Creative Artiste - Anything Mixed Media

 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 August, a page for my art journal book.

To create my page I used a sheet from a package of designer paper by LTB  

The owl is part of a napkin that I purchased over at Ninny's Napkins, the napkin is called barn owl. I think he is very cute.

1. added a wash to my designer paper from the LTD Collection with a light coat of gesso

2. added more colour to the page with Pan Pastels

3. added the owl using a gloss medium and high lighted the parts of the owl with acrylic paint to make it stand out

4. the moths and butterflies were from some Tim Holts tissue paper which I also coloured with Pan Pastels

5. the moon is a cut out of the designer paper and Pan Pastels were used to give it a yellow glow

the sentiment was created on the computer and added to the project

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

AUGUST 2023 - A Place to Start - Leaves and Trees

 A Place to Start is having another challenge this month. The theme of the challenge is to create a card with leaves/or trees/ .

Our sponsor this month is 

Our winner will receive 3 digital images

This is my card I made for this month's challenge using our sponsor Polkadoodle's image called Gnome Gardening.

My card was designed after a card I found on Debbie Magdeed's blog, Secrets of Stamping with Debbie, she has so many interesting ideas and folds for cards.  The pattern I used was partially taken from a card she had on her blog called Double Dutch Card. I adjust the demension of the card to fit my image.

I used several pieces of designer paper from my stash for my card. The image was coloured with copics and pencil crayon. I added a sentiment and butterflies to complete my card. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Hope you will join us this month for this challenge. 

 I am entering my card in the following challenges:

The Crossive Challenges - Anything Thing Goes

Simon Says Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge - Summertime

Gem of a Craft - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge 245 - Christmas in July

Time for another great challenge at Crafty Gals Corner this month and the challenge is to create a project with the theme of Christmas in July. 

Our sponsor for this challenge is: 

Conie Fong

Prize ~ 3 Single Digis

Conie Fong is a self-taught artist residing in California, USA with her husband, daughter, pet hamster and fishes.  In her early childhood years, she was inspired by every kind of art and crafts.  She loved watching demonstrations by artists on the streets and at festivals and spent most of her free time perusing arts and crafts books in the library, drawing, crafting and experimenting with her art supplies at home.  Conie first started sharing her art with the world by selling ACEO reprints of her ACEO paintings of fairies, mermaids, and kitty art on Ebay in 2010.  She was a full time account manager for a University before becoming a full time mom and part time artist.  She currently enjoys spending time with her family traveling, exploring the outdoors, and designing beautiful, cute, and magical art for craft and coloring lovers. 

Conie offers our team and crafters who view the CGC blog 25% discount during our sponsored month - the code is JULYSPONSOR25.

This is my card I created for the challenge using 

Puurfect Kitties

using the bendy fold

 I just love this kitties image. It will makes such a cute Christmas card for one of my grandchildren. To make the card I followed one of the you tube videos and adjusted the size to accommodate my design. 

The images were coloured with Copics, pencil crayon, gel pen, and Wink of Stella.  I used scraps from my Christmas designer papers for the card also and a Christmas tree and stars die cut for the trees.

Hope you will join our Christmas in July challenge this month. check out our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team. Have a creative week.  Thank you for stopping by. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: July #7-2023 – Anything Goes
Classic Design Challenge: July #7 – Anything Goes
Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenges: July Anything Goes

Creative Artiste Challenge July, Anything Goes as long as it is Mixed Media.

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. Please respect that we do not currently accept Instagram or Facebook entries. Only correctly linked blog entries please. 

This is my project for this months challenge, an altered jug. 

The products I used to create my mixed media jug (vase) are

acrylic paints
gesso
metal findings from my search of local thrift stores
gesso

stencil

various Tim Holts distressed inks

gold wax

Other views

I do not have a picture of the bottle before I started the project, I forgot to take one. 

 Side Views

with my feather bouquet

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. 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. 

I am entering this project in the following challenges

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - July 2023 - Anything Goes/Optional Twist - Lifes a Beach

Time for another great challenge over at A Place to Start.  The theme of the challenge is Anything Goes and the Optional twist is Life a Beach. 

I used a rubber stamp by Whimsy called Serenity for my card. I coloured my card with my copics and pencil crayons. I also added some sand pipers to my scene using a sandpiper stamp from my stash. Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month.  Hope you will join our challenge.  Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team.

I am entering this card in the following challenges

Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: July #7-2023 – Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge: July #7 – Anything Goes

Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenges: July Anything  Goes

613 Avenue Create -JULY 2023 - ANYTHING GOES w/Optional Twist: Nautical

 Time for another  great challenge at 613 Avenue Create. As always the theme of the challenge is anything goes and the optional twist is Nautical (boats, sand, water, beach houses, etc) Perfect challenge for this summer season.

I have used a stamp and die set by Stampenous called Sailboats to create my scene. I used a combination of water colours, copics, trees by Tim Holtz. The birds are part of an unmounted stamps that at this time I do not remember the companies name who made it. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Hope you will join us  in this challenge.  Remember to pop  ove to  our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team. 

Crafty Gals Corner - Fancy Folds for Dad

Time for another great challenge at Crafty Gals Corner this month.  

The theme of the challenge is 

~ Fancy Folds for Dad ~

 Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order) 

Dr. Digi's

Prize ~ 2 Digital Images

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Using: Dad Stuff

Last Minute Manda

Last Minute Manda

Prize ~ 3 Sets of Digis

This is card I made for this challenge using the bendie  card  fold and  an image from Last minute Manda collection  called  Dad Stuff

I used many of the images from from Dad's stuff to create a collage.  I printed the images in various sizes so I could use them when I created my cards.  

My images were coloured with Copic markers, Marvy markers, pencil crayons, and Wink of Stella.  

 Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team. Hope you can join us this week. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.