Here at Anything But Cute we love to see all the seasoned and expert mixed media artists, but we also want to encourage those who are just getting their feet wet. Our design team will always be on the lookout for these exceptional artists, and you just never know when we might be giving out something special to a talented mixed media newcomer.
Make sure to put 'newbie' after your name in the linky so we know who you are.
(new refers to 'new to mixed media' NOT 'new to our challenge')
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Feature Artist for Vintage Garden - Welcome Ingrid!

Hello Everyone!

Pamellia here and I am so excited to finally get the chance to introduce you to our surprise guest for May. This lady has been such an inspiration to me. Not only is she talented, but she is a wonderful and sweet person. I feel so blessed to have found her in blog land and even more blessed to call her my friend! I do hope you will all join me in welcoming Ingrid of Ingrid's Crafts Corner!!



Ingrid here with a make for two special ladies in my life. One happens to be my dear Mum whose birthday it is today and this little canvas was made for her as a reminder that despite the fact we all become eeerm...vintage... one day, but the memories will keep the soul young. The second special lady is my dear friend Pamellia who has kindly invited me to guest design for you all today on her gorgeous new challenge blog. When creating this canvas I had both of them in my mind. For my Mum I used a photo she gave me... we stood in the field of flowers when this photo was taken nearly 30 years ago. I love that photo. I grew up surrounded by beautiful nature and, as we say, liked to play in God's garden. Being a child I picked some of those flowers so I do hope he's not cross with me :)

Pamellia's theme for this challenge is 'Vintage Garden' and I tried very hard not to sway from the theme... I used an old photo, used flowers, vines, fern, various leaves and more, I used Vintage Photo & Victorian Velvet Distress Inks to colour the artwork and a few tricks to age it even more. I didn't want this post to be too long so you will find more info and more photos on my blog Ingrid's Crafts Corner.


It all started with a bit of gesso, I added some left over small tags, a few burlap squares for extra texture. Next came the sand paste by DecoArt through the lovely Lattice work Layering Stencil by Tim Holtz. Then it was just about building layers with wooden pieces that came with the canvas and the two small canvases containing aged images. 

Some flowers I used were handmade using the Flower die by Joy crafts, some were paper flowers from my stash. The vines were added using my heat gun. I also sprinkled some micro beads & glass beads over a few areas, let it dry & painted everything with Gesso again. In the end I used the Victorian Velvet & Vintage Photo Distress Stains to add colour. Sponging some Potting Soil Archival Ink and a bit of Black Stazon just added to the aged look. The White Shabby frantage by Stampendous added highlights to the lighter areas. Here are some close ups... 





A little bit about me...

Ingrid Kristina V = a designer, a cardmaker, an amateur yet enthusiastic artist and an explorer of all artistic :) If you visit my blog you will find anything from cards, journaling, fun tutorials, results of my experiments and wild ideas, but mainly mixed media projects. I love creating abstract art and mixed media is my most go to when I create. There is nothing more satisfying that creating various textures and patterns and adding colour with a dash of grunge. I tend to create rather organic patterns and love using anything naturally aged. Fabric and other materials are so much fun too! If you share my passion I would like to invite you to join my blog Ingrid's Crafts Corner. I also run a mixed media challenge blog Mixed Media World where my dear talented friends and I share our creations organise fun challenges for you to join. If you prefer cardmaking then simply purchase an issue of the wonderful UK nationwide magazine Simply Cards and Papercraft where I share my projects as a Designer. Their current issue shows a few cards I made for a very special and exclusive interview with Tim Holtz! Don't miss it, it is certainly one to keep ;)

A big thank you to Pamellia for the invite and for being so wonderful. It is always a pleasure and an honour. I look forward to seeing all your interpretations of the Vintage Garden theme and hope you like mine ;)

Have a wonderful day!  Ingrid xxx

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WOW, WOW, WOW, isn't that inspiring! Ingrid has truly made a mixed media work of art! The textures and colours are just to die for!! I told you she was talented, didn't I! I hope that seeing Ingrid's wonderful creation will inspire you to join us for our current challenge, Vintage Garden!

