I followed a technique found over at the Blitsy.com website. I used texture paste (in place of the embossing paste they used); a Tim Holtz stencil and 6 colours of Ken Oliver Color Burst powders.
Once the texture paste was completely dry I used a white paint pen to doodle over the design.
I created the Hello sentiment used an image from Cricut Design Space (image #M38B1E which is included in Cricut Access) and popped it up used Stampin' Up Dimensionals.
Today I'm sharing a mixed media canvas I've titled "Timeless".
My focal point feature is a mason jar image from Cricut Design Space. I cut the image multiple times and adhered them together to give me a dimensional image.
Because I was testing some new (to me) products I used a sheet of cardboard from an old packaging box for my canvas. I kind of wish I'd used a real canvas now because I'm really happy with how it eventually turned out.
What you're seeing is my second attempt. I wasn't happy with the colours I had chosen first time around so I painted over everything again with black gesso and started again. Being able to do that really takes the pressure off! And because I'm not embarrassed about sharing my disasters, here's what it looked like before I painted over it.
Am I the only one that keeps going back and back to their projects and adding a touch more paint/ink here and there? I still think this one need some more shadows... but the time comes when you really have to stop and move on to the next project. Comment if you find yourself returning to old projects and adding/fixing something.
Also, please let me know if you have any questions. Don't forget to head over to my Facebook group to check out our other "Cricut meets Mixed Media" projects. Click here to go to Cricut Explore and More. I have a fabulous design team who do such amazing projects! ♥
Most of the products I used are listed below. These are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission (at no cost to you) if you purchase a product after clicking that link. ♥
This machine is not dual voltage so if you're not in the USA (or somewhere that uses the same voltage as the USA) do not purchase unless you also purchase a transformer. A travel adapter is not sufficient for this machine.
In case you didn't receive the memo, Cricut Craft Room (CCR) is closing on July 15, 2018. CCR was built using Adobe Flash which Adobe no longer supports.
That means if you have a Cricut Personal, Cricut Create/Cake, Expression/Cake, Imagine, E2 or Cricut Mini they will no longer be able to be used online with Cricut software.
All of the above, with the exception of the Cricut Mini, can be used as a standalone machine using the physical cartridges.
Cricut are offering legacy machine owners who have not yet upgraded to an Explore $75 off an Explore or Explore bundle from Cricut.com.
To qualify you must be an active Cricut Craft Room user and you must have created your Cricut Craft Room account before April 28. If you did qualify you should have received an email from Cricut.
For those who own the Personal, Create or Expression (plus the Cake versions) and own Sure Cuts a Lot V2, you will still be able to use your machines with that software. The same applies to the older version of Make the Cut.
Sure Cuts a Lot 4 or Make the Cut V4 does not work with any of the Cricuts.
Here's my "Cricut meets Mixed Media" project for this week.
You have to look closely to see where I used my Cricut in this one. Behind the "It's wine o'clock somewhere" text you'll see a stencilled clock face. I used an image from Design Space (image #M3CB55.) It's from the Edge to Edge cartridge and is included in Cricut Access.
I also used Design Space to create my Print then Cut sentiment. To make sure my text is the correct size I take a photo of my project and upload it into Design Space. I set the size of the image to be the same as the actual project (in this case my book is 12" x 9" when open) then add my text and size it accordingly.
I add white rectangles behind my text, then flatten the text to the rectangles to do the Print then Cut. Sometimes I just stop at the printing step and cut the rectangles by hand.
Lots of Tim Holtz Distress inks in this project, as well as his Wine Blueprint stamp set.
I recorded a step by step video of the process. I think editing and uploading the video took longer than it did to create the project! ☺
Please let me know if you have any questions. Don't forget to head over to my Facebook group to check out our other "Cricut meets Mixed Media" projects.
All the products I used are listed below. These are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission (at no cost to you) if you purchase a product after clicking that link. ♥
Some of the materials you can expect to cut with the Knife blade are:
Balsa wood, up to 3/32”
Basswood, up to 1/16"
Tooling leather, up to 7 oz
Garment leather, up to 5oz
Cricut® Chipboard, 2mm
Matboard, 2-ply or 4-ply
Craft foam, up to 3mm
The Knife blade is not recommended for cutting images or details smaller than ¾”.
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