Let’s get lost (in Venice)

It’s the first Friday of the month, so it’s time for our new challenge at the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog, which as always is Anything Mixed Media Goes.

My mixed media page was inspired by a trip to Venice last month (smile!).

For the background, I applied Antiqued Bronze Distress Paint over the page and then I smooshed and stencilled some Salvaged Patina Distress Paint over the top. When dry, I used the same stencil to apply some more of the Antiqued Bronze Distress Paint. Next I distressed different postcards and Venice design papers, from an Around The World Stamperia pad, using Ground Espresso Distress Ink and a Dark Sepia Faber-Castell marker. I arranged them onto the page with some photo images, which were recycled from a free Venice map. To finish, I added the fabric leaves, fabric bunting and “Memories like these …”,  “Adventure”, and “Let’s get lost” stickers; everything was by Little Yellow Bicycle.

For more inspiration please check out the amazing creations from our Guest Designer and my fellow Design Team members over at Creative Artiste too. All you need to do is to use three different mediums on your projects to join our mixed media challenge; I hope you are inspired to join us, it would be lovely to see you there!

Accademia was one of the areas that we explored and this is one of the views from the Accademia Bridge over the Grand Canal; the domed Basilica you can see is the Santa Maria della Salute which is also featured on my page (top photo image).

The flower shop, as we exited the bridge, was so very pretty (did you spot the lion in the centre of the photo on the pillar above the shop – smile).

We also had fun exploring the Garden District of Castello, with all the greenery I added the fabric leaves on my page. We enjoyed walking along the lagoon promenade through the green areas, parks and over the bridges.

Castello is where we discovered the Arsenale di Venezia, which I featured on my Venezia post last Friday, and this pretty bridge was very close by.

It’s very easy to get lost in Venice as it can be quite disorienting with the narrow streets and limited views. However with such beautiful scenery and architecture around every corner, who cares (smile!).

I hope you’re staying safe and well! x

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Challenges

I’m joining the lovely Valerie and her Geometric Forms challenge over at Art Journal Journey with my rectangle images and paper pieces on my page.