LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST Woodboard Canvas (Daily ART DT + Words & Paintery March Challenge)

Today, I have another mixed media project to share with you

using the fabulous products at Daily ART.

I created this woodboard wall hanging canvas. I was so excited when I found

this cool woodboard at my local dollar store and thought that it would

be the perfect base for playing with my Daily ART stash!

This project was inspired by this wonderful colour challenge from Words & Paintery.

Let's take a closer look at the details:

I started off with covering the entire board with a coat of White Gesso,

and then I added some stenciling using Aquamarine Velvet Paste.

I sprayed some Lemon Yellow and Canaree Vintage Ink Spray

and blended it all in with some Snow White Glossy Ink Spray.

Most of the chipboard (except for the title) is from Dusty Attic. I absolutely love the Paisley #3 piece which, along with the feathers and fantasy flowers, I thought would be perfect for the whole bohemian theme on the Daily ART blog this month. 

I used a combination of Aquamarine Velvet Paste and Calypso Blue and Mint Acrylic Paste on these pieces.

The feathers were treated with White and Apricot Acrylic Paints and a touch of Peach Vintage Ink Spray. I added a little shine to them using the Silver 3-D Glitter Pen.

I used Gel Medium Matte to stick all the chipboard and embellishments to the base.

It turned out to be a very soft and lovely piece. What do you think?

Here is the list of the all Daily ART products used on this project:

Mediums

White Gesso - DA12216000

Gel Medium Matt - DA16702590

Glass Beads 1 mm - DA17800000

Glass Beads 2 mm - DA17801000

Hardboard

Tag #18 - Shape 8 - DA16M0618

Glossy Ink Spray

Snow White - DA17101101

Vintage Ink Spray

Peach - DA15110400 / Canaree - DA15110900 / Lemon Yellow - DA15110250

Velvet Paste

Aquamarine - DA12726347

3-D Glitter Pen

Silver - DA16102610 / Sky Blue - DA16102354

Acrylic Paint

White - DA12132110 / Calypso Blue - DA12144331/ Apricot - DA12132171

MAGICAL SNOW DAY - Single Page Layout (Daily ART DT + Words & Paintery & Mixed Media & Art December Challenges)

I have to admit, being Canadian and having experienced my fair share of many long and cold Winters, Winter is not my favorite season by far! But I do love making Winter layouts!

I created this layout as my first January DT reveal for Daily ART.

I was inspired to play along with this incredible mood board and sketch challenge

from Mixed Media & Art. I absolutely love all the Winter-themed images in this board

and I took inspiration from the sketch as well as the title used on it.

My colour palette was also inspired by the December Words & Paintery challenge.

These are some of the Daily ART products used.

The complete list is available at the end of this post.

One of my very favorite Daily ART products is the stencil paste.

There are so many gorgeous colours to choose from.  For this layout, I used

the Pearl Blue shade to add some diamond pattern with a stencil.

I then misted a bit of Aubergine Glossy Ink Spray and Eucalyptus Vintage Ink Spray and then added water to give my background a watercolour effect. I dabbed some Mother of Pearl Stencil Paste and Biscay Bay Vintage Paint to add even more colors and a little shimmer.

I tucked a Hardboard Book Separator behind my picture as a tag

which I covered with a coat of White Gesso Paste followed by Mother of Pearl Paste.

I treated all the snowflakes as well as the title with the same mediums.

On the title and in the center of the large snowflake I dabbed a little Biscay Bay Vintage Paint.

I used a sponge to dab the Mother of Pearl Stencil Paste on my background,

making sure to leave a thick crackle texture with the sponge. 

I sprinkled some 1mm Glass Beads - I love the frosty effect they add!

This picture was taken a few years back at a local wildlife reserve

where chickadees freely come eat out of your hands.  

It is a truly magical place to go every Winter!

Whether you love Winter or not, I hope that you have found some joy

into looking at my Winter layout as much as I enjoyed creating it!

Here is the complete list of Daily ART products used:

Glass Beads 1 mm - DA17800000

Gesso Paste White - DA17200110

Stencil Paste - Mother of Pearl - DA17703520

Stencil Paste - Pearl Blue - DA17703344

Vintage Paint - Biscay Bay - DA15034333

Vintage Ink Spray - Eucalyptus - DA15110945

Glossy Ink Spray - Aubergine - DA17101375

Hardboard - Book Separator #5 - DA16M0105

Hardboard - Small Shapes - Snowflakes - DA16M0504

Stencil - Diamond Medium - DA17ST0149

Until next time!

YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE - 8 x 10 Canvas (Mixed Media & Art + Words & Paintery Challenges)

I got my hands a bit messy over the weekend creating this mixed media

canvas, playing along with 2 fabulous challenges.

I was inspired by the October challenge at Mixed Media & Art.

I was enthralled by it at very first sight... love the dramatic colors and the fantasy 

mystical feel.  I particularly liked the lantern image, and so I created my canvas 

with a light bulb theme with lots of sparkling gold accents.

Another great challenge that inspired my canvas and which seemed to go perfectly

with the challenge above is the October challenge from Words & Paintery...

shades of blue and gold with a quote that is reminiscent of mixed media. 

I began by priming my canvas with clear gesso, then I used several shades

of mist (navy blue, purple, blue, white) with lots of water to create a marble effect.

I did some stamping, stenciling and dabbed a bit of gold around the edge.

All the gorgeous chipboard used are from Dusty Attic: 

You Light Up My Life - DA1847

Hanging Bulbs - DA1543

Industrial Globes - DA1831

Perforated Mesh - DA1681

Mini Stars - DA1040

Flutterbies #1 - DA0389

Mini Dragonflies - DA0518

I treated the chipboard with mostly metallic markers as well as embossing powder.

The Perforated Mesh chippie is one of my newly favorite DA piece...

so versatile and perfect for mixed media creations!

The mixed media creative process for me is always a bit of a surprise for me

as I never know exactly how it will end up, but I am very pleased with this one!

Thank you for visiting!