Wednesday 18 December 2019

Christmas Eve - Take the Scenic Route | Mixed Media Canvas + Tutorial

Hey guys

I am super excited to be sharing this canvas with you all along with a tutorial. I made this for a very special friend and every year I make something for Christmas for him...and this year its this canvas.This artwork is very close to my heart and I have tried to do a Christmas Eve in my way using mixed media elements.

I  have a tutorial where I show you how to make this from scratch and I encourage you to watch it. Here is the video
Here are some closeups of my canvas




Most of the mediums and textures used are from ItsyBitsy (Little Birdie Crafts) or Finnabair (Prima Marketing) , colors are from Lindy's stamp gang and embellishments from Mintay Papers and more.... Here is a list of supplies I used for this project:
  1. Lindy's Squirts - Poutine Gold, Maple Syrup Bronze, Beaver Tail Brown, Emerald Eh?!, Banff Blue, Polite People Purple and Hockey Puck Black
  2. Lindy's Sprays - Edelweiss Moss Green Shimmer Spray, Aloha Avocado Flat Spray, Lucky Shamrock Green Shimmer Spray, Delphinium Turquoise Shimmer Spray, Frenchy's Pink Pouf Flat Spray, and Gag Me With A Spoon Gray Shimmer Spray
  3. Finnabair 3D Matt Gel 
  4. Finnbair Heavy White Gesso
  5. Finnbair Stencil - Manuscript
  6. Finnbair Moulds -Star and Moon
  7. Finnabair Glass Glitter - Sterling
  8. Finnabair Metallique Wax- Old Silver and Vintage Gold
  9. Redesign moulds - Numerals
  10. Little Birdie Soft Gloss Gel
  11. Little Birdie 2 in 1 Modelling paste
  12. Little Birdie Texture Sand
  13. Little Birdie Mixed Media stones
  14. Little Birdie Fairy Dust
  15. Little Birdie Micro beads
  16. Little Birdie Chipboard shape - Arch Window
  17. MDF Wreath frame
  18. Mintay Papers - Home for Chrsitmas and Sweet Christmas
  19. Handmade flowers - Poinssttia and flourishes
  20. Tim Holtz - Quote Chips
  21. 900 gms Chipboard
  22. Sunboard 

I am putting this up at the following blog challenges:

  1. More Mixed Media Challenge Anything goes /Optional White
  2. More Than Words December Main Challenge - Rejoice and Anything Goes - The word Rejoice  has many meanings and can be interpreted in many ways but for me it means to celebrate and make merry. I made this canvas to celebrate Chritsmas with my friend.... for this is the season to be Jolly....fa la la la..la la la..
  3. Creative Artiste Challenge #56 - Anything Goes

5 comments:

  1. Oh wow - what a wonderful idea! I love this! Thanks for playing along at More Than Words :)

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  2. WOW!!!! That's absolutely fantastic! I love it! Thanks for joining us at More Than Words challenge!

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  3. Wow, what an amazing project. Stunning details. Thanks for playing along with us at More Than Words & Best of luck

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  4. Simply beautiful! So much details and so beautifully presented. Thanks for sharing this month at Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge.

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  5. OMG!!! This is so beautiful and creative!!!
    Fabulous work. Thanks for playing along with us at More than words challenge.

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