Lol...Gabriella Pollacco was the artist who first opened my eyes to the beauty of mixed media. She made some absolutely stunning canvases that really enticed me to stick my toe into the water so to speak. I'm a lot like Jen...needing a semblance of control...but I'm getting there bit by bit.
Art is the joy of play. Mixed media has always been my favourite because you can literally play with anything, anyway you want! When it doesn’t work out you have new collage fodder or interesting paper to die cut from 😊
Wow! I can't believe how uncomfortable I was when I started watching a mixed media approach! LOL. I nearly stopped watching, because this was way out of my comfort zone, but I'm SO glad I stuck with it. I'm one of those that has to ensure everything is properly lined up, matches, etc. I have so many 'a ha!' moments when watching you. You are truly talented and are so inspiring to those of us who strive to be.
Mixed Media isn't in my wheelhouse, but I love your approach to it, because it's more in line with what I might try. Love all the cards today and could not pick a favorite!!
I would have never thought to combine the different medias but “WOW”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have fallen in love with the mixed media. Thank you so much Jennifer, you are a endless inspiration.
Your clean and tidy style is what first attracted me to your videos. I love your mixed media approach to creating backgrounds and elements that you can still control to produce your signature look. Thankyou!
No matter what you do, your approach is always spot on, Jennifer! These cards are pure gorgeousness! 💛🤎💛 Thank you for the eyecandy today sweet girl! I hope your shoulder is feeling better. 🤗♥️
Holy cow! You always make beautiful cards but these are WAY beyond any you've done before (imo). These cards are beyond stunning. Those backgrounds are to die for!!! TFS some fun techniques!
These cards are so interesting and beautiful. I love the backgrounds & how lively they look. I have to admit the layering will take some practice for me, but I'm willing to give it a try.
Jennifer, I really appreciate your take on mixed media. I think that I'm somewhat like you. I just don't feel too comfortable throwing all my supplies on one card or background that just seems out of control to me. I loved every thing you did and feel that it could be achievable for me. Thanks so much. 😊🇨🇦
Personally mix media technique it is not my favorite, but you have a gift to teach and create wonderful masterpieces. I love your cards and I will try follow your instructions. Thank you Jennifer!!
It's interesting to me what people find intimidating. I have always been a messy crafter, so I find mixed media appealing because I don't have to be perfect! However, when it comes to stamping, I hate it when it doesn't come out crisp, and when I discovered dies, I was in love! So maybe die cuts bring a perfect balance to the "chaos" of my backgrounds! I am also a fan of mixing different brands and products, and I love your idea of mixing lunar paste with mica sprays! Thank you for your continued inspiration, Jennifer!
These are just SO beautiful Jennifer! A stunning mixed media approach. I'm really inspired by this! The golden colours and combination of mediums was really cool xoxo
My favorite mixed media artist Vicki Papaioannou shows a simple recipe for creating with inky/painty backgrounds and die cuts that is quite similar to what you showed here. It feels a lot more doable to see the gradual additions of layers. I often don’t know what to use with my inky backgrounds but I love your bold white die cuts and sentiments.
This is an incredible video. So many helpful hints to accomplish mixed media techniques. I’ve always been a little afraid to attempt, but you make it look so easy! Thank you for another great video!
Hello Jennifer, thank you for a wonderful video. Good on you for stepping outside your comfort zone with mixed media. I loved seeing how you incorporated your clean style (that I love) into mixed media. I have distress mica sprays and lunar paste, so I am excited to give your ideas a go and still be able to have a clean looking card.
OOOOoooooooo!!!!!! These are so beautiful!!!! I can't wait to play with my supplies and try variations of these!!!!!! Thank you for sharing! Edit: I've done mixed media for years, but never knew how to apply it to card making. And I, too, like some order, so you're definitely not alone there. The main reason I didn't know how to apply it this way.
Love your definition of mixed media. I too, have a bit of trouble when things are not straight or blended correctly etc. However, what you did with these cards is beautiful and so worth the time to “experiment” with mixing products. I watch Shari Carrol all the time and wish I had her ability to create mix media projects. But now I think you have shown me a way to give it a try. Thank you.
