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P13 Sea la Vie Mixed Media Collage

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P13 Sea la Vie Mixed Media Collage Tutorial for Make & Take Tuesday

Hello, Friends!  Would you like to join me down by the sea for this P13 Sea la Vie Mixed Media Collage Tutorial?  We can dig our toes into the sand, let the beach breeze blow the cobwebs out of our brain, and maybe even pick up a few treasures as we stroll along the shore.  Can’t make it to the beach today?  Me, either!  But playing with beachy papers is the next best thing!  We’re going to have loads of fun together anyway as we create this lovely wall hanging.

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When I spied this collection back in February, I knew I had to add it to my stash!  It combines two of my favorite things: a beachy theme and a red, white and blue color palette.  The papers arrived last week, and I could not wait to pull out my fussy cutting scissors and get busy!  This 6″ x 8″ mixed media collage was the end result.

Lighthouse by the Sea

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Lighthouses always win my heart…and this image with the keeper’s cottage at its base is so dreamy and delightful.  I’ve nestled it amidst some pretty blue flowers that I dry brushed with white chalk paint, scattered shells and soaring sea gulls.  (OK…true confession…these are not seagulls.  They are doves.  But we can pretend, can’t we? )

Salt-Sprayed Seahorse

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Spattered white chalk paint lends the illusion of salt spray on this handsome seahorse.  In the video tutorial, you’ll get to see how I layered all these elements together to create a sense of depth and dimension.

A Bottle Full of Shells

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Real sea shells and sea sand draw the eye to this sweet little bottle of shells that I tucked into the collage.  Don’t you just love a red, white and blue beach collection?

YouTube Video

If you’d like to see how the layers and elements of this collage were put together, I hope you’ll  enjoy this YouTube video.

I hope this Make & Take Tuesday tutorial was fun and refreshing .  I know I enjoyed making it!

You can find a linked supply list below this post.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

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Butterflies and Flowers Girly Grunge Card

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Butterflies and Flowers Girly Grunge Card with Really Reasonable Ribbon and Spellbinders

Hello, Friends!  We’re getting close to Mother’s Day, so I thought I would share this feminine Butterflies and Flowers Girly Grunge card with you today.  Pink was my mom’s favorite color, so I tend to create a lot of pink projects this time of year.

Mom loved pink so much, that when she was living with us, she decided to paint her entire  suite in shades of pink.  From the ceiling to the trim, every surface was a shade of pink.  Even the carpet was pink!  She said it felt like living inside a sunrise. True confession?  I like pink, too.

Tips and How-To’s

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The background for this card is the newly released Beautiful Butterflies 3-D embossing folder. Here’s how I created this girly grunge background panel.  I have a video tutorial that uses a similar technique with a different embossing folder.  You can view that HERE.

  • First, cut a 5″ x 7″ panel of Black/Rose from Simple Stories Cottage Fields Solids. Or use a soft pink sheet of cardstock.
  • Spritz the paper lightly with water, then place pink side up in the embossing folder.
  • Now rub the flat side (debossed) of the embossing folder with Antique Linen Distress ink.  Close the folder and run through your die cutting machine.
  • Remove the panel from the embossing folder and machine stitch onto a slightly larger panel of kraft cardstock.  Dry brush and spatter the folder with Ivory Chalk Paint and heat dry once more.
  • Next, place Bibi’s Hummingbirds Textures stencil over areas of the card and apply a light layer of Gathered Twigs Distress Ink.  Follow this with Ranger Crackle Texture paste.  The ink color will bleed through the texture paste for a great girly grunge effect.
  • Set aside to dry.
Flowers and Finishing Touches

Next, die cut a Picot Petite Oval from Cottage Fields patterned paper.  Ink lightly with Gathered Twigs and apply the stencil just as we did on the background.

Now die cut the Hello You Florals from Cottage Fields Patterned paper.  Layer together and arrange on your card.  You can brush the petals lightly with Nuvo Toasted Almond Mousse to add a little extra shine.

A poufy Pink Chevron Striped Twill bow topped with Brown Sugar Baker’s Twine and a vintage button is the perfect finishing touch for this pretty bouquet.

A Peek Inside

Mom deserves a treat on her special day, so I added a box pocket inside the card.

You can fill the pocket with Mom’s favorite tea, a honey stick, some chocolate, and a cookie packet to enjoy now.  She can plant the wildflower seeds (or better yet…you plant them for her) and enjoy those later.  The precious little vintage silver plate demitasse spoon is a gracious addition to her morning or afternoon tea ritual.

I hope I’ve shared some tips, how to’s and ideas that you can use in  your next crafty adventure.  I’ve added a linked supply list below this post so you can easily shop for the items I’ve used in this project.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

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Everythings Blooming Layered Bird Projects

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Annette Green’s Everythings Blooming Layered Bird Projects for Elizabeth Craft Designs

Hello, Friends!  I’m still having loads of fun with Annette Green’s Everythings Blooming Layered Bird, Small Doilies and Stemmed Flowers.  These new dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs are so much fun to play with.  Today I’m pairing the dies up with Fancy Pants Honey and Bee. These cute Boho style papers make great playmates for the dies.

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Here’s a look at the 5×7 topfold card I made using these supplies as well as some simple crafty tips you can use.

  • First, keep the card design simple so that these detailed dies can take center stage. By keeping the busier floral pattern in the background and the simpler wood grain pattern in the foreground, these cute birds really pop off the page.
  • Next, die cut the bird bodies from plain kraft cardstock.  this gives you a great base to build your layers on.
  • Cut the wings and details from patterned paper to create a whimsical, boho style birdie.
  • Place foam tabs or dots between the layers to add extra dimension.
  • Place one wing in front of the bird’s body and the other behind for even more dimension.

