Believe Floral Mixed Media Canvas

Hi,

I always keep sharing mixed media project but what is Mixed Media you may ask? There are many different style of mixed media art that artists create. So what is my style of mixed media art?

Is it using multiple accents/ embellishments on a project? Is it using all techniques I know 1 single project? Is it using multiple (like 5-6 mediums) on one project? Is it using multiple colors on a single project? No, that is not my style.

My style is more restrained. Yes, my mixed media style is about mixing things up be it techniques, embellishments or medium but in a balance and restrain  so as to accentuate every little embellishment or medium used on the project. That's how most of my projects are. I do use multiple textures in my projects and art journals but I dont go over board either. That is just my style of work. I do enjoy other styles too, but just sharing what I enjoy creating the most.

Believe Floral Mixed Media

To express my style better, I am sharing a 6 by 6" floral mixed media panel with you today. I have used cool colors in shades of blue and purple with splatter of green on this panel, i.e. I have used just 1 color family. For embellishments, I have used just flowers.


Supplies used:

• 6 by 6" MDF
• Little Birdie (Itsy Bitsy) 2 in 1 texture paste (used as gesso)
• Ranger texture paste 
• Penny Black Stencil - Hynotic 
• Lindy's Starbust Spray - TiffanyLou Blue, Hydrangea Blue 
• Cosmic Shimmer Spray - Meadow Lush 
• Ranger Archival Ink - Black
• Catherine Pooler Ink - Grass Skirt, Lemon Ice 
• Ranger Dylusion Paint After Midnight
• Little Birdie Handmade Flowers
• Heartfelt Creation Camelia Carnation Stamp and Die 
• Spellbinders Foliage Die 
• iCraft MDF Sentiment - Believe
• Wink of Stella Clear Pen
• Glue gun, blending tool & foam, paint brush, palette  knife

Believe Floral Mixed Media

Steps to Create:

• Apply gesso on MDF base and set aside to dry.
• Paint sentiment MDF "believe" with Dylusion paint.
• Once the base is dry, apply texture paste through stencil on 2 opposite corners and let it dry.
• Once dry, colour using Lindy's & Cosmic sprays. 
• Stamp & die cut leaves from Camelia Carnation collection or foliage die and color using yellow and green ink.
• Adhere the Little birdie flowers and leaves using glue gun to the panel.
• Finish the panel by gluing the sentiment to the panel. I added a little sparkle to the sentiment using Wink of Stella Pen.

Believe Floral Mixed Media

I would like to enter this project for challenges at:

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: Anything Goes + Optional Twist of Mixed Media

I hope you like my style of mixed media project.

Love,

Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta

Crafty Flirtations 

Litlle Birdie Mixed Media Journal Review + 2 Journal pages

Hi all,

During Creativation 2018 in January, the one and only product that caught my fancy was Little Birdie Art and Mixed Media Journal. If you have been following my work, you already know how crazy I am about Art Journals, however no good hard bound journals were available until now in India. Hence, when I saw the upcoming release during Creativation, I immediately inboxed Rashmi Harish, owner of Itsy Bitsy & Little Birdie to congratulate her for coming up with the journals. To my absolute delight, Rashmi promised to send me one of the journals when the actual production starts and as soon as the journals were released in June, I had the Mixed Media Journal come my way (another surprise that Rashmi actually remembered to send me a journal after 5 months & I am touched by the gesture). Thanks Rashmi.

Now lets come to these journals. There are 3 journals - Art Journal in 220 & 440 gsm & Mixed Media Journal and they come in 2 sizes: 5.5 by 7.5" and 7.6 by 10.2". You can read all about Art Journal here. I am going to review the Mixed Media Journal which Rashmi very sweetly sent me.

Features of the journal:

• Made in India 
• Contains 92 pages that you could work on
• Has 16 Canvas, corrugated, white burlap, natural burlap and handmade paper each
• Has 12 Kraft cardstock
• Its hardbound & 100% cold pressed 
• Its handmade and archival 
• Very very cost effective (Rs. 999/- or about 15$ when purchasing in India. For price in US and other countries, please hop on to the Little Birdie Website)

I got the journal on Saturday and I already have made 2 journal pages. 

