Mixed Media ATC's with Process VIDEO TUTORIAL for Scrap & Craft

 

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Today I'm sharing a set of mixed media Artist Trading Cards with a DIY Process Video Tutorial. These sweet ATC's feature the gorgeous Craft O'Clock Always Together Collection along with Scrapiniec Chipboard and flowers from the

Scrap & Craft Store.

 In this DIY mixed media card process video and tutorial learn how to:

~ Use clear gesso to reduce warping

~ Add color with mist

~ Add texture with stenciled molding paste, and glitter

~ Add visual interest with spattered ink

~ Create texture with twine

~ Heat emboss chipboard  

~ Color sentiment strips with ink
~ Add texture with Prills, chunky glass glitter, and pearls using Bambino Glue

Enjoy!

Close-ups

Scrap & Craft Products
Craft O'Clock ~ Always Together 12x12 Paper Set
Mulberry Paper Magnolia Flowers x 5 ~ White
Mulberry Roses ~ Ivory - 10 mm
Scrapiniec ~ Doily Lace Corners Set
Scrapiniec ~ Confetti - Stars   
Bambino Glue ~ 45 Gram Tube

Other Products
Mat Board, White cut to ATC size
Tim Holtz for Idea-ology ~ Small Talk Phrase Stickers
Prima ~ Memory Hardware - Pearls
Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Cosmos Daisy Stem Flowers - Purple
Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 4mm Rosebuds - Pastel Tone
US ArtQuest ~ Mini Prills - I’m A-Maized
Stampendous ~ Fran-tage - Mica Flakes, Teal
Stampendous ~ Fran-tage - Glass Glitter, Lavender
Iced Enamels ~ Inclusions - Shattered Mica, Bronze
Clearsnap ~ Twinkle Dust Glitter – Sugar Shimmer
Trim Craft ~ Simply Creative - Adhesive Gems - 3mm, Gold
Hemptique ~ Bamboo Cord - 20lb
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Basics: Gesso, Clear
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Basics: Light Paste
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Basics: Soft Matte Gel
Lindy’s Gang ~ Starburst - Tainted Love Teal; Jazzy Jivin’ Purple
Ranger ~ Distress Ink - Seedless Preserves; Dusty Concord; Peacock Feathers; Pine Needles
Ranger ~ Emboss It Dabber
American Crafts ~ Zing - Embossing Powder, Metallic Finish Red
Sparkle N Sprinkle ~ Embossing Powder - Raspberry Sherbet
Ranger ~ Ancient Gold Embossing Powder - Enchanted Gold
Higgins ~ Drawing Ink - White, Black
Art Anthology ~ 6x9” Stencil - Keyhole
Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
Tombow ~ Multi Mono Liquid Adhesive
Home and Hobby ~ Premium Double Sided Tape - 1/2”
Herma ~ Dotto Repositionable Adhesive Dispenser
Wagner ~ HT 400 Heat Gun
Prima ~ Ingvild Bolme - Distressing Tool



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"Dream Big" Shabby Mixed Media Card ~ DT Inspiration for the Scrap & Craft July Challenge

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The July Challenge for Scrap & Craft has been posted and the theme is "summer." I've created this sunny mixed media card featuring the Studio75 Violet Love Collection as part of the DT inspiration for the challenge.

In this challenge you need to create any summer project! Use summer theme embellishments, colors or wording. You can create any project you want: layout, card, canvas, art journal page or OTP project.

Please make sure to follow ALL the rules of the challenge to be eligible for the fabulous prizes!

The rules are:

* You need to use at least one product from the Scrap and Craft store 

* Link that product to the Scrap & Craft store.

* You must link back to the Scrap & Craft blog in your post.

There are three amazing prizes:

First prize: 25 Euro voucher for shopping

Second prize: 20 Euro voucher for shopping

Third prize: 15 Euro voucher for shopping

You can find all the challenge details HERE on the Scrap & Craft Blog as well as gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the team.

Tips and Techniques

The sweet floral cluster includes Magnolia Flowers and an Ivory Mulberry Rose from the store along with a few Wild Orchid Crafts flowers from my stash. I tucked a few Prima Pearls into the empty spots.

The soft Organza Rose Trim is so lovely. Every girl loves some bling, so I added a sparkling rhinestone to the center of each blossom. 

