Mixed Media Spring!

Well, I'm taking up a challenge of a different kind today.  

Andy Skinner has a Bold & Bright challenge 

going on over on his blog that inspired me to dig into my supplies.

And this is what I created!  It is VERY bright for me but I like how it turned out and what's more, I had fun making it which is the important thing.

I started out by stenciling on the flowers using DecoArt Media White Modeling Paste on one half of the canvas board.

I then embossed the other side with Gears - and I also used Andy's Gear Border Stencil to add gears to the centers of each flower (also with DecoArt Media Modeling Paste).

I painted the entire canvas with Americana School Bus Yellow.

A layer of Apple Green was applied over the gears.

And then I rubbed Blue Lagoon over them for a second coat to highlight the gears.

I went to work on the flowers by using Flamingo, Iris and Pumpkin Patch.

I then stenciled on some french script with a bit of Memento Luxe Danube Blue Ink.

Next I took a white and grey pastel pencil and highlighted the flowers (white) and gears (grey).  It doesn't show up much in the photo but it does in person and makes quite a difference.

A few flicks of diluted white paint on the top, Turquoise Shimmer Mist on the bottom; A spritz of Shimmer Mist for a bit of glitz and finally a bit of carbon black along the edge and on my chipboard letters.

and a couple more views close up....

And there you have it!

Hope you enjoy.

Supplies:

DecoArt Media: White Modeling Paste, Fluid Acrylics - Carbon Black, Titanium White; Shimmer Mist - Turquoise

DecoArt Stencils - Old French Script; Cogs & Gears

DecoArt Americana Satin - School Bus Yellow; Pumpkin Patch; Blue Lagoon; Flamingo, Iris & Apple Green

Andy Skinner - Gear Border

Imagine Crafts - Memento Luxe Ink - Danube Blue; Sponge Dauber

Blick Art - canvas board

Conte' Pastel Pencils

Other - random chipboard letters