My Father's World Mixed Media Tag Tutorial by Tonya Gibbs

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Hi everyone! I hope you are having a great week, looking forward to the weekend.  Autumn is in full swing here, so I wanted to create a mixed media tag tutorial to help kick start my brain into thinking about cooler days and forget these past few "Dog Days of Summer".

I found a hymnal page in my scraps that had the title "This is My Father's World"  and part of the song said "nature sings" & "morning light" so I used this as inspiration for my tag.  

I had used this hymnal page in another project so pieces of it were missing.  I was careful to reserve back the pieces that I wanted to focus on and used the rest of the scraps to line the base of the tag.   To give my cut outs more stability I backed them on scraps of watercolor paper.

 

 

When I think of nature singing at Morning light I always  think of birds.   So I knew I wanted to incorporate a bird.  I used the Prima Shabby Chic Resin birds.   I have a window in my bedroom, and a little bird is ALWAYS in the window singing.   So I thought about using another Prima Resin piece in the shape of a window.  Since both were really too bright white,  I decided to paint them with my Lindy's Stamp Gang.   You can see in the video below how I did this.

I also wanted to keep with the texture and colors of fall.   So I used the Burlap stencil from Tim Holtz, and some white Crackle Texture Paste from Prima, along with Gelatos® in fall colors of Yellow, Orange and Red to create the background.  A little Lindy's Ponderosa Pine Olive Magicals was added to finish off the crackled and rich tones of fall.  To add a bit of sparkle, I used some Mica Flakes from Prima. They offered just the right touch of reflective light to my base.

I decided to build my floral spray like a bird's nest.  I kept the flowers somewhat neutral (like the twigs in a nest) by spraying them with the Lindy's in several different colors.  To give them a pop of orange I finished them off with a little of the Copper Magicals found in the Lindy's Autumn collection.

Here is a video tutorial showing how I completed the tag from start to finish.

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I love how vibrant this tag is and it really sparkles!  Fall is my favorite time of year. Everything is so rich with pops of color and texture.   

Thanks for stopping in today,

Tonya Gibbs
http://www.psychomoms.com

Supplies

• Tim Holtz - Stencil - Burlap
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Gelatos® - Banana
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Gelatos® - Red Cherry
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Gelatos® - Tangerine
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pen - Black #199
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Gesso
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Gel Medium
• Prima Flowers - Rodanthe - Seaboard
• Prima Marketing - Finnabair - Mica Flakes
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Magicals - Autumn Leaves - Ponderosa Pine Green & Cattail Copper Brown
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Starburst Sprays - Limor Webber Designs - Industrial Chic
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Flat Fabios - Limor Webber Designs - Tres Chic - bonjour butter
• Ranger - Non-Stick Craft Mat

Other Supplies:

• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Moon Shadow Spray - Crow's Nest Copper
• Versa Ink Pen
• Ranger Ink - Gold embossing powder
• Vine's
• Seam Binding
• Burlap
• Prima Resin Birds
• Prima Resin Window
• Hymnal Pages
• Floral Sprigs

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Journal Layout with Izink inks

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Hi everyone, it's Vicky here today and I am sharing another page of my mixed media journal.

I have been sharing here many of my pages from this mixed media journal and I am using different mediums and techniques in each page while keeping the same flower theme through out the book. For my layout today, I am using IZINK inks as the coloring medium.

IZINK inks are really fun to use since you can dilute them with water and you can get a watercolored look while at the same time it is permanent!



You can mix the inks and get a smooth blend, like I did on the background, or use them without blending for a watercolor look, just like I did on the flowers and leaves.



To finish off the layout I just had to do some embossing with "Bonjour Butter" embossing powder and also use my favorite border stamp from the "Rugged edges" set to frame my layout.

You can enjoy the video below



Supplies:

Izink Pigment Ink Turquoise Izink Pigment Ink Iris Izink Pigment Ink Anemone Izink Pigment Ink Bamboo Izink Pigment Ink Cactus Izink Pigment Ink Mimosa Izink Pigment Ink Safran Izink Pigment Ink %u201Ctomato%u201D Izink Pigment Ink Jasmine Miskit Liquid Frisket Mixed Media Journal Tres Chic Embossing Powder Set Tim Holtz Tissue Wrap Postale Gesso Gel Medium Rugged Edge Stamp

InLinkz.com

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Mixed Media Journal Page - Techniques with Gelatos

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Hi ! It's Vicky here today and I am happy to share a page of my mixed media journal.

 

Today's post will feature Limor's Signature Lines from IngoBlu and Lindy's Stamp Gang: 

IndigoBlu Stamps designed by Limor - Rugged Edges Stamp

Lindy's Stamp Gang  Tres Chic  - Bonjour Butter.

I have started this journal a while back and I want to turn it into a flower themed one. So each page will feature flowers as the focal point. This journal is the Mixed Media Mini Journal Boards  by Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®   I love the pages on this journal, because they are nice and thick. They are actually chipboard pages that can take mediums, water or heat with no problem!

 

The background, all the shading and the coloring of the flowers was done using gelatos. In the how-to video below you will see how easy they are to use and blend. I am also sharing a great technique for shading your focal elements. 

 

Shading is vital if you want your images to pop. I love the vibrant background in this layout and you will be surprised to find out how easy it is to make. I have also used one stamp from the "Rugged Edge" set by Limor Webber to do some embossing on the edges. This really frames my art.

