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Mixed Media Backgrounds & Handmade Flowers with Therm O Web

Today I have a tutorial using Mixed Media Sheets by Therm O Web to create beautiful backgrounds and unique handmade flowers. I have been using these sheets lately to create backgrounds and even flowers so I thought I'd share with you a tutorial on how I achieved this shabby chic look, with lots of texture and dimension. Therm O Web Supplies: iCraft® Mixed Media Sheets • Heavy Weight iCraft® Mixed Media Sheets • Light Weight iCraft® Mixed Media Adhesive 2.1 fl oz Other Supplies: Acrylic Paints in various colors Brushes Water mister Scissors Stencils Gauze Glitter Texture pastes Embellishments Tutorial View the complete tutorial on how I made these background and handmade flowers using Mixed Media Sheets.   These backgrounds are striking but still very delicate and pretty. These sheets are the perfect canvas and as you could see they hold all sorts of mediums very well. It is really sturdy and I love how the backgrounds turn out when I use it. You can...

Easter Bunny Frilly Card
- Adding Tons of Layers & Texture -

Some of my favorite seasonal die cuts and stamps are Easter / Spring themed. What better season to play with textures, shabby chic layers and cute die cuts? Today I'm sharing a very layered and textured Easter card using some pretty dies and some new supplies I tried out for the first time. Supplies: Graciellie Design | Happy Easter Digital Stamp Set Dies | Spellbinders: Rose Creations, Gold Elements One / Poppystamps: Chocolate Bunny / Cheery Lynn Designs: English Party Doily Ink | Colorbox Mixed Media Inx in Chiffon Embellishments | Eyelet Outlet: Vintage Washi Tape , 12mm Jewel Bling - Clear Edge , Swirl Bling -Jewel Champagne / May Arts Ribbon: 4 Millimeter Pearlized String Beads Ribbon / Marion Smith Designs: White pearl stamens / SU: Linen thread Finishes | DecoArt: Snow-Tex / Shimmerz Spray Sparkle Miscelaneous | Beige, White & Pink cardstock, permanent clear glue (uhu), lace, pink gross grain ribbon, sponge dauber, palette knife, shelf liner. This car...

Creating Backgrounds with Digital Stamps
- Botanical Friendship Card -

Digital stamps can be used in so many ways! Today I used an image from my new stamp set Hope to create a lace motif background for my card front and even a coordinating layer for the inside of the card. Main Supplies: Stamps - Hope digital stamp set, Love digital stamp set by Graciellie Design Dies - Spellbinders: A2 Matting Basics A, Victoria Accents, Butterflies 2 / Cheery Lynn Designs: English Tea Party Doily / Poppystamps: Holiday Winterberries / Memory Box: Botanical Stem / Heartfelt Creations: Botanical Wings Frantage Embossing Enamel in Shabby Pink Miscelaneous - Inkjet printer / Fused Pearl beads / Pearl stamens / Leather textured cardstock in white, cream, light brown / Embossed paper in green / Air dry clay heart / Pearl stickers / Gold button / Ink applicator / Brown inks / Acrylic paint / Brush Update: You can edit this background using the online program PicMonkey ("add your own overlay"). You can also recolor and resize the background's ...