Hi Everyone,

I am Elitia Hart, a metal art and mixed media explorer.

For this blogpost I used Artfoamies to create a Klimt inspired background and angels to decorate a small mirror frame.

I usually use metal in my projects, but for this mirror frame I opted to use only paints and inks. A metallic look was created by using a one step gold leaf and silver paints.

Artfoamies Stamps Used :

Einat Kessler | Woman Power | Foam Stamps - Set of 2

Gypsy Soul | Fragmented Rings | Foam Stamp

Candy Rosenberg | Dragonfly Wings | Foam Stamp

Supplies :

Black Lacquered Ikea Mirror Frame

Liquitex Acrylic Color Basics Gold and Silver

Plaid Liquid Leaf One Step - Classic Gold

Tim Holtz Adirondak Alcohol inks:

- Red Pepper, Stonewashed, Silver Mixative

Rubber Brayer

Glass Sheet

Fine Paint Brush

Baby Oil to clean oil-based paint

Rustoleum Painter's Touch Clear Glossy Lacquer Spray

Painter's Tape

Process :

As the Ikea frame was already painted Black I stamped directly onto the frame with

Liquitex Basics Silver and the Fragmented rings stamp as well as the Woman Power Stamps.

I created a mask for the women stamps in order to stamp the wings with gold paint.

Use one of the dragonfly wing stamps to create angel wings

As we used acrylic paint on a lacquered surface we need to seal the paint prior to proceeding to the next step. Cover the mirror insert with painter's tape and spray with two coats. Allow to dray in between coats.

I used Tim Holtz Adirondak Red Pepper Alcohol Ink to add red accents over the silver paint and Stonewashed over the inner edges of the circles over the silver paint for the sky.

I used a big ball tool to "paint" the center of the sky dots with Tim Holtz Silver Mixative.

I used Liquid Leaf Gold paint for the center of the wings leaving a black border and used the big ball tool to "paint" gold dots in the center of the bottom circles.