Independent Trios - Mixed Media with Natasha

Hi crafty friends! I am excited to be back today to share a mixed media card with you inspired by the beautiful new trio - Independent. This new trio is truly special, all profits from the sale of this trio will be donated to the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. So let's get started!

For today's card I was inspired by the beautiful color palette of the new trio - Independent. I created several gelli print backgrounds to get started! These are always so much fun to create and will be awesome to have on hand for future cards! Once I was done printing I chose the one you see here in my card. I love the colors and the textures within the print. Next I dry embossed the background using a 3D embossing folder from Tim Holtz - called Typewriter. Once it was dry embossed I added 2 colors of archival ink to several of the raised letters. To add a bit more texture I added embossing powder in Caramel Vanilla. This is from the trio - It is Cold Outside. I added embossing ink in various sections to add more interest and visual texture. Once heat set, I set the background aside.

Next I started to work on my butterfly die cuts. I started by inking WOW Smooth card stock with 2 colors of Catherine Pooler Ink. I used Dress Blue and Chiffon. I added a bit of water as well to add more texture to the ink. I then die cut the butterflies using the Tim Holtz dies - Detailed Butterflies. I then heat embossed both the yellow and blue butterfly top layer die cut using both Disco Ball and the Independent Trio set. From the trio I specifically used Wheatfields and Blue Skies. Once they were complete I decided I wanted to add more texture to the butterflies, so I heat embossed one more time using Caramel Vanilla embossing powder. I then adhered each layer of the butterfly together using liquid glue.

To complete the card I used the Sweet Sentiments foil sheets. I had previously foiled these using WOW Fab Foil in Bright Gold. I trimmed my sentiment and applied foam tape to the back. Next I adhered my background down to an A2 card base. I then chose the placement for my butterflies and sentiment. I adhered these with both liquid glue and foam tape.