Lol...Gabriella Pollacco was the artist who first opened my eyes to the beauty of mixed media. She made some absolutely stunning canvases that really enticed me to stick my toe into the water so to speak. I'm a lot like Jen...needing a semblance of control...but I'm getting there bit by bit.
Glad to see you dipping your toes into mixed media on your cards; loved your ‘two-fers’ cards as it makes sense to wisely use your materials and reducing our impact on landfills. Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards with us, and I hope your shoulder is doing better! 🎉❤🙏🏾👍🏾☮️
Art is the joy of play. Mixed media has always been my favourite because you can literally play with anything, anyway you want! When it doesn’t work out you have new collage fodder or interesting paper to die cut from 😊
I attended that event live. All the instructors did a great job at making mixes media accessible for everyone. But when I watched you video is was my Ah-ha! moment. It all clicked into place for me. This video is another great reminder. Thank you!
Wow! I can't believe how uncomfortable I was when I started watching a mixed media approach! LOL. I nearly stopped watching, because this was way out of my comfort zone, but I'm SO glad I stuck with it. I'm one of those that has to ensure everything is properly lined up, matches, etc. I have so many 'a ha!' moments when watching you. You are truly talented and are so inspiring to those of us who strive to be.
Jennifer! This is one of my all time favorite videos you have done. Thanks so much for going out of your comfort zone to create this Mixed Media video! Looking forward to seeing more of these techniques from you.
Mixed Media isn't in my wheelhouse, but I love your approach to it, because it's more in line with what I might try. Love all the cards today and could not pick a favorite!!
I would have never thought to combine the different medias but “WOW”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have fallen in love with the mixed media. Thank you so much Jennifer, you are a endless inspiration.
Your clean and tidy style is what first attracted me to your videos. I love your mixed media approach to creating backgrounds and elements that you can still control to produce your signature look. Thankyou!
These cards are so interesting and beautiful. I love the backgrounds & how lively they look. I have to admit the layering will take some practice for me, but I'm willing to give it a try.
No matter what you do, your approach is always spot on, Jennifer! These cards are pure gorgeousness! 💛🤎💛 Thank you for the eyecandy today sweet girl! I hope your shoulder is feeling better. 🤗♥️
Holy cow! You always make beautiful cards but these are WAY beyond any you've done before (imo). These cards are beyond stunning. Those backgrounds are to die for!!! TFS some fun techniques!
Jennifer, I really appreciate your take on mixed media. I think that I'm somewhat like you. I just don't feel too comfortable throwing all my supplies on one card or background that just seems out of control to me. I loved every thing you did and feel that it could be achievable for me. Thanks so much. 😊🇨🇦
Personally mix media technique it is not my favorite, but you have a gift to teach and create wonderful masterpieces. I love your cards and I will try follow your instructions. Thank you Jennifer!!
Love mixed media. Did it when I first started crafting. Love the backgrounds. They would be great for Fall cards, my favorite season. Thank you for sharing. Absolutely gorgeous backgrounds and cards . 💖
It's interesting to me what people find intimidating. I have always been a messy crafter, so I find mixed media appealing because I don't have to be perfect! However, when it comes to stamping, I hate it when it doesn't come out crisp, and when I discovered dies, I was in love! So maybe die cuts bring a perfect balance to the "chaos" of my backgrounds! I am also a fan of mixing different brands and products, and I love your idea of mixing lunar paste with mica sprays! Thank you for your continued inspiration, Jennifer!
Oh dear Jennifer, you make all the techniques look so easy, but my mixed media never looks worthy of a card background. I'm a seasoned crafter for at least 40 yrs, but my stuff doesn't even look close to what you make. 6th times a charm; I think I conquered the paste!
When I saw the first background results I imagined that an embossing folder with a wood look would be good. Thanks for the explanation of mixed media I always thought it was a bit intimidating. Lovely cards. I love the way you put the background over the die cuts that have wet glue...looks easier than what I've been trying to do!
Thanks for sharing your Ideas for mixed media. I've been reluctant to try this, but your video helps make the process seem less messy and more controlled. You are always inspiring me.
