Hello, I'm Lori and today I'm sharing this mixed media card that I made. I love mixed media, and Blank Page Muse has so many stamps and stencils that my card almost made itself! This month's theme is "winged things," so I chose to use this adorable bee as the focal point. Follow along, and I'll take you step-by-step through my process.
I began by ink smooshing two Ranger Distress Inks. Since I knew I was going to use the bee, I stuck with brown and gold for my colors. I placed some Wild Honey on a piece of acetate, added a few spritzes of water, then dipped my A2 card panel into. I dried the paper and repeated the process with Vintage Photo. I kept some white space on the paper to make the design more dramatic.
Here, I layered several stamps. I started with Vintage Farm Receipt in dark brown ink. I then stamped the border from Beyond The Border Mixed Media Set 2 in lighter brown ink. The three different shades of brown add texture and depth. Finally, I wanted my main image to stand out, so I used black ink to stamp the bee from Heart Of Nature Butterflies Bees Stamp Set.
For some added texture, I used texture paste from Ranger. I added a few drops of Wild Honey Distress Ink reinker to the paste, then randomly added squares by using Blocks Pattern Stencil. By uing white texture paste, you can color it with any ink color to customize the paste. I chose Wild Honey because I wanted the added texture in a more cohesive than dramatic manner.
I trimmed down the final panel to 4 x 5 1/4" and then matted with an A2 piece of black cardstock. By adding a black mat, it makes the bee "pop."
Final card. I added sentiments from my stash. I cut the sentiments into three strips for a more playful vibe. I also popped up the sentiment strips with two layers of scrap cardstock. Thanks for following along!
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