I came across a new challenge in blog land yesterday called The Mixed Media Card Challenge. Now let me tell you, mists, distress inks, stencils and texture paint are no friends of mine, despite them all lurking in the bottom of my crafty stash. For someone as anally retentive as I, the thought of a random drop of Glimmer Mist landing where it shouldn't on one of my clean and simple creations is enough to give me nightmares.
But I'm always up for a challenge and the DT cards inspired me to pull out my old and crusty texture paste and have a bash at using it:
There is the option to use leaves and metal for this challenge and I managed to use both of them. I cut the leaves with my silhouette and used distress inks to colour them. The background is a Studio Calico stencil which I've used with some texture paste on some Prima paper. I swiped over the top with some Versamark and added a sprinkling of gold embossing powder. The tag has been cut out of some balsa wood, stamped with a woodgrain stamp and rubbed with some more distress inks.
It's still pretty clean for a mixed media card isn't it? I did consider misting the background but whenever I do, I'm never happy with the results so I left it as is.
Over at Curtain Call there's also an Autumnal/leaves theme so I'm going to pop it over in that challenge too!
Thanks for stopping,
Claire x
I really like your card!! beautiful layers and texture in there! thanks for playing along with us at MMCC!!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!! I love the gold embossed background! Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us at the Mixed Media Card Challenge
ReplyDeleteLove, the embossed balsa wood mat...fabulous dimension! Beautiful card! Thanks for playing in MCC!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! Great texturing on the BG, love the focal fall leaves. Thank you for sharing with MMCC !
ReplyDeleteA beautiful mixed media card Claire! so glad you jumped right in! love the colors on your leaves and the pretty wooden label - the stenciled background is so pretty! Well done - and we hope you join us again at the Mixed Media Card Challenge!
ReplyDeleteGreat card Claire!! LOVE the mix of embossing paste and gold powder for the background ... gives lots of sparkle and shine. The balsa wood tag is gorgeous and a perfect place to display your gorgeous autumn leaves! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Mixed Media Card Challenge.
ReplyDeleteive got to agree with all the comments above. Love the texture of gold embossing on the embossed layer; plus the balsa wood! wow!
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm so glad you did join us at the MMCC! Your card is so gorgeous. I love everything - the light and depth in the leaves, the fantastic background and the wonderful tag! We all agree that Mixed Media can still be relatively CAS!
ReplyDeleteHope to see you again!
Gorgeous! I love your background! Thanks for linking up at Curtain Call!
ReplyDeleteFABULOUS texture and colours Claire! So glad you joined in the fun @ Mixed Media Card Challenge!
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