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Sunday, 14 February 2021

''True LOVE is like a DIAMOND''

last for ever

clay mixed media notebook

Hello from Greece

Maria here wishing you all stay safe and creative

Happy Valentine's day

...so because of the day ..i was thinking of transforming an old but unused notebook..

I covered it with several pieces of book pages

My first inspiration was to compine

a mold diamond heart from plaster with clay amd mit_castings embellishments..

First i create a clay tile and i press on it when the clay was wet Andy's stamp Memories in India and let it dry naturally

Up to notebook i put with palet knife Andy's structure paste on some parts

edges and center

i put also structure paste on the mitform_casting embellishments and after that when the clay tile dried i paint one layer of gesso or primer..same thing to embellishments .Also paint the diamond heart with primary magenta and the notebook with Andy's chalk paint "London Brick"

with my pallete knife some area aplied gesso of decoart media to make extra texture

washes with the primary magenta on the notebook ..

then i continued with payen'sgrey and quingold paint..

and i took out the colour with babe wipe in a few places...as the result was ok by me..

i paint with the same technique the clay tile but i used different colours..cobalt teal payen's grey ,prussian blue and quingold paints .

i make a rust effect with the acrylics also to the embellishments

Then i decided to use lava paste with a stiff brush on the side of the book..i dried right away with a heat gun and the amazing result showed up..i paint it with a quingold paint and after that ..dry brush with white paint.

I used a plastic card to make some vertical and horizontal lines with silver paint.

On the back side of the notebook i liked to use first some stamps to edges[mandala and circle of thoms]

I adore so much Mandala stencil and i was so happy to put it to the back side above all the techniques

hope you like it

i painted with payne's grey the embellishment ''family '' and after that with a stiff brush made a little touch of white acrylic

I made the edged of the notebok rusty and some parts on sides of the heart.

I stuck all the parts with the quick grab glue ..

put one layer of a glossy varnish on the heart to shine

and connect the metal arrow with a rusty wire..

i enjoy so much this mixedmedia renovation

love the result

hope you feel the same with me

take care of yourselves

dream big

and love without limits

thank you so much

Maria Kantzali

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Thursday, 22 October 2020

There is a Skull in my Plate!

Hello dears, it’s Natassa here with a fun project for Spooktober Week 3 “Day of the Dead”. And what could be more iconic symbol for Día de los Muertos that sugar skulls.

So, I tried to think of a cheerful project, that you could easily do together with your kids and create the cutest creepy décor for a Halloween party.

Sugar Skull Party Plates

Below, I have got a video tutorial for you, where I’m showing exactly how I created my sugar skull plates. What is clever about this project, is that since you use clear plastic plates and do all the decorating on the back side, they are perfectly safe to put food in them!

https://youtu.be/CVTYe4AhpVQ

For this project, I used first of all Andy Skinner’s “Sugar Skull” rubber stamp by Creative Expressions. I stamped many skulls on regular printers paper and colored them with alcohol markers. I fussy cut the skulls and glued them on the center of the back side of the plates with matte medium. Let them dry very well. If you are ipmatient like me, you can use a hair drier, set to cold air, so that the plastic plates do not warp from the heat.

Then, I chose to paint the plates with Andy Skinner’s CS Matt Chalk Paints, because I needed opaque colors with a good grip on a non-porous surface such as plastic.

For the decoration of the plates’ bases, I also used Andy Skinner’s Stencils and a couple of acrylic permanent markers in black, white, and gold.

What you have to keep in mind is the order you put the skull and the colors. First you want to glue the skull cutout , then make the background design either with a stencil or do some doodling, then the background color and lastly a layer of black chalk paint or black gesso to seal everything. That black color makes the other layers pop up.

Lastly, a couple of layers of Andy Skinner’s CS Super Matt Varnish, will protect the paint from chipping off. And if you want to give your plates a more luxurious look, you can dry brush some golden acrylic paint on the black paint, just before the varnish.

I really hope you find this project fun and try it yourselves. Remember the Spooktober Challenge by Creative Expressions is still open. You can visit the group’s FB page, upload your spooky projects and tag them #cespooktober, so we can find them.

Thanks for stopping by. You all keep safe

Hugs from Greece

Natassa

👻🎃💀

Andy Skinner Creative Expressions

Chalk paints

Stencils

Kaleidoscope, In a While Crocodile, Flying Coins, Let it Rain

Super Matt Varnish

Other Supplies

Ranger Archival Ink

Black gesso

Matte Medium

Golden Acrylic paint

Acrylic markers

Alcohol markers

1/2" and 1" Flat brushes

Soft sponge

Clear plastic party plates

Regular 80gsm printers paper

Monday, 1 June 2020

BIRD OF HOPE ... THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE

Hello all of you mixed media art lovers!

