I don’t pretend to be amazing at mixed media but I do always enjoy giving it a go.
My layout for this challenges uses a couple of different types of mixed media. I tend to work with water colour pencils as my main source of media. For this I have firstly used the smooshing technique. This is a very easy and unpredictable method which uses a piece of packaging and some sort of paint/mist. I use water colour pencils for this and scribble on some packaging then add water. I tend to layer up the colour to get a more intense effect. I use kitchen roll to soak up any excess water/paint that’s sitting on the top of the paper. For this page I used pink, aqua and purple. This always seems to be my base layer of mixed media that I then build upon.
Splatters- I added some splatters on top of the smooshing using he same water colour pencils. I splattered using a small paintbrush from the end of the pencil. I also added some gold using a Nuvo aqua shimmer pen.
I let this dry fully before adding some stamping in a similar colour of pink using both a script stamp and a little cluster of stars stamp. I like to do this to give the idea of a little more dimension.
Finally I added some fake splatters using modelling paste and a stencil. This gave dimension and extra texture to the background.
I had no idea where this layout was going when I started the background but I actually really like how it has turned out. I love the look of mixed media on my layouts whether that’s just a little bit or a lot.
Options for this challenge:
1. Use the smooshing technique with at least 3 different colours.
2. Use at least 2 different stamps on your layout
3. Use a stencil, whether this be with modelling paste, ink, water colour pencils or another method it is up to you.
As always you do not have to use all options to enter. You can use one or all of them. To be in with a chance to win a small prize from us please add your layout to the album by midnight on the 12th May (gmt).
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