Mixed Media Monday #15 – Fall idea Hello everyone – today is Mixed Media Monday #15 – Fall idea page. I wanted to make a Fall idea since most of the other posts this month are about Halloween. I chose a cute Fall gnome as the starting point. Today’s Project With the gnome as my starting point, I chose a rust, orange, and tan acrylic paint to make my background. The colors were based on…
Mixed Media Monday #13 Hello everyone – the Mixed Media Monday #13 has a botanical theme using some plants and a dragonfly I went with a nature theme on this page. I am finding I am enjoying exploring different themes with this series. I have so many products and finding a new way to use them has expanded my skills. Today’s Project I began by doing a lot of inking on the page. I added…
Mixed Media Monday #12 Hello everyone – this Mixed Media Monday #12 uses bright colors instead of the more muted colors lots of people use. I decided to use some bright colors to see if I could create a Mixed Media idea with them. I chose a turquoise and a purple but they turned out pink for some reason. Maybe the color is supposed to be like that. Today’s Project I began by creating my…
Mixed Media Monday #11 Hello everyone – wait until you see the blue Mixed Media Monday #11 idea, so cute! I wanted to use an idea from Jamie Pate’s clusters and used some pattern paper that I tore the edge on. Today’s Project I began by creating my background. I used a watercolor wash and used a baby wipe to blend it. I had picked out my pattern paper so I attempted to match my…
Mixed Media Monday #10 Hello everyone – I decided to use some pattern paper and ephemera that I struggle with how to use them on this Mixed Media Monday #10 idea. I have the Seeds of Happiness pattern paper and ephemera and there were some papers and ephemera pieces I struggled with using. I decided to use them today for my art journal. Today’s Project I chose my pattern papers and then decided to sponge…
Mixed Media Monday #9 Hello everyone – I played with my art journal again yesterday and created this Mixed Media Monday #9 idea. I love the background I created with this one. I think I ran into some issues with the extra layers added. Today’s Project I started by using some masking tape to tape off the edges of the page. Then I added some ink to the whole page to tone down the white…