My favorite mixed media artist Vicki Papaioannou shows a simple recipe for creating with inky/painty backgrounds and die cuts that is quite similar to what you showed here. It feels a lot more doable to see the gradual additions of layers. I often don’t know what to use with my inky backgrounds but I love your bold white die cuts and sentiments.
I've been making cards for decades but just did my own thing and really didn't keep up with new techniques or products except what I found haunting craft and hobby stores and occasionally googling a product I didn't know existed but knew what effect I wanted. After the pandemic hit and I retired, I had lots of time to explore and found Tim Holtz, TH-cam and Instagram. I'd been doing mixed media all along and didn't realize what I was doing was mixed media. I just wanted certain things in my cards and went ahead and did it. I did spend quite a bit of money though updating the products I use and finding some new brands and designers but I have so much more time to craft on a daily basis now.
OOOOoooooooo!!!!!! These are so beautiful!!!! I can't wait to play with my supplies and try variations of these!!!!!! Thank you for sharing! Edit: I've done mixed media for years, but never knew how to apply it to card making. And I, too, like some order, so you're definitely not alone there. The main reason I didn't know how to apply it this way.
You are incredible! Always teaching me something new & exciting! I AM going to save this video for when I have one of those days!! Thank you EXTRA for that!! ❤
These are just SO beautiful Jennifer! A stunning mixed media approach. I'm really inspired by this! The golden colours and combination of mediums was really cool xoxo
Hi Jennifer. I, like you, am just dipping my toes in mixed media and find that I’m really enjoying it. I also have trouble with “lack of control” and allowing things to just go the way they want to. I’ve a bit of OCD I guess and do like things in a certain order. It’s hard to let go but I’m really trying. Thanks for your video and the cards turned out great!
I gave away my sprays and texture pastes about a year ago because of a carpet stain I made. I was afraid my granddaughter would spill them while I was at work because my husband unlocks the craft room door and lets her make a mess. It was simply easier to give them to teens that would use them. I do use neocolor 2 crayons once in a while to get a different look once in a while. For the most part, I use patterned paper for backgrounds and I'm happy. Your cards are gorgeous as usual. Thanks for all the ideas and techniques.
This is an incredible video. So many helpful hints to accomplish mixed media techniques. I’ve always been a little afraid to attempt, but you make it look so easy! Thank you for another great video!
Control is a thing for me too. I've been trying to get out of my comfort zone for a while so thanks for the tip about using favourite products in a different way. 🏴
Hello Jennifer, thank you for a wonderful video. Good on you for stepping outside your comfort zone with mixed media. I loved seeing how you incorporated your clean style (that I love) into mixed media. I have distress mica sprays and lunar paste, so I am excited to give your ideas a go and still be able to have a clean looking card.
Jenn, you are my people! 😂 I love the mixed media look but I like everything straight-even-clean! ;) Can relate to the control factor. Cards are fab, die is fab, products are fab. Speaking of fab..have a fab day!
Great Cards and approach to mixed media! I attended the Hero Arts Mixed Media classes, and just finished up making my last class example, which was your class. I pilfered your design, but changed it up a bit. Even though I really enjoyed all the classes, I related to your approach very much as I have a hard time with getting really messy, lol! Thank you for all your inspiration!
Love your definition of mixed media. I too, have a bit of trouble when things are not straight or blended correctly etc. However, what you did with these cards is beautiful and so worth the time to “experiment” with mixing products. I watch Shari Carrol all the time and wish I had her ability to create mix media projects. But now I think you have shown me a way to give it a try. Thank you.
I haven’t ventured yet, but this inlay technique I do a lot, and your brilliant explanation encourages me to lay down some goo and begin messing around!
This makes me glad I purchased the Gradient EF. It looks so pretty on your card. Sanding it down was an excellent idea. Mixed Media is a little scary. For me at least.
I don't do much mixed media. I'm not a "messy" crafter. I do have some inks though and these die cut techniques look really fun to try. I might give it a go.
💛 looks like loads of fun mixing up all sorts of supplies. I need to try this out. Thanks for sharing your ideas. As always, you inspire me Jennifer. Beautiful cards. 🧡
Thank you for this. I love texture, so I LOVE the look of mixed media, but I'm an "inside-the-lines" kind of person who isn't very good at coming up with ideas from scratch, so I never really know *how* to do mixed media. (And, like you, I like to balance it with clean-cut style that sort of brings it back "in line" a little so it doesn't feel too messy.)
