Mixed Media Memories!

Hello BoBunny Friends! Today I have a mixed media layout to share with you featuring the Heritage collection and lots of BoBunny stamps!

Memories Layout- Lisa Novogrodski

This layout features a photo of my grandfather along with his brother taken in the early 1900's. I love playing with my photos and staging them in different style layouts. I'm heavily into mixed media these days and worked up a grungy page with lots of mists, stamps and stencils. Mixed Media pages are as much about technique as they are the photo.

 First up I layered my papers with paper tearing techniques then blended the edges in with stamping. I stamped around the edges of the page and my inner papers using "To The Point" and "Stitches" stamps. I used the "Flutter" stamp all over my page in a mixed media way. Mixed Media is all about layering and stamps are a fun way to do this. Layering your stamps in a random way and then stamping over them creates interesting effects. You want to achieve the "Is it there or not there - Is that what I think it is" effect!

I love to use the Butterfly Stickable Stencils for my modeling paste. I usually use the inner design of them rather than creating a butterfly stencil.

One favorite technique I use is adding a little texture and medium to my photos to blend them into the page. I use my photos as another embellishment on my pages rather than the page being mainly about the photo.

BoBunny Supplies:

Pattern Paper: Heritage,  Census, Belong, Family Record/ Heritage

Layered Chipboard: Heritage

Brads: Heritage

Stamp Stickers: Heritage

Chipboard: Heritage

Trinkets: The Avenues

Stickable Stencils: Brocade, Butterfly

Stamps: Flutter, It Is Written, Stained Texture, Stitches, To The Point

Stamp Block Set

Ink Pad: Licorice, Blueberry, Wildberry

Wood: Kraft Wood Keys and Butterflies

Pearlescents: Island Mist, Butterscotch

Glimmer Spray: Bronze, Frost, Gold

Tea Party Invites!

Tea Party Garden Journal Inspired invitations by Evgenia Petzer

This time I have prepared tea party invitations. The main focus is on the vintage inspired Garden Journal papers and wonderful Pearlescents. I wanted them to look like postcards, so the Post Card sheet from this collection was just perfect for my idea.

Little tip: If you love the vintage look of your papers (especially the corners), then this tip might be helpful. I normally take the water brush, add some water on it and "draw" on the corners and other parts of paper, where it is needed, the paper then becomes a bit damp and you can easily curl it for that look.

Close ups:

To make the invitations look even more appealing I have added some spices and real tea bags. I have used the Pearlescents of matching colors on each of them, I love the dimension and the nice sparkle that they give.

I also have added some dried mini roses that I collect in the summer time

BoBunny supplies:
Patterned Paper: Bloom, Freehand, Post Card, Stripe, Pastel/Garden Journal
Pearlescents: Coral, Blue, Gold
Stamp Block set