November started with a fabulous weekend of crafting in Lincolnshire at the second Triple Fusion craft retreat run by Sue Tucker from North East Art Workshops for me. The tutors were the same as last January, Finnabair (aka Anna), Olga Heldwein and Nuneka Box. Over 40 of us had a fabulous time creating four wonderful mixed media projects over the weekend.
Now it's back to reality ....
....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.
November is the month for remembrance services and thinking about those who served our country and sacrificed their lives. Remembrance Day is symbolised by a red poppy. I think it should also be to remember those we love who are no longer here.
I have lost quite a few family members in the last few years. Notably, my brother, my mother in law, my auntie and my daughter.
I decided to make a canvas of remembrance for them.
The base canvas measures 8"x 8" (20 x 20cms) and the four small canvases are 3" (8cms).
1. After gessoing the canvas, I dabbed blue and white DecoArt acrylic paints all over with a sponge to give a mottled effect.
2. Once I was happy with the result, I left it to dry.
3. I used the same technique on the small canvases with a Pebeo pale blue chalk paint and a blue DecoArt acrylic.
4. I also dabbed acrylic paint on a wooden butterfly to use as that's my symbol for my brother.
1. To create the poppies I rubbed Barn Door and Festive Berries Distress Inks on both sides of a page of mixed media card and activated with water.
2. Once dry I stamped the poppy images using various stamps in my stash. I stamped several times so I could layer up the poppies.
3. I cut the poppies out and layered them up for dimension.
4. I glued the poppies, the butterfly and a sentiment onto the small canvases and fixed them on the larger canvas with Prima's Heavy Body Gel.
Now I have my own little remembrance display.
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
November challenge.
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beautiful card Andree.....gr karin
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous. Hugs xxx
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