Hello mixed media friends and happy April! Our theme for
Mixed Media Monthly is Dimension this month. Our sponsor is Stampers Anonymous and our guest designer is the wonderful Wendy Vecchi!!
Below is the challenge graphic which we ask you to add to your post, incase you decide to play along.
Like always there are some super prizes to be won!
And here is the project I created for the challenge:
Dimension can be created in many different ways, and although my project perhaps is not all that dimensional, I hope you can see there are in fact quite a few dimensional elements. Let me quickly take you through my process:
I started with a long Prima Mixed Media tag that had been used to mop up inks from previous projects. I always love these kind of mop ups as a starting point, especially for tags.
I added some stamping with white acrylic paint and then cut some swirls with one of the dies in the Tim Holtz Mixed Media 2 set.
I also stamped the dragonfly from the Tim Holtz Classics 1 set in Jet black Archival ink. Here you see it against a white background, but I wanted to added some further dimension with colour, so I took a second tag and blended colours with Distress Inks roughly where I thought they would show through.
The two tags were adhered together and then I deepened the colours showing through with Faber Castell Big Brush pens.
I also added white around the dragon fly to create more dimension and make it pop.
I stamped and fussy cut a second dragonfly, coloured it with similar colours and added it to the one stamped on my tag, now the wings were dimensional.
Finally the tag was finished with some embellishments from my stash. A flower cluster, a metal embellishment, patina added with the help of paint and at the top the most dimensional metal flower I could find...
I arranged some of the bits that had been cut away from the swirls around it and finished it all with some dimensional letter stickers.
Well, that's it from me for today. Please do go over to the
Mixed Media Challenge blog to get all the details of the challenge and to see the wonderful projects from my team mates, and hopefully you'll decide to play along. We would love to see you there!
Have a fabulous weekend and happy creating!!
Another little masterpiece Astrid, great idea adhering the two pieces to achieve the relief effect from the die cutting.
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Beautiful tag, Astrid, love the layers you have created with diecut and textures.
ReplyDeleteTerrific ideas on this beautiful tag. Nver would have thought of doing the layers in this way and it works so well
ReplyDeleteLove Chrissie xx
Hallo liebe Astrid,
ReplyDeleteein ganz fantastisches TAG hast du gestaltet. Ich bin von der Gestaltung total begeistert. Das ist zu 100% mein Geschmack. Vielen Dank für die ausführliche Beschreibung der Herstellung. Ich wünsche dir ein wunderschönes Wochenende. Ganz liebe Grüße Silvi
Gorgeous tag Astrid! Love all the texture and pretty background! That dragonfly looks stunning!
ReplyDeletewow.....what a great tag ! I love your background....and that die....hmmm, I have to buy that :)
ReplyDeleteWish you a happy weekend ! :)
Stunning Astrid! Love the layer of green peeking through the flourishes, so beautiful! hugs :)
ReplyDeleteGreat tag! I see plenty of texture and dimension here, and love every single detail. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS! I love your blend of beautiful colors and your dimensional layers are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteSO gorgeous Astrid! TFS
ReplyDeleteFantastic tag, Astrid! I love the diecut flourish on the top tag and how you can see the colors on the bottom tag.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful textures and details. its an awesome tag.
ReplyDeleteYvonne xx
Beautiful domension astrid and lush colours. Love it xx
ReplyDeleteSo very beautiful Astrid, the idea of using the tag from where you cut the swirls, looks great with the green tones behind, and all the dimension you created looks wonderful, from the flowers to the dragon fly . Love the blue tones,a gorgeous tag ,dear.
ReplyDeleteDorthe, xxo
Gorgeous tag, the different elements are fabulous :) Cheers, Shirleyxx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful layered tags, Astrid - that new flourishing thinlit is glorious! I have mine here in NYC in my lovely box full of new goodies, but no BigShot to play with it...
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Beautiful tag! Love the colors. I'll have to try using white to make the focal point pop.
