Mixed Media covers a lot of things so how can anyone get it wrong. This is a fun place so if you are new and looking to have a play by having a go here is a bit of help. A technique involving the use of two or more artistic media, such as ink and pastel or painting and collage, etc, that are combined in a single composition.

Thursday, 28 January 2016

More Mixed Media "Blue" Challenge reminder

Hi everyone and hope you all ok..
Must say a big thank you to everyone who has entered our challenge so far with all your stunning creations. We going to have a hard decision to pick just 3 for our Spotlighted Badges...

Lozzy here today with a bit of a reminder for our "Blue" Challenge.

Our House In The Middle Of That Street.....i no it should be "the" for the song.
Now if you no the song.... are you singing it in your head.



Created a scene using =
A4 card
Dylusion Rubber House Stamps
Dylusion Paints
Papers for houses from A Bit More Time To Craft
Stencils
Flower, Music, Zig Zag, Number Stamps from stash



Take care
Hugs
xx Lozzy xx

Wednesday, 27 January 2016

More Mixed Media Challenge - "Blue"

Hi everyone and hope you all well..

Well its finally here the start of this new challenge blog and our very 1st challenge for you is any shades of "Blue"
We would like to see some where on your project a shade of Blue for this challenge so it could be the main focal colour or just a hint of the colour some where on your creation.


1st i would like to thank the Design Team for their stunning crafty creations that they have made for our very 1st challenge and hope they have given you some inspiration to join in with us as we can not wait to see what you come up with for this challenge.

We would love to see your mixed media work, project life spreads, digital layouts, scrap-booking, pocket letters, up-cycled projects etc. Even though we are a mixed media challenge we dont want to leave anyone out so you can enter with your traditional paper/card layouts so long as we can see the colour for each challenge. Feel free to enter as many times as you like with a new creation. Enter any other challenges. Please link your post for that creation (not your whole blog) and most of all have fun.


Gill
Here is what i made from a cat food box 


Lozzy
Journal Page using Dylusion paints, ink pen, stencils and hand drawn flowers

Framed up

Sylvia
Pocket Letter, using distress inks and stencil masks, different die cuts.


Shilpa
I created Art Journal page with Lozzy's "Blue Fun digi paper" For more details
 pls visit my blog Neon Diary


Margaret

Journal page
Used paper from Lozzy's Fun and Marble paper set


Crafting Vicky.....link to Vicky's youtube about her Altered book


Altered book made into a journal using blue papers and the book is dark navy blue as well.


Maryvonne
Tag with Distress Ink, powder embossing and a Memory Box Heart Die

Suzi
Mixed Media Canvas, Image from Sassy Studio Designs coloured with Faber Castell PITT Pens, with Calender, Washi Tape and Bling.

Hazel

Canvas using Spectrum Noir Aqua tints inks, various stencils and stamps and a piece of The English Paper Company paper, as well as some silver gilding wax and white opal liquid pearls

Michelle
An ATC made for a set of 3 (only this one is blue) I used Tim Holtz papers for the background and a cute LOTV image I coloured with Promarkers, which I carefully fussy cut and stuck on, and embellished with a cute metal fan and some bling. Please see my latest blog post for further information and to see the other two ATCs of the set.

Hope you join in with as we love to see your crafty creations plus have digi papers up for grabs from HERE for 3 randomly chosen winner's plus 3 will receive our Spotlighted Badge.


Take care
Hugs Lozzy & the Design Team xx

Saturday, 16 January 2016

Reminder Post

Hi everyone and hope you all ok..

Have for you today a reminder post for our "Blue" challenge that is running for January.
I really enjoyed making this on a cold winters day here in the UK and i must say it brightened my day up..




Added a digi paper from the Light Buttermilk set from A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge
Odd flowers from stash, covered with gessco then added Gelatos to add colour
Cheese cloth
Sheena Douglas butterfly stamp stamped onto tissue paper, coloured with Gelatos 
Metal embellishment from stash and painted with gessco, stamped With Love
The Crafter's Workshop Stencil
Paperartsy little flower stamp, distress inks Antique Linen and Broken China 






Take care
Hugs
xx Lozzy xx

scroll down a bit for our challenge

Friday, 1 January 2016

Happy New Year

Wishing you all a Happy New Year and all the best in 2016 !!!


Lozzy and the Design Team xx

Wednesday, 30 December 2015

Challenge Starting Soon

Hi everyone and hope you all ok and had a lovely Christmas and Wishing You all a Happy New Year.

Popped in to show you a bit of A4 Mixed Media. Yes the image is big to but what i do is colour a image my normal size (size i use to fit on a 6x6 card) then scan and save the coloured image so then i can print out that image any size i wish so this time she is big.

Hope you pop back on the 5th as its the start of our "Blue" Challenge for you and we have some amazing makes from the Design Team to show.


Dylusion paints
lots of different stencils
ribbon
Spectrum Noir pens to colour Oddball Stamps image

Take care
Hugs
xx Lozzy xx

Wednesday, 23 December 2015

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Hi everyone

We would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !!



See you on the 5th January for the start of our new challenge

Take care
Hugs
Lozzy and the Design Team xx

Tuesday, 22 December 2015

Would like you to meet Sylvia

Hi everyone and hope you all ok..
Would like to introduce Sylvia who is one of our Design Team members





Sylvia's Blog

My name is Sylvia, 39 years old. I live in the Netherlands in a small village called Opperdoes. I am married to Gertjan and we have 2 daughters. Crafting was always a way of life for me. I love to colour with different medium, but my favourite is aquarelle. Also I am discovering the mixed media art. I love to mess with paints and stencils. Love to get my hands dirty. I am happy to be part of this team. I hope you will enjoy.