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Welcome to my crafting blog. After retirement, my husband and I moved to a beautiful location in the Okanagan area of British Columbia. I love all paper crafts including mixed media, journaling and cards. I also dabble in papermaking, photography, fibre art, and altered books. I am an active member of several card and mixed media groups and on the design team of several challenge blog. I love the world of blogging, it has opened many doors for me. My favourite quote is by Maya Angelou. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” I hope you join me in my search for my creative side. Thanks for stopping by!

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Friday, October 6, 2023

Creative Artiste - Anything Goes Mixed Media Challenge

We have another great challenge happening over at Creative Artiste, as always the Challenge is anything goes mixed media. 

The term “mixed media art” is a broad definition that covers many forms of arts and crafts, including collage, assemblage, altered objects, handmade greeting cards, artist trading cards (ATCs) tags and art journaling  as long as you use different mediums.
The “mixed media” used includes paint, paper, pastes, sprays, powders, textural elements, clay, resins, fabrics, found objects, photos, metal, inks, pencils, markers and pastels to name just a few.

This is my project for October - Steampunk man, an altered metal trivet plate.



 This is the metal trivet plate I found at a the thirft store that was the inspiration for my altered picture.


I have been trying to use my stash of art supplies in my projects lately so when I added my rust effects to the metal I used a couple of different brands of paints.



After this pic was taken I added more copper and texture to the frame. 
To create the scene I used a rubber stamp called Steampunkman by Sheene Douglas.  I used wooden gears, clocks etc from my stash and some gear die cuts to create the pattern. I also add so metal findings such as a keys and small clock. The wording was from some designer paper by Stamperia. 

I added a sheet of dark gray paper behind the picture so that the pieces stood out more.

Closer look






Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Hope you will join us this month at Creative Artiste and remember to stop over to our blog to be inspired by our talented design team. 

6 comments:

  1. Amazing and I love the steampunk style! Using the metal trivet was genius and the transformation with the rust and patina is beautiful ❤️. Happy October 😊. Hugs, Jo x

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  2. Awesome steampunk project, Judy! The rust effects are just brilliant, and you've made great use of the embellishments. Love!

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  3. Such a clever creation Judy, who would have thought to use a trivet as a background... amazing. Love the rust and steampunk elements a match made in heaven. Another fabulous project!!
    Happy creative October Hugs Tracey xx

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  4. A super Steampunk project Judy. The rust, patina and the arrangement of the fabulous elements all look amazing. The wonderful quote is a lovely finishing touch xx

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  5. Wow such creativity to see that piece and think of what could be done with it. Love the colours and all those cogs and wheels.

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  6. OMGosh Judy this is brilliant, creative and stunning. How I would love to spend time playing with you. Such colours and that guy is so cool. Another amazing piece of ART.

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