I haven’t ventured yet, but this inlay technique I do a lot, and your brilliant explanation encourages me to lay down some goo and begin messing around!
I gave away my sprays and texture pastes about a year ago because of a carpet stain I made. I was afraid my granddaughter would spill them while I was at work because my husband unlocks the craft room door and lets her make a mess. It was simply easier to give them to teens that would use them. I do use neocolor 2 crayons once in a while to get a different look once in a while. For the most part, I use patterned paper for backgrounds and I'm happy. Your cards are gorgeous as usual. Thanks for all the ideas and techniques.
Great Cards and approach to mixed media! I attended the Hero Arts Mixed Media classes, and just finished up making my last class example, which was your class. I pilfered your design, but changed it up a bit. Even though I really enjoyed all the classes, I related to your approach very much as I have a hard time with getting really messy, lol! Thank you for all your inspiration!
This makes me glad I purchased the Gradient EF. It looks so pretty on your card. Sanding it down was an excellent idea. Mixed Media is a little scary. For me at least.
Thank you for this. I love texture, so I LOVE the look of mixed media, but I'm an "inside-the-lines" kind of person who isn't very good at coming up with ideas from scratch, so I never really know *how* to do mixed media. (And, like you, I like to balance it with clean-cut style that sort of brings it back "in line" a little so it doesn't feel too messy.)
I don't do much mixed media. I'm not a "messy" crafter. I do have some inks though and these die cut techniques look really fun to try. I might give it a go.
💛 looks like loads of fun mixing up all sorts of supplies. I need to try this out. Thanks for sharing your ideas. As always, you inspire me Jennifer. Beautiful cards. 🧡
Love love your cards! It's funny I just joined the Hero Arts Mixed Media group and today I was checking out Lunar Paste. When I think about it using the words mixed media I think how should I do that. When in reality I do mixed media without even thinking to much about it. I just put together a planner page that has several different things on it. Maybe sometimes we think mixed media has to be heavy duty with a lot of things and it really doesn't have to be that. Thanks so much for showing your version and making some great cards.
Jennifer! This is one of my all time favorite videos you have done. Thanks so much for going out of your comfort zone to create this Mixed Media video! Looking forward to seeing more of these techniques from you.
Glad to see you dipping your toes into mixed media on your cards; loved your ‘two-fers’ cards as it makes sense to wisely use your materials and reducing our impact on landfills. Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards with us, and I hope your shoulder is doing better! 🎉❤🙏🏾👍🏾☮️
I attended that event live. All the instructors did a great job at making mixes media accessible for everyone. But when I watched you video is was my Ah-ha! moment. It all clicked into place for me. This video is another great reminder. Thank you!
Oh dear Jennifer, you make all the techniques look so easy, but my mixed media never looks worthy of a card background. I'm a seasoned crafter for at least 40 yrs, but my stuff doesn't even look close to what you make. 6th times a charm; I think I conquered the paste!
Je trouve les fonds très beaux, ils me font penser à de la soie moirée. Ils pourraient être encadrés isolément ou côte à côte pour former un plus grand cadre. L'ajout de texte et l'utilisation du sanding block sont parfaits. Vos quatre cartes sont très jolies. Merci. I find the backgrounds very beautiful, they make me think of shimmering silk. They could be framed alone or side by side to form a larger frame. Adding text and using the sanding block is perfect. Your four cards are very pretty. Thanks.
Love mixed media. Did it when I first started crafting. Love the backgrounds. They would be great for Fall cards, my favorite season. Thank you for sharing. Absolutely gorgeous backgrounds and cards . 💖
You are incredible! Always teaching me something new & exciting! I AM going to save this video for when I have one of those days!! Thank you EXTRA for that!! ❤
Jenn, you are my people! 😂 I love the mixed media look but I like everything straight-even-clean! ;) Can relate to the control factor. Cards are fab, die is fab, products are fab. Speaking of fab..have a fab day!
