July Challenge Winner and Highlights

Hey, mixed media card artists! It's time to announce the winner and highlights of the July Challenge.

Here's the mixed media card that the design team voted as the winner:

#22 Pamellia

Congratulations, Pamellia! Please grab your winner badge below to display proudly on your blog.

And now here are the highlights. The girls in the design team picked an entry to highlight. It's the entry that uniquely impacted us in some way -- a specific technique that was used, the colors, the creativity, or something in it that touched or impacted us.

Elina's highlight: #21 Susan B

Elina says, "I was amazed by the gorgeous background on Susan's card. A truly beautiful, non-traditional Christmas card. Love it!"

Jenny's, Lee-Anne's, Lysa's, and Michaela's highlight: #22 Pamellia 

Jenny says,"Pamellia has really captured the 'blue' theme perfectly! I adore all the layers and elements which have created a monochromatic masterpiece!"

Lee-Anne says, "I love that Pamelia used what I'd call true blues in this. The layers and the distressing are simply fabulous!"

Lysa says, "I absolutely live the multi layered papers and all the nautical elements."

Michaela says, "This card made me feel like I´m in the ocean! Love it!"

Julia's highlight: #16 Sarascloset

Julia says, "Sara's card has so many gorgeous layers and she used so many wonderful techniques - stenciling, embossing, splattering and more!"

Kripa's highlight: #23 Lisa Minckler

Kripa says, "This is a card that I'll remember. Beautiful colour, layering and details to build the scene and finally the sentiment had me in splits."

Maria L.'s and Shirley's highlight: #33 Ros

Maria says,"Love the cool beach theme and cool textures!"

Shirley says, "I love the watery background that Ros created, which looks fabulous on the whitewashed cardboard - definitely reminiscent of the beach!"

Melissa's and Yasmina's highlight: #38 LauraJane

Melissa says, "I love the color combination, the graphic b&w side and the overall look of LauraJane's card. Super!"

Yasmina says, "[I'm] in love with the background and great use of the dress stencil."

Sanna's highlight: #9 Inky and Quirky

Sanna says, "Such a fun and creative card. I really liked the combination of the blue and green Brushos with the black stenciling and stamping. Just made the card pop!!"

Tenia's highlight: #12 Inky and Quirky

Tenia says, "I LOVE everything about this AWESOME card. The image and the stenciling just ROCKS my socks off!!"

Congratulations, ladies! Grab your badge below to display proudly on your blog.

Get your artsy supplies together and check back at 6 a.m. Pacific (GMT -7) tomorrow for the August challenge. We'd love to see your mixed media cards!

Be artsy. Be messy. Be creative! :o)

Challenge #13 [More Inspiration Cards]

Hey, mixed media card artists! We'd love to see your gorgeous blue cards in the gallery so if you've got one (or some), link 'em up here!

 Our Design Team  have created some more awesome mixed media cards to share and get you inspired. Check them out!

                                                                 

Sanna

Julia

Embossing and stamping on layered Art Parts, stamped background.

Shirley

Lee-Anne

Melissa 
 
I made this card with one of my favorite stamps, some homemade soap-bubble bg paper, lots of different blue inks, clear embossing powder and a white gel pen. I also did a second post with 4 more cards for this reminder. You can see it here.

Sanna

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Yasmina

Julia

Embossed frame card, embossed die cut star fish, real seashells, sand made from embossing powder, glitter, Utee and Glossy Accents, stamped and sponged sentiment.

Lee-Anne

So what do you think? Aren't they all amazing!!! If you'd like to join in, all you have to do is create a Mixed Media Card with a *Blue* theme and an option to include a vase. But be quick - the challenge ends on 25 July. You can link up your card here.

Challenge #13 {Inspiration Cards}

Hey, mixed media card artists! We'd love to see your gorgeous blue cards in the gallery so if you've got one (or some), link 'em up here!

Sanna, Yasmina, Julia, and Jenny have awesome mixed media cards to share and get you inspired. Check them out!

SANNA

YASMINA

JULIA

Watercolored background and blossom, looped twine, layered tag, sequins and sentiment strip.

JENNY

Die cuts and various watercolour paints and inks. Micro beads and twine. Free hand jar with Inktense pencils.

The Mixed Media Card Challenge #13 {Blue}

July is a milestone month for The Mixed Media Card Challenge -- we enter into our second year! Can you say "Yay!" We have 7 new awesome design team members joining us beginning this month, which means even more beautiful mixed media cards to inspire!

This month, our theme is "BLUE". Show us your blue mixed media card -- your cards can be all blue (monochromatic) or with a hint of blue. As long as there's blue in your mixed media cards, link 'em up! "Vase" is an optional element.

