Mixed Media Layout - Video Tutorial

Hola crafters,

This is Jaishree this side and I am here with yet another mixed media project for you all. Today I will be sharing with you, a video tutorial, on how to make this vibrant and colorful mixed media layout. I used the amazing IMMIX Art essentials for mixed media. 

I loved using the IMMIX products as they are of the best quality a mixed media artist can dream of. You should definitely try them if you haven't already. 

And now on to the project! Here's is the process step by step video tutorial for this colorful and vibrant layout. 

Let's dig in!  

Hope you all enjoyed this video tutorial. Do share your thoughts and let me know what more tutorials you would like to see. And don't forget to subscribe my channel. 

Until next time

XOXO

JK

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Supply list

IMMIX Heavy gesso white

IMMIX sprinkle mists - Deep teal, fuchsia pink, citrus yellow, persimmon

Expressions craft stencils - feather & weave 

Expressions craft chipboard - birds & branches and leafy wreath

Kraft cardstock

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

Diwali CAS Cards

Hello crafty peeps,

Today I am here with 2 beautiful CAS cards. Since it’s the festive season and the theme of our blog is gold and glitter, following the same I made these 2 cards.

As I always make mixed media projects, be it canvas, covers or even cards, I thought of doing something different this time. Using stamping and embossing techniques combined with vellum and shaker elements I gave life to these cards.

Let’s have a look!

I created both the cards in the regular 5 ½ x 4 1/4. For card one, I stamped, colored and fussy cut a diya. I adhered it on my card base and water colored around it. Next, I cut a piece of vellum ¼ inch smaller on all four sides. I stamped the same diya on it with versamark clear ink and heat embossed it in tinsel gold embossing powder. Similarly, I stamped the firecrackers as well. I stamped a couple of little twinkles from the same stamp set and heat embossed them in yellow color.

I stamped the sentiment in the color plum and highlighted is using a red tombow marker. I added the sentiment on top of the diya to create a new layer and add dimension to my card. I used a strong double sided score tape to adhere my vellum on top. To cover up the tape, I added strips of yellow golden glitter foam sheet on all four sides.

For my second card I used a jelly bean shaker element. I die cut out a circular window on top of my card base and a circular frame using metallic gold cardstock to adhere around my shaker. I water colored on the top of my card to make it look cheerier. I stamped and heat embossed the fireworks in the color golden tinsel.

I stamped, colored and fussy cut a diya and adhered it in the center of the window using foam tape. I stamped a couple of twinkles in red color around the diya. Next, I added shaker elements like golden sequence, pink and yellow stars, some micro pearl beads and finally a pinch of rainbow glitter.

Hope you liked these simple and easy to make cards for the festive season. These make for a perfect note cards to give along with your gifts. You can make tags in the same manner as well. If you plan to make your own, do tag me in your pics, I would love to see your makes.

Until next time

Keep crafting, keep inspiring!

XOXO

JK