RRR April Blog Hop

Hello my crafty friends!  Welcome to the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop.  If you've come from Bonnie, you're on the right track.  If not, you'll want to start at the beginning:  RRR Ramblings

If you're a regular follower of my blog, what you're about to see is nothing like I've ever made before.   I truly fell in love with this month's Ribbon Club kit.  I adore turquoise, and lime green...yum!  You put the two together and you get fabulous fun!  So, I immediately thought I had to make a project incorporating a collection of ribbon from this kit and decided to try Mixed-Media.  YIKES!!  WAY out of my comfort zone.  I've never tried it before, and to start with bright colors?  Am I crazy!?!?!?  I'm usually more comfortable with a neutral color palette.

Well, I did it, and I have to say.  I'm pretty happy with it.  I think it's super fun and the sentiments and colors are uplifting. 

I started out with a Burlap 4" x 6" panel by Tim Holtz and put a layer of Gesso over it.  I then began playing with my new Tim Holtz Distress Paints by Ranger.  Now these are super fun!!  I first used the paints with some stencils by The Crafter's Workshop:  Mini-Ledger (Black Soot), Mini-Art (Black Soot), Mini-Chevron (Mustard Seed), Mini-Fence Frame (Spiced Marmalade),  and Mini-Splats (Fired Brick).

When I had my background completed, I added the strips of ribbon, from RRR's Monthly Ribbon Club Kit for April, to the bottom with some Scor-Tape.  I also added a flower I had made awhile back.  RRR's White Sheer Box Pleats would work beautifully for the flower also.

I then took Broken China, Mustard Seed and Mowed Lawn Distress paints, splotched them onto my craft mat, and ran white cardstock through them to get the background for the butterfly (Wonderful Wings - Spellbinders) I wanted to diecut.  I think this color combination goes beautifully with the ribbons.  I then diecut the front of the butterfly from vellum and used Broken China (Ranger Distress Paint) to color it and adhere it to the back piece.  I used my Quickie Glue Pen and some glitter to add sparkle to the butterfly too.

Lastly I stamped the two fun and charming sentiments using the Waltzingmouse set Playful Pinwheels, tore them up and added some more Distress Paint.

The rhinestones are from Zva Creative and Pizzazz Aplenty.

That's it for today's project.  I hope I've inspired you to step out of your boxes and get "mixed up".  Mixing mediums can be super fun!!

Now, you'll want to continue on the hop.  Cheryl is next.

Happy Creating!

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Stamps:  Playful Pinwheels (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

Paper:  White (PTI), Vellum

Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine)

Accessories:  Ribbon and Lace (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Wonderful Wings die (Spellbinders), Gesso, Distress Paints (Ranger), Rhinestones (Zva Creative and Pizzazz Aplenty), Burlap Panel (Tim Holtz), Stencils (The Crafter's Workshop), Scor-Tape