Have you tried mixed media? Are you just a bit intimidated by the term because you don't know exactly what it means? Have no fear, I am going to start a weekly post on mixed media and walk you through some of the terms and techniques! This week's Mixed Media project is one that is pretty basic and uses items that you might already have.
I started this project off with the House to Home Trio of wooden blocks. These are quite user friendly and the largest one only measures 5-5/8 x 5-5/8, which makes them the perfect size for the first time mixed media artist. I painted all 3 blocks with Journey Gesso that in this case acts like a primer for the wood blocks. After the gesso dried, I painted the back and sides of the wood with Pineapple Smoothie Acrylic Paint. Fun Stampers Journey acrylic paints are a medium weight paint, so they are a bit thicker then the paint you get in bottles from your local craft store.
After the paint dried, I cut patterned paper pieces from the Party Pop Prints Collection paper pack to fit each block. I also added small strips of Rich Coral and Beach Breeze CS to add some interest. All of the cardstock is glued down with Craft Glue. I always use craft glue because it holds so well!
The small dots you see are done with Modeling Paste, a Spatula, and the Ball Chain Stencil. Modeling Paste is a heavy weight medium that holds it shape well and when dry is quite hard. My husband refers to it as spackling stuff.... You lay your stencil down on the block, dip your spatula into the modeling paste and then spread it over the stencil like you are icing a cake. Next pull the stencil directly up. After you are finished with the stencil and spatula, make sure you wash them off with warm water, or else the paste dries and it is very hard to clean off. You can let the Modeling paste dry on it's own, or speed it along with a heat gun. I added pieces of Black Journey Twine with Journey glaze to add some definition between the paper strips.
All of the fish come from this weeks featured stamp set, Artful Fins, and where colored with Color Burst Pencils. Each fish was covered in Journey Glaze, sprinkled with Clear Confetti Sparkle elements. Once the glaze was dry, I put several coats of Journey Gel Medium over the entire block to seal the project.
Remember that if you purchase the Artful Fins stamp set from me this week, I will send you a free card kit for the card featured on 5/8/2017 post.
Thanks for stopping by,
Cindy
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