July's Mojo Diva

Hi there!

I wanted to drop in a day early before our new challenge goes live to announce this month's MOJO DIVA!  Thanks to all who played and I hope you will come back tomorrow to check out the new challenge for August!

July's Mojo Diva is :

NANCY with this great card:

Nancy contact me for your badge!

Stay tuned to tomorrow for our new challenge, a little announcement and the randomly selected winner from our July players.

Till later!

Maria

Mixed Media Fun!

Have you played along yet with our 2nd challenge??  Check out all the details here!  Our theme this month was Patriotic.  Here is another project I made using some new stamps I got from Pretty Cute Stamps.

Here are supplies I used for this fun tag:

I hope you will come play along with us this month!

Maria

Mixed Media Mojo Challenge #2 and Winner!

Hey there!  I want to THANK EVERYONE who played along with our first challenge, it was awesome and I love what everyone created!  For each challenge we will pick one person who will be our MOJO DIVA for the month.  And this month I will randomly pick one person from all entries and that person will win a little prize pack from me!

So our MOJO DIVA for our FIRST CHALLENGE in JUNE is:

JOY - Morning Glory Card Studio  with this lovely mixed media piece:

Congrats Joy!  Contact me to get your winner's graphic (riann1973 at yahoo dot com)

And our randomly selected winner is:

CarmenAlicia Lucero - contact me with your mailing address (riann1973 at yahoo dot com)

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Now onto our JULY CHALLENGE!  For July think PATRIOTIC because that is our theme this month!

A quick HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY to all those celebrating this week!  

Here is what our Design Team came up with:

Maria

Amber

Tameko

Go with this theme and what it means to you!  

I also invite you to come join our Facebook page MIXED MEDIA MOJO!

Thanks for stopping by & come play along with us!!

Maria

Fun with Gelli Plates

Hi there!  Today I wanted to share a little something about Gelli Plates.  Many have done printing made from gelatin and have loved it.  I tried that once and i was a mess for me and didn't work out right.  So I purchased a Gelli Plate by Gelli Arts.

This one is the 8x10 size, now they have lots of other cool sizes.  There is so much you can do with this fun tool and I have only just begun.  So I want to share a few simple prints I made:

The plate is NOT made of gelatin at all.  It is made "It is made with mineral oil and is a hypoallergenic polymer material." (borrowed from the Gelli Arts site)  Here is a pic of mine:

It comes packaged in a clear snap close case with 2 plastic sheets on it protecting it.  Keep it packaged this way all the time and store it flat.  

You might ask what kind of paper I use.  Well you can use anything really from card stocks to tissue type papers.  Here are two I have used that worked well:

I did a search online to find the Delipaper but it is just that those pieces of paper that deli's used to wrap sandwiches.  The paper pad is from Target in the craft/kids section inexpensive and great.

The suggested color to use is plain 'ole acrylic inks simple and inexpensive.  Then you can use stamps & stencils to create patterns.  You just need to be careful and not use anything sharp so you don't puncture the plate. Simple blunt plastic objects to great texture works well also.

Well there you have it a super simple introduction to Gelli plates.  I will try to play more with mine and explore techniques to share in the future.  If you have any to share please leave us a comment below!

Thanks for stopping by!  

There is still time to play along in our first challenge here.  So come join us!

Maria

Mixed Media Mojo Challenge #1

Hey there!  Our first challenge is going strong!  You still have plenty of time to play along with us.  You can make any form of mixed media that you love to make.

So here is a recap of our first challenge:

Our first challenge is a simple one:  Use Stamps and at least 2 Mediums on your project.  

Create what you want!  You can do an art journal page, make a card or use a canvas.  We can't wait to see what you create!  One person will be selected as our Mojo Diva for our challenges!  And in honor of our very first challenge I will pick one person who plays along at random to win a small prize from me!  You have until 9:00 pm, June 30th to play along!  

You can view the entire post about the first challenge here!  And you link your creation up on that page as well!

I hope you will come play!


Maria

Samshing Mediums

Hello,

Do you like to get messy when you create?  

Smashing is one way to make interesting backgrounds for a variety of projects, and make a colorful mess. I learned about this technique from Tammy - Daisy Yellow.  She has a wonderful tutorial here, where she smashes acrylics. 

 I did a variation of this with acrylic paint, dylusions spray ink, distress ink, and paint.  Basically I added a blob of paint to an index card, and smashed it with several other cards, then I just continued to add the different mediums, and smashing the cards after each addition.  Finally, a little stamping, and embellishing.  This card would be perfect for a journal page.

Remember you still have time to join in this months challenge!

Theme:  Use Stamps + At Least 2 Mediums

We would love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!

Tameko 

www.creatingmypeace.com

Plate Rubbings using Cedar Canyon Textile Rubbing Plates and Shiva Oil Paint Sticks.