Sue's Technique Challenge!

I can't believe this is my final challenge of the year for you all!!! And being my final challenge, I couldn't set just any old scrappy challenge for you, could I??? This one is all about challenging yourselves and trying SOMETHING NEW!!!

I am sure many of you have seen the recent explosion in popularity of "mixed media art" and how it is currently influencing many scrapbookers. If you are anything like me, you are in awe of the talent of many of these artists and have wanted to give it a go yourself...well here's your big chance!

For anyone that doesn't know much about mixed media art, it is a broad definition that covers many arts and crafts, including collage, assemblage (both 2D and 3D), altered objects, including books and boxes, handmade greeting cards, artist trading cards (ATCs) and tags, art journalling and book making.
The “mixed media” used includes paints, papers and board of all descriptions, glues, buttons, fabrics, found objects, photos, metal bits, fibres, things from nature, inks, pencils, crayons, markers, pastels and polymer clays, to name a few.

For this challenge you can push yourself as much or as little as you like. If you are more comfortable creating a layout / set of 3 cards / set of 9 ATC's, then you are most welcome to. If you would like to push yourself a little bit further, why not try doing a canvas / book / home decor item or something else?

The key to this challenge is the techniques you use. It's all about trying SOMETHING DIFFERENT to what you would usually do! Experiment with new materials (or ways of using old ones), discard all your inhibitions and usual scrappy "rules" and just go with the flow and CREATE!!!

I decided to create a canvas for my sample...



(For anyone that is interested I have written a basic tutorial on how I created this canvas and posted in the 'Tips & Techniques' forum.)

Entries for this challenge will need to be uploaded to the entry thread HERE by THE END OF THE YEAR (hehe), that is, midnight 31st December.
UPDATE: you now have until lunchtime New Years Day to upload your entries!

The winner of this challenge will receive an awesome prize from WICKED PRINCESSES...well worth playing along for! (As if the challenge wasn't incentive enough!)

This is awesome Sue!! I love your canvas (and hope it will be coming my way as a xmas pressie!! ) hehehe!!

I can't wait to give this a go, since reading your tutorial, my head is swimming with ideas, so i can't wait to hit the shops today and grab a few canvases to have a play!!

(Actually this canvas was planned for a gift for someone already, but now DP says I should keep it! LOL)

LOL, i agree!! Do you have time to whip up another??!! Lol!! You have probably 2 weeks to get one in the post to me so i get it for Xmas!!

Great canvas Sue! I love it. The colours are awesome and all those layers are scrumpdidillyumptious!!!! Can't wait to give this a go.

AWESOME, Sue! I have done a canvas and used a tree slice before. I LOVE this challenge and can't wait to get started!

Yay !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a wicked challenge. he he..

Wow Sue! What an awesome canvas. Love the challenge too. Off to check out your tutorial

Well you got me all inspired, i have laid my texture layer and it has dried over night, and i hope to get a paint layer down soon!

Me to Vicki, I have some fantastic quotes I could use, I'm off to Shepparton on Sunday, so will head out to Spotlight to purchase a couple of canvases, will make great gifts for a couple of family members that I was stuck for a christmas present . Thanks Sue

I have laid paint now too!!

Joy if you are looking for canvas' try the cheap shops first, they are a fair bit cheaper!! I got some from The Reject Shop and some from Cheap as Chips!

Okay, thanks Vicki, I couldn't sleep last night all these ideas were going around in my head, just hope I can put them to good use for this challenge

I got a 12 x 16 inch canvas for $2 from Chicken Feed. They had 30% off today.

robjud wrote:I got a 12 x 16 inch canvas for $2 from Chicken Feed. They had 30% off today.

Oh, bugger I didn't think to go into there

Ooooooh...I can't wait to see what you've all been up to!!!

Well... i just started my second canvas!! Haven't finished the first yet, but am much much happier with the second, so will prob finish it off the new one for this challenge!!

I just want to see something from someone!!!!

Patience girly!! You gave us a challenge that requires a LOT of drying time, and i am having to be very patient, so so should you!!

Lol, getting there Sue

hehe...I am a little impatient aren't I???

I have finished this one too. Will photograph tomorrow. Had lots of fun with it - not entirely happy with the result, but loved the techniques used.

COME ON ANT!!! Where is it???

Sorry - I will get it photographed really soon....I promise.