Saturday, June 15, 2013

Inspire, Believe, Thankful!


Hi Friends!

This is my second post for the day.  You can scroll down and see the colorful birthday card I made for my nephew.  But, for this post I want to share with you a mini album cover that I made using the mixed media technique!  I'm entering this project over at A Mixed Media Color Challenge!  It is their very first challenge started by Mona Pendleton and Sue Lelli!  I have seen their mixed media creations for quite awhile.  I have not taken the plunge until now!  So, in my craft room last night I started and created my very first mixed media project...yeah...finally I did it!:-)  And, I had lots of fun!  At first I thought, ut oh...this looks strange to me.  Maybe, it still looks strange...I don't know...hehehe!  But, I like it for my first try!  For the challenge we were to use at least two types of mediums, which could be paints, markers, pastes, mists, inks, etc.  Here are the colors we were to follow...




I started with black acrylic paint and painted the cover.  I then brushed over the black with white acrylic paint.  I placed dictionary paper for a frame and pink tissue paper for a banner.  I used Tim Holtz circle and grid stamps and stamped over the paper and paint.
Maya Road pink burlap trim for the flower.  I added clear buttons along the lower left, edges of the banner, and center of the flower.  The flower and buttons were glittered with stickles for interest.  I used a gray copic marker to color the grids.  Mod podge was brushed over all to help seal everything.  Sentiments from Beautiful stamp set from Paper Sweeties were in placed in the right lower corner.  And, the sentiment from Live Love Grow(Paper Sweeties) was placed in the left corner.  I used those sentiments because Mona and Sue have greatly inspired me to try a mixed media project!  I finally believed I could do it and I am thankful to them for giving such wonderful tutorials!  My final media that I used was the modeling paste.  Many use fiber paste, but I started with this paste.  I'm sure as I progress with this great technique I will purchase more items.:-)  Shhh...don't let my husband hear that...hehehe!  He says I don't have enough room now for all my hobby items!:-) 

Ohhh, what a long post I have here.  If you're still with me, thank you so much!  But, I do want to encourage you to try this great creative technique.  Have your tissues/wipes handy for those messy fingers.  But, clean up is easy!  And, the process is so FUN!  Thank you for dropping by today!  Take care and have a great weekend, hugs!

Supplies:

Mini Album:  K&Company
Acrylic paints:  Jo-Ann Fabric(black, white)
Dictionary paper:  My Stash
Burlap Trim:  May Road
Stamps:  Tim Holtz(circles, grid)
                Paper Sweeties:  Beautiful-sentiments
                                            Live Love Grow-sentiments
Stickles:  Tim Holtz
Buttons:  SU
Misc:  tissue paper, modeling paste
Copic:  C5

27 comments:

  1. Wow Maria! What a album cover! I can't believe this is your first mixed media project!? Seriously?! I love the pink burlap swatch and the white washed background! The shimmer detail adds a great touch! Thank you so much for joining along with A Mixed Media Color Challenge! :)

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  2. You're off to a wonderful start, Maria! What I like about this style is that anything goes!

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  3. Maria, Our FIRST player! This cover is just so GORGEOUS! You added so many cool layers and details! I LOVE the pink burlap flower! And a Special thank you for the kind words about us inspiring you! I hope to see you make something for every one of our challenges! This just ROCKS! And now you have a book to play in just like me!

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  4. Hi Maria!! This album turned out wonderful! I really like the whitewashed look with pops of pink and black! I think mixed media is going to take the card making/scrapbooking world by storm very soon.Looks like you're ready!

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  5. This is fabulous! I think you did an awesome job for your first time, you would never know. I see lots of great texture. :)

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  6. Maria, this is just beautiful! I'm smitten with the test and polka dots background you added to your album cover! The Paper Sweeties sentiments are just perfect too! Great job -- what a treasured keepsake you have created!

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  7. Wonderful - I get so excited over mixed media!!
    sandy

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  8. Wow... Maria, this is totally fantastic! Love the beautiful background and great sentiment. Thank you so much for sharing. :)

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  9. Great job on your first mixed media project! Love those colors & how you used them!

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  10. Wow, this is beautiful, Maria! And your birthday card is wonderful - love all the bright colors :) Have a lovely day! Hugs :)

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  11. Fabulous page -- love the print background you used!

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  12. Maria this is so gorgeous! I love the painted BG with the book page frame! And the buttons, flower and banner are so lovely! Gorgeous! I hope to try today! :)

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  13. Your cover is gorgeous Maria, Love!!!

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  14. You have got to be kidding, right--this is really your first mixed media project??? OMGosh, it is GORGEOUS! You're a pro at it already! I adore that pink banner and all the sparkle, and the burlap flower is super sweet. You make me want to go get some paint out right now! :) Thank you SO much, Maria, for your congrats today, and for all the wonderful comments you have been leaving on my blog. I've been bad at commenting lately, but plan to get back on track from here on. ;)

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  15. Your cover is fabulous - love all the elements and color and especially that little bit of pink burlap!

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  16. lovely! so exciting to see your mixed media piece. there is so much texture and love the text print and the bit of burlap. great job with the colors.

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  17. What a great cover you created for your little journal Maria! love the tissue banner and all the stampings - I was inspired by Mona and Sue to create my first project as well - I see more media products and projects in both of our futures!!

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  18. Wow Maria! This is GORGEOUS!! Never would have guessed this was a first attempt!! Wow!! Love all the wonderful elements and texture!! Just Awesome Lady!!

    Hugs
    Shannon

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  19. Beautiful work! I love all of the different elements you've used and the color palette is oh so striking!!!

    Shelby

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  20. This is sooo pretty! Love the touch of pink and the sparkly glitters! Fabulous job with your first try! :)

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  21. This is a really cute page.

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  22. Love your beautiful book cover Maria and congratulations on your win! This should help convince hubby that you need more Mixed Media stuff as well as more room! Hee hee!

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  23. Congrats Maria! I'm so excited that you won over at A Mixed Media Color challenge...and for your very first mixed media piece! Whoo Hoo--You GO Girl!

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