HOW TO PLAY
1. Create a mixed media CARD based on the theme, with or without the optional element.
2. Display the challenge graphic on your blog post and link back to this challenge post.
3. You may enter as many times as you want, as long as each entry is different.
4. You may combine a maximum of 7 challenges (6 other challenges plus ours).
5. Submit your projects by July 25, 11:55 p.m. Pacific (GMT-7).
6. We'll announce the winner and highlights on July 31.

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So how did the design team interpret the theme? Take a look at the cards below. We hope they inspire you to play along with us! We look forward to seeing your beautiful cards!

MELISSA

My card was inspired by the flowers and the blues of this month's challenge image, along with the optional element:vase. I had fun making this card with a free digital stamp from Stamplorations.

MICHAELA

I made this card from UHK Gallery scrapbook paper, with gesoo and Izink. I decorated it with blue and white flowers, and pearls.

SANNA

A spray ink colored watercolor paper with various blue spray ink tones. Then stamped with blue ink and a hand carved background stamp. After that added embossing paste thru a stencil and poured Distress Glitter over the areas. Cut a circle, added a yarn around it, a paper flower and a brad. White pearl arrows colored with a blue alcohol marker, stamped hand carved stamp sentiment and a blue marker faux stitched outline.

LYSA

Distress ink and stencil background. Hand cute chipboard vase with modeling paste, gesso, distress ink, acrylic paint and heavy gel medium. Stamped image layered with paper flowers.

SHIRLEY

Distress Paint background; acrylic paints, stencils, Distress Inks and burlap on vase.

JULIA

Splatter Plaster technique on background using inks, rubbing alcohol and Picket Fence Spray Stain; stenciling, stamping and embossing on the little vase.

YASMINA

Watercolor paper with Paste through Stencil and Inks. Butterfly with a die.

LEE-ANNE

Gesso on watercolor paper, Gelatos, glass bead gel through Retro Circles. Wired flower, wood veneer, antique cloche

TENIA

Stenciling, Heat Embossing, Dry Embossing on Foil, Watercolor, Washi Tape, Stamping

BECCA

Background made with Distress Ink, gesso, and gelato splatters. Frame painted with Perfect Pearls. Flowers colored with gelatos and alcohol markers. Vase made with vellum and frosted rock glitter.

MARIA L.

Background Dylusions Paints, Art C colored modeling paste. The image was created using a stamp by Paper Smooches and I masked it.

KRIPA

Texture paste, decoupage roses, paints and mists, lace, glass glitter, chipboard

ELINA

Inked background, with stencilled and stamped patterns. Stamped and fussy cut flowers, decorated with sewing yarn and seed beads. Die-cut leaves and sentiment text.

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An InLinkz Link-up

A friendly reminder: We are a CARD challenge, therefore please only submit card projects (no layouts, altered projects, ATCs, etc.). Non-card projects will be deleted.

June Challenge Winner and Highlights

Howdy, mixed media card artists! It's time to announce the winner and highlights of the June Challenge.

Here's the mixed media card that the design team voted as the winner:

#19 Carol Dunham

Congratulations, Carol! Please grab your winner badge below to display proudly on your blog.

And now here are the highlights. The girls in the design team picked an entry to highlight. It's the entry that uniquely impacted us in some way -- a specific technique that was used, the colors, the creativity, or something in it that touched or impacted us.

Loll's highlight: #3 Lee-Anne

Loll says, "Love the layers of strips of paper and stenciling to create a textured background.  The metal embellishments pop off the soft, dreamy colours of the background."

Jenny's and Shirley's highlight: #16 Lula

Jenny says, "I love the techniques used by Lulu to create a gorgeous shimmery background and the collage pattern on the man silhouette."

Shirley says, "Lula created a wonderful grunge background with shimmer and texture which complements the colourful silhouette. The sentiment circle is perfectly placed to balance the design."

Char's and Kripa's highlight: #18 Sara

Char says, "This piece is a beautiful Mixed Media showcase!"

Kripa says, "Such an interesting array of textures and techniques used. So much dimension , just mind blowing. One of those cards I wish could see and touch in person."

Jan's highlight: #19 Carol Dunham

Jan says, "Wonderful card designed with monoprint pieces and left over bits."

Deepti's highlight: #21 Vivela Vi

Deepti says, "I love the bold red flowers paired with gorgeous details on her card :)"

Julia's highlight: #25 Sara

Julia says, "Lovely stenciled brick background with a beautiful layered frame and delicious flowers!"

Lyndal's highlight: #27 Kylie

Lyndal says, "Love that Kylie stepped outside her comfort zone and created such a gorgeous tonal collage card!"

Congratulations, ladies! Grab your badge below to display proudly on your blog.

Get your artsy supplies together and check back at 6 a.m. Pacific (GMT -7) for the July challenge. We'd love to see your mixed media cards!

Be artsy. Be messy. Be creative! :o)