2021 Topic 6 Mandala Mix with EGL {by Kate Yetter}

  2021 Topic 6: Mandala Mix

With a watery looking Infusion based background and lots of embossed texture, Kate has created mandalas with a creative twist. There's so much depth on the stacked layered mandala focal points which draws your eye into this beautiful card.

~ Keren

 

Hi everyone, Kate with you today, and I'd like to share with you a mixed media card.

I love layering stamps so the mandala theme was perfect.

I started off with Infusions in the background.

To add texture, I embossed fish on the background.

Next, I picked out stamps that I thought would layer well and stamped them out in black ink and embossed some in gold.

I felt the background needed a little more texture so I added some stamping and embossing in blue using some Ink & The Dog stamps.

 

Asian Plate 3

Lastly, I layered a few of the stamps as a focal point.

I really enjoyed making this Mandala themed card. This was the second card I made as the first one didn't turn out. I really wanted to make a large mandala but I liked the background on this one and wanted to show it off so I used a smaller mandala. I want to give this theme another try but with a larger focal point. I hope you will give this a try and play around with different sized stamps to make a mandala.

Until Next Time,

Kate

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2021 Topic 4 Free to Fly with LPC {by Kate Yetter}

 2021 Topic 4: Free to Fly

Clearing up and decluttering has never been so creative. Kate has an artistic idea for using up all all those lovely bits and pieces on your desk. In true Kate form, she's created something fabulously eclectic and classy. 
~ Keren.

Hi everyone, it's Kate with you today, and I'd like to share with you my mini junk journal.

I decided to make a journal with this theme because it was a project with which I could be creative and because I thought it would be a great way to display my stamps, as well as use up the mountain of scraps on my desk.

I never tire of making journals because they are in a book format. Flipping through and seeing all the stamps, ephemera and journaling makes me happy.

The base of my journal is a piece of cardboard that was sitting in my scrap bin.

 I collected a bunch of scraps and put them all within reach.

 

 

I stamped this Lynne Perrella image, colored it with Fresco Finish Chalk Paints and then added some doodling.

 

 

 

All sorts of bits and bobs were added including postcards, book paper, vintage maps, envelopes, wax paper etc... every thing was connected using masking tape.

 

 

 

Using some stencils and black gesso, I created a background for stamped embellishments.

Pockets and envelopes are a great place to hide little treasures.

Even old palettes can be incorporated in a journal. I love the pop of color.

The perfect place to practice my doodling.

This Asian script stamp is one of my favorites to use in backgrounds.

I used infusions and a stencil to create this page. The watercolor effect from the Infusions is lovely.

I had this postcard covered in old tea bags and embossing sitting on my desk for years. I took it out, embellished it with stamps and covered the tea bag tags in stamps. It ended up being the perfect last page to my journal.

Neatly tied up in a bow.

If you have extra scraps (I know you do), compile them together and make a journal. All you need is some tape to attach everything together. I hope you will give this a try. Don't forget to have fun and be creative. 

Until next time,

Kate Yetter

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