Stamping Feathers

Good Morning all! Hope you had a nice weekend, I think more than a few of us saw snow over the past few days. So, I had the opportunity to try another Mix-Ability challenge over at Split Coast Stampers. This challenge started earlier this year and each week gives participants an opportunity to play with Mixed Media. This is only my second time playing along as I just discovered this site and am sorry I missed the first 41 weeks.

This week's challenge 'A Flock of Feathers' is to use two or more feathers of mixed media types on  your project. I used two, a real feather and a stamped image using a pigment ink.

 

I love how this card turned out, but it feels too clean to me to be mixed media, oh well, what is it they say about baby steps. I didn't have a feather stamp so I inked up some real feathers with white pigment ink and used them to create my stamped images. I like how they turned out and I have a few more ideas on how to use those stamped feathers when I get the chance. 

Supplies:
Stamps - Orchids (Flourishes)
Paper - kraft, lagoon CS (CTMH), Black CS (Bazzill), Classic Ivory CS (Flourishes)
Ink - White pigment (CTMH), Memento Tuxedo Black
Other - twine (May Arts), beads, feather, Striped EF (SU)

Snow Flake Fun - Mixability Challenge #42

I came across the Mix-Ability challenge blog at SplitCoastStampers recently and have been anxious to play along. This challenge was set up to encourage crafters to work with mixed media, which I have been intrigued by for a while. So here is my first time playing at this challenge, you can check out the instructions for this week's challenge Heavy Metal here.

I had a lot of fun with this. After adding the black paint and rubbing off, I used a soft mauve, light green and then blue acrylic paint, but it is difficult to see the colours here. I then sponged some white paint onto the snowflake and small circles.

Supplies:
Stamps - Say It With Style - Waltzing Mouse
Paper - White, Black CS (Bazzill), chipboard snowflake and circles (CTMH), thin cardboard
Ink - Versafine Black Onyx, acrylic paints
Other - silver cord, Classic Square Lg & Sm (Spellbinders), foil wrap