Make a Mixed Media Greeting Card with Briana
Hello! It’s good to have you here right now.
Today, I am going to take you through a fun tutorial on how to make your own handmade greeting card, using mixed media supplies. Are you ready?
Supplies to Gather:
- Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint
- Copy paper (2 sheets)
- Stencils i.e. Ranger Dylusions: Stars Stencil, Artistcellar Pleasantville Series: Dad’s Tie
- Plastic card for paint scraping
- Colored pencil
- Glue stick
- Old flier for a glue station
- Blank greeting card
- Scissors
Step 1:
Place your stencils on top of a piece of copy paper.
Step 2:
Place your second piece of copy paper on top of the stencils.
Step 3:
Apply paint and scrape with a plastic card.
Step 4:
Use a contrasting colored pencil to rub over the stencil(s).
Step 5:
Savor the texture and loveliness.
Steps 6 and 7:
Set a blank greeting card on an old flier.
Use your glue stick to cover the outside of the card.
Step 8:
Apply your colorful copy paper to the glue, and burnish down.
Trim off the excess paper, and voila!
Enjoy sending your card to someone special!
If you like this tutorial and would like to learn more ideas for using mixed media supplies, I have a NEW online class called Mixed Media Paint Scraping. I invite you to take a look! The early bird price is good through today (October 15th, 2018).
Sending Blessings to you,
Briana of OrangeSpiralArts.com
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