3 WAYS to add Visual Interest on a Mixed Media Card: Crafty With Caly!
Hi everyone! It’s Caly Person here today!
Today’s project uses products from the Simon Says Stamp April 2025 Card Kit – Butterfly Blossoms. There’s mixed media involved and loads of fun!
I created my background first, since that requires the use of collage medium and texture paste. I tore a piece of Tim Holtz idea-ology Serendipity collage paper that I wanted to use and adhered it to the patterned paper from the Paper Rose Bees & Butterflies collection with some Simple Stories Color Palette Warm washi tape using Distress Collage Medium Matte. Be sure to check out the full video below to see it come together!
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I also added the Tim Holtz Sparkle Texture Paste to some butterflies on another piece of patterned paper to give them shimmer and planned to fussy-cut the butterflies to use later. While the background and butterflies dried, I worked on stamping the floral image from the Butterfly Blossoms set and ink-blended it with the coordinating Butterfly Blossoms stencils.
To add color to the background, I used Distress Pearl Mica Crayons in Tart Cranberry, Hocus Pocus, and Winterberry. Distress Crayons are so easy to use, especially over Distress Collage Medium Matte. I simply scribbled the color on and blended it with my index finger, rubbing into place.
I stamped the sentiment and distressed the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink. I then matted both the background and the sentiment panel over some Honey cardstock, which was included in the kit. For added interest, I ran both panels through my sewing machine and added double stitching along the border. To finish, I fussy-cut some butterflies and added them to my card.
I hope you enjoyed this mixed media project! Thanks so much for visiting!
~Caly
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I thought this was beautiful (card 1) before you even added the flower cluster. Both ways are pretty. Thanks for showing us samples to make w/ the kit if we order it.
Lori S in PA
Really Beautiful cards!!!
Gorgeous
Excellent work.