Creative Card Making with Jo

Hello everyone! It's Jo from Let's Art Journal here with this month's Creative Card Making tutorial.

Today I'm sharing some Mixed Media cards that are suitable for different occasions such as birthdays, to say thank you or just simply to say hello!

I used some fun techniques to make these cards, here's how they came together ...

I started by creating a Masterboard from a piece of A4 Mixed Media paper using one of my favourite smooshing techniques by stamping Peacock Feathers, Twisted Citron and Peeled Paint Distress Ink onto a blending mat, spritzing with water and then pressing the mat onto the paper. I did this a number of times, drying the paper with a heat gun between each application of ink, until I created the intensity of colour I was after.

I used an Interlocking Circles stencil as a stamp by covering it with Black Soot Distress Ink and pressing it firmly onto the paper using a brayer. I also stamped a receipt stamp and a letter stamp using Black Soot Distress Archival Ink.

 
I added some texture by splattering the Masterboard with black and white acrylic paint and by applying some numbers using Texture Paste through a Tim Holtz mini stencil.

 I cut the Masterboard into four panels to create the backgrounds for my cards. Then I used two sets of Tim Holtz Thinlets to die cut some flowers and butterflies from white linen cardstock.

 

I stuck one of the flowers and a butterfly onto each of the background panels; the body of the butterflies were coloured using a black marker. I added a Small Talk sticker for the wording and then I edged each panel with the black marker.

To finish, I mounted each panel onto a card (approximately 6x4" in size) which I had made from white cardstock.

If you are interested, there's a full list of the materials that I used over at my blog here.

I hope you enjoyed my card making journey today, thanks so much for joining me!

Don't forget that you still have time to join our current challenge It's Gelli Time; it would be lovely to see you there!

Happy and creative wishes! Stay safe and well! Jo x

Card Making Tutorial with Jo

Hello everyone! It's Jo from Let's Art Journal here with this month's card making tutorial. I always make cards for family and friends, so I'm sharing a Shabby Chic style card that I made for a forever friend of mine. 

Here's how is came together ...

 

For the background, I cut a piece of Kraft Card to cover a 6x4" card and ran it through a Tim Holtz Botanicals embossing folder. It is covered with a thin layer of chalk paint using a baby wipe which highlighted the texture more.

 

Next I created a small panel using white card and pieces of Tim Holtz Collage Paper that I stuck into place using matte gel medium. When dry I cut any excess paper from around the edges and gave it an aged look by applying Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Ink using a blending tool.

 

I had some leftover paper that I had coloured green and purple using various inks; they were created by stamping the ink pads onto a blending mat, spritzing with water and pressing white paper onto the mat to create a mottled ink effect. I used two sets of Tim Holtz Thinlets to die cut some foliage and the lavender flowers. I intensified the colour of the flowers and stems using some Milled Lavender and Mowed Lawn Distress Ink.

 

I applied some of the Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Ink again, this time to the Botancials embossed background to give more of a worn look and highlight the embossed texture more. Then I had fun putting all the different layers together.

I added a piece of purple chiffon ribbon and a piece of lace to the bottom of the card and layered the collage paper panel on top. Next I bound the lavender stems together with some dyed ribbon; I got very messy colouring this gold ribbon with green Distress Inks. The lavender is layered on top of the foliage and I added a pretty heart embellishment to the panel.

 

To finish, I added a Tim Holtz Quote Chip which reads "Love this Life" and stuck the whole thing onto a 6x4" card which I made from white card stock.

I love this design and I'm really pleased how this came together! If you are interested, you can find a full list of materials that I used to create this card over at my blog here.

I hope you enjoyed my card making journey today, thanks so much for travelling with me. 

Don't forget that there is still plenty of time to join in with our current A Cup of Tea for your Art challenge and that you can also start creating your tags to join Tag Friday next week too; it would be lovely to see you there!

Happy and Creative Wishes! Jo x