'Nevada City' by Lisa Griffith

Hello Mixed Media & Art friends!
Lisa Griffith here with a grungy page inspired by our wonderful

new moodboard, which requires letters and a handmade background.

'Nevada City'

This layout turned out to be second in my mini series of pages with an Americana feel to them.

I imagined this elegant young lady as a daughter of the English industrial revolution who

immigrated to America looking for a new life. 

Following our amazing new moodboard, I created an intricate, messy background 

filled with lots of layers of heavy white gesso, letters stencils, and inks.

Here is the new challenge:

Here are a few details:

To alter my 2 Crafty Chipboard letters and gears, I first covered them in white gesso, and

heated then on high so that the gesso bubbles and cracks. Then I painted them unevenly

with a little bit of black watercolor, and then finally, embossed them in copper

embossing powder to give them an aged metallic look.

I hope that you feel inspired to join us :)

Lisa xo