Hi readers! Happy Sunday to you! If you are drooling… then you aren’t too different from me! The fearless use of bold color and design by Tracy Scott isn’t too hard to become mesmerized by, and I find myself in awe of all of the elements of layering texture and patterns. I asked Tracy to pick a few of her favorites for us to share on the blog today, and wow, do these pack a punch!

Take a moment to enjoy these fabulous pieces, and be sure to pop by Tracy’s Facebook page (My Mixed Media Journey) for even more inspiration! Recognize that cute little birdie below? It IS a part of the Scribbly Birds stamp set!

My name is Tracy Scott and I am a UK mixed media artist from South East London. I’ve been creating pretty much all my life and have tried it all but discovered my true passion for Art Journalling and Mixed Media 18 months ago and have been completely obsessed ever since.

I love nothing more that getting inky and messy and trying out new techniques and of course it’s all about the colours! I love to create bright exciting pages and canvases and adore using acrylic paints which are my main go to medium!! I’ve started teaching in the last year at Dyan Reaveley‘s studio at Art From The Heart in the UK and absolutely love to share a little bit of creative knowledge and enthusiasm with fellow artists.

Do I consider myself an artist ???……. Well of course I do !!!….we are all artists in our own right, if you create then you ARE an Artist, if you use your imagination to create something that pleases you, then you ARE an Artist, and if you are fortunate enough for other people to like your art too then that is just the icing on the cake !!!

I feel like the last year has been a whirlwind of activity in my mixed media journey and look forward to what the future holds.

   

Welcome back to the blog. It’s Shari here to share with you a card idea using a NEW stamp set Many Thanks from our most recent release “The Color of Fun”!

We collaborated with WPlus9 for the designs in this set which are unique flower layering images. The possibilities are endless with these either by changing up colors, types of inks used, techniques and even paper choices.

I’ve gone for a watercolor look using my Distress ink mini’s and a spritz of water.

Once I had my flowers stamped, I added my greeting in bold jet black ink for contrast.

To finish things off, I used Frosted Lace Stickles for a bit of shine and sparkle.

I’ve shot a video of how this card came together, you can view it below or on our YouTube channel. Hope you enjoy!

The Many Thanks stamp set is designed with many choices so you can interchange them to create beautiful flowers.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Hi readers! TGIF! Please join me in welcoming back the fabulous Richele Christensen back to our blog as a guest designer! She’s made a perfectly lovely friend card using some fabulous Tim Holtz and Ranger products! Read on for the full tutorial!

Hello friends! Hope you’re having a crafty day!

Today is all about punches and a fun background technique with the new Distress Micro Glaze. The card has a soft watercolor feel made with Layering Stencil and Distress Inks. I hope you are loving the new Distress Colors as much as I am…like Abandoned Coral, Twisted Citron, love this color combination. What is your favorite color of NEW Distress Ink?

Have you seen the new Tim Holtz Alteration Paper Punches? They’re awesome!
Punches have always been a favorite of mine, they are easy to use and you can punch several items quickly. The new Tim Holtz Alterations Paper Punches have been designed with lots of features for easy storage and great functionality.

• Lockable latch for stackable storage and they’re indexed on the end for quick identification.

• Ergonomic comfort-grip design that won’t pinch your hand.

• Stacks on the end for easy storage in a drawer.

• Several of the punches fit Tim’s Idea-ology pieces so you can customize the charms. Like Cash Keys and Collage Keys, Type Charms, Heart Charms and Shield Charms.

Instructions:

1. Place Wallflower Layering Stencil over Watercolor Cardstock and trace the flowers with Distress Markers.

2. Smooth out the flowers with a Detail Waterbrush.

3. Spray flowers with water, blot off excess with a paper towel and dry with a heat tool. Don’t worry if it blends out.

4. Apply a thin layer of Distress Glaze using a Mini Ink Blending Tool with foam. You only need a little. Distress Micro Glaze is used to create a waterproof/smudge proof finish and is ideal for sealing Distress Inks, markers and more.

5. Apply Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink to your Craft Sheet and spray with water.

6. Swipe card through ink and dry with a heat tool. Drying between the layer will help the colors not get muddy.

7. Apply Fossilized Amber Distress Ink to your Craft Sheet and spray with water.

8. Swipe card through ink and dry with a heat tool.

9. Apply Abandon Coral and Fossilized Amber Distress Ink directly to your Craft Sheet and spray with water.

10. Swipe Watercolor Cardstock through the ink. Repeat as desired.

11. Punch butterflies out.

12. Bend the butterfly wings back to reveal the body and ink with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink on an Ink Blending Tool. Ink the edges of the butterflies as well.

13. Stamp a message from the Botanical Sketch Stamp Set with Jet Black Archival Ink on a strip of Watercolor Cardstock. Cut in the shape of a banner.

14. Add stitching if desired to the edge of the background and the message banner and assemble your card.

I can’t wait to make more cards with these Paper Punches!

Thanks so much for stopping in today!
Richele

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BONUS! Don’t forget, we’re having a Sizzix Sale this week! Now is a great time to try out these punches!

Thanks for reading and thanks to Richele for being our guest!

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