Mixed Media Winter Wonderland!
Hi friends! Happy Saturday! If the weather is anything like we’re having (cooolddd!!) it’s the PERFECT day to stay cozy and do some fun crafting! Looking for a little inspiration? Look no further than this gorgeous mixed media design by Anna-Karin Evaldsson! Read on to learn more and enjoy!
Hi everyone! I am so happy to be back here on the blog and today I am going to share a very sparkly winter wonderland project, with some of my favorite ways of creating snow.
I had a wooden piece at home and decided to turn it into winter / Christmas décor. You can of course make a card instead, or do the techniques on a canvas. My piece of wood is 3.8×8.2 in. I used dies from Simon Says Stamp And Everything Nice and DieCember® releases, combined with fun paint, media and glitter.
Start by die cutting the Simon Says Stamp Frosty Tree Gathering from watercolor paper three times.
Apply gesso with a palette knife and create texture by pressing the knife down.
When the gesso is dry, paint with Distress Paint. Add a little water to the paint and mist with more water to blend. I used Salvaged Patina, Uncharted Mariner, Rustic Wilderness and Pine Needles.
When the paint is dry, apply Ranger Distress Texture Paste to the trees and sprinkle with Rock Candy glitter.
Die cut the tree snowmen from Simon Says Stamp Jolly Snowmen Embossing Folder and Cutting die from watercolor paper. These are from the new DieCember® release.
Mist the watercolor paper with water and emboss in the coordinating embossing folder.
When the snowmen are dry, apply Distress Ink to a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and add a little color to the snowmen. I decided to only use two of the snowmen.
Apply Distress Micro Glaze to the snowmen to make sure that the ink does not run into the paste in the later steps.
Paint the wooden board with gesso. If you are using watercolor paper or a canvas, also paint these with gesso.
Paint with watered-down Distress Paint and mist with more water to blend. I painted the edges too.
Apply texture paste through Tim Holtz Speckles stencil and sprinkle with Distress Snowflakes – which is a mix of glitter and mica flakes.
Add a layer of texture paste behind the trees and then glue the trees to the background with Simon Says Stamp craft glue. I folded the tree to the right over the edge.
Add a thick layer of texture paste with a palette knife, forming it to create snowy hills. Press the snowmen into the paste. Sprinkle with Snowflakes and Chunky Rock Candy glitter.
Press Tim Holtz Baubles and Bubbles into the paste. Stamp sentiments from Tim Holtz Tiny Talk Christmas on white paper and cut into strips.
Glue Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Prism Gems to the sky, to create even more sparkle.
I added a little texture paste to the hats and heads of the snowmen too. Is this not the cutest little snowman, lifting his hat to say hello.
Make sure that you add texture paste over the base of the snowmen, to make it look like they are standing in the snow. Here you can see the fun combination of the larger mica pieces, the chunky glitter and the finer glitter.
The trees have interesting texture because of the gesso and since the Distress Paints have blended in different ways.
By making the design extend on the edges, you create a finished look and add interest.
I hope this tutorial inspired you to create some snowy mixed media project with lots and lots of sparkle. Thank you so much for looking! Happy crafting! –Anna-Karin
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