Today is Full of Possibilities-Mixed Media Canvas

Hello Everybody!

Do you ever have one of those projects that you just start and little by little you add stuff but don't finish it?  I do or did :)  

Here is the finished project-it's a mixed media canvas I did.  I had started it.  Added this or that and put it to the side.  I knew what color I wanted to make it but maybe I was scared?  LOL I don't know until I saw the challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique-Tickle Pink-using pink in a vintage or shabby chic project.  And then-I knew this was destined to be pink, which was floating in my head but I just wasn't ready for a commitment yet.

So this canvas started a while ago when I had received some lace and ribbon from a friend.  I have lots of ribbon, but I thought how can I incorporate this into mixed media?  So with mod podge for fabric (which I believe is a wonderful adhesive for fabric) I created this and covered it with gesso.  I also added crackle paint.  I had no idea what what going to be the theme except maybe shabby chic.  

So then I got into making clay molds.  And I thought this would be a good place for some of them.  So the 3 stars and the flower a the bottom (on top of a metal filigree) are Finnabair and the row of flowers is a mold from Mod Podge.  Then I glued some little wood pieces and buttons. 

Then it was time to paint or spray the canvas.  I thought I had pink distress oxide spray.  Surprise! I don't.  First I tried to make my own.  LOL-this is why I don't make paints or sprays or any of those things-because I am not good at them.  I took a small bottle of water and added spun sugar distress re-inker and it was so light.  Then I added worn lipstick to the bottle which was better-but not really. So then  I took Festive Berries oxide spray, white distress stain, water, and Dylusions white spray and sprayed until I could get the festive berries light enough to make pink. :)

So here are going to be closeups.  I added this string of hearts to the cluster of ribbons.

I used clear Wedny Vecchi embossing paste to give some dimension behind the the ladies but when I pull up the stencil some of the paste came with it.  But it pulled up some of the spray and I thought that was cool.

These clay hearts are painted with Sparks paint by Finnabair.  Can I tell you how much I absolutely love this paint-it's called Unicorn Hair.  Fun name beautiful color! 

Here is a closeup of the buttons.  I used heather hills and sweet rose Finnabair waxes on the feather and sewing bodice.

These bottom flowers are made with clay and a Mod Podge mold.  Then I painted them.  Let me show you with what in the next picture.

This is close to my heart paint which I have had forever.  It's a bit iridescent.  It mixes with reinkers and the spray without getting weird. And that's how I painted those flowers.

Then I knew I needed a little more.  I stamped a couple of times in the background with weathered wood and stamps from Stamper Anonymous.  I added these fun paper flowers from Prima that you paint.  I painted them with Spun Sugar distress paint.  I added little pearls.  The really small flowers are from the paper studio (hobby lobby). And the sentiment is a theories quote chip from tim holtz.  I am really starting to love these.

Here are my ladies with the background behind them.  I colored their dresses with spectrum markers. This is one of my favorite Tim Holtz paperdolls because I think their are smiling and happy.  LOL. 

Here is my canvas all done. It's a 8X10 canvas.  

I am also entering this into:

The Arty Divas Challenge: Anything Goes #23

Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes 

Love to Craft Challenge: June Anything Goes

The Funkie Junkie Boutique Tickle Pink (mentioned at beginning)

Thank you for stopping by today!  :)