Love love your cards! It's funny I just joined the Hero Arts Mixed Media group and today I was checking out Lunar Paste. When I think about it using the words mixed media I think how should I do that. When in reality I do mixed media without even thinking to much about it. I just put together a planner page that has several different things on it. Maybe sometimes we think mixed media has to be heavy duty with a lot of things and it really doesn't have to be that. Thanks so much for showing your version and making some great cards.
This is the only way I could embrace mixed media! I have purchased some of those pastes and they sit unused. I will now push into unchartered territory and at least use some new products. Sorry your shoulder is bothering you….sounds like another needed vacation!
Like @AyasPaperCrafts, I was inspired early on by Gabrielle Pollaco's mixed media style and have embraced the beauty of mixed media. I think it's liberating because nothing is "the wrong way" to use things. I still have difficulty putting things down crooked or at an angle - my brain will always see that as wrong, lol. I have the products you used in this video so it looks like I'll be playing with them next time I'm in my art room. I'll be looking for Christmas card ideas! Thanks for the video!
Je trouve les fonds très beaux, ils me font penser à de la soie moirée. Ils pourraient être encadrés isolément ou côte à côte pour former un plus grand cadre. L'ajout de texte et l'utilisation du sanding block sont parfaits. Vos quatre cartes sont très jolies. Merci. I find the backgrounds very beautiful, they make me think of shimmering silk. They could be framed alone or side by side to form a larger frame. Adding text and using the sanding block is perfect. Your four cards are very pretty. Thanks.
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I entered the world of crafting when I saw a video by Gabriel Pollaco Mixed Media Canvas 10 years ago and never turned back ! Thank you for the video
Lol...Gabriella Pollacco was the artist who first opened my eyes to the beauty of mixed media. She made some absolutely stunning canvases that really enticed me to stick my toe into the water so to speak. I'm a lot like Jen...needing a semblance of control...but I'm getting there bit by bit.
Aya, when Jennifer mentioned mixed media artists to check out on youtube, I thought of you!! Congratulations on your AECP accomplishment!
I am a fan of her too! In fact, all of these artists can be revisited anytime we need to refresh our creative spark.
I think your approach to mixed media is amazing. and helps those of us that aren't as free with our products expand and try things out.
Glad to see you dipping your toes into mixed media on your cards; loved your ‘two-fers’ cards as it makes sense to wisely use your materials and reducing our impact on landfills. Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards with us, and I hope your shoulder is doing better! 🎉❤🙏🏾👍🏾☮️
Thanks for encouraging us to experiment with what we have. (you know we all have tons of things we haven't used in a while 😉)
Art is the joy of play. Mixed media has always been my favourite because you can literally play with anything, anyway you want! When it doesn’t work out you have new collage fodder or interesting paper to die cut from 😊
I attended that event live. All the instructors did a great job at making mixes media accessible for everyone. But when I watched you video is was my Ah-ha! moment. It all clicked into place for me. This video is another great reminder. Thank you!
You have managed to make mixed media not only approachable but appealing (something I would not have believed possible). Thank you!
Wow! I can't believe how uncomfortable I was when I started watching a mixed media approach! LOL. I nearly stopped watching, because this was way out of my comfort zone, but I'm SO glad I stuck with it. I'm one of those that has to ensure everything is properly lined up, matches, etc. I have so many 'a ha!' moments when watching you. You are truly talented and are so inspiring to those of us who strive to be.
I LOVED your backgrounds. They would make perfect stand-alone cards with a sentiment. You covered all your beautiful mixed media creations!
Jen you have managed to give each card it's own personality! I LOVE that about your videos! Thanks so much!
Jennifer!
This is one of my all time favorite videos you have done.
Thanks so much for going out of your comfort zone to create this Mixed Media video!
Looking forward to seeing more of these techniques from you.
You have made me excited to go pull out all my paste, and powders and goo, 😂. Thank you for these beautiful inspiring cards.❤
Mixed Media isn't in my wheelhouse, but I love your approach to it, because it's more in line with what I might try. Love all the cards today and could not pick a favorite!!
