Mixed Media - All About Spring

Hello everyone! Here is my Spring project for 2022. I wanted this to display the riot of colors that a lovely spring garden can hold. Especially if garden was tended by me  . . . cause I'm not much of a gardener.

Sprapaholics has the best spring garden boots in their chipboard stash and I just loved using it here. Imitating spring, I used several types of textures from various places in my stash, including Renea Bouquets beautiful board, 49 and market flowers, spongy moss, and more!

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The base is a corkboard cutting board I found in Home Goods. The texture and design is perfect to use in MM projects (I found it on sale).

The paper leaves were embossed using Sunrise Salmon Gold and Beaucoup Mint. I'm not sure why I felt the need to stick a time piece on this project, but there it is.

The chipboard boots were embossed with Bratwurst Brown and Stampendous' Seasonings. I added a little extra distressing using gesso.

There are hints of molds in this piece that have a more "watercolor" look. I wanted the texture, but knew the boots were the main attraction. So the moulds add dimension and interest without taking your eyes away from the main attraction.

I've been saving this spongy moss in my stash for a spring project. I thought it really made a wonderful barrier between the two sides of the piece.

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Supplies:

COLORS

Lindy's Embossing Powders:

1. Sunrise Salmon Gold
2. Merci Beaucoup Mint
3. Bratwurst Brown
4. Orange Creamsicle

Lindy's Sprays:'

1. Mission Bells Brown
2. Wild Honeysuckle Coral
3. Orange Creamsicle

Stampendous Chunky Metallic "Seasonings"

Finnabair Opal Magic Coral-Green

Tim Holtz Distressed Powder Vintage Photo

Acrylic Paint:

1. Brown
2. Burnst Sienna
3. Brilliant Yellow-Green

TEXTURES

Scrapaholics chipboard

ReneaBouquet chipboard

Creative expressions chipboard

Spring moss

Art pebbles

49 and Market flowers

Finnabair moulds

Die cut leaves and fillers

Metal embellishment

Mixed Media Canvas - Make Nice Things

 I think I'm in love with this color scheme and style. I come back to it over and over. A wood theme mixed with "fall" like colors catches my eye every day of the week. I try many different techniques and color schemes, but this one is by far my absolute favorite.

Without further ado, here is my project, completely inspired by the photo above. I hope you are inspired too. Supply list is below.

I'm always on the prowl for interesting shapes and textures that I can use as a canvas for mixed media projects. The base is one of three cutting boards I found at Home Goods (on sale). That's right . . . a "cutting board". 

Even though I essentially made this one up in my head, it came together beautifully using 

techniques I've picked up in the last couple years. 

I knew I wanted to use teal on my leaf fillers, but didn't want "perfection". Then I remembered my distressed embossed powder. It's the only one I have but, really, you only need one or two distressed colors in your stash.

I knew I wanted to create a distinct border between the dark and light. Art Stones to the rescue! Get out a plastic cup, add art stones of your choice and size (I did all three), add soft gloss gel, color and finally I added black gesso cause the mix was too gray.

I love tucking little charms into my pieces. They are never the main focus, but rather for anyone to find them if they are truly looking. I almost always add chipboard letters to my pieces as well. It's an easy and cheap way to add "extra life" to your pieces.

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Supplies:

Lindy's Colors:

1. Magical Shaker Black Forest Black
2. Flat Tweedle Dee Denim
3. Starburst Tainted Love Teal
4. Embossing Powder Spanish Moss Green

Finnabair colors:

1. Opal Magic Teal/Pink
2. Metallique Ancient Coin - highlights

Tim Holtz's Distress Embossing Powder Vintage Photo

Finnabair Chipboard and Mechanical Woodland Ferns

Finnabair Art Stones - all three sizes

Scrapaholics Chipboard - houses

Die Cut Fern and leaf fillers

49 and Market Flowers

Base - Cutting Board found at Home Goods

Art Melange Pebbles

White Gesso - Splashes

Folk Art Crackle Medium - Black part of canvas

Chipboard letters and metal charm watch

Mixed Media - Own Your Dreams

Sometimes I just really want to make "drama". The first time I attempted this color scheme, I failed with the background being too light...with a purplish tint. Not really what I wanted. I love extreme contrasts and gravitate towards that style in art more so than anything else (even though I do love browns and golds).

I went after my own inspiration with this color scheme. I didn't specifically have "plum" in my stash, but I did have poppy red.