You can watch a step by step video tutorial on how I made this page below:





To view the previous page in this journal - please click here.

Thank you all for visiting today! Have a great and creative day :)

Vicky
http://www.clips-n-cuts.com/




Supplies:

• IndigoBlu - Limor Webber Designs "Rugged Edge" stamps
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Limor Webber Designs Signature Set - "Tres Chic" Embossing Powders Set  (Used here: Bonjour Butter)
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® mixed media mini journal boards
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Gesso
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Gelatos® Double Scoop® Color – Mango
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Gelatos® Double Scoop® Color – Snow Cone
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Gelatos® Double Scoop® Color – Lemon
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - 34 pc Gelatos® Gift set
• Tim Holtz Tissue Wrap "Postale"
• White  Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen

 

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Colorful Mixed Media Cards With Wilma

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    Hi,  Wilma here today.

I would love to show you some colorful Mixed media Cards, and how to make them. For these cards you can take out acrylic paint, watercolor or whatever you have. I have a process video,  but will show you some closeups first.

In today's cards, I will showcase these new IndigoBlu Limor Webber Designs Signature stamps -

Lotus

Rugged Edge

Let's get started...

Add color with whatever medium of paint that you choose.  

Then add some random stamping (Here I used the rugded edges stamps from Limor) 

Next a little contrasting, Black a white, washi tape.

For additional interest create patterns with acrylic paint and stencils .

Then add a thin layer of medium.

Some mediums you could use.

Here is a quick video showing how I finished the cards:

As you can see the possibilities are only limited by your imagination.  

                                                                 Thanks for watching

                                                                          x Wilma x

Products used from Limors shop:

• IndigoBlu - Limor Webber Designs Signature Stamp - Lotus
• IndigoBlu - Limor Webber Designs Signature Stamp - Rugged Edges
• Prima Bubble Stencil
• Prima Art Basics Heavy Gesso
• White Signo Uniball Gel Pen
• Liquitex Matte Acrylic Fluid Medium
• Liquitex Matte Gel Medium

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As Long As We Are Together

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Hi everyone! Sherry here with a layout using a blank water color paper to create my own background! So pull out your stash, play with some color and lets create together! In my last post, I shared with you my love for Magicals by Lindy's Stamp Gang. Today I wanted to share with you another awesome technique using this amazing product. 

I started with a blank piece of water color paper. on my clean dry craft mat I sprinkled my two magical colors (summer lovin' sun and t-bird turquoise) keeping them close but not right on top of each other. (keep in mind where/how you want the color on your background) Spray it with water to activate the fabulousness of the Magicals. I started by laying my paper on the color in the middle of sheet. Then I dragged it towards the top, then dragged towards the bottom. (re apply color in this process will your happy with the mixture! Allow to dry.

I applied whipped spackle through the 'cobblestone' stencil. I also applied a bit more of this same stencil along the edges of my photo. Allow both to dry.

I placed the photo where it will be in the end and traced around it with a Stabilo pencil. I sprayed the lines lightly with water and allowed to bleed. I LOVE the effect of the Stabilo what water is added!

Apply some adhesive over some areas of the cobblestone and sprinkle some glass beads (butter) onto the adhesive and lightly press them into the glue. Allow to dry.

Here is a close up of the glass beads.  The adhesive will dry clear, and the glass beads will be stuck for life. 

Using IndigoBlu Limor Webber Designs stamps sets (border stamps and ink splats) and Lindy's Stamp Gang, Limor Webber Designs embossing powder (bonjour butter and chateau rose), I made impressions around the edges of where Stabilo pencil line.

Using Tim Holtz rub-ons I applied some images around the bottom right edges of the area the photo will be. Also add a few at the bottom right edge of the photo.

Using leftover pieces of small chain, I loosely laid it around the edges of the photo. once it was laid where I liked it, I applied small dots of liquid adhesive on different points of the chain to hold it in place. Allow to dry.

I had some scraps of cut off paper holes from a watercolor paper pad kicking around. So I stamped these pieces with more Limor Webber Designs 'border stamp' set with black ink. using pop dots I arranged two of these scraps, one sticking out from behind the photo and one overlapping on top. 

I also added a small Tim Holts trinket peeking out the bottom of the photo.

Using pop dots I adhered this down to the background. To finish it all off I made loose circles around the photo to tie it into the background using white ink. Allow to dry.

Thank you so much for checking out another tutorial brought to you using the AMAZING Limor Webber Designs products! Everything was picked up from the online store. Pop in to check out what goodies are being released everyday! 

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Supplies

• IndigoBlu Limor Webber Designs Rugged Edges Stamp
• IndigoBlu Limor Webber Designs Ink Splats
• Lindy's Stamp Gang-Embossing Powder, Tres Chic
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Magicals, Beauty School Dropout
• Watercolor Paper
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Textural Accents - Whipped Spackle 
• Stabilo pencil
• Tim Holtz, Rub-ons 'Life Quotes' 

OTHER

• Prima Marketing - Stencil - Cobblestone  (#962265)
• Prima Marketing - Art Basics - Glass Beads, Butter (#961701)
• Tim Holtz - Idea-o-logy Tokens 'Muse' (TH92676)
• Chain

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