Saturday, September 5, 2015

Mixed Media Makeover!

Hello dearies! I do hope you are enjoying your September so far. Side note: Fall is quickly coming and that means Pumpkin Spice Latte season for me (I opened my Starbucks early last year for access to the PSL and plan to do so again hehe!) Yummy!


Alas, it is time for a new challenge at Anything But Cute and this month I happen to be the hostess. Oh boy! Nerves and excitement here. This is a Mixed Media Makeover! I would love to have you pull out an old card, tag, project, masterboard or embellishment that you weren't completely happy with or never completely finished. I want you to recycle it. We all make "mistakes" with our art right? Now's your chance to fix it. Redo it, hide the mistake, make it bigger, make it better, make it more beautiful or rip it apart and use the pieces! Give it a mixed media makeover! For this challenge you will need to include a beforepicture so we can see what you started with! 


Here is my before: don't laugh too hard :)
My first ever attempt at "Shabby Chic"(seriously what was I thinking!). I had this gorgeous idea in my head but the end piece was NOT even close. So I revamped it into this: dark chaotic textural fun! 
The first thing I did was to rip off everything on the original, (the mini canvases would not come off-E6000 works superbly) and tear strips of paper into random shapes to add texture. I applied black gesso to the entirely too pink canvas. 
Better already! I then laid some crackle paste randomly and a cracked stencil.  I gathered a bunch of odds and ends together to create the corner designs. The cord is randomly wrapped around the canvas to go with my chaotic theme. :) I kind of went out of order for adding the color to the canvas first then to my added elements. It all turned out okay though. I added Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays (of course, look at that shimmer!) Canna Lily Burnt Orange, Jack in the Pulpit Teal, Rizzo's Rowdy Red (the red looks pink in these pics though). Lol!



I used my cracked stencil and then rubbed Inka Gold Copper over the dried texture paste. 

I really wanted my sentiment to be: Create Without Fear but the words were too big to fit on the mini canvases so I improvised. I used chipboard lettered and heat embossed those with copper EP, then rubbed some Copper Inka Gold over those as well. 

Total makeover! I hope you all can join and and also take a look at the designs my teamies have come up with. Have fun and Carpe Diem! Hugz! ~Niki

I am sharing this makeover with these challenges please:

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30 comments:

  1. VintagehandmadeSeptember 5, 2015 at 8:27 AM

    Wow, Niki, what a brilliant transformation! I just adore that grunge patina look! Oh my, this is beyond stunning! Fantastic idea to wrap the cord around your canvas, it's such a perfect addition to this wonderful piece! Great textures and colours! Amazing, my friend!
    Huge hugs to you! Branka xxx

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  2. My Side of OzSeptember 5, 2015 at 8:34 AM

    This turned out wonderfully! Love the pics to show how you made this amazing canvas! Thanks for sharing with us at Dragons Lair Designs this month!

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  3. My Side of OzSeptember 5, 2015 at 8:39 AM

    So sorry got my hats mixed up! Thanks for playing with us this month at Rhedd's Creative Spirit!

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  4. sarasclosetSeptember 5, 2015 at 8:59 AM

    Punkin, dear!

    You have stolen my heart with this hugely successful and grungy transformation! I love your yummy, yummy colors, your texture (psst...enter this into Mixed Media World, sweetie), and the way you rescued the mini canvas's is just genius! Your crackle turned out the BEST, and I have got to use that cracked stencil; I have it, but never used it yet. Thank you for the wonderful inspiration with this delightful canvas! By the way, you really have to FEEL Shabby Chic to get it...I will never have the ability to do real Shabby Chic, because I just don't have the Chic part in me!

    It's funny when I first saw this, my mind read Art Without Fear! Just goes to show, two great minds think alike, and I must re-read everything due to poor reading comprehension!! I'm happy you got a chuckle out of my post this morning, and that I was not the only one late to the party this morning! The ONE day I sleep late, blogger has to, too! Can't figure out what I did wrong, but then, I AM a tech-y dinosaur! I haven't even linked mine up to challenges yet, because I don't know if you can do that When you schedule posts in advance. Can you? By the way, do you know you won SSS yet???? Congrats! and Big Hugs to you!

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  5. Karen PSeptember 5, 2015 at 9:33 AM

    I have been having the same issues lol! I have a habit of going too pretty and too girly but I am trying and experimenting so maybe in the end I will get there.
    Your transformation is awesome and gives me hope and inspiration that I will hopefully get there sometime in the future. I know I need to get more supplies when I can and I hope that will help and encourage me to be much freer and daring. Thank you Niki for sharing your before and after Karen x

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  6. Mrs.BSeptember 5, 2015 at 10:27 AM

    This is a great makeover Niki, just proves it's worth hanging on to those 'not so sure' projects.
    Avril xx

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  7. experiments in paperSeptember 5, 2015 at 1:51 PM

    Love this, Niki - hard to believe where it started, lol! Great colors, really complemented by the gorgeous micas - wow! Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog and your comments - hope you do get to a FInnabair workshop one of these days :-) xx Lynn

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  8. Words and PicturesSeptember 5, 2015 at 2:03 PM

    Wow, that's quite an upgrade! Fabulous box words and I love the dramatic thread dividing the space. What an interesting challenge theme... look forward to seeing what your colleagues have been up to too.
    Alison xx

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  9. Irina GerschukSeptember 6, 2015 at 3:06 AM

    Oh, looks fantastic!!! Love the background so-so much!!!!!
    Thank you for sharing your talent at Lindy's Stamp Gang!

