"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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