Mixing it up with Anna Dabrowska

Hello to you on this fine Monday morning. We are happy to share with you more of Anna Dabrowska's gorgeous work.

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"Mine" - mixed media layout

What I love the most is mixing different supplies, materials and shapes to get an unique, eclectic look in my projects. What can be better than multi-shaped, texturized embellishments made by Prima? I think the delicate look of flowers in opposition to hard, cold metal is just adorable - and canvas with a bit of plastic on the top of it? Buttons and soft lace? I love these combinations: they reflect the complexity of our nature, the different aspects of personality and relationships with others.

In the background I used Prima Masks, which are always my first choice when starting the page - I love the possibilities they give: I've got the control over the creative process, decisions where to place patterns or texture. I simply can't create without them now!

Product list:

882150- Masks
529567- Wildflowers Pillar pack
533335- Gallery Roses
541125- lace
541323- lace
530884- Accent gems

"Vintage Collage"

What's amazing about Prima products is that they work for almost all of creative activity: altered art, mixed media, scrapbooking, collage - all creative people can find something for them in Prima's collections! I seriously fell in love with all the amazing designs and diversity of the products, so I can't take Prima off of my desk now, and the Printery collection seems to be my all-time-favorite!

In this project - mixed media collage - I used scraps of Printery papers to create a background for my further painting, sticking, and spraying. To get a more vintage, delicate look I used gesso to cover the patterned paper and a lot of gel medium to cover the background I made.

After sticking the photo down, cut-out hearts, and elements I added a second coat of medium and painted it again:) In the end I got this vintage-like canvas, with altered photo and added a resin window as a final touch :)

Prima supply list:

#843519- Printery Col. Signature
#843489- Printery Col. Emperor
#843526- Printery Col. Page 4
#553821- Printery Col. Mulberry paper 6x6
#550790- Writers Tape Khaki
#890735- Resin- Mini Windows
#550516- Trim, 18 yards Per roll- Cream

"Gradation" - mini tray (or mini box)

This a bit of a crazy idea came to my mind when I was looking through the leftovers from my DT creations gathered in a small pile on my desk. I found different types of embellishments: paper, fabric, plastic, metal...finally some flea-market findings and old clock parts too. While playing with them and thinking which boxes should I put them in I made a configuration similar to the one you see in my finished project - starting with delicate and soft, then adding a bit of hardness in every step and finishing with dark and metal elements. I loved the idea from the first moment - I only needed a proper frame or background to put them on display. A small wooden tray was just perfect:) This creation was pure fun!

I started with covering the wooden box with small bits of paper tape to get some texture and painting it a bit with gesso to lighten up the grey color.

Using gel medium as a glue I placed the embellishments in the "windows" of the box - starting with a pink paper flower and finishing with a piece of metal hardware.

The idea I had on my mind was "Gradation" so I embellished the top and bottom of the box with lace and pieces of grungy chipboard. I put the cotton trim on the sides of the box too.