The lovely Anemone Gaja Ornament chipboard is heat embossed with aged ivory embossing enamel, then the edges rubbed with Finnabair's Vintage Gold Wax. Don't be afraid to cut up your chippies. I snipped this one in half to extend out on each side of the cluster. The Scrapiniec Confetti Hearts include a ton of little hearts in three sizes. I heat embossed several in Raspberry and brushed with more of the gold wax.

Of course there needs to be a fluttering insect on any summery project. This Misz Masz Butterfly Chipboard Die Cut is embossed in aged ivory, then edged with raspberry and a touch of white gold wax over the body with a little rhinestone to add more bling.

The Violet Love background paper was dry brushed with white gesso, then stamped with two of the Agateria Grille stamps. I also added some spatter with Lindy's Gang Moonlit Mulberry Moon Shadow Mist and white drawing ink.

This delightful sentiment was cut from the 12 x12 Violet Love Paper Collection and edged with wisteria ink. The Anemone Fabian Chipboard Ornament is so perfect to anchor the sentiment. 

Bambino Glue is used to adhere texture elements from the Prills and Finnabair Microbeads around the flowers to the Confetti Hearts, mica shards, rhinestones, and sequins scattered around the card for texture.

Scrap & Craft Products

Studio75 ~ Violet Love 6x6 Paper Set

Studio75 ~ Violet love 12x12" Paper Pack

Studio75 ~ Blank Cards - 15x15cm , 20 pcs

Studio75 ~ Organza Rose Trim - Ecru

Mulberry Paper Magnolia Flowers x 5 ~ White

Mulberry Roses ~ Ivory - 10 mm

Agateria ~ Unmounted Clear Stamp - Grille

Agateria ~ Unmounted Clear Stamp - Grille 3

Scrapiniec ~ Confetti - Hearts

Misz Masz ~ Butterfly Die Cut Chipboard

Anemone ~ Fabian Ornaments

Anemone ~ Gaja ornaments

Bambino Glue ~ 45 Gram Tube

Other Products

Prima ~ Finnabair - Art ExtraVagance - Microbeads: White Gold

Prima ~ Memory Hardware - Pearls II

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Lily Flowers - Mixed Colour

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 10mm Open Roses - Mixed 2-Tone Purple/Lilac

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Miniature Sweetheart Blossoms - Mixed Pastel

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Cosmos Daisy Stem Flowers - Purple

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 4mm Rosebuds - Pastel Tone

Tim Holtz with Idea-ology ~ Tissue Tape - Sketchbook

US ArtQuest ~ Mini Prills - Minnie Pearls

Stampendous ~ Fran-tage - Glass Glitter, Lavender

Iced Enamels ~ Inclusions - Shattered Mica, Bronze

Doodlebug designs ~ Sequins - Lily White

Darice ~ Hot Fix Rhinestones - 5mm Jonquil Glass Stone

Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Basics: Gesso, Clear

Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Basics: Light Paste

Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Alchemy - Metallique Wax: White Gold; Vintage Gold

Liquitex ~ Gesso - White

Donna Salazar with Clearsnap ~ Mix’d Media Inx - Wisteria

Ranger ~ Distress Ink - Walnut Stain

Ranger ~ Archival Ink ~ Coffee; Potting Soil

Ranger ~ Embossing Dabber

Lindy’s Stamp Gang ~ Moon Shadow Mist - Moonlit Mulberry

Higgins ~ Drawing Ink - White

Stampendous ~ Fran-tage - Embossing Enamel - Aged Ivory

Sparkle N Sprinkle ~ Embossing Powder - Raspberry Sherbet

Art Anthology ~ 6x9” Stencil - Lotus

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Imagine Crafts ~ Tear It!

Tombow ~ Multi Mono Liquid Adhesive

Wagner ~ HT 400 Heat Gun

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"Dream of Being More" Mixed Media Graduation Card/Home Decor for Scrap & Craft

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Today I'm sharing a two in one shabby mixed media piece. It's an oversized mixed media graduation card, reinforced with an extra layer of 110lb cardstock so it can be placed on an easel to brighten up a mantel or desk. Rather than using a congratulations or graduation sentiment on the front, I stamped this inspirational sentiment that is perfect for a home decor piece as well as an encouragement to the graduate.

Tips and Techniques

The sweet floral cluster includes Magnolia Flowers, and Pale Pink Mulberry Roses from the Scrap & Craft Store. The gorgeous background paper is from the Craft O'Clock ~ Morning Dreams II Paper Collection. I also fussy cut flower images from the collection to layer under the cluster. The background and borders are stamped with Grille and Grille 3 Stamps from the store. I added a touch of teal color with PanPastels around the edges as well.

