Cheers to Pour Decisions

Hello and Happy Monday!  I hope your weekend was wonderful and you did something you enjoy.  Today I'm featuring a Mixed Media Tag created featuring the Cheers to Pour Decisions Digital Stamp from Polkadot Orchard.

Using a pre-cut watercolor tag from Joggles, I've adhered snippets of decoupage papers from Studio Light and Washi Tape from my Stash.

I've printed the image using a Laser Printer and hot foiled using a laminator.  I've also colored her skin using alcohol markers.  I thought about leaving the skin uncolored but decided it would look better colored.  

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time - Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

SSS Mon Challenge

Mixed Media Lovers

Creative Artiste

Alphabet Challenge - Interest is Wine Tasting LOL

Everybody Art

Outlawz PAM

Dress Up and Never Give Up

Hello and Happy Saturday!  I've had a play with mixed media and created a 5.5" square top folding card featuring the "Dress Up and Never Give Up" digital image and sentiment from the Polkadot Orchard.  

To start the card, I've created a mixed media masterboard that measured 11x7" using a sheet of copy paper and built up layers of torn paper napkins, acrylic paints, inks, stencils, and paint splatters. I've cut the masterboard into sections so they may be used on other projects as needed.

The dress image and sentiment were printed using a laser printer and foiled with toner reactive foil sheets and a laminator.  I foiled the sentiment using black foil so it would appear embossed/shiny.

I fussy cut the dress, trimmed the sentiment and popped both on craft foam for dimension, then adhered to the card panel with liquid adhesive.  To finish, I've added gold sequins for additional bling.

That's all I have for today.  Have a great day and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

All Sorts

Creative Artiste

Cards 4 Galz

QKR Stampede

A Perfect Time to Craft

Carlin's Card Paradise

Ching-Chou Kuik

Your Scrapbook Place

Word Art Wednesday

Mixed Media Lovers

Let's Craft and Create

Magnificent Branch Happy Birthday

Hello And Happy Sunday!  Today is forecast to be another stormy day here in Central Florida so my plans are to stay in and be crafty.  During the rains yesterday, I created a birthday card for a 96 year old who loves flowers.  I hope she also appreciates my "mixed media" background.

To start, using acrylic paints, texture paste, stamps and found objects I created a mixed media background on a 5x5 mixed media card panel. The floral image is from the newest Altenew Build-A-Garden Magnificent Branch Set and I've colored with alcohol markers, then fussy cut.

I noticed the white texture paste that was stenciled on had picked up color as it dried so not as white as I wanted.  To correct this, I went over each of the wonky textured squares with a Posca White Paint pen.  TIP:  Make certain the paste is completely dry or you will ruin the tip of your pen(s).

Everything was adhered flat to the panel, which was matted with black card and adhered to a card base.  The Sentiment die cut and stamp are from the Happy Thoughts set by Crafter's Companion.  For the finishing touch, I've added Gold Sequins for extra sparkle.

I've really been enjoying mixed media and art journaling lately.  It's been fun to sit and create a card that is not my usual style...it's very liberating to just have fun.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Challenges Entered:

All Sorts

Di's Digi Design

Crafty Catz

Creative Fingers

Creative Friday

Outlawz Festive Fridays

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

Craft Rocket

Tic Tac Toe - Floral, Free, Embellishments (can't post graphic here as it's a WEBP format)

Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenge

Altenew May Inspiration Challenge

Addicted to Stamps and More

Shamrock Love

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  On the Eve of St. Patrick's Day, I thought it appropriate to share a themed card; perhaps a mexied media project...I'm really not sure what mixed media is but I used an ink smooshing technique, a die cut, twine, enamel dots, a sentiment stamp and paint splatters.  Does that count?

I'll be back tomorrow with a cute St, Patrick's Day card, until then Happy Crafting!

Donna

P.S.  I want to mention a new challenge blog that is based on Inspiration Cues.  It's the Inspiration Station Challenge Blog and Challenge #2 has started.  The challenges start the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month so please visit and get inspired!

**Challenges Entered:

Crafty Sentiments

Digi Choosday

Lemon Shortbread

Cute Card Thursday

The Paper Funday Challenges - Anything Goes with a Twist

Hello and Happy June!  This year is flying by and it's so hot here in Florida already...and it's not even summer yet.

