Challenge #14 Inspiration Cards

Have you played in this month's mixed media card challenge yet? We've got an easy and fun theme! Link up your (golden) butterfly-inspired creations here.

Check out the cards that Melissa and Lee-Anne created to inspire!

MELISSA

This card was made with stencil, stamps, some ink blending, homemade embossing paste, and gold embossing powder.

LEE-ANNE

Stencils, stamps, Distress Inks, gold ink, clear embossing powder, sequins, and gold butterflies

Challenge #6 One more dose of inspiration cards

Hello! The December Challenge ends in a little under 4 days so here's one last dose of mixed media goodness to inspire. Check them out and then link up your mixed media cards here! We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!

SHIRLEY

Silver embossing, die cuts, Stickles, Wink of Stella pen

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DEEPTI

Distress inks, embossing paste for snow, some die cuts trees and cork house makes for a CAS Mixed media card

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LYNDAL

Heart shaker card

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MARIA F.

Heat embossing, dry embossing, Glossy Accents, glitter, stitching and die cuts.

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JAN

Water stamping, distress ink watercoloring, acrylic paint and gold lame splatters, dimension-pearl paint and distressed edges.

Challenge #5 One More Dose of Inspiration Cards

The current challenge ends in just a little over 4 days. Have you played yet? We've got one more dose of Christmas-themed mixed media cards to inspire. Check them out and then link up your mixed media Christmas cards here!

This month's challenge is sponsored by STAMPlorations. Create a mixed media card with the optional element (bells) and you'll get a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to use towards products in the STAMPlorations shop. Or create a mixed media Christmas card and you get a chance to win your choice of (3x5) stamp set.

SANNA

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LYNDAL

Gold stamping, embossing and splatter, patterned paper, foam backed die-cut tag and gold twine bow.

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LYNDAL

Silver embossed stamping, jingle bells, metallic cord, die cut window and glitter paper die cut sentiment.

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MARIA L.

Distressed pattern papers using distress inks and tool. Number stencil and light modeling paste with gold flakes sprinkled while wet to create the 25. Stamps: Bells and sentiment.

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SHERY

Embossed card base inked with Distress and chalk inks, bells stamped and colored with alcohol markers, vellum and textured cardstock for the layered panel, and sticker sentiment make for a CAS mixed media card.

Challenge #5 More Inspiration Cards

The month's almost over and pretty soon, Christmas will be upon us. How's your Christmas card stack going? Our theme this month ought to help you get a few (or many) done! There's a little over 10 days left to play along. We have a few more more mixed media cards below to inspire. Check them out and then link up your mixed media Christmas cards here!

This month's challenge is sponsored by STAMPlorations. Create a mixed media card with the optional element (bells) and you'll get a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to use towards products in the STAMPlorations shop. Or create a mixed media Christmas card and you get a chance to win your choice of (3x5) stamp set.

SANNA

SHIRLEY

JAN

SHERY

Challenge #4 One More Round of Vintage-Inspired Mixed Media Cards

Hello, everyone! Here's one last reminder to let you all know that there's just a little over 3 days left to enter the October challenge. Have you checked out the gallery? Thirty-six artful entries and counting...it's got to be our most eclectic collection of mixed media cards to date!

Here is one last dose of inspiration from the mixed media card girls. Check them out and then link up your mixed media cards here!

SANNA

Distress Stain "faux watercolour" background, layered stamping, doodling around the edges, embossing enamel details in gold and white, blue and white ink splatters and layered old/vintage embellishments

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LOLL

Stamped and sponged background in Distress inks, stenciled harlequin design with glass bead gel, candles stamped, colored with Copics and fussy-cut

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MARIA L.

Tim Holtz paper as background. Used punchenella to create dots with distress inks. Distressed and inked the sides. Added metal brad from Stampin' Up! and some twine.

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DEEPTI

Chalkboard technique combined with distress inks and some texturing can create a fun vintage look

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SHERY

Paper with a vintage Christmas design embossed, distressed, and sponged with chalk ink and PanPastel; stamped poinsettia colored with alcohol markers; background die-cut oval stamped with watermark ink and colored with PanPastel for a reverse resist effect; vellum laid over DP to soften images and colors; finished with a spattering of antique bronze distress paint

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JENNY

Stencil made with silhouette, paint, stamping, Versamark heat embossed, Spray mist and dry embossing

Challenge #4 More Inspiration Cards

We've got a little over 10 days before the current challenge ends, so if you've been thinking of playing along, know you have plenty of time left still! And have you checked out this month's entries? Twenty-five beautiful vintage-inspired mixed media cards we have!

Here's another dose of inspiration from the mixed media card girls. Check them out and then link up your mixed media cards here!

LOLL

Black heat embossed image, sponged with ink and then coated in Twinkling H2O, copic colored ribbon, sponged vintage designer paper with torn edge

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SHIRLEY

Gelli Plate print from lace and bubble wrap, markers, ribbon, twine, fibre, brads

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MARIA F.

Spritzing, ghosting and stencilling with Dylusions, splatters, metal

Challenge #3 Inspiration Cards

We've got 22 awe-mazing autumn-inspired mixed media cards to date and we can't be any happier! Why not play some more? We have inspiration cards below -- check them out and then link up your mixed media cards here!

This month's challenge is sponsored by Add A Little Dazzle. Create a mixed media card with the optional element (metal or leaves or both) and you'll get a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to use towards products in the AALD Boutique!

SANNA

Dry embossed, alcohol inked and fussy cut Add a Little Dazzle metal sheet leaf; toned structure paste through a TCW stencil; misted splatters and stamping.

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CHAR

Embossed leaves with gold embossing and used Gelatos and Distress inks to color.

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LOLL

Watercolored panel with gold heat embossed stenciled leaves; foliage diecut from Add a Little Dazzle metal sheet.

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JULIA

I Inked the back inside of my embossing folder, die cut metal leaves painted with Distress Paints raised up on foam dots, added 3 enamel dots.

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SHERY

Diecut leaves from Add A Little Dazzle craft metal sheet and colored with Adirondack alcohol inks; modeling paste applied through stencil; background stamped and sponged with Distress inks.

Challenge #2 {One Last Hurrah for Summer}

Where has the month gone? The August challenge is almost over and so is summer for most of us. There's a little over 3 days left to enter your summer-inspired mixed media cards! Link 'em up here.

Here's one last hurrah for summer from the mixed media card girls.

Deepti

Elina

Kripa

Loll

Lyndal

Maria L.

Shery

Challenge # 2 {More Inspiration Cards!}

Forty-one (41) beautiful mixed media cards are in the gallery and we're so impressed! We've got 10 more days left before the challenge ends, so plenty of time to still play! Enter as many times as you like -- play 'til your gesso, embossing paste, paints, or your favorite mixed media supply runs out ;o)

Check out the inspiration cards below and then link up your mixed media cards here.

Loll

Shirley

Jan

Jenny

Shery

Deepti

Julia