The Mirror Crack'd Challenge.

Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.
Here we are again for another challenge at The Mirror Crack'd and this month it's Masks and you can interpret this in any way you like so let's see your ideas.
I've used an actual mask to create a canvas but you could decorate a mask or use masking techniques, it's up to you to show us how imaginative you can be.

We are thrilled to be sponsored by

WOODWARE CRAFT COLLECTION

With a prize of £12.00 to spend at your favourite Woodware Stockist, either in store or on line.

 

Hope you like mine........ I have named it:

It's all in the Head.

 There are quite a lot of photos to help you with the tutorial.

I started this by collecting together the following and played around a little with their arrangement on the canvas.

The polystyrene balls were cut in half with a Stanley knife.

 

 

Used a stencil to create texture on the mask.

 

The same stencil and Crackle texture paste on the canvas.

 More texture with Viva Modelling Cream.

I used the cream again with a Ryn (Designs by Ryn) stencil to create the swirl and heated this with my heat gun which causes it to rise and bubble, gorgeous!

Continued to add more detail this time with tiny polystyrene pellets and painted everything with Gesso.

 

 

Then started to add colour using Crafty Notions and Cosmic Shimmer Sprays.

 

 

 

Painted Gesso onto a collection of small MDF shapes.

 

Attached some of the shapes and continued with lots more spraying.

 

And painting the small detail by hand.

 

 

Then rubbed over the texture using Treasure Gold Gilding Wax.

 

The textures by now were so gorgeous it was difficult to cover them up.

However... I did and here is the finished canvas.

 

Close-ups.

 

 

 

And the complete canvas......

 

I do hope you enjoyed looking and will pop over and see what my DT members have made for your delight.

I look forward to seeing your entries for the challenge which you will find by clicking here: challenge.

Thanks for stopping by
and happy Crafting,

 

Angela xXx

I am entering this canvas in the following challenges:

Inky Chicks: Challenge 54

Use a Metal embellishment.

 

Try it On Tuesday:

Use Stencils.

Anything but Cute
Challenge 4# - August Making Magic.
Here is the moodboard for this month.
I feel there is magic and mystery to this piece which is reflected in my canvas.