Boo!
Are you doing any projects for Halloween? I know it's a little early, but I thought I'd make a Halloween project for A Mixed Media Color Challenge. The colors we were to follow are orange, yellow, kraft/brown...
For my project I started with a canvas and applied gesso. I tore paper and adhered it to the canvas with decoupage finish. Brown acrylic paint was brushed over the entire canvas. A Tim Holtz stamp with black ink along the top and bottom. Spider webs were stamped and spiders adhered. I used a stencil designed by Mona Pendleton(Graduated Dots) sold in the shop at My Favorite Things. I used modeling paste mixed with yellow paint(small dots) and orange paint(larger dots) in the top and bottom corners. I also used modeling paste on the wooden leaves and took my craft knife and made lines. I let them dry over night and then applied orange paint on the yellow leaves. I really love the texture and how the orange paint picked up the lines for great dimension. I added black lace and gems to the damask paper pieces along the left side. I made the focal point with black chipboard and painted the edges white. I applied burlap, cheese cloth, a die cut with edges distressed in black. A little black cat adhered. Ribbon, button, and twine to finish off my Halloween canvas.
Ok, friends, that's all for now! I can't wait to see your Halloween projects! Take care and have a great week, hugs!
Supplies:
Paper: Paper Studio
Stamps: Tim Holtz, Studio G(Halloween)
Ink: SU(Black)
Lace: Martha Stewart
Gems: Paper Studio
Paint: Folk Art
Gesso: Claudine Hellmuth
Decoupage Finish(Hobby Lobby)
Burlap: Hobby Lobby
Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon(Black)
Jo-Ann Fabric(Black/Silver spider web)
Wooden Leaves: Close to My Heart
Die Cut: SU(Framelits)
Spiders, Cat: Reminisce
Button: Basic Grey
Twine: PTI
Cheese Cloth: Jo-Ann Fabric
Fun..fun...fun...Maria! Love all the spiders ..cats and just fun on this card! Nice work ,one day I will give this a try. Just not sure what to do.
ReplyDeleteWhat a spooktacular canvas Maria! I love all the spiders crawling about and the pieces of burlap add such awesome texture! The background looks great! Thank you so much for joining along with A Mixed Media Color Challenge!
ReplyDeleteYay Maria! You did a fantastic project! I have made just one mixed media canvas so far but it was fun getting all messy with paints and different mediums! I love your Halloween theme and all the layers and textures! This turned out so fun and festive! :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome and fun canvas, Maria! However, I hate spiders! lol
ReplyDeleteOh, you KNOW I love Halloween projects!! haha! I know it's early still, but I've been working on them for quite some time already! ;)
ReplyDeleteThis canvas is fabulous! Love the background and the texture from the burlap. Great collage style look, too!
Oh, this is a WOW mixed media creation!! You did a grand job. I love all those spiders. The dots and burlap are great. There isn't anything here I don't like...super colors!!
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! What a fabulous project!!! I love how you added the different textures and the spiders are perfect for Halloween!!!!
ReplyDeleteI hope you display this prominently in your home, Maria. It's a really cool piece of mixed media for Halloween!
ReplyDeleteA great canvas Maria!!! I so love Halloween!!
ReplyDeletewhat a great Halloween project! love the canvas and the spiders and cats (did I just say love the spiders???!!! EEEK!)
ReplyDeleteYou did an awesome job! MM is not something I can pull off, but I appreciate those that can! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a GREAT Halloween canvas! LOVE your spiders and black cat and lace and modeling paste! Don't you just LOVE modeling paste??! This is so Spooky! THX for playing with us at A Mixed Media Color Challenge!
ReplyDeleteThis looks definitely like great fun in the making! A wonderful canvas - so quirky and wonderfully texture-heavy! Love it!
ReplyDeletedie amelie x