Friday, June 5, 2015

Mixed Media Card with Washi - STAMPlorations June Challenge

This may be my favorite card I've ever made. Yes. That is a big statement. 



The challenge going on over at STAMPlorations is Stamps and Washi Tape. 
For some reason, washi always makes me think messy mixed media... oh darn... I HATE that. *Snicker*


First, I applied a layer of gesso to a piece of deep red card stock, let it dry, and then sprayed it with a concentrated burst of Festive Berries and Black Soot Distress Inks. 


Once that was dry, I added some layers of black and white washi tape, and some grungy stamps from the Mixed Media Grunge set. 

I added a black doily, some more grunge around the edges and one of the birds from 
SmallBirds - The Bee's Knees. To give the bird a more charcoally effect, I used Faber Castell Artist Pens and smudged as I went along the lines.  I also drew some sketchy circles using the same pens. 

Distress Spray Stain, Gesso background
Yeah - pretty much in love. 

This card is going over to the following challenges: 

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!) (I'm choosing birds of a feather)
Quoth the Raven - Picture Inspiration


Make sure to play along over at STAMPlorations!! You have until the end of the month and we've got great prizes, along with some awesome guest designers, including Rahmat Gouse and Carol Dunham!

Thanks for taking the time to pop by! 
at

65 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 5, 2015 at 8:42 AM

    This card blew my mind! I absolutely love love love it!

    ReplyDelete
  2. HussenaJune 5, 2015 at 8:42 AM

    Wow! This is totally awesome! You have perfectly nailed the grunge look. That background is so amazing!

    ReplyDelete
  3. AlisonJune 5, 2015 at 8:51 AM

    This is freaking fantastic! And easy to see why it would be your favorite card of the year. It very much reminds me of the Polka Trash style of tattooing that's become pretty popular now. So graphic and rad. LOVE it!

    ReplyDelete
  4. JerrieJune 5, 2015 at 9:05 AM

    OOh you mixed media genius! This card definitely rocks!!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Susanne VargasJune 5, 2015 at 9:22 AM

    Über cool, artsy, and awesome!

    ReplyDelete
  6. ikeJune 5, 2015 at 9:23 AM

    Excellent !! This is a fabulous piece and you should be definitely in LUV with it :-D Thank you so much for coming over to play at QUOTH THE RAVEN :-)

    IKE xx

    My Challenge Blog
    My Shop
    My Blog
    FB Fan Page

    ReplyDelete
  7. SD poojaJune 5, 2015 at 9:26 AM

    Awesome ! I loved the grungy bg you have created ! Perfectly hightlights the bird :)

    ReplyDelete
  8. PamelliaJune 5, 2015 at 9:31 AM

    What a fun, gorgeous, splotchy mess!! LOVE your take on the Poe theme, very atmospheric! hugs :)

    ReplyDelete
  9. Vicki DutcherJune 5, 2015 at 10:16 AM

    How cool is THIS! GF you rocked it out!

    ReplyDelete
  10. CarolJune 5, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    Wow Becca this looks awesome! Love the drama going on in the background. Carol x

    ReplyDelete
  11. Julie BJune 5, 2015 at 11:15 AM

    Looks like you had some fun making this Becca, a little work of art! :)

    ReplyDelete
  12. Cornelia (fun stamping)June 5, 2015 at 11:24 AM

    Speechless - utterly fabulicious!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Dotty JoJune 5, 2015 at 11:26 AM

    Fab-U-lous! I'd be happy dancing like crazy if I'd created this, Jo x

    ReplyDelete
  14. KT Fit KittyJune 5, 2015 at 11:36 AM

    Gorgeous mixed media! Wow, I love this!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Michele K. HendersonJune 5, 2015 at 12:20 PM

    I love this uniquely blended card! Very nice!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Lee-AnneJune 5, 2015 at 3:05 PM

    And I can see why you are in love with this, Becca! Simply stunning...the colors, the texture...WOW!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Monika ReeckJune 5, 2015 at 3:48 PM

    Wooowwwww
    ADORE ABLE
    I mean that background soooooo magnificant Becca
    you rock with that stamp and that background
    LOVE THIS my friend
    hugs, Monika ( as I promise now hop to your next post hihi :) )

    ReplyDelete
  18. D.Ann CJune 5, 2015 at 5:59 PM

    Amazing! So striking!!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Lizzy HillJune 5, 2015 at 6:52 PM

