Friday 3 November 2023

CREATIVE ARTISTE MIXED MEDIA








Welcome back to another Creative Artiste Mixed Media challenge where our challenge are always Anything Goes.  I'm in full-on Christmas mode at the moment - it is my favourite time to craft and my favourite type of crafts.  I love all things Tim Holtz for Christmas so decided to go full on with this canvas and use some of his little squares which I think came out last year.  I covered the canvas with gesso first and then used Ultra Matte Medium from Liquitex to stick all the pieces down.  

I added some little wooden ornaments from my stash, having first inked them with Distress and added a touc of sparkle.  The Believe is a die cut I also had in my stash.  I added some Tim Holtz Ideaology bells and quotes.  The deer is from Tim Holtz die set. 

I loved the way this turned out and will definitely be making a few more. 















11 comments:

Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations said...

What's not to love about everything Tim Holtz and what an amazing canvas you have created putting those heartwarming Christmas elements together. You've created something that can be displayed every year. I love it.
Happy creative November Hugs TRacey x

Anita said...

I love this so much, Fiona! The vintage appearance of the squares goes amazingly well with all of the little ornaments. I was actually reminded of an advent calendar when I first saw your project--the squares would be a perfect background for it!

Let's Art Journal said...

Such an amazing canvas! I love how you combined the Tim Holtz peices with the other mixed media and the beautiful deer with the stamped stars is my favourite - perfect 😊. Happy November ❤️. Hugs, Jo x

Andree said...

A wonderful vintage looking canvas Fiona. The squares are perfect for a collage theme and so full of interesting detail. You've added some gorgeous extra treats to catch the eye too. A lovely Christmas keepsake xx

Darlene said...

OH WOW this is so cool ... love it ... beautiful! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D & Peace on Earth challenges! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

Darlene
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Ina G said...

Oh Fiona this is full of Mixed Media magnificence.So much eye candy especially the wee bit of tartan that caught my eye. So love this.

Diane said...

Your canvas is so creative and awesome, love it!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Peace On Earth and Double D!
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aussie aNNie said...

Brilliant card, great design for our challenge.… Many thanks for entering and hope to see you again soon. Good luck in the final draw.
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Kate said...

What a delightful mix of patterns and colours - a perfect piece of Christmas art to bring joy for years to come! Thanks for sharing with us and inspiring us at The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge!
Hugs, Kate (DT The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge)

Elaine aka Ellapu said...


Beautiful design Thanks for sharing over at Peace on Earth Christmas and hope to see you in future challenges.
Elaine DT

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Hi! I'm Shirley and said...

Lovely creation. Thanks for joining us at AG in a Card Free Zone Challenge over at the Outlawz Challenges. Hugs, Shirley M., DT