Three Mixed Media Layouts by Marie-Josée Hamel

Hello, Green Tara fans!

I am really happy to feature today my latest mixed media layouts. 

 A few weeks ago, I fell in love with a new product, the Silks paints,

 which are made by Luminarte, and since then, I am using them

 on almost every project I create! I think they mix beautifully with all 

the Green Tara products, and thus, I am featuring three layouts

 combining both products today. I used my paints to alter

 my background, my flowers and my ribbons.

Mon amour:

For this layout, I decided to use contrasting colors,

 which are orange and teal. I love this color combination.

 I created  my background from scratch, using lots of mediums

 (acrylic paint, gel medium, gesso, Silks paints, etc.) on a chipboard. 

Then, I added a few layers of papers, as well as a

 Green Tara ribbon and Green Tara flowers.

I used the Cobweb ribbon in Teal as a backdrop for my flowers. 

I love how it blends in with the cluster.

Green Tara Products Used:

 Flower Sprays in Turquoise

Roses in Light Brown 

Roses in Turquoise

Apple Blossons in Turquoise/White

Apple Blossoms in Turquoise

Green Paper Leaves

Cobweb ribbon in Teal

Medium Gold Leaves

All in purple:

Yes, this layout doesn't have a title. It doesn't happen often,

 but sometimes, I just cannot seem to find the right title,

 so I don't put any.

Unlike many scrappers, I LOVE purple and I use it often

 on my layouts. I was very happy to find quite a few purple flowers,

 ribbons and ornaments in the box I received from Green Tara.

 I decided to use them to create a monochromatic layout.

Did you notice that I used two different types of ribbon on this layout?

 The first one is pretty obvious: it is the dark purple one that I used 

under my flower cluster, the Self-adhesive flower garland in Lavender.

 As the name indicates, it used to be a lighter shade of purple, 

namely lavender. I decided to use a bit of Silks paints on it so

 that it matches the paint colors I used on my background.

 The name of the color is Snap Dragon.

As for the other ribbon, I used it to create two flowers. 

See that purple and fuschia flower on the right side?

 I used the Pleated Organza Ribbon in Plum to create it, 

and I put a brad in the middle to hold everything together.

Green Tara Products Used :

Lilac Apple Blossoms

Ivory Roses

Heirloom Silk and Organza flower, 4 cm

Flower Sprays in Purple

Cherry Blossoms in White

Self-adhesive flower garland in Lavender
Pleated Organza Ribbon in Plum

Rire:

Here's my third and last project for today, which I created for

 one of my design teams, Creative Scrappers. It is based

 on sketch #237. Once more,

 I used Silks paints to create my background.

 

As you can see, I have used lots of Green Tara flowers

 in orange and pink hues.

 

Green Tara Products Used:

Cherry Blossoms in Peach/Cream

Cherry Blossoms in Pale Pink

Apple Blossoms in Pink

Aster Batik flowers in Sunset

Roses in Pale Pink

Velvet Leaves in Burgundy

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