Mixed Media Altered Playing Card | Full Deck Challenge 4 Week 1

Hi friends! I'm here with a super fun mixed-media project today. One of my goals for 2026 is to practice more mixed media. I often head into my studio intending to make some messy mixed media mayhem, but then once I'm in my studio I feel guilty for not working on design team projects or other "to-dos" on my agenda. So plans change.

In order to try to keep myself on track, I decided to do the Shanouki Art Full Deck Challenge this year. It's the fourth year of the challenge, but my first participating. As with most best laid plans, I started with this card on January 1, but as of today have only completed 2.5 cards. They are so much fun, but there's a lot going on right now in my personal life, so studio time has been limited. I'm hoping to catch back up this month.

Anyhow, I have a full process video of the making of this card up on my YouTube channel today. I did edit out a bunch of the drying time and non-essential stuff, but you can watch the whole thing come to life below or on YouTube.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a fabulous day!

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Shaker Card Fun | Not 2 Shabby Paper Pad Club

Hi friends! Today I'm popping in with a little inspiration featuring the Not 2 Shabby February Paper Pad Club. If you want to watch it unfold, you can check out my process video on the Not 2 Shabby YouTube channel.

I've always been a bit of a hot mess when it comes to shaker cards. I overfill, I underfill, I get to excited and forget to add the acetate. So today I'm testing out a method I saw somewhere that uses a word die with shadow for the shaker and a large enough panel that you can leave one side unsealed while you determine if you have enough shaker bits, then add or subtract. It worked like a charm and I love how this sweet shaker card turned out.

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