It's a White Christmas

It's our last challenge of the year at

 Creative Artiste Mixed Media

and I had a lot of fun creating a 

Very Snowy Christmas Hanger.

 I bought the hanger last year - just didn't get to work on it.

I knew when I saw it, it was perfect for Mixed Media.

Let the fun begin! Gessoed with black and white.

Painted the outer circle with 

AA metallic rusty red and dark forest.

adding crackle paste to the inside circle

Lots of  'messy stuff'' going on here

adding crackle paste, glitter, art stones.

touched up back trees in green,

AA waxes, acrylic paint for snow capped trees and houses.

It needed a backing so cut out a circle

and smooched with Tim's ox inks and some

irridescent medium for shimmer.

and that finished off my

Christmas Wall Hanger.

Head over to our Blog to see what my

Talented Team Mates had fun creating.

Hope you get some 'you' time to create

a little mixed media something for us.

This is our last challenge for the year.

We take a break in January but

we will be back with more Mixed Media

for your pleasure in February.

Thank you for your kind comments throughout the year.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas

and a Safe Happy and Healthy New Year. 

With Brave Wings She Flies!

It's time for our new challenge over at

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge 

and I must apologize for my contribution this month.

It has been one of those times with so many different things

happening on the home front that craft time

has been on the back burner.

What I have made above was already started and 

just had a little finishing off to do.

I decided to make it into a card adhering to

SU card base and adding an appropriate sentiment 

from Tim's Small Talk.

My background is smooched Magical's,

Inked circles and text,

die cut background is Kaisercraft and

that beautiful bee is a Sizzix die

also inked Magicals with glossy centre.

Head over and see what is in store from

my Creative Co-workers and 

hope you get a chance to create

a little Mixed Media something for our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

Sea Shells by the Sea Shore

Hello and Welcome.

Today's post is for the new Anything Goes Challenge

(using multiple mediums) 

   at Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge

This time round I decided to visit the seaside since

winter is fast approaching - trying to hang on to 

the warm and delights of the sea.

Started off with gesso then texture paste for dimension.

Sprayed with Lindy's Magical's, adding some

plaster's tape and on to my sea shell arrangement.

Added lots of bits and bobs -

Art Alchemy Art Stones and Waxes,

Glitter, Derivan Mica Flakes and Bauxite,

Tiny beads and Nuvo Stone Drops.

Pop over and see what the rest of the 

Talented Team created for your pleasure this month

and hope to see you in our Gallery.

Thanks for dropping in

Till next time - Cherrio from

My Mixed Media Jar

What's in store for you today?

It's my first attempt at a Mixed Media Jar for

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge

and Anything Goes!

Here is how my jar started out.

by applying black gesso

then white crackle paint.

I think it cracked a bit too much so

applied some white gel medium then stenciling

on all four sides

 adding art stones from Finnebair

and now to brighten it up with Lindy's Sprays

and some cheesecloth for texture

some embellishments, painting  and waxing

and glass beads, pearls and diamond dust

and finished with  coloured cotton

and here is the lid

There you have it. My first ever MM jar.

Pop over and see what my Team Mates created.

They really are super talented in the Mixed Media Field.

If you love dabbling in paints, texture and any itzy bits you have

 around the house don't be afraid to

try your hand and you may just be like me and

LOVE IT!

Till next time - 

Dream Time for Creative Artiste Mixed Media.

Hello and Welcome to  today's post for our 

April Challenge over at the

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Blog 

where Anything Mixed Media Goes

as long as we use multi mediums. 

My play time has been limited lately with

family celebrations and hubby's cataract surgery

so please excuse the lack of detail on how

my canvas was created. I was just playing around when I made

the background but came in handy for this months project.

I will do my best to mention the products I used.

Here's a few close ups

I was planning to try something new for this month's creation

but was not to be - so hopefully next time!

Products used - 

Gesso, Art Alchemy Metallic Paints, Nuvo Shimmer Powders,

Stencil from ScrapFX, 

Dream Catcher from Which Craft Do You Do,

SU Butterflies, Prima Marketing Art Stones

and flower (just a perfect match)

 from my stash with a brad in the centre.

Will have a more detailed description with next month's project for 

Thanks for dropping in. 

Trying my hand at ATC's

Hello and Welcome! I ventured into another room 

for this month's Anything Goes Challenge over at 

Creative Artisite Mixed Media Blog

and tried my hand at ATC's.

Now I am sure most are aware of what these 

'little pieces of art are -  measuring 2.5" x 3.5"
Here are my fun makes! All very different.

Now a few close ups and how they were made!

I love using corrugated cardboard as you get a great effect

when tearing it apart. After I gesso-ed the back I added some

DecoArt Crackle Paint but hasn't shown up well.

