Hi there!
It sure looks like autumn here! The pretty colors of the season are such fun inspiration
to use in our art and are a terrific theme for this month’s challenge at Mixed Media Card Challenge.
The optional add-on to the challenge this month is either
leaves or metal. This month’s sponsor is
Add a Little Dazzle who specializes in metal craft sheets. Be sure to check out the details of the prize being offered on the MMCC post.
I began this card by
creating a watercolored background with distress stains. Next I
wanted to create a metal focal image. I
drew the silhouette of a goose on the back of a white Add a Little Dazzle metal
sheet and cut it out. A Sharpie black
marker was used to draw in some definition to the goose and the eye was created
with Ranger’s glossy enamel. Texture was
added to the goose by dry embossing on back side with metal stylist tools and a
dense foam mat. I used backing paste to
fill in the back of the goose so it’s dimension will be maintained when the
card is mailed.
 |
| Close-up texture of metal goose and dimension of leaves |
Once the goose was positioned on the card I added the
falling leaves and the stack on the ground.
The leaves are punched from paper I colored with alcohol inks and stamped
on some small images. I also punched
some watercolor scraps from my scrap basket to add some additional colors to
the mix. I randomly bent each leaf to
give the look of falling leaves.
The sentiment was stamped and hand drawn lines and distress
ink added.
Thanks for stopping by and hope you found some additional
inspiration for a Mixed Media Challenge Card this month!
Janj
