Love Making Backgrounds with Citra Solv

July is here and time for another great Challenge over at Creative Artiste. 

Our theme is always

"Anything Mixed Media Goes"

Please make sure you use multiple mediums on your  projects.

This is my project for the month of July.  

I used Citra Solv on National Geographic papers to create my background for my project.  I torn several piece from different prints to create a pleasing background for my project.  I coated my project and glued my paper down with Gloss

Medium.

My next set was to add some stamped details to the paper using Rangers Archival ink in black to tie the different papers together. The stamp I used was Indigo Blu Bubbles Background. 

Closer look

 

The Steampunk man is a rubber stamp by Prima, part of the Bloom collection by Jamie Dougherty.  The man is called Quentin. I used Quentin's face but I added my own background of gears, clock and steampunk accessories in wood or foam cut with a die cutting machine. I also used a wire to run from his monocle and small copper coloured gears on his tie. .

The gears etc were either painted with Pentart paints or embossed with  Deep Impressions Chunky embossing enamels by Stampendous.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to pop over to Creative Artiste to be inspired by the creativity of the design team.  Hope you will join us this month. Hope you will join us this month.  an ATC, tag, card, layout, altered art or an off-the-page project as long as you follow the challenge specifications. You must use more then 3 different mediums on your project to qualify for our mixed media rules.

I am entering my project in the following challenges

SanDee & amelia's Steampunk Challenges - Steampunk Industrial

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes

Mixed Media Soul Mates - On Facebook

Mixed Media Mad Crazy About Mixed Media Art - On Face Book

Pan Jaun, the God of the Wild, Nature of Mountain Wilds, Rustic Music .........

Crafty Gals Corner has a new challenge this week. 

The theme for this challenge is: 

One for the Boys!

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

(in alphabetical order)

Dr. Digi's

Prize ~ 2 Digital Images

Ike's Art

Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate

Pattie's Creations

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

This is my project, an art journal page Using Ike's Art digital image 

Pan Jaun

I had fun with this art journal page because I decided to use one of my Citra Solv /National Geographic pages as my background to the project. 

I have a stack of pages in my stash that I had made a long time ago.  Working on this piece got me interested in the procedure all over again. 

This is what my altered page looked like before I made my project. 

I decided to scan the image and create my project on a copy of the image.  I was originally going to use the original but the other side of the paper also had a beautiful design made by the Citra Solv. I also decided to make the image a little larger so that it fit in my art journal.  I have save many pages that I have made with this process and with my gel plate to use on future projects. 

I added the Pan Jaun image to the page after I coloured it with 

copics. I added  stamped butterflies, birds, and rabbits to create a scene. I tried to create more depth to the project with with black and with charcoal pencils. 

Pan Jaun in ancient Greek religion and mythology was the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds, rustic music and impromptus.

I tired to reflect this in what I added to the art journal page in stamps and  words.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Remember to pop over to Crafty Gals Corner to check out the projects of our talented design team. 

Hope you will join us this week for the " One for the Boys" challenge.

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

We Love to Create - Anything Goes Mixed Media

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Fairy and Unicorn Challenge- Fantasy