Time Traveling Mixed Media

Hello! I haven't been making as much as I'd like to right now... but I'm sure I'm  not the only one.

I started thinking about what to gift to my mother on Mother Day and since most everywhere is closed, I decided to make a little mixed media piece for her. Here's what I came up with:

I started with a canvas panel, I used a piece of patterned paper for the back ground. I secured the paper onto the tile using tear tape. Then I used a stencil and opaque texture paste to add a layer. Once the paste dried I added a little bit of color using watercolors in different greens and browns. I cut out a doily and glued it in place with collage medium. I added a few pieces of paper tape to help draw your eye into the main focal point. I used the handwriting stamp the Tim Holtz Reflections stamp set and randomly stamped on the background to break up the watercolor a bit.

I added some string and topped it with prima marketing melange pebbles. 



I took my old photo and layered it onto a few different pieces of ephemera. I clipped them all together using a small clip. The "thinking of earlier days" clippings quote fit this piece perfectly.

Using some double sided sticky foam I popped the main focal point up to add some dimension. Using the collage medium I added a some mica flakes around a few of the corners to add a little texture change.

This piece was made for my mom for Mothers Day, it was fun to make and even more fun to gift! Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think!

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Xo- Megan

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