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Stemmed Flowers Tips and Tricks

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  • Die cut stemmed flowers from 4 different shades of cardstock.  I used a dark grey to match the base of my card, a light grey for contrast, a pale petal pink for the flowers, and a deep rose pink for contrast.  I picked these colors up from the flowers in the paper pack.
  • Stagger the flower layers when gluing them together to create a shadow effect.
  • Keep out some leafy foliage to tuck in behind the birds.
  • Tie the two birds together by placing the doily between them.  You can fill the center of the doily with a shaker frame, or use a sentiment as I did here.
  • Black rhinestones work well for the eyes, and as little pops of color when scattered around the card.
A Peek Inside

The inside of this card is really fun because of the pretty blank sentiment area and the roomy pocket.  Do you spy the Lace Border at the top of the pocket?  That’s also from Everythings Blooming.

Oh, look!  There’s another fun button flower tag made with Everythings Blooming Playful Flowers, Stamps and the Fancy Flourish Die.  I told you these dies are versatile!  The stamps are such fun to use in a mixed media background, too.

I made this tag using the same techniques that I demonstrated in THIS YouTube video tutorial. Simply change out the color palette to go with your papers and you are all set.

Tuck a teabag in to a cute wallet made from your scraps.  Or , you could easily tuck in a gift card, if you prefer.  Either way, you’ve just created a great gift!

Layered Bird Tag “Just for Fun”

Since I already had a big mess out on my desk, I decided to use my leftover inks on another little tag.  This is a G45 Square Laser Cut Tag.  I don’t think they are making these any more, but I had one in my stash.

I was pleasantly surprised at how well the tag held up under all  the inking and stamping.

If you’re intimidated at starting a big mixed media project, I highly recommend starting with a little tag like this.  It’s a non-threatening way to practice your techniques!

I’m off now to our youngest granddaughter’s 8th birthday party.  How she turned 8 so quickly is beyond me!  I hope you all have a restful and restorative Sunday afternoon.

You can find a linked supply list below this post.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

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Everythings Blooming Mixed Media Tutorial

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Everythings Blooming Mixed Media Tutorial for Elizabeth Craft Designs

Hello, Friends!  Instead of our usual Throwback Thursday, today I have a step by step Everythings Blooming Mixed Media Tutorial to share with you.  Once again, we’re playing with goodies from Annette Green’s new collection from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  I thought you might enjoy seeing how to use the stamps and dies to create a mixed media project for a junk journal, card, mini album or wall hanging.  Sound good?

We’ll be playing with the fabulous Playful Flowers Dies again today as I show you how to create this button flower.  But we’ll also be using stamps from the Happy, Bloom and Honeybee sets as well as the Everyday Words,  Fancy Flourishes and Lace Borders Dies.

Do you like playing with Distress Inks?  Well, the first step in this Everythings Blooming Mixed Media tutorial is building an inky background with Distress Oxide Inks.  It’s loads of fun, and a great tool to have in our toolbox.

It’s been a while since I took on a mixed media project of this size (about 5″ x 7″) and I really had a good time.

So grab  your Mixed Media Boots out of the Closet, put on an apron and get ready to make a glorious inky mess with me!

Did you have fun?  I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comment section below.

You can find a linked supply list below this post.

Thanks for stopping by!

 Cheerio,

kathy

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Your Creative Studio Unboxing Video and Tutorial

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Your Creative Studio Unboxing Video & Sewing Themed Easel Card Tutorial

Hello, Friends!  For this week’s Throwback Thursday I have a fun Your Creative Studio Unboxing video and sewing themed card tutorial to share with you.  We’re going to play with some mixed media products, make this lovely pocket/tag easel card together, and peek inside the December 2022 Your Creative Studio box of goodies.  So grab a cuppa and a snack and we’ll get things rolling.

I had not heard of Your Creative Studio until they reached out to me earlier this month.  “Can we send you one of our monthly boxes for an unboxing video?” they asked me.  Once I took a look at their website to determine if their products were a good fit for my style, I said, “Sure!”

YCV curates a monthly subscription box filled with crafting goodies designed to allow you to create your own quality stationery.  Each themed box is filled with stamps, embellishments, paper, ephemera bits, washi tape and all sorts of goodies that we paper crafters love to have in our stash.  The December box that I received had a sewing theme…one of my all time favorites!

Mixed Media Tag and Pocket Easel Card

And here is what I made with the supplies that came in my box.  I added ribbon, flowers, buttons, inks, gesso,  and the cute scissors from my stash.

The product packaging was so lovely that I used it to make the tag you see here.  We will make this tag and card together in the video tutorial below.

A Peek Inside

Y’all know how much I enjoy adding pockets to my cards, folios and albums.  So this lovely card has two pockets: a small pocket that holds a stack of cute sticky notes from the creative box and a larger one that I’ve filled with some sweet treats.

If you’re going to make a sewing themed card, it’s fun to tuck in some vintage buttons and a little lace trim.  So I did…along with a beautiful note card and a bit of chocolate.  Now the card is a gift!

Your Creative Studio Unboxing Video & Tutorial on YouTube

If you’d like to see what came in my box and learn how to make this sweet sewing themed card, then I hope you will enjoy this video on my YouTube channel.

This was a very fun introduction to Your Creative Studio, and I really enjoyed working with the contents of the box.  Of course, you can use this same card design and concept with supplies that you already have in your stash.  But I’ve also added a linked supply list below this post for your convenience.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

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