Passions Intermingled

Hello Folks

Donna-Marie here to share my new journal page :-)

After years of designing with just paper my new found love of mixed media has now allowed me to combine my fiber art as well as my media art...swoon!!!

This is my new passion... combining both into my work...we will see how some of it turns out :-)

 

Here is the journey of how these pages came about...

I started with the image transfer technique using Gel Medium taught by the Fab Julie on our design team...video can be seen here.

I printed these images from a CD filled with Vintage Victorian Clip Art and transferred them on.  I focused on leaving exposed areas and areas torn away for a natural look.



I then added Spun Sugar Distress Stain to the area around the edges.  You can see that the Matte Medium from transferring the images resisted the water based Distress Stain...me like it :-)

I wanted some more vintage brown tones with some elegance so I used my Gold Gelato stick and rubbed it into the edges of the transfer.

I then added some vintage lace that had some beading on it...I found this lace amongst other vintage loveliness in my grandmother's belongings when she passed.

 I adhered it down with glue and Gel Medium. The Gel Medium was too thick so I watered it down to half water half medium so that it would soak through the lace into the paper.

I then added some stamped text with Coffee Archival Ink.  This ink is essential because water will not make it bleed!!! A must for Mixed Media!!!

I thought the pages were getting too toned down so I added Gold 3D Stamp Paint.  Not only did this paint pick up the color but it added a nice shimmer!!!  The paint was a bit thick so I water it down and applied it with a very wet paint brush.

I wanted more color and depth behind the lace portion so I added more color with my Splash of Color Silks Glaze Paints.  These are awesome paints with great luster and True Color!!!

I used Nutmeg and True Azalea.  I spritzed them with a bit of water to help the colors blend.

Here are the final pages...all dried!! It took a couple of hours for the Gel Mixture to dry with all this humid weather.

My final addition was a stamped bird from an old Tim Holtz stamp set and Tim's Chit Chat Words for the sentiment.  I also inked around the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

 

I hope you have some lovely fabrics that you can add to your journal pages...watered down Gel Medium works wonderful for adhering them...remember half water and half gel!

Be sure to check out all the supplies I used at eP's store Kim has a wonderful array of mixed media products to help you create some amazing work :-)

Peace Out

D-M