Good Morning everyone
Today Im honoured to say that I have been invited to join the very talented design team at Creative Artiste mixed media so for one project a month I will be playing with alot more mixed media which is always fun.
So I thought to kick start I would make something very seasonal. After Christmas when most of the garden is slumbering in sleep and lots of earth and brown on show these dainty little snowdrops pop up to brighten our day with their lovely white and green flowers. For those of you who are new to my blog you will find that usefully my projects are full of colour so this is very muted for me but I wanted to go with a more realistic look and let the snowdrops be the star.
Approx size: 5x7" (13x18cm) I started with a piece of stiff card cut from a cat food box. See the last photo for how i did the background.
Onto the base layer i added a layer of handmade paper which i tore into a rough oval shape - this i felt gave the effect of a soft frost. I then tore a piece of brown packing paper - this i used so that the white of my snowdrops would stand out - all the torn edges giving a rustic natural feel. I then added a piece of hessian ribbon.
I die cut lots of snowdrops from white card and used green alcohol markers to colour the stems and add a hint of green to the flower head. I added a little bit of 'crystal' stickles glitter glue to the little piece on the flower heads to add just a little frosty shimmer
Computer printed word 'beautiful', matted onto kraft card, glossy accents added to finish.
To hang i added white eyelets to the top and threaded with green cotton cord with 2 green glass beads.
I added the snowdrops with pinflair glue gel to give dimension. To make them more realistic I cut the heads off some and glued back on the opposite way so that they aren't all facing the same way. These snowdrop dies - the little bits in the middle fall out so that they have little gaps in them which i didn't want for this project so after die cutting them i added a little tape to the back to hold those pieces in place.
The background/ base layer
I tore off some of the top layer to reveal the corrugations, added texture paste through a stencil. Once paste was dry i added brusho powders in Olive and light brown which have tones of green, brown and purple in them so give a lovely dirt like colour. I sprinkled on a little copper pixie powder, the mica giving a light shimmer. I used this criss cross effect stencil as i felt it had the effect of lots of dead stems and twigs in the garden like you get over winter.
I then dry brushed on a thin layer of white chalk paint to soften it and give a frost like effect and edged the panel in white.
Items Used:
Snowdrop die by Alexandra Renke
Brusho Powders 'olive & light brown'
Cosmic shimmer pixie powder 'copper'
Green alcohol markers
Texture paste
Plaid 'folkart' matte paint 'antique white'
Stencil
Handmade paper, packaging paper & Hessian ribbon
Ranger stickles glitter glue 'crystal'
Ranger glossy accents
White eyelets, 2 green beads & cotton cord.
Do hop over to creative artiste mixed media to see what the rest of the DT have created and to join in. You don't need to make a big mixed media project, it can just be a card or atc as long as you mix your medias.
Thank you for stopping by and i hope you all have a good weekend. Emmax
Id love to enter the following:
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https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2025/02/february-anything-goes.html - the snowdrops are dies
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What a magnificent creation Emma, a fabulous first Creative Artiste Design Team project.. welcome to the team xx
ReplyDeleteThose snow drops are so impressive, loving the dimension you achieved with this mixed media make.. A fabulous display as Winter moves closer to Spring.
Happy Crafty Hugs Tracey xx
This is fantastic so much detail and a lot of love.
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Ginny x
Well done on the new team Emma, never heard of it before but will certainly check it out. You've made a wonderful mixed media piece to start your first challenge, so much interest and lovely textures and of course the beautiful Snowdrops.
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This is a spectacular piece of artwork! All of the layering and texture is amazing. Although the muted colors are not your usual, you did a fabulous job with this. I love the die cut snowdrops and how you showcased them on this project. Thanks for sharing at A Cut Above's February, "Anything Goes With A Die Cut" Challenge.
ReplyDeleteVicki - ACA Owner
So very beautiful and creative!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining our challenge at The Four Seasons and Triple B!
Diane FS , TB Co-Owner
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An absolutely stunning project Emma,beautiful colours on the snowdrops and a wonderful textured background
ReplyDeletea beautiful card Emma
ReplyDeleteKate x
This is an absolutely gorgeous creation, I love snowdrops and these look so realistic! The color combo is fantastic too and lots of great details all bringing these gorgeous flowers to life. Can't wait until mine are peeking out in the garden, it's usually not till very late winter/early spring over here in Illinois (USA) but I remember living in Europe they would be seen as early as late January some years. Thank you so much for joining our challenge at Four Seasons!
ReplyDeleteWow Emma those snowdrops look so realistic and beautiful. Love using currugated cardboard - great result here. Nice MM touches with how you backed those snowdrops. It really is 'Beautful'
ReplyDeleteWow Emma this is absolutely amazing. So much interest and detail in the mixed media background, and the gorgeous snowdrops really pop! Congratulations on the new DT spot, this is a perfect first creation for a mixed media challenge xx
ReplyDeleteOh,I absolutely LOVE this!!! It's a classic example of a beautiful collage. All your elements work beautifully together, so glad you shared it with us. Lots of wonderful work here, and great take on the challenge. Thanks so much for playing along with us over at A Cut Above, I hope we see you back again soon.
ReplyDeleteJudy~ ACA DT Designer
Absolutely amazing Emma, so much gorgeous detail and those snowdrops are so realistic. Love this. x
ReplyDeleteWow this is so wonderful Emma, you excel at your mix media art pieces. I'm enjoying my snowdrops in the garden just like how you've depicted yours, beautiful x
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful. Your snowdrops look so realistic. Thanks for explaining the process and congrats on your new DT spot xx
ReplyDeleteGreat to have you with us on Creative Artiste Emma as part of the team. I adore this piece and if it's ok with you will have a go at making something similar. Great to see all your processes too.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the team, I'm so looking forward to seeing your makes and your snowdrops looks stunning 😊. I love your textured background and those snowdrops look so beautiful front and centre - perfect! Wishing you all the best for 2025 and a very Happy February ❤️. Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful project, Emma! The background definitely makes the pretty snowdrops steal the show, while still being so textured and layered. I just love it!! You've put so much thought and effort into everything, and this is such a lovely debut for your DT stint--welcome to the team!! :-) I look forward to creating with you every month. Anita xx
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness!! What a fabulous project. So much fantastic texture here and the flowers look so life like. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing piece of art with us at A Cut Above.
ReplyDeleteMarie
oh wow! that is beautiful, love snowdrops.
ReplyDeleteLove it!! Beautiful designed snowdrop creation. The texture and colour are spectacular. it looks like the flowers are alive. hugs Judy
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the Creative Artiste team Emma! This is a wonderful debut project. The layers of gorgeous textures, the soft natural colours and the pretty snowdrops are all truly fabulous xx
ReplyDeleteWow-this is fantastic! I love those florals, and they look fabulous against all those layers! What a great project! Thanks for joining us at A Cut Above!
ReplyDeleteThe textures behindthe die cut - stunning. Thanks for playing along with A Cut Above challenge blog.
ReplyDeleteWOW! This is stunning. Thank you for sharing it in our challenge at Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone.
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