Ready for Some Inspiration?

 

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.

Techniques:

• Texture Paste + Stencil
• Gelato Mist
• Watercolor
• Stamping
• Pan Pastel + Resist Canvas

 

Materials:

• 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!

Steps:

1. Create a tag using several layers of Ladybird papers, distress edges and use Ladybird cling stamps to stamp words on the background.

2. Use a 6x6 mask with texture paste to cover your tag.  Once I lifted the mask I spread the texture paste a little more to blur the shapes created.

3.  Use various small pieces of paper to create layers with texture paste and masks on your tag. 

4.  Add other background elements such as alphabets, trinkets and more stamping.  Add texture paste on top if you wish to keep the colours shabby.

5. Finish tag with flowers, laces and elements cut out of Ladybird papers.

Supplies:

• 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

 

Other:

• Liquitex Modelling Paste
• White Paint
• Ink

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Mixed Media Canvas

by Designer Juliana Montoya

Juliana is going to share her steps to create this lovely canvas: 

1.  I first applied white Gesso to the whole canvas, followed with one coat of Ivory Acrylic Paint.  I let it dry and then used some Shimmerz and Tattered Angels sprays in soft pinks, lilacs, and creams to add a little bit of color in the background. 

2.  I dried it and then used the 12x12 Prima Crackle Stencil with texture paste.  I then washed it off a little bit using Gesso above the crackle texture.  Finally, I used the Prima Chalk Pads in different places through out the canvas to add a bit more of color. 

3.  I did the same steps for the Resist Canvas Pieces and glued them to the canvas.  To finish my canvas I added Prima flowers, embellishments, and my sentiment using the Prima Alphabet Stickers perfect for canvas :) 

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Prima Products: 

• 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

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Doll Canvas

by Educator Janine Koczwara

Janine has fallen in love with creating mixed media canvases with the adorable Mixed Media Doll Stamps. 

1. To create this canvas she added some strips of paper just on one side of the canvas then gave a quick coating of gesso. 
2. Once that was dry she added a layer of pink acrylic paint before coating it all with crackle medium. 
3. She let this dry then added another layer of white acrylic paint so that a touch of pink shows through the crackle. 
4. 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. 
5. 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. 
6. When applying mist over the resist canvas she dabbed off excess mist with paper towel to help the resist image show through. 
7. 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.

 

 

8. Once the background was done Janine added her floral cluster and again use leaves from her resist canvas and coloured them using the new pastel Chalk Edgers. 

9. She found that using a baby wipe to swipe over the canvas after it was coloured helped to bring back the resist image. 

10. She created the doll by stamping it on 4 different patterned papers and carefully cutting and paper piecing back together again for the striking striped skirt. 

11. She finished off the whole canvas with a resist alphabet and some iridescent medium swiped across both the flowers and the canvas pieces for extra shimmer.

 

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

 

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Comments

[Alina Igna]

Wonderful projects! Love your DT's work. Always such beautiful projects!

[Marilia Lopes]

Oh my...this projects are over the top!!!

[Keren Tamir]

Wow these are absolutely stunning!!!

[Sharon Young]

Wonderful. Each one different but equally stunning. Loving all the layers of the mixed media.

[Kimberly Gillaspy]

Beautiful work ladys.

[juraci]

Wow! these are absolutely stunning!
Juraci

[Dean Designs]

These are all so wonderful. Full of whimsy, and everything I love!

Thank you so much for sharing these tips and tricks!!

(I Just LOVE all the Flowers!!!!)

Happy Crafting,
Tracie
http://homeofthepurskey.blogspot.com

[Rea Custer]

Beautiful creations. I really loved the tag and doll canvas. Thanks for sharing.

[Rita Ribeiro]

Congratulations ladies, beautiful and enchanting inspirations!

[Jean Cavalier]

Love them all .. beautiful work!

[Carol Mc]

Stunning projects.

[Siti Nuriati Husin]

Great projects....thanks for the ideas!!! :)

[Jean Bullock]

Very striking.

[Lindy Gillespie]

Wow these are absolutely stunning !!!

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