Inside the mind of a mixed media wannabe-artist...

Ever wonder what really goes on inside the mind of a mixed media wannabe-artist?? *winks*

"Okay. Blank canvas. What shall I do with you?" 

"Hmmm...some wrapping tissue?"

[Starts scrunching and adhering wrapping tissue with gel medium to base of canvas]

"Okay, let's bring out the paints for a party!" [Imaginary party music plays in head as she mixes her paints with glaze]

[5 minutes later] 

"Uh oh...too many paints came to the party. It looks like a crazy person did this."

Urgh! What can I do to save this?" [Drums fingers on desk, may start biting nails any minute now]

[Lightbulb comes on!] 

"Templates and mediums!" [Dramatic music plays in the background....]

"Okay, now it doesn't look so terrible."

"I so want to use this number template...maybe with some mist?"

[Sprays some black mist.]

"Not bad, not bad. Looking pretty good now."

"Maybe just a wee bit more colour..." [Adds paint to canvas enthusiastically.]

"Shit! Now it's looking like crap again! Come on woman, think! What can you do, what can you do?" 

[5 minutes and 2 cookies later...]

"Gesso to the rescue!" [Applies gesso to palm of hand and starts putting it randomly on canvas...]

"Phew! Good save! No more paint!"

"It's missing something though...a focal point. Maybe some flowers. I so need to use up those paper blooms. Maybe a pop of bright colour..." 

"Now it looks like the flowers are just floating...hmmmm...what can I do? Paint some stems!"

[Paints stems with a paintbrush] 

"Now it's ruined again! What did I say? No more paint! Okay, cover it up with a little gesso."

"Much better now." 

"Rub-ons! I can try rub-ons!" [Applies rub-ons...]

"Looking good...looking good" [Bruno Mars croons, "Girl, you're amazing...just the way you are...."]

"Now, I just have to add the name and I'm all done..." 

Supplies: Crafter's Workshop templates, Golden coarse molding paste and fiber paste, Maya mists, Daley Rowney acrylic paints, Basic Grey rub-ons and brads, Prima canvas letters, wrapping tissue, gesso, 6x6 canvas.

P/s: I made this canvas for my bloggy pal Lavina. Come play along with my guest Colleen's shabby chic challenge...it ends on Friday! :)