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Mysterious Masquerade

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  Youtube Time Lapse Video Inspiration: I was inspired by the magnificent masks and costumes from Carnival and Marti Gras. This is the first of three mixed media masquerade pieces. Description : This Mysterious Masquerade mixed media piece started with the shadowbox and the head piece. I planned the layout of the background elements using wood gear scraps, chipboard gears, mechanical gears and metal butterflies. I then stenciled the background using soft gloss gel followed by adhering the gears, leaves and flower elements with heavy body gel. Heavy white gesso was used to seal all the background elements. Acrylic paints were used to paint the face piece with various tones of black, red and white. My wife Nanci helped with her steady hand to paint the gold mask outline details! Crackle was used on the white elements of the face. The checkered pattern was repeated on all four sides with hand painting. Splatter paint was added to the shadowbox using various colors of acrylic pa...
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Route 66 Rusty Mini Album

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  Inspiration: I was inspired by the Ciao Bella Collateral Rust paper collection to create this fun Route 66 Rusty Mini Album. I was very excited at how it turned out. I hope this inspires you to create something fun! Description : This Route 66 Rusty Mini Album began with a Graphic 45 Pocket black Folio Album kit and some amazing papers by Ciao Bella. I layered the papers, rice papers and other card stock throughout the pages and pocket inserts. I then added a variety of ephemera elements, gears, and mechanicals. The final piece measures 6” x 6.5” x 2.25”. Products :       Graphic 45 Pocket black Folio Album with inserts kit      Ciao Bella Collateral Rust Double-Sided Paper Pad 12" x 12"      Ciao Bella Gas Station A4 rice paper      Tim Holtz Idea-ology Industrial Gears Embellishments      Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini Gears Sprockets      Tim Holtz Idea-ology Machinery Heads   ...
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Location: Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Sir Vagabond in Japan Mixed Media Mini Album

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  Inspiration: I was inspired by the Stamperia Sir Vagabond in Scrapbooking by Antonis Tzanidakis and a collection of oriental mixed media items. I was very excited at how it turned out. I hope this inspires you to create something fun! Description : This Sir Vagabond in Japan Mixed Media Mini Album began with a Graphic 45 Pocket black Interactive Folio Album with interchangeable pieces kit. I layered the Stamperia papers, rice papers and die cuts. I then added a variety of ephemera elements, mold pieces, and mechanicals. The final piece measures 9.25” x 6.5” x 2”. Products : Graphic 45 Pocket black Interactive Folio Album with interchangeable pieces kit Stamperia Double-Sided Paper Pad 12" x 12" 10 Pkg-Sir Vagabond in Japan Lady and Sire Vagabond in Japan of Rice paper for decoupage Stamperia Clear Die cuts - Sir Vagabond in Japan Krystal Klear Hardware Japanese crafting coins Tim Holtz Idea-ology Industrial Gears Embellishments Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini Gears Sp...
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Location: Indianapolis, IN, USA
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