Autumn (Mixed Media Monday)

It is Monday and time for another one of my Mixed Media pieces that I share with you courtesy of the All That Stickles Design Team and blog.  This is my favourite time of year when the leaves begin to turn and change colours before they fall.  The air is crisp the sky tends to be blue and we try to spend as much time as possible outside until it gets too cold and we all huddle back into the house and get all cozy and snug with warm apple cidar or hot chocolate!  Inside we begin to prepare ourselves for the coming months of cold winter by putting away our summer sandals and shorts and pulling out our socks and sweaters.  In the mean time we also enjoy the beautiful colours of nature.

I made this in my art journal recently and as per usual I added Stickles to strategic spots.  When I look outside into my back yard this is exactly what I see at this time of year, minus a couple of wild turkeys and the neighbour on his ATV!!!!  To make this I used a photograph I took with my Fuji Digital camera and printed onto art paper.  I collaged part of the photograph onto my journal page which had been prepped with gesso and acrylic paint.  I used Gelatos by Faber Castell, Grumbacher Dry pastels, Faber Castell coloured pencils, Pitt Pens, Ranger's Archival Jet Black ink and stamps (StampCraft, and Recollections from Michaels).  The stickles I used are: Paprika, Lime Green, Yellow, Distress in Scatterd Straw, Vintage photo, and spiced Marmalade.

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Mixed Media Monday: Harvest Time

Hello and welcome to another Mixed Media Monday!  I like Mondays since I have been running this feature over at All That Stickles Blog.  By the way the new theme for the following two weeks or so, is Harvest, so get out your stickles and join the fun.  But first please check out my idea for the Harvest theme:

I made this 8"x10" multi media canvas which I call "Harvest Time".  Over at the ATS blog where I am on the Design Team I explain how I am not a very good gardener lately...I do not want to rehash that now so you might have to hop on over there after if you are interested in my pathetic gardening skills.  But, stay here if you want to hear about my crafty skills!  Much, much better.  My Green thumb (and all fingers) come from the inks and paints I use!

To make this I first had to grow the flowers and then photograph them, check!
I cropped, enlarged and printed the photo onto paper, check!
I prepared a canvas with a base of yellow acrylic craft paint, check!  (OK, I'll skip the check part from now on).
Moss green acrylic paint (Craft Decor) glaze (Golden).
Stencil (Plaid) with palette knife and Heavy Modelling paste (Liquitex)
Brown acrylic paint (Craft) diluted with water and some glaze, Ink brush through plastic mesh (used in rain gutters) (Rona).
Green oil pastel (Dollarama).
Funky wired green floral yarn (Michaels)
Heavy Gel Tar medium. (Golden)
Paper for photocopy (Staples), Printer inks (Epson)
Clear gesso(Liquitex)
Yellow wax crayon (Crayola)
Gelatos in reds, oranges and yellows (Faber Castell)
Black Pitt Pen (Faber Castell)
Gel medium with glass beads (Golden)
Black glitter (Stash)
Stickles: Spiced Marmalade, Black Diamond, Paprika, Cinnamon (Ranger)
Tacky glue (Aleene's)
Foam pieces leftovers from various projects (stash)
Photo taken with mini iPad.

Phew!  I hope I didn't forget to mention anything.

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