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Challenge Title : Mixing It Up - Mixed Media
Hostess : SinCityGal - Lisa
Keyword : HYCCT1326
Date : Saturday, October 26, 2013
Sometimes to keep your sanity when times are stressful, tough, or just aren't going your way you just have to mix things up a little. Y'know? Change the tempo. Do things a little differently.
My challenge to you is to create a card using MIXED MEDIA!! Don't be scared. It's not hard, I promise. And I'm sure you already have the tools, items you need to make a really scrumptious, glorious, something-special kind of card.
mixed me�di�a
A technique involving the use of two or more artistic media, such as ink and pastel or painting and collage, that are combined in a single composition.
If you need any help or ideas, Splitcoaststampers has a wonderful Mixed Media challenge every Friday. Check out the challenge forum HERE if you just have no idea how to start, but you really want to play along - which I really hope you do!
View the Gallery for This Challenge HERE
View the Hope You Can Cling To Gallery HERE
View the Hope You Can Cling To Master Challenge Thread HERE
UPLOADING INSTRUCTIONS:
1. All Hope You Can Cling To Challenge Entries must be uploaded to the Hope You Can Cling To Gallery , with the specific challenge keyword , no later than November 7th, 2013 at 12:00 Noon Central Time to be eligible for our fabulous prizes! Post a link to your entry in this thread.
2. You may not combine challenges , but you are welcome to create multiple cards for each challenge.
3. Please remember to put in the correct keyword when uploading your image. Copying and pasting the challenge keyword is recommended to avoid typos.
4. Please package all challenge entries with an envelope, protected with a clear plastic bag and mail them to our partner at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center to benefit patients being treated for breast cancer and their family. We would like for them to receive cards throughout the month of October, but we understand if you'd like to mail all your cards at once.
5. Since these cards will be used by visitors for patients, most should be blank inside, but feel free to send cards with messages of hope for the patients in addition to your challenge cards!
The Department of Volunteer Services � Unit 115
Attn: Maggi Suttles
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030
(Please note - because MD Anderson is part of the State of Texas, they ask that no religious sentiments be used on cards sent to the Cancer Center)
Thank you for participating in this card drive!
__________________ Lisa papergrace designs * My SCS Gallery *Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft� DT*Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L� DT * "Creativity is intelligence having fun." - A. Einstein
I have absolutely no idea what mixed media is! What I think it is would be using two different things to color with or perhaps stamp (ink) and then color?
I don't understand mixed media?? Does that mean stamping and paint or can I stamp on something that was gesso'd? I just am not getting it. My brain must still be asleep.
I just dabbed paint on a background stamp & made sure it was dry then all over with different distress inks ,then spritzed water with perfect pearls in it . That is was all i did. Hope this helps clear your mind
Last edited by jeenny2010; 10-26-2013 at 05:26 AM..
Reason: Should have added put my cardstock on the painted stamp then did everything i described
I appreciate that link but it still doesn't help me understand mixed media. Maybe I'm just dumb or something. What I'll do is stamp an image and color and hope for the best. I often use both markers and copics and in my book that's "mixing" "media". I think it's a terminology issue with me by the "media" thing.
I'm having an awful time uploading my card today. I will try to attach it here. It is trying to say it needs to be jpeg and it is...doing everything the same, it's just not working.
I used the Bokeh technique with gelatos and also used alcohol based markers and ink and a gel pen for highlights.
I'm sorry you're all having a tough time understanding what mixed media is. It's really kind of simple once you get the hang of it. You're just mixing a few different "mediums" such as stamping, markers, paint, alcohol ink, gesso, modeling paste, sprays, watercolor pencils, watercolor crayons, encaustic, collage,etc.
I hope this helps!
__________________ Lisa papergrace designs * My SCS Gallery *Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft� DT*Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L� DT * "Creativity is intelligence having fun." - A. Einstein
eta my sample was colored with copic markers, gel pens, glitter pens, and prisma pencils.
Stunning card!! Wowza!
__________________ Lisa papergrace designs * My SCS Gallery *Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft� DT*Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L� DT * "Creativity is intelligence having fun." - A. Einstein
I appreciate that link but it still doesn't help me understand mixed media. Maybe I'm just dumb or something. What I'll do is stamp an image and color and hope for the best. I often use both markers and copics and in my book that's "mixing" "media". I think it's a terminology issue with me by the "media" thing.
All that "media" means is MEDIUMS - such as ink, paint, markers, etc. You are combining two or more of these MEDIUMS into one final piece. Like a card, canvas, or whatever you choose.
I really hope this helps more. And I'm sorry that the word "media" had you confused.
__________________ Lisa papergrace designs * My SCS Gallery *Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft� DT*Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L� DT * "Creativity is intelligence having fun." - A. Einstein
I'm having an awful time uploading my card today. I will try to attach it here. It is trying to say it needs to be jpeg and it is...doing everything the same, it's just not working.
I used the Bokeh technique with gelatos and also used alcohol based markers and ink and a gel pen for highlights.
You still need to upload it to the gallery to be eligible for prizes. So, please try again.
But, seriously? Wow!! And YAY for using Gelatos!! Thumbs up from me!!
__________________ Lisa papergrace designs * My SCS Gallery *Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft� DT*Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L� DT * "Creativity is intelligence having fun." - A. Einstein
I'm sorry you're all having a tough time understanding what mixed media is. It's really kind of simple once you get the hang of it. You're just mixing a few different "mediums" such as stamping, markers, paint, alcohol ink, gesso, modeling paste, sprays, watercolor pencils, watercolor crayons, encaustic, collage,etc.
I hope this helps!
There's a lively conversation in the chatter thread about mixed media. I threw a tantrum and got lots of feedback/support/sympathy.
__________________ Have fun! with Love, Brenda
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__________________ Lisa papergrace designs * My SCS Gallery *Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft� DT*Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L� DT * "Creativity is intelligence having fun." - A. Einstein
__________________ Lisa papergrace designs * My SCS Gallery *Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft� DT*Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L� DT * "Creativity is intelligence having fun." - A. Einstein
I was so upset earlier. I came this far and haven't missed a day so I didn't want to have to quit now! And I couldn't upload from my phone. I couldn't get it to recognize the file to upload from there. Anyway, God is good (I prayed a LOT) and I am back in working order! Woo Hoo!!
Just got this wonderful large stamp- and added some sponging to my colored image to bring out the hues. Background is embossed and colored, and I added some pearls, too. Here's Willow Fairy
__________________ "You can't use up creativity. The more you use the more you have." -- Maya Angelou
I love playing with mixed media but this is a bit of a rush job squeezed in between a day out of the house and an evening next door helping with my neighbor's party! Thanks for the super fun challenge!
If this doesn't qualify as mixed media, let me know and I will make another. I haven't done anything this simple in forever and I like the clean look of it. BTW in my books ohmypaper (Angie) is the queen of mixed media bc she does not so messy mixed media but lots of texture and colors. She has encouraged me to try some other things. I never thought I would do messy mixed media but I do enjoy it now and again, but this card didnt want to be messy. LOL. Mixed media lite by janeenk - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
__________________ a little bit of this and that there is no thrill quite like doing something you didn't know you could.
__________________ Lisa papergrace designs * My SCS Gallery *Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft� DT*Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L� DT * "Creativity is intelligence having fun." - A. Einstein
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Hoping my Glossy Accents & Fabric Pointsettia comes out, waiting for it to dry.
Can't wait to see!
__________________ Lisa papergrace designs * My SCS Gallery *Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft� DT*Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L� DT * "Creativity is intelligence having fun." - A. Einstein
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