copyright 1983 mixed media canvas

Hello! Once again, it's been a while!

Today I have a mixed media canvas to share with a seamstress/needlewoman theme. This one has been in my head for quite some time!

It has lots and lots of layers. I have had this lying on my craft table for a couple of weeks, fiddling and adding layers, until I was happy with it.

To create the layers, I've used old sewing patterns, including the pattern, instructions and the outer sleeve of the pattern. 

I've used tickets, string, alphabet stickers, rub-ons, acrylic paint and matte medium.

More texture with a mini sewing spool. Texture paste through a Prima Scissor stencil and a Memory Box ~ Modern Dressmaker stencil for the ruler.

More layers with acrylic paint and matte medium, adding on and taking off. Many, many layers of this, until I was happy.

The lady was created with a Julie Nutting ~ Rita doll stamp. I built her up with layers of the sewing patterns, rub-ons, acrylic paint and matte medium.

I have decorated the deep sides also, with co-ordinating layers to the front. One side uses the dressmaker stencil from the Memory Box stencil mentioned above.

Finally, I finished the whole lot off with a rubbing of gold wax along the edges of the canvas and the raised parts of the canvas and girl.

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

SWEET memories

Hello! Today I am sharing a canvas I've made using the Prima Bloom Girl ~ Summer stamp, by Jamie Dougherty.

I've used Prima Color Bloom sprays in Soft Teal and Tea Stain to create some colour. The red is Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Barn Door. These are all water based, so setting them with a matte medium was interesting!

Lots of texture created with a layer of tissue paper ...

... and Tim's Harlequin stencil, with some Prima 3D Gloss Gel.

The sentiment is a rub on.

Finished off my Bloom Girl with Prima flowers and resin butterfly.

I'm entering this in at the following challenges:

• blue ~ live and love crafts 
• bon voyage ~ Sweet Stampin Challenge 
• O is for open (anything goes) ~ ABC Challenge 
• Anything goes ~ The Artistic Stamper; Anything But A Card Challenge; Mixed Media Mojo
• No ordinary paper (I have used tissue paper) ~ Simon Says Monday Challenge
• flowers ~ Creative Inspirations 
• canvas ~ The Mirror Crack'd

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

she danced as if no-one were watching

Hi! You may recall this abstract mixed media canvas I made back in November. Details of how I made it are HERE.

Well, I didn't like the abstract-ness of it and it had a disco type vibe to me, so I turned it around and added a girl and a few rub-ons to it. Oh, and turned it into a book.

The girl was created with a Dylusions Couture Collection Stencil ~ Flossie. I built her up in layers, so created a base layer from the stencil, then added the legs, hands and head with book paper and then the dress from a scrap of embossed white card I had.

I added some feathers to create a hat and some gems and rub-ons to decorate the dress. There are swirl rub-ons around her, to create movement.

I printed out the sentiment and distressed it with the same colour gelatos that I had used to create the background canvas.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

• anything goes ~ Crafty Calendar Challenges; Stamping Sensations
• album/journal cover ~ The Mirror Crack'd 
• think pink ~ Mixed Media Monthly Challenge

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

vintage love mixed media canvas

Good morning! This week I have been asked to guest design at Try It On Tuesday, where the challenge this week is include a photo, vintage or modern.

I have created a canvas and used as my centre piece, a napkin which contained a vintage photo as part of it's pattern. I just decoupaged it onto the canvas.

I then rubbed gelatos all around the outside of the image to the edge of the canvas and smeared it together with a water brush.

I then stamped the words 'love' around the image and added texture paste through a stencil to get the dots. I finished off the bottom of the canvas by wrapping around some ribbon and lace.

The top is finished off with some netting and flowers.

The netting is held in place with some buttons on each side of the canvas and one on top, which are glued into place.

I am entering this in at the following:

• love is in the air ~ A Vintage Journey; Vintage Udfordring
• C is for cupid ~ ABC Challenge 
• flower power ~ Allsorts Challenge 
• Valentine's Day/Love ~ C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 
• use flowers ~ Cards & Scrap 
• all about love ~ Natalie & Amy 
• paints, stamps, stencils ~ Our Creative World 
• love is in the air ~ Quirky Crafts 
• anything goes ~ Sir Stampalot
• love ~ The Artistic Stamper; Crazy Challenge
• think pink ~ Mixed Media Monthly Challenge

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

new traditions (with tutorial)

Good morning! I am back again with a canvas that I made for the numbers challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity (where there is also a DT call going on, if you are interested!). I also took a few photos along the way, to show you how I made it.

This is also my guest design piece for Mixed Media Mojo, where I just happen to be this month's guest designer. The challenge there this month is 'new', with the added twist of '15'.

And finally, this is also my piece for the Documented Life Project where for Week 1 the art challenge is book paper and the journal prompt: be your own goal keeper.

