Fun with Mixed Media

I took this photo of my reflection in the sunglasses, last time I was in Australia - on Shell beach at Monkey Mia, Western Australia. I have saved the photo for a fun project.

I decided to do a Mixed Media with a selection from my bits and bobs boxes.

I must admit - Yes I am a hoarder of Mixed Media stash. Always on the lookout for old clocks (gears), old computer parts, sewing machine and type writers. I dismantle them and stock all the bits - and sort them into boxes. A few people have asked me - "What do you do with all those bits and bobs?" Here is an example of what I make.

The background paper is from Prima: Boussole - Cartographer and Bo Bunny (Somewhere in time Evening mist). The Bo Bunny paper was something I won through The Paper Crafting. Flowers are mostly from Prima. I have used Gesso, acrylic paint and distress paint to paint the background. I have also used gesso and a Tim Holtz stencil to create some background effect.

The Mixed Media canvas is a DTcontribution for Hobbykunst

I am entering these challenges:

• Incy wincy designs - Things with wings
• Crazy challenge - Bye the sea
• Lisa somerville - Summer
• Cute and daisy - Summer
• Crafty sentiments - Summer
• Sweet stamps blog - Summer
• Whimsy inspires - Summer, lace pearls, die cut and flowers
• Brown sugar challenge - Dots and stripes
• Ink spirational challenges - Blue and white
• Totally gorjuss - Flower Power
• Bunny zoes crafts - Layers
• Nordsalten hobbyklubb - Alt er lov
• 7 kids challenge blog - Anything goes
• Time 4 scrap - Anything goes
• A creative romance - Anything goes
• A creative need - Anything goes