VIDEO: Using Rice Paper with Stamps - Mixed Media Cards

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Happy Friday and Happy 4th! I have a fun new video for you today, combining one of my favorite art journaling tools - this gorgeous printed tissue paper, made in Italy - with stamps like this script stamp for a layered focal image - it's so easy and beautiful.

You'll see how in the video, but what you'll need is:

• Circle Dies
• Rice Paper (there are a million beautiful patterns and images and a free journal with $35 purchase here)
• Script Stamp
• Matte Gel (This heavier body one keeps your paper from warping)
• Soft Spatula
• Music or book paper, torn into scraps. (I get these at Half Price Books)
• Dark Grey Ink
• Light Grey Ink
• India Ink/Waterproof Ink
• Brick Wall or other Stencil. (This is on sale this weekend.)
• Paper Glitz for wings. (This is on sale this weekend.)
• Makeup Sponge
• Shaper tool.

Put all that together in the few simple steps you'll see in the video and you have some gorgeous mixed media cards. Choose a smaller patterned tissue paper for ATC's!

The process I use lets the script stamp show through the tissue paper, which I love - think of all the backgrounds you could put behind these images, or stencil patterns, etc. Amazing. And the designs on the tissue paper are so highly pigmented and detailed - and the printed images will not bleed when you add all your mediums!

This second dragonfly was the inspiration for the circular elements on my card. 

This one is probably my favorite - I love the blue watercolor spots. 

So here is the video!

Here are all the supplies I used today. Come back for my 4th menu!!

Joggles Rice Paper - Joggles.com [ JGG ] CG830 Script Bold Prints - Hero Arts [ HA ] Slim Line English Brick Wall Stencil... [ PFS ] Amazon.com: Anself 6pcs Silicone... [ AMZUS ] Colour Shaper Tool Set - Soft, Size 0 [ BLIC ] Liquitex Gel Medium - Matte, 8 oz jar... [ BLIC ] DecoArt Chalky Gesso White 16oz --... [ CRT ] DI199 Nesting Circle Infinity Dies... [ HA ] Premium Dye ink Pad : Rocky slope –... [ PNK | SSS ] Premium Dye ink Pad : Licorice –... [ PNK | SSS ] Paper Glitz - Sparkle – Picket Fence... [ PFS | SSS ] Amazon.com : Makeup Sponge Blender,... [ AMZUS ] Understand Blue MINI Slimline Folded... [ CTC ] Understand Blue Slimline Folded... [ CTC ] Understand Blue Card Making Bundle #3... [ CTC ] Understand Blue Card Making Bundle #1... [ CTC ] Understand Blue Card Making Bundle #2... [ CTC ] MISTI Stamping Tool [ MSP | SSS | ELH ] Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -... [ BLIC ] Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC [ ELH | SSS ] Crafter's Companion GEMINI... [ SSS ] Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring... [ SSS ] Storage Envelopes, Medium 25pk,... [ ELH ] CheckOutStore Stamp & Die Clear... [ CHC ] Extra Large -50 pk, Avery Elle Stamp... [ ELH ] Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045 [ SSS | CST ] Airtable: Organize your stamps & dies [ ART ]

What are you doing for the 4th? We will be dodging rain to smoke brisket and make my famous beans!

After I perfected bean making, I mourned for all the cans of ranch style beans I've eaten in my life! Such a big difference. 

Anasazi beans are the best bean, hands down, and this recipe is my favorite! I've added notes since I first published this, and documented a half portion, which is what I always cook now.

I'll also be having watermelon - there are these small local ones that I've eaten to the exclusion of almost everything else for weeks, and for the BLUE portion of the menu, these amazing blueberry/coconut/banana muffins, which are a lot more like cupcakes - they are awesome.

What about you? 

Whatever you're doing, I hope you have a safe and happy 4th!

Loveyameanitbye.

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