Trust Your Heart

 

I’ve taken a chipboard swirl from the July kit and a heart frame that I found in a bargain bin some years ago, combined it with the August Mixed Media Kit and came up with this:

I began by applying the White Sand Texture Paste through a favorite stencil here and there over the surface of the canvas, using my heat tool to dry it thoroughly. Heat causes the paste to rise and bubble and I wanted to take advantage of this to create more texture. Next, I used a small paint brush to spread the Tweedle Dee Denim spray around the surface, letting it drip down to the bottom and spraying it with water here and there while I dried it with the heat tool. I repeated the process with the Caribbean Blue spray, again using the heat tool to aid the drying process. I repeated these steps several time, adding layer upon layer of color and texture. When I was satisfied, I used a larger brush to cover the sides.

Meanwhile, I covered the chipboard with clear gesso to seal the surface. Once it was completely dry, I used a stipple brush to apply Metallique Wax in White Pearl to give it a silvery color.

Before adding the embellishments, I went over some of the stenciled parts with a baby wipe to expose the white surface. I glued down the heart frame, then the flowers and chipboard with Fabri-Tac. I added layers of pearls using gel medium and topped the heart with a sentiment from my stash.

I splattered the Sidewalk Chalk mist here and there around the canvas and called it "done".

A few closeups:

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*****Supplies*****

 

***Très Jolie Mixed Media Kit***

Royal & Langnickel – Artist Deep Edge Canvas – 5 x 7 #CNVDE-57

Prima – French Riviera Collection – Flower Embellishments – Vieille Ville #586225

Tres Jolie – Pearl Beads – Assorted Sizes

Prima – Finnabair – Art Extravagance – Texture Paste – White Sand – 2 oz #963002

Lindy’s Stamp Gang – Flat Fabio – Spray Mist – Tweedle Dee Denim

Lindy’s Stamp Gang – Flat Fabio – Spray Mist – Caribbean Blue

Lindy’s Stamp Gang – Flat Fabio – Spray Mist – Sidewalk Chalk

 

***Other***

Tres Jolie – Laser Cut Chipboard – Leafy Swirl

Prima – Stencil – Flourish #564278

Michael’s – Heart Frame

Tim Holtz – Idea-ology – Metallic Stickers – Quotations #TH93559

Beacon – Fabri-Tac

 

***Other Mediums***

Prima – Art Basics – Clear Gesso #961466

Prima – Art Alchemy – Wax – Metallique – White Pearl #968380

Liquitex – Gel Medium – Matte

 

 

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