Creative Artiste #105 June 2024

  ....Welcome to a new challenge at

Creative Artiste

Creative Artiste is a monthly challenge blog for everyone who likes to mix their media. So, as long as you like to use various mediums on your creations, we'd love to see you enter the challenge.

A big Thank You to everyone who entered the challenge last month. Your projects were all fabulous and our winners have been announced on the blog.

Our theme is always
"Anything Mixed Media Goes"
We have opportunities to be a Guest Designer for all our winners.

I've had a play with an alternative way to paint a background for a card without using a brush - or my fingers. I have created an 8"x 6" (20 x 15cm) card.

I've used a thick mixed media paper to create the front panel for this card. Using the edge of an old plastic credit card I swiped my watered down  paints lightly across the card panel. I sprayed it with more water to blend and fade. The colours are DecoArt Fluid Acrylics Quinacridone Violet and Cobalt Turquoise Hue.

I used part of stamp #143 Time Flies from Aall & Create on the main panel.

I stamped the butterfly twice so I could cut one out and add a second layer. I painted the butterflies with a brush in the same paints so the colours are more vibrant.

I created the sentiment piece and the outer border for the main panel's matting layer by applying the same colours with brushes for a darker look than the panel.

To create some definition of the layers I heat embossed the edges of the main panel, the base panel, the sentiment and the top butterfly using Versamark and a Docrafts black embossing powder.

I wrapped some black ribbon around the main panel before fixing it to the base card and mounting the sentiment.

I added spatters of White Posca Pen to the main panel and the base card before assembling it with a thin layer of Soft Matt Gel.

Now it's your turn to have fun and create your mixed media projects. You can enter our challenge as many times as you like. A full list of the rules is on the challenge blog. For more inspiration please visit the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog to see the fabulous mixed media projects created by our multi talented team.
Remember to have fun crafting and enter your "Anything Mixed Media Goes" creations in our 

June challenge. 

I have entered this project in the following challenges:

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2024/06/morgans-artworld-challenge-77.html Runner Up Winner

https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2024/06/june-2024-challenge-66-anything-goes.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2024/06/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/06/challenge-115-no-design-paper.html

Crafts Galore Encore June 2024

Already half way through the year! I'm not sure where the time goes when I'm not looking. This past week we've enjoyed a mini-break away as it's been half-term at school..  Now we will have to get everything ready for our little princess to move up to secondary school in September as she comes to the end of primary school..

Meanwhile .....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

Beccy's Place

I have made an 8"x 8" (20 x 20cm) card using one of the free images and a free paper from our sponsor's blog. All the matting layers are white card coloured with Copic pen RV06.

I printed one of the free papers to cover the card base. I actually printed it twice, once with more opacity and then a thin strip slightly darker. I separated the two papers with a punched scalloped border to create the illusion of different layers. I inked around the edges with Picked Raspberry Distress Ink.

I used the gorgeous Pink Lily pre-coloured image and printed it four times so I could cut out the layers and decoupage the flower. I used a die to cut the image in a circle and layered it onto  a die-cut scalloped circle.

I mounted the decoupaged layers of the petals using foam pads.

I created the sentiment on the computer and die cut the circle and scalloped circle base.  I added pink ribbon to the card with double sided tape and covered the join with the sentiment. I added some pink gems and a pink bow to finish the card.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using Beccy's Place images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this in the following challenges:

https://beccyschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/06/june-challenge.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/05/classic-design-challenge-05-2024-mayjun.html

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2024/06/morgans-artworld-challenge-77.html