Page 1: 

The 1st page in the journal is a canvas. Being a fan of embroidery, I decided to embroider a rose in the journal & stamp my name. I decided to keep it simple as I wanted to focus on the rose. 

Embroidery on canvas page in Mixed Media Journal By Little Birdie

Steps to create: 

• I stamped the image from Stampendous Fran's Cling Stamp & Stencil Set - Build A Bouquet Set on canvas using Catherine Pooler Die Ink. 
• Once the ink was dry, I embroidered the flowers using Anchor floss (3 strings). 
• For the flower I used normal filling stitch and did leaves using chain stitch. 
• While I was embroidering, the edges started fraying a little and hence, I sealed the stitches using blanket stitch. 
• As it was impossible to use an embroidery hop in the journal, the canvas wrapped a little in the process, however, I absolutely the wrapped look. 
• To finish the page, I stamped my name using the Concord & 9th Script Stamp and Dye inks. 

Close up of rose

Page 2:

For the backside of the canvas, as you can imagine, all the knots and embroidery backing was visible & being the crazy me, I wanted to hide it all so that when I flip the page, I see a beautiful layout & not all the crazy knots. Hence, I created a page separately on a vellum  and adhered it to the backside of the canvas. I like how the blanket stitch is peeping from sides of the vellum.. Gives a very rustic look. 

Steps to create:

• I stamped as image from Clearly Besotted Thanks a Bunch set using Ranger Archival black ink on Brustro Watercolor paper. 
• I coloured the image using Peerless watercolors & fussy cut it. 
• I coloured a 5 by 7" vellum sheet using Ranger Alcohol inks: Lettuce, Butterscotch and silver. 
• Then I adhered the vellum at the back of the canvas using Range Glossy Accent. 
• To finish the page, I adhered the coloured image & printed quote using glue. 

I hope you love these simple, yet fun mixed media art journal pages. If you love Art Journalling and if you want t o challenge yourself to create art journal spreads on various textured backgrounds, Little Birdie Mixed Media Journal is a must buy. I shall be back soon with more pages in this amazing Mixed Media journal. 

I would once again like to thank Rashmi for sending this amazing journal. 

Love, 

Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta 

Dotted Floral Cards

Hi All,

Dot painting or painting with small little dots of various size has always attracted me and I have been wanting to try it for a long long time. Finally, when I recently brought the Dylusion Paints the vibrancy of the colors compelled me to finally take up dot painting. Though I have a long long way to go, I had great fun creating these cards using Dylusion Paints. I also got inspired by the colours (orange, blue, pink, green) and image of flowers at the Catchy Challenges to create this card.

Dot Painting On Cards

Dot Painting On Card

Dot Painting On Card

Supplies Used:

• iCraft Floral Natura Card Stock 
• iCraft Floral Die & Leaf Die
• Mudra Thank you stamp set
• Catherine Pooler Ink: Tutti Fruti
• Dylusion paints: Tangerine Dream, Cherry Pie, Funky Fuchsia,  Squeezed Orange, Cut Grass, Dirty Martini , After Midnight
• Distress Ink: Cracked Pistachio, Spun Sugar
• Ball Tools or paint brush, Blending Tool & Foam, glue  
• Dew Drops 0.25 mm 

Steps to Create:

• Cut and score a card stock to create a top folding 4.25" by 5.5" card base.
• Cut flower and leaf shapes using dies. Color  flowers using Squeezed Orange paint or Spun sugar ink and leaves using Dirty Martini Paint or Cracked Pistachio ink.
• Paint dots of various sizes on flowers and leaf using ball tools or paint brush.
• Stamp thank you on card base. 
• Stack 2 white flower die cut and adhere painted flower on top to add dimensions. 
• Stick flowers and leaves on the card. 
• Adhere dew drops to finish the card.

Hope you loved this funky floral card. 

I would like to enter this card at the Catchy Challenges #4. Theme: Let's Get Pinspired 

Love,

Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta

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