    Yup. It's really 'you', eh? LOOOVE that bg work & the washi ties in beautifully.....the bird looks like you've drawn it! You know how most scrappy supplies you don't actually update? Well, I had to go replace my Pitt artists big ink pen in black last week. That's how much I ADORE those pens. They are sooo versatile:):) I actually DID a card for stamplorations...not up for a bit. But I DID IT!!! Feeling pleased with me......thanks for the continuing inspiration:) And have a lovely weekend:):)

    ReplyDelete
  20. LindseyJune 5, 2015 at 7:24 PM

    This is gorgeous, Becca! I'm awaiting my STAMPlorations order, and I might just have some washi... ;)

    ReplyDelete
  21. cmJune 5, 2015 at 7:40 PM

    Of course, *washi* would make you think of mixed media...tee hee! I agree with your assessment: jaw-dropping awesome! Another Becca-esque work of art!
    hugs~c

    ReplyDelete
  22. Waving My WandJune 5, 2015 at 10:06 PM

    Uh, wow? This is super inventive. Totally love it!

    ReplyDelete
  23. Jean BullockJune 5, 2015 at 10:41 PM

    Very cool. I haven't tried mixed media yet, but I think I would like to try it soon. Thanks for the inspiration.

    ReplyDelete
  24. Teresa Godines #6857June 5, 2015 at 11:12 PM

    Fabulous project!!!

    ReplyDelete
  25. Dolly BJune 5, 2015 at 11:41 PM

    I can see why it is a favourite Looks great and a lot of fun to create I bet,Nothing like getting messy
    Mary

    ReplyDelete
  26. kiwimeskreationsJune 6, 2015 at 12:50 AM

    Wonderful - what fun you must have had making this Becca - pity about getting messy ;-).
    Blessings
    Maxine

    ReplyDelete
  27. maria f.June 6, 2015 at 2:40 AM

    Whoa - you have outdone yourself. That bird looks so dramatic and I just love how you incorporated masses of washi too.

    ReplyDelete
  28. aussie aNNieJune 6, 2015 at 6:46 AM

    BRILLIANT colours used here my friend and just adore your creation...xxx
    enjoy your weekend. ♥
    {aNNie My Personal Blog}

    ReplyDelete
  29. Milka GuboJune 6, 2015 at 3:39 PM

    WOW! WOOOOW!!! Love your card Becca! So inspirational. :-D

    ReplyDelete
  30. Claire GranthamJune 6, 2015 at 5:06 PM

    To repeat your thoughts - Yeah. Pretty much in love - is how I feel about your yummy card :) Cx

    ReplyDelete
  31. KarenladdJune 7, 2015 at 1:16 AM

    Wow, lovely texture...lots of color and oh my gosh, is that a black doily?!!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  32. UnknownJune 7, 2015 at 5:59 AM

    Drool...... ;) this is my new fave of yours too. I love the dark and grunginess of this, especially with the bird!! It's just a joy to look at, I love dark art!
    Hugs
    Georgie xx

    ReplyDelete
  33. ionabunnyJune 7, 2015 at 6:56 AM

    Kinda love your dark rendition. Fabtastic. Hugz

    ReplyDelete
  34. New CreationsJune 7, 2015 at 9:32 AM

    Always so much to see in your creations, totally adorable work of art!

    ReplyDelete
  35. Carole ZJune 7, 2015 at 12:16 PM

    Fab card Becca, love it! Hugs Carole Z X

    ReplyDelete
  36. Kay WallaceJune 7, 2015 at 12:24 PM

    Hard to believe this is a card, Becca! To me, it looks like a mixed media on canvas! It's very beautiful and you're spot on that this carries a very big message with it. Bravo, I say! Bravo!

    Kay Wallace
    Quoth the Raven DT

    ReplyDelete
  37. sannalippertJune 7, 2015 at 1:44 PM

    oh wow! such a cool look! thanks for playing along with us at MMCC :)

    ReplyDelete
  38. DoudouJune 7, 2015 at 4:01 PM

    Great job! L9ve your inked background!

    ReplyDelete
  39. BirgitJune 7, 2015 at 9:12 PM

    OMG! Great card-love the look of it with the textures and the punch of colour.-Fabulous!

    ReplyDelete
  40. anja curversJune 8, 2015 at 3:31 AM

    This is really awesome, love ,love it.

    ReplyDelete
  41. My Side of OzJune 8, 2015 at 7:31 AM

    Fabulous card!! Love how you showed the process for that wonderful background! Thanks for playing with us at Quoth the Raven this month! ~Nan, CT~

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. My Side of OzJune 21, 2015 at 1:19 AM

      Sorry not a card I don't think! Lovely mixed media anyway! Nan at Quoth the Raven!

