Tag: Mixed Media
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Spellbinders Monthly Clubs
What is Included in a Monthly Club Spellbinders monthly clubs run the gamut from dies to wax seals to stencils and more! Today, I am going to share some projects made with their September Glimmer Hot Foil Kit and Embossing Folder (2D) Kit of the month. They also have a 3D embossing folder membership. The…
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“Message From the Sun” Quilt
The theme challenge for the Portland Modern Quilt Guild’s Improv Group in August was sun/sunshine. I wasn’t really sure where this was headed but wanted to work in surface design and Tyvek. The pile of materials, pictured above, shows the materials with which I started. After sewing and melting and sewing, I created a Message…
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Making a Card with Leftover Mixed Media Pieces
Yesterday’s post was about using one stamped image, and one die on several cards. There was a leftover stamped and watercolored image. This piece is what makes the butterflies on this card. The post, with three cards, is here. Cutting up mixed media pieces gives a new life to the work. The butterflies are die-cut from…
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3 Cards Using the Same Stamp and Die
Maybe it is because I am lazy but when I have a stamp already out that I like to use, I will make several projects before cleaning it and putting it away. In this case, the project is cards. And because I have a short attention span, they need to be different from each other.…
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Improvisational Surface Design
Very rarely do I abandon other projects to work on something new. Recently, an opportunity presented itself that caused me to work on something unexpected. This recently happened because of a challenge posed by the Improv group of the Portland Modern Quilt Guild. The July prompt was ‘Surface Design’. My piece incorporated both improvisational quilting…
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Mixed Media Hello Card
The background on this card is usually something I do on my art journal pages. This type of mixed-media layering reminds me of old-fashioned wallpaper or deep brocade fabric. It is a pretty quick project. The process starts with stamping, then layering a stencil with glimmer paste. Waiting for that layer to dry takes…
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Mixed Media Howdy Card
Many of us purchase mixed media supplies for art journaling but don’t use them for much else. It is fun to use them on cards and scrapbook pages, too! This mixed media “Howdy” card is simple to make. And it packs a lot of texture without needing extra postage! First, I applied Pink Candy Coat…
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Altering Elizabeth Craft Designs A5 Planner
Altering the Elizabeth Craft Design A5 Planner Binder with ink, paper, and colored pencils netted me a colorful, one-of-a-kind, Garden Journal. Adding the Planner Dangle made with shrink-plastic stamped images added another fun and unique embellishment to the project. The video below covers some of the processes with altering this planner. First, let us…
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Elizabeth Craft Designs: Getting Started With Planners Part One
Elizabeth Craft Designs Planners This will be a two-part post because there is a lot of information to cover! This first post will mainly focus on the A5 standard slim planner. In addition to discussing Elizabeth Craft Designs and getting started with planners, the posts will cover what is needed, what are compatible companies, and so…
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