hi there!
Nathalie with you today with a few ideas on how to use mixed media to create cards. With the state of the world at this moment, most of us are enjoying the comforts of our home. I hope you are using a bit of your time to get creative and adding color to your corner of the world. This week, i took a couple hours to create cards using Vicki's Mixed media products.

i kept my cards very CAS, and decided to work with almost all the things, and just had fun building all of these:

I started with a 6x8 foundation paper, and created a card with it. I masked the front of the card to frame the panel, and then added a bit of diluted art crayon to the page. Once it dried, i used a bit of the metallic ink, a stencil and brush to add a bit of shimmering shadow to the watercolor.

All that was left to do was stamped the flower and leaf images then added a simple phrase sentiment and a few gems to complete the card.
Now let's look at a a watercolor card:

I chose to play with the floral embossing folder and powder pigments for the front card panel.

For my next card I chose to work with the embossing folder and Prism Glaze.

I diluted a bit of the glaze and painted the circles with it before running it through the die cutting machine. This was a perfect solution to bring color, dimension and texture to the card.

A large ephemera piece and a sticker sentiment complete this card. The next card is a great solution and idea for those who don't have embossing folders.

I used one of the new stencils and a piece of fun foam to emboss the cardstock with it. Then added a bit of Rose Gold acrylic paint with a stencil brush to to the raised impression.

I trimmed the embossed cardstock to fit a square card and used the extra piece to create the faux sleeve on the card panel. A few pieces of ephemera from the two latest collections complete the card.

I love the look of Texture paste on Kraft paper! so, i created the front to the card using one of the new stencils and texture paste on the front of the card. The simple sentiment and embellishments keep the background as the focus of the card.

For my last card, i chose a simple but impactful idea for the focal point of the card. I added a few brushstrokes of Gunmetal acrylic paint to the front of the card. Once the paint dried, i used the metallic inks to stamp the Script stamp on top of the paintstrokes.

I heat embossed the sentiment, and then added the large butterfly ephemera followed by a few sequins. Totally love how this turned out.
Want to see a more in depth look on how i created these cards, the following video will show you how easily they came together:
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I hope these inspire you to pull your VIcki goodies and use them to add some fun to your card making. As always do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.
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