The Mixed Media Card Challenge #1

Hello, and welcome to the first  Mixed Media Card Challenge!  Now, if you're thinking mixed media isn't for you because you're more of a CAS person, just stop and look and think.  A little texture, a die cut, some thread, some ink, some embossing powder = more than one medium.  You're probably already doing it on your cards, aren't you?  And you can have as much white space as you want, you don't have to colour the whole card or throw everything on it.  You do have licence to get a little messy - if you want.  If you're still not sure what constitutes a mixed media card, click here for the lowdown.

So today's theme is a touch of nature with an optional element of a tag.

I swooshed a piece of cotton canvas into Distress Inks and stamped on it once it was dry. The die cut flower (Tim Holtz Tattered Florals) was languishing in my stash already sponged so I added some Stampendous Frantage embossing powder to the centre and also onto the base card. Frantage is best heated from below otherwise the big globules of powder will just blow away. I wrapped a bit of gold thread and placed it behind the flower, then added a sentiment from the new STAMPlorations release (Vignette: Celebrate Artsy).

The challenge lasts until the 25th, so I do hope you'll join in.  Pop over to the Mixed Media Card Challenge blog and you'll see from the Design Team's gorgeous creations that mixed media needn't be scary.  In fact, it's quite fun :)