Friday, July 18, 2014

Mixed media can be CAS too!

Hi friends! Finally I am back on track as far as card making is concerned, I have been missing in the blog land for a few days. Well, the reason was that I had to go through the most dreaded thing in the world "A root canal" , yeah! I hate going to the dentist... after delaying this for a few months, I put together all my strength to take the hit. Obviously, I had issues in chewing and cold and what not... 
Alas! to my fear, the session turned out worst than expected. My tooth was not getting numb even after 5 injections... what a nightmare! I hope no one has to go through this :)
Anyways, I am here to talk about a mixed media card. Earlier my understanding of mixed media was more like too much of textures and layers and techniques and what not but with being on Mixed media team, I have learnt a mixed media card can also be as CAS as you wanna keep. So besides Stamps and inks card should have dimension, technique and texture. At least two of these 3 elements. It is so damn easy :) 

So I made this card to remind you for the Mixed Media Card Challenge #1 - Touch for Nature is still on and u can share ur cards HERE.
I was inspired by a AAA Card challenge #11 - ENJOY and A Blog Named Hero #48 - Sheet Cake to create this. Since my card has sparkly water colors, I will link it up at Stamplorations July Challenge - Stamps & Glitter
To make this card, I took the water color card base. Created a grid to mark the places where I will stamp the birds and the squares. I first stamped the birds and then the boxes. I masked the bigger bird before stamping the box. To showcase my sentiment, I water colored three of the boxes in black and the last one with rainbow colors. I hand wrote the sentiment and hand drew the stitch lines. To add dimension I added these tiny diecut hearts with foam adhesive. 
By the look of it you might think, it's not a mixed media but it is! just remember the definition and guess what, we often make cards without even realizing that it's a mixed media. So whatever is ur style u can play along with us :)
 
 


Okay, I am not done yet coz there is another card to share... of course I was deprived of card making and when I got a chance I made two :) This one was inspired by CAS-ual Friday's #133 - Summer Lovin', the Sketch at Sketch Saturday #318 and Virginia's View #5 - Die cut. So here's my card...
I masked of the edges of the panel and created a wavy mask to make the vertical rainbow by inking. Then I cut out the hearts and an extra white smaller heart. Added it all on card base with Foam dots. I also went arount the edges of the hearts with white acrylic paint marker and did some splatters with white. Additionally, I added the sentiment and stapled the vellum leaf die cut.
  
Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment.

Supplies used - Card 1: Stamps - TAWS - Pieces and Lighter than air set; Water colors - Twinkling H2O and Gelatos for the colorful block, Sharpie Black fine tip marker; Diecut heart from Mama elephant confetti die

Card 2: Stamps - STAMPlorations Trendy feather; Inks - Distress Peacock feathers, Mustard yellow, Hero arts shadow ink - Mint Julep, Fresh peach and Bubble gum; Dies - Nestabilities Heart dies and Foliage; Studio white acrylic marker; Post it for masking and foam dots from Darice

42 comments:

  1. I'll admit it, Deepti..."mixed media" kind of scared me...I'm not one for a billion layers on a card. Thanks for helping me to learn that mm can be CAS too! Your cards are beautiful. Love the little birds, and at first, I thought you'd actually sewn on it! Your artistic talents know no bounds!! Love the pastel rainbow with the little hearts and vellum leaves. Two gorgeous cards. Have a great weekend!! Bev

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  2. 2 beautiful cards Deepti, and yeah tell me about the dentist visits, glad that you are ok now. Take care xx

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  3. Deepti, these are both wonderful as usual :) I am in love with your second card! The heart die cuts and oooh the touch of vellum...just perfect! Have a great weekend!!!

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  4. Love your cards Deepti..1st one is so cute and 2nd is gorgeous with pastel colors.. :)

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  5. Two delightful designs Deepti! love the colorful bird square in contrast to the inky black ones! So sorry you had such trouble with your tooth! hope you are feeling better now!

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  6. Wonderful cards and the touch of vellum is fab. Sorry to hear about the route canal....I know how painful that is xx

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  7. Both of these are beautiful. Sorry you had such an awful experience at the dentist too. I had that happen years ago with the numbing not taking, my dentist sent me home and rescheduled, he said it just was not the right day. He was right because when I went back a week later I numbed up on the first try. ~Diane

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  8. WOw ! Glad to see you back to crafting Deepti ! Ya I too felt mix media means textures , embossing,layers..all messy But since I read the definition I have been thinking about it and you my friend are wonderful guide :D !! Lovely cards.I thought to be real stitching ! Vertical rainbow is fab...

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  9. beautiful set of cards, deepti... I especially like the second one... so serene!! i'm sorry that you had so much trouble with your root canal. I have never had one and hope that I don't ever need one!!