Beautiful cards!! I love your approach to 'mixed media'. You made it less intimidating and more doable. Thank you again Jennifer!!! 🌻🌻😍
Learning through play is a must for anyone, be it children or adults! More playing more learning! Playing = Inspiration! Yes please!
I would have never thought to combine the different medias but “WOW”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have fallen in love with the mixed media. Thank you so much Jennifer, you are a endless inspiration.
I absolutely loved your inspiration today! Great motivation…doable for me. Thank you soooo much!!❤️
Your clean and tidy style is what first attracted me to your videos. I love your mixed media approach to creating backgrounds and elements that you can still control to produce your signature look. Thankyou!
Thank you for showing us how to stretch our creativity and try something new!❤
Love this. So glad you are experimenting with mixed media. Please do more mixed media cards. I love your videos!!!
I'm so happy to see you doing mixed media! I love getting inky!! Your cards are stunning 😍 Please do more mixed media ❤❤
These cards are so interesting and beautiful. I love the backgrounds & how lively they look. I have to admit the layering will take some practice for me, but I'm willing to give it a try.
No matter what you do, your approach is always spot on, Jennifer! These cards are pure gorgeousness! 💛🤎💛 Thank you for the eyecandy today sweet girl! I hope your shoulder is feeling better. 🤗♥️
These cards are all so gorgeous Jennifer!🧡 Thanks for sharing a fun new way to use Lunar Paste.
Holy cow! You always make beautiful cards but these are WAY beyond any you've done before (imo). These cards are beyond stunning. Those backgrounds are to die for!!! TFS some fun techniques!
Jennifer, I really appreciate your take on mixed media. I think that I'm somewhat like you. I just don't feel too comfortable throwing all my supplies on one card or background that just seems out of control to me. I loved every thing you did and feel that it could be achievable for me. Thanks so much. 😊🇨🇦
Personally mix media technique it is not my favorite, but you have a gift to teach and create wonderful masterpieces. I love your cards and I will try follow your instructions. Thank you Jennifer!!
Wonderful cards. Thank you Jennifer for giving us a new and unique way to get into mixed media. 👏😊💕
Love mixed media. Did it when I first started crafting. Love the backgrounds. They would be great for Fall cards, my favorite season. Thank you for sharing. Absolutely gorgeous backgrounds and cards . 💖
Your spirit is so gentle, teaching. I am very much a novice at mixed media, but I love it. This video helps!
It's interesting to me what people find intimidating. I have always been a messy crafter, so I find mixed media appealing because I don't have to be perfect! However, when it comes to stamping, I hate it when it doesn't come out crisp, and when I discovered dies, I was in love! So maybe die cuts bring a perfect balance to the "chaos" of my backgrounds! I am also a fan of mixing different brands and products, and I love your idea of mixing lunar paste with mica sprays! Thank you for your continued inspiration, Jennifer!
I liked the results more than I thought I would! The warm gold coppery shine was lovely on the die cut flowers.
Oh dear Jennifer, you make all the techniques look so easy, but my mixed media never looks worthy of a card background. I'm a seasoned crafter for at least 40 yrs, but my stuff doesn't even look close to what you make. 6th times a charm; I think I conquered the paste!
When I saw the first background results I imagined that an embossing folder with a wood look would be good. Thanks for the explanation of mixed media I always thought it was a bit intimidating. Lovely cards. I love the way you put the background over the die cuts that have wet glue...looks easier than what I've been trying to do!
Absolutely beautiful cards! This is the type of mixed media I can get behind. Thanks for sharing your talents with us!
Love the bright vibrant sunflower colors.
So pretty.
Thank you so much for the inspiration! I’ve always been intimidated with mixed media, this has got my juices flowing.🥰
I recently took a mixed media class and loved it. I love seeing your approach to it! Beautiful cards, as always!
Love the backgrounds you have created with the mixed media techniques…. The gradient dot background adds an extra dimension to your card
Thank you so much for this video. I too am a chronic overthinker. Loved hearing you explain your thought process and reasoning.
Your cards are amazing, Jennifer! I love the mix of products that you used. The results are beautiful!
Ooh Jennifer, you've inspired me again. I was looking for inspiration and you did it for me. Thanks for sharing. You never disappoint.
