Fly High Mixed Media Panel

Hello Beautiful Crafters, 

Hope you are all well! 

Today I am sharing with you all a mixed media panel I created, inspired by the Art Recipe August Mood-board by Finnabair. 

As per the mood board, I chose the colors Blue, Purple and a hint of Silver on my embellishments. I created this composition on a MDF panel. I have used stencils, molds, metal charms, colors, art stones and glitter from Finnabair to form this composition. The focal image is from the paper dolls collection by Tim Holtz. 

Here are some close-ups - 

You can watch the video tutorial for this here - 

Hope you liked this mixed media panel full of dreams and beauty and it inspires you to make one of your own. 

Until next time

XOXO

JK

PS - This is my entry for Augusts's blog challenge for Art Recipe. 

Doll Sculpture Ft. Sculptor Tex

Hola beautiful crafters,

Today i will be sharing my last DT project for expressions craft. I have created a doll sculpture using sculptor tex contour medium and cheese cloth available in the fabric pack. 

I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the new sculptor tex medium from expressions craft. The end result is always breath taking with this medium. So without further a due, let's see how I made this sculpture. 

Step 1 -  I created the base of the doll and painted it with red cherrywood chalk paint to give the brown skin tone. 

Step 2 - I dipped my cheesecloth from the fabric pack in the sculptor tex medium and created a beautiful dress for the doll. I also made the bow on the dress with fabric dipped in sculptor tex. 

after i let it dry over night, I covered the dress and dolls hair in black gesso.

Step 3 - Lastly once the gesso dried completely, I add metallic colors on the doll's dress as well as her face and arms. I used dry brushing just to highlight the peaks on the dress. 

Here are some close-ups-

Hope you liked the project! Do tag us in your creations using sculptor tex medium.  

Until Next Time

XOXO

JK

Mixed Media Shadow Box - Beauty in Simplicity

Hola beautiful crafters,

Wish you all a happy, crafty and a prosperous new year!  

Let's kick start this year with an exciting mixed media project. I have created a simple wall decor piece for you all. 

I have used a shadowbox made from black card-stock and embellished it with chipboards and metal embellishments to create this look. Since I have done a few mixed media projects for beginners, I thought of taking it a notch up for you all to experiment and see what more can be done with the same supplies. 

Here's the video tutorial!

Hope you all enjoyed watching it. Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel and press the bell icon for regular video tutorial updates. 

Until Next Time,

XOXO

JK

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Supply List

Heavy Gesso Black

Crackle Texture Paste

Chalk Paints- 

*RedCherry Wood

*Military Brown

*Desert Grape

*Pink Punch

*Tempo Teal

*Sweet Pea

Persimmon Sprinkle Mist

Fairy Dust - Green

Sprinkle Glitz

Deco Stones Medium

Deco Stones Micro

Birds and Branches

Leafy 1

Altered Mixed Media Frame

Hola crafty peeps, 

I am here with an altered frame with a twist. The twist is that I have used MDF window shutters to create a picture space on the frame itself. 

I have used the newly launched metallics form Expressions Craft Studio. The quality of these paints is just amazing. I loved the fluffy consistency of these colors and the sheen they have is brilliant. They work well on both black and white gesso without loosing the color and sheen. A total of 26 shades have been launched which you can buy from the website here.

I can go on and on about these beautiful colors but for now let's dig in to the project tutorial. 

Step 1 - I covered my window and the frame with IMMIX heavy white gesso.

Step 2 - Using IMMIX texture paste and the newly launched brick stencil add the design around the frame. 

Step 3 - Add some IMMIX crackle texture paste here and there and sprinkle some sprinkle glitz over it for some grungy texture. 

Step 4 - Adhere all the required chipboards and cover them with white gesso. Also adhere the window shutters in its place. 

Step 5 - I used the new launched chalk paint color red cherry wood and covered the brick area as far as possible. 

Step 6 - I highlighted the bricks pattern using the new chalk paint color Military brown

Step 7 - Using the newly launched metallics in the color jungle green I covered all the chipboard branches

Step 8 - Finally add all the flowers around the shutters along with deco art atones. I also in the end used metallic colors mari gold and bronze moon to highlight the window and brick wall texture. 

