MY FIRST MIXED MEDIA CANVAS

Hi!!

Yesterday was the day I decided to overcome my fear and finally use all the mixed media stuff I've been collecting for a while.  I used as an inspiration >>this video from Vicky Papaioannou<<  She is a great artist and her videos are great.  I've been watching them for a while and she makes mixed media looks super easy and fun.  Thanks Vicky for all the inspiration you share with us!!

Here are a few details:

 The houses are from a Claudine Hellmuth set.

The letters were cut in foamy using a Paper Trey Ink die.

I made the cloud stencil with chipboard and a Paper Trey Ink die.

The heart was cut in foamy using a Spellbinder die.  The foam was originally black and I altered it using gesso and Faber Castell Gelattos.

The sentiment is in Spanish and means "Home is where the heart is".

And here is the complete project:

For the canvas I used Gesso, Faber Castell Gelattos and Essential PITT Artist Pens, Liquitex Matte Gel and White modeling paste, Tim Holtz tissue paper with music sheet design, acrilic paint in sky blue, a white and a black gel pen and different background stamps I have in my stash.  

I had so much fun making this project.  And really loved the results.  I have a few ideas in my head that I need to write down since I will not be able to play with mixed media for a while.  I have a few projects I need to complete before I can play with paints and get all dirty again.

Hope you have a great afternoon and thanks for the visit!!!