Altered Bottle - Colour Challenge at Splashy Mix Challenge

We have another great challenge at Splashy Mix Challenges.  The challenge is a colour challenge.  Here is the mood board to inspire you.

This is my alcohol ink altered bottle I created for this challenge.

This is the bottle before I altered it.

I first painted my bottle white gesso and then sprayed the bottle with Kilz primer I purchased from a hardware store. I used several different shapes of yellow and purple Pentart Alcohol inks to create an interesting my pattern on the bottle.  The colours were inspired by our mood board.  I used small clear glass tiles left over from a kitchen project for the tiles on the bottle coloured with Alcohol Inks which I added small metal flowers to. 

Here are some more views of the completed project.

Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented  design team and to see the great prizes that out sponsors are offering.

I would like to enter this project on the following challenges

Mixed Up Challenge Blog - Anything goes 3D
We Love to Create - Anything Goes Mixed Media
More Mixed Media Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Mixed Media Academy- Mixed media

Listen to the Music

 

Time for another great mixed media/altered art challenge at Creative Artiste this month. The theme of the challenge as always is anything goes.  

I found this violin at a flea market and decided to make a project using it for this challenge. 

Some of the things I used in the project.

I used the reversed of the wooden canvas and added gesso to the canvas along with gesso to the ceramic titles. My next step was to add paintis several different colours to age the project. I added a sheet of music to the canvas that I had stained with Tim Holtz Distressed inks. 

My next step was to add crackle paint to the canvas and on the tiles etc.  Once I had affixed the tiles and violin to the canvas I added my sentiment, music notes and gears.

Some closer views

This was a fun project. Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month.  Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our creative design team.  Hope you will join in this months challenge.  My favourite quote is by Maya Angelou. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”

I am entering this project in the following challenges

Mixed Up Challenge Blog - Anything goes 3D
We Love to Create - Anything Goes Mixed Media
More Mixed Media Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Mixed Media Academy- Mixed media
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Classic Design Team Challenge - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Get Creative Challenges - Anything goes
Vintage Journey - Box It Up

Gems and Pearls

We are back from holiday break here at Crafty Cardmakers and another challenge.  This weeks challenge is a Gems/Pearls challenge ready hosted by DT Monika. 

I created this card for a niece's birthday card using a digital image by Norma J. Burnell.  I just love her images, so pretty.  Once I had coloured my image with copics I added some Prima flowers and pearls to complete the card. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Remember to stop by our challenge blog to be inspired by the cards of our talented design team.  

It's a Bugs Life

The theme of the challenge this week at Crafty Cardmakers is "It's a Bugs Life". 

 I have been playing with my alcohol Inks and decided it was nice background paper for my dragonfly die. I had heard about using Kilz (a primer/sealer) on mixed media paper to seal the paper to be able to use alcohol on it. It appears to work very well for this application. Kilz can be purchased at a hardware or paint store.   I also used several colours of Nuvo Crystal and Glitter Drops on the wings.

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Altered Box with Paints, Inks and Encaustics

I am so excited to be invited to participate in an exciting mixed media challenge blog called Bleeding Art Challenge Blog.  

I decided to make an altered box as my first project using a finding that inspired me.

This is an old metal napkin holder that I found at a garage sale that my hubby cut it a part for me.  The box was a card board box from my stash. 

I first added gesso to the box and napkin holder and then added a stenciled pattern to the box. My next step was to spray the box with a couple of different inks and add gold glamour paint to the edges. I added pearls to the area that was created when I put the two parts together.  I also added glamour paint to the edges of the napkin piece. 

To complete the project I dipped a fabric flower I made in Encausic wax and maneuvered the petals to the shape I liked for the flower. To complete the design I added a butterfly.

here are some other views of the box.

Thank you for stopping by an have a creative month.  Remember to stop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by the projects of our talented design team members. Join us this month to. 

I am entering my project in the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes - Decorate Container
Dare2BeArtzy - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Creative Figures - Anything Goes
A Bit More Time to Create - Anything Goes
Classic Design Team - Design Team challenge 

Creativity is Contagious

Splashy Mix Challenges has a colour challenge this month. 

For the purpose of this challenge mixed media is an artwork in which more than one medium or material has been used. There is no definite rules and definitions. No end point

We are free to create our projects with different mediums, textures,colours, layers, objects etc

Unleash your creativity through this art. 

This is the mood board for the challenge. I believe the colours are so striking. 

We would love to see what inspired you, hence please mention it in your post. Check out our blog to see the special prizes our sponsors are providing to our lucky winners. 

This is my canvas I created for the challenge.

I created this canvas using a couple of  stencils,acrylic paints, gel, Posca and  Pitt pens.  The large flower is metal and came off of napkin ring that I recycled. The saying is one of my favorites about creativity. 

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. 

I am entering this project in the following challenges

An Inky Mess - Anything Goes

Crafty - Creations - Anything Goes
Crafting with Attitude- Anything Goes
A Bit More Time to Craft- Anything Goes

Brown sugar - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Altered Glass Plate with Rice Paper

This is my project for the month of August at Creative Artiste.  As always the theme at Creative Artiste is anything goes as long as it is mixed media and/or altered art. 

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This is what I started with

I decoupaged this glass plate I found at a thrift store.  I  just loved the shape of it. I used my scraps of Stamperia rice paper using Pentart  Decoupage Varnish and Glue for Ceramics. There are 3 different rice paper patterns for the design.  I first decoupaged the rice paper to the bottom of the glass.  Once I was  satisfied with the design  and the the papers were  dry I  painted a couple of layers of white acrylic paint on top of the rice paper and then painted a couple of coats of dark green acrylic paint.  To complete the project I added Glamour Metallic Paint in rich gold  along the edges of the plate. 

Side view

I decided to use the rest of my paper on a white candle and the base I made for it.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month.  Hope you would join us this month. Pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by the projects of our talented design team. 

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

An Inky Mess - Anything Goes

Crafty - Creations - Anything Goes
Crafting with Attitude- Anything Goes
A Bit More Time to Craft- Anything Goes