It’s our birthday!

Our comments have now closed ~ stay tuned for the two winners of our birthday give-away!

Mixed Media Art Chipboard

To celebrate our first birthday and as a “Thank-you” to all of you, that have supported us and created the great community that surrounds the site, we are having our first give away!

Mixed Media Art Chipboard

Leave a comment, telling us why you love mixed media art and you will have a chance to win one of these two mini-arches. Comments will close 12 noon Monday 29th November, AEST, which is 1am Monday 29th November GMT and 5pm Sunday 29 November EST.

Happy creating!

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Mixed Media Art Ephemera Kits

The Mixed Media Arts team are excited to announce we have ephemera kits for sale on Etsy! Each kit contains a heap of items, including 7 different text sheets, fibres and an array of embellishments – all perfect for creating a huge array of mixed media art or adding to your mixed-media collection.

This mixed media canvas (5″x7″) was made by Michelle, using items from the ephemera kit – and there are still lots of pieces left for another project. Detailed instruction on making this canvas are available here: Mixed Media Canvas.

So come and have a look at our Esty store

Happy Creating!

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Family Capers showcases MMA articles

Family Capers has showcased two articles by Michelle:

Making Christmas Cards with the kids

Dispelling the “I can’t do it” Myths of Creativity

Come and have a look!

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Family Capers is an interactive and supportive community network, promoting fun and encouraging social aspects for you and your family. We are all about getting the most from family life and offering support the families in our community.

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MMAT05 – Edging and Sponging

Edging and Sponging are the focus of the Mixed Media Art Technique tutorial.

The Pop Quiz invited you to study the 6 ATCs and determine which technique was used with which element.

ATC 1 was assembled without any of the edging or sponging techniques being used.

ATC 2 has had the background scrap of text sponged, using the stippling brush and Sepia ink.

ATC 3 has the image edged with the direct-to-paper technique.

ATC 4 has the word “creativity” distressed with a craft knife and had a little sepia ink added to highlight the edges and lift it up from the background.

ATC 5 has been sponged around across the top of the card (it is very faint and hard to see in this photo). The edge has also been framed using a Kryon Copper leafing pen.

ATC 6 has had all of these techniques used, as outlined above for each element. Bringing together a combination of these edging and sponging techniques gives the ATC added character and finish.

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I hope you have enjoyed revising these simple but very effective techniques.

Happy Creating!

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