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Hi there everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful Easter.

For Bizzy Becs Design team I have decided to make a mixed media card background using gel medium through a stencil. Once dry i have wet the whole background down with water and dropped distress inks over the top. 

The image is coloured with copic markers.

goddies used:

memory box stencil: modern Pop dots

Distress re-inkers:Vintage Photo, Tumbled Glass

Ranger: black Archival ink, Watercolor paper

                                         
                                        

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Have a great week ahead and thanks for Stopping by

Mandy xox

hello

Hi There

Thanks for stopping in to see the card I have made for today. I have stencilled the background with gesso and once dry coloured it with distress re-inkers.

The stamped image, from my own stash, is stamped in archival black ink on watercolour paper and also coloured with distress inks and a water brush.

I love this Stamp set from Stampers Anonymous,Steampunk selfie-Ladies

The Moroccan screen is cut out of manila yardstick and left natural

I have hand stitched around the edge of the card.

Stencil: memory box Texture Scraped Paint.

Dies used: Die-namics Modern morocco.

Lawn Fawn: stitched Journaling Card

Memory Box: hello script

Distress inks:

Background re-inkers: Stormy sky and Brushed Corduroy

Ink pads ( for watercolour)

spun sugar,pumice stone, antique linen, tea dye and Brushed Corduroy 

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Have a great weekend.

Mandy xox

Journal cover

Hi there,

I am lucky to be getting my supplies together for an amazing opportunity to do a class with the gorgeous Jane Davenport in Mexico next month. Today I thought I would share with you the cover of one of the journals that I am taking with me.

I am altering an old poetry book and as the book develops I will share pages with you. I have painted the background using acrylic paints and then collaged a printed image of Frida Kahlo on the top of the paint layer.

I have then stencilled designs over the top of the image using extra heavy gesso. I have coloured the detail of the stencils with Ranger Distress Ink pads in Spiced Marmalade and Seedless Preserves.

Stencils used: 

Memory box: Alpha worn out and pattern raymelle

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thanks for stopping by

Mandy x

You're a Hoot

Hi there,

I am sharing with you a card I have made for an upcoming birthday. I have embossed the background to add texture and layered up the colours cut out using the Memory Box Stitched Square Layers. 

i have stamped the Taylored Expression owls on watercolour paper and coloured them with Tombow watercolour pens.

Stamp set: Taylored expression Hoot Hoot Hooray

Dies: Impression Obsession Greetings Top Edge

Memory box Stitched Square Layers

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see you next time

Mandy x

Hippo Birdie!

Hi there!

January is almost over and if you asked me I think Ive missed most of it! Today I would like to show you a card I've made. I must say I smile every time I see this stamp set, Lawn Fawn Year Four stamp and die sets.

I have created the background by sponging acrylic paint through a stencil, modern pop dots. I have then replaced the stencil and drawn around the circles with a fine marker pen. It's a really simple design with really nice bright colours.

I have then added layers of colour and added my stamped images.

Dies used: lawn Fawn year four and stitched scallop borders. MFT stitched rectangle stack.

Stamp; Lawn Fawn year Four.

Stencil: Memory box Modern pop dots

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thanks for stopping by

Mandy

A new year, a new art journal.

Happy New Year everyone.

I am sharing with you today a drawing I have done for a new art journal cover, I still have many half completed journals but I thought that it would be nice to celebrate a new years beginning with a new journal too.

The face was drawn in pencils with layers of acrylic paint and gesso. I have then stencilled gesso to create the background texture using a memory box stencil texure honey comb . It is then coloured using distress stains and acrylic paint pens.

For the wording and numbers I have used the MFT die Magical memories.

distress stain colours used: broken china, peacock feathers, black soot and spiced marmalade.

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Thanks for stopping by

Mandy

a vintage christmas card

a vintage christmas card

Hi Everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with loved ones. Today I would like to share with you a card I made for a friend of mine. I decided to go with a neutral pallete and a vintage theme.

I have embossed the background and mounted this on a contrasting layer. 

The candle die had three candles together but this was too large so I have just cut off the extra two giving me a nice simple look. 

I have mounted the holly die cut on foam tape and finished off with some stickles around the top of the candle, a few pearls stuck down on the ends of the vines help to add a nice soft contrast.

Memory box dies used: 

holly bouquet, pillar candle trio and victorian frame.

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Thanks for stopping by

Mandy