1 ratio. Please see my previous video in which I have covered the basic of mixing the resin. Mix the mermaid powder with resin in another cup and pour it into the vial and let it set for sometime which should be approx 4 hours. After the first layer has

How to Colour & Stencil using dye ink pads.

Please follow me on: FB: https://www.facebook.com/houseofillusiondelhi/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thehouseofillusion/ BLOG: https://houseofillusiondelhi.blogspot.com/?m=1 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGR6yuGN1tm2HzpwuYQOIA Namaste Crafters! Check out the video to learn how to make a colourful card using Dye Ink Pads to colour the stamped image and Stenciling with the ink. I am the design team member of Mudra Craft stamps and today I will show you how to create this pretty card using it's stencil, stamp and the newly launched ink pads! Take a piece of heavyweight white cardstock and stamp the image from the Floral live stamp set using Black ink. You can use Mai s jet black ink pad also to stamp which I will show you later. I will need colour the stamp set using their newly launched dye ink pads. Yes! You can use these inks to colour as well..isn't that so cool! Smoosh the Tangerine orange ink pad on the craft sheet an

Resin charm vial: Mixing, Layering, Embedding

Namaste crafters! Welcome back to my channel. Before I get started, I would like you to follow me on my social handles: https://www.facebook.com/houseofillusiondelhi/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGR6yuGN1tm2HzpwuYQOIA https://www.instagram.com/thehouseofillusion/ https://houseofillusiondelhi.blogspot.com/?m=1 For those of you who don't know, I will be releasing new resin video every friday! Yei! This video is the first of the many resin videos which I have planned for the furture. I will be covering this vial charm in today's tutorial. Full video with the material list and source here: We will start with mixing the resin in 2 parts and harder in 1 part as I m using 2:1 mixture. You get these measuring cups as well..so I'll mix 5 ml of resin and 2.5 ml of hardner at one time. Mix them thoroughly in a mixing cup but slowly. I have sped up the video so it might appear like I am mixing too fast but I actually mixed it slowly. You

Starry love decor hanging- mixed media shaker dome

Hello crafters! Devika Gujral here..today I am on Madras Bazaar s blog with a fun, shaker project which can be hung me your car or room! If you like my work, 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 STARRY LOVE Take the dome and paint it with Mod podge Sheer Aqua. (If you don't have it, you can use any glass paint) Apply 2 coats of it with the sponge, allowing 1-2 hours between each coat. Take the LOVE chipboard sentiment by Mudra, paint it red and adhere it with "love" word upwards, inside the dome with the help of double adhesive tape. Cut very small thin tape, just to cover the chipboard on the edges or else the shaker elements will stick to it if there is any excess tape left. After drying, the dome will look translucent as this mod podge sheer pain

Valentine's day card- Stripes background with pattern paper

Hello crafters! Welcome back. If you like my work, 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 Today I am here with a diy background card with pattern paper of Owl always love you paper pack. I have made a COMPLETE STEP BY STEP VIDEO TUTORIAL WITH VOICE OVER along with the COMPLETE LIST OF SUPPLIES IN its description box..so don't forget to check it out! https://youtu.be/1fgad4YNJo8 For this card, I am using the beautiful heart filled stripes pattern paper and team it up with the sentiment tile from the same paper pack. As I wanted to create a background of my own, I will cut this paper into thin stripes so that each stripe has the compete design. I am using a paper trimmer to cut it as it's more precise, neat and fast. I will cut the stripes as closely as possible and try to get the comple

3D Effect with Acetate sheet and Embossing Powder

Hello crafty people! :D Devika here and today I will share a 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/ 3D Effect with Acetate sheet and Embossing Powder In this video I will be showcasing how to make a pretty background for your card with Tubby craft dye ink pads. I loved the way these inks blended and created a bright background...which is perfect for this spring themed card! Inks used: Imperial red, Tangy orange, Lemon yellow and Sapphire blue. Hop on to the video below and please stick till the end to view the secret to get the magical 3D effect on the butterflies :) https://youtu.be/xyXvjUIcNe0 Hope you all loved the craft inspiration for today! See you next week with another post😁 Till then, happy crafting! <3 Products used for the store: