June already? I've no idea where the first half of this year went. I'm pretty sure the weather has been caught out too as we've had mostly April showers for the past week. I'm hoping we get some summer weather soon.
Meanwhile ....
....Welcome to a new challenge at
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 wonderful 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.
"Anything Mixed Media Goes"
We have opportunities to be a Guest Designer for all our winners.
I have made an 8"x 8" (20 x 20 cm) canvas based on an idea I've had for a while. I started by covering the canvas with black gesso. Once dry I added some hexagons with texture paste and a stencil. I then glued scraps of lace and added touches of silver acrylic paint.
I cut some hexagons from thick greyboard and triple heat embossed them. Once cooled and set I fixed them onto the canvas with Prima's 3D Matt Gel.
I then covered most of the canvas with a mixture of Prima Artstones, some metal nuts and scraps of cotton.
Once everything was dry I painted most of the small elements with silver acrylic and added some splats of the paint to finish.
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
Remember to have fun crafting and enter your "Anything Mixed Media Goes" creations in our
June challenge.
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Love it, Andree. It was cool to see the steps you did to create it. Big hugs xxx
ReplyDeletethis looks fantastic Andree......gr karin
ReplyDeleteSuch a fabulous canvas! I loved seeing how it was created and the touches of silver and shine look amazing against the black background - perfect 😊. Wishing you a very Happy June! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteSo much texture upon your canvas Andree, I especially love the lace layers and pearls. Happy creative June.. Hugs Tracey x
ReplyDeleteBeautifully textural creation, one really wants to reach out and feel it, love the monochrome effect too. x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous texture all around, Andree! The silver on black is very striking. I just love it!! Anita xx
ReplyDeleteWow, so much texture! I love the hexagon panels and heat embossing are so cool with it! Thanks so much for sharing your lovely creation with us at the Mix It Up Challenge blog!
ReplyDeleteNo blue Andree? Wow do I love what you created here. So much going on here and would be such fun putting everything together. Love the colours and textures. Would look amazing IRL. Photos never do justice.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous piece Andree - the more we look the more we see. I really need to get some black gesso.
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