Live live live these cards !! Thank you for sharing I’m not good about “free spirit” cards and mixing it up.. I like the clean look but LOVE these !!
These cards are soooo pretty. And wow.... Your backgrounds turned out so beautiful.
Thank you for sharing this video
So beautiful! I find it always fun to "think outside the box".
Thanks for sharing your Ideas for mixed media. I've been reluctant to try this, but your video helps make the process seem less messy and more controlled. You are always inspiring me.
My favorite mixed media artist Vicki Papaioannou shows a simple recipe for creating with inky/painty backgrounds and die cuts that is quite similar to what you showed here. It feels a lot more doable to see the gradual additions of layers. I often don’t know what to use with my inky backgrounds but I love your bold white die cuts and sentiments.
I love them. You nailed mixed media on cards. Thank you.
You are absolutely amazing Jennifer !! You make everything so easy and beautiful!!
Thank you for inspiring me!!
I've been making cards for decades but just did my own thing and really didn't keep up with new techniques or products except what I found haunting craft and hobby stores and occasionally googling a product I didn't know existed but knew what effect I wanted. After the pandemic hit and I retired, I had lots of time to explore and found Tim Holtz, TH-cam and Instagram. I'd been doing mixed media all along and didn't realize what I was doing was mixed media. I just wanted certain things in my cards and went ahead and did it. I did spend quite a bit of money though updating the products I use and finding some new brands and designers but I have so much more time to craft on a daily basis now.
Beautiful!! And your wonderful explanations make this style of mixed media very approachable, TYVM!! 🧑🏼🎨😀🌻
Hi Jennifer...so love these cards...you are so good at showing us the step by step directions..love it ❤
Love the background color and effects you created - I can see using this on Thanksgiving cards - so, so pretty - and that shimmer is fabulous
Love the "autumn" shine!
OOOOoooooooo!!!!!! These are so beautiful!!!! I can't wait to play with my supplies and try variations of these!!!!!! Thank you for sharing! Edit: I've done mixed media for years, but never knew how to apply it to card making. And I, too, like some order, so you're definitely not alone there. The main reason I didn't know how to apply it this way.
You are incredible! Always teaching me something new & exciting! I AM going to save this video for when I have one of those days!! Thank you EXTRA for that!! ❤
These are just SO beautiful Jennifer! A stunning mixed media approach. I'm really inspired by this! The golden colours and combination of mediums was really cool xoxo
Please do more mixed media. Beautiful.
Hi Jennifer. I, like you, am just dipping my toes in mixed media and find that I’m really enjoying it. I also have trouble with “lack of control” and allowing things to just go the way they want to. I’ve a bit of OCD I guess and do like things in a certain order. It’s hard to let go but I’m really trying. Thanks for your video and the cards turned out great!
I gave away my sprays and texture pastes about a year ago because of a carpet stain I made. I was afraid my granddaughter would spill them while I was at work because my husband unlocks the craft room door and lets her make a mess. It was simply easier to give them to teens that would use them. I do use neocolor 2 crayons once in a while to get a different look once in a while. For the most part, I use patterned paper for backgrounds and I'm happy. Your cards are gorgeous as usual. Thanks for all the ideas and techniques.
This is an incredible video. So many helpful hints to accomplish mixed media techniques. I’ve always been a little afraid to attempt, but you make it look so easy! Thank you for another great video!
I always learn so much from you and get so much inspiration! Thank you!
Control is a thing for me too. I've been trying to get out of my comfort zone for a while so thanks for the tip about using favourite products in a different way. 🏴
Hello Jennifer, thank you for a wonderful video. Good on you for stepping outside your comfort zone with mixed media. I loved seeing how you incorporated your clean style (that I love) into mixed media. I have distress mica sprays and lunar paste, so I am excited to give your ideas a go and still be able to have a clean looking card.
Thank you for the different ways of approaching card art
Jenn, you are my people! 😂 I love the mixed media look but I like everything straight-even-clean! ;) Can relate to the control factor. Cards are fab, die is fab, products are fab. Speaking of fab..have a fab day!
