Mixed Media ART Panels - Ann Butler Designs

Happy Friday! Paula here to show a fun little Mixed Media Art. I now share my creative space with my teenage daughter. We are in the process of adding some new pieces. Here’s one that I just finished.

Start with a few supplies.

I had a 3-pack of 4×4 Burlap Panels that I purchased at a local craft store. I wanted a little texture, so I used Liquitex Modeling Paste and mixed a bit with Aquamarine Iridescents from Earth Safe Finishes.

After achieving the color you like, take a spatula and spread the paste on opposite corners of one of the panels and set aside to dry. The time will depend on the thickness of the paste. As you can see from the photo, mine was not too thick, so by the time I finished some other stamping, it was dry.

Please note the following steps can be pretty much done is any particular order. When doing a project like this, I will start a specific task, then come back at a later point and add additional steps. So, if you do choose to create, please read through before (just so you don’t get to a step and realize my image looks a bit different) 🙂

Using EZ-De’s Flourish Alphabet Stamps, stamp all 3 panels with A, R, T. You may have to work around wet paste.

Next, use 2″ Stripes.Dots.Hearts Faux Quilting Stamps by Ann Butler for Unity Stamp Company to randomly stamp on panels. I used only the Dots, but any of the patterns would have been an excellent choice! After stamping the dots, I used a dot stencil, a brush and the modeling paste on random areas of the tiles.

At this point, I put everything aside and let dry overnight. When returning, I used my Earth Safe Finishes Aquamarine Iridescent Paint around the edges of the panels. Using the same dot stencil as above, I stenciled the actual Aquamarine paint over the lighter paste/paint mixture, just to give a bit more dimension. I love the shimmer of this paint. The photo below shows it a little, but it really is gorgeous in person!