I then got out Tim's Gathered Twigs Distress Ink

Alchemy Metallics in Emerald Green

and Rustic Brown for the background 

and the Spellbinder Circles. Added some

plasters tape before attaching the circles

and popping the main one which has

an epoxe sticker attached that I have had 

in my stash forever. 

 I took inspiration from an ATC I saw 

from the talented Asia Marquet.

I started with my background of Orange Brusho's

Lindy's Gold Glory of the Seas Spray and

Art Alchemy Fresh Orange Metallic Paint.

These colours were also used for my cheesecloth

and fussy cut butterfly.

Some random inking from Finnabair in black ink

adding some Nuvo Repened Pumpkin Drops.

Sentiment is from AALL & Create - #39.

I got some blue tissue paper with some items I had bought online

and thought it perfect as a start to my background.

Scrunched it up and adhered to my canvas with Crackle Medium.

Once that was dry I swiped Tim's Oxide inks in blues.

(doing the same with the attached pocket)

My denim pocket is from CUTplorations and

I cut out a bigger piece as backing.

The die behind it is from Kaisercraft.

Fussy cut the two stamped paint brushes 

from AALL & Create - #39

adding some gold splatters. Gold gelatos were

also added to the raised parts. 

Sentiment is from SU.

Hope you liked my first ATC's.

Pop over to Our Blog and see what Mixed Media

my Team Mates chose to make and

have a go at our Anything Goes Challenge this month.

Thanks for dropping in

I'm Excited to be a

Today is the day I get to announce that I have been invited

to be part of the Design Team over at

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Blog

so on the first of the month I will be showing you

some (hopefully) Creative Mixed Media.

I recently stepped outside one craft door and

another one opened a little bit further.
 To all my blog friends that
wondered what direction I was heading - it's
to have fun experimenting more in Mixed Media!

Here is my first project as a Designer for
Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge Blog.

As with  Mixed Media there is usually a LOT going on.
As my journey into MM is fairly new
I didn't have a plan in mind as to what I was going to create
so just started off on a 5 by 7 canvas
I always gesso them just in case. After that was dry
I cut up bits of plaster's tape (dry wall) and adhered to the corners.
Adding colour with Tainted Love Teal
and Witches Potion Purple Magical's.
I then stenciled the background with
Tim's Stone Stencil and Dutch Doobadoo Pop Art
with white texture paste.
Added some Kaisercraft script and
waterdrops from Impression Obsession
then rows of cotton before
adhering a large flourish and a SB die.
Butterfly was cut from Mulberry Paper and
topped with a flower, adding more either side.
Added a few Liquid Pearl drops and some
white splatters, some shimmer on the flowers
and butterfly with a sentiment to finish.

A few close ups!

Pop over to Our Blog
and welcome the Designers - returning and new
 and check out what wonderful creations they have made,
then join us this month for some fun Mixed Media Mayhem.
Hope to see yours in our Gallery!

Check out my New Watermarks below
and the one attached to my project.
Aren't they Awesome!
A Big THANK YOU to my friend Aussie aNNie 
for creating them for me.
I have quite a selection now.
Thanks for dropping in

A Mixed Media 'Dream'

Christmas is over and goodies put to bed for a while at least.

Time to relax and just play  - in my case to use some new goodies.

I didn't know where this project would lead to so just 

went with what took my fancy!

Funny enough I started two projects and nearly

put this one in the bin as I wasn't happy with the background

but came back to it today and pressed on.

The other item landed in the bin.

I started by adding a couple of patches of Sand Paste

then stenciling the background with

texture paste sprayed with 

Tim's Dusty Concord Distress Stain.

Wet my page then added Lindy's Magical's

in Witches Potion Purple/Freaky Franken Lime 

and Nuvo Solar Flare Shimmer Powder.

That is where I left it overnight.

I decided it needed a little more so

stenciled the middle using Nuvo Mousse 

in Aloe Vera then just  kept adding

different coloured mousses

 some Inka Gold and random script.

Inked water colour paper with 

the same Magical's above and

Starburst Spray in Tiffany Lou Blue.

Stamped my butterflies with 

Black Archival ink then heat embossed

in black. Fussy cut them after blinging them up 

with Nuvo Blue Lagoon Crystal Drops. 

Attached some lightly coloured dry wall tape and a 

flourish before adding the butterflies.

Finished with a popped sentiment cut from

MFT die and distressing some of the edges.

A few close ups!

I am going enter this at 

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge

for their current Challenge Here

It's an Anything Goes so the sky's the limit!

Thanks for dropping in today.

Only a few days till the New Year.

Hoping yours will be a Happy Healthy one.