Summer vibes only

Hello again creative friends.

I am sharing my new project as 

Design Team member for 13arts with 

you all today ~ a Summery, mixed media 

canvas using the beautiful Sweet 

Summertime collection.

I prepared my canvas my painting 

the outer edges, first with gesso and then 

with a combination of liquid acrylic medium 

and Carnelian Color Glow.

I then cut and adhered paper from the 

collection onto the canvas.  Once adhered, 

I gave the paper a good coating of clear 

gesso to protect the paper from 

other mediums.

Once dry, I stenciled onto the paper 

with the two different stencils together 

with modeling paste.

Once the paste was dry, I diluted Blue 

Diamond Color Glow with water 

and splashed this across the stenciling 

and onto the paper where my main 

composition would be.

I painted my chipboard piece with a 

combination of liquid acrylic medium 

and Carnelian Color Glow.

Once dry, I painted it lightly with a 

combination of the acrylic medium 

and Blue Diamond Color Glow so that 

the Carnelian colour would

 still be visible.

I raised my photograph onto my canvas, 

framing it with flowers and 

die-cuts from the collection.

Splashes of blue as well as 

white ink completed my layout.

I hope that this has inspired you.