Creative Artiste #83 June 2022

 Happy Friday everyone! The Platinum Jubilee celebrations have begun in Britain and we were treated to a wonderful televised parade and a stunning RAF flypast from London on Thursday morning. I do love all the pomp and ceremony of Royal events but I'm glad not to be in those massive crowds. We still have a few more local celebrations over the next few days and have our fingers (and toes) crossed that the rain holds off.

But, before those events....

....Welcome to a new challenge at

Creative Artiste

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 made a project last month whilst doing an online class with Finnabair through Art Workshops. When I was tidying up my supplies I ended up creating this project following the same techniques I used in the class. I've called this canvas 'Mechanical Moon'.

I started by gessoing the 10"x 12" (26 x 31cm) hexagonal canvas.

I used white texture paste through a stencil featuring different sized cogs. 

I built up my composition using some resin cogs, stars and a moon that I'd made from Prima moulds. Once they were stuck down I added some Prima Art Stones and gave it all a coat of white gesso.

I used DecoArt Fluid Acrylics Prussian Blue, Cobalt Teal Hue and Quinacridone Gold with lots of water spray to colour the canvas, cogs and stars. The moon was coloured with Cobalt Blue Gansai Tambi pigment paint.

I finished by stencilling some hexagons with texture paste around the six sides.

And then I finally tidied up.

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. 

I have entered this project in the following challenges:

https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-14-mixed-media-lovers.html x

http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2022/06/june-2022-seeing-stars.html x

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/classic-design-challenge-june-6.html 1st place

https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/miucb-59-anything-goes-optional-3-d.html x

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/05/ltccb-68-anything-goes-ltccb-67-winner.html Winner & Top Pick

Crafts Galore Encore June 2022

Here in the UK we are looking forward to a four day holiday to celebrate our Queen's Platinum Jubilee as she has reigned for 70 years. Starting tomorrow there are many official events taking place all over the UK and we have local events happening too with a big street party and a 'Party in the Park' that we are looking forward to attending. 

But first ....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

Beccy's Place

who is offering a $10 store voucher to our lucky winner.

I have made an 8"x 8" (20cm x 20cm) card.

All the papers are from old LOTV paper pads. I used On A High Note and Country Gent from the NitWit Collections. I matted all the panels with dark red card from my stash.

I used one of my favourite images from Beccy's Place; the birdhouse from the Shabby Chic Roses set. I coloured it with my Copics.

To finish the card I added seam binding that I coloured with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink a few red gems and a stamped sentiment.

 

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using Beccy's Place images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

https://beccyschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/06/june-challenge.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2022/06/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-june.html x

https://mirtillamente-challenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/mirtillamente-challenge-10-june-2022.html x

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2022/06/morgans-artworld-challenge-6.html x

Creative Artiste #82 May 2022

 Happy Friday everyone!

Welcome to a new challenge at

Creative Artiste

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 recently took an online class with Finnabair through Art Workshops and this is what I made.

The class was all about exploring our "Signature Style". I discovered that I like circles, turquoise/blues and cogs/gears.

I first white gessoed a 12" (30 cm) canvas and then randomly stencilled circles using AALL & Create #87 Totally Dotty stencil with soft matt gel.

I worked on my composition using empty ribbon and tape reels. I made some cogs and flat back beads with resin. I fixed everything in place with heavy body gel and gave it all a coat of white gesso.

Once everything was dry I used watered DecoArt Fluid Acrylics Prussian Blue, Cobalt Teal Hue and Quinacridone Gold  to colour the cogs and canvas. I also added touches of Pebeo gold wax to the beads and some cogs.

I coloured Prima Art Stones with Cobalt Teal fluid acrylic and used Soft Matt Gel to add them to random areas. I chose a Tim Holtz Paper Doll and placed her on a pair of resin wings I'd made and painted in pale blue acrylic. Lastly, I added the words around the top half of the canvas with a dark blue Posca pen.

I've called this piece "My Sanctuary" as it represents my happy place.

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 

May challenge. 

I have entered this project in the following challenges:

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/05/ltccb-68-anything-goes-ltccb-67-winner.html x

https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-13-mixed-media-lovers.html x

https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/miucb-59-anything-goes-optional-3-d.html x

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2022/05/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

Crafts Galore Encore May 2022

 Finally we have had some sunny weather and mild temperatures. Hopefully it will last for the whole May Bank Holiday so we can enjoy the great outdoors. 

But, before I pack the picnic ....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

Elena ZinskiArt

who is offering two sets of her fabulous art to our lucky winner.

I first made a 5"x 7" (13 x 18 cm) scalloped card. I used Papermania textured dark blue card as a base layer.

I love the quirky Cups to Stack set of images. There are five A4 sheets of designs in the set, some in black and white and some in colour. I used this teacups image from one of the sheets and flipped it before printing to be a better fit with the words.

I created this sentiment on the computer to go with the image and printed both together to make the topper. I do love my cups of tea.

I made a resin teapot from a Katy Sue mould and used Gansai Tambi Cobalt Blue to add the colour.

I finished the card with three blue gems.

I also applied this fun image to an A4 canvas.

I created the background with AALL & Create stencil #48 Tribal Lines and blue acrylic paints. I used white gesso to mute and blend the colours before adding the image. I traced the sentiment and filled it in with a dark blue Posca pen.

I added colour to the sides of the canvas by stippling white and blue acrylic paints. Once dry I used the dark blue Posca pen to define the edges.

I'm sure I'll think of many more ways to use this fabulous set of lovely artwork.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using Elena ZinskiArt images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered these projects in the following challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2022/05/202205-may-2022-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://cuteasabuttonchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/welcome-to-challenge-80.html

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2022/05/morgans-artworld-challenge-5.html x

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/classic-design-challenge-may-5.html x

Creative Artiste #81 April 2022

Welcome to April. This is my second post for today. Please scroll down for my post for the Crafts Galore Encore challenge.

April is going to be another busy month for us with Easter celebrations, school holiday activities and visitors we haven't been able to see for a couple of years. I'd better get on with the Spring cleaning to get the house ready. Meanwhile ....

....Welcome to a new challenge at

Creative Artiste

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.

This month I have made an Easter basket for yummy little chocolate eggs.

The basket is made from a piece of thick greyboard measuring 8"x 9" (20 x 23cm).

I measured, cut and scored the board so it could be folded into a basket shape. I covered the inside and outer sides with Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Entomology Collage paper using soft matt gel to stick it down. I kept the diamond shaped cut-offs to decorate the basket.

I glued the basket sides together with PVA and painted it with the Gansai Tambi Pearl Colours Lemon Yellow and Pearl Pink.

I coloured the diamond shapes with DecoArt Wild Rose Pink acrylic paint. I mixed some texture paste with Docrafts Artiste Canary Yellow acrylic paint and passed it through a distressed harlequin stencil.

I gave both sides of the diamonds a coat of Gansai Tambi White Gold to make them shimmer and outlined all the basket edges in black ink. I attached the diamonds to the basket with soft matt gel.

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 

April challenge. 

Please scroll down for my Crafts Galore Encore challenge post.

I have entered this project in the following challenges:

https://cuteasabuttonchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/04/welcome-to-challenge-79.html x

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/03/ltccb-67-anything-goes-ltccb-66-winner.html x

http://abitmoretimetocraft.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-bit-more-time-to-craft-15th-march.html ?

https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/03/miucb-58-anything-goes-optional-fancy.html x

https://artydivaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/03/march-challenge-and-february-winners.html x

https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/04/challenge-72-no-cards-allowed-anything.html x