GDT Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge Blog

 Today is a special day since it's a: Friday (yay!!!) and b: I'm this month's guest DT over at Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge Blog. A new challenge is posted today. It is always anything goes, so just create and participate!!! 

I made a super fun project for the occasion, mixing some of my favorite techniques.

I started with a frame and used the backing as my base, adding a book page covered with white gesso. Stamped some silhouette stamps from Darkroom Door.

The background is then painted with watercolors with a layer of stenciled distress oxide speckled egg (such an awesome color!). The bird is from a napkin and I decided to put him on a branch with flowers made out of home made air dry clay. That is such a fun medium!!! I long to have some more time to play with it! :)

The air dry clay is painted with watercolors for a light look. Tried with acrylics on a flower first, but it got too heavy looking for the rest of the project so watercolors it is.

I added a friendship sentiment, stamped butterflies, a bit of shadings  and some splashes of white acrylic paints and called it a day. So much fun to do, and I really like the result. 

I've had a busy time lately and not so much time to create. I mostly work in my private journal when at it, but I hope to be back soon again. Until then stay safe and thanks for stopping by!

Papier Mache shrine

 Hope you are having a lovely Sunday! I've spent the morning hours finishing a project I've had in process during the week. As I said in my previous post, I have been bitten by the Papier Mache bug and I've been gluing paper a whole lot lately. It is so much fun. :) I started with a tiny bowl, and my next try is a "shrine". I found these lovely little pieces on pinterest and thought I'd had a go. I'm not using papier mache "clay" - I'm not there yet, so I made a base out of cardboard and glued pieces of paper on it to shape it and make it sturdy.

There are lot's of improvement potential, but I think it ended up real cute. :). Today I decorated it, inspired by the vintage feel and beautiful pink rose on this card. I printed the photo of Alice with a vintage filter and added some twine around the paper rolls to catch the kraft colors.

The shrine is painted with white acrylics and then I decopaged a rose napkin on parts and added some more white acrylic paint to get a faded vintage look. I made the roses the other day with my home cooked air dry clay. It was surprisingly easy to both make the clay and the roses. I used a recipie I found on Youtube. I'll try some non cooking recipie next time, but for now I'm good for a while. Today I painted them with watercolors in pink with a touch of yellow. 

Now my little shrine hangs in my hallway. I just put it there, but I might change the location when I know where I want it. :)

I'm entering this in A Bit More Time to Craft Extra Challenge - always anything goes.

Right now I'm trying to finish a bowl. But it is a struggle. My sweet Alice is in her most social mood...

Thanks for stopping by!