Mixed Media Sunday ... Take two!

Happy Mother's Day to all celebrating today! ... I've had a lovely day having dinner cooked for me by my daughter ... the only thing missing was my son but popping to Edinburgh for the day is just not practical!!

The rest of the day I've been getting messy with paint, card and other crafty supplies ... I'm still on a mission to develop my mixed media skills. Today I've created another six inch square journal page ...

The background was created on a gelli printing plate with acrylic paints and stencils to this I added some stamping.  I also added some modeling paste through a stencil to add more texture and interest.  The detailed butterflies were die cut from another gelli print and the solid ones from some designer paper ... I adhered the two together just by the bodies so that the wings were free.  I stitched around the page to create a border and hopefully to pull the design together.  I stamped the words on a scrap of card.

I used:
Acrylic Paints
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Deco Arts Modelling Paste
STAMPlorations Flutter Zen 2 Layering Dies
Distress Ink - Chipped Sapphire
Crafters Workshop Stencils

I'm entering the following challenges:
Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #46


STAMPlorations Never Ending Anything Goes Challenge


Artful Evidence Facebook Group

I've popped back this evening to link up this project to Calling all Sistahs challenge - this is not a challenge that I was aware of until the Calling All Sistahs team commented on my Instagram post which featured this project ... they suggested I might like to join the challenge so that is exactly what I'm doing.  I'll be adding the challenge to my list of ones that I should support ... Michele from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps organises the challenge to support Breast Cancer Awareness ... do check out the challenge and join in and help promote the awareness campaign.

Details of the current challenge:


Enjoy!

Snow Day Fun too ...

Back again ...my first post of the day was very CAS - something that cannot be said about this post.  This time is all about mixed media and lots of colour ... this is my first (and only) completed art journal page!!  I've mentioned before that I want to do more mixed media projects up until today I've done some tags and ATCs but never an art journal page.  If I'm totally honest I have started a number of pages but have lacked the inspiration and skill to complete them.

I began by cutting a six inch square from a print made on a gel printing plate by layering acrylic paints through a variety of stencils.  I added modelling paste through a stencil and some background stamping,  I die cut the flowers from black card.  The words were stamped on a scrap from another print, edge with distress ink and added to the page.  Finally, I doodled a border to try and pull the design together.

I used:
Gelli Printing Plate
A mix of acrylic paints.
A selection of stencils and mark making tools to create the background.
Decoarts Modelling Paste
Tim Holtz Wildflowers dies.
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Pilot V Ball Grip black pen

I'm entering the following challenge:
Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #46

I also plan on sharing it with the Artful Evidence Facebook group.

Enjoy!