Layouts, Tags and Canvas...these are all just vehicles of personal expression. Today we are going to explore mixed media products and techniques on all three of these avenues! So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the tips and techniques our gals have for you today!
Mixed Media Layout
by Designer Steph Devlin
Steph uses a variety of art products and techniques on her gorgeous layout. If there is one thing we want to stress-it's that you can do mixed media with ANY scrapbooking style and on ANY project!
Steph colored resist canvas, added paste in a glorious pattern to her page, added watercolor effects and more to create these beautiful results.
- Texture Paste + Stencil
- Gelato Mist
- Watercolor
- Stamping
- Pan Pastel + Resist Canvas
- 845285 - Cupcake (Hello Pastel)
- 845223 - Confection (Hello Pastel)
- 845278 - Cream Puff (Hello Pastel)
- 562793 - Chipboard (Hello Pastel)
- 563004 - Cling Mounted stamp set (Hello Pastel)
- 563806 - Wood Clip Embellishments (Hello Pastel)
- 563561 - Metal Trinkets (Hello Pastel)
- 565398 - Flowers (Hello Pastel)
- 565404 - Flowers (Hello Pastel)
- 565435 - Vines (Hello Pastel)
- 563868 - Wood Embelllishments
- 564070 - Resist Canvas (Lyric)
- 922405 - Poppies & Peonies - 6" x 6" Stencil
- 556662 - Genie Stones Bright Mix
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Mixed Media Tag
by Educator Nic Howard
Nic is going to show us step-by-step how to create this MM tag! Just pick up the techniques you like and try them on your next project. It's all about the inspiration!
- 845469 Lifetime Dolce paper
- 845407 Ladybird ‘Terrace’
- 845421 Ladybird Shabby Chic
- 845414 Ladybird La-di-da
- 922443 Mask
- 562830 Alphabet
- 565565 Lifetime flowers
- 563011 Ladybird Cling stamps
- Chalk Edger Ink – Old Road
- Liquitex Modelling Paste
- White Paint
- Ink
- 12x12 Stencil - 564773
- Engraver Resist Canvas - 564049
- Chalk Pad Pastel Pink - 891725
- Chalk Pad Pastel Violet - 891749
- Wood Embellishments - 563882
- Divine Alphabet Stickers - 562915
- Divine Decorative Frames - 563455
- Hello Pastel Vintage Trinkets - 563561
- Paquita White - 567255
- Joulee SugarPlum - 567095
- Tatiana Icicle - 566340
- Merci White - 566685
- Frost Dance Roses - 565749
- Mini Sachet Pearl - 566036
Janine has fallen in love with creating mixed media canvases with the adorable Mixed Media Doll Stamps.
- To create this canvas she added some strips of paper just on one side of the canvas then gave a quick coating of gesso.
- Once that was dry she added a layer of pink acrylic paint before coating it all with crackle medium.
- She let this dry then added another layer of white acrylic paint so that a touch of pink shows through the crackle.
- She then added strips of the resist canvas to her design and used texture paste through a mask in random areas of the canvas, even covering over the canvas strips a little bit as well.
- Once the texture past was dry she applied a coating of her glimmermists, predominantly over the areas with the texture paste and colour really holds on the dry texture paste.
- When applying mist over the resist canvas she dabbed off excess mist with paper towel to help the resist image show through.
- A touch of Iridescent medium rubbed over the textured area helps to soften the misted area and blend the colours together, as well as adding gorgeous pearlescent highlights.
Prima Products Used:
- 845346 Engraver Collection Cartouche
- 845551 Lyric Collection Box Office
- 845247 Hello Pastel Collection Pastry Shop
- 845223 Hello Pastel Collection Confection
- 845261 Hello Pastel Collection Sugar Cube
- 563998 Lyric Collection SIIC Swirls
- 564032 Fairy Rhymes Resist Canvas
- 922405 Art Stencil 6x6
- 562997 Lyric Collection Alphabet
- 891732 Chalk Edger Pastel Purple
- 891701 Chalk Edger Pastel Green
- 891725 Chalk Edger Pastel Pink
- 891718 Chalk Edger Pastel Brown
- 910198 Mixed Media Doll Stamp
- 563776 Acrylic Block
- 564100 Resist Alphabet Woodgrain
- 566364 Tatiana Victorian
- 557324 Charlotte Tiffany
- 549374 Candy Gems Cotton Candy
- 561390 Interlude Pink
Other Products
- 12 x 12 Canvas
- Pink Acrylic Paint
- Crackle Medium
- White Acrylic Paint
- Ranger Gold Paint Dauber
- Windsor Newton Watercolour Iridescent Medium
- Texture Paste
- Aquamarine Glimmermist
- Cotton Candy Chalkboard Glimmermist
- Copic Markers for colouring hair and skin
- Napkin
- Gel Medium
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Mixed Media Canvas
by Designer Anna Dabrowska
Anna's bold MM look is just striking! She is a pro at adding anything and everything to her canvas and then pulling it all togetehr with inks and sprays!
Try opening up the possibilities by looking around your home to find items to place on a canvas. Choose items that add meaning to the subject you are workign on.
A few words from Anna:
"What I really love about Prima embellishments is their great quality
and beautiful design which allows me to alter them in the way I need
for my projects. No matter what kind of medium I use: acrylic paint,
gesso, sprays, watercolors - the flowers are always in good shape,
looking exactly the way I wanted! For this project I used a selection
of leaves and roses - but also one of my favorite things - my
"leftover" trim pieces and canvas sheets which were torn into smaller
strips which helped me build dimensional background."
Prima Supplies:
- Item# 557652 - Laraine Blue Lagoon
- Item# 552459 - Avon Rose - Alla Prima
- Item# 550806 - Writers Tape - Bare
- Item# 550509 - Trim, 18 Yards Per Roll - Gold
- Item# 550479 - Trim, 18 Yards Per Roll - Twill Black
- Item# 549763 - Mistable
- Item# 549770 - Mistable