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  10. Elaine aka EllapuSeptember 6, 2015 at 3:27 AM

    This is ab fab - so many yummy textures to reach out to touchy feely lol. Thank you for sharing with us over at Rhedd's Creative Spirit this month and hope to see you again in future challenges.

    Handcrafted by Ellapu
    Mother Hen for Altered Eclectics
    Mother Hen for Eclectic Ellapu
    DT Rhedd's Creative Spirit
    DT The Mirror Crack'd
    DT Anything but a Card

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  11. VintagehandmadeSeptember 6, 2015 at 6:04 AM

    I am back to thank you very much for sharing this stunning piece of art with Rhedd's Creative Spirit this month!
    Huge hugs! Branka GDT :)

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  12. SamraSeptember 6, 2015 at 6:09 AM

    I did not think that original needed a make-over, but what you did with it is absolutely breathtaking! Quite amazing transformation my dear!
    Hugs :)
    Samra
    Paper Talk with Samra

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  13. Juliz Design PostSeptember 6, 2015 at 12:48 PM

    WOW, what an awesome transformation with so many lush details. I love this Niki.
    Julie x

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  14. SandySeptember 7, 2015 at 7:13 AM

    You are such an awesome artist Niki and it tickled me pink to have you leave me a comment on my blog. That little mixed media piece was my first journey into mixed media and I loved doing it! You are a mixed media pro!!
    Sandy xx

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  15. DebSeptember 7, 2015 at 4:15 PM

    Fabulous makeover Niki and what a great theme, I'm sure we all have several disasters lurking in the shadows that need a serious makeover LOL! Enjoy those lattes! Deb xo

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  16. CecSeptember 8, 2015 at 10:23 AM

    Now I must admit that the transformed piece looks more like art that I would expect you to make. Love the little canvases, the rich colours, texture and the cord wrapped around the canvas.
    Hugs!
    Cec

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  17. SewPaperPaintSeptember 8, 2015 at 12:31 PM

    Beautiful colors and dimension, that teal!

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  18. Rupa SwaminathanSeptember 9, 2015 at 6:48 AM

    Thats quite a make over from shabby chic to grungy mixed media. Great challenge hosted Nikki and love your colors here.

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  19. Craft Addicts - Tracy EvansSeptember 11, 2015 at 1:40 PM

    Gorgeous piece of art, love the layered elements and the overall design. The metallic touches are lovely and I love those blues, give this piece a real opulent feel. Thanks so much for joining in with the We Love to Create Challenge. Tracy x

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  20. corinne de france MARCHSeptember 12, 2015 at 12:57 PM

    Thanks for sharing with ! merci pour l'inspiration

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  21. UnknownSeptember 13, 2015 at 6:12 AM

    Amazing artwork! Love every detail of it! Thank you very much for sharing it with us at Mixed Media World! Ingrid xx

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  22. Kay DaltonSeptember 13, 2015 at 8:40 AM

    this is a great piece love all the texture and details the colour is fab,thanks for joining us at That Craft Place hugs, kay

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  23. Bibi LindahlSeptember 13, 2015 at 11:52 PM

    Awesome makeover! I love the result. Guess it's time I bought my first jar of black Gesso... got a thing or two that could use some Extreme Makeover ... ;)
    ♥

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  24. JaMajkaSeptember 14, 2015 at 7:48 AM

    Super cool background! Thank You for playing along with us at Lindy's Stamp Gang Color Challenge this month!

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  25. ufoide@gmail.comSeptember 15, 2015 at 5:11 AM

    Ilove this before and after....wonderful Thanks for inspiration :D

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  26. Judy McKaySeptember 16, 2015 at 11:42 PM

    Lovely art journal page. Thank you for joining us at Altered Eclectics this month. Hope to see you back here again son. Judy DT

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  27. LISASeptember 24, 2015 at 10:57 AM

    What a beautiful piece of art!! And there is no such thing as a mistake in art!! It adds to its uniqueness!! Thank You for joining us at Lindy's Stamp Gang for the Color Challenge!!

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  28. sheila 77September 27, 2015 at 12:50 PM

    Oh, how things can change! The shabby chic goes black and then .....
    Love those dark brooding flowers and that amazing crackled effect.
    And the colour names - "Jack in the Pulpit Teal, Rowdy Red!
    Fantastic new art from old.

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  29. UnknownOctober 3, 2015 at 10:14 AM

    Totally and completely awed by this transformation Niki. I'm so glad that the mini canvases didn't come off because it just made it so much more intriguing to see how you made it work so well. Your revision/makeover is just incredible to me. Beautiful colors and textures. So love that your sentiment can be read two ways too! A great challenge idea and you did an incredible inspiration here. WOW. j.

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  30. UnknownOctober 3, 2015 at 10:14 AM

    Totally and completely awed by this transformation Niki. I'm so glad that the mini canvases didn't come off because it just made it so much more intriguing to see how you made it work so well. Your revision/makeover is just incredible to me. Beautiful colors and textures. So love that your sentiment can be read two ways too! A great challenge idea and you did an incredible inspiration here. WOW. j.

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