Mixed Medium Texture and Shine with Shari Carroll

Mixed Medium with Shari Carroll

Welcome everyone! I hope you’re all having a fantastic week!

I’m here with a mixed medium project I’ve created. I was inspired by texture and a bit of shine. My goal was to bring together several different types of elements to make an interesting arrangement to surround the “M” on my canvas. The thought behind this canvas is of course… Melody. She just turned 4 so you might notice some of the Tim Holtz Idea-ology that I chose highlight the the number 4.

I started out with an 8×8″ canvas and Matte Gel Medium to glue down some Tim Holtz Botanical Collage paper. This gave me a background design base to build upon. From there I added plain white tissue paper and let it wrinkle up a bit for an imperfect look.

Shari Carroll, Mixed Medium, Canvas, Texture

I sketched and cut out the “M” from Tim Holtz Textured Surfaces and glue it in place next to an Idea-ology Measurement piece. I added Evergreen Bough and Seedless Preserves Distress paint in drips to add color. I used Prima Art Stones for texture to fill in the corner of the “M” and ruler. I painted the Bo Bunny Laser cut Foliage, Idea-ology Butterfly and art stones.

One element that I added was a Tim Holtz Assemblage ball chain necklace with a charm which fit around the canvas perfectly without any adjustment. I was actually quite proud of myself that I figured this out! It goes to show you if you don’t try it, you’ll never know!

To finish everything off, I added in some Prima Diamond Pebbles and Nuvo Muted Muave Hexagon confetti along with a few spatters of Distress Mica Sprays.  Fun isn’t it?

Shari Carroll, Mixed Medium, Canvas, Texture

I filmed the entire process of how this came together. You can view the video below or on our YouTube channel HERE.

 

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Winsor Newton 8×8 ARTIST CANVAS DEEP…
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology BOTANICAL…
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology TEXTURED…
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology MEASUREMENTS…
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Tim Holtz Assemblage 18 INCH SILVER…
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Tim Holtz Assemblage PACK OF 2 FLEUR…
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology BUTTERFLIES…
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology FOUNDRY…
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BoBunny FOLIAGE Laser Cut Chipboard…
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Prima Marketing 3D MATTE GEL 8.5 OZ….
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Prima Marketing SOFT GEL IN MATTE 8.5…
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Prima Marketing METALLIQUE SILVER…
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The Crafter’s Workshop WHITE GESSO…
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Tim Holtz Flip Top Distress Paint…
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Tim Holtz Distress Paint SEEDLESS…
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Ranger TIM HOLTZ DISTRESS Designer…
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Prima Marketing MELANGE DIAMOND…
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Prima Marketing ART STONES Art…
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Tonic MUTED MAUVE HEXAGONS Nuvo Pure…
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Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE…
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Faber-Castell COLD GRAY III Stampers…
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Dina Wakley Ranger MEDIA BRUSHES…
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Fiskars Lia Griffith NEEDLE-NOSE…
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Surebonder GLUE GUN High Temperature…
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  1. Shari your mixed media projects are a wonderment! I love your videos because you make it look so easy….

  2. Beautiful project and so much to look at because you don’t want to miss any of it. Thanks for sharing.

    Linda D.

  3. OMG, super fabulous project. I love watching you create your mixed media projects, absolutely amazing. Thanks so much for sharing your talent and inspiration.

  4. Oh wow, I love this! You are inspiring me to make some kind of wall art for my newly painted guest room! Something like this would be so much fun – thank you for all you share!!!

  5. I love that Shari continues to share how to do mixed media projects. They are always beautiful, as is this one! One of these days I will try mixed media.

  6. Lovely canvas. Your color combo and elements are great! I love when something random works out!

  7. Ooh la la! This is just gorgeous! And you’ve inspired me to make one of my own. I’ve been planning to make some ‘R’s for a wall in my craft room and this will be perfect … and the highlight! Thank you so very much for the awesome inspiration.

  8. This mixed media project is so lovely…I’ve never done one but your creativity is encouraging me to give it a try. tfs

  9. Aww Shari! I love this piece of art! I could watch you create for hours and hours! I love how you mix different elements into a cohesive piece!

  10. Again a awesome piece Shari! The small amount of colours, just enough to give it colour and make it interesting and how cool are those pebles, never seen them before but I love them. Thank you so much for this artwork and great inspiration!

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