Imagine A Mixed-Media Challenge

Happy Friday, everyone! Today I'm popping in to share a project. A colorful and whimsical card for the Splitcoaststampers Mix-Ability challenge this week hosted by little ole me! 

Our challenge is to use a type of fold or window, an opening of sorts, that we haven't tried before. Keeping with the guidelines of mixed-media, this challenge is pretty wide-open to try out! 

The never tried portion of this card today was the interactive shutter inside the card. I'm sure I've made a gate-fold before, but it's still a rare fold for me. Check out the tutorial on Splitcoaststampers.

Bright acrylic paints and whimsical Laurel Burch stamps are the pieces that make my shutter gatefold card sparkle! See the project supplies and instructions below.

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Featured Product(s):

• Laurel Burch Imagine Butterflies Stamp Set (AZ, STM, Frantic Stamper)
• Laurel Burch Imagine Butterflies Die Set (AZ, STM, Frantic Stamper)
• Decor Cling Background Stamp - Script (Frantic Stamper) or 
• Cling Posted Script Rubber Stamp (AZ, STM, Frantic Stamper)

Plus:

• Monoprint Plate by Gelli Arts (AZ)
• Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad (AZ, STM, Frantic Stamper)
• Mixed Media White Paper (STM)
• Color Cardstock (Green and Yellow)
• Acrylic Paint (Gold Yellow, Olive Green Light, Quinacridone Magenta, Titanium White)
• Mono Liquid Glue by Tombow (AZ)
• Foam Adhesive Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L (AZ)
• Balzer Design Echoes Stencil by TCW (AZ)
• Rubber Brayer by Speedball (AZ)
• Nested Circle Die Set by Sizzix (AZ)

Instructions:

1. Create a monoprint. Per monoprint plate unpacking and use instructions to create a layered monoprint. Start with Olive Green and Gold Yellow paint, brayer, and pull a print. On another sheet of white paper pull second print to use for another project. Without cleaning, add magenta and little amount of white paint and spread with prayer. Lay down the stencil and pull the print on the first one done with green and yellow.
2. After monoprint is dry stamp Script onto paper with Onyx Black ink.
3. Use Shutter Gatefold Tutorial.
4. Stamp the sentiment from Laurel Burch Imagine Butterflies set onto Mixed Media White Paper and cut with a circle die. Use color cardstock and other circle dies for the mat.
5. Stamp the smallest butterfly from Laurel Burch Imagine Butterflies set onto an unused section of the monoprint and die cut out. Stamp the larger butterfly on color cardstock and die cut out, stamping the antennae and hand trimming. Glue onto the larger butterfly.

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