Can you believe summer is already over!
It seems like it just flew by doesn't it.....well this project is kind of
my farewell to the warm days of summer :D
This is a 5x5
mixed media canvas featuring stamps from the PWP Sea Mélange Set and PWP Kind Words Set.
I started on my
background by applying a generous layer of Golden Crackle Paste Medium with a
palette knife and blending blue acrylic paint right into the paste. Next
I randomly sprinkled Duo Blue-Green and Micropearl Pearl Ex Pigments for a
little shimmer. I wanted to create the feel of the ocean and create a
sense of movement in my background.
Once the paste
dried for a few hours, I had this beautiful background full of texture and
interest. I love how the light dances off of the shimmering Pearl Ex
Pigments.
For my focal
image, I chose to use the gorgeous mermaid in the Sea Mélange set. I stamped her twice on white
cardstock and I trimmed one of scrap pieces down to 2" x 3". I
set the other aside for later. Next I stamped and embossed the edges with
the floral border in the Kind Words set.
To color in my
background I used a combination of London Blue Dylusions Ink and Walnut Stain
Distress Ink.
I colored in the
second mermaid with Prismacolor pencils. Then I carefully fussy cut and
layered her onto the other mermaid.
I used a punch to
round my edges and then mounted her to a scrap piece of white cardstock from my
stash. Next I stamped two of the fish from the Sea Mélange set with Gesso to complete my scene.
I used Stazon to
stamp the sentiment from Sea Mélange and cut it into strips. I inked all of the edges with Walnut Stain
Distress Ink. I like cutting my sentiments into strips because it gives
me greater flexibility with placement. It also allows the background to
peak out behind the strips.
To finish off my
canvas I used K&Company cardstock and acetate die-cuts from their Tim
Coffey line as well as a Grand Adhesions dimensional sticker from the same
line.
And there you
have it, a quick and easy mixed media canvas! I hope you'll pull out your
stamps and have some fun :D We'd love to see your creations!! So be
sure to stop by the Paper Wings Flickr Gallery and
upload your beautiful projects.
Before I go, here
is a complete list of the supplies I used on this project:
Supplies
PWP Stamp Sets: Sea Mélange & Kind
Words
5x5 Canvas
Golden Crackle Paste
Blue Acrylic Paint
Pearl Ex Pigments: Duo Blue Green &
Micropearl
Dylusions Ink: London Blue
Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Walnut Stain
Liquitex Gesso
Stazon: Black
Ranger Embossing Tinsel: Red
Prismacolor Pencils
Beacon 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue (my fav
for mixed media projects)
K&Company Tim Coffey: Grand Ahesions
Dimensional Stickers, Cardstock and Acetate Die-Cuts
Get to Crafting
& have a Beautifully Creative day!!!
