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Happy Anniversary Mixed Media Monthly Challenge!

06/1/2015

Hey everyone! I’m excited to be posting today and wishing the girls over at Mixed Media Monthly Challenge HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!! It was so fun last summer to be their SECOND Guest Artist and now to help them celebrate their 1st Anniversary- WICKED fun! 🙂

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge

Similar to last year, I was lucky enough to get artsy fartsy with 2 of the Design Team Members. Lynn and Rachel live near by and when I get out of work early on Fridays in the summer we like to try and get together and PLAY! I already shared how we caught up on all of 12 Tags of 2015. I also was able to create my project for this post!

#artsyfartsygirls

I knew I wanted to play with one of Tim Holtz’s burlap panel canvases… and had an idea of a theme etc. but when I started creating it took on a whole different theme and look then I planned. Even though not what I planned I love the bright colors, I love experimenting with the burlap and it was just plain’ol fun to create! Mixed Media Monthly Challenge is inviting you to pick any of the challenge themes from the past year and create what you would like. I have the full list for you at the end of this post. I played with Spray Inks, Stencils/Paste, Stamps, May Flowers and new to me technique (glazing).

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  • I started spreading gesso on the canvas with a palette knife. I even spread bits of gesso on the sides and edges.
  • Then I spread Dina Wakley Media Turquoise paint
  • I used Tim Holtz’s Splotches Stencil and spread some texture paste
  • Once dry I mixed up some Dina Wakley Lime paint and Glazing Medium and spread it over the texture paste
  • Using Dina Wakley’s Primitive Icons Stamp Set I stamped the circle in Magenta paint here and there. I LOVE this stamp, and especially on the burlap you don’t know how its going to come out!
  • I sponged some Dina Wakley Night Paint through Tim Holtz’s Bubbles Stencil with the Mini Ink Blending Tool.
  • I gesso’d over some Prima Marketing Flowers and then spritzed Wild Honey, Peacock Feathers and Twisted Citron Distress Spray Stains.
  • I stamped the butterfly from Dina Wakley’s Scribbly Insects stamp set. I used Blackberry paint to stamp the butterfly. Then using Dina’s paints I watercolored the butterfly, and fussy cut it out.
  • I adhered the flowers and butterfly with gel medium to the burlap canvas.
  • I chose phrase sticker from Tim Holtz Small Talk stickers and adhered it to the canvas with a little gel medium ” i just want to make nice things”
  • Lastly I watered down some of Dina’s Gilt paint (my fave gold paint EVA!) and splattered it around the canvas!

Anniversary Post for Mixed Media Monthly Challenge | shurkus.com

Anniversary Post for Mixed Media Monthly Challenge | shurkus.com

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge Badge

Ok everyone! It is your turn to play along 🙂 They are inviting you to pick ANY of their challenges from the past year (listed below) and create a mixed media project. You have the whole month to enter- so start creating!! Also, be sure to stop on over the Mixed Media Monthly so you can see what the rest of the team and guest artists created!!

1. Spray Inks
2. “Around the House” – use household items
3. Stencils and modeling paste
4. Inspiration Photo
5. Ribbon, Twine and Fibers
6. Stamps
7. Tic-Tac-Toe
8. “New To You” – product, technique
9. Think Pink
10. Birds of a Feather – use birds, nests, cages, eggs, feathers, etc…
11. April Showers – something weather related rain, sun, snow, etc…
12. May Flowers – use Flowers

Tim Holtz DISTRICT MARKET Burlap Panels BARE 4 x 6 Set of 2 TH93063
Tim Holtz DISTRICT MARKET Burlap Panel BARE 6 x 8 TH93062
Dina Wakley Ranger GILT Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints MDP46387
Dina Wakley Ranger GLAZING MEDIUM 2 OZ Media MDM46431
Dina Wakley Ranger GLAZING MEDIUM Media MDM46448
Dina Wakley SCRIBBLY INSECTS Media Cling Rubber Stamp MDR44499
Dina Wakley PRIMITIVE ICONS Media Cling Rubber Stamp MDR44482
Dina Wakley Ranger NIGHT Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints MDP41122
Dina Wakley Ranger BLACKBERRY VIOLET Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints MDP41078
Dina Wakley Ranger LIME Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints MDP41108
Dina Wakley Ranger TURQUOISE Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints MDP41160
Dina Wakley Ranger TANGERINE Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints MDP41153
Dina Wakley Ranger MAGENTA Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints MDP41115
Dina Wakley Ranger LEMON Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints MDP41092
Dina Wakley Ranger PALETTE KNIFE Media MDA41771
Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE GESSO 2 OZ. TUBE Media MDM41672
Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE GESSO Media MDM41689
Dina Wakley Ranger STIFF BRISTLE BRUSHES 4 PACK Media MDA41627
Prima Flowers SHELLFISH Seashore 574932
Tim Holtz Idea-ology 2015 SMALL TALK Stickers TH93193
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil 2015 SPLOTCHES THS037
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil BUBBLE THS002
Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain WILD HONEY Ranger TSS42624
Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain PEACOCK FEATHERS Ranger TSS42372
Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain TWISTED CITRON Ranger TSS44185
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Comments

