Mixed Media Techniques | Kim Stewart

I love working in different types of mediums, but my absolute favorite is watercolor. Within this medium there are so many fun things you can do, and it keeps my creative process interesting. Lately I’ve been obsessed with using a light grey wash of watercolor on my pages. It’s light and airy and not too overwhelming as a background. I decided to put my watercolors to work with the Far Far Away Scrapbook kit.

For this page I wanted to create some sort of lightly textured background for my photo so I decided to paint a shape in the grey color along with a few leaves. Just something to create a little interest in the background. I practice painting every day as just a way of becoming better at it, so using watercolors on a scrap page has almost become a constant for me. After I painted my background, for a little added texture, I used a little bit of a thicker medium paint and added it to the insides of each square. It has a more gritty texture and just adds a level of dimension. You could also paint them in different colors or add little embellishments to each square.

I kept everything else very simple and loved the way it came out! The thing I like about trying new art techniques is that it’s always a jumping off point to inspire something more. I’m already thinking about trying this process again in a bigger way and adding small embellishments to each square.

I simply love the process of trying new artistic techniques and the time just seems to slip away while playing! I do hope you pull out those watercolors and paints and add a some art to your pages. It’s just so fun!

Supplies: Far Far Away Scrapbook kit; Watercolor papers