Hello _ Hello _ everyone! I hope everyone is safe and well during this time!
Taking Inspiration from the April month mood board of
I made a mixed media card board layout.
My camera was acting weird when I started working for this layout and was not able to fix it till the end. Therefore I am not able to post pictures of the steps or the procedures.
But took pictures form my husband's phone camera after the project was completed.
So the pictures of the completed project are available throughout this post.
For this project, I started building a background by gluing square pieces of card stock papers (leftover from some previous projects) on a piece of card board to give it a look of some kind of geometric shape.
Thereafter applying some more background elements like pieces of corrugated paper, laces and pieces of burlap etc. with the the help of gel medium( this gave my project a good heavy look).
I Applied light Gesso( one coat) on each layers. Light gesso helps to prime the surface for further process and make the
layers appear through simultaneously. (Heavy gesso will make it kind of opaque, so I avoided it.)
In the following picture, it should be visible how the background are still visible.
After applying light gesso and thoroughly drying it,I did stenciling the texture paste and thoroughly dried it followed by ink spraying. Here I have used home made ink sprays (red, yellow and green as per the mood board) and allowed them to dry.
I wanted to give some meaning to the layout so started gluing elements to the layout.This included gluing some fibers and upholstery thread and some chipboards. Here I have used a frame shaped and a circular shape chipboard. I white painted the chipboards followed by stamping them with Archival ink and gluing them together using hot glue. And finally adding a butterfly as a focal piece.
I also attached some handmade flowers and leaves along with some more butterflies to give some more interest to the layout. And finally added some art stone pieces here and there on the board to make it more appealing. I also added some sparkly wax color and sentiment "BLOOM EVERYDAY" ( a requirement of one of the mood board) to give it a final touch.
I am very excited to participate in the monthly challenge of following blogs.
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Along with these blogs, I am also happy to participate in the following blog challenges
Hope you all will like it! Stay safe Stay healthy!
HUGS!!
Dezaro, so much love went into your creation!!! It is so beautiful with all the flowers and butterfly. Definitely spring-like per our challenge at Double Trouble this week! Thank you for sharing your creative talents with us!!! -Donna
ReplyDeleteHello Donna,Thank you so much for your kind appreciation!!! It is really inspiring.
DeleteThis is gorgeous and such a perfect interpretation of our challenge! Just remember, to be eligible for a prize at More Than Words, you just need to add in an image of our challenge board. Thanks for joining us!
ReplyDeleteThank you Heather for such a boastful comment! I have added an image of the mood board for More Than Words challenge, just to let you know.Thanks Again!
DeleteYour medium board is beautiful...you have certainly spring has sprung. I keep telling myself I want to do some mixed media but always put on the back burner. Thanks for sharing this with us at Double Trouble and ArtsyStamper. Please come back for future fun challenges at Double Trouble.
ReplyDeleteThank you Suzanne for your splashing appreciation. Hope you will lay your fingers on your Mixed Media project soon.
DeleteSuch a bright and cheery spring project!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Cut it Up for Our Beautiful Earth challenge!
Evelyn
http://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com
Cut it Up Challenge Blog, it was really great to hear from your blog. Thank you!
DeleteGorgeous! I love how you framed the butterfly. Thanks for joining us at More Than Words Challenges!
ReplyDeleteThank you for appreciating my work Dana. I never knew how my butterflies will come out, when I started working for it. But I am happy how this all turned out. Thank you once again.
DeleteWOW - what a stunning mixed media piece! I love all of the details, layers and most of all - the color palette! The mixture of butterflies is fantastic! Thanks so much for joining us at the Cut It Up! Challenge as we celebrate "Our Beautiful Earth!"
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Thank you Rachelle for your such a driving comment. I am glad to hear from you. Thank you!
DeleteWonderful backgroud! Beautiful project! Thank you for join us at MTW xoxo Cecilia
ReplyDeleteThank you Cecy for liking the mixed media background.
DeleteBeautiful project. Thank you for joining us at MTW this month
ReplyDeleteThank you Rosesarah for appreciating the project!
Deletethank you for your project, so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBut to join with us at Mixed Media Academy challenge you can add our badge!
Thank you so much
Sab
Thank you Sab_myartfor liking the project! I added the image on my post. Thank you!
DeleteSab was not able to get the code for adding the badge so just added the image on the post.
DeleteWOW! This is just gorgeous! Thanks so much for playing in our challenge at the Artsystamper Challenge Blog!
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Thank you Darlene for appreciating the project! sure will be playing more challenges with your blogs.
DeleteBeautiful card, lots of detail and great embellishments.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at Cut it Up for our Beautiful Earth challenge,
Treva
https://scrappint.blogspot.com/
Thank you for liking the details of the project Treva!
DeleteLovely canvas. Pretty details. Thank you for joining us at Creative Artist this month. Hope to see you back here again. Judy DT
ReplyDeleteThank you Judy for liking the details of the project!hope to see you again!
DeleteBeautiful layered and detailed mixed media project. TFS all your photos and explaining your steps. So pleased you joined us at STAMPlorations Stencil Challenge. Hugs..Nancy
ReplyDeleteThank you Nancy! your kind comments means a lot! Glad to hear you liked the post explanation. I am still learning. Thank you once again!
DeleteWhat a fun and Springy mixed media card! Thank you for playing with us at Double Trouble!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kellianne for your kind words!
DeleteBeautiful! I love all the flowers! Thank you so much for entering our Challenge this month at SheepSki Designs
ReplyDeleteCara, SheepSki Design Team
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Bright and colorful work! Thanks from MTW Challenge! Yulia:)
ReplyDeleteBeautifully made - so pretty and elegant.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your work with us at the Artsystamper Digitals Challenge.
Helen x
Lovely mixed media! I enjoy the freedom of expression derived from this art form. This is a beautiful and creative work of art. Thank you for playing along with us Double Trouble #55. (I am interested in the name of your blog. Is the language Esperanto?)
ReplyDeleteThis is very beautiful work well done, Thank you so much for joining us at MTW
ReplyDeleteSuch a creative Canvas. Love this.
ReplyDeleteThank you for playing with us this month.
Beautiful mixed media canvas. Love the flowers and that fabulous butterfly. Stunning project. Thanks for sharing with STAMPlorations Stencil Challenge. Blessings.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at More Than Words ~ Elle xx
ReplyDeleteWonderful project! Thank you for participating in the Mixed Media Academy challenge.
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous layout with so many luscious layers of beauty! This is such a creative piece showing your style! Thanks for sharing with us at Path of Positivity. ~Katrina
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colours and layout. Thanks for sharing at Creative Artiste this month.
ReplyDeleteWhat a flourishing layout. Thanks for joining us at Simply create too
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