Great Cards and approach to mixed media! I attended the Hero Arts Mixed Media classes, and just finished up making my last class example, which was your class. I pilfered your design, but changed it up a bit. Even though I really enjoyed all the classes, I related to your approach very much as I have a hard time with getting really messy, lol! Thank you for all your inspiration!
Thank you for these great examples!!! Your cards are beautiful❤️
Love your definition of mixed media. I too, have a bit of trouble when things are not straight or blended correctly etc. However, what you did with these cards is beautiful and so worth the time to “experiment” with mixing products. I watch Shari Carrol all the time and wish I had her ability to create mix media projects. But now I think you have shown me a way to give it a try. Thank you.
Love those first ones and the colors it came out to be! Great video
YES! Now this I find appealing. Thank you! I needed this! Hey, does that mean I'm a little like you!?
I haven’t ventured yet, but this inlay technique I do a lot, and your brilliant explanation encourages me to lay down some goo and begin messing around!
I love these JMac! Mixed Media is stunning and always intimidates me. You made it feel more approachable.
In our household, JMcG is our handle for her!
These turned out amazing! You have inspired me to get out of my comfort zone & try something new!
Your backgrounds were so pretty, I don’t think I would have covered them up😊❤
This makes me glad I purchased the Gradient EF. It looks so pretty on your card. Sanding it down was an excellent idea. Mixed Media is a little scary. For me at least.
Thanks so much for your beautiful. I love the mixed media the way you did it. Love it!
I like all of your backgrounds. Thank you for this video because I'm trying to learn mixed media techniques.
Beautiful cards. Thank you for the great tips.
Oh my gosh - these are all so beautiful.
Mixed Media scares me so Thanks for showing me how…❤😊
All lovely! Thank you for sharing! 🥰
Love these cards and you doing more mixed media.
I don't do much mixed media. I'm not a "messy" crafter. I do have some inks though and these die cut techniques look really fun to try. I might give it a go.
Loved your video today. Thanks for the inspiration.
💛 looks like loads of fun mixing up all sorts of supplies. I need to try this out. Thanks for sharing your ideas. As always, you inspire me Jennifer. Beautiful cards. 🧡
Love them. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you for this. I love texture, so I LOVE the look of mixed media, but I'm an "inside-the-lines" kind of person who isn't very good at coming up with ideas from scratch, so I never really know *how* to do mixed media. (And, like you, I like to balance it with clean-cut style that sort of brings it back "in line" a little so it doesn't feel too messy.)
Love this Jennifer...i have the plate and will try this soon. 😊
Love love your cards! It's funny I just joined the Hero Arts Mixed Media group and today I was checking out Lunar Paste. When I think about it using the words mixed media I think how should I do that. When in reality I do mixed media without even thinking to much about it. I just put together a planner page that has several different things on it. Maybe sometimes we think mixed media has to be heavy duty with a lot of things and it really doesn't have to be that. Thanks so much for showing your version and making some great cards.
Love mixed media, fun to just play!
This is the only way I could embrace mixed media! I have purchased some of those pastes and they sit unused. I will now push into unchartered territory and at least use some new products. Sorry your shoulder is bothering you….sounds like another needed vacation!
Loved this. Please try more out of your comfort zone. Thank you.
Awesome beautiful cards!❤❤❤
Like @AyasPaperCrafts, I was inspired early on by Gabrielle Pollaco's mixed media style and have embraced the beauty of mixed media. I think it's liberating because nothing is "the wrong way" to use things. I still have difficulty putting things down crooked or at an angle - my brain will always see that as wrong, lol. I have the products you used in this video so it looks like I'll be playing with them next time I'm in my art room. I'll be looking for Christmas card ideas! Thanks for the video!
Thank you for the inspiration 🤗💕
These are beautiful cards. Very out of my wheelhouse, but may give it a try!
Je trouve les fonds très beaux, ils me font penser à de la soie moirée. Ils pourraient être encadrés isolément ou côte à côte pour former un plus grand cadre. L'ajout de texte et l'utilisation du sanding block sont parfaits. Vos quatre cartes sont très jolies. Merci. I find the backgrounds very beautiful, they make me think of shimmering silk. They could be framed alone or side by side to form a larger frame. Adding text and using the sanding block is perfect. Your four cards are very pretty. Thanks.
Love these cards!!
I love this so much.