Hi everyone. I have another mixed media card today. I had so much fun with the last one I came up with another design. I used one of my favorite of all time dies, Fresh Foliage with the Tall Frilly Leafs Steams (a new favorite). These types of designs are quick and easy to make while allowing you to be a little messy.
Background:
I used Open Studio Watercolor paper and trimmed it down slightly less then 4" x 5 1/4". I used Oxide Sprays in Villainous Potion and Hickory Smoke with the "smooshing" technique with the plastic packaging from a die. I started by misting the paper with water. Then spray a few drops of Villainous Potion on the plastic with a little water and smoosh onto watercolor paper. Heat dry. Repeat this process with Hickory Smoke then Villainous Potion until you have a background you like. I then splattered with white and black paint. Heat set dry all the way. Next white heat emboss the word Hugs from the All the Happiness stamp set randomly on the back ground. Making sure to have some of the words go off the sides. Finally stamp portions of any of the full sentiments, making sure not to stamp it completely, from the same stamp set in black pigment ink. This is a way to introduce the black again but not over powering the background. It will tie in the focal image.
Focal Image:
Die cut the Fresh Foliage and Tall Frilly Leaf Stems from black and vellum paper. Stamp the "with love" sentiment from the Big and little Reverse Words stamp set from a matching, pigment in, and die cut with the coordinating date. The pigment ink I used was VersaFine Clair.
Assembly:
Trim black card stock to 4" x 5 1/4" and adhere it behind the background panel. Adhere to a white A2 top folding card. Glue the vellum Tall Frilly Leaf Stems cuts then the black die cuts on top. Repeat with the Fresh Foliage. Adhere the sentiment with foam tape over the middle lover portion of the foliage.
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