Fate loves the fearless by Cristin

Hello again! Today I wanted to play around using repurposed materials! I grabbed a piece of cardboard and started by wrapping it with ribbon. I had some chipboard "leftovers" from 3rd Eye "Anatomical Hearts" that I broke into pieces and glued down with some glossy accents to add some texture and depth. Once dry I added a shabby layer of white gesso. I call it "shabby" because I didn't really take time to make sure that everything was covered. I did this purposely because I wanted it to be a grungy project.

After the gesso dried, I went in with Prima's Dot Grunge stamp and stamped randomly throughout. Then, added some color with Lindy's Stamp Gang spray in "Ponderosa Pines Olive" and Distress Stain Spray in "Walnut". I love that the Lindy's sprays dry with such depth!

I also brushed in some mica powder in "Rust" and Perfect Pearls "Forever red". 

At this point, I decided it was time for some acrylic paint so I brushed in some Art Alchemy Metallique Steampunk Copper to finish off the background.

Next, I tore some strips of paper from an old vintage book and glued them down with some more glossy accents. I took care not to glue down the pages completely as I wanted them to look shabby also. I spritzed the pages with a little bit of the Distress Spray Stain in Walnut to make them appear even more aged... then I also glued down a metal embellishment, some Prima flowers, black glitter, a piece of lace, a Third Eye Anatomical Heart and a piece of ephemera.

To finish it off, I added "Fate Loves The Fearless". That's it! I hope you enjoy and take inspiration from today's grungy project.

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Art feather by Cristin

Hello! My name is Cristin and I am both excited and honored to be a part of the Mixed Media Place Creative Team! 

Today, I would like to show you what I call an altered art feather! I started with just a plain feather from the craft store. Then I used Perfect Pearls and Finnabair's "Fishnet" stamp. I also used Art Alchemy acrylic paint to spruce up some old metal embellishments. 

As well as some Twinkling H2O's to give my ephemera some additional sparkle. Once I had everything assembled I decided that I also wanted the feather to be able to stand on its own... so I found a rather large cork from a wine bottle, and gave it a coat of the Art Alchemy Metallique Steampunk Copper paint. 

Then, I pushed the stem of the feather into it. It works perfectly!

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Spring Is Here!

Pebbles. Sequins. Glitter. Sprayed flowers.
Girly Spring arrived in Mixed Media Place. :)
Will you play with us?

 

I usually try to show you something more paper-based and meaningful. This time I wanted to make something small, cute, girly and more from the home decor area. :)

A little mixed-media box.

I have several small paper boxes waiting forever to be decorated. And the time has come and I just felt the urge to work with one of them.
The box is actually very small - it has about 9 cm diameter, so it probably looks bigger on these photos than it really is. :)

I started by covering it with gesso. I used a sponge so the surface is uneven and has a bit of texture. Then I started playing with Gelatos. I mixed "Snow Cone" and "Raspberry" and diluted them with water. Gelatos work great as watercolors!
Then to add more depth to it, I used "Black Licorice" and "Coconut" just on the edges and smudged it with my fingers.
Isn't the effect just stunning?!

I decorated the lid with some small embellishments, but I tried to keep it girly and delicate.
Some white flowers covered with Glimmer Mists, a beautiful flair from the "Nature Walk" collection, acrylic pebbles with a little of Perfect Pearls powder underneath...

As you may already know. I'm a glitter person. ;) So I couldn't stop myself from using a little bit of glitter and small silver sequins. ;)

I really like the final look and I think it can be a great and very unique way to pack some gift for a friend or just to keep some little treasures on the shelf. Using media is always a great joy for me and the effect is always one of a kind.
I hope you'll like it. :)

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