Mixed Media: Halloween Home Decor Canvas

Welcome all!  Today I wasnt to share a hauntingly spooky canvas wall hanging for Halloween.  I love mixed media and I seem to always be learning new ways to combine them.  When I saw this 31 Wall Art chipboard piece from Gina's Designs Lasercuts, I knew it would make a fabulous home decor item.  

Paint the 31 Wall Art piece with DecoArt Media Carbon Black.  

Add a layer of Liquitex coarse texture gel to the numbers only.  Add a few details to the cat.

Add a wash of DecoArt Media Interference Gold over the numbers.  Glue a piece of shiny gold card stock behind the cat's eye's and nose openings for a spooky effect.

Use your finger to add DecoArt Media Antiquing Cream, first with Patina Green, then hit the high spots withe the DecoArt Media Carbon Black Antiquing Cream.

And here is a close-up picture of that ghoulish texture.

Now to prepare the canvas background.  Paint an 8x10 canvas with DecoArt Carbon Chalky Finish.

Tear a piece of spiderweb scrapbook paper slightly smaller than the canvas and adhere.

Paint randomly, as shown, with DecoArt Media Carbon Black.  

Combine 80% DecoArt Media Crackle Paste with 20% DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Cadmium Red Hue and spread over painted areas with spatula.  

Brush a light coat of the DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Cadmium Red Hue over the cracked areas.

Still not quite orange enough, so I sponged over with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Primary Yellow.

Sponge over the cracks with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Quinachridone Violet, than apply a light coat of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Burnt Umber for depth and dimension.

Cut the hanging spider and witch's hat from the Border: Halloween set and paint black.  Also paint the largest spider web from the Spiderweb Shape Set.

I used my finger to dab a mix of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic  Phthalo Green-Yellow with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Primary Yellow, then applied Stickles Lime Green glitter glue, as shown.  I also added a red dot to the body of the hanging spider and adhered each to the canvas, as shown.

I painted a hat band with a mix of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Burnt Umber and DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Titanium White.  Details were added to the hat with a dry brushing of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Interference Gold.

Supplies used:

Gina's Designs Lasercuts
Border Halloween
31 Wall Art 
Spiderweb Shape Set

Black Gesso (Liquitex)
Carbon Chalky Finish (DecoArt)
Coarse Texture Gel (Liquitex)
Authentique Spellbound Spiderweb 12x12 paper

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Primary Yellow
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Cadmium Red Hue
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Burnt Umber
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Titanium White
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic  Phthalo Green-Yellow
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Quinachridone Violet
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Interference Gold
DecoArt Media Antiquing Cream Patina Green
DecoArt Media Antiquing Cream Carbon Black
DecoArt Media Crackle Paste
DecoArt Decoupage

Stickles Lime Green glitter glue

Check out Gina's Designs newest chipboard shapes, not only for Halloween, but for just about all of your creative needs!!!

Thanks for stopping by, and as always, I hope you have a wonderful, creative weekend.

Barbara