Bambino Glue dries clear and is just perfect for adhering texture with Prills and microbeads along with sequins, half pearls, and flakes of teal mica scattered onto the background.

From this angle you can see Pearl Stamens from the store that I tucked in under the rosebuds. I just adore the chipboard from Scrapiniec's Doily Lace Corner Set that I heat embossed in teal, then topped with another layer of blue glittered embossing powder. 

I collect odds and ends to use in my paper crafting from a variety of different sources. The decorative crystal and pearl stick pin is for wedding decor. I also tucked in a couple seashells I found at the shore on one of our vacations as well as a few flowers from my stash. A while back I crocheted some sweet little flowers and came across them recently. I couldn't resist adding one at the edge of the paper flowers.

The sentiment is stamped with Versafine black ink onto watercolor paper. Once dry, I spritzed with water and brushed with M. Graham watercolors, then tore around the words to expose the creamy white paper edges. Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares are used to raise up the sentiment so it sits nicely over the twine wrapped around the card.

I used Finnabair's Light Molding Paste with the Studio75 Small Brick Stencil to add texture and when dry spritzed with Lindy's Gang Starburst Mist, then spattered with white ink.

I got artsy with these sweet summery dragonflies. They're stamped the dragonfly image from Prima's Stamp-N-Add Butterfly Wings Stamps onto watercolor paper, then colored with blue and teal watercolors. It was a bit of extra work to fussy cut them, but well worth the effort! I wanted something shimmery, so added teal seed beads to the long slender bodies with Bambino Glue.

Scrap & Craft Products
Craft O'Clock ~ Morning Dreams II 12x12 Paper Set
Studio75 ~ Pearl Stamens - Pearl White
Studio75 ~ Stencil - Brick, Small
Mulberry Paper Magnolia Flowers x 5 ~ White
Mulberry Roses ~ Pale Pink - 15 mm
Agateria ~ Unmounted Clear Stamp - Grille
Agateria ~ Unmounted Clear Stamp - Grille 3
Scrapiniec ~ Doily Lace Corners Set
Bambino Glue ~ 45 Gram Tube

Other Products
Royal & Langnickel ~ Watercolor Artist Pad - 9x12"
Darice ~ Cardstock - 120 lb, White
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Ingredients - Melange Art Pebbles
Prima ~ Memory Hardware - Frank Garcia
Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Hip Rosebuds - Mixed Pink Tone
Wild Orchid Crafts ~ English Roses - Mixed Pink
Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Heather Flowers - Pink
Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Gypsophila Flowers - White
Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Beaded Stamen - White
Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 30mm Leaves - White
US Artquest ~ Mini Prills - Silver Lining; Sage Advice
Hemptique ~ Bamboo Cord - 20lb
Sisal ~ Natural
Seashells ~ Found at the Beach
Hand Crocheted Flower ~ by me
Darice ~ TOHO Beads - Round: Silver Lined, Teal
Stampendous ~ Fran-tage - Mica Flakes - Teal
David Tutera ~ Crown Stick Pin - Pearl and Rhinestone
Martha Stewart ~ Microbeads - Apatite; Lapis Lazuli
Martha Stewart ~ Sequins and Half Pearls
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Basics: Gesso, Clear
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Basics: Light Paste
Lindy’s Gang ~ Starburst - Bayou Boogie Gold; Golden Sleigh Bells
Ranger ~ Archival Ink - Watering Can
Ranger ~ Embossing Dabber
Blue Fern Studios ~ Imagine Ink - Embossing Powder, Summer Breeze
Tsukineko ~ Versafine Ink ~ Onyx Black
M. Graham & Co. ~ Artists’ Watercolor - Phthalocyanine Green; Prussian Blue
Colorfin ~ PanPastel Artist Pastels - Turquoise 580.5; Phthalo Green 620.5
Sparkle N Sprinkle ~ Embossing Powder - Seafoam Opaque
Higgins ~ Drawing Ink - White
TSUKNEKO ~ Fabrico - Dual Marker, Black
Prima ~ Stamp-N-Add - Butterfly Wings
Tim Holtz with Stampers Anonymous ~ Clear Stamp - Life’s Possibilities
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L ~ 3D Foam Squares - Regular, White
Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
Imagine Crafts ~ Tear It!
Wagner ~ HT 400 Heat Gun

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