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
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
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
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
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
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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