Thinking Tulips

It's that time again! We have a new mixed media challenge over on SCS. This week, Birgit has challenged us to make brightly colored tulips with our mixed media supplies. We've had about a week of dreary grey skies and very little rain, so I was ready for pretty flowers and bright colors.

I took a piece of mixed media paper from my Canson pad, wet it with water, then sprayed over Dylusions lemon zest and funky fuschia. I dried it and repeated. After it was thoroughly dry, I splatter water over the piece to create those beautiful tonal dots. 

I stamped Gina K Designs tulips and sentiment in 3 colors of distress ink on cream cardstock. I mounted that on a bright pink piece of cardstock, punched a little notch to hold the twine wrap and bow. This was mounted on foam to give lovely dimension. I stamped the floral border with Versamark and heat embossed with clear powder. Just couldn't resist some stacked sequins with a little rhinestone on top.

I hope you'll take a few minutes to play this weekend - you deserve some fun! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a note, especially if you have a question. Enjoy!

~ky

Ingredients:
Stamps: GKD Stenciled Spring, SU! You're Lovely
Cardstock: GKD, Canson mixed media
Inks: Dylusions and Distress Ink
Twine by the Twinery
Sequins and rhinestones

Mix-Ability

Hello my friends! I want to tell you about an awesome new mixed-media challenge site. Splitcoast Stampers has a challenge specifically for getting to know and use mixed media methods for making cards. BUT you can easily follow along using your art journals! It's called the mix-ability challenge. Here's a project I did for one of them.

At first, I was resistant to the idea of using these techniques for cards. Why? I don't know - maybe my OCD is showing! This was the first challenge, called Yin Yang, to use something shiny (here it's the embossing powder, shiny ribbon, and rhinestones) and something matte (I used matte brads, and Pan Pastels). See? Easy and fun challenges!

So what are you waiting for? Run on over and check it out. If you make a project for any of the challenges - come back and link me so I can see and show you some love! Remember, these do NOT have to be cards, and they are just for fun, so get going!

Ta for now,
~ky

Recipe:
Cardstock, Gina K Designs
Patterned paper: Basic Grey, Wisteria
Images, Gina K Designs Bold and Beautiful
Inks, Versamark, Memento
Brads, ribbon and rhinestones: Basic Grey, Making Memories, Michaels
Coloring, Pan Pastels
Embossing powder, Ranger, Inc.

End and Beginning

I loved the Fake Journal Month - I learned a lot about myself, and became much more respectful of those who struggle with disabilities that differ from mine. Here is a page I did the other day.

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This is my "Friends" page - a celebration of my friendship with my Cabana Boy. I love the Gina K stamps and the melted pieces using Tim Holtz embossing folders and a stamp. I used some perfect pearls as a shadow from the hummingbird, and colored the flower with Copic markers. I hope this brings a smile to you.

♥ky