Monday 30 December 2013

Make it happen by Magda Polakow

Hello everyone!
Today I have for you a little mixed media picture.
I had a lot of fun making this piece. 13arts paints are fantastic! Great texture and colours. You can use them in different ways. Today the simplest one - I used my finger to applied the paints.


I used a piece of cupboard for a base, cut circles from recycled paper and newspaper.


On the base I applied gesso.


When gesso dried I sprayed some mists and applied paints.


I glued glass filler using gel medium. 


If you miss spring or summer make a project full of colours!

I used:
Happy New Year!

Magda x

Sunday 29 December 2013

December Guest Designer - Nupur Patel - India

 Witajcie kochani, dzisiaj mam ogromną przyjemność przedstawić Wam gościa z dalekich Indii. Nupur Patel jest fantastyczną, bardzo utalentowaną osobą, a prace, które przygotowała dla nas, są nietuzinkowe i bardzo piękne. Poznajmy Nupur:

Hello! Today we have amazing Guest Designer - Nupur Patel from India. She is fanstastic, very talented person and she created original and beautiful projects for us. Let's meet Nupur:



A very big Namaste and loads & loads of love.
 I am so blessed and honoured to be  Guest Designing for 13Arts.
Thanks a ton AYEEDA for giving me this wonderful opportunity, 
its indeed a dream come true for me.

I am Nupur Patel, 22yrs old from Mumbai, India. I live with my loving and caring parents and my sweet little sister. I have been crafting since my early schooling years, I developed the liking and love for art and craft after having introduced to Visual arts at Ecole Mondiale World School. Playing with various colours, medias, elements and explorations opened new doors for me and lead to a new world. After having learnt and explored the handwork it was high time that I step into Digital World and explore what more could be done to enhance my creativity and this let to a Graphic Design career. 
As I truly think a blend of both the handwork and digital could do wonders.
Now as a Graphic Design graduate from Raffles Design International I have started scrapbooking to unleash my creativity. As a visual artist here you will find me playing with various medias and my work filled with colors as they play one of the most important roles in my life.
Traveling, Capturing and Trapping memories are my inspirations to Enter the World of Scrapbooking.  Scrapbooking is a very huge World in itself, there is a lot more to learn, to explore, 
to meet new people, reach new horizons and much more.


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Here I am revealing the 13 arts - Guest Design creations:

"PRECIOUS"

I just loved and enjoyed creating this piece, all thanks to the absolutely wonderful 13arts products, that are so fun to work with and give the most beautiful outcomes! 
It was such a pleasure to guest design for 13arts! 

 I created this mixed media keeping my little sister in mind *Here comes a gush of sisterly love* ;)

 Ayeeda's modelling paste works like magic! 
It has helped me create exactly the kind of  textures I wanted! 
Below you can see a close up of the wonders Ayeeda's modelling paste can make! 
And Oh! the lovely Ayeeda's mists in the most gorgeous colours made me fall in love with them! I am very happy with how the piece turned out! 
The caviar beads ooze delight. 


I have used tons of fantastic 13arts products such as the gorgeous flowers! 
They look like they have been made to bloom happiness!



I could not have been happier with the way 13arts products have allowed me to express my thoughts onto canvas with so much ease with the most stunning outcomes in every individual piece of the canvas.

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"SHE"

The products from 13arts are like a breath of fresh air in spring time! 
"Faces of Spring" is absolutely delightful to work with. For this layout I was inspired by the vital role of women in society. From the daughter to a mother.


 The lovely Ayeeda's mists and paints have worked wonders along with  the fabulous Ayeeda's Acrylic Modelling paste with this layout Paper "Only for Girls" - "Just for Girls from "Faces of Spring"collection complimenting the entire look of the layout. 
The fantastic 13arts chipboards have slid into place 




The gorgeous flowers are so lovely and delicate that they are perfect for any layout!
They really have beautified the layout looking fresh and totally gorgeous! 



I am really happy with how the layout has turned out and it was thanks to all of the amazing 13arts products!

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"BE FREE"

Last but not the least here's the set of  "BE FREE" card and a tag splashed with loads and loads of amazing 13 arts products. I had loads and loads of fun using these gorgeous 13Arts products.


The amazing "13arts" products used:
Ayeeda Acrylic Modelling Paste
Ayeeda Mist in Pearl Sky Blue
Ayeeda Mist in Chalk Sap Green
Ayeeda Paint in Matte Turquoise
Ayeeda Paint in  Matte Green
Microbeads 
13Arts Bling 
13Arts Chipboards
Various 13 Arts Flowers - paper and fabric

Thank you for stopping by, you can visit me HERE

  
Thank You
Nupur Patel

Saturday 28 December 2013

Winter Tag and Tutorial

Witajcie. Przygotowałam ostatnio mroźny tag i chciałabym podzielić się z Wami prostym sposobem na uzyskanie ciekawego tła. Ponieważ nie posiadam zbyt wielu masek, z których mogłabym korzystać przy tworzeniu struktury za pomocą pasty modelującej, zdecydowałam sięgnąć po coś, czego uzbierałam nawet sporo, czyli szablony do embossingu.

