Spooky & Creative: A Mixed Media Halloween journal idea full of frightful fun! 🎃👻

Spooky & Creative: A Mixed Media Halloween journal idea full of frightful fun! ðŸŽƒðŸ‘» Hello everyone – mixed media Monday #20 is Spooky & Creative: A Mixed Media Halloween journal idea full of frightful fun! ðŸŽƒðŸ‘». I love how this mixed media idea turned out. Sometimes I am not thrilled with the finished product as it just does not say “WOW”. This idea is not one of them and to think I did not like my background before I added the other elements. Today’s Project I started today’s page by creating a watercolor background using green and orange. When…

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Mixed Media Monday #18 – color burst

Mixed Media Monday #18 – color burst Hello everyone – I recently saw a reel by Katie Pertiet where she used pigment powders for a mixed Media page and I decided to pull mine out to make the Mixed Media Monday #18 – color burst idea. When I saw the use of pigment powders to create the background for a Mixed Media page I remembered I had some and pulled them out. I wanted to…

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Mixed Media Monday #16 – Fall Basket

Mixed Media Monday #16 – Fall Basket Hello everyone – a few new techniques were used to create the background for this Mixed Media Monday #16 – Fall Basket page. I will be glad when the weather cools off and Fall will be here. I am getting in the mood for sweaters and soups! Using the Fall theme for my art journal pages is putting me in the mood for cooler temps and homemade soup!…

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Mixed Media Monday #15 – Fall idea

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…

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Mixed Media Monday #13

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…

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Mixed Media Monday #12

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…

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