Some mixed media fun projects

---

The Raven Nevermore - Photos of each step are an example of how you can use many layers and colours.

I started the background by applying 3 different blue distress paints to a 6x6 chipboard with a baby wipe.

Then some spray stain and ink blended.  I didn't want the spots from the spray on the clouds so I wiped it off with a baby wipe (and my fingers).

The sunburst was kind of disappearing so I added a bit more yellow ink to it as well as another faint stencil.

Lastly, I painted the raven with black paint and outlined it with a gel pen.  I then wrote a portion of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" along the outside edge.

The next step was to add the sunburst and blend in some yellow ink.

I added a border by stamping with purple ink and blended the outer border.  Using a blending foam with stamps and stencils helps to soften the edges.

I used black and brown ink to apply a script stencil and drew the outline from a photo I had taken.

And there you have it!  You can see that some of the elements get very faint in some areas, but that's what gives it such a fun layered look.