It's the start of a new month and that means another Mixed Media Monday!

I heave really been enjoying watercoloring in the new Tim Holtz Floral Outlines stamp. But this time, I've used it in a project I made for my niece. 

I found these triangle shapes at the Dollar Store a while back and have been planning a project with them or a while. But these shapes started out much more colorful. Below is a snapshot I took of the mountains before I did anything with them. They had a glossy background with more vibrant colors and plain pine wood. 

To start this off, I painted the glossy background with white gesso to make sure what I would be glueing down inside would stick. I also dry brushed the sides of the triangles with impasto paint--two in lavender and one in mint.

I then traced each shape on watercolor paper, measured out and adjusted for the thickness of the sides and cut the triangles out. I then did the same watercolor technique as the recent lavender mixed media canvas, painting each with impasto, stamping, embossing with Ranger's Super Fine White and watercoloring the cardstock with Distress Oxide Sprays. I used collage medium to adhere it to the watercolor triangles inside the pieces.

I've seen Prima DT member Stacey Young add some white sticks to her projects lately and was feeling inspired by it (mine aren't as cool looking as hers, but I thought this would add a nice natural touch to a project all about the outdoors)! So I painted these with white gesso and then added a little crackle paste to them.

I also pulled out a few resin casts from the Watercolor Floral and Sent With Love collections and painted them with white gesso and then impasto in jade and aubergine. Once the paint was dry, I added a little Old White Wax. 

Once my sticks and resin pieces were dry, I began layering on all of my embellishments. I used paper flowers, ephemera, lace, butterflies and more to create a girly, bohemian look that matched the watercolor inserts. I used Distress Oxide in Salvaged Patina and Shaded Lilac to add a bit of color to the backs of the ephemera pieces and used shaping tools to give them some dimension before glueing them down. I also used a little glossy accents to add a little Reneabouquets glass glitter to the flowers. 

To finish off the backsides, I traced the triangles onto some patterned paper from the Prima Watercolor Floral collection. I cut the triangles out, distressed the edges, then used collage medium and a craft scraper to adhere them smoothly to the backs. I also added a few more flowers to the backsides of some of the ephemera to hide my foam adhesive. 

I really loved how these turned out and I think my sister and my little niece will too! Hope you enjoyed this quick little process tutorial! Until next time, happy crafting!

Adrienne

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