Showing posts with label white gesso. Show all posts
Showing posts with label white gesso. 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, 1 November 2024

Creative Artiste #110 November 2024

  This is my second post for today. Scroll down to see my Cards Galore Encore post.


....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.

I joined a mixed media craft group on Facebook earlier this year. The group is run by Anna Hersom and involves creating fabulous craft projects with different mediums. The classes come with all the elements and mediums needed to complete the projects.


The substrate is a thick MDF board that measures 12" x 5.5" (30 x 14 cm)
I started by giving it a coat of white gesso before adding texture paste through a stencil.


Once dry I assembled all the resin elements and fixed them in place with Heavy Body Gel. I then sealed everything with a coat of white gesso.  I swapped some of the elements provided with the class and added the butterflies.


The next step was to add some colour. This was done by adding some brown pigment powder and spreading it with a brush and water. I then added the second colour. This time it was a turquoise pigment powder that I spread with a brush and water. 


I then added some more brown pigment to blend the colours better and add shadows.


I dry brushed some white gesso over certain areas to lighten them and finished the project with some gold Pebeo Gilding Wax.
I love this project and it is one of my favourite creations of all time.
I call it "The Secret of Time".

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. 

I have entered this project in the following challenges:

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Friday, 2 August 2024

Creative Artiste #107 August 2024

  ....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.


One of my beautiful daughters loves vintage roses so I made her this hexagon canvas. It measures 11.5" (30 cms) from point to opposite point.

All the ephemera is from a very old set by Kaisercraft, apart from a die cut heart and the Cheery Lynn die cut leaf flourishes.


I started by using texture paste through a DecoArt Americana Decor text stencil randomly over the canvas.
I then tore up up some old book pages and coloured them with watered powders from Lindy's Magicals Nantucket Pearls set.
Once stuck down with Soft Matt Gel, and dried, I gave the canvas a coat of white gesso.
Next, I used the Magicals to colour areas of the canvas and gave another coat of white gesso.


I used the texture paste on the some of the sides of the canvas and extended the book pages around the sides too.


I assembled the floral elements by layering some of them up on blocks of differing heights that I made from acetate. To do this, I cut the acetate into strips and scored it to fold it into 5 equal squares. I then folded each one into a cube and glued it into place under a flower with Heavy Body Gel.
I die cut the leaf flourishes and coloured them with green Copics. I glued several layers together for stability. I chopped the flourishes up and tucked the pieces in between the roses.


I die cut a small heart and coloured it with the Salt Water Taffy Magical. I added the frame, the birds, a little butterfly and the word Adore. I finished the canvas with some clear glass flat backed beads.

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. 

I have entered this project in the following challenges:



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