ReplyDeleteI can see lots of lovely dimension on your tag Astrid, I love how you used the flourish and the dragonfly is gorgeous. Hugs, Anne xx
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous Astrid, I love the amazing texture and colours on your top tag and then when you die cut the lovely flourish and added those fabulous background colours, incredible! The dragonfly is so lovely as well, just a beautiful dimensional mixed media tag, thank you so much for sharing it! Deb xo
ReplyDeleteWonderful mixed media and fabulous dimension Astrid, your amazing talent to bring card, paint and mediums together in this amazing way is endless, I love this xxx
ReplyDeletelove your gorgeous tag and those fabulous layers of ink and paints. Great dimension and I love the embellishments
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend
Annie xx
Terrific tag! Amazing colors and textures...fabulous!
ReplyDeleteHappily your newest follower. :)
This tag is extraordinary! You're amazing! I love the way you mix different techniques, colors, textures! barbara
ReplyDeleteA very beautiful tag Astrid X
ReplyDeleteAmazing job, Astrid! Lovely tag!
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Rossi
Thanks for sharing step by step how this was created. Just beautiful
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tag Astrid, nice to see how you made it too. Happy crafting, Angela x
ReplyDeleteFabulous tag love the background with the thinlits die, I've just got mine, thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteAvril xx
This is simply gorgeous Astrid!! The background with the die cut, the dragon fly, the flowers .. everything is just so beautifully assembled and the colours are simply glorious!! Love, love, love this!! hugs xx
ReplyDeleteWee Astrid this looks plenty dimensional from where I am looking. A beautiful tag with lovely layers, love the dragonfly and the way you have made it pop with the white. I also like the use of the 'waste' from the die cut at the top of the tag giving more flourishes to back the flower. Mo x
ReplyDeleteAmazing artistry! Breath taking!
ReplyDeletewooow beautiful background I love this tag .Hugs Aisha
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I love the background too.
ReplyDeleteFabulous and you have used my favourite colours. Love the dragonfly and flourishes.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!!! I LOVE the flourishes...mimics water! Fab scene!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful layering - love the two tags together and peeking through the diecut swirls. And you can't go wrong with dragonflies! Love it all.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful tag! The colours are gorgeous x
ReplyDeleteI echo all of the above. Beautiful colors, love the stamping and composition.
ReplyDeleteAstrid!!
ReplyDeleteNot sure how I missed this tag! But it seems I did!
I just love the palette on this and the way you used the die cuts- just beautiful!! Gorgeous all over!
Jackie xo
Another fabulous piece of creativity! Astrid Love the design of those long tags and you have certainly done it justice. Gorgeous colours, wonderful dimension and ephemera .
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wow, this is really beautiful and thanks for the step-by-step. Was interesting to see your process!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful tag and great wor! The layers are great and good to see in your making of pictures. The colors are very expressive!
ReplyDeleteThis is truly beautiful Astrid. LOVE those two tags together xx
ReplyDeleteWowza. I loved the step by step process of this awesome beautiful tag! So creative with the cutout and background inks showing thru!!!
ReplyDeleteNice tag and thank you for sharing the step by step process of your project.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! I love butterflies and dragonflies. I love how you cut the flourish out and showed the color underneath. AMAZING! I don't know why I hadn't thought of that. TFS!
ReplyDeleteAmazing tag!!So pretty colors and vibrance,TFS!!
ReplyDeleteSuper-duper tag Astrid!! Loved seeing the process!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour tag makes me want to touch it:) I am wild about textures and love the colors you chose for your tag.
ReplyDeleteWonderfully beautiful & creative project!
ReplyDeleteCan I just say WOW! The amount of layers, dimension and color you were able to apply to this tag. Amazing work of art.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful creation.
ReplyDeleteLove the dimension in so wonderful nature colors. Gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteSimply gorgeous tag!
ReplyDeleteI love how you've cut out the die swirl and popped on another tag behind. Gorgeous colours and dimension, thank you for your inspiration x
ReplyDeleteYour creations are always so stunning Astrid and this one is no exception. The dimension, the colors, everything is just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteWith smiles
Laine Kammeraad
Very pretty!! Love the dragonfly along with all of the muted colors and the dimension is fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteGreat background! Love that Mixed Media die and the colours you used!
ReplyDeleteWOW - just WOW!
ReplyDeleteI love your beautiful tag , i am just experimenting with mixed media .
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