Mixed Media Bee

This is my card for aMAZEing adventure frog's monthly mixed media LTC swap.  I like mixed media stuff and I don't know why I haven't joined any of these swaps before.  You know that I often go to Pinterest for inspiration, and this card was my muse.  My card is simply called, "Bumble Bee" but I considered calling it chubby bumble bee :) 

The mixed media requirement was to use molding paste.  I used Ranger Texture Paste but we will get to that in a little bit.

To start, I cut some scrapbook card stock a little smaller than card size.  I tore some old text papers and glued them to the card using Matte Gel, going over and under the papers.  When that was dry, I added Distress Oxide Spray Mermaid Lagoon and water to the cards.  While that was drying, I caved my stamp, stamped it on vellum and cut it out.

Now for the texture paste.  I played around with a few different things here; I tried Multi Medium Matte, Matte Gel, and Texture Paste.  I mixed two yellow alcohol inks in with the paste, using a craft knife.  The Multi Medium Matte was too thin and turned green with the blue background.  I also played around with using yellow acrylic paint but stuck with the alcohol ink.

I didn't have a honey comb stencil but I have a few different pieces of sequin waste.  I bought my first Geli Plate on Etsy.   It was a kit that came with old text pages and this sequin waste (I guess that is what you call it).  I took the texture paste, added yellow ink with a craft knife, and rubbed it over the stencil.  

Mixed Media - Molding Paste:
Bumble Bee

Once that was dry, I stamped a gold ink pad on the honey comb.  I recently bought a Tim Holtz Splatter Brush and this was my first time to use it.  I rubbed Distress Ink Black Soot on my craft mat and sprayed it with water.  Then, I rubbed the splatter brush in and splattered my cards.  It was pretty messy and I'm not sure it was better than using a regular brush or tooth brush.  

I glued my blue and honey comb paper to black scrapbook paper.  Lastly, I attached my bee, some old school label maker text, and some sequins.  I thought about adding some glitter to the honey comb but one of my boys said the card was fine as it was.  I love my cards.  I should join more of these swaps.  Last month was "Corrugated".  That would have been fun :)

Continuous Line Drawing LTC

This year I am hosting a few LTC swaps.  This one is called Continuous Line Drawing and my card is Cassette Tape.  When I do an online search for images I often see continuous line drawings but I have never carved one, until now.

I saw that cassette tape image and thought it would be fun to do an 80's theme with neon colors.  I saw this video and tried to copy it.  

First, I cut out a bunch of "donuts" from cardstock.  Then, I rolled a layer of paint, put down the donuts, and pulled a print.  You pull up the donuts, put down a second color of paint, donuts down again trying to put them in different places than before, and pull a print on top of the first one.  

I really enjoyed making these but once I was finished I realized that I should have used music paper!  Oh well.  

For my stamp, I embossed it using Black Sparkle embossing powder.  I cut them out and attached them using foam squares.  

Continuous Line Drawing: Cassette Tape

I am happy with my cards and I will carve more continuous line drawings :)