Sunday 17 May 2015

Wings

The current challenge on The Mixed Media Card Challenge blog is 'Wings' and you have the option of adding foil.

I am the first to admit that I am addicted to butterflies so when in my blog travels I came I across this challenge I knew I could not go past it. The other reason why I could not go past this challenge was because card making is my first love and mixed media is my second so all round this challenge was screaming my name.


When creating I always save the left over bits, I started with a small bowl and it has now grown into a draw. I am one of those people who cannot throw anything out because you never know how useful it will be in the future. Now that my draw is almost full, I have been trying to use these left over bits. The background on this card was created by using pre-cut strips of paper. The strips are from where I was cutting card inserts down to size. Seems appropriate for them to go back onto a card. I then used my Derwent Inktense Blocks to colour the background


Just recently I purchased the Butterflies Thinlits Dies from Stampin' Up and this was the perfect excuse to use it, not that I really need an excuse. In my paper scrap draw (yes I have one of them too, for plain cardstock and patterned) I found the perfect size piece of paper to use.

Using the option of adding foil to my card I used a new product from IndigoBlu called Mega-Flake and changed my black butterfly into a gorgeous metallic one.

 

While searching in my scrap draw for the strips of paper I also came across some aqua colour hexagons and some aqua coloured thread. I pulled them out and decided that that is what I would used to embellish my background. I knew this wouldn't be enough for the card so I went into my chipboard stash and found my diamond UmWowStudio chipboard. I love how the diamonds are all different sizes. The last thing I wanted to add was some sort of material. I found some natural fibre tulle cut a small piece which I then proceed to distress, so it didn't look so new.

The background needed something more so I used my Stampin' Up Off The Grid Stamp and when that was dry with my white pen I drew down the right hand side of my vertical strips of paper. It's all about layering and creating texture.

The order that everything went down is hexagons first, then the tulle and then the tread. This is where I hit a snag, I had to seek advice from a friend as I had no idea how to put the thread down without it looking messy. Her response was "It's meant to be messy". I struggled with this but I think I managed to get it right although the more I look at my card I am thinking it maybe could have done with a little more. Next came the placement of the diamonds. Over all of this I splattered white ink. The last layer of my card is my butterfly.


Happy Creating

11 comments:

  1. Gorgeous and artistic - love it! Thanks for sharing at the MMCC!

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    1. Thank you for your comment, and I really enjoyed the challenge. Look forward to participating in the future challenges

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    2. just realised you are a fellow Aussie and live in Geelong.. Maybe you could join a group of us if we get together to craft or have coffee.

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    3. Would love to, what part of melbourne are you from?

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  2. Beautiful dimension, texture and color. Thanks for the details of your stunning layers.

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    1. Thank you for your kind words and you taking the time to pop past

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  3. This is gorgeous, thank you for sharing & blogging, really appreciated it,

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    1. You are welcome Robyn and thank you for taking the time to come and leave a comment

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  4. A gal after my own heart - unable to part with the littlest scraps! And then turning them into an amazing mixed media project. Lovely. Thanks for joining us this month at the MMCC.

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    1. Thank you for leaving a comment on my card Maria and I am so glad that I am not the only one who can't throw out their scraps.

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  5. gorgeous!!! love the background!!! thanks for joining in with us at MMCC :)

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