Creative Artiste - November Anything Goes - Mixed Media Challenge

  Welcome to another challenge at Creative Artiste. 

Our theme is always

"Anything Mixed Media Goes"

This is my project for this month - a Mixed Media Christmas Hanging.

 

Please make sure you use multiple mediums on your projects. 

The term “mixed media art” is a broad definition that covers many forms of arts and crafts, including collage, assemblage, altered objects, handmade greeting cards, artist trading cards (ATCs) tags and art journaling  as long as you use different mediums.

The “mixed media” used includes paint, paper, pastes, sprays, powders, textural elements, clay, resins, fabrics, found objects, photos, metal, inks, pencils, markers and pastels to name just a few.

The best thing with Mixed Media is there is no right or wrong way of doing things. There are no boundaries or rules to follow, it is all about where your creativity takes you. Mixed media can be kept simple with minimal clean lines, or as fussy and manic as you like. It's a great way to use up your scraps too, we all are guilty of keeping those little bits and pieces thinking it's too nice to just through away, even those teeny tiny off cuts of ribbon and lace.

Mixed Media is also a great way to upcycle because anything goes. Empty packaging, glass jars or bottles can be transformed. Got a pack of cards that have a few missing - turn them into little mini pieces of art. The possibilities are endless.
Make mixed media work for you, don't doubt yourself thinking you can't do this that or the other because it's might not be your style etc., just add your own twist

 to things.

To create my project I used a wooden craft frame as my base. I painted a base coat then used a large star stencil and stenciled the frame with stars. I had a few small frames in my stash that I used that I decided to paint and add to my collage and filled with Christmas theme elements.

Some of the elements I used were Christmas Bells, die cut deer, flowers, snowflakes and  Christmas paper from my stash.  I also added some gems, glitter, small paper flowers,  Mega art stones and Metallic Gilding Polish.

It was a fun project to make. Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Hope you will join our challenge this month. Remember to stop by our challenge blog to see the beautiful art work of our talented design team .   Hugs Judy

A Place to Start November - Anything Goes with Optional Twist - Try Something New

 We have another great challenge happening at A Place to Start 

The theme of the project this month is Anything Goes with an Optional Twist of  "Something New"

I was looking through some of my Christmas craft supplies and found the Christmas tree rubber stamp by Poppy that I have used on this clip board that I also found in the box. This is not the only stamp I found in the Christmas box that had never been used. The paper I used for the tag was also in the box, I believe I purchased it at Michaels at the end of the season.

To make my Christmas Clip Board I also used 

Wooden Clip Board

Snowflake tape

Sentiments by Poppy

Distress Inks 

Ribbon 

Copics

My plan for the clip board is to add paper behind the Christmas scene and add my Christmas card list for up coming years. 

Thank you for Stopping by and have a creative week.

Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team.

613 Avenue Create - November - Anything goes or optional twist Thank you! (create a thankful project)

Time for another challenge at 613 Avenue Create. The theme of this challenge is anything goes with an optional twist of creating something to say thank you. 

This is my "thank you project" for November's challenge.

 I create a Christmas present box for a gift to say thank you to a friend for how she has helped me in some hard times. I have some earring that I am going to add to the box

I used a small metal box for the base of my project that I painted blue with acrylic paints and added a white doily for the background. I added some dollar store gems around the  top of the lid that I also painted blue then added Metallic Gilding Polish to give them some shine. 

The top of the box I decorated with die cut poinsettias which I painted with acrylic paint, Christmas greenery and a sentiment.  I hope she enjoys my gift.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. 

Hugs Judy

Crafty Gals Corner - October #271 - Fill in the Blank - Spooky .....

Time for another challenge at Crafty Gals Corner

 The theme for this challenge is: 

~ Fill in the blank -  Spooky _____ ~

(anything that is Spooky to you - can be cute 👻or not 💀)

Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order)

     

Last Minute Manda

Prize ~ 3 Sets of Digis

I have created these small candy boxes and card using

Using: Lottie - Witch Costume from Last Minute Manda.

