Mixed Media May-hem with DecoArt Media

Hi all! Hope your week is off to a great start. Today I'm sharing my project for this month's Eileen Hull Art with Heart Challenge. This month we'll all be sharing creations we've made with DecoArt's Media paint line. I received a huge box of these paints, sprays, and texture products last year and have been having a blast with them!

I decided to alter Eileen's birdhouse and try my hand at a Finnabair-esque patina. My friend, Cyndi, had discovered this video a few weeks ago and inspired me give this technique a try. I have to say, I totally had a blast with this and can't wait to experiment some more! Here is how my piece came together:

Begin by cutting a birdhouse from medium weight chipboard using Eileen Hull's Birdhouse die.

To create a shadowbox, cut out the face of the birdhouse as shown. Assemble birdhouse and adhere various bits of torn paper.

Next, scrape DecoArt Media Crackle Paste and Texture Sand Paste randomly over the entire piece. Let dry completely.

When the texture mediums are dry, begin gluing various bits and pieces onto the birdhouse.

Cover entire piece with white gesso (I forgot to take a pic of this step!). When dry, spritz the embellished areas with Carbon Black Mister. Immediately spray with water, and dab off, leaving the black spray to highlight the texture.

When the black spray is dry, spritz birdhouse with various colors, as desired. I was trying to get a rusty verdigris look, so I used orange, yellow, and turquoise. Both the yellow and turquoise are shimmer mists, so you get wonderful depth of color with them.

When the piece is completely dry, highlight areas with gold rub on paint. Cut out a photo from one of Tim Holtz's Photobooth cards, add a Small Talk sticker and adhere inside box. Attach the bottom and you're done!

I love how aged and worn this looks, but it only took me a couple hours for this entire project - my kind of art!

I think this side might be my favorite. I love the vibrant yellow/orange on the crackle paste contrasted with the blue/green on the rest of the side. I used a hole punch to punch circles from lightweight chipboard for the 'nails'. All the other bits and pieces are various Tim Holtz, Prima, and other findings.

I hope you enjoyed the results of my DecoArt playtime! The birdhouse die is a bit hard to find, but I did track it down at Blue Moon Scrapbooking. The rest of the supplies I used can be found at Simon Says Stamp and Amazon.

Eileen Hull Birdhouse Die Grafix Medium Weight Chipboard Sheets, 12-Inch by 12-Inch, Natural, 25-Pack *Tim Holtz Sizzix Die MINI GADGET GEARS Movers & Shapers 657211 Tim Holtz Idea-ology PEN NIBS TH92909 *Tim Holtz Idea-ology LOCKET KEYS Metal Hardware Keyhole *Tim Holtz Idea-ology MINI GEARS Sprockets TH93012 *Tim Holtz Idea-ology SPROCKET GEARS Watch Parts Hardware Graphic 45 ORNATE METAL KEYS Staples 4500545 Tim Holtz Idea-ology NUMBER BRADS Metal Hardware TH93123 Tim Holtz Idea-ology ALPHA PARTS SIGNMAKER TH93069 Ranger Large 2 oz MISTER BOTTLE Inkssentials MIS30676 Beacon 3 IN 1 ADVANCED CRAFT GLUE Crystal Clear Instant Grab Fast Dry Glue 00210 Deco Art Media Texture Sand Paste, 4-Ounce, White Deco Art Media Gesso, 4-Ounce, White Deco Art Media Crackle Paste, 4-Ounce, White Deco Art Media Acrylic Mister, 2-Ounce, Carbon Black Deco Art Media Acrylic Mister, 2-Ounce, Orange Deco Art Media Acrylic Shimmer Mister, 2-Ounce, Yellow Deco Art Media Acrylic Shimmer Mister, 2-Ounce, Turquoise Metallic Paint Rub Ons Kit #2

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Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed my DecoArt mixed media project. I'm really excited by these products and can't wait to play more with them. Speaking of playing, we hope you can join us for this month's Art with Heart challenge over at Eileen's blog. You can find out all the details here.

Have a great week!