Cha Inspired

Tami here with a MixEd MEdiA Altered Canvas that was inspired by Summer CHA. I showed a sneak peek of the project last month on the Clearsnap Facebook page, and now, it's ALL done and ready to share!

For me, CHA is always an amazing source of inspiration. And with this year's MixEd MEdiA theme tying in with the New Donna Salazar MixEd MEdiA iNX, all kinds of fresh ideas for new projects came to mind.

The CHA display that I found most fascinating this year was the Mixed Media Fashion Show where over a dozen EXTREMELY talented designers used various materials to sculpt fantasy dresses.

So I took what I saw and gathered up some souvenirs of my CHA trip; receipts, baggage claim checks, airline tickets, dinner receipts, notes I made and more. I also rounded up a few of the stamps I had used in the classes I taught at CHA. Then I raided my hoard of vintage "junque" and collected some more Clearsnap products to use. All were combined into one piece of MixEd MEdiA aRt...

The background is a flat canvas that was first "painted" with layers of the Donna Salazar MixEd MEdiA iNX. The inks blend BEAUTIFULLY and they are so mayo-like super creamy, that the coverage is AWESOME! You can use the Stylus and Blender Tip to apply and blend the inks, but I must confess to cover and blend large areas, or to add a little touch of ink, I like to use my FINGERS! In my opinion art should be a little MESSY! 

Circles of script were stamped in Black ink while the canvas was still "wet", then, the entire piece was sprinkled with and embossed using Clear Embossing Powder. Scrolls and words were added and embossed in Sterling Silver. Finally, flowers were stamped using the MixEd MEdiA iNX and embosed in Opalescent Clear and finished with vintage button centers...

The wood dress form was from KaiserCraft; they were using it for a make & take during CHA and were kind enough to give me one to use on the blog. The stand portion was inked using Jasmine MixEd MEdiA iNX, then stamped in Black with a script stamp and embossed using Clear Embossing Powder, while the base was inked in Black...

The body was covered with a woven piece that was made by cutting pieces of my black and white "souvenirs" into thin strips and weaving them together. The piece was fitted to the mannequin, then trimmed to fit. MixEd MEdiA iNX in Honey and Chiffon were rubbed on to add some color...

To further embellish the dress form, a vintage junque-jewelry rhinestone piece was adhered as a choker, and paper roses and leaves were made from more ticket and receipt pieces that had been tinted using Smooch Spritz. After they were formed, they were rubbed with MixEd MEdiA iNX in Honey to bring out the folds and add more dimension...

The two tiered skirt has a canvas fabric overskirt and vintage pattern piece underskirt. The canvas was first stamped and embossed with a Damask pattern using Top Boss Tinted Embossing Pad and Opalescent Clear Embossing Powder. Then it was spritzed with multiple colors of Smooch Spritz. The tissue underskirt was stamped in the same pattern but with Wicked Black Archival Dye Ink, then it too was sprayed with several Smooch Spritzes, but this time in brighter shades. The canvas was gathered and adhered using Beacon 3-in-1 glue - which is PERFECT for use with Mixed Media projects as it can be used to adhere a multitude of different surfaces. Scor-Tape was used to gather and adhere the underskirt...

The ribbon trim was made by dyeing vintage seam binding using Smooch Spritz, then crumpling the ribbon tightly in a napkin while it was still wet. After the ribbon dried, it was adhered using Scor-Tape...

Since I plan to display this piece in my studio, the words chosen were my favorite "3 I's of Crafting" --- Inspiration, Imagination and Innovation. The words were made by stamping the letters in Wicked Black Dye Ink, with several different alphabet stamp sets, on a piece of file folder that had been bLinGeD up with Smooch Spritz . The letters were cut apart and slightly "crumpled". Then they were distressed using Leather MixEd MEdiA iNX applied with a Stylus and Blender Tip...                                               

The wood disc was rubbed with several colors of MixEd MEdiA iNX, then stamped with a damask pattern in the Chiffon Ink. A button embellished with a vintage piece of junque-jewelry served to hyphenate the word... 

SUPPLIES:

Clearsnap Products:

• Donna Salazar Mixed Media Inx: Chiffon, Jasmine, Leather, Truffle, Denim, Peridot, Black and Honey
• Smooch Spritz: Gold Glow, Pink Sprinkles, Sea Kiss, Spun Sugar, Tea Party and Splash
• ColorBox Archival Dye Inks: Wicked Black
• Top Boss: Tinted Embossing Pad, Embossing Powder: Clear, Sterling Silver and Opalescent Clear
• Stylus and White Blender Tip 
• Color Catcher 

Other Products:

• My Sentiments Exactly: Old World Upper, School Days Lower and Numbers, Multi Classic, Top Secret Upper, Alpha Tags, Funastic Multi Upper and Lower and School Days Upper
• Hampton Art: Simple Alphabet
• Memory Box: Circle Word Background
• The {Stamps} Of Life: Stephanie Barnard: youare2Kind
• Harmonie: Bella Bohemia
• Hero Art: 4 Fun Flowers
• KaiserCraft: Dress Form - MDF
• Indus: DIY Bangle: 3" Disc
• Beacon Adhesives: 3-in-1 Glue
• 8 X 10 Flat Canvas
• File Folder
• Unbleached Muslin Fabric {Canvas Fabric}
• Vintage: Buttons, Junque-Jewelry Pieces, White Seam Binding and Pattern Pieces 

If you haven't tried the new MixEd MEdiA iNX you need to find them and give them a try in order to fully appreciate their creamy goodness!

And don't think you need to be an "artist" to give this art form a whirl, all you need is a pile of goodies and a little inspiration, imagination and innovation!

my blog...tami sanders