Creative Artiste #114 April 2025

  ....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 had some seashells, resin pieces and beads left over from another project and decided to display them all together in an underwater scene.

I've called this "The Shipwreck II".

I have worked on a bigger canvas than I usually use this month. The canvas measures 16" x 20" (40 x 50 cms). I started by priming the canvas with a coat of white gesso.

I randomly stamped Aall & Create stamp #310 Bubble Block over the canvas using Versafine Clair ink. Once dry, I spread 3D Matt Gel through Aall & Create stencil #87 Totally Dotty with a palette knife.

I arranged the shells and resin pieces on the canvas and fixed them in place with Prima's 3D Matt Gel. I added a few extra leftover pieces like the gold leaves, glass cabochons and starfish.

Next I used lots of water with DecoArt Fluid Acrylics in Prussian Blue, Cobalt Turquoise, Cobalt Teal and Quinacridone Gold. I started with the darkest colour and dried the canvas in between each one to set them in place so they didn't run into each other.

I finished the canvas by adding lots of flat backed pearls with 3D Matt Gel and a few silver charms.

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 

April challenge. 

I have entered this canvas in the following challenges:

https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/miucb-76-anything-goes-optional-layers.html

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/ltccb-85-anything-goes-ltccb-84-winner.html

Crafts Galore Encore April 2025

 April already! This year is starting to pass by quickly. We have some fun family times to look forward to this month and a few of them even involve chocolate! I hope those days don't fly by too quickly. 

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:

WendyLynn's Paper Whims

who are offering a prize of two collage sheets from their store to our lucky winner.

I made an 8" (20cm) birthday card for a lovely family member.

I loved the bright, cheerful colours in this image and knew it would work perfectly with G45's Flight of Fancy papers.  I used the 12" (30cm) paper set and chose two of the papers for the card, one for the base and the other as a panel across the card. The papers are matted on blue and reddish pink backing papers also from Flights of Fancy.

This image is from the Frida Kahlo printable collage sheet from our sponsor, which has gorgeous images showing Frida as a child, teen and adult. I chose the butterfly image to match with my papers and matted it onto blue paper. I tucked some ribbon loops behind the image before sticking it in place.

I added a trio of butterflies from the Flights of Fancy ephemera set with foam pads to the card. I matted a thin border from the papers behind the butterflies. I matted a second thin border to go across the top of the card.

I printed the sentiment on my computer and added some blue gems. I finished the card with a simple ribbon bow.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using WendyLynn's 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://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2025/04/morgans-artworld-challenge-87.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2025/04/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/classic-design-challenge-03-2025-marapr.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html