Just Relax - Mixed Media Layout

 Hello guys

I am sharing my new mixed media layout today which is inspired by blog challenge moodboards and I am also putting up my layout at these challenges.The design and choice of words with picture is inspired the Sketch mentioned at More Than Words Challenge for August 2020 and the color scheme and theme is inspired by the moodboard at Lindy's Color Challenge.

I have used a picture of my nephew and myself....this is atleast 10 years old. Though I wanted to add another image of us building sandcastles and chilling on the Juhu Beach(Located in Mumbai, India).....he is a teenager now and wasnt comfortable with me adding his picture playing in underpants...so I zerored in on another picture where only our hands are seen and decided to use only that...but once the post is public..I am going to add the picture I earlier decided to use and give the layout to him. He is my baby...I love him.

The Lindy's moodboard inspired me to do a beachy layout and I wanted to try to use the sketch at MTW challenge because I have never done a sketch challenge before...It was super fun and took considerably less time to build the layout. 

There is a square pattern in the layout that repeats itself 3 times...I decided to replicate it using 3 small stars which symbolise starfish. Also there is circle pattern that repeats itself, also 3 times and I added melange stones at those 3 spots to represent this pattern. I think I have tried my best to replicate the pattern and also combined it with elements and pattern from the Lindy's moodboard like inclusion of stars, chickenwire, sand and 3 colors.

I started with my pattern paper from ItsyBitsy and created my own background with stencil, mediums and pastes. Then I added my colours and splatters in various places. I used a lot of dimension to build arrangement...I feel it adds depth and defination to any project. I did add sand on my image as well as on the background in various places....adds so much to the project. Once My arrangement was done, I added finishing touches and more splatters. I was tempted to add stamping but I refrained from it...just to see if I can try to make a layout with no stamps....I guess I can.

I am participating in 

• More Than Words August Challenge - Chillout and Sketch

• Lindy,s August challenge - Ocean Dreams - 
• Supplies used - 
• Yodeling Yellow Magical Shaker
• Guten Tag Teal Magical Shaker
• Stormy Silver Magical Shaker
• Frozen Jack Frost Magical Shaker
• Yellow rose of Texas Shimmer Spray
• Gag Me with a Spoon Grey Shimmer Spray
• Merci Beaucoup Mint Spray

 

The Green Grass - My First Mixed Media Art Journal Page

Hey guys
I am super super excited to show you all my very FIRST ART JOURNAL PAGE. I have never made 1 before and it was in my bucket list and I finally thought its time to give this art form a try. I have to say...its really stress busting....I had such an amazing time playing with my mediums and colors....everyone should make an art journal.

  I am putting this up at the following Challenges -

1. Lindy's Stamp Gang - January 2019 challenge 
2. More Than Words - January 2019 Challenge - Goals and Journaling
3. Art and Soul studios - January 2019 Challenge - I have used products available in your store - Lindys, Little Birdie and Prima Marketing.

So this year, I have decided to make atleast 1 art journal page every month with some positive quote and the GOAL is to have a dozen by the end of the year....fingers crossed. I tend to get busy with my work and forget a lot of things....and so I have a post it on my wall....which I call my Goal List with a few things I have to do this year.

Over a period of time...since I have been crafting....I have gone through lot of emotions...some good and some not so good. There have been times when I have been content with my projects...felt proud and happy....but there have also been times when I have thought to my self If I am noticed by anyone? ...or Am I not deserving enough? ...... or Is someone else better than me?......these feeling are not the best and really bring you down.....So I want to remind myself WHY I STARTED CRAFTING? Its because it was fun and made me happy...relaxed me and helped me forget all the other not so good things happening around....So I have made this journal page to remind me to APPRECIATE MYSELF.... LOVE MYSELF....STOP COMPARING WITH OTHERS & KEEP CRAFTING LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING YOU....

Enough with the heavy...I have a small clip so you can see this page upclose and I hope you all will like it....

I have used a lot of mediums from ItsyBitsy,  Finnabair and Lindys Stamp gang and a few things from my stash. Here is a list of supplies:-

Distress Ink, Archival Ink etc

Finnabair - Prima Marketing Inc

• 3d Matt gel medium
• Clear Gesso
• Art Ingredients - Art stones - 
• Stamps - honeycomb, script

ItsyBitsy - https://www.itsybitsy.in/ (Little Birdie)

• 2 - 1 Modelling Paste
• Black Gesso
• Chalk Paint - Snow
• Soft Matt Gel Medium
• Stencil - Script, Rectangle Jungle, Doily Dou
• Flowers
• Cheesecloth
• Washi tapes
• Brown thread

Lindys Stamp Gang - Magical shakers 

• Cowbunga Copper -https://www.lindysgang.com/collections/magical-shakers/products/cowabunga-copper-magical-shaker
• Bratwurst Brown - https://www.lindysgang.com/collections/magical-shakers/products/bratwurst-brown
• Black Forest Black -https://www.lindysgang.com/collections/magical-shakers/products/black-forest-black
• Aloha Avacado Flat Spray -https://www.lindysgang.com/collections/sprays/products/aloha-avocado

Dream Deep - Mixed Media Canvas

Hey guys
I have a mixed media canvas to show you all today. This one is my first ever canvas I made on commission....I have clients purchase my ready artwork but I never had one order a canvas custom made to suit her requirement...I am super happy about this. I have tried my best to make this canvas and it took me 2 days to make it.

 I have used a 8" x 10" canvas from Itsybitsy. I started with priming my surface with gesso and then randomly applied a mixture of black gesso and texture sand on the canvas to give it this grainy texture. While it was wet I added my circle background chipboard shape in various places using gel medium and dried it all.

Once dry, I started layering all my embellishments with gel medium and them dried it all.After a coat fo gesso, I started the coloring process using the magicals on the background and chalk paints on the embellishments. When I was happy with the colors, I highlighted it all with Art Alchemy waxes. To add more interest, I sprinkled some tiny gold stars on the canvas and finished it all with my sentiment which I printed on my printer.....super fun process.

I have few pics to show you my canvas. Since I got this framed before I took the closeup pictures and the frame cannot be removed....I do not have any close up pictures which is really disappointing. Now when I try to take pictures...its glaring up which is truly annoying. So here are a few pics I could take before I sent it for framing.... next time I will surely click all my pics before I send it out...Lesson learnt!

Here is a small clip showing you my canvas....

I have used Mixed media Mediums like heavy matt gel and black gesso, Canvas, Texture sand, chalk paints, Metal and chipboard embellishments from Little Birdie Crafts. I used art alchemy waxes and few metal embellishments from Prima Marketing and a few magical shakers from Lindy's Stamp gang.....so much love went into making this canvas. it was my first time with magicals and I truly love them.....these shakers are amazing.

I am putting my canvas up at the following blog challenges:

1. Creative artiste Mixed Media Challenge#41- Anything Goes
2. Rhedds Creative Sprit Challenge August 2018-  Anything Goes
3. Double D Challenge- The Moon and/or The stars 
4. HLS Mixed Media August 2018 Challenge - Words

List of Supplies used

Thank you for stopping by...I hope you all liked it.