101 on Mixed Media Mister Techniques

Hello dear Stamper friends:

I discovered recently the line of "Mix Media from DecoArt"...
I got these "Media Misters"..

and here it is a 

101 Tutorial on Mixed Media 
Mister Techniques

This is a LONG TUTORIAL ...

I will be sharing today  
10 different fun techniques using the "Media Misters"
to create amazing backgrounds and incorporate these backgrounds onto finished cards.

And I will add at the end 4 more techniques done by Andy Skinner and shared over at the "Mix Media Decoart blog"

BACKGROUNDS 

USING THE MISTERS

CARDS 

FROM THESE BACKGROUNDS

ONE BY ONE...

TECHNIQUE #1; 
WITH A "DRY" BRUSH 

- Spray a "heavy" rainbow sample of colors onto  heavy cardstock

- Drag color upwards with a DRY brush

Final background result

TECHNIQUE #2; 
WITH A BRUSH AND WATER

-Mist "lightly" sparingly some green and blue colors onto  heavy cardstock

-Immediately, Paint with water. With a WET brush paint in various directions

Final background result

 Card using this background

Detail

TECHNIQUE #3; 
MISTING WITH WATER 

- Spray two colors onto  heavy cardstock and spray water as well to dilute color

Final background result

Card using this background

detail

TECHNIQUE #4; 

Dripping and Misting

 WITH "SHIMMER" MISTERS

- For the "blue and green" background move cardstock around to create "drippings"
- Add "Shimmer Mister" to add some sparkle

Card using this background

  

detail

TECHNIQUE #5; 
WITH PLASTIC WRAP

- Spray some blues onto  heavy cardstock

- Place INMEDIATELY over it some plastic wrap with lots of wrinkles, let dry (overnight if possible)
- when dry lift plastic and reveal background

Final background result

Card using this background

detail

with left over background make some bookmarks or tags

TECHNIQUE #6;
USE DIES AS STENCILS/MASKS

-Die cut a shape: bird cage
-place onto paper as a mask
-Mist lightly with green and blue
- lift  "mask"

TECHNIQUE #7;

USE NOZZLE  to create SPLATTERS

- remove nozzle and drip some ink to create splatters

Final background result

TECHNIQUE # 8:
WITH LEFT OVER INK 
on Craft sheet

-place watercolor paper (for texture) onto craft sheet and soak left over ink  from any of the last techniques
- turn over to reveal background

Final background result:

Another background result using the left over ink.
From Technique #3: plastic wrap with blues

Card using this background

 Detail: using the "bird cage" die that we use as a mask on technique# 4 (dies as stencils)

TECHNIQUE #9
WITH Coarse SEA SALT

- Spray a  sample of colors onto heavy cardstock

- Sprinkle "Coarse" Sea salt and let it dry overnight
- wipe away salt

Final background result

Card using this background

Detail

another Background using same technique

Tag/Bookmark using this background

TECHNIQUE #10; 
WITH BABY WIPES

- Spray 3 colors (blue, green and purple)  onto  heavy cardstock

- with a "wrinkled"  baby wipe, tap the paper several times to lift color and make texture

Final background result

Tag/Bookmark using this background

 Detail

view of the trio of tags

4 OTHER TECHNIQUES
from  Andy Skinner

For some other neat techniques see video below from Andy Skinner;
he will go briefly on how to use these misters over

GESSO

CRACKLED Paint

ROLL OF PAPER TOWEL

USING A BRAYER AND A STENCIL

watch VIDEO from Andy Skinner HERE

INFO on misters: 
these misters come in 12 PERMANENT colors... 
8 "regular" colors and 4 "Shimmer" misters
The colors are very vibrant and deep in comparison to other brand names of misters out there.


A last view of the group cards

I hope this extensive tutorial 
will inspire you to try at least one of these techniques

Remember keep on crafting 
and discovering new outlets to express yourselves, 


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Thanks for the visit...
Many hugs, 




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