Mixed Media Dream Catcher

Hello crafty people,

Since we are going to enter in the month of love soon, here a beautiful mixed media project to inspire you all. This project is one of a kind and can be customized with endless possibilities. So lets dive right into it.

First of it's important to get a thick hard board for the background support. I have used a heavy chipboard. Cut the chipboard half an inch smaller than the big hoop. Cover both the hoop and the chipboard with black gesso.

Choose the paper of your choice for background. Apply a good coat of either matt mod podge or clear gesso. Then use any of your favourite stencil to add some texture on the pattern paper. 

Next up, is adding some colors. I used impasto colors completely diluted to get the blue tone going with a pink undertone. Make sure you dab off the extra watery color off. 

Now its time to embellish the beautiful frame. I chose postcard size for my photo and created multiple layers of pattern paper to create the photo mat. With the help of some die cut alphabets i created a small banner on top spelling the word 'LOVE'.

I added some flowers going with my color palette. A couple of feathers here and there, some art stones and some clear water droplets.

Next I adhered the pattern paper to the chipboard and chipboard the back of the inner hoop.
Finally i added some beautiful laces, trims and chipboard feathers to the bigger hoop and attached both the hoops.

I applied black gesso to the feather chipboards and dry brush painted them with impasto colors. I also used some metallique wax from Prima in color rose gold on the feathers, otter of the hoops and on pattern paper to make some shadowy effect. 

Hope you all liked this mixed media dream catcher and are inspired to make your own version too. 

Do share your version with me. Leave a link to your project in the comment section below. 

Until next time

XOXO

JK

See The Good - Mixed Media Canvas

Hello crafty friends,

Wish you all a very Happy New Year! Let's all have a very creative 2018.

And to kick start this year I have a very beautiful mixed media canvas to share with you all. This is my first try with Prima Marketing paints & waxes. So without further adieu lets get started.

To start with the project I used an old MDF board, which had been lying around with me from quite a while, as my base. When doing a mixed media project I first like to collect all the embellishments and other materials required.

Second step would be to prime all the embellishments with white heavy gesso. I only painted the back of my MDF board with gesso and not the front as I wanted my canvas to have shabby look with the burlap background.

The third step is to attach the burlap (you can use a pattern paper of your choice as well) to the base with the help of a heavy body gel medium. In case of a paper you can use tacky glue as well. 

Once the burlap is adhered to the base and dried, I used a script stencil and covered a few places using a texture paste. 

Once the texture paste dried out, I used impasto paints to give the shabby colored look to the canvas. Make sure you dilute the paints while painting or keep spraying water or else paint will stick to one place and become difficult to work with.

Next step is to adhere the embellishments in the order you desire. I used heavy body gel to adhere them and leave it overnight to dry out. In case of a hurry you can use hot glue as well to stick them.

Since it was difficult to work on the embellishments under the clock dial for me I removed it and stick it back after the painting of the embellishments.

I started painting the embellishments with impasto paints in the color cobalt as my base color on all of the embellishments giving them full coverage. Do keep in mind you have to dry brush the paint on the embellishments and not add even a single drop of water unlike base painting. 2 coat was of the color crimson and the final coat was of Azure to highlight a few places of the embellishments.

You can color as per your wish and keep on adding the paint colors until u get you desired result.

After the paints have dried out, i used two metallic wax colors - bronze age and rose gold. Please keep in mind these waxes a re highly pigments so a pinch of wax is more than enough to cover all your embellishments.

I used a pocket card as my sentiment. I colored it with my impasto paints as well. And finally added some art stones to bring the whole look together.

I didn't like the white of the art stones, and decided to color and wax them the same way i did all my embellishments.

Here's the complete look of the canvas in detail and in close-up.

Hope you liked it and are inspired to make one of yours too. For any more information or queries, leave a comment below and i will be happy to help.

Until next time,

XOXO,

JK