So I got my Distress Oxides last week. Having seen countless videos on them I could not wait to get started. To start off I tried making different backgrounds with the Oxides. Loved how I could layer all the colors on top of each other without creating a muddy mess!
Here are my favorites from all my attempts. Still have loads to experiment with these.
For the the Orange and Violet background I used stencils and texture paste as well and got some very interesting results. Will be using this background for a card in another post.
The other three involved the same technique of applying oxides on a craft sheet and then spritzing them with water followed by dabbing the cardstock on the colors and developing the layers. It also involved adding more water and heating with a heat gun to create lovely patterns and layers.
For today's post I will be showing two of the backgrounds that I used. Inspired by the Simon Says Monday Challenge - Handmade Flowers - I chose to add handmade flowers to these backgrounds to create some interesting mixed media projects - the first for me!
Project 1
For this project I cut out flower shapes using my Silhouette Curio in different sizes. Created that wooden/metallic look for the flowers using Distress Inks and water and layered them together.
I also tried a decoupage technique with some paper doily on the background and also added a burlap flower strip to the center of the doily piece.I then mounted the flowers on top of this. Added corners to the background too created using the same technique as the flowers.
To finish it off I added some words on chipboard pieces and stuck them on the background. I was very pleased with my first attempt at mixed media :D I also think it would make a lovely cover for a Journal!
Project 2
For this project I first added strips of the textured background I mentioned above to create a rough frame. After that I proceeded towards making the flowers just like the brown flowers from the previous project. Used Wilted Violet and a little bit of Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxides for these flowers. Layered the different layers and placed some pearls in the center of these flowers. Created leaves also using Distress Oxides. Then I mounted the flowers in the layout I liked in the bottom left corner. I also stuck a few of the smallest layers of the flowers around the background and also added some more pearls here and there.
Similar to the previous project, I added some words written on chipboard pieces. I colored the pieces to match the flowers finished the project by sticking it on the right side of the panel.
So these are my first attempts with Distress Oxides and also mixed media techniques. Had a lot of fun creating these :)
I am entering these in the following two challenges
Here are my favorites from all my attempts. Still have loads to experiment with these.
For the the Orange and Violet background I used stencils and texture paste as well and got some very interesting results. Will be using this background for a card in another post.
The other three involved the same technique of applying oxides on a craft sheet and then spritzing them with water followed by dabbing the cardstock on the colors and developing the layers. It also involved adding more water and heating with a heat gun to create lovely patterns and layers.
For today's post I will be showing two of the backgrounds that I used. Inspired by the Simon Says Monday Challenge - Handmade Flowers - I chose to add handmade flowers to these backgrounds to create some interesting mixed media projects - the first for me!
Project 1
For this project I cut out flower shapes using my Silhouette Curio in different sizes. Created that wooden/metallic look for the flowers using Distress Inks and water and layered them together.
I also tried a decoupage technique with some paper doily on the background and also added a burlap flower strip to the center of the doily piece.I then mounted the flowers on top of this. Added corners to the background too created using the same technique as the flowers.
To finish it off I added some words on chipboard pieces and stuck them on the background. I was very pleased with my first attempt at mixed media :D I also think it would make a lovely cover for a Journal!
Project 2
For this project I first added strips of the textured background I mentioned above to create a rough frame. After that I proceeded towards making the flowers just like the brown flowers from the previous project. Used Wilted Violet and a little bit of Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxides for these flowers. Layered the different layers and placed some pearls in the center of these flowers. Created leaves also using Distress Oxides. Then I mounted the flowers in the layout I liked in the bottom left corner. I also stuck a few of the smallest layers of the flowers around the background and also added some more pearls here and there.
Similar to the previous project, I added some words written on chipboard pieces. I colored the pieces to match the flowers finished the project by sticking it on the right side of the panel.
So these are my first attempts with Distress Oxides and also mixed media techniques. Had a lot of fun creating these :)
I am entering these in the following two challenges
Wonderful cards and amazing backgrounds. I need to get me some of those Oxide inks too... Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Hugs, Sandra
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandra :)
DeleteThanks Chitra! :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous projects Manisha! They are so pretty & the backgrounds you've created look wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Mandy xx