It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Funday Challenges and the theme this month is Anything Goes with an Optional Twist:  Something for the Guys

I created a mixed media Art Tag for my husband instead of the traditional Father's Day card.  I thought it was masculine enough without the usual cars, motocycles, tools, BBQ, etc that is typically reminiscent of Father's Day.  I'm pleased with it and I hope it likes it.

Please join us this month for the challenge.  The prize for the month will be  packages of stickers for your scrapbooking, cardmaking and paper crafting needs.

Until next time,  Happy Crafting!

Donna

The Anything Goes Challenge at Creatalicious Challenges

Hello Everyone!  I hope you are doing well and ready for your weekend!

 Today I want to share my design team project for the challenge over at Creatalicious Challenges.  The Challenges are posted on the 15th and on the last day of each month.  The challenge for June 15th is Anything Goes with Optional Flowers.  I created a shabby chic themed card for the Challenge.

I used embossing, die cuts, lace, faux pearl, paper foliage and a flower; all on kraft card to pull together this design team project.

Please join us over at Creatalicious Challenges for this challenge - the sponsor is Wild Orchid Crafts and if you are not familiar with them, please check them out.  The have lots of beautiful, handcrafted flowers as well as embellishments of all sorts.

Thanks for stopping by and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Masculine Card Round-Up

Hello Everyone!  I hope your weekend was Spectacular!

Today I want to share some masculine cards I created this past weekend.  With Father's Day fast approaching, I have been thinking about masculine designs. 

The first card is a Father's Day card I created for my husband using a Steampunk-ish Theme with Gears and Kraft Colored card.

I used Gear die cuts that I applied Pearl-Ex Mica Powders to for the aged, patina look.  To get the powders to stick, I used the Palette Stamp and Stick Glue Pad to apply the sticky glue type substance on the die cuts.  I used an old , small, inexpensive watercolor brush to apply the powders and set with the heat tool.  I applied micro glaze to the die cuts to ensure the powders would not smudge off. 

I used two types of ribbon from my stash and inked everything up with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  This card measures 5" x 5".

This card is for a Birthday, created using some awesome digital images and papers from the Etsy Seller Scrapbookingdom.  I used a Border Gear die cut, simply cut from black card.  I heat embossed the sentiment.  This card measures 5.5" x 4.25" top folding landscape.

Continuing with the Biker Theme, another Birthday Card using more digital images and papers from Scrapbookingdom.  These images are so clear and realistic, I'm more than impressed!  This is a top folding, landscape card measuring 5.5" x 4.25".

Last but not least, a Gatefold Birthday card with a simplistic design.  The card measures 5.5" x 4.25".  I'm fond of the color scheme, I really like blues and browns for a masculine card.

That's all I have for you today.  I hope you enjoyed the post and were inspired to create some awesome masculine cards.  Any of these cards would also be great for Father's Day.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** I support the following card challenges:  Artistic Inspirations Challenge #202, Cardz TV Anything Goes #51, Cardz 4 Guyz Metal Madness, Artistic Inspirations, Cute n Crafty Challenge Blog

Art Journal Page - Sing Your Song

I've recently discovered Art Journaling (yeah..I know....I'm a little behind the trend) and have decided to start keeping one.  I enjoy mixed media and it seems the thing to do is keep an Art Journal to assist with the experimenting of different mediums and keep track of progress.  

Here is my first official Art Journal, the Strathmore Softcover 500 Series Mixed Media Art Journal: ( Dick Blick Art Products )

And here is my first official 2 page layout in my new Mixed Media Art Journal:

I had great fun creating the layout.  The bird image is from the Cricut Baby Shower cartridge, the birdhouse comes from the Cricut April Showers cartridge and the branch with flowers from the Cake Basics cartridge.  

I used acrylic paints for the background colors, white gesso with a piece of bubblewrap for the circle texture.  Ranger archival ink was used with an unbranded foliage stamp, with the border stamp from IndigoBlu (a Limor Webber Design) and the lettering stamps from Echo Park.  Mixed Medium Gel was used over the images to create a non-porous surface so details with archival pens could be used as well as sealing the entire layout.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you'll follow this blog and come back soon.

Donna

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I support the following challenges:  CardzTV Anything Goes Challenege #43, Crafty Creations Challenge #367 Anything Goes