Hello. I've recently made this frosty tag and would like to share with you a tutorial on how to create background. As I don't have too many masks I could use while making a structure with modeling paste, I decided to use embossing folders.


1. Przygotuj pastę modelującą 13 arts, szablon do embossingu oraz papier. 
Prepare 13 arts Modeling Paste, embossing folder and some paper.


2. Nałóż dość grubą warstwę pasty na papier, postaraj się wygładzić ją jak najlepiej, a następnie pozwól chwilę podeschnąć. / Apply a thick layer of paste onto the paper, smooth it and let dry for a while.

3. Otwórz szablon do embossingu, a następnie delikatnie przyciśnij jego jedną część powyżej załamania do posmarowanego pastą strukturalną papieru.  Open the folder and press one half of the folder onto the paper.

4. Poniżej przedstawiam przykładowe tła uzyskane za pomocą dwóch różnych folderów do wytłaczania. Efekt jest bardziej bałaganiarski niż w przypadku tradycyjnego wykorzystania szablonów, ale najważniejsze w tej technice jest to, że możemy ją wykorzystać na dużych formatach, czyli tam, gdzie papier nie przejdzie przez maszynkę. Przygotowując np. LO, wystarczy posmarować pastą modelującą wybrane miejsca projektu, odcisnąć wzór z szablonu i struktura gotowa. / Below you can see examples of background prepared with two different folders. The effect is messier than when using the folders in traditional way. But the most important about this technique is you can use even if your paper doesn't fit into the folder and cutting machine. If you are preparing a layout just apply some paste to chosen fragments of your project, press the folder onto the modeling paste and the structure pattern is ready.




Produkty / Products

Pozdrawiam,
Bye for now

Friday 27 December 2013

A layout by Nadia using Timeless collection

Hi everyone! It's Nadia here with you today. 

I truly do love 13arts. I will say it is one of the best Design Teams to be on and the products that the owner Aida is releasing every few months REALLY get me excited to get creating. 

You should check out the online store HERE but if you are not close to Europe but closer to the USA then you should know that a lot of 13arts products are also available at the Flying Unicorn  HERE

"Under The Harbour Bridge"

So I live in the beautiful city of Sydney, and one of our most famous icons is the Harbour Bridge. I live about 15 minutes away from it but it is all the way over the other side of the city for me , which means crossing over it every time we want to get there. This part where the picture above is taken is at Milsons Point, right next to the famous Luna Park and it is just one of my most favourite spots. If you look at the picture closely, you can see on the left hand side the Sydney Opera House :) It is an amazing spot . 



Now here is an idea of how I used 13arts products on my layout. 
and here are some close ups..






Materials List
Art Mediums: Idea Coarse White Paste (from 13arts), 13arts  Ayeeda Gesso13arts  Ayeeda Medium - modeling paste13arts  Ayeeda Medium - acrylic gel medium



   


Modeling Paste 120mlGesso - 120ml acrylic primerMedium Gel - Gel medium
     


Remember the online shop is HERE and to check your stockists for your country go HERE

Thanks for dropping by today! See you next time :))

For more of my work please see my blog HERE

Tuesday 24 December 2013

Świąteczne życzenia - Merry Christmas




Kochani,
niech Święta Bożego Narodzenia i Wigilijny wieczór
upłyną Wam w spokojnej, rodzinnej atmosferze. 
Miejcie czas dla siebie nawzajem, zatrzymajcie się w biegu, 
zdystansujcie się do tego co wokół 
i naładujcie akumulatory na najbliższy rok .

Tego gorąco życzy Wam zespół 13arts . 


Dear Friends, 
We hope your Christmas and Christmas Eve will be filled with peace, 
bundles of joy and time with your family.
Find time for yourself, 
stop for a moment and recharge your batteries before starting next year. 

That's what 13arts' team wish you.


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Na koniec malutka świąteczna inspiracja ode mnie:
My small Christmas inspiration for you:




Materiały ze sklepu 13@rts - I used

Pozdrawiam świątecznie,



Monday 23 December 2013

Zawieszka na choinkę - A Christmas tree decor *a TUTORIAL*

Święta tuż, tuż i to ostatni moment, żeby zrobić jeszcze jakieś ozdoby na choinkę. Przygotowałam dla Was krótki kursik jak wykonać taką papierową gwiazdę :)

Christmas are coming so soon and it's the last moment to make some christmas tree decors. I've prepared for you a short tutorial how to make that paper star :)
 

Potrzebujemy:
Things we need:

Potrzebujemy 8 takich kawałków.

We need 8 pieces like this.

 
A teraz krok po kroku jak sklejać poszczególne części.

And now, step by step how to put together all parts of the star.



Teraz możemy udekorować gwiazdę jak tylko chcemy :)
Ja swoją spryskałam porządnie bezbarwną perłową mgiełką dzięki czemu niesamowicie się błyszczy.

Now we can decorate it in any way we like :)
I've used Ayeeda Pearl Mist, because it makes that my star sparkles incredible!



Życzę Wam cudownych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia!

I wish you a wonderful Christmas time!