Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes at We love 2 create!

Good morning folks, how's your weekend going? It's a bit grey and miserable so that's all the excuse I need to play in my craft room. We've got a new challenge starting at We Love 2 Create and as always our theme is 'Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes' so there's no excuse not to join in, especially as our lucky winner will receive some fabulous crafty stash from Premium Craft Brands.

I've used a 12x12 canvas to create this project. I used the  beautiful Gardenia stencil from Prima and PanPastels for the lovely lady. PanPastels are perfect for this kind of project as they are so forgiving and blend beautifully.

I used PanPastels in shades of turquoise to create the background and then stencilled over the top with another Prima stencil and white gesso to create a subtle floral effect.

Next I added some more stencilling using a harlequin stencil and black gesso. Once that was dry I applied Fine Black Pearl PanPastel medium around the edges, blending it over the background to highlight the stencilling.

To preserve her modesty I gave her a dress made from white polkadot tulle with some resin flowers that I'd coloured with acrylic paint. The roses were a real bargain from the pound shop! I love a bargain lol.

I'm entering this project in the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge: hand coloured image

Craft your Passion: Anything goes

Creative Artiste Challenge: Anything goes

Paper Minutes: Roses

Simply Papercraft: Anything goes

Thanks so much for visiting today, hope to see you again soon

Claire xx

PanPastel Turquoise Shade	Turquoise Pan Pastel	Black fine Pearl	Black Pan Pastel	Natural Grey shade pan pastel
Neutral Grey Pan Pastel	White PanPastel	White Fine Pearl Medium for Pan Pastels	Burnt Sienna Tint	Burnt sienna shade
Permanent Red Tint Pan Pastel	Permanent Red Shade	Bright Yellow Green Shade	Bright Yellow Green Pan Pastel