December 2024 Ambassadors' Spotlight

Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on Finnabair blog with a Steampunk wreath for Christmas. 

I primed the Ornate Frame, the Steampunk Sparrow, and the Steampunk Wreath with White Heavy Gesso. For the gears, I used Black Heavy Gesso. 

I coated the Sparrow with Gilding glue and left it to completely dry before covering it with Gold Metallic Flakes. Then, I added some green highlights with Malachite Green from the Limited Edition Precious Set and Avocado liquid acrylic paints.

I used the Rust Effect Pastes to alter all the gears: chipboard as well as resin without forgetting the ones from the sparrow. When they were dry, I added some Vintage Gold wax to highlight the details and the texture.

I painted the Ornate Frame with Powder Pink from the Limited Edition Sentimental Set. Then I added some shadows with Burnt Sienna and Ink Black, and I finished with Vintage Gold wax to add some light. 

I painted the flowers of chipboard wreath with Powder Pink and the leaves with Malachite Green. 

I've die-cut some greenery on watercolor paper. I painted them with Malachite, Avocado, and Rose Powder acrylic paint. I added a few flowers as well.

Products I have used - all the images linked to Mixed Media Place or online store:

Ambassadors' Spotlight - Captured Essence by Nuneka

I was so excited to try some of the new products from the latest Finnabair release that I couldn’t stop myself and got to use them in whatever was on my table at the moment.

I used basic mediums to build the MDF box and prime it, as well as some iconic gears from Finn, moulds to arrange the base of my composition. But what I really wanted to use were some of the new stencils from the Perfectly Grungy set, as well as some of the new Liquid Acrylic colours that I combined with some oldie – Atoll Blue and Fresh Mint combined gave me the perfect patina look I was looking for. Some light touches of Matte and Metallic waxes were just what I needed to get the perfect final look.

Products I have used - all the images linked to Mixed Media Place or online store:

October 2024 Ambassadors' Spotlight

Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on Finnabair's blog with a mixed-media canvas inspired by the monthly theme: Let's Get Spooky!

As the base for the background, I decided to use the Solar tissue paper. I used the Soft Gloss Gel to glue on the canvas. Then, I added a very thin layer of Heavy White Gesso as I wanted to see the pattern afterwards. I added a design with the Rocket Science stencil and 3D Gloss Gel.

When everything was completely dry, I painted the background with Liquid Acrylic paints in Nude, Burnt Sienna, and Ink Black to match the colors of the photo.

I primed the bat wings with Heavy Black Gesso and the other resin elements with Heavy White Gesso.   

I painted the skull and the bones with the same Liquid Acrylic I used for the background. To alter the chains, I used the Rust Effect Paste set and some Old Silver wax.

I added some Vintage Silk wax to highlight the details of the bat's wings and the horns of the mountain sheep.

Products I have used - all the images linked to Mixed Media Place or online store: