Even though we are now into July and most of the UK is enjoying a sunny heatwave, I'm still getting rained on doing the school run....
....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.
We were blessed last month with another beautiful granddaughter. I have decorated a canvas to go in her nursery. The canvas is 12"x 9" (30 x 23 cms).
1. I started by giving the canvas a coat of white gesso and when that was dry, I used a Tim Holtz stencil with some dark blue Memento ink to create a pattern of stars.
2. I chose a mix of chalk paints and acrylics in pastel colours to paint the canvas in random patches.
3. I stamped the word Dream using an old Bee Crafty stamp and the same blue Memento ink.
4. Once the stamp had dried, I dry brushed white gesso over the canvas to mute the colours and blend the patches of colour.
1. I bought the dream catcher from Samantha K Crafts. The MDF dream catcher came in a set with two other dream catchers.
2. I gave the dream catcher a coat of white gesso.
3. I then used the same 3 paints as on the canvas to paint the dream catcher.
4. I used Versamark and Utee to heat emboss the dream catcher to brighten the colours and give it a nice shine.
I used some Stampendous embossing powders to cover and decorate the canvas.
One of the embossing powders is Shabby Blue Frantage which has a very fine shiny blue powder. It has given the canvas a lovely shimmer.
I heat embossed a selection of small metal elements in gold. Once the catcher was glued onto the canvas with Prima 3D Matt gel, I added the gold decorations.
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
July challenge.
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Wow, what a stunning make! The soft background with the embossing looks amazing and so dreamy, providing the perfect backdrop for your dream catcher elements- love it 😊. Wishing you a happy and creative July! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteMagical piece, love the gold with the white. Congratulations on the safe arrival of your new granddaughter x
ReplyDeletethis is very beautiful Andree........gr karin
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely idea your dream catcher canvas is Andree a beauty for your precious new granddaughters room *Congratulations* to all x
ReplyDeleteAndree, what a lovely gift to celebrate your new granddaughter! The combination of pastel colors, dream catcher, and shimmer must make this canvas look ethereal. I hope it occupies a place of pride in the baby's room. Wishing you a wonderful July with your loved ones! Anita xx
ReplyDeleteHaha Andree - we have to love Wales and rain while the rest of the country is baking lol! More time for crafting. Love this dream catcher canvas - and how precious for your grandaughter. I bet you are still over the 'moon' xx
ReplyDeleteOH! Andree this is just beautiful. Such a treasured piece of memorabilia for your granddaughter. Lovely canvas and so creative.
ReplyDeleteComing back with another hat on Andree - you know I love this piece. Thanks for sharing it with us at Love to Craft
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