Taking Baby Steps Into The World Of Mixed Media

I've long admired many a blogger who uses varies mixed media techniques on their layouts.  I told myself that I wanted to give it a try, and take baby steps into this new adventure.  I started working on this layout last night and was pleasantly surprised at how easily it came together.  I used the September Challenge #4 at Once Upon A Sketch/CSI, the New Challenge Word "Touch" at Bird Is The Word, and Keren's Mixed Media Challenge at Berry71Bleu.

For the month of September Once Upon A Sketch joined forces with CSI and here is the 4th Challenge:

This is how I solved the case:
Evidence: Birds, Leaves, Little bits and pieces, Rub-Ons, Book Page
Testimony: Journaling on my photograph

I will admit that I was a little intimidated with the whole prompt at first, but everything fell into place quite easily.  It does make you really think about what you are doing! 

Here are a few close ups:

Journaling on my photograph:

I brushed some gesso on the flowers and added some clusters of rub-ons. I also added stitching rub-ons all around my page.

Mixed Media:

Texture paste, stamping and painting!

And the final touch, some Prima Resistable Canvases which I inked and then stamped:

Now that I've got one under my belt, I think I will give it a try again soon.

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Supplies Used:

Bo Bunny Country Garden

Martha Stweart Double Loops Punch

Rub-Ons:  Polar Bear Press and DCVW

Prima Zephyr Alphabet Stickers

Prima Resistable Canvases

Recollection Flowers

Crafter's Workshop Punchinella

Stamps:  Prima, Cocoa Daisy, Tim Holtz & Recollections

Ink:  SEI and Tsukineko

Gesso, Modeling Paste, Blue Paint