Creative Artiste - May 2025 Mixed Media Challenge

Welcome to another challenge at Creative Artiste. 

Our theme is always

"Anything Mixed Media Goes"

Please make sure you use multiple mediums on your projects. 

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.

The best thing with Mixed Media is there is no right or wrong way of doing things. There are no boundaries or rules to follow, it is all about where your creativity takes you. Mixed media can be kept simple with minimal clean lines, or as fussy and manic as you like. It's a great way to use up your scraps too, we all are guilty of keeping those little bits and pieces thinking it's too nice to just through away, even those teeny tiny off cuts of ribbon and lace.

Mixed Media is also a great way to upcycle because anything goes. Empty packaging, glass jars or bottles can be transformed. Got a pack of cards that have a few missing - turn them into little mini pieces of art. The possibilities are endless.
Make mixed media work for you, don't doubt yourself thinking you can't do this that or the other because it's might not be your style etc., just add your own twist

 to things.

This is my project for May and altered clock.

 

This is some of the materials I used for the clock.

I used a a clock frame from the dollar Store for the base of my clock.

I also used Stamperia rice paper called sea and land collection  for the background of the clock along with some Stamperia rub ons. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Hope you will join the fun this month. Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to see the projects of our design team.

A Place to Start September - ANYTHING GOES w/Optional Twist: FOR A MAN

Time for another Challenge over at A Place to Start. The theme this month is as always, anything goes and the optional twist is "For a Man"

I decided to use the anything goes challenge and show you a project I made in a Mixed Media event that I attended that was put on by a two dear friends, Mindy and Britt from Pip Art Creations. It was a fun weekend trying out new products and making new friend.

 To create this pretty butterfly board we used:

Papers from Stamperia

wooden frame

black foam

an assortment of embellishments

splattered paint

clear Nuvo

metal corner pieces 

gems

stamps

distress inks

Thank you for stopping by and have a create week. Hope you will join our challenge, we would love to see what you are creating in your craft room. 

Life is Beautiful

Time for another great challenge  at  Crafty CardMakers this week.  The theme for the challenge this week is make a Tag.  

This my tag for the challenge. 

For this tag challenge I chose to use a chipboard tag along with some beautiful rose Stamperia rice paper. To the rice paper I added some stencilling, butterflies, a stamp,  distress ink, and ribbon. 

After I completed the first tag I decided to make a second tag using the same techniques.  

Both Tags together

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team.