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Hello Happy Scrappers

Hope you have had a creative start to your week and its full of awesomeness

Today I am sharing my entry for the ChallengeS below - Soooo Exciting

The Mixed media Place challenge has an exquisite colour palette - Obviously love the blue.

It just made me feel happy - 

An Internationally Global Tournament - Full of challenges per week.
Click on the images to find out more. Challenge 1 - Europe

#itac17 #itac17challenge1 #aallandcreate

Now.... for my project I have entered for Challenges:

I was inspired by the challenge and the requirements:
It should include some of the following;
A face
Papers (newspaper, printed paper, rice paper…etc.)
Letters, numbers
Blue for the colour of the European Union, Union Jack...
Ribbon, twine, string or lace…
Textures – take inspiration from history from ancient civilisations to the fall of the Berlin Wall
Something both vintage and modern

How much fun is this - Love the colour Blue - My Fav. and having to incorporate as much of the above pushed me to try some things I haven't. My Sister had just been to Italy and this was ideal

I started with a flat canvas, and added some embellishments from my craft stash, found a

roman statuette that had broken off an old clock (for the face) and chippies: Roman numbers, 

shapes and compass etc.

I also embossed cardboard with my Spellbenders Brick wall folder and cut it into strips, and resin 

embellishments for texture.

I used lace ribbon, cotton, flowers and some metal embellishments. 

I glued most of the embellishments down and painted them with Gesso - 13@rts.

I painted the project with about 3 layers. 

I used 13@rts modeling paste to create long drips down the board.

I then used Lindy's Magicals to add colour

I did layers over layers of the two colours until I was happy with the intensity of the colours 

and blending of the layers.

I used Dimension glaze on the Roman numbers, butterfly and "drips" to add attractive detail.

I added some small clear pearls to add more texture.

I used a dry bush with ColourArte Primary elements - Stargazer to highlight some areas and intensify colour. I also used Ranger Patina - Victorian Gold to high light the chain and raised points of the embellishments. I used both on the edges of the flowers to add depth and colour contrast. 

I used Tim Holt's Distress Ink - Gathered twigs to high light the raised texture of the bricks and 

some of the chippies.

Finally I added the beautiful photo of my sister and niece standing in front of the Colosseum

Here are the products I used:  (click on the products listed for more info)

*  13@rts Modeling paste
*  13@rts White Gesso
*  Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals: Bachelor Button Blue & Mission Bells Brown
*  ColourArte Primary elements - Stargazer
*  Ranger Patina - Victorian Gold
*  Tim Holt's Distress Ink - Gathered twigs
*  Dimension glaze

I  hope you enjoyed this post as much as I enjoyed creating this project. 

Hoping you feel inspired, click on the ITAC 2017 above to join. 

Wishing you happy Scrappin'

Loves 

Candace