  1. Ann Chuang says

    July 2, 2015 at 2:46 am

    So beautiful!! Love all the details!!

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  2. Autumn says

    July 1, 2015 at 9:58 am

    This is a great little project with big impact!

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  3. suman says

    June 28, 2015 at 6:23 am

    Love the amazing colors on burlap and the butterfly really pops on it !!

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  4. pearshapedchris says

    June 27, 2015 at 3:29 am

    Wow! An amazing canvas – love those bright colours ! More to go onto my shopping list I fear! Chrisx

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  5. Bonnie Taylor says

    June 24, 2015 at 11:32 am

    Wow…your canvas is just gorgeous. I love all of the vibrant colors:)

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  6. Sue says

    June 23, 2015 at 3:18 pm

    Fabulous looking design on this burlap canvas Jenn; it is bright and beautiful.
    Smiles:)
    Sue

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  7. Kathy Bradley says

    June 16, 2015 at 8:59 pm

    Your canvas is beautiful! Wonderful colors and texture.

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  8. Lucy E. says

    June 16, 2015 at 10:16 am

    This is so vibrant and Pretty! The background is awesome!

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  9. Libby S. says

    June 14, 2015 at 8:23 pm

    Hi Jenn–I love the detail work on those lovely flowers. The texture you created on their petals, along with the gold splatter, made me want to look at them for a longer amount of time; and, in doing so, I took note of the canvases aggressive texture. I refer to it as aggressive after working many years in the tire industry. Tires with more aggressive tread patterns essentially had deeper cut patterns in them…and, therefore, more texture.

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  10. Candy B. says

    June 11, 2015 at 1:48 pm

    Your canvas is stunning!! Love all those mm elements! Thanks for sharing your creative process!

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  11. Becca Cruger says

    June 9, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    Soooooo pretty! Bright, summery and textural. This is a gorgeous work of art.

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  12. Julia Aston says

    June 8, 2015 at 8:45 pm

    Wonderful bright colors on this Jen!

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  13. Lizzie T says

    June 6, 2015 at 12:13 pm

    WOW – this is gorgeous! I Love it!!!! Love the colors and textures – awesome job!

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  14. Karen P says

    June 5, 2015 at 1:09 pm

    A really beautiful creation Jenn – had to come and take a closer look at is as I’m very nosy especially with MM techniques so thank you so much for sharing how you created it too – that is a necessary step for me! I am going to Pin this onto one of my Pinterest boards: hope that is okay! Karen x

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  15. Lilian Yeh says

    June 4, 2015 at 12:38 pm

    I love your canvas! Now I “just wanna make nice things”! =)
    Lilian
    http://theleafstudio.blogspot.com

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  16. EJ says

    June 2, 2015 at 2:36 pm

    Love it. So miss your artsy fartsy play dates

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  17. Lynn Kopaa says

    June 1, 2015 at 6:16 pm

    Love the bright colors against the burlap. Loved that I was able to watch your creative process in person!! So glad you joined us again this month!!

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  18. Joi@RR says

    June 1, 2015 at 3:28 pm

    This is really really great Jenn. I have found burlap a bit hard to work with as far as getting this to look crispy clear! Yours is super. And so happy too. j.

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  19. Boo says

    June 1, 2015 at 10:19 am

    Love your canvas. I haven’t tried working on burlap yet. You have inspired me!

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  20. Steph says

    June 1, 2015 at 9:07 am

    Simply GORGEOUS! I love this!!

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  21. Kim Faucher says

    June 1, 2015 at 7:22 am

    You have motivated me to play along this month!!! Somehow, I had never heard of this amazing challenge blog so happy to have found it through you and Lynn!!!
    Love the bright colors against the burlap!
    The bits of paint are awesome!! Now the challenge for me is to decide which one of the challenges I will do!! Ha!

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