Mixed Media Girl.

"Mixed media art refers to a visual art form that combines a variety of media in a single artwork. For example, if you draw with ink, then paint over it with watercolors, then add some highlights in colored pencil - that's mixed media!"- Art is fun.

La vie en Rose.

""La Vie en rose" (pronounced [la vi ɑ̃ ʁoz]; French for '"Life in pink"') is the signature song of popular French singer Édith Piaf, written in 1945,[2] popularized in 1946, and released as a single in 1947."- Wikipedia

Whimsical Girl.

whim·si·cal adjective playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
"a whimsical sense of humor"

I created one art journal page, which is 11" x 8 1/4

Soar.

“To soar with eagles all you need to do is believe that you can fly.” ― Anthony T. Hincks

I made a 40 cm x 30 cm (15.748" x 11.811") Mixed Media canvas.
Close-up of canvas, spirograph gears, title, etc. The title is attached to a painted coaster. 

The plastic gears starting melting when I melted the UTEE ;-)

 

The distressed Puzzle pieces were attached with hot glue.

A distressed pen nib, brads, chipboard shape (Fancy Pants Designs - Biggest Board Chipboard - Book ), etc.

The Chipboard letters were covered with paint and embossing powder, which has been heated with a heat gun.

Distressed snap on a chipboard circle.

The texture was created with a Stencil and Lepage Poly Filla Instant Fast Drying Filler. Polyfilla, a texture paste alternative.

 

My Inspiration was: Mixed Media Tutorial Steampunk Tag 

Video on YouTube by Anita van Merode Steampunk Tag on her Blog Anitas Creaties.

Planning my Layout.

I cut the gears from a green pool noodle, but I didn't use them in the end as I felt they were too big, Press studs/snaps, puzzle pieces, stencils, chipboard shapes, spirograph gears, a pen nib, etc.

 

I made the hot air balloon with hot glue and a glue gun. 

See Making Hot Glue Embellishments for more information.

Some of the supplies I used:

Sand, Melt Art Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE) by Ranger in Gold and Bronze, acrylic paint (Gold, Orange Black and other colors), Memories™ Mists (orange juice, Marguerita, etc., Canvas,  Fancy Pants Designs - Biggest Board Chipboard - Book It, Stencils, Lepage Poly Filla Instant Fast Drying Filler (You can also use Texture Paste),  palette knife, puzzle pieces,  chipboard scroll 2 by Maya Road,  chipboard alphabet, wooden numbers, Brads, tooth lock washers, paintbrushes, painter's masking tape, tab from a can, ink-pads, eye shadow applicators, bead funnel tray, teaspoon, etc.

Source: Vintage Hot Air Balloon Coloring Page

Progress:

Paint Technique used on the hot air-balloon: Altered Halloween Books Tutorial, new and improved! by Better After. Other techniques used were: Faux Rust Painting -Quick, Easy and Cheap! Heat embossing.

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Masquerade.

 

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Mono-printed Tags.

 

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Mirra.

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The tags have more information.