Mixed Media Monday ~ because why not

So it’s been awhile I know. But I got busy today and used some of my stash!! No ones been going anywhere during this pandemic and what a great reason to dig into some old piles and turn them into something to cherish. 

For this piece I used an old book, fabric scraps, some Tim Holtz goodies, some ephemera and an old photo of my grandparents. Can’t forget my go to glue these days to hold it all together!

We’ll start with this amazing metal accent piece, it’s actually a Halloween Vignette Accent.. not so spooky, I added a some inka gold with my finger to give it an antiqued golden feel. I attached a piece of chain with eyelets so it could be hung.  

The photo is a scan of an old photo booth photo my grandparents took back in the 50’s! I just love it!! It is framed by a frame page from a vintage photo album. I added a stamped sentiment from the Tiny Text stamp set  as well as a little nest of gold thread. 

I used layers of fabric scraps to add texture. I stitched a few pieces together to add interest as well as more texture. 

Once I thought I was done, I felt like it needed a little more of something at the bottom. So I added a Mini Plaquette as well as a Foundry Adornment. 

We can’t forget everything is carefully layered onto a vintage book keeping book cover. It had the perfect amount of ware already on it, I just added a little distress ink to the outer edge to help grunge up the rough edge. Oh my how I love vintage well loved books!!

So let’s dig into our stash and make something totally awesome!

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Xo- Megan

A mother’s day card for a Mimi

I got an email with Mother’s Day gift ideas from The Natural Life and they have a super cute sign that says Best Mom Ever, well I got inspired... 

Here’s the sign..

I wanted to make a card for my mom, but I wanted it to be from my daughter, so it says Best Mimi Ever. So here’s what I came up with...

I started by pulling some floral stamps I picked up from a recent trip to JoAnn’s and a few different pink, yellow and green distress inks. 

I stamped the flowers and while the ink was still wet sprinkled it with embossing power..

Heya set the powder and repeated until I was happy with my flower boarder.

I also added some details with VersaMark ink and embossed with the same clear powder so they appeared white when I moved on to the next step. 

Using Distress Oxide ink in Iced Spruce and Broken China, I blended the two colors around the edges. 

I used Distress Oxide ink in antique Linen to the center of the card. 

I then sprayed some water onto the inked paper and dabbed the water droplets off with a paper towel. 

Then I hit it with the heat gun again quickly to make sure the paper was dry. 

Next I needed my letters. So I took. Scrap of black card stock and ran it trough my big shot. 

I used a ruler to make sure my letters were centered and I glued them down with some liquid glue. 

Repeating that step on the next line of text. 

I used some fun foam in place of foam mounting tape to pop my image up on my card base. I just used my ATG to Aeneas it all together on the card base. 

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