      Delete
    2. Becca CrugerJune 21, 2015 at 8:34 AM

      I'm not certain what you mean? It's definitely a card! :) thanks for the compliments!

      Delete
  42. LauraJane:)June 8, 2015 at 2:26 PM

    Very passionate Becca.

    ReplyDelete
  43. Taunya ButlerJune 8, 2015 at 2:40 PM

    AWESOMELY cool and so very artistic and masterful looking!! You are very good at Mixed Media AND CAS - does not seem quite so fair that you got all the talent!!! ;)

    ReplyDelete
  44. conilJune 8, 2015 at 2:58 PM

    Yikes...golly...fabulous. Incredible. Enough of the kudos...let's just say AWESOME!

    ReplyDelete
  45. conilJune 8, 2015 at 2:58 PM

    Yikes...golly...fabulous. Incredible. Enough of the kudos...let's just say AWESOME!

    ReplyDelete
  46. Becca YahrlingJune 8, 2015 at 4:44 PM

    I am also in love with this card. It's just incredible.

    ReplyDelete
  47. froebelsternchenJune 9, 2015 at 12:36 AM

    This card is really fantastic -- I am in love with it!

    ReplyDelete
  48. Lynette JacobsJune 9, 2015 at 6:57 AM

    You do make the most fabulous grungy cards I have ever seen xx

    ReplyDelete
  49. UnknownJune 9, 2015 at 11:11 AM

    Fabulous!! I love hummingbirds and I really love your grungy take on them!! Love it! Thank you so much for playing with us at The Mixed Media Challenge!!

    ReplyDelete
  50. GinaJune 10, 2015 at 4:43 AM

    Becca! That is an awesome card :D XXX

    ReplyDelete
  51. DeeptiJune 11, 2015 at 11:42 AM

    What a stunner! I am speechless :)

    ReplyDelete
  52. Holly AKA KopyKatJune 12, 2015 at 6:18 PM

    Oh this is so fabulous, what an amazing show case, I love it.

    ReplyDelete
  53. Karen PJune 12, 2015 at 7:45 PM

    Becca this is just blooming wonderful and gorgeous! I have some of that Washi stuff and really haven't know what to do with it lol! Well now me thinks I am going to use it when I have time for more MM fun/experiments and add some of it to those. The funny thing is that tonight I actually got to play with some prepared paper and card and I have been experimenting with gesso painted pages, stamped and embossed when completely dry, dampened with water and coloured with H2O's and then heated - yummy yummy!!! Hope to share them over the next day or two. Where did you get black doilies? That hummer stamp is gorgeous and on my wish list too! Love this creation a lot huni Karen x

    ReplyDelete
  54. NanceJune 13, 2015 at 1:27 AM

    Wow, Becca! you knocked that inspiration photo right out of the park! Fabulous! Blessings!

    ReplyDelete
  55. Julia AstonJune 14, 2015 at 10:20 AM

    What a great card Becca! love the colors - and how inspired you were by the photo - wonderful textures and stampings on this - thanks for joining us in the Mixed Media Collage card challenge! Julia xx

    ReplyDelete
  56. Donna B.June 15, 2015 at 11:05 AM

    Awesome card, love the background! Thanks so much for playing with us at the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge.

    ReplyDelete
  57. BorqnaJune 18, 2015 at 6:45 AM

    Your card is stunning!
    Good luck!

    ReplyDelete
  58. My Paper EpiphanyJune 26, 2015 at 10:15 PM

    Wow Becca - I really love your interpretation of the collage - fantastic!

    ReplyDelete
  59. The Colour PressJune 28, 2015 at 6:15 AM

    Simply awesome! 😍😍😍

    ReplyDelete
  60. RachelJune 30, 2015 at 2:01 PM

    this is great! i didn't even think it was a card, it looks like a canvas! beautiful piece. Thank you so much for playing with the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge and celebrating our first birthday!!
    -Rachel
    rwkrafts.com

    ReplyDelete
  61. Lynn KJune 30, 2015 at 6:33 PM

    Stunning card! Love the grungy look you achieved!! Thanks for helping us celebrate with this month's challenge!
    lynnkopas.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  62. blackdragonJuly 1, 2015 at 1:15 PM

    I was totally fooled...when I first looked at your card i'd have sworn it was a canvas.
    Wonderful mixed media creation.
    Thank you for joining us at QTR for our picture inspiration challenge. BDx

    ReplyDelete
  63. Kay WallaceJuly 2, 2015 at 11:37 AM

    Your great work has earned you top place this month at Quoth the Raven, Becca! Congratulations!

    ReplyDelete