Don’t be afraid of colors! Be bold and experiment! You’ve got to mix it up.
My tip for mixed media abstract: lots of layers. Blend, blend, and blend some more. Understand cool colors, warm colors and how they work together. If you’re not feeling it, throw more paint at it and mark it up! Remember, ignore the naysayers. Create what you love. -Stephanie Hopkins
“Home is where our story begins…” -Unknown
Fun craft project for all ages!
Mixed media collage is a form of visual arts, in which you take more than one element and create an image or background. Paper is one of the more popular forms of making collage. Such as using magazine clippings, scrapbook paper, photos, wrapping paper and so on…
It becomes mixed media when you add elements such as paint, ink, markers, ribbons, metal, cardboard, wood, and stamps. The ideas are endless, really. You don’t have to go out and spend a lot of money. You can use items from around your home. I’ve even seen people use sticks and leaves they find out doors. I have to admit, I’ve done that as well. In short, keep your cost down to little or no cost at all. That is the beauty of being creative.
These collages were fun and easy to make. A perfect project for beginners or even advance crafters’. I love the quirky mismatched window panes on the house above. I tend to do that with projects like these. For my base I used cardboard from a cereal box. Don’t throw away those boxes! You can use them for all sorts of crafts. Once I cut it to the size I wanted, I inked the sides. Then grabbed a pile of scrap paper I have on hand and inked them up really good and glued them down the way I wanted. Tip: Arrange the paper on the base to see how it looks before gluing them down. Once the paper is glued down, add ribbon and use a marker(s) to make the door and windows. I also used the markers to highlight the sides of the roof and house. That part is optional but it really helps the image to stand out.
Tip: If you don’t have crafting ink, you can use coffee to dye your papers or even watercolor paint.
These collage can be framed, or used in a journal, or a card to send to a friend or love one, or propped up against something-like a bookshelf. Have fun and enjoy the process!
You can find more of my paper-crafting and art at my Instagram!
Stephanie Hopkins
Supplies:
Cardboard from Cereal Box/Scrap Paper/Ink and Ribbon/Glue and Markers
I did use some of my painted papers for this project.
A lot of times naysayers are just people that have not taken the time yet.
— Garrett Camp
I was inspired by a fellow artist on Instagram to create art on Rolodex Cards. When I first saw the artist’s cards, I was quite intrigued with idea. Crafting with this medium was a bigger challenge than I originally thought. These cards are a lot smaller than the index cards I was working with beforehand. I struggled to find my way in the beginning. After four or so cards completed, my muse awoken!
I’m thrilled with how many of them have turned out and looking forward to crafting more of these beauties. The pictures you see here are among a few of the cards I’ve created thus far.
I did have a few thoughts on what I would do with them but I think I will leave them in their original container. It certainly adds more interest that way.
Which one is your favorite? What is your latest inspiration for crafting and art making?
Supplies:
Rolodex cards, ephemera and images for collage, stickers, acrylic paint, stamps and ink.
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Stephanie Hopkins
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The Index Card Art Challenge 2020 is going by so fast! Today, I’m sharing part 13 of this challenge which entails days 81-87.
Most of the materials I am using for these cards are my painted collage papers I make on a regular basis. I’m also using magazine clippings and images from old books for collage. As well as Tim Holtz and other artists ephemera you can purchase online or at craft stores. Many of these cards will be used for my 2021 Journals. Others I want to either frame for make another art piece out of them using the collage method.
There are several challenge days you can choose for this challenge and I chose 100 days. Check out Part 12 post in this challenge HERE, where I include more details of this art adventure.
Be sure to follow and check out more of my art at my Instagram!
Stephanie Hopkins
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The Index Card Art Challenge 2020 is still going strong! Today I’m sharing part 8 of this challenge which entails day 48- 53. Most of the materials I am using for these cards are my painted collage papers I make on a regular basis. I’m also using magazine clippings and images from old books for collage. As well as Tim Holtz and other artists ephemera you can purchase online or at craft stores.
There are several challenge days you can choose for this challenge and I chose 100 days. Check out Part 7 post in this challenge HERE, where I include more details of this art adventure.
Be sure to follow and check out more of my art at my Instagram!
Stephanie Hopkins
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