Showing posts with label Prima Artstones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prima Artstones. Show all posts

Friday, 7 August 2026

Creative Artiste #129 August 2026


 ....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.

I love using deep photo frames to make shadow boxes for home decor projects. I've used this one to make an underwater scene.

The frame is 8"x 8" (20 x 20cms) and came already in deep blue. 
 I used Paper Clay and some sea themed moulds from Katy Sue Designs to create my elements. I also used a wonderful MDF mermaid and bubbles from Samantha K Gifts.


1. I ripped up a cardboard box to create a background to fit inside the frame and placed the elements inside to decide on the arrangement.
2. I glued the cardboard together using Prima 3D Matt Gel and gave everything a coat of white gesso.
3. I used DecoArt Fluid Acrylics Vermillion and Hansa Yellow Medium with water to colour the elements. I used gold acrylic to paint the mermaid and bubbles.
4. I glued the cardboard to the base and dabbed on Burnt Umber and Purple Passion Acrylics. I used water to move the paints around and blend them.


5. I added some Bright Purple acrylic to the cardboard structure.
6. I then added Teal Fluid acrylic to the base and cardboard, using water to blend it. 
7. I replaced the base inside the frame and glued some Prima Art Stones mixed with 3D Matt Gel along the bottom.
8. I dabbed the Art Stones with Burnt Umber acrylic and dried everything well.


I placed the golden mermaid in the centre and glued her in place with 3D Matt Gel.


I dotted the seahorses, shells and fish around the scene and used 3D Matt Gel to glue them in place. 


I finished the frame with some old netting across two  corners.


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 
August challenge. 

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Friday, 3 July 2026

Creative Artiste #127 July 2026

This weekend I'm attending a crafty weekend retreat where I'll be taking classes with three awesome mixed media artists. Finnabair, Olga Heldwein and Nuneka. I love to learn new techniques, work with new products and craft alongside likeminded crafters.

But, before I head off ....

 ....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.

I found a gorgeous tea spoon at a car boot sale and couldn't wait to use it in a mixed media project. It's a gold, engraved spoon with Mother of Pearl on the handle.

The canvas board base measures 9"x 7" (23x 18cms)

I started by making the flowers.
1. I wiped a sheet of mixed media paper with Distress Oxides Picked Raspberry and Wilted Violet.
2. I spritzed the paper with water so the inks blended.
3. Once dry, I cut the flowers using Spellbinder dies.
4. I assembled the flowers with PVA glue and curved them to give them some dimension.


5. I coloured the edges of the canvas with Lucky Clover Distress Oxide and water.
6. I glued some torn floral papers to the canvas with Prima Soft Matt Gel.
7. I passed DecoArt Crackle Paste through a Tim Holtz stencil and left it to dry, and crackle.
8. I spattered DecoArt Baby Pink acrylic paint over the canvas. I also used the paint to colour some bottle tops and glass beads.



I stamped a couple of tea cups with Heartfelt Creations China Fragments stamps on watercolour paper. I then die cut them with the matching Spellbinders Nested Tea Cups dies. I lightly coloured the cups with Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick.


I coloured some seam binding with Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide and made it into a bow with some cotton lace. I tied the double bow to the handle of the spoon and fixed the teaspoon to the canvas with Prima 3D Matt Gel.


I added the tea cups to the canvas with the help of some foam pads.


The flowers, fabric leaves, bottle tops and glass beads were added with Prima 3D Matt Gel.
I filled in some gaps with Prima Mini Artstones and finished by adding some pearls to a few of the flower centres.

Now I can display my pretty teaspoon instead of hiding it in the cutlery drawer.
This canvas is number 5 of a theme I have made called Tea for One.

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 
July challenge. 

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Friday, 6 February 2026

Creative Artiste #123 February 2026

 ....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 in December. 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.

Creative Artiste is back after taking it's annual break in January. My batteries are recharged and I'm looking forward to another year of creating mixed media projects to hopefully to inspire you.

February features St. Valentine's Day. My husband and I decided not long after we were married, nearly 42 years ago, not to give each other over priced Valentine's gifts. It's more fun to surprise each other randomly throughout the year with thoughtful gifts, flowers and chocolates.

And, after giving each other the same card one year for Valentine's Day, we decided not to bother with cards either. It wasn't even a romantic card, it was a jokey one!

Saying that, I have made a heart project for this month. But it's not a Valentine's one. I've called this 

"My Stone Cold Heart"

I have upcycled a cardboard box with a drawer insert. The box measures 7"x 5"x 2"  (18 x 12.5 x 5 cms).


1. I started by giving the box a coat of black gesso. Once dried, I painted it with a dark brown acrylic.
2. I gave it a coat of DecoArt Weathered Wood and let that dry. I then added a top coat of Burnt Umber acrylic. The Weathered Wood allows the top coat of acrylic to split as it dries revealing the base layer and giving an old 'peeled paint' look. I gave the inside of the drawer the same treatment.
3. I assembled a selection of metal elements and a panel of card treated with acrylics and Weathered Wood. They were all glued in place with Prima 3D Gloss Gel.
4. Once all dry, I used a stiff brush to add Pebeo Silver Gilding Wax to the elements.



5. I wanted to use a Prima plaster heart I have from an old Flaming Hearts set.
6. I gave the heart a coat of black gesso.
7. I filled the space in the heart with Prima Art Stones and Soft Matt Gel.
8. I gave the heart and stones a coat of black gesso.

 
9. I cut some squares of greyboard and painted the edges with black gesso. I then applied some DecoArt Crackle Paste and left it to dry. I added some Crackle paste to the heart also.
10. I dabbed black, and white, acrylic paint over the crackle to colour it. I used more black on the larger square.
11. I added a mix of black and white acrylic to the heart, using more white paint to make it lighter.
12. I layered the squares and fixed the heart on top. I glued the whole piece to the inside of the drawer.




