Mixed media cards

It's inspiration week at Just Add Ink and here's the picture to draw that inspiration from: The main two elements which inspired me are the gorgeous blue tiles on the step risers and the terracotta pots, which on my card became blue bricks and a terracotta planter. The brick wall was created using a stencil, Versamark ink and embossing glaze. I used the same shade of blue to colour my window frame, the top layer of which was cut from woodgrain card. I used acetate for the glass and vellum to…

A tutorial for you today – a big background to be cut up in several pieces – 7 to be precise (5 cards, 2 ATC’s ) **** Start on a larger piece of paper (I used a piece slightly big…

Hello my friends! I've got a few projects to share with you today that I've created during recent "craft-a-long" sessions with Tracy Evans. Often I go my own way based on my color preferences or my personal stamp options. For this tag, I really wanted to use the new stamps Tracy used but they haven't arrived in the States yet, so I mixed up a couple of other sets instead. HERE is the YouTube replay link if you'd like to play along. I find these are so relaxing to sit and just "go with it"…

Hello everyone, Claudia here, with a vintage style card with a flower as the main character.For this project I chose the Inky Flowers set and coloured the flowers with copics. For the background I …

It's my turn to post over at the Country View Crafts Project Blog and I have a card today that incorporates some of Tim's new products, Perspective stamps and Mixed Media Thinlits. I have more photos and details there if you would like to see them. Listen to your heART and have a great week. hugs Brenda xxx Updated with details from CVC Isn't it lovely when the postman delivers you one of those pizza boxes filled with goodies that you have ordered from Susan and when I opened a parcel of…

Tips and ideas for how to make creative background papers using just inks and rubber stamps! These are great scrapbook papers for mixed media, junk journals or greeting cards. Super cheap and easy to make!

I have been enjoying playing with supplies recently and exploring a little mixed media. I still tend to keep to a clean style; I've not ventured into full-on art journaling! However, I am having

Lou Collins Crafts | I’ve just finished up filming a beginner’s mixed media masterclass (say that three times quickly!!) and just couldn’t wait to share the… | Instagram

Sweet Wednesday! Today I have a card for you. I used some left overs from other projects to the background and iced the layers using "Unchar...

I started with an off cut of bister covered coated card, then used on of my favorite penny black stamps. I added some water to the flowers and dropped some bister crystals directly onto it to give the really intense blue then let it dry. I then wanted to add some dimension to the flowers and thought glass beads might work. Not sure about the glass beads but love the colours.