Sunday, February 01, 2015

The Mixed Media Card Challenge - Love and Buttons

I've got two posts going live at the same time today.  For my CASEplorations post, click here.


Hello and welcome to the February challenge at The Mixed Media Card Challenge.  This month the theme is Love - what else?  We've also got an optional element of buttons (stamped, die-cut, real, whatever).


I stamped the base card with words from one of the new STAMPlorations sets, Hashtag Authentic (I love this set!):


On a panel of watercolour card (I thought I'd picked up mixed media card, but the watercolour card worked equally well) I painted cream and eau-de-nile acrylic paint and translucent turquoise paint, dragged a bit of silver Distress Paint over it, inked up the net stamp (Stampendous) with black and smoky grey Versafine and stamped randomly over the panel, then stencilled some hearts with modelling paste using the ARTplorations Hearts All Over stencil.

I die-cut a stitched tag (Waltzingmouse) from kraft card and stamped it with the I heart you sign from Vignette: Eclectic Florals and used a scrap of thin ribbon to tie it round the panel and through a bone button from my stash.

Stick it all together, add a bit of washi tape and you're done.  So, what will you make?  Pop over to the Mixed Media Card Challenge blog for some fabulous inspiration from the rest of the design team, then join in.
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12 comments:

  1. ~amy~1 February 2015 at 14:52

    Love this...awesome mix of goodness.

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  2. Vicki Dutcher1 February 2015 at 15:43

    Oh so fabulous!

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  3. maria f.1 February 2015 at 17:36

    So much happening here, but all good. I love your smattering of hearts.

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  4. cm1 February 2015 at 17:43

    So many details to love...especially the butterflies! Mixed media marvelous! Seriously, your flexible style has me in awe!
    Hugs~c

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  5. Anita in France1 February 2015 at 19:23

    What an amazing array of elements to admire, Shirley ... that all add up to a such great card ... fabulous! Anita :)

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  6. Cornelia (fun stamping)2 February 2015 at 00:22

    You make mixed media look real easy! so many elements and it still does not look overloaded!

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  7. Julia Aston2 February 2015 at 02:34

    Wonderful mixed media on this Shirley - love the colors, texture of the hearts and buttoned tag!

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  8. My Paper Epiphany2 February 2015 at 08:35

    Fantastic! Awesome background ha ha! I am so in love with this colour combo and the leather tag is fab!

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  9. Becca Cruger2 February 2015 at 21:22

    Oooo So grungy and textural and full of all the good things you can smack on a card!

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  10. Ellie Knol5 February 2015 at 18:30

    AMAZINGly beautiful!

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  11. Sue Lelli 8 February 2015 at 02:22

    LOVE the BG words with the layers on top! FAB hearts and the tiny tag is just a great detail!

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  12. Loll10 February 2015 at 00:30

    Very cool design Shirley. Love the new stamp set and how you've used it for the background. Great mix of elements for this amazing design. Loll xx

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