Love This Life: Mixed Medium with Shari Carroll
Welcome to the blog my friends and Happy Saturday! I’ve been playing with some paints… and oh what fun I had!
I started off with the Tim Holtz Etcetera Small Tag, it’s perfect for these types of projects. I coated it first with white gesso and then added torn pieces of Tim Holtz Tissue Wrap. From there I started finger painting with Dina Wakley’s paints in Blushing, Lime, Tangerine, Turquoise and White. This are a yummy combination of colors if you’re not sure where to start with paints!
Once the paints were dry, I cut out shapes to create a house and glued it in place on the tag. I painted it first then went back over with Distress Crayons Peacock Feathers, Peeled Paint, a little bit of Spiced Marmalade and Vintage Photo.
I used a couple stencils on the house to add some detail added a heart and edged everything with a black Stampers Big Brush pen. These pens are great for smudging and moving color around before they dry. For my splatters, I diluted some black gesso and tapped it onto the tag with a paint brush.
There are a few other details that I did for this project and I’ve filmed the complete process in 2 videos. You can view them below or on our YouTube channel here. Part 1 – Part 2.
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Thanks for stopping by today. I hope I’ve given you some inspiration to play around with some paints to create a fun project!
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This is just lovely.
Love the colors.
thanks for sharing.
Shari is so creative!! This is gorgeous. I love the colors :(
Love the mixture of colors and subtle patterns used with the stencils. Your splatters are perfect! BEAUTIFUL!
This is beautiful. Thanks for making a video so we can follow along.
What a great way to play with MM,on a tag, then there is no overwhelm. This looks pretty
Watching you work always makes me smile
These bright colors and the whimsical design just makes me happy!
Your tag is really stunning! Those colours – swoon!
Beautiful!! Love those vibrant colors!
So beautifully artistic!
loved watching the process!!! and I love the result!!!
Shari–as always, your projects are amazing! Thank you so much for sharing!
Great tag! :)
Love the texture on this tag! Thanks for the videos.
Thank u 4 sharing. I love 2 learn new ways 2 craft. Never 2 old 2 learn. Will try this. Just got new dies I want 2 try.
Great tag. Love love love Dina Wakely colours so vibrant and enegizing. Thanks for sharing.
What cheery summer colours! Love this Shari!
I love the colours and the black highlights, thanks for sharing!
This is gorgeous–I love mixed media projects!
Creating houses is one of my favorite Mixed Media!!
Awesome release and tag
Gorgeous tag. I really enjoyed your videos. Thanks for sharing.
I love this tiny house on the mixed media tag.
Awesome tag, love
the stenciling and
colors.
Carla from Utah
Thank you, Shari, for the beautifully done videos.
Aside from watching you create in my favorite products, it was a soothing,lovely journey with you!
The colors are awesome!
Sure I have said it before.. I could watch you for hours. I love your work. Your color choices and design.. Everything. You inspire me.. now I just need to do it..
beautiful colors . . . love the finger coloring
Beautiful work, distressed to perfection!
Love the colours- they are so bright and cheery. Gorgeous piece!
What a cute tag! I love all the texture.
Lovely, bright mixed media tag.
LOVED watching you create this piece, Shari! It turned out sooooo pretty! ♥
Beautiful work and great videos.
This is extraordinary!
THIS IS SO LOVELY, I LOVE THE COLORS!
I am so in awe of your creation in these videos! How inspiring, I really want to try something like this. Wow!!!
Shari, I absolutely love this tag. You’ve given me a great idea for a card. Thankyou and ive got my fingers crossed for the chance to win this prize.
Wow! Your tag is really stunning!!! Love the bright colors!!!
These colors are awesome! Super cute!
Love this! The combination of colors is beautiful, and it’s vibrant and soft at the same time. You make it look so easy, Shari! Thank you for sharing :-)
I love the colors!
What a pretty tag – love the summery colours!
enjoy watching your videos. wonderful color scheme.
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
at first i thought it was a beach hut, then seeing it again now i thought it was a bird house…well i guess it’s a versatile thing lol, very pretty mixed media project
This is lovely!! Beautiful colors Shari!
Gorgeous tag thanks for the videos!
This tag is so pretty! I love the colours that you’ve incorporated!
Love the colors and all the layers and details!