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Fall Leaves – Mixed Media Style

September 23, 2021 - by Natasha Vacca

Fall Leaves – Mixed Media Style

Hi Crafty friends!  It is Natasha and I am super excited to be back with you today sharing a fall inspired card using several kits from Unity!  For today’s card I am using the Kit of the Month – August 2020/Count Your Blessings, In My Thoughts Girl, and a previous Layers of Life Kit (March 2014).

Thank you for sharing your fall themed cards with us on the Unity {show & tell} Facebook group page and adding them to our Fall themed album!  Keep sharing your beautiful cards, we have 1 more week and then we will start a new challenge with fellow design team member.  I am excited to see what’s next!  So let’s get started!

For today’s card I started by creating my background.  I used several colors of acrylic sprays to create a fun and colorful background.  I started with a piece of mixed media paper and started to spray colors in different sections of the paper. The acrylic sprays dry quickly.  Once my background was dry, I added the text background stamp.  This stamp is from a previous Layers of Life kit – Bring it to Life/ March 2014.  You can use any text background stamp to do this step!  Unity has so many amazing text stamps!  I stamped in random sections of the background using 2 stamps from this kit.

Next I wanted to add a bit more texture to the background.  To do this I used a stencil from my stash and applied gauche in different colors through the stencil in various sections.  I allowed this to dry.  Once it was dry I chose the large leaf stamp from the August 2020 KOM.  I stamped the image across the background by placing it in various sections and rotating the direction of the stamp. I chose 2 ink colors, as well as embossing 2 of the leaves.

To complete the card I used metallic watercolors to splatter the background.  I love the added splatters and the dimension this gives the piece!  I then die cut the word blessed using the die from the Blessed & happy Everything stamp/die set.  I die cut it 3 times and then adhered the die cuts together.  I chose a sub sentiment and stamped it in black ink.  This sentiment is from In My Thoughts Girl.  I adhered the 2 sentiments to the panel using both liquid glue and foam tape. I trimmed the panel using a slimline die from Gina Marie designs, as well as a coordinating card stock as a mat behind the panel.  I then adhered this to a slimline card base.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  Keep those fall cards coming!  I love seeing them!

Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

Unity Supplies Used:

  • Kit of the Month – August 2020/Count Your Blessings
  • In My Thoughts Girl
  • Layers of Life Kit (March 2014)
  • Blessed & happy Everything stamp/die set

 

 

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Filed Under: Stamping Fun Tagged With: fall challenge, Mixed Media, unity die cuts

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