Mixed Media Card with Layered Breaker Strip

A project from our live show CREATE TOGETHER CLUB - Join Toni for her latest CTC show - Broadcast 13th June 22 · 13/06/2022 · watch it from 40:45

Assemble a finished card combining your watercoloured background and focal image with a black and white patterned breaker strip. This breaks up the visual chaos of the mixed media background and creates a clean focal point for your sentiment and image.

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Step by step

1. Take your completed watercoloured background card. ▶ watch 40:45
2. Cut a strip of black and white patterned paper to use as a breaker element. ▶ watch 41:00
3. Cut a strip of white card to place at the base of your card. ▶ watch 41:15
4. Glue the white card strip to the bottom of your card base. ▶ watch 41:45
5. Glue the black and white patterned strip across the top, positioning it to break up the background. ▶ watch 42:00
6. Trim the patterned strip at an angle or creatively so it doesn't run straight across the entire card. ▶ watch 42:15
7. Stamp your chosen sentiment onto the white strip using black ink, ensuring it is straight. ▶ watch 44:00
8. Glue your fussy-cut umbrella lady onto the card, positioning her to one side. ▶ watch 46:00
9. Leave the edges of the umbrella and coat slightly raised by gluing only the centre of the image flat. ▶ watch 46:15
10. Add white sequins or gems to represent snow, placing them around the umbrella and coat. ▶ watch 48:00
11. Add coloured sequins (e.g. pink) near the umbrella to bring colour from the focal image into the design. ▶ watch 48:30

Tips from the show

• Use a breaker strip of contrasting patterned or solid paper to separate busy mixed media backgrounds from your sentiment and focal image.
• Leave the edges of your fussy-cut focal image slightly raised by not gluing the entire back; this adds dimension.
• Mix sequin colours to coordinate with both your background and focal image rather than using only tonal sequins.

More from this show

• Watercolour Layered Background with Stamped Words
• Watercoloured Umbrella Lady with Dimensional Glazing

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