Challenge Reminder ~ Light A Candle
by Rachel Duong

Hi there! It’s Rachel here with a Poppystamps PSC #137 Challenge Reminder. The theme is Mixed Media Texture or Layers! Create a themed card using layers, texture and mutiple mediums. Link up your card, you have until April 29th, 12 am EST time. The winners will be revealed on May 1st!

My card is made up of layers of watercolor paint loosely running and colliding into one another with no solid shape or recognizable pattern. I used tons of water to cover the cardfront before introducing fuschia, yellow and orange pigment.

Next I die cut the Poppystamps Layer Cakes using Key Lime, Leaf Sprout and Cilantro green cardstock. These gorgeous greens are listed below. The cake tops, candles and flames are die cut from pearlized specialty paper. I glued the cakes together and then glued them to the cardfront!

I adhered the flames to the candles, grouped them together in a fun bunch and adhered them to the cardfront. The hearts are leftover pieces from the Poppystamps Nordic Heart Pattern Rings die. (Below in the supplies list you can see the rings, a must have!) The star is a leftover cutout in a balloon from the Poppystamps Festive Balloons.

I stamped the wavy sentiment in black ink. The curve of the sentiment fit just right under the cakes. Subtle reddish orange paint splattered on the top, completes the card!

I hope you get a chance to create a card for the challenge! The mixed media theme is super fun and a great way to experiment with a carefree style where anything can be imagined on paper. My card background reminds me of the beautiful hotspring pools in Yellowstone National Park. Though the colors are not necessarily similar, the visual, circular depth might resemble the hotsprings. Have a wonderful day!

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