Demystifying Mixed Media

This was an incredibly interesting unit of work which really got my mind spinning. I can’t wait to try all of the different techniques that I have learnt.

This is the card that I was finally happy with. You will see what I mean as I go through the process of making the card. I have actually made two cards because I wasn’t entirely happy with the overall feel of my original card.

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To start I looked at my placement and then stamped underneath as well as on the book page.

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I used my Altenew Artist Markers on the printed paper. At first I was worried that they might bleed past the stamped image but thankfully they did not. However they did bleed through the paper so I was pleased that I had put some copy paper down underneath to soak up the excess ink.

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I really like the look of stamped images on printed paper.

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I tinted my texture paste with Antique Linen ink. A helpful tip is always have a spare piece of paper to use up the leftover texture paste instead of wasting it. You then have a ready made background for a card later. 😄

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Supplies used

• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock 110lb and 80lb
• Altenew Paint-A-Flower Hydrangea Stamp Set
• Altenew Fragile Foliage Stamp Set
• Gina K Amalgam Ink
• Altenew Artist Markers – R705, R823, R702, C002, G702, G715, G554, WG01, WG03, 0
• Lawn Fawn Brick Stencil
• Ranger Texture Paste
• Distress Inks – Antique Linen, Vintage Photo
• Hero Arts Silver embossing powder
• VersaMark ink
• VersaFine ink
• Clear embossing powder
• Misti
• Wendy Vecchi Make Art Station
• Old book page
• Heat Tool
• Masking Paper
• Silver & Purple embellishments
• Mod Podge Matte Sealer

So these are the two cards that I completed for my Demystifying Mixed Media unit. I felt that I was over doing it with the top card. I like the idea of having parts of the image uncoloured and will definitely use this technique in future cards but the lower card is more cohesive and I like the use of silver embossing powder along with the interesting addition of a chapter heading image from the old book I used.

As I said previously this unit has really got me thinking and I can’t wait to incorporate some of the techniques I have learnt into my cards.

Thank you for visiting 💕

Fiona

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Thanks to Erum I added some black splatters to this card. I knew something was missing to I thought this was a great idea to tie it all together.

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Very happy with the results!