Morning,This is another project that I am very excited to share. Mixed Media is something that I have always wanted to try, but didn't quite have the confidence to do. It was only after watching Let Leonie Loose on Hochanda, that I finally made the decision to have a go.
Well, that was way back in March, Since then I have been collecting and making things to use and include. So here goes, My first try along with a step by step of how I went about it.
I started by getting all of the items together along with my board.
Taking a Clarity Stamp 7x7 stencil and some white texture paste (I coloured it so it's easier for you to see on screen). I spread this through the stencil and left it to completely dry.
Then I positioned the items. This is the bit that takes quite a lot of time and thought, working out what you want and you would like your finished project to look.. I would definitely suggest taking a photo when you are happy with your arrangement to refer to when securing them to your board.
Here are close up photos of a couple of areas on my project.
Using mainly Cosmic Shimmer Glue but a little 3D glue gel I assembled my piece. When this was dry I painted the whole project with Black Gesso, I had to make it different. When this was dry, I added a second coat of Gesso. It was quite surprising to see what I had missed. Leave this to dry overnight.
The rose, photo and stencils were to be my main focus, so I decided to leave the rest of the background black. I used Red Bauble Iridescent watercolour paint by Creative Expressions for the roses. For the Hessian,cardboard and surrounding area I used Purple Mist and Mediterranean Blue Gilding Polish, again by Creative Expressions.
Lastly I added highlights throughout my project with Pebeo Gilding wax in 3 colours: Silver, Empire Gold and Renaissance Gold from Crafters Companion. When this was dry, I polished the wax to a shine.
I thoroughly enjoyed making my first mixed media project, I will definitely be making more in the future. Thank you so much for stopping by, I really hope you are liking the projects I share. I really appreciate your comments, they mean a lot to me and keep me going too. Take care xx
I am going to enter this into the Country View Crafts monthly Challenge, this month it's 'Use a Stencil'
I am going to enter this into the Country View Crafts monthly Challenge, this month it's 'Use a Stencil'