You have until the 4th of June to play - and you'll find all the challenge details as well as lots of inspiration from the brilliant Anything But Cute design team by clicking on the challenge link.

Happy Crafting
Pamellia!

23 comments:

  1. What a treat to have you at Anything But Cute!!! Your canvas is stunning!

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    1. Thank you, Samra, I am very honoured to be here! Xx

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  2. a stunning piece Ingrid - really lovely xx

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    1. Thank you, Rachel, so sweet of you to stop by and leave a comment.hope you are doing well. Xx

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    1. Thank you, Susi! Your art is fantastic! I'm a big fan of you work too! Xx

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  4. Beautiful Ingrid, how lucky of you to be featured in a Magazine with Tim?

    Love & Hugs

    Jacquie J xxx
    http://jewelscardcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Thank you, Jacquie! ;) yes, it is rather cool and exciting, thank you! Xxx

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  5. Great to see you here, Ingrid! What a stunning canvas!

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    1. Thank you, Branka, looking forward to your next piece! X

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  6. Gorgeous yummy colours, that wonderful texture makes for a beautiful canvas, especially love the thread around the frame and the ferns. Ruth x

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    1. Thank you, Ruth, I'm so glad you like the twine around the mini canvas, I quite like it too. I might have to use it again :) xxx

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  7. Stunning and inspiring

    Love Chrissie xx

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  8. Thank you for your sweet comments, Pam! My dear friend, it always is a pleasure to interact with you! You're such a sweet and talented soul! I wish you all the very best with you fabulous new blog and looking forward to seeing your gorgeous makes and tutorials! Lots of love,
    Ingrid xxx

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  9. Wow, Ingrid! what a beautiful, inspiring mixed media canvas you have made to thrill us with at Anything But Cute! It is such a treat and an honor to have your as Pamellia's first guest designer. You are such a talented lady, and I'm so excited for you to be featured with Tim Holtz in Simply Cards and Papercraft...I'm going to see if it is available here in USA. Big hugs! Sara Emily

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  10. Hot diggity dog and awesome sauce, Ingrid! Fantabulous mixed media Vintage Garden canvas. Those textures just beg to be touched. Hehe! Your use of the twine around the frame and your recycling of the wood bits are Amazeballs. Love the color palette as well. Congrats on your interview and thank you so very much for inspiring us here at Anything But Cute! Hugz to you! ~Niki

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  11. Sorry I'm late my dear Ingrid, long weekend and I was off to the zoo yesterday. Your project is just breathtaking!! I almost fell over when I first saw it, you put your heart and soul into this and I am absolutely blown away! It is such an honour to have you here with us as our very first guest designer! You are an inspiration and a wonderful friend! Thank you for all of your kind words, big hugs :)

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  12. So beautiful! I love the layering, and your use of canvases on the canvas! That is a genius idea (and one that I will have to 'borrow'!).

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  13. So glad you're here Ingrid - this is just amazing!! you have such a talent for mixed media, I love waiting to see what you do next hun xx

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  14. Hi Pamellia, just found your new challenge blog and I am so glad I did x fantastic design team and tremendous inspirational projects. Lovely to see Ingrid Kristina here today and what a stunning project with amazing textures and details she has created.

    TFS and best wishes
    Annie xx

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  15. Wow Ingrid - this is amazing. Your picture is so perfect too. It is easy to see why Pamellia wanted you to be one of her first guests. You are soooooooooooo creative. There is such an abundance of texture and dimension in this project. I really love your vintage garden and the story that goes along with it. Thanks bunches for sharing. j.

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  16. What a tour de force in mixed media Ingrid , this is truly beautiful and stunningly detailed. The muted tones work brilliantly and the focal image is perfect for the theme. I'm sure your Mum and Pamellia both adore it. ( Yes, we are all going vintage, I can relate to this lol). Nicola x

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