Mixed Media Inspired Cardmaking + Hop
Hello friends! I have something a bit outside of my norm to share with you today, which is a card I created that was inspired by mixed media! I admire mixed media tremendously and love playing with it here and there. When I got some of the new Jane Davenport and Spellbinders Artomology and Making Faces release products, I knew I wanted to give those mixed media techniques a work out!
Today’s post is also part of the new Spellbinders and Jane Davenport release blog hop! All the hop details are down at the bottom of this post.
The first thing I did when designing this card was to make the background. Using Jane Davenport’s Mineral Eyes Pastels set, I watercolored a series of streaks across the paper. Once that dried, I sporadically applied Vicki Boutin’s Iridescent Glitter Paste with a palette knife, just to get some random areas of texture and sparkle; I adore that chunky, fractal finish on the paste!!
I let that background completely dry before adhering a Holo Waves Mirror Cardstock cutout of the Jane Davenport Tousled die over top; the large size of this girl makes for a stunning focal point! Using the Silky Skin ColorStick Crayons and a Baton Blender, I added areas of blush to her cheeks and some texture to her hair for a bit of contrast. These coloring crayons are great for layering onto backgrounds like this because the soft texture allows for easy blending.
To finish off the card, I added a sentiment from the Free Spirit stamp set and a few colorful sequins from the Simon Says Stamp Groovy mix.
I really love how this card came together and how it features so many textures, surfaces, metallics, foils and more. I hope it inspires you to try out some or all of the techniques, as well as the new Artomology and Making Faces products from Jane Davenport and Spellbinders!
Thanks so much for visiting me today; I will be back again soon with more to share!
SUPPLIES
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If you’ve been hopping along already, your next stop is the talented Laura Volpes! You can reference the entire hop order below.
Spellbinders is generously giving away $50 gift certificates to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, July 7th 11:59 pm EDT. Winners will be announced on the Spellbinders blog hop post the following Monday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties, and taxes.
Hop List:
Spellbinders
Jane Davenport
Mayline Jung
Kate Palmer
Claudia White
Kathy Racoosin
Kathleen Graumüller
Bibi Cameron
Nina-Marie Trapani – you are here!
Laura Volpes
Amy Rysavy
Svitlana Shayevich
Lynn Kramer-Put
Marie Heiderscheit
Yana Smakula
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Love the background!! So beautiful!! Loving those glittery eyes! I love how you did the die cut too, great idea!! Such a wonderful design! Thank you for sharing your talent with us!
Very nice! Thank you for sharing you beautiful Jane art. I just love Jane’s products, glad you joined the hop. Hugs
How wonderful!!!!!! Love it!
Fabulous color palette for this beauty. Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Wow! Beautiful! Love the dimension of the die cut and the texture in the background!
Loving the sparkle. Like that you used the mineral pastels. Never seen them used. Thank you for sharing.
really pretty card! the shimmer and sparkle are glorious
Beautiful, unique project. I love the stunning colors.
I never thought of applying the pastels like a watercolor! I had no idea they would transfer this much of the color (vs just the shimmer). Thanks for the inspiration!
wow what an amazing looking card
So pretty! Love this awesome die! Great details!
Oh, I love that pretty face with all the sparkle and shine! SWEET! Fantastic products!
Omg she is beautiful!!! What a great way to make a card!! Everything about this is spectacular!!
Awesome project. Such pretty colors.
Wow, I love the sparkle, great card.
Fun card and great background!
Thanks for sharing…
This is so cute, I love how you used the Mineral Eyes Pastels like watercolor…I never thought of that…very creative! Thanks for sharing your techniques.
STUNNING! I love the glitter eyes and lips. What a great release and so much fun to use!
The best thing about a hop is that there’s so much talent on display. Great product debut and fun art to see!
I like the background and the sparkle.
Love having great ideas to use these products! Thank you!
Oh my gosh! Wow! So pretty
So pretty! Thanks for sharing!!
Love the dimension of the die cut over the dreamy backround
Wow! So many great techniques that ive never tried. I shall be giving them a go, I love me some sparkle! It turned out gorgeous!
never seen a background like this before, great ideas, I may have to have a go at trying adding some sparkle to my work
This card is lovely. You are giving me some wonderful ideas to try myself. Thx so much for participating in the blog hop.
Thanks for sharing and participating in the JD Making Faces blog hop. I love learning new ideas for how to use her supplies. Best wishes for your endeavours. Amber
I have never thought about using these materials for cards. Fun
Lovely job! I love hope bright and colorful she is! ????
Spellbinders Jane Davenport NEW Artomology + Making Faces Blog Hop and Giveaway. Folling you on Fb. Hope to check out your supplys in the next comming days. I need paper!
This card is so beautiful! The background is gorgeous!
I love the mineral eyes and the glitter paste together!
Gorgeous card you made with the die cut!! Thanks for sharing!
So very pretty and just plain fun! Love her purple lips.
Aww.. such a inspiring card.. love this mixed media card and your choice of colors.. thanks for sharing..
Love how all the colors pop off the card, gorgeous! I’m excited to try out your techniques, mixed media is so much fun! Thank you for your inspiration ❤
Ooh this is awesome! So creative and unique!
Wow …. were Watercolouring with the palette pastels??
Love the mix of colours.
What an interesting card. I love the colors on the Mineral Eyes pastel set – so unique! Thanks for sharing this fun idea.
WOW WOW WOW, that looks so cool. I guess there is a lot you can do with the die cut. I am in awe…
Wow! That’s so different from your usual cards.
What an amazing new product release… so many beautiful and unique things. I love the mixed media piece you created!