Blue layout by Tanya Palamarchuk

Hello everyone!
Tanya here.

It is my first post for the Mixed Media Place and I am very happy to be a part of such incredible team! Dreams come true!

I made LO with a lot of shades of blue and different textures.

Some close up:

I made a few photos of process!
Let your mind be free!

Just a watercolor paper, sprays and freedom!

At first I made the paper wet using a bottle filled with water.

I have chosen a few colors of sprays.

And I mixed colors without any particular order.

I have added some background stamping for the contrast:

Then I mixed white Gesso with water and made white splashes.

It is time for stencils! The Crafters Workshop - my favourite stencil brand!

 And some black color.

I added paper embellishments from Verano Azul Collection by 7 Dots Studio, a few chippies, leaves and black splashes.

My LO is ready!

Thanks for your visit!

Family Journal - Nicolas

Love for detail, colour and texture.
Pascale's journal spread will take you down the history lane where you will find some inspiration! 

Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on Mixed Media Place blog with a page of my "Family journal". I started this journal during the "Frozen in Time" class with Anna Dabrowska aka Finnabair, I decided that it will be a genealogical journal. And today it's my maternal grand-father turn. 

For this page I was inspired by one of Anna's recipies : Under pressure of simplicity (http://tworzysko.blogspot.fr/2015/05/art-recipe-under-pressure-of-simplicity.html)
I started by covering the background with white gesso. Then I added a design with Modeling Paste and Heavy Black Gesso.

When the design was dried, I sprinkle the page with Mica Powders and I sprayed water. When I was happy with the result, I dried and fixed the Mica Powders with a fixative. I 've done the same with the Primary Element.

I added a book page (my grand-father was a teacher and he loved reading), a tea bag, some rusted mechanical under my photo. I added the same combination on the opposite side.

To finish my page, I added some gold Glass Glitter and Splash Micro Beads.

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Open-hearted

Do you sometimes allow your emotions to take over your project?
Do you create freely, without plan and let go?
Take a look at amazing canvas from Anai... detail, texture and colour... emotional freedom!

 
Have you ever wonder what's the most important thing in art for you?
For me it's emotion.
I want to feel - whether I'm exploring art or creating it.
Sometimes I'm creating art because I feel too much. And that's exactly the case in todays project. So excuse me for not saying too much about it. I'd like you to feel it more than think about how it's done or what does it mean...

The basic concept was pretty simple. I've created the background using gesso, lace, texture paste, crackle paint and modeling paste with a stencil. When it was dry I started adding color (mostly with Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays).

I have a special box in my creative space. It's full of strange old metal elements I bought online many years ago. Some would say it's garbage ;) I would say it's a box of treasures :)
I've made a simple composition with these elements. Simple and full of meaning at the same time.
I wasn't even sure which words to use. But while I was creating it suddenly I've though about "open heart surgery".
"Open-hearted" is obviously a word-play.

I didn't want it to be dark or depressing. I hope you don't take it this way...
I was just thinking about all this hard situations in life, when you struggle with your own emotions. When you have to cut, sew, add some wires and screws - just to be able to move forward still in one piece.
It can be messy sometimes. But I like messy. It gives me power and hope that everything can be fixed.

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