Tuesday, June 21, 2011

My Mixed Media Cardinal and His Friends

The backs are on and I am pleased with the way they turned out. The backs still need to be sanded.... and pinbacks added... I will do that later. I used Pardo Art Clay mixed with Kato Pearl for all the critters.

Click on the photos for a closer look.

My Cardinal is "looking good" don't ya think?  I gave him a patterned background in shades of red and silver.


I made a marbled stripe pattern covered with crackled metal leaf for this happy bird.



This is my "skylark", I forgot to take her photo before I added the backing. I wanted the background to look like the sky, I think it does don't you?


This little bunny has been hanging around for months patiently waiting for me to come up with a background..... she hated the others I tried but is happy with her new "pretty in pink" look.


It took me awhile to match the color of the beads along kitty's back and in her bangs... kinda a muted purple blue. I used a new texture sheet for the pattern and highlight with PearlEx. I love her pink eyes.



I used another of my new texture sheets for "Freckles" and a touch of gold PearlEx.




And there you have it.

11 comments:

  1. Oh I love them all!! The dog is still my first favorite!! Oh, but I don't know... They are all fantastic! :)

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  2. Thank you Trina, they are fun to make.

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  3. Absolutely unique, wonderful, and SO appealing!

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  4. That cat just got better and better. Is he going in your Etsy store any time soon?

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  5. They look like they would be a lot of fun to make. They are absolutely gorgeous!

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  6. These are so fantastic!! The bunny ears are adorable! :)))

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  7. These are all so awesome! I think I love the cat best though =)

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  8. Thank you Anita, I'm glad you like them

    Thanks Bonnie. I hope to list all the critters in our Etsy shop sometime in July....

    Thank you Sandy, I love combining wire and PC

    Thanks Mary, my bunny thanks you too!!

    Thank you Lynn, the kitty is pretty cool!

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  9. Absolutely awesome! I can't say which one I like best....I love the cardinal, though. :) Great work. Those bunny ears look labor-intensive for sure.

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  10. Those are just too great, B-Day girl! I love the dog and his "mane" :D What are you doing with them? They'd make super Christmas tree ornaments, methinks.
    xoxoxo, moe

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  11. Thank you Jackie. the cardinal IS pretty cool.

    Thank you Moe... I is old today for sure. I'm going to put pinbacks on most of them. I sent a bunch to theYaYa's and they loved them. They look good on hats and purses too.

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