Mixed Media Tags with a grungy Background and Collage Fodder

Hi there, Susanne here with two mixed media index tags. I used various techniques on the background including acrylic paints and some stamping. To finish up the tags I used some stenciled focal images that I made using our Sketchy Leaves 2 and Sketchy Leaves 3 Stencil. You will find a full tutorial on these botanical collage pieces at the end of this post.

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Messy Mixed Media Art Journal Inspiration with Sketchy Leaves

Hi there, Susanne here with a mixed media spread in my handmade junk art journal using some handmade collage fodder as my focal image. I made this leaf with our Sketchy Leaves stencil. I combined it with a background collage, Derwent Inktense Pencils (the messy way), crayons, mark making and more stamping. This little journal is perfect to experiment and play! I will link up a video tutorial to a page that is made with a similar technique.

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Mixed Media ATCs with a Masterboard & Collage Leaves

Hi there, Susanne here! I’m sharing a set of two mixed media artist trading cards using stamps from our Collage Leaves set. The card base is cut from a masterboard that I created in mixed media. I started the masterboard with a random collage, added acrylic paints and did some stamping and mark making. Usually this turns out quite messy and doesn’t look like a piece of art, but once you cut it down to smaller pieces it makes a gorgeous background.

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