Spooky Halloween night. 

To make these cut candy Halloween boxed I dug into my Halloween left over Halloween paper and ribbon and used a few of the witch images from Last Minute Manda's Lotties - witch costumes. The sentiments are part of my Halloween rubber stamp collection. 

I made the  attached candy containers  6 inches by 1 1/2 inches. I added a couple of candies to each box. I used Art Impressions Wobbles to add movement to my cute Halloween Witches.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month.  Have a Happy Halloween. 

A Place to Start - OCTOBER, 2025 - ANYTHING GOES w/OPTIONAL TWIST: PUMP IT UP FOR PUMPKINS

 Time for another challenge at challenge at A Place to Start. The challenge as always is anything goes and our optional twist this month is "Pump it up for Pumpkins".                             

This is the card I made for this challenge. This cute pumpkin girl is a digital image from My Bestie.

To create my card , along with my image I used several extras from my stash of Halloween papers etc. Halloween is a fun time to create cards. Hope you will join our challenge. Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team.

OCTOBER 2025 613 Avenue Create - ANYTHING GOES W/ OPTIONAL TWIST THINK PINK

I made this card for the October 5th challenge at 613 Avenue Create. The challenge is anything goes with and optional twist of Think Pink.  Think pink (create something for breast cancer awareness month)

 

I decided to make a "Thinking of You" card using paper from a paper pack called Fairy Tale Paper Bloc De Papier, the paper pack if a lovely assortments of papers in soft colours including pink and gold, perfect for my pink theme card. 

Along with a rubber stamped "Thinking of You" sentiment I added a butterfly, some gems and a ribbon. The rubber stamp thinking of you sentiment is from my collection of rubber stamps by Rubber Stampede. I also added a pretty flower to tie the colours together. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Hope you will join the challenge this month. Just create your card and enter it here. 

Creative Artiste - September Mixed Challenge

  Welcome to another challenge at Creative Artiste. 

Our theme is always

"Anything Mixed Media Goes"

Please make sure you use multiple mediums on your projects. 

The term “mixed media art” is a broad definition that covers many forms of arts and crafts, including collage, assemblage, altered objects, handmade greeting cards, artist trading cards (ATCs) tags and art journaling  as long as you use different mediums.

The “mixed media” used includes paint, paper, pastes, sprays, powders, textural elements, clay, resins, fabrics, found objects, photos, metal, inks, pencils, markers and pastels to name just a few.

The best thing with Mixed Media is there is no right or wrong way of doing things. There are no boundaries or rules to follow, it is all about where your creativity takes you. Mixed media can be kept simple with minimal clean lines, or as fussy and manic as you like. It's a great way to use up your scraps too, we all are guilty of keeping those little bits and pieces thinking it's too nice to just through away, even those teeny tiny off cuts of ribbon and lace.

Mixed Media is also a great way to upcycle because anything goes. Empty packaging, glass jars or bottles can be transformed. Got a pack of cards that have a few missing - turn them into little mini pieces of art. The possibilities are endless.
Make mixed media work for you, don't doubt yourself thinking you can't do this that or the other because it's might not be your style etc., just add your own twist

 to things.

My October Mixed Media Project

My inspiration from a book I found at a thrift store - called BC Rail

by Chris Harris 

I textured the canvas for my collage using Acrylic paints  and sprays to create an antiquing effect. 

I added a found black ring

This is my October Mixed Media Project

Judy McKay for Creative Artiste 

 I had a few gears and clogs, and several stamped saying from some stamps from my stash.  I also used a rubber stamp called Steam Punk Man by Sheene Douglas. 

This was a fun mixed media project. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to stop by our challenge blog to view the inspiring projects from our design team. 

Hope you will join this challenge. I would love to see your project.