It’s Inspiration Station time! (It’s where my sister or I come up with a theme, which we use as inspiration for our individual creative sessions.) The theme from my sister for this latest round is the picture below –

(source: target.com)
I was inspired by the colors in the picture, and the abundant flora and fauna present there. It’s been a while since I tried out mixed media assemblage – and when I don’t try out things for a while, they start slowly fading away – so I decided to create a mixed media canvas this time, with the canvas being a paper plate.
I brushed white gesso on the plate, and added texture to the base and the edges using stencils and modeling paste. Once dry, I applied regular acrylics on the entire plate. To highlight the texture, I used metallic acrylics and metallic wax.
For the main components, I used junk mail die-cuts. I first used a gel plate and acrylics to paint a layer of background color on the paper, and made the sheet doubly-thick by gluing it with another plain one. I then used a few floral dies, and a butterfly one, to get a bunch of components, which I painted with metallic acrylics.
I assembled the components using soft gloss gel and bits of folded waste paper below to provide height for some layering. I added some acrylic splatters, and used a bit of metallic wax here and there on the components. Since I don’t own stamps that are small and suit the piece, I just handwrote a quote using gel pens.
And that’s my mixed media canvas, ta da!
And now, please check out my sister’s beautiful watercolor card, inspired by the flowers in the theme picture – she’s nailed those poppies!
With this project, I’m joining these challenges –
Absolutely gorgeous! You have not lost your touch.
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Thank you very much, Ginny! I wonder if I should go through 100 days of mixed media assemblages, or even 100 assemblage projects, but that seems much more daunting than 100 art journal spreads. ๐
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Your creation is fabulous Anita! Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Arty Divas this week. Looking forward to seeing you again next challenge.
Hugs, Zowie xx
Arty Divas DT
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Thank you, Zowie! ๐
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A wonderful mixed media project, Anita! Love all you die cuts from junk mail – I enjoy a bit of recycling! Thank you for sharing your project with us at the Crafts Galore Encore โAnything Goesโ June Challenge. Good Luck and hope to see you again soon!
Carole x DT Craftilicious Creations
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Thanks Carole! It’s a great feeling when you recycle useless stuff. ๐
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Your recycled art project is a wonderful idea, Anita!. And I love the 3D effect of the work and all these wonderful colors. It surely fits the title Nature is Glorious! Have a great week-end and thank you for sharing your creativity with us!
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Thanks so much, Mihaela! I’m still getting used to the 3D-ness of mixed media – no amount of watching videos and tutorials compares to actually getting one’s hands dirty! ๐ Hope you have a great weekend.
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This is such a great piece thank you so much for entering the we love 2 create challenge
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Thank you very much Rachel for your visit! ๐
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Beautiful! Thank you for joining us at Mixed Media Place.
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Thank you Martina!
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Well done! Thank you for participating in the challenge at MMP!
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Thank you Nirvana! I appreciate your visit so much.
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Thanks for joining us over at Creative Fingers Challenge blog. What a amazing project! Georgia DT for Creative Fingers.
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Thank you Georgia, for your kind words!
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Hi Anita!
What a beautiful photo and such a happy place to be… I wouldn’t mind living there ๐
Great project! What I love about mixed media is that one can use whatever we want – no restrictions plus upcycling is a win win! Beautiful plate!
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I hadn’t thought about living there, Cris, but what a lovely idea! I imagine every day would be glorious. ๐
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