Mixed Media Layout by Dr. M.V. Pratyusha

Monday, July 25, 2016

Mixed Media Layout by Dr. M.V. Pratyusha

Hello Crafty friends, today we have another guest designer at the Itsy Bitsy blog. She is the extremely talented and versatile Dr. M.V. Pratyusha! She is a well-known name in the crafting industry and we are delighted and happy to have her with us today. Quilling is her forte, however, today she has tried her hands on mixed media. Check out the blog to see this amazing creation & please show your love by leaving your valuable comments for our guest designer.

Over to Pratyusha..

This is a mixed media layout.

Step by step guide by Pratyusha:

First I coated the 12x12 inch chipboard with 2 coats of gesso.

Used Tim Holtz damask stencil and the crafters workshop Art is stencil to

add in some texture using texture paste. I randomly stamped tim holtz script

stamp using black stazon ink.

Then cut different laces- A white broad one, rhinestone chain and a pink

lower lace to create a cluster in one side of the layout. To make the focal

point I made a cluster using doilies and used a pattern paper which reads

‘our great adventure’ from Poolside ephemera collection. The frame

Chipboard elements and the flowers are also added in.

The whole of the layout is then coated with watered down gesso. To bring the layout to getter I used Viva décor inka gold paints to add in highlights of gold color, violet, purple and pink.

The butterfly used here is a metal embellishment which is coated with gesso and a layer of viva décor inka gold- gold paint is added and buffed.