Exciting News! Andy recently had a brand new release with Creative Expressions. In this release are fabulous brand new stamp and stencils that I could not wait to share with you!

I was very pleased with the way this 8" x 10" canvas board finished out. This could just as easily been an art journal page. I love the lush vivid colors of Andy's Cosmic Shimmer Artist Pigment Paints through Creative Expressions. They really work well to cover any surface and blend beautifully.

I began by using a large palette knife and covering the canvas board with White Gesso. I heat set that and then dropped several random dots of Andy's Cosmic Shimmer Primary Yellow and Primary Blue Artist Pigment Paints on the canvas. I spread the paints with a roller and then heat set the paint. I has some random spots of paint on the canvas so that is what you might see bleeding through the yellow and blue.

I combined Andy's Cosmic Shimmer Primary Magenta with an acrylic Titanium White paint to make a pretty shade of bright pink. Then, using a straight edge (if doesn't matter what type of straight edge you use), I basically stamped the straight edge into the paint and then randomly pressed it onto the canvas. I then spritzed the stamped paint with water and stood the canvas board upright so that the paint would run down the canvas. You can control the amount of drippage by tilting the canvas up or laying it flat and heat setting the watery paint. I also repeated this process using the Titanium White acrylic paint and a library card edge that I just ripped to create a smaller straight edge.

Upon completion of randomly straight edge stamping the canvas, I began adding little strips of fabric using Matte Medium to glue them in place. Matte Medium dries clear and also seals the fabric in place. I love the mix of textures and pattern that the fabric provides!

Next I added half of a square doily to the canvas. I really love the contrast that the white doily provides as well as yet another layer of texture and pattern. This was also applied to the canvas board using Matte Medium and a brush. Heat set to dry.

Layers! Layers! Layers!

Next I added two of Andy's new stamps from Creative Expressions! I LOVE THEM! The first was stamped with a bright magenta permanent ink. This stamp is called "Circle of Thorns". Then I stamped over it using Stream Adriondak Earthtones Permanent Ink and Andy's Mandala Stamp. I liked the way it looked but I wanted the Mandala stamp to have more of a WOW factor on the colored area of the canvas.

So, I restamped the Mandala Stamp over the first stamping using Embossing Ink and then sprinkled Andy's beautiful Funky Cold Patina Embossing Powder from Creative Expressions over the top of the stamp. I heat set it and WOW! I got that pop I was looking for!

I repeated this over all three of the Mandala stamps and added a circle rhinestone to the center of each using Andy's Quick Grab Glue from Creative Expressions.

Next I added even more layers of paint by stamping Andy's new Pebble Beach into some Titanium White acrylic paint that was spread onto my craft sheet (like an ink pad). This stamp was randomly added over portions of the canvas. I love the white over the color that still is able to peek through! Heat set and be sure to immediately wash off your stamp to remove the paint!

Next layer includes a new and beautiful 6" x 6" dotted bird stencil from Andy and Creative Expressions called "Fly Free"! I taped the stencil in place on the canvas and first stippled a layer of White Gesso to give me a white background to work with for the bird. I let that air dry. Then I added a layer of Cosmic Shimmer's Primary Yellow over the White Gesso. I removed the stencil and immediately washed it off to remove the dried gesso and paint. Then I let the bird completely air dry. Next I added Glossy Crackle (like Glossy Accents) over each of the dots on the bird to give it some "lift" and more definition. I noticed that some of the pink paint underneath bled through the yellow dots but I actually LOVE IT!

Here is a picture of just the bird stencil right after I added the Glossy Crackle to each dot.

Just for fun, I used Andy's Cosmic Shimmers paint bottle lid to add some circles to the canvas. This is fun an easy to do. Just pour a tiny bit of paint out of the bottle and spread it around with your finger. Dip the lid into the paint and then stamp it randomly onto the canvas area. I also did this with black paint. And I added more little straight edges in black randomly onto the canvas as I was preparing to add a black stamp...

I love the simplicity of this stamp. It's also one of Andy's new stamps from Creative Expressions and called "First Class". I added the words "There's Always" above the stamp using a black permanent marker.

Finally, I did some black marker work around the bird to better define him. I used a Graphite Pencil and a small water brush to add shadowing around the bird and blend it out onto the canvas. To frame the canvas, I dipped my finger into Black Acrylic Paint and ran my finger along the edges of the canvas to provide a border and pull everything together.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and you've learned something new. In these times, this canvas is a reminder that there is ALWAYS HOPE! Stay safe everyone!

Thanks so much for joining me here on Andy's Creative Team Blog! Now I'd like to provide you with a list of the supplies I used so you can have a play with this type of mixed media.