EZ Steam Punk

Hi friends! I'm popping in today with a just for fun card I made with the new Steam Punk EZ Postage Printables from LV Handcrafted. These printables are designed to work with the EZ Wonder Die #3 from Not 2 Shabby, but have lots of elements that lend themselves to using without the dies. Linh (LV Handcrafted) is having a Black Friday sale in her shop right now and the EZ Postage Printables are 50% off with code BF2025.  She has a ton of printables available for all types of themes as well as sentiment printables.

For this card I worked with images from the EZ Guide version, which is currently a free download for a limited time. The full collection has two more pages of images and a couple of gorgeous backgrounds that I can't wait to play with.

I cut the postage grid and elements with the EZ Wonder #3 die. I loved the grid background so much, I decided not to cover up most of it, simply tearing the grid into sections and layering together.  For the background of the card I chose speckled egg, antique linen, and old paper distress oxide inks to coordinate with the papers and smooshed them with water onto cream cardstock. I love the soft, dreamy look it gives the the card. I popped the girl image up on dimensional foam, matting it with some specialty card stock cut with the EZ Wonder Die #3 Add on.  I fussy cut the butterfly image and added it to the card, decorating with some metallic discs for the body and popping up the wings for dimension.  The sentiment is from the new Ultimate Sentiments stamp set and coordinating die set.  I finished off with some metal accents from my stash.

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

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Mixed Media Christmas

Hi crafty friends! Today I'm popping in with a just for fun mixed media holiday card. The other day I was itching to do some mixed media, but didn't really have a plan, so I sat down with some paints, gesso, and distress inks to have some fun.

I created the background with green paint and gesso, then stenciled over some punchinella (sequin waste) with distress ink. I then pulled out some Tim Holtz stamps from years past and stamped randomly on the background. A splattering of black and white inks, and then I set the background aside to dry.  

Once dry, I pulled out some distress reinkers in lumberjack plaid and rustic wilderness to paint in parts of the stamping on the background.

For my focal point, I chose a piece of A Woodland Christmas Ephemera, which I enhanced with a bit of the watered down reinkers and some white gel pen accents. I pulled out some old ephemera from my christmas tin, a bit of cheesecloth, and a teeny tea dyed tag for embellishment. The joy sentiment is from an old Verve stamp set, Holiday Phrases. Some shabby edges finishes things off.

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

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