Let's Get Cookin' with a New Finn Recipe!

Finnabair has another great recipe for August! It might be too hot to cook, but you can cook up a great project with Finn's Art Recipe! Let's grab all of our mixed-media to create some beautiful, textured pieces of art to celebrate the last of summer. This month's recipe combines Art Stones + Art Pebbles = AAAAAMAZING beach texture! Add a blue, gold, and white palette from Art Alchemy Paints to complete the beachy scene!

"Art Stones and Art Alchemy Acrylic Paints are among my favorite Prima products. I decided to make a project that will show these products in all their glory." ~ Kasia Bogatko

"I took a wooden whale, covered it with 3D Gloss Gel, glued some Art Pebbles and sprinkled big and small Art Stones. When everything properly dried, I painted my whale with Art Alchemy Acrylic Paints."

"Then, some final touches with gold paint. I applied it with dry brush on top of my design to highlight its texture and all the details. This must be done very gently and with a little amount of paint. I hope you like my mixed-media sea creature! Visit my blog at http://www.kasiabogatko.com/"

Prima Products: Art Alchemy Acrylic Paints: Metallique Rich Turquoise 963231, Metallique Light Patina 963248, Metallique Blue 963118, Metallique Gold Rush 963071; Art Ingredients: Mini Art Stones 963712, Art Stones 963705, Mélange Art Pebbles 963323; Art Basics 3D Gloss Gel 961367

"Sweet summertime´s here. It´s full of sunshine, water splashes, and cocktails. When talking about margaritas…I love paper coasters. They're thick and come in many shapes and sizes...such a wonderful base for any mixed-media madness. Today I´m sharing a quick MM coaster make-over, which is a bit vintage and packed with summer love.

I started off by cutting the same size circle (as the round coaster) from scrapbooking paper and glued it on the coaster. Then I started to play with Art Alchemy Acrylic Paints. I applied some here and there with my Silicone Brush. When dry, I hot embossed an anchor stamp on it. Next, I rubbed embossing ink on the edges of the coaster and sprinkled some gold blue embossing powder on it, and used my heat gun to dry it." ~ Denisa Gryczova

"Then I dipped some gauze in Clear Sculpture Medium, formed the desired shape and dried to make it stiff. I glued the guaze on the coaster and painted it a bit with Heavy White Gesso. When dry I added a bit of colour using sprays and pigment powders in blue and grey tones. Again, I let it dry. Next, I started to embellish the project. I glued on Art Stones, Mini Art Stones, and Micro Beads here and there. I also used some pearls, real shells, and Mechanicals Rusty Gears and Knobs.

In my stash, I found a wooden frame that´s perfect size to fit my coaster in. It was black and I had to change the colour, so I coated it in Heavy White Gesso and Art Alchemy Acrylics. I attached a small piece of chevron washi tape on it and stamped the surface with black archival ink. Next I attached Mechanicals Rusty Gear on it using a turquoise wire."

"I glued the coaster in, or rather on the frame, leaving the space on one side. I attached a vintage pic of two teens on the frame. I also inked the edges. Next, I glued on the sentiment saying "Into the Sunset", reminding me of summer love. As the final touch I glued Melange pebble stones down below. One more thing, I did some splashes using acrylics. Voila, the work´s done! Check out my blog at http://scrapholka.blogspot.cz/"

Prima Products: Art Basics: Mixed Media Silicone Brush 963897, 3D Matte Gel 961398, Heavy White Gesso 961442; Art Alchemy Acrylic Paints: Metallique Blue 963118, Metallique Antique Gold 963057; Art Extravagance Sculpture Medium Clear 963019, Mechanicals: Mini Knobs 963385, Rusty Gears 963439; Art Ingredients: Art Stones 963705, Mini Art Stones 963712, Melange Art Pebbles 963323, Glitter Set Caribbean Sea 961565, Mica Powder Blue 962494, Mica Powder Deep Water 962845, Micro Beads Black 962555, Micro Beads Splash 962630

"Art Stones fit the summer theme so well, as they remind me of sand and beach. I started to think and even asked my husband what the word “summer” brings to his mind. He listed the beach, vacation and travels, so I altered a tiny little cardboard suitcase for this Art Recipe project!" ~ Riikka Kovasin

"First, I added some fabrics from the Fabric Pack to inside of the suitcase and molded them into shapes by using the Sculpture Medium. Next I added the Art Stones for the beachy, sandy feel."

"After adding other embellishments and colors, I then added the Art Pebbles and painted them using one of the Opal Magic Acrylic Paints, making them look like pearls in the sand. A summer-like treasure chest was finished! To see even more projects, visit my blog! http://paperiliitin.blogspot.ie/"

Prima Products: Fabric Pack 963941, Art Basics: Brush Set 962760, Silicone Brush 2” 963880, Alterable Flowers 963255, Heavy White Gesso 961442, Heavy Body Gel 963040, 3D Matte Gel 961398, Art Extravagance Sculpture Medium Beige 963026, Art Alchemy Acrylic Paints: Metallique Rich Turquoise 963231, Metallique Light Patina 963248, Metallique Gold Rush 963071, Metallique Ancient Coin 963057, Opal Magic Yellow-Blue 963606, Art Ingredients: Melange Art Pebbles 963323, Art Stones 963705, Glass Beads Butter 961701, Glass Beads Crystal 961671, Color Blooms: Cobalt 573898, Summer Sky 573867, Tea Stain 573836; Sunrise Sunset Zipper Flowers II 567200, Lifetime Vines 565572, Mechanicals Washers 961060, Ephemera 962883

These great projects will bring you back to the feel of summer when the season has passed!! Make sure you check out our Pinterest boards and other social media. We keep each one fresh and fun just for YOU!

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