Mixed Media Canvas: Dream

Hello everyone! Although I follow many challenge groups, I don't always get a chance to participate. Here is Creative Embellishments challenge for the month of January. I also loved the color scheme of Lindy's challenge for this month and decided to mix them up.

Red and pink are classic for February, but I immediately reached for my pink and chocolate stash with Lindy's, which is perfect for the bottom, middle photo with Creative Embellishments.

 My first layer here is a brick background with modeling paste and a large swirly chipboard piece by Creative Embellishments. Then I began adding Lindy's colors: Creme Brûlée Creme, Milk Chocolate Brown, and Cosmopolitan Pink.

My titles for these projects are usually decided last. That's because I just never know how

it's going to turn out and what will be the best fit. This title, from Creative Embellishments is embossed with Lindy's embossing powder, Midnight Gold, easily one of my favorite powders.

Here you can see layers of gears, both metal and chipboard, the birdcage (Creative Embellishments), fussy-cut flowers, 3-D flowers and finally the moon himself. There are layers of sprays using pinks and chocolates.

To add a bit of extra shimmer to my project I used Cosmic Shimmer Gliding Flakes, purchased

at a local craft store. Love that stuff!!!!

One thing I'm learning about mixed media is to not be afraid to be messy with your flowers.

Use complimentary colors in your stash to brighten them up and use gesso to distress them a bit.

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Gesso: Black and White

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst:
--Cosmopolitan Pink
--Cotton Candy Pink
--Dark Chocolate Truffle
--Milk Chocolate Brown
--Creme Brulee Bream

Lindy's Embossing Powder: Midnight Gold

Prima Marketing/Finnabair:
--Moon and Stars Mould
--Wax Vintage Silk
--Wax Royal Robes
--Melange Art Pebbles

Blue Fern patterned paper

Creative Embellishments Chipboard (birdcage, large vine, and title)

Metal Charms: Gears (Amazon)

Cosmic Shimmer Gliding Flakes

Paper Studio Poppies flowers

Twine

Tim Holtz Butterflies

Brick Stencil