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 
February challenge. 

For all of you who like to celebrate, have a lovely St. Valentine's Day!

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Friday, 6 June 2025

Creative Artiste #116 June 2025

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.



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 
June challenge. 

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Friday, 1 March 2024

Creative Artiste #102 March 2024

  This is my second post for today. Please scroll down for my Cards Galore Encore challenge post.

March is going to be a busy month for us with family visits, a much anticipated school trip and Easter holidays.

But before all that....

....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.

I was sent some gorgeous embellishments a while ago by my lovely friend Pam.  I've been waiting for the creative urge to do them justice and it finally came to me. 
I have made a 10" x 12" (25 x 31cm) canvas board that I've called Diamonds and Pearls in honour of the sparkly embellishments.  


I started by priming the canvas with white gesso.  I then lightly stamped some text in random areas.


Next,  I used Prima Soft Matt Gel to fix strips of cotton and lace to the canvas.  I twisted the fabrics to give interest,  dimension and create little pockets to tuck some of the elements into.


Once the fabrics were dry and stiff I added little blue fabric cornflowers,  some white paper roses,  pearl strands,  flower buds,  Prima Artstones and the all important diamond and pearl embellishments.


The main focal piece is a 7" (18cm) resin moth I made using the Prima Mecha Moth mould.  I painted it with DecoArt Fluid Acrylics blended with water and added it to the canvas with Prima Heavy Body Gel.


I used Distress Oxide Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire with water to add the blue colouring to the fabrics,  paper roses,  Prima Artstones and canvas. 
I finished by rubbing the moth and Artstones with Pebeo Silver Gilding Wax.

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 
March challenge. 

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Friday, 2 June 2023

Creative Artiste #94 June 2023

  ....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 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.


This is a 12" x 9" (30 x 23cm) canvas board.

I think everyone knows I love turquoise and teal, but here I've used darker greens than I normally work with to create this canvas. I love the rich results with the gold highlights.



I started by using texture paste through stencil #45 from Aall & Create randomly all over the canvas. I then painted it all with black gesso.



To add some extra dimension to the elements I arranged some black straws on the canvas, cutting them to fit and fixing in place with soft matt gel.



I made the cogs and clock from resin using Prima moulds. I used Mecha Moth, Clock Faces, and Machine Parts. I arranged the resin elements I'd made across the canvas and glued them with Heavy Body Gel.



I filled in some of the spaces with Prima Artstones and Mini Artstones mixed with Soft Matt Gel. I then covered everything with black gesso.



I dabbed Prima Art Alchemy acrylic metallic paints Mermaid Teal and Emerald Green over the elements and canvas and used water to spread and blend the paints.



I applied Prima Metallic Emerald Wax, Prima Opal Magic Turquoise Satin Wax and Pebeo Empire Gold Gilding wax with stiff brushes to the elements and across areas of the canvas.
To finish, I darkened some areas of the arrangement with watered black gesso and buffed the wax highlights.

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. 

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Friday, 5 March 2021

Creative Artiste #69 March 2021

 I should be happy it's nearly the weekend and I get a break from homeschooling, but ours is a sad house at the moment as we come to terms with a family member's sudden passing and we prepare the funeral. Stay safe everyone, this virus can effect anyone, of any age. 

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"
and we have opportunities to be a Guest Designer for our winners.

I have created a sea themed CD to inspire you.

I started by gessoing an old CD and adding texture paste through a circle stencil. Once dried I gessoed it again. 


I then used DecoArt Fluid Acrylics Prussian Blue Hue and Cobalt Turquoise Hue. I flushed the colours with plenty of water then left the disc to dry. It creates a fabulous texture with the gesso bubbling up.


I used paper clay and Katy Sue moulds to make the shells, seahorses, fish and leaves.
Once I'd stuck everything down I added Prima Artstones in the gaps.


I painted the individual pieces with DecoArt Fluid Acrylics using Quinacridone Gold, Green Gold, Diarylide Yellow and Titan Buff and sprayed with water. I also added more of the blue colours.


To finish I painted the small shells with Golden Fluid Acrylic Iridescent Pearl (Fine) for a bit of shine and darkened the edges of the disc.

Now it's your turn to have fun and create your mixed media projects. You can enter our challenge up to three times. 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 March challenge. 

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Friday, 7 August 2020

Creative Artiste #63 August 2020

We heard it was going to be nice weather this week so decided to have a few days away visiting family. Although its been warm, I'm not sure where the sun has gone. But, while I wait ....
.... there's a new challenge at
Creative Artiste is a 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 in July. Your projects were all wonderful and our winners have been announced on the blog.

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

I have a home decor project to show this month.

This is an 8"x 8" (20cm x 20cm) wooden box frame. I started by disassembling it and discarding the glass.

I cut a sheet of watercolour card to fit and gave it a coat of pale yellow acrylic paint. I did some random, second generation text stamping and sprinkled on some spots of Lindy's Magicals with water.

I painted a couple of wooden hearts with gesso then used texture paste through a text stencil. Once dry, I gave them a coat of pale pink acrylic. I added some lace flowers to the base card and fixed the hearts on top.

I started the main arrangement with some pieces of bark and wooden skewers. I then added some fabric flowers, leaves and Prima Artstones around the arrangement.
I put everything back together and now have a lovely piece of home decor.

Now it's your turn to have fun and create your mixed media projects. You can enter our challenge up to three times. 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 August challenge. 

Yay! The sun has come out to play!

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