Add a Little Mixed Media to Your Cards with Blitsy

Be sure to head over to Blitsy today and see my super cute post on how to make this mixed media card. 

Mixed Media Box with Heartfelt Creations

This week for Heartfelt Creations I made a mixed media box incorporating stencils, textured gel, stamping and handmade flowers.  The collection is the Everyday Hero and it's really a beautiful set that is good for everyone. 

For complete details on how to create your own box, please visit Heartfelt Creations Blog this week.  I have a list of all products used along with step by step directions.  You'll also find other amazing projects from the rest of the Heartfelt Creations Design Team.  So hop on over. 

Boarding Pass Mixed Media Canvas

 

Mixed Media is just, well.....FUN!!!!  You get to get your hands filthy, play in all types of different mediums and just create, layer and create.  What is not to love about that?

 

Today's project is a canvas I made for KaiserCraft using their latest release Boarding Pass.  I love all the texture that ending up coming through on the art. 

 

 

Here is a shot of the full piece.  I hope you like it.  Leave me some love/comments and let me know what you think.  I'll see you Wednesday with a beautiful Heartfelt Layout.  Until then...Happy Crafting.  

 

 

A Gift for Faith

I made this for a sweet little friend of mine...Faith.  She just turned 12 so I thought she might like this plaque for her room.  I created this with the paper collection " Tea Break" from KaiserCraft.  I also had a ton of help from Stencil Girl stencils....Love the way the finish came out with them.  You can see a closer view in the picture below.  Awesome texture.

Of course, I had to add in some of my handmade flowers.  I created them with designer paper, ink them up with some pigment ink and then topped them off with a button and sparklet.  Overall I think it turned out really pretty with a lot of little details going on . 

Mixed Media Mini Album

This is such a fun mini album I created for KasierCraft.  All the trinkets and ribbon hanging off gives it such interest.  The collection I used for this projects is Novembers release " Through the Looking Glass" and if you couldn't tell it was my favorite this month. 

I inked my handmade flower and then painted it with Ice Resin for a waxy look.  I loved the way the ink bled just a bit when painted, it really adds to the grunge whimsical feel. 

One more view of the flower as I really think it's the center piece of the project.  I'll see you on Wednesday with a Heartfelt project so until then.......:)

Stencil Girl and Xyron are in the house

 

 

I must admit I'm one of those that stands back in awe at mixed media and for some reason just resist dipping my foot into that pool.  Well I dove right in with this project I created for Xyron's hop/swap with Stencil Girl Stencils.  I was pulling out paints, pastes, and all types of mediums left and right.  I might have gone a bit over board, but boy did I have fun.

This is a canvas journal I decorated.  The spinner, or as I see it rose from the Spinners 6 Stencil was applied on the book with some homemade paste and then inked.  I love the way it looks and honestly I wouldn't mind doing another book with just the roses on the top.  They have such a great Arts and Craft vibe, I adore them. 

The base was covered with a pretty napkin I had.  This is where my 5" Creative Station came in so handy.  I just pulled the plies of the napkins apart and then ran the top layer through my Station...I had a tissue sticker in no time.  Crinkling and wrinkling it onto my book gave some great base texture. 

I also ran my letters through my Create-a-Sticker and then used the napkin over the top to cover them.  The smaller letters were already sticky but honestly not enough that I would trust them to stay on , so I ran them through my Create-A-Sticker too, for extra measure. 

This was really fun and it inspired me to do more mixed media.  Granted there are some things I would change, but that's the whole part of exploring and growing with our craft. 

Be sure to check out Xyron's blog and see some more great projects using Stencil Girl Stencils...amazing!!!!


Spinners 6 Stencil, Xyron Creative Stations 5",  Xyron Creative Station 9" (for foam tape), 1.5" Create-a-sticker, DIY Xyron Foam Tape,

Soar with Mixed Media

Mixed media is so hot these days.  This is a wall plaque I created and played with some thick modeling past.  I really liked stamping in it and seeing the texture I could create.  The paper collection that I used was Periwinkle from KasierCraft.

The handmade flowers were created using Cheery Lynn dies.  They make handmade flowers really easy.

The little nest is from Kasier too!  I cut it in half so I could mount it on the plaque and loved the way it added that perfect 3-d touch.

Start of My Art Journal

OK, so I've decided to jump on the band wagon and start an art journal.  I love the idea of just creating and seeing what you can come up with...some of them loving and maybe some of them not.  I'm happy to report my first page...I love.  I've also choosen to make it a journal not just about my art but about me and where I am in my life.  Heck I can't think of anything more personal than art.

I can't tell you how many Unity Stamps I used on this project...I just kept reaching for them, each one echoing my feelings more and more....

So let me know if you have an art journal...I'd love to hear about yours.