Scrapacat (Ky) asked us to use the boldest colors you have at hand. then gently tone it back down with gesso, watered down white acrylic ink, or similar choices.
I started with butterscotch, cranberry and peeled paint inks and sprayed water to lighten them. When I pulled my card thru, it mostly picked up the peeled paint color and both sides didn't pick up any color. So I got some acrylic paint (yellow) and bubble wrap to add color to the sides. Once that was dry, I started stamping. There still was quite a bit of white showing so I thought let me use my shaded lilac to sponge on some color. (I hadn't ever used it and wasn't sure how light or dark it would be.) Lastly, I added the die cut across the page.
My sentiment is a new set of alpha's that I should have practiced with! LOL oh well, we don't have to be perfect in Mix Media, right?
Ky, thank you for this challenge, I truly enjoyed it!!!
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Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50468
Sat, Jun 22, 2013 @ 10:36 AM
Very pretty colors Kathleen! I like that bubble wrap impression with the lighter color..cool..nice mix of leaves for your branch and it's hard to get a perfect line with those alpha stamp sets..I think this looks great and right at home on a mixed media card
Registered: March 13, 2012 Location: Southern Florida Posts: 5253
Sat, Jun 22, 2013 @ 11:22 AM
Wonderful BG and I love that you stamped right onto it! Really a lovely card!
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Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Sat, Jun 22, 2013 @ 11:53 AM
AS far as I'm concerned it IS perfect!Love it!
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Registered: May 31, 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 14509
Sat, Jun 22, 2013 @ 1:41 PM
This is awesome, Kathleen! You are braver than me ... I just couldn't go there with the MIX challenge this week. I knew I'd screw it up every way to Sunday. But not you! You aced it!
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Registered: February 9, 2010 Location: Mentone, California Posts: 7361
Sat, Jun 22, 2013 @ 4:44 PM
I bow to your courage of going after this mixed media challenge...and what a miraculous outcome!! The shaded lilac is brilliant on here and just what it needed to make this wonderful creation POP!
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Registered: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Sat, Jun 22, 2013 @ 6:47 PM
Take a bow my beautiful Miss Kathleen...this is SPECTACULAR. I keep an eye on mixed media but nowhere near brave enough to give it a try. I love everything about this creation. The bubble wrap dots look amazing as does everything else here.
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Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 40326
Sat, Jun 22, 2013 @ 7:21 PM
LOVE this beautiful card, Kathleen, such fabulous colouring!! Your use of the bubble wrap, the branch die and leaves, and alpha lettering is wonderful - really love the lilac colouring on this!!
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