Here are some detailed pics - 

I hope you liked this mixed media project using the newly launched products from expressions craft. Do tag me in your projects inspired from this one. 

Until next time

XOXO

JK

Mixed Media Treasure Chest

Hola crafty peeps,

I am back with yet another mixed media project for you all. This time I have altered a MDF box into a beach theme treasure chest. This project was made for Expressions Craft's monthly challenge  inspiration as one of their design team members. 

I have used very simple techniques in creating this. I used lots of seashells and a few handmade paper clay starfishes. Going with the mood-board, I have used teal and rust colors for my project. So without further wait, let's dig in!

Step 1 - Cover the box with white gesso first and then add black gesso on all the edges.

Step 2 - Cover all the black gesso areas with crackle texture paste and let it dry naturally. Apply a mix of thick and thin layer of crackle texture paste. 

Step 3 - Once dried completely, Using the stencil of your choice and crackle texture paste, make designs on all four sides of the box. 

Step 4 - Once all the crackle paste is dried, adhere all beach elements & deco art stones using heavy body gel medium and let dry. After the elements have stuck properly, cover everything with white heavy gesso. (I added a layer of medical gauge on top of the box before adding my elements.)

Step 5 - Color the box base in teal color and all the elements in rust color. I added a lil bit of yellow as well to make the transition of the colors look real. 

Let's get a closer look!

Hope you like the project! Do tag me in your creations if you are inspired by this one. And lastly, do not forget to participate in the ongoing challenge at Expressions Craft studio here. 

Until next time

XOXO

JK

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Supply list - 

1. IMMIX Heavy Gesso - White & Black
2. IMMIX Deco Art stones - Medium & Mini
3. IMMIX Crackled Texture Paste
4. IMMIX Sprinkle Mists - Deep Teal, Persimmon, Chest Nit, Burnt Orange
5. Expressions Craft Stencil - Weave Pattern

Altered Bottle

Hola crafty peeps,

With halloween around the corner and fall season upon us, I thought of creating something different. As mixed media is my first love, I have tried to alter a glass bottle in a very rustic pirate kind of style. I have used the beautiful Immix products in my alteration. lets dig in!

For the background, I started by adhering foam sheet cut into small rectangles and squares. I added some flat back pearls to give the effect of nails on the corners of each piece. I used the inner spears of the gear chipboard from expressions craft to adhere on the front of my bottle. Next I used some old ball chain in the smallest size and wrapped around the bottle in a very unmanaged way.

I covered everything on the bottle with IMMIX black heavy gesso. I sprayed some IMMIX sprinkle mist in the color Deep Teal and while it was wet, sprinkled IMMIX fairy dust blue. It gave my bottle a very sparkly blue look. Once dried, I dry brushed IMMIX baby blue chalk paint on the bottle unevenly. this gave the bottle a very nice faded jeans effect. 

Now came the part where I had to give the rust effect. To create my own rust colors, I used acrylic paints and added some sprinkle glitz to it. This can be achieved by adding sprinkle glitz to IMMIX chalk paints as well. Only a pinch of sprinkle glitz is more than enough. I used the colors sienna, red and mustard in acrylic paints. All you have to do is dab the three colors here and there on top of each other. 

Try not to cover the entire bottle, leave some places for the background color to be visible. Once all dried, I topped the nails and my front embellishments with some mettalique wax and sprayed the IMMIX sprinkle mist in the color citrus yellow to highlight my embellishments and some other random areas. 

The IMMIX products are truly amazing and you should really try them in your projects to get a wonderful finish. 

Thanks to these products I was able to achieve this amazing rustic look. 

I hope you liked my alteration and are inspired to make one for yourself too. Do tag me in your creations if you make any on the similar lines. Leave a comment below in case you have any questions. 

Until next time

XOXO

JK

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Products used

IMMIX black gesso
IMMIX chalk paint baby blue
IMMIX magic sparks
IMMIX fairy dust blue
IMMIX sprinkle mist citrus yellow
IMMIX sprinkle mist deep teal
Expressions craft chipboard embellishment gear
Prima marketing rust effect paste set