Sunday, June 30, 2013

Together discover your dreams

Happy Sunday! 
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekends! I am stopping in to share another card that I made this weekend. As I have mentioned before, I am trying to learn this mixed media thing, so I just LOVE Mona's new challenge: A Mixed Media Color Challenge.  It is making me want to create outside the box!!!



And this is my card:


I started by coloring wet watercolor paper with Distress Inks-Tattered Rose, Lemonade and Spun Sugar. I then applied a Gesso wash. I stamped the flowers onto this, but I also stamped the flowers on some white card stock, which I colored with Distress markers. I cut them out into individually and
glued down with Modge Podge. More stamping, a little stenciling with fiber paste, ink squiggles, and a little more gesso. I was really pleased with the way the Gesso softened the colors.
Final touch...buttons, twine and ribbon!

Thanks for stopping by!

Mackie







7 comments:

shirley-bee said...

Fabulous, Mackie! I like how you added the extra layer of flowers. I can tell you're enjoying this new challenge!

Sue Lelli said...

OMGosh, Mackie! This is Outstanding! LOVE all of the steps you took and all of your details and layers! And YES, gesso is a wonderful thing! LOVE the squiggles, too and the fiber paste! THX for playing with us at A Mixed Media Color Challenge!

Lisa Elton said...

I couldn't wait to see what you created with this pretty color combo Mackie! You did a fabulous job!! I like the word snippets placed here and there!

Mona Pendleton said...

Wow Mackie! What a beautiful card! Love the background that you created and the pretty flowers! Thanks for sharing your creative process and thanks for joining along with A Mixed Media Color Challenge!

Karen Dunbrook said...

great card....

Maria said...

A gorgeous card! Love the effect of the gesso how it softened everything! Very pretty flowers and sweet sentiments, too!

Sanketi said...

Beautiful mixed media work..lovely!
Isn't this challenge fun!
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!