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  10. Beautiful cards Deepti and you really do have my sympathy about the root canal. I had one about two years ago and it was hell, swollen mouth, no hot, no cold! I hope it feels better now.
    Anyways I popped over from AAA Cards Challenge because your beautiful card caught my eye. I hope you have a lovely and pain free weekend Karen x

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  11. Both are so pretty! Fantastic "stitching" on that first card! Wish I could draw like that! Cute way to do the water coloring. Also love the second card and those fun colors. Both are wonderful.
    Yikes on the root canal and all the problems that went with it!!! Hope all is better now.
    Lynn

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  12. Ooh, mixed media stuff scares me..lol But I love how you pulled all the elements together in your card and still managed to keep it CAS. Great work.
    Beautiful inky rainbow too.
    Caroline xxx

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  13. Aww....sorry to know that you had such a bad dental experience. Hope you are feeling better now.
    Superb cards Deepti. I loved both of them. Very meaningful. :)

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  14. Two amazing cards Deepti,I love the cute little scenes you made on the 1st card and the lovely pastel colours on the 2nd too :) Viv xx

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  15. Oh Deepti, thanks so much for dropping off this latest card....it's just a scream! Love it! I'm a little partial to watercolor, yada yada. Hugs, Victoria Lavender AAA Cards

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  16. So cute with the colorful window and the sentiment -- darling card! Thanks for joining in at AAA!

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  17. Adorable birds on your card and love how three of the boxes are black and one multicoloured. Fabulous! Thanks for playing at AAA Cards.

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  18. Dee these are fantastic, love your mixed media CAS and those hearts--be still mine! Thank you for sharing with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  19. Fabulous cards Deepti -love the splash of colour on the first, and your hand-drawing and writing is perfection. Love the soft pastel colours on the second card, and the vellum leaf and punched hearts are simply beautiful !
    I do hope your tooth is OK now. Take care - Sylvia xxx

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  20. Beautiful cards, Deepti. I love how your one little box with the birds is so colourful to match the sentiment. Great design! Your second card is amazing! LOVE the masking! xx

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  21. Two fabulous cards! I love your pretty inking and clever interpretation of our sketch in your second card especially. Thank you for playing along with us at Sketch Saturday this week. Hugs, Lesley

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  22. Deepti, both your cards are works of art! You always have a way of creatively pulling elements together in your designs!!! That first card is just the sweetest thing ever and that second card has me oohing and aahing over just how pretty it is in those pastels!

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  23. Two fabulous cards Deepti! Glad you are feeling better and back to having fun creating. Root canals are the worst! Love how your first card tells a story with the panels ... so creative and so cute. And love the technique of your wavy panels on the second card ... love the soft pastel colors, perfect with the vellum die-cut. Loll xx

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  24. Oh no Deepti, that sounds awful, so glad you are doing better and back to making your PRETTY cards!! Your first is so cute with the different blocks and the little birds. Love the soft rainbow on your second. Have a great weekend ;)

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  25. Ow. Hope you're feeling better soon so the pain was worth it. Your wavy rainbow makes me so happy! Love that design and your superb inking.

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  26. Both cards are WONDERFUL Deepti! I especially love the pastel one!!! Sorry to hear you had a difficult time with your root canal, OUCH!!! Hope you're feeling better today!

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  27. I saw a card with hearts, just I was speechless-amazing, fabulously colorful, radiating good energy

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  28. These are wonderful...fun seeing mixed media being CAS!

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  29. I missed this fabulous card! Your pastel sponging looks so pretty!

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  30. Two more fabulous cards, Deepti! Your first card tells such a story and is so cute, and I love the floaty colours on the second. And am I the only person who has had pain-free root canal treatment? With no anaesthetic?

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  31. Aren't your little birdies the cutest! Glad glad you played along at AAA Cards

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  32. Hello Deepti!! I love your first card. I love the small bird and then the big bird brightening his world. Wonderfully done. I love your die cut card as well. The colors are so pretty. Great job.

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  33. What a fun idea with the colored pane! Perfect for the sentiment. And the swipes of soft pastels are gorgeous on the second card. I'm so sorry about your root canal. I have had a couple and they have typically gone quite well - yours sounds like a nightmare.

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  34. Three amazing cards. Love the story on the first card.

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  35. very nice cards, but then you always make nice cards!

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  36. Gorgeous design, Deepti! The water colors, die cut and vellum.....divine! Thanks so much for playing Virginia's View Challenge!

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  37. Awesome cards, Deepti! So sorry things didn't go smoothly for your root canal, that's one that you really don't want to have go awry! Really love that you show how to make a CAS mixed media card ... what a great concept! I've never thought of those two together. But they sure do make one heck of a card, as you've shown. Great scene and message in your card. Love your second card too with the die cut hearts and the white spatters. Really gorgeous! Thanks so much for joining the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge!

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  38. awwwww that sounds horrible! I hope you are feeling well now...
    I like both the cards a lot but i must say I'm partial towards the first one! Those birds are SO damn cute!

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  39. Gorgeous cards, Deepti! You are so creative. Thanks for linking up the first at A Blog Named Hero - the little panels make a great story! Your die cut card is beautiful too :)

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  40. Wow! Gorgeous cards! So beautiful! Thanks for playing along with us at A Blog Named Hero!

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  41. Hi Deepti. Beautiful cards. Love the perfect combination of sentiment and sky colouring on your first card, it's fab, and the dreamy feel of your second card is out of this world. Hope your tooth has settled by now. Have a lovely day! hugs Monika xxx

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