One minute it was Saturday and now its half way through the week! This is a very belated upload for Polly's fabulous mixed media challenge to use cotton balls and jazz up a dull background.
Using a cotton ball I dabbed on diluted white chalk paint, that didn't look so good so I used the same cotton ball and scrubbed it over the entire card.
That didn't look so good either so I grabbed a baby wipe while the paint was still wet and very firmly wiped the paint off. To my amazement not only did the white paint come off but so did the dull paint and a fair bit of dull ink from the original cardstock.
Next I squirted a little bit of blue Dylusions ink spray onto al foil and without diluting it, I swooshed an ink soaked cotton ball all over the card.
Continuing with cotton balls I used several different stencils. I can't believe how much easier it is to stencil with paint using a cotton ball as opposed to a paintbrush, stippling brush or foam.
Miranda is a gorgeous embossed image sent to me by Helen (helekins). In the true spirit of mixed media, she is coloured with Prismacolour Pencils, distress crayons and alcohol markers. Fussy cut and adhered to the card with 3D tape.
I hope everyone has a happy, inky new year. Thank you for looking.
Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2017 GMT Views: 1961
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Tue, Jan 03, 2017 @ 10:02 PM
Hey Susie girl...you're at it again....and all I can say is WOW!!! You are so good at mixed media...and I always love yiur choice of colours!!
hugs de mama!
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Wed, Jan 04, 2017 @ 4:11 AM
Wowza! Susie, this is just beautiful! So many fabulous details to the amazing background it is hard to take it all in! Thanks for all the tips using the cotton balls! Happy New Year!
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Wed, Jan 04, 2017 @ 7:31 PM
Oh, my, Susie - your cards are always such a treat!! Miranda is just stunning and her bg is too - love the cottonball tip and will have to remember that! Faved! (And thanks for your kind comments on my card - they always make me smile!)
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Thu, Jan 05, 2017 @ 3:51 AM
Sooo gorgeous...you are amazing in the art you create! I absolutely love the colors first of all, and then the background...just leaves me speechless...and you make it sound so easy....finishing it off with the lovely embossed popped images...OUTSTANDING!
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Thu, Jan 05, 2017 @ 6:34 PM
Miranda the Mermaid - who would have thought. I must admit that she makes a wonderful mermaid - in her underwater playground. The background is just right - showing all the colours of the ocean and the sunlight streaking through it. It is just the weather to be a mermaid don't you agree. Love it.
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Sat, Jan 07, 2017 @ 8:13 AM
Gasp! Jaw Drop! This is so gorgeous Susie I am at a loss for words. Reading your process truly warmed my heart through and through. Yesterday, I tried several different techniques and they all failed quite miserably I might add. However, this shows how you hit road blocks and you persevered through them and wow! What an incredible work of art you ended up with. This is so inspiring my friend and I thank you for that! This is going right into my favs! Big hugs from Minnesota! ~Karen.
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