Let’s Use Mixed Media – Antonia Sherlock

Hello, Hip Kit Friends,

Today I’m sharing a mixed media layout I created using the stamp set from the March 2024 kit.

I used the brush stroke stamps to create the background.  For colours, I used the Distress Oxides from the August 2023 color kit – these matched the colours in the March 2024 main kit and embellishment kit perfectly!

I transferred some of the yellow and pink ink onto strips of cellophane and activated them with water. I created a peach shade by mixing the two colours together. I alternated the four different stamps and three ink colours to create a vibrant background.

I added my photos, in a gently swooping staggered vertical line onto the background, slightly overlapping them. The background colours allowed the bright red pop of colour on one of the photos to blend in nicely – without these that photo was sticking out like a sore thumb!

I added the title and an embellishment cluster around the photos. I added two triangles of patterned paper to the top and bottom corner – this balanced things out nicely on the layout.

 

 

I “stuffed” lots of floral diecut pieces into these pockets and added a few smaller embellishments on the top, creating two more embellishment clusters. I ran my sewing machine across the edges, to add another different media and texture to the layout.

I hope you find my layout inspirational… be sure to add your layouts to the folder on the HKC Facebook group – I’d love to see what you create with this month’s kit!

Thanks for stopping by,

Antonia.