Creative Heart Monday - Big Mixed Media Flowers

Happy Monday to all of you Creative Hearts!!

Today, it's bright, colorful flowers using Gel Press prints, Faber-Castell Gelatos, Big Brush Markers and a few other things.

I hope that you like it......and......here we go!

List of Supplies

8" by 10" wooden panel
Black Liquitex Gesso

Golden Molding Paste
White Liquitex Gesso
Black Micron Pigma Brush Pen
Faber-Castell Gelatos - Purple, Pink, Orange, White
Faber-Castell Big Brush markers
Black Charcoal Pencil
Gel Press prints
Decou-Page

Check out my new Facebook Group - Mixed Media Passion.  It you would like to share your art, this is the place.  If you would like to look at other people's art......this is also the place. 

I have another video that I will be putting up tomorrow.  It's a piece that I created for Gel Press.  You can check out the "step-by-step" post on the Gel Press Blog right now.

And, last but not least, one of my followers won the Gel Press Blog Hop Giveaway.  Congratulations, Susan, for winning the round Gel Press Plate.  You will have hours of fun!!!!!!!

Have a great Monday and a wonderful week.

Peace!!

Cyndi

Just Fooling Around

It was a hot, hot day in Florida.  A great day to stay inside.  I couldn't settle on one thing to work on, so I messed around with a few things.

First, I wanted to try out my Faber Castelle Gelatos again.  I watched a video on using them to make really pretty (and easy) backgrounds.  Basically, you just cover whatever you are using as a substrate (canvas, paper, cereal box, etc.) with gesso.  When the gesso is dry, color all over with different colors of Gelato.  Spritz with water, then brush the colors around.  I also tilted the paper in different directions to let the colors drip down the page.  Let it dry. Voila!

This is an ATC that I used to mop up the Gelato drippings.  Then I pounced alcohol ink around the edges

Next, I moved on to alcohol inks.  I had been wanting to paint a ceramic tile with alcohol ink for some time.  So, today was the day.  I used Tim Holtz Ranger Alcohol Ink in three colors - Stream, Citris, and Pool.  I just cleaned off the tile really good, then put a couple drops of the first color onto the felt pouncer thingy.  Then I just patted it around the tile.  When I had enough of the first color, I did the same thing with the second color, and the third.  I painted around the edges with a gold paint pen.  I finished up with a coat of glossy sealer.

                                                  

And then, while watching TV, I had to do some drawing that didn't require much thought, just repetition.

And finally, I subscribe to a blog, A Little Lime, by Helen Williams.  She is so talented.  She does Zentangle-inspired art.  This evening I received her most recent post.  She did a beautiful drawing of ribbons tied to a ring.  So I had to give it a shot.  Now, be kind - this was my first try and I only spent about 20 minutes on it.  I plan to do another one when I have more time.