Kitchen tiles by Svetlana Lipnitskaya

Hello dears! Svetlana Lipnitskaya with you! Today I'll show you a cool panel! I wanted to make an imitation of ceramic tiles, which can be seen in your kitchen. Look how great it turned out! Texture paste and a bit of liquid acrylic made a miracle! I love textured graphite texture paste - it shimmers so beautifully!

I used white soil, thick cardboard and texture paste. When everything was dry, I applied liquid acrylics. I liked how it looks with blue liquid acrylic gold metallic paint. I apply gold metallic paint in a chaotic way, making stains and streaks in random order. As a result, it turned out a wonderful panel, which I will hang in the kitchen - it will be nice get away from a white wall))

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

Mixed Media Surprises

Hello dear Friends!

Kasia made for us the most adorable mixed media project! These cards + envelopes are so versatile, not complicated to make (when you follow Kasia's tips), look spectacuar and are bound to make someone special smile. :)

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Hello,

today I'd like to show you a project that you can successfully use when you want to give someone a small gift, send wishes a gift card or just to make a sweet surprise for someone special on no occasion.  :)

I decorated two envelopes, each in a different color palette. You will see that the scheme is the same, only the choice of colors and embellishments makes us get two different artworks.

At the very beginning, I covered the surface with Clear Gesso to make it water resistant but not to cover the pretty paper pattern.

Only after that I started adhering all the embellishments.

I used fabric flowers, gauze, cardboard and a lot of Mechanicals. I wanted my envelopes to be rich and full of details.

To give this project more interesting textures, here and there I added a little bit of Stone Effect Paste and the Dusty paste from the Rust Effect Paste Camouflage set.

I used alcohol inks that gave strong, intense colors and covered my surfaces with a delicate layer of White Gesso to soften the colors and give the whole a uniform character.

At the end I decided to add some light and shine to the envelopes and for this I used Art Alchemy Opal Magic paints.

Their subtle colors beautifully highlighted clear Art Pebbles transforming them into beautiful pearls.

Here's my step by step video tutorial - feel inspired!

I hope you're feeling inspired and that you'll try creating such small gifts yourselves.

It's a huge joy to make such rich little forms and I'm sure your recipient will totally love and appreciate them! ;)

Kasia

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Altered Hanger

Hi there my Friends!

It's Bipasha's turn on the blog today and you will quickly see she's my altering soul mate! ;)
Just like me she appreciates the beauty and endless possibilities of seemingly ordinary objects around us... You will also find a video tutorial so don't hesitate and create some altered art with us!

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I have a special love for recycling and altering household items.
For today's inspiration, I altered a metal hanger into a rusted timeless decor.

I started with adhering all the Mechanicals metals embellishments from Finnabair along with other bits and pieces (from my stash) on my hanger to create the composition.

The base and support for all the embellishments were little pieces of wood hot glued to the hanger.

Once I was happy with it, I added some Pumice Stone Paste for texture and Melange Art Pebbles and Art Stones (mixed with liquid glue) randomly to blend in the look and create some connectivity in the design.
I love the way how the addition of these mediums in any project creates magical dimensions and textures.

I also printed out some vintage photos from Pinterest, fussy cut them out and added to my composition for an extra added charm...

Next, I coloured everything with Black Gesso. Once dry, I started adding the brown hues of Art Extravagance Camouflage Rust Effect Paste to create an aged and grunged effect.

Occassionally, I added some Metallique acrylic paint in Royal Blue to create some colourful interest.

Finally, I added some highlights and contouring to my project using Metallique Wax in White Gold and dry brush strokes of White Gesso for highlighting.

Please enjoy my step by step video tutorial I made especially for you!

I hope this inspires you to alter your unused household items and delve into the ocean of endless creative possibilities with Finnabair's products!

Happy creating!
xx
Bipasha

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