Be Unique

Playing in the craft room again and I was working on a mixed media piece using DecoArt Media and Americana paints, Tim Holtz burlap stencils, Distress Markers, Dylusions stamps, and a little Ranger Archival ink.  I had a lot of fun doing this piece and I even 'fussy' cut a few pieces out of paper to adhere to the project.

Supplies:

• Mixed Media paper 90# weight
• DecoArt Media paint (Cadmium Orange Hue, Primary Magenta, Titanium White, Yellow Green Light, Cobalt Teal Hue)
• DecoArt American paint (Pansy Lavender)
• Tim Holtz Stencil (Burlap)
• Tim Holtz Distress Markers (Picked Raspberry, Salty Ocean, Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed)
• Dylusions Stamps (Doolally Doris, Bordering On the Edge, Dy's Alphabet, Which Way Up)
• baby wipe
• stencil brush
• round brush (#6 or #8)
• scissors
• collage glue stick
• Ranger Archival Ink Pad (Jet Black)
• acrylic stamping block
• heat gun

1. To create the background, I used a baby wipe.  Start with Cobalt Teal Hue and apply with baby wipe by patting across paper.  When desired coverage is achieved with the Cobalt Hue, repeat with Yellow Green Light.  Dry with heat gun.
2. Using stencil brush and mix of Primary Magenta and Titanium White (2:1 ratio), stencil burlap texture across page randomly.  Set aside to fry.
3. Stamp mushrooms direct to paper on the bottom.  I stamped individually and not all at once. Mushrooms painted with Cad Orange Hue and Pansy Lavender using round brush. 
4. On a separate sheet of paper, woman and arrow.  Coloring/painting as desired. (Arrow was painted using Cad Orange Hue.  Woman colored with Salty Ocean, Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed, and Picked Raspberry markers.)  
5. After colored/painted images are dry, cut them out using scissors and adhere where desired on paper.
6. Using jet black ink and Dy's Alphabet set, stamp 'be unique' across the top of the paper.
7. Using heart rate stamp from Bordering On the Edge set and jet black ink, stamp images in top left corner and bottom right corner.

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