I have been playing with mixed media lately inspired by videos and classes by Tiffany Solorio. She sometimes prints out a sheet called 20 Days of Play which is a series of prompts to experiment with. The goal is not to make a card but to just play and expand your techniques to use on future projects like this one. This card includes prompts to brayer ink or paint (day 4) and to apply texture paste on top of ink without sealing it first (day 7).
I started by applying Wilted Violet, Chipped Sapphire, and Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide inks with a two inch brayer on to Strathmore Mixed Media paper. Next I added texture by randomly stamping using the Sacred Spells stamp by Lavinia, cross hatch stamp from the Timeless Textures set by Stampin' Up, and parts a very old flourish stamp from Stampin' Up and Black Soot archival ink. Then I lightly brushed Hero Arts White Unicorn Pigment ink through parts of the Feathered Leaf stencil from Lavinia. You can see some of it below the dragon fly's tail and in the upper left corner. I then applied texture paste through parts of the BoHo Glam stencil from A Colorful Life Designs. Because the ink is water reactive it bled through the texture paste. Lastly I masked off the stenciling with copy paper and whacked my white Posca paint pen with a ruler to splatter white paint on the background. To finish the background I swiped Dusty Concord Distress Oxide ink along the edges and attached it to a card base. Now for the focal point.
I used Simon Says Stamp's Tattered Leaves die to cut the vine from mixed media paper and glued only the stem and stem ends of the leaves to the background, so I could curl the tips of the leaves upward for added interest. For the dragonfly I used the Etched Dragonfly die by Simon Says Stamp to cut the body from mixed media paper and the wings from Platinum velum from Grafix, which has a shimmer finish. I attached the wings to the body and glued only the body to the background so the wings would pop up. For the sentiment I swiped Seedless Preserves Distress Ink along the edges of one from the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Small Talk pad.
I plan to enter this card in the Crazy is Our Fame - Stencils are Our Game challenge using the optional theme of Vines-Vinery, Die Cut Divas Spring is Coming Challenge, Mix It Up challenge using an optional die cut, and A Place to Start Optional Twist: No Squares challenge. Why not head over to these challenges and be inspired?
Thank you for stopping by! Until next time, Hansi
