SENZ 2023 - mixed media class with Beata and Create day 2

I was really fortunate to squeeze in TWO full mixed media classes with Create and Beata Higham at SENZ last weekend, one on Friday afternoon and one on Saturday afternoon. At the second class the cost also included the fab AALL and Create stamp set #898 See You Soon with the fabulous cyclamen image. You can see my blogpost about the first class HERE if you haven't already seen it.

The first card was relatively straightforward we blended our backgrounds with Lost Shadow, Dusty Concord and Villainous Potion distress oxide ink. We then stamped the cyclamen image around the edge with Versafine Clair Nocturne and also shadow stamped with  Morning Mist ink. Random stamping of the background stamp from Miniatures #756 AALL). Water splats/mist has been added with a mister bottle

We also stamped the image 3x on white card stock with the Nocturne ink. The images on the white card stock have been watercoloured using Wilted Violet distress ink and then fussy cut out and detail added with a fine white Posca pen (0.7mm) and attached directly on top of the "black stamped images". We then added a wee mouse from Cute Mouse #811 (AALL). Then a few white splats, I used my Copic white. The panel has been matted on a black mat to finish off.

I made a few boobies with the 2nd card but happy how it all turned out, we masked off an area approximately 1.5 inches from the bottom with some Post-It- Note tape and did a soft ink blend around the Post-It-Note tape. I had just purchased Victorian Velvet so I used that and Dusty Concord but I think Beata used Dusty Concord and Worn Lipstick. After blending I forgot I was supposed to protect the bottom as well as I stamped and shadow stamped the Cyclamen again in Nocturne and Morning Mist so I had a bunch of cyclamen stalks and leaves down the bottom which I didn't really like so I covered it up with some AALL and Create washi tape #40 Wordline which I think looks really good, so a good mistake to have made!!

This time we had to cut out the whole Cyclamen and watercolour up. I decided it was best to do at home and not rush it so I ended up using my Zig Real Color brush markers to watercolour up and they are very vibrant and a real pop of colour. The "taped off area" was stamped with the base of a row of Quill Pens (I can not recall whether this was a Lavinia stamp or a AALL and Create stamp) using Morning Mist ink. The wee bird came from the middle of a sentiment Quill Ends #908 (AALL) Create. Bit of distressing/cutting the border in places to show the black mat. 

I loved both the cards I made with Beata and must admit when I returned home Saturday night I was regretting not staying and doing the Sunday class with her but it was great to be home to my Pete and my own bed plus a fire!! 

Well that's the end of my SENZ classes for 2023, they were all fabulous and different. I am very thankful there were more card classes on offer this year so I "didn't have to do a scrapbook page". 

✿ Karen ✿

SENZ 2023 - mixed media cards with Beata and Create day 1

SENZ is the longest running local crafting show and I have attended every year since I discovered my love of stamping, in the early days I was part of my SU! team's stand but lately I have just been an attendee and I love to take classes with Create as they normally push me outside my comfort zone and have dabbled in all sorts of fun inky techniques over the years with Fiona Caldwell and her team.

I am rapt with how my TWO mixed media classes with Beata Higham turned out. I'll just blog about the first class on Friday I took as that is wordy enough but all 4 cards are collaged below.

The first class we ink blended a background and then using stencils we added or removed colour.

I used my own inks so my colourings maybe different but similar to how Beate demonstrated her cards.

This was the first project taught and I was very pleased we were using one of the AALL and Create stamp sets I picked up last year Friendship Florals #648. The Script stamp (Indigo Blue) is an old one from my stash, other stamps are Wild Summer Flowers (Lavinia) and Wreath Flourish Left or Right (Lavinia). I have blended the background with 2 of my Catherine Pooler inks Catching Rays and Do-Si-Do. We have sprayed a Divine stencil (Lavinia) with a shimmer spray - I think I used Golden Temple Mysticals (Lavinia) and then turned the stencil over "stamped" the lower RHS corner. The other 2 places the stencil is used I have ink blended through more pink ink on the pink background and the yellow ink on the pink background. Otherwise various texture stamps have been randomly stamped at the top with Morning Mist Versafine ink. The large sunflower has been cut out twice and ink-blended. White details have been added with a white Posca gel pen 0.7mm or white embossed. This card is very bright and cheery IRL.

The second project we ink blended a background using Distress Oxides (Bundled Sage and Shaded Lilac), this time I have used Leaf Trails stencil (Lavinia) and spritzed with water, turned over and stamped the background to remove the colour. We have then stamped the Violet #574 (AALL) directly to the background and to another piece of card. The leaves and violets have been fussy cut out and coloured with Distress Water Color pencils (Peeled Paint and Shaded Lilac). The background stamping was with Versafine Morning Mist again using Miniatures #756 (AALL), the butterfly comes from Spread Your Wings #729 (AALL). I'm not sure where the sentiments come from but the AALL and Create stamps are full of sentiments, we were given the strips as part of our kit . I have added dots with my white Nuvo at home I should have just made them on my silica mat as the ones I did on it were perfect, I have also splattered with Copic White ink.

I'll be back to share more of the fab cards I made at SENZ shortly.

✿ Karen ✿