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Supplies:

Lindy's Stamp Gang:

1.     Flat Danny Zuke's Denim
2.     Flat Tweedle Dee Denim
3.     Starburst Whale Watch Blue
4.     EP Midnight Gold
5.     Magical Shaker Black Forest Black

Finnabair supplies:

1. Sparks Acrylic - Raven Black
2. Bronze Age Wax
3. Vintage Gold Wax
4. Old Denim Wax

Hobby Lobby:

1. Letters Chipboard
2. Wood Gears
3. Basic Shape Moulds

Scrapaholics Chipboard (at least three pieces)

Prima Marketing Moulds

Die Cuts with Stampendous Aged Marine Embossing Enamel

Buttons Galore Pearls

49 and Market Flowers

Mixed Media Canvas: Take Risks

 Hello there!

Today I would like to share with you my piece using the "gesso" technique. This piece uses two different colors of Lindy's: Cattail Copper Brown and Dark Chocolate Truffle. Plus a LOT of gesso. Apparently orange turns into pink when mixed with white.

The technique is pretty simple. Build up your canvas and add gesso to all your layers. Add color where you want it (Cattail Copper Brown). Add gesso again. Dry. Add again, dry. . . . and repeat many many times. Add layers of color for shadowing (that's the dark chocolate truffle) and repeat any layering of gesso you may want.

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Mixed Media Canvas: Let Life Surprise You

 Nadya Drozdova is being featured on FB group #Irridescent Secrets with a challenge to make something that was inspired by her work.

Well... I've watched most of her youtube videos ... sometimes more than once. It's hard to pinpoint what exactly inspired me as a lot of my art has some inspiration from hers. But this video continues to be one of my favorites.

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#paintingmydream

#respectartists

#iridescentsecrets

Supplies:

Lindy's Sprays and EP:

1. Moon Shadow - Golden Doubloons
2. Starburst - Dark Chocolate Truffle
3. Squirt - Poutine Gold
4. EP - Midnight Gold
5. EP - Angel Wings Gold

Finnabair:

1. Rust Paste - Camouflage
2. Waxes - Green Brocade, Lucky Emerald, White Gold, Graphite
3. Heavy Black Gesso
4. Graphite Paste
5. Brick Stencil
6. Icing Paste - White Gold
7. Sparks paint - Butterfly spells
8. Melange Pebbles
9. Moulds
10. Prima paper - Quartz

Stampendous Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel

Scrapaholics Chipboard

49 and Market - Wildflowers (Cream) and Stargazers (Petal Pink)

Hobby Lobby:

1. Chipboard Letters
2. Wooden Frame (dollhouse section)
3. Art Palette

Old paintbrushes

Mixed Media Canvas: Frosty

Hello again!!! I shared a frosty Cathedral piece a couple weeks with you and now want to share it's sister. I used the same color scheme, only this time adding silver. Can you see the little snowman tucked in there? He's from Prima's Sugar Cookie mould and just so adorable!!

This piece was inspired by Kasia Salmanowicz's "Altered Brush" with the Finnabair DT.

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 Supplies:

Lindy's Stamp Gang:

1. Magical Shaker:  Bavarian Blue
2. Azure Sea Asters
3. EP Purely White

Finnabair Products:

1. Liquid Acrylic Prussian Blue
2. Metallique Wax White Pearl
3. Metallique Wax Graphite
4. Mould: Cogs & Wings
5. Mould: Clockworks
6. Mould: Sugar Cookie Christmas
7. Snowflake Stencil
8. Snowflake Paste
9. Glitter

Other Products:

1. EP Super Thick Silver
2. Scrapaholics Chipboard
3. Creative Embellishments Chipboard (Frosty)
4. Letter Chipboard (Hobby Lobby)
5. Buttons Galore Pearls
6. Silver leaves (jewelry trinkets) - Amazon
7. Rose flower and leaf moulds - Amazon

Mixed Media Winter Canvas

Hello!! Who knew simple could be so gorgeous??! 

This piece was inspired by Kasia Salmanowicz's "Altered Brush" with the Finnabair DT.

I am basically using one color highlighted by two different waxes. That is it. 

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Supplies:

Tim Holtz's Cathedral Window

Transparency sheet (behind window)

Finnabair supplies:

• Snowflake paste using snowflake stencil
• Liquid Acrylic Prussian Blue
• Metallique Wax White Pearl
• Metallique Wax Graphite
• Prima Mould (ice skates)
• Tapestry Stencil

Other roses and leaf moulds from Amazon

Chipboard by Scrapaholics

Pearls by Buttons Galore & More