Redeem the Moments Mixed Media Canvas

This post is gonna be a doozy so bear with me.  Grab a cuppa...  When I first saw the Berry71bleu moodboard this month my heart skipped a beat!  How utterly beautiful and inspiring.  I really wanted to use a door images as my focal and only came up with this turquoise one - so unbelievably cool.  I did add some purple into my project though, which is my visual representation of this verse, this powerful question posed by Mordecai.

"And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?”  Esther 4:14b NASB.  I believe every moment should count for the kingdom, every choice weighs in.  I hope this canvas reminds me of such frequently.

You won't believe the transformation of my altered canvas.  I wanted a specific size of canvas that would work well with my printed image and the only thing I had in my stash was this painted mess from my experiments with Flora Bowley's class.  HA HA!  Oh boy!

So I lightly gessoed it, thinking it would be fun if tiny bits of the painted background showed through.  Another fun reminder of the power of Christ to transform.   The brown is a stripe of Ranger's Distress Embossing Powder in mushroom, added for texture.

And here is my painted canvas.   I used layers of alcohol inks and Glimmer Mists with a little real walnut stain, not the Distress Ink color.

Because my collage was based on the beautiful scripture, I wanted to add subtle references of time and "Moment."  I used a watch that belonged to my Grandmother, perfectly aged.  She taught me so much about serving God.  Her time on earth was well spent.  <3

"Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.  Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is."  Ephesians 5:14-17 NASB

I inked the Tim Holtz sentiment to coordinate.  The flower is a new Prima watercolor blossom - love!  A few extra splashes (got carried away).

For extra interest, and to bring in some more copper highlights, I embossed a Prima text stamp in copper.  The jar is filled with Art Stones and was splashed with alcohol ink.  Copper glitter puddles about.

For the embellishments, I painted them with black gesso, then highlighted them Radiant Pearls before gluing to my canvas.  This made them all coordinate, well sorta.

Here you can see the dimension, lots of cardboard layers tucked beneath the papers for depth.  I really love the sheen mixed with the old world vintage, rustic feel.  I hope you are inspired today!

I'm sharing my canvas with:

Creative Artiste: Anything Goes

Berry71bleu: Copper Moodboard (above)

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

More Than Words: Clock & "Moment" Moodboard (above)

Mixed Media World: Glam Grunge

Things to Alter: Anything Goes

Mixed Media Place: Copper & Turquoise Moodboard

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