Whew! What a mess! Not the card - it's my craft areas that are a mess. I've been trying to keep up with the mixed media challenges - not because I like doing them, but because I want to learn how to do them with some degree of ease and success. So far they have been fun. But I am definitely rating this a 5 on the difficulty scale.
I needed a set of masculine birthday cards for the Card Ministry, so I made 8 of these. Making one was a challenge, but making 8 took between 3 and 4 hours.
I used re-inkers and water in a spray bottle (not as good as a mister.)
I made two versions, 1 of this one and 7 of the other. I still can't decide which I like best. I stamped the ship on white cs. Masked it and stamped the ocean water and the ship's log. Masked the ship again and misted the bottom of the card with the blue ink solution - did that for all 8, then switched to the purple ink solution. Masked the ship again and misted the top with the purple on all 8. Used black ep on silver cs and cut out the compass with a Spellbinders die. Stamped the sentiment and cut it twice with a Spellbinders die to make a smaller piece. Sponged the edges of the sentiment and assembled.
I was happy to see that the misting looks better after it dried, but I sure made a mess. Everything was wet!
I'm also not comfortable with collage, but I think this might qualify for that technique ?? This is a card unlike any that I have ever made before. Thanks for the challenge that pushed me out of my comfort zone!
Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 GMT Views: 561
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Registered: November 21, 2007 Location: Regina, SK Posts: 20117
Thu, Mar 07, 2013 @ 3:37 AM
Love this masculine card, Val! I hear you about the mess...once I get pulling everything out to do anything mixed media...wow...but don't you just love playing and the results?
