Mixing It Up - Emboss Resist With Color Bursts!

on May 21, 2020
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Mixing It Up - Emboss Resist With Color Bursts!
Hello and welcome!  Today I'm sharing this one using the Diamond Fade Stencil 2, Springtime Bunnies and Springtime Banners Stamp Sets!  I'm sharing with you how I created the background using some Translucent Texture Paste and Ken Oliver Color Bursts.

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Mixing It Up - A Different Kind of Spotlight

on March 13, 2020
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Mixing It Up - A Different Kind of Spotlight
Lisa here and lately I've been playing along with a cool spotlight kind of technique and I thought I'd share it with you today!  I usually pick some kind of frame and everything outside of the frame is black and white and everything inside is colorful.  For this one I started by taking a white panel and using the Circular Harlequin stencil to apply some Black Soot Distress Oxide.

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Mixing It Up - Stencils and Glitter and Doodads Oh My!

on February 14, 2020
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Mixing It Up - Stencils and Glitter and Doodads Oh My!
Welcome!  Happy Valentines Day!  I don't have a Valentine for you... but my project IS all about the love... of creating!  I've been making a bit of a mess in my craft room and it's been so much fun!  I've prepared this Mixed Media Canvas for you today using some stencils, Dazzle Dust and new embellishments available in the shop!  (Along with a few other things!)

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Mixing It Up-Hogs & Kisses

on January 10, 2020
Mixing It Up-Hogs & Kisses
Lisa here!  You may have noticed I'm stuck on the oh so adorable Punny Farm Pigs stamp set (which has some fantastic punny sentiments for Valentines Day by the way) and sharing another one with you today with a cool background I made using the Circular Harlequin stencil along with some texture paste and Wow embossing powder.

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Mixing It Up With a Diamond Fade Background

on December 07, 2019
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Mixing It Up With a Diamond Fade Background

Lisa here and I'm sharing a card today with a pretty background I made using the Diamond Fade Stencil 2, some Distress Oxides and Gold Pigment Ink.

I started by using Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Faded Jeans and Wilted Violet Distress Inks and blended them together in a random pattern onto my background panel.  Then I used the stencil and applied some Dusty Concord and Faded Jeans through it in a diagonal pattern and lightly fading in some areas.

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