December Challenge!

 Hello and Welcome to December challenge at Mixed Media Academy.

Please read all rules mentioned below before you enter our challenge As always we have our amazing sponsors giving away fabulous prizes to our winners.

Our Challenge is based on THEME & COMPULOSRY ELEMENT 

MOOD BOARD THEME : BRIGHTEN UP!

COMPULSORY ELEMENT : SHADOW

This month's theme is "Brighten Up" where we would like to create awareness about giving importance to mental health, peace and spiritual growth for one's holistic wellness. You have to use "Shadow" as the compulsory element. You may interpret and incorporate the key element in any way in your project. There is no particular colour scheme, however, it will be wonderful to try to be close to the colours in moodboard.

Please remember to read the RULES before entering the challenge

- Create a NEW project 

- Use the COMPLULSORY ELEMNET  and take inspiration from the Mood board theme

- We DO NOT accept Cards, Tags, Postcards, ATCs.

- Mention our challenge in your post, share our Mood board and a link to our challenge on your blog. 

- If you do not have a blog, participate through Social Media and share our Mood board along with your project picture Tagging us (FB Or IG)

- Link your projects in the In Linkz tool at the bottom of this post with your Name and Country Name as Title

- Follow our blog, Instagram and like our Facebook Page

Now let's move on to check what our Design Team has created 

  DESIGN  TEAM  INSPIRATIONS    

For this months challenge I have altered an old brush.. I was inspired by the colors of December moodboard, but instead of going completely pastels, I have incorporated light colors with black gesso to show shadows (compulsory element of this months challenge) and highlights in the project.. Hope you all like it 

Hey everyone,

With new year around the corner, I am thrilled to be a part of better times that lie ahead for me.

Keeping that in mind, I created this layout with bright colors. I used the compulsory element 'shadow' in the way of casting shadow of the elements put together in the layout. Looking forward to making new memories and having good times with friends and family.

Love

J

December moodboard pictures inspired me to create mixed media art journal page. Pastel colours and flamingos are one of my favorites. This inspired me to make tropical theme with flamingos..
Flamingos are always stand for positive vibes. The brighten up situation is always 'live, laugh, love'.
This month compulsory element is 'shadow'. So I have created shadow to the flowers and flamingos which feel like there are group of flamingos & flower branches behind it.

Hola Friends,

The weather seems super bright and fun at MMA, look at the challenge theme this month, since I am not a much fan of such cold weather, its keeps my lazy…I really miss to be on a beach and have some fun in the sun !!

.Today I bring you this Mixed Media Layout to present the theme …What do u say? Do you also get the vibes? If Yes, get inspired and create something to participate in the challenge asap…

.Looking forward for your amazing makes… till the time.. you can share your thoughts in comments below about this layout

.Hope you have an amazing day ahead, don’t miss to participate in the challenge.

Happy Crafting

We all have our ups and downs in our lives. We never feel the gratitude when we reach our highs but feel depressed when are at our lows. Take everything as this too shall pass. Brighten up each day for every day has something good to offer. Just look deeply... find that happiness and hold on to it. It will lead us to our sunshine. The mood board colours were so soothing that it brightened up my mood instantly. I have to use shadow as compulsory element and I have used black and white die cuts of the same designs and pasted the black behind to give the shadow effect. Hope you like it.

In this moodboard I have made a fresh and simple medium collage mix according to the bright colors.

I ran black ink around the collage to give it more depth and create more interest.

December month challenge has come with pastel colors. And these remind me of happiness and love. I depicted the moodboard through a 12x12 layout.
Happiness is the new rich.
Inner piece is the new success
Health is new wealth.
Kindness is new cool.
Do join us for this month's challenge at MMA

I love to work with shadows. On this mixed media piece I started by painting the lower side with black gesso and the upper side with white gesso. After that I used Finnabair acrylic paints and on top I dry brushed with white gesso and white gold wax from Finnabair.

Do you feel inspired!

Join our challenge!!!

 PRIZES 

This month we are giving away three Prizes to our Winners and we'll select one entry to be our Guest Designer for us. And we'll also select three Featured projects from the entries.

Our Design Team will choose winners and it's author will win 

$25 worth prize with from our Sponsor 

$25 worth prize from our Sponsor 

INR 1000 worth prizes from our Sponsor

 GUEST DESIGNER 

Our Design team will select the author among the entries and the author, 

will be invited to be our Guest Designer.

 FEATURED 

Our Design Team will select Top 3 Projects and they will receive FEATURED Badges.

All our Winners will Get Winner Badges as well to flaunt on Social Media.

We are very grateful to all our generous sponsors for these fabulous prizes.

To learn more about any of them, click on the SPONSORS tab above. 

We are looking forward to seeing your entries into our

 Challenge this month

Link up your projects using our Link Tool below by 31st December 11:59 pm IST.

READ ALL RULES on the Top Bar

1. Follow our blog.

2. Create a NEW Mixed Media project.

3. Use the COMPULSORY ELEMENT and THEME of  the mood board .

3. Link your project below with your Name and Country as title

4. Share our challenge Mood board  in your post.

5. Add a link to our challenge on your blog post or tag us on your Social media

6.No Cards/Tags/ATCs

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