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Monday, 18 May 2015

Mixed Media Just 4 You

Good morning to you all

As this posts, I will be getting ready for my first day at my new job eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!! 
I am sure I will be fine.

Today's creation is something I have wanted to play at for sometime, and I needed to make a present for my old boss for being so fabulous, we worked so well together over the two years, so I could not think of anything better to make for her.  

I have never done any mixed media canvasses before and have had my canvasses for probably the full two years I worked with her, that they needed a dust before I got started. 
 I found them when I had my clear out.

Okay so here it is, I hope you like it


I had great fun with my spritzers and my texture paste through my stencils.  I found this little heart in the Range and added a sentiment to it before adding lots of flowers, wooden things, metal things an old necklace, charms bling well actually anything I could find, some of them are from SSS.  I used my new glue gun to glue them all in place and once dry I coated everything in gesso, I love how it softened the pinks and greens from the original spraying.  I then used my distress ink re inkers and painted the flowers in several colours before adding some guilding wax in silver to all the alternative embellies to make them stand out.  I covered the whole lot with a layer of decoupage lacquer in matt and I am thrilled with it.

Here are some closeups








and here is the full thing again


Will be creating some more for my bedroom walls I think

As always thank you to all of my lovely visitors for your wonderful comments, and I will be hoping to see you later

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Allsorts - No Squares Allowed
Suzy Bee's - Anything Goes with Pink
Simon Says Wednesday - Colour Swatch
Simon Monday - SSS Brands

Hugs
Kate
xx



23 comments:

  1. This is beautiful,love the fab design and colours.xxx

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  2. This is beautiful Kate, a wonderful gift. Carol x

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  3. Oh so pretty and great attention to detail. I love the colours you have chosen...scrummy. Hope the first day has gone down OK xx

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  4. This is totally gorgeous Kate ! Love it love it love it ! Hugs, blessings and love from Catherine

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  5. Fabulous colours and texture! Love all the flowers and the charms

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  6. Hope your first day has gone really well for you sweetie.

    This is awesome and I know your boss must have loved it too. No one would have guessed you haven't used mix media's before but then we are talking about Kate who is so talented in anything she does!!!
    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxxx

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  7. Good luck in the new job Kate and welcome to the world of mixed media...it is SO addictive! You need to get journalling too, another very addictive crafty outlet.l Well done with your first piece xx

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  8. Simply stunning and good luck with your new job too, Luv Sam x

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  9. Hi Kate what a beautiful piece of artwork and suc a lovely gift!
    I hope your first day in your new job goes well!
    Hugs Lynsey x

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  10. This is just beautiful Kate.
    Mags
    x

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  11. Evening Kate wow this is beautiful I love the flowers and your design and colours are wonderful.
    Debs xx
    {Debs Cards}

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  12. Oh Kate this is so pretty, lots of lovely texture and colours. Your embellishments are gorgeous, your boss will love it, wonderful keepsake, hugs Kate x

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  13. This is so gorgeous Kate, so much detail to see
    Kevin xx

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  14. This is absolutely beautiful!! So soft and delicate; very inspiring (from a fellow canvas hoarder, lol) I'm sure your EX (eek!) boss loved it :-)) Best of luck in your new job, Donna xx

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  15. wow so stunning kate.really love your pretty flowers and beautiful textures and colours ;D

    xx coops xx

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  16. lovely project and use of embellishments thanks for sharing with SBBC Rachel dt

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  17. Gorgeous creation, thanks for joining us at Allsorts, xxx

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  18. Wow - this is stunning Kate! I'm sure she absolutely loved it. What a fabulous piece to hang on the wall. Hope your new job has gotten off to a great start!
    Hugs, Danielle x

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  19. Amazing this is just fabulous she will be delighted to receive this its perfect love and hugs Carole x

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  20. Fabulous card Kate,
    lovely embellishments.
    Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m

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