Hi there!
Nathalie with you today to share a new idea on documenting Fall using mixed media ( and quite a bit of it, too!). If you have followed Vicki or me for a while, then you probably have heard her refer to my style as "black/dark". Well, it probably is no secret that I love black, but what she refers to is my love for grunge. So, today, I want to show you a small bit of my style using Color Study to document Fall
Let me start by saying that I love how this page turned out even when it took almost 3 hours to complete. It is a simple design with lots of layers, it is in waiting for each layer of mixed media to dry on its own, that the time just increased.
The base of my page is built on foundation paper using only the Neutral Art Crayon set to add color of the background. I started by using a plate to create the wreath outline. then adding diluted art crayon to give the background shape and color. I, then, used a BoBunny stamp to create the two layers of stamping on the background ( one is pigment ink, the other art crayon). A little bit of texture and shine followed with some Gold Glaze and one of Vicki's exclusive stencils, and then finished the look with splatters of diluted gesso on the page.
Once the background dried, I re-drew the paper shape a few times with a marker. Then fussy cut a few Color Study patterned papers to create the embellishments of this page. In addition, I used a Tim Holtz-Sizzix die set to create leaves and branches from one of the pre-made mixed media background paper.
I backed the picture with a piece of the 6x8 paper pad, and a piece of ephemera. A bit of foam adhesive helps to make the picture from the page. I used the fussy cut images to create clusters around the photo - making sure that they sit towards the inside of the wreath-, then used the die cut leaves to follow the circular design of the wreath.
I added just a few extra embellishments to complete the page. You can watch how the page came together in the following video:
I hope this inspires you to use Color Study and mixed media to document your Fall memories!
XO
