Sunday, November 1, 2015

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #18 - Texture!!

Welcome back Mixed Media Fans!! This month is SO much fun!!!!  Texture, Texture, Texture!! I love adding this demension to all my art, so this month was just pushing me to add as much as I could!!  Please join in and play with our challenge this month - there is nothing more fun than adding texture!!


Thank you to our sponsor this month, Indigo Blu!! I have had an awesome time playing with SO many of their different products this month!!  Stamps, stencils, paint and FlitterGlu - oh, makes me giddy just thinking about it!!



So here is my Texture Challenge ....




I knew I wanted to make pumpkins ... I love them! They have so much texture and variation - each pumpkin is different!!  I started with light modeling paste and a stencil page.  I made a couple of different shapes.  Then I let the modeling paste dry to make my pumpkins.

After they dried, I put them out onto my canvas so that I could get an idea of placement!

Then I got them ready to paint!

I mixed Indigo Blu Postbox Red acrylic paint and mixed it with a little bit of yellow to make a standout orange! I used my Indigo Blue stencil to make a little bit of paint texture ...


Using Indigo Blu Mixed Media Card Stack, I covered my canvas for my background! 


After my paper was dry, I mixed Frosty Sky Acrylic Paint with acrylic glazing to make it thinner and translucent. I spread the paint onto the paper background with a credit card.


Using tissue paper and green spray - I made the pumpkin grass.  I spread the frosty sky paint over the grass too.  However, after putting the pumpkins on, you really can't even see this grass!!  Glad I kept some extra to add onto the top!


I coated a piece of burlap with matt medium.  The matte medium makes the burlap rigid and then it doesn't fray!  I printed the wording onto tissue paper and used the matt medium to add it to the burlap! 


Finally, came the fun part! Using the glitter glu and mega-flakes!!  It was easy to add the gold/silver and brassy color to the edges and ridges of the pumpkins.  I watched a great indigo blu youtube video to find out how to use the glue and flakes - it was easier than I thought it would be!! 


I arranged them on the my canvas and glued them down! Added my burlap, Some grass, vines and then doodled until I was done!!


Then I had my final project!! Woohoo!! Love it! And I put it right into my fall decorations!!



Come play with us at the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge!! Thanks for stopping by! K

26 comments:

  1. Ohhhh!! i love the pumpkins!!!!!! I was delighted to see the process.
    Great job, very inspiring!!!

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  2. Karen, your pumpkins are amazing, and I'm so happy you took us through your steps in making this brilliant autumn canvas! Perfect texture on those pumpkins!

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  3. So cooll!! I love how you made this. Another stunner Karen.

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  4. I adore how you have used the glitter flakes here.....perfect on those wonderful pumpkins!! Love the tag also - very clever! xx Lynn

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  5. Karen,
    Your pumpkins are absolutely Gorgeous!! I adore the texture on these and then the beautiful addition of the flakes- oh my my!!!
    Jackie ")
    http://www.creatingwithoutcrayons-jackiepneal.com/

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  6. Oh wow, this is most delightful pumpkin patch ever!!! You're lovely canvas really inspires me to want to make a bunch of yummy textural pumpkins of my very own!!! Thanks so much for sharing your creative process too--it it SO very inspiring!!! :)

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  7. Very cool idea to use the modeling paste and peel them off, never thought of doing that! Love your pumpkins!

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  8. what a gorgeous work of art! I LOVE the pumpkins and how you created them. That cheeky little sentiment is so fun!

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  9. Genius way to create some textural pumpkins and they sure are awesome sauce! Wonderful layers and structure. That sentiment is heaven! Wowzers!

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  10. Those pumpkins! Love...love...love! Thank you so much for showing how you made them. I never thought of using modeling paste like that.
    ~~julia~~

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  11. Very cool texture and I love that sentiment!

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  12. Your pumpkins are delicious! I love to see your process, too. What a lovely piece.

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  13. Fantastic textured pumpkins - just love how you created those - and the arty layered background is wonderful.
    Alison x

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  14. Such a fun piece and love the textured pumpkins..they are fab!! Ruth x

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  15. Wowww.. What a lovely & vibrant layout.! I absolutely loved everything about this awesome piece of art :)

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  16. What a beautiful project - love the pumpkins and the sentiment is awesome.

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  17. Bring on that pumpkin spice!! I'm loving it and your textured project is just glorious. I loved seeing how you made everything!! So inspiring.
    hugs,
    Lisa x

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  18. All I can say is WOW! I've been expanding into mixed media lately and am learning so much as I go along. THank you for detailing the steps you took to create your fab card. The pumpkins--genius! Love it!

    Toni

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  19. What I love about taking time to read is you learn such a lot and you read about all the layers involved in the making of the project and that's what I enjoy. When you first see a project and then you read about it can be two different things. Thank you so much for the inspiration and all the detail instructions...learning all the time and loving it! The texture and colours are fabulous and had a chuckle about the grass and then it was hidden underneath...That's us crafters, fussing all the time x Thanks again x

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  20. Wow! Those pumpkins are definitely too good to eat!! Chrisx

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  21. Your pumpkins are delicious! Thank you for the tutorials.

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  22. This is super cute, so vibrant & colorful ❤ love those burlap pieces, adds to the creativity ❤

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  23. Those pumpkins are awesome! Great project!
    Lilian
    The Leaf Studio

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