Let's get together - mixed media canvas

Witajcie,

dzisiaj przygotowałam dla Was mediowy blejtram z przepięknych papierów "Hello Beautiful" Piątek Trzynastego. Ta kolekcja składa się nie tylko z cudnych arkuszy, ale ma również mnóstwo dodatków. Tutaj wykorzystałam małe i duże banerki.

Hello,
today I have for you a mixed media canvas from the beautiful papers "Hello Beautiful" Piątek Trzynastego. This collection consists not only of wonderful pages, but also has a lot of add-ons. Here I used small and large banners.

Jak widzicie, skusiłam się również na wycięcie całkiem sporej ilości elementów. Świetnie wzbogacają kompozycję, są idealne do tworzenie warstw.

Tło mojego blejtramu przygotowałam za pomocą akwareli Twinkling H2O's. Kilka chlapnięć pasujących do papierów jest doskonałym uzupełnieniem projektu. 

Zrobiłam również kilka malutkich foamiranowych kwiatuszków, które pasują zawsze i wszędzie :)

As you can see, I cut out quite a lot of elements. They enrich the composition and are perfect for creating layers.
I prepared the background with Twinkling H2O's watercolors. They made the perfect match with the papers. I have also made some tiny foamiran flowers that fit anywhere, anytime :)

Wykorzystane produkty:

  

Vintage Beauty - mixed media canvas for Finnabair CT

Hello, 

I think that many of you have on your desk a box (or several :) ) into which you throw all the trinkets, bits and pieces and odd things that may come in handy one day... Does it sound familiar? :)

When I'm working on my projects, I often throw into my 'leftovers' box stuff that doesn't match that particular piece, things I'm too lazy to properly put away when I change my mind and all kinds of different odds and ends… :)

Today I have for you a project that was created using exactly such "unnecessary" things.

As you will see in my short video tutorial below, my background was made with leftovers from die cutting. Once I had to cut out a lot of circles and stars and I thought that perhaps one day I could use these papers in some way.

I simply glued them on my base, not caring too much how and then I covered the papers with a layer of Heavy White Gesso. This gave me great base texture and a fantastic dimensional effect.

Priming the papers with gesso made it resistant to paint and water. I knew that thanks to that, my papers wouldn't get deformed under a large amount of water and different media.

Gesso also helps to distribute the colors which would otherwise simply soak into paper. This way they beautifully highlighted the irregular surface.

The photo that is the focal point of my composition was painted with Clear Gesso. When it dries, it turns glossy photos into matte ones and I really love this effect, I think it adds to the vintage look.

Art Alchemy Waxes are always the perfect medium I reach for to add eye-catching final touches. You can use them to create the shading or highlight all the elements you'd like to accentuate (paper, metal, resin - any kind of surface really).

I usually end working on a piece with splashing some white ink and adding a touch of white gesso here and there, I feel it makes the whole work more cohesive.

Here's my step-by-step video - I hope you'll enjoy!

So open up your junk boxes, pick some items and act! 

I'm sure you'll quickly find some treasures in your 'trash'. ;) 

I hope that my project and the video will inspire you to use and re-use some pretty bits and pieces.

Happy creating!

Products used:

Watercolor memories - scrapbooking layout

Hello friends!

Today I have for you a new layout.

Very colorful, cheerful, rich, with many layers.

I used one of my favorite 7 Dots Studio collection - Lost&Found.

The watercolor effect I got with amazing Twinkling H2O's paints from ColourArte.

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Beautiful Story - mixed media canvas for Sizzix

Hello friends,

this is my new project for Sizzix Creative Team.

I made a mixed media canvas with Sizzix dies and my favorite paints from ColourArte and Finnabair. 

As you can see, I used some dies differently than expected. From Graceful Angel die I took only wings, and they perfectly fit to my project.

And the Cobweb can be a great doily :)

Sizzix supplies:

Sizzix Thinlits Die - Antique Doily (661720)

Sizzix Thinlits Die - Cobweb (662375)

Sizzix Thinlits Die - Graceful Angel (661722)

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Make a Wish (661376)

Unique bond - for Mixed Media & Art DT

Hello!

Today new project for Mixed Media & Art Design Team. You can still join our challenge :)

I made this canvas using mainly ColourArte Twinkling H2O's. This watercolors give us great results, and are amazing for backgrounds.