Hi Friends!
I have an autumnal card for you today, just right for adding to the ALLSORTS CHALLENGE (#748) this week!
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| A6 sized card |
The above card started out like this:
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| Home made texture paste added! |
. . . because I was messing about with some texture/modelling paste I made with talc, PVA glue and white acrylic paint (although you could add ANY colour of acrylic paint to the talc and glue)! Anyway, I scraped the homemade paste* through a pretty stencil and left it to dry.
Next, I added a variety of Distress Oxide inks, which was NOT very successful colour-wise. So I got a baby wipe out in a vain attempt to mop up some of the mess, but a happy accident occurred and I liked what the baby wipe did to the overall colour. Then I sprayed some water onto the card front so that the Oxides reacted with it! Once dry I stamped some splatters over the top. See below:
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Distress Oxides, baby wipe &
water + some ink splatters! |
Wondered what to do with the card front after that - but as luck would have it, I'd used some autumnal colours on a recent gel print, so I die-cut some leaves from it, plus a branch for the leaves to hang from and glued them on. I also added the word "moments" using first, second and third generation stamping.
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| Die cuts and words added. |
However, the leaves looked a bit lost on the card front . . . so, to remedy that, I decided to add a brown shadow using the same Walnut Stain Distress Oxide ink I'd used for the words. The shadows really help the leaves to pop. Success!
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| Finished result (with the shadow added). |
Unless you're a card maker, you would never know how much work went into this would you?!
Please take a look at my lovely blogpal VAL'S leafy card for another idea on using these dies.
*There are a number of YT videos on making your own paste, but I most liked Chrissie Stokes's version. However, I didn't measure anything, I just put a dollop of glue and some acrylic paint into a pot and added talc until I was happy with the consistency!!! I kept the remaining paste in a small jar that would otherwise have gone out into my recycling bin! Making your own paste is WAY cheaper than buying it already done for you and is LOADS of fun. Plus it smells nice and so will your craft room afterwards!
This is fab and as a fellow card maker can imagine how much work went into its creation. A bit of 'great minds think alike' going on as you will see when I do my next post 😉
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, gorgeous card Sarn! I needed a lie down after just reading all the stages you went through. But, what a result. So lovely!
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Di xx
Totally fabulous mixed media card and well worth the effort here, Sarn
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Kathyk
This is mixed media genius Sarn! I absolutely love this finished product and understand completely how time consuming the process is, but it's just gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteThat takes me way back, had almost forgotten you could make your own texture paste. It's created a lovely misty background for the leaves and perfect for my optional theme at Allsorts this week, so pleased you joined in, thank you.
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It turned out absolutely beautifully! Love the texture and the leaves are so beautiful! So great to see you this week at Allsorts challenge, thanks so much for joining in!
ReplyDeleteOh my word Sarn what a beautiful creation I love that embossed background and those leaves are ACE top notch make and thank you for joining us at Allsorts
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lolo x
This is an amazing mixed media card, thanks for explaining how you did it!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely leafy card. Thank you for sharing at Allsorts. Sarah
ReplyDeleteFabulous card and mixed media background,love the beautiful Autumn leaves.I always make my own paste too but not made any for a long time-even used a ready made put of polyfiller from the £1 shop-that worked well too.
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Such fabulous look has this card, Sarn! Wow! Your shadow works really well to make the beautiful leaves pop and the words are perfect to add interest! Well done also for your amazing background and for making your own paste with talc and PVA glue! I too made it years ago and agree that it works great!
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Wow,home made paste, happy accident, splots, splatters, shadows, you are so right about how much goes into it! Love it! Xxx
ReplyDeleteStunning card SRn … love these leaf dies and your mixed media background is totally amazing!!
ReplyDeletePauline xx
Ooh Sarn your card is gorgeous the background you create is amazing and your own paste those leaves are a stunning colour too just love all that you have done to create such a fabulous card x
ReplyDeleteFabulous card Sarn, I love the textured background. Thank you for joining in the Allsorts Challenge this week using the Autumn Leasves option.
ReplyDeleteLiz xx
I often think no one would know the effort that goes into our cards, even the CAS ones take time to plan.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very effective design, especially with the addition of the shadow, thanks for sharing the before and after.
Well your accident turned into a beauty ! Looks wonderful, xxx
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful this is Sarn. I love the look of the stenciled paste - and what a fab tip to make your own! The baby wipe was a great move and has resulted in a background that looks like swirling wind. Love the leaves and the shadows really do bring them to life. Sending autumn hugs... or summer... or whatever is going on! Vicky xxx
ReplyDeleteThis is very pretty Sarn and the home made texture paste has turned out well, and everything eventually came together and I do love the TH leaves, and the shadow placed behind them gives them wonderful depth. x
ReplyDeleteWOW! Happy accidents made this so very beautiful card, but it also needs a clever thinker like you to get those accidents to work, and they have certainly worked here. Yep! I like doing past like that too, haven't done it in an age, must get some made?
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