I've got a few numbers on my piece. My 15 is on the bottom left hand house, to the right of the pink button. Some of the buttons have numbers stamped on them too.

Here is how I made the canvas.

I started off with an 8 x 8 inch canvas and covered the front and all four sides with Kaisercraft book paper. I used mod podge to adhere the paper to the canvas and then as a seal over the top.

I then added a dollop of gesso to the canvas and then used an old credit card to scrape it over the front and sides of the canvas. The idea is to still be able to see the book paper underneath, but it is now muted slightly.

I then put some mod podge on my craft sheet and added a little Distress Paint ~ Pickled Raspberry. You don't need too much of either. I then mixed them together thoroughly.

Again, using my old credit card, I scraped the mixture over my piece. Not too heavily. I still want to see the book paper peeking through in places underneath. The mod podge helps to seal in the gesso layer below.

I then free cut some houses and a cloud and added them to the papers. I used old Sassafraslass papers that I had. These made it really easy to create my design and the papers have layers within themselves.

Again, covering all the sides.

I then began to work all the paper pieces into the canvas using Faber-Castell Pitt Pens, rub-ons and rubber stamping.

I added real buttons, inspired by the button images on the papers. Then I stamped on them, to merge them into the piece.

The blue speckles on this photo are glitter, which I added on with mod podge.

The windows and door were free cut using the left over scraps from the original Kaisercraft paper that was my first layer on the canvas. You are my sunshine my only sunshine.

You make me happy when skies are grey.

You can still see some of the first layers of uncovered Kaisercraft book paper peeking through in places.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

• new beginnings ~ Anything But A Card Challenges 
• what's new? ~ Crafty Calendar Challenge 
• anything goes ~ Dream Valley Challenges 
• all things new ~ Natalie & Amy Challenges 
• get in shape ~ Papertake Weekly 

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

golden cherubs

Hello! Today I am sharing another canvas I have made following the Mixed Media Studio online course. This is for the third week and is led by Frank Garcia.

I have started my canvas with a layer of vellum and then added some texture with texture paste through a stencil and sprinkled some clear rock candy glitter onto it whilst it was still wet. I then embossed some stars on and added some Mustard Seed Distress Glitter.

I stamped the image: La Blanche ~ Angels with Trumpets with Metallic Gold StazOn ink onto a piece of gessoed canvas.

The little golden baubles are just decorations from old Christmas crackers. I always keep them, just in case I can use them!

The flowers were die cut from a Spellbinders ~ Layered Poinsettia die.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

• Anything goes ~ Challenge Up Your Life
• Handmade/Homemade ~ Tuesday Taggers 
• Berries & foliage ~ Make My Monday 
• T for Traditional Christmas ~ Alphabet Challenge 
• Getting Ready for Christmas ~ Dream Valley Challenges 
• Favourite Christmas Colour Combo ~ Live & Love Crafts 
• Christmas is Coming ~ The Artistic Stamper 
• It's all about Christmas ~ Crafty Calendar Challenge
• Christmas Decorations ~ The Mirror Crack'd
• Stamps ~ Mixed Media Monthly Challenge

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

Mixed Media Abstract Canvas

Hi, today I am sharing an abstract mixed media canvas I made, following an online class at Mixed Media Studio. The first class is taught by Donna Downey.

I must admit, I don't think abstract art is my thing. It doesn't really mean anything too me. I feel like it is just a base and I want to add something to it, a girl or something. So expect to see it again in an altered form!

Having said that, I did enjoy the process of creating it and I learned a few new techniques.

Some close ups.

I've added texture with a Tim Holtz stencil. The black is either Liquitex Ink sprayed on or black paint dabber.

I've added colour with Faber-Castell Gelatos and more texture with Prima white sand texture paste.

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

October 31 halloween mixed media canvas

Good morning! Today we have a HALLOWEEN themed challenge starting at Crafts 4 Eternity.

I have made a mixed media canvas.

The witch I cut out freestyle and her hat was made from a Tim Holtz Blueprint stamp. Her legs drape over the bottom edge of the canvas.

The fence on the right is a Memory Box~ Estate Fence die.

The 31 is a Sizzix die.

The spiders web was made with a Memory Box ~ Haunted Webs die. The spiders are stickers that I had in my stash.

The pumpkins up the left hand side were made with Rusty Pickle papers.

I've made a YouTube video, which goes into more details of the products that I used to build up the layers on this.

I am entering this in at the following challenges:

• Halloween ~ C.R.A.F.T. Challenge; Shopping Our Stash; Dream Valley Challenges; Make My Monday
• Happy Halloween ~ Creative Inspirations
• Anything goes ~ Simon Says Monday Challenge 
• Anything goes/Fall colours ~ Love to Create Challenge
• Spooky ~ That's Crafty
• Halloween to Die For ~ A Vintage Journey
• The Body Beautiful ~ The Mirror Crack'd
• Tricks & treats ~ Art with Heart Challenge

Thank you for looking.

Keeley