Love mixed media? Want to play with paint, stamps, papers and other cool mediums to create unique cards? Then join me for Mixed Media Monday—we’re keeping things simple with fun and easy techniques that add fabulous mixed-media style to your handmade cards!
By now you know how I love to create backgrounds with embossing powder. It’s fast, easy and gives a gorgeous textured background. Simply brayer embossing ink onto your cardstock, then add powder and heat-set.
Golden Hours
What you’ll need:
- Orange Fizz Glitter Embossing Powders (WOW Embossing)
- Eclectica ESN 05 stamps (Paper Artsy)
- Embossing inkpad
- Dove Grey Staz-On ink
- Squeezed Lemonade Distress ink (Ranger)
- Brayer
- White glossy card
- Black, white matte card
- Grey gingham ribbon, black twine
- Buttons
- Paper flowers
1) Brayer a 4 1/4″ square of glossy white cardstock with embossing ink. Sprinkle with Orange Fizz embossing powder and heat-set. Mount on black cardstock.
2) Brayer a 4 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of matte white card with Squeezed Lemonade. Stamp “time” and the script at the bottom with Dove Grey, then ink the edges grey.
3) Make a 5 3/4″ x 5″ folded white card. Ink the edges grey and glue the yellow card in the center. Glue the embossed piece as shown.
4) Glue a yellow and a teal button to the card front. Thread a large orange button with black twine. Glue to a paper flower, then glue to the card front.
5) Stamp “golden hours” with grey on white card, ink the edges and glue as shown. Tie a knot in a piece of gingham ribbon and glue.
Note: This card was originally part of a larger article published in Crafts Beautiful magazine, the UK’s largest crafting magazine. If you like this card, you might check out the latest issue of Crafts Beautiful, as I have a monthly column!
Love mixed media? Want to keep things easy? Then check out Mixed Media Made Easy! This DVD has over 8 hours of video instruction on all kinds of mixed-media techniques, from paint to transfers, inking, coloring and more. Just $14.99, available at Paper Wishes.