Like @AyasPaperCrafts, I was inspired early on by Gabrielle Pollaco's mixed media style and have embraced the beauty of mixed media. I think it's liberating because nothing is "the wrong way" to use things. I still have difficulty putting things down crooked or at an angle - my brain will always see that as wrong, lol. I have the products you used in this video so it looks like I'll be playing with them next time I'm in my art room. I'll be looking for Christmas card ideas! Thanks for the video!
Hi Jennifer. I, like you, am just dipping my toes in mixed media and find that I’m really enjoying it. I also have trouble with “lack of control” and allowing things to just go the way they want to. I’ve a bit of OCD I guess and do like things in a certain order. It’s hard to let go but I’m really trying. Thanks for your video and the cards turned out great!
Control is a thing for me too. I've been trying to get out of my comfort zone for a while so thanks for the tip about using favourite products in a different way. 🏴
I entered the world of crafting when I saw a video by Gabriel Pollaco Mixed Media Canvas 10 years ago and never turned back ! Thank you for the video
Lol...Gabriella Pollacco was the artist who first opened my eyes to the beauty of mixed media. She made some absolutely stunning canvases that really enticed me to stick my toe into the water so to speak. I'm a lot like Jen...needing a semblance of control...but I'm getting there bit by bit.
Aya, when Jennifer mentioned mixed media artists to check out on youtube, I thought of you!! Congratulations on your AECP accomplishment!
I am a fan of her too! In fact, all of these artists can be revisited anytime we need to refresh our creative spark.
Art is the joy of play. Mixed media has always been my favourite because you can literally play with anything, anyway you want! When it doesn’t work out you have new collage fodder or interesting paper to die cut from 😊
Wow! I can't believe how uncomfortable I was when I started watching a mixed media approach! LOL. I nearly stopped watching, because this was way out of my comfort zone, but I'm SO glad I stuck with it. I'm one of those that has to ensure everything is properly lined up, matches, etc. I have so many 'a ha!' moments when watching you. You are truly talented and are so inspiring to those of us who strive to be.
These cards are all so gorgeous Jennifer!🧡 Thanks for sharing a fun new way to use Lunar Paste.
I LOVED your backgrounds. They would make perfect stand-alone cards with a sentiment. You covered all your beautiful mixed media creations!
Thank you for showing us how to stretch our creativity and try something new!❤
Learning through play is a must for anyone, be it children or adults! More playing more learning! Playing = Inspiration! Yes please!
I'm so happy to see you doing mixed media! I love getting inky!! Your cards are stunning 😍 Please do more mixed media ❤❤
Mixed Media isn't in my wheelhouse, but I love your approach to it, because it's more in line with what I might try. Love all the cards today and could not pick a favorite!!
I would have never thought to combine the different medias but “WOW”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have fallen in love with the mixed media. Thank you so much Jennifer, you are a endless inspiration.
Love the bright vibrant sunflower colors.
So pretty.
Your clean and tidy style is what first attracted me to your videos. I love your mixed media approach to creating backgrounds and elements that you can still control to produce your signature look. Thankyou!
No matter what you do, your approach is always spot on, Jennifer! These cards are pure gorgeousness! 💛🤎💛 Thank you for the eyecandy today sweet girl! I hope your shoulder is feeling better. 🤗♥️
Beautiful cards!! I love your approach to 'mixed media'. You made it less intimidating and more doable. Thank you again Jennifer!!! 🌻🌻😍
Holy cow! You always make beautiful cards but these are WAY beyond any you've done before (imo). These cards are beyond stunning. Those backgrounds are to die for!!! TFS some fun techniques!
These cards are so interesting and beautiful. I love the backgrounds & how lively they look. I have to admit the layering will take some practice for me, but I'm willing to give it a try.
You have made me excited to go pull out all my paste, and powders and goo, 😂. Thank you for these beautiful inspiring cards.❤
Wonderful cards. Thank you Jennifer for giving us a new and unique way to get into mixed media. 👏😊💕
Jennifer, I really appreciate your take on mixed media. I think that I'm somewhat like you. I just don't feel too comfortable throwing all my supplies on one card or background that just seems out of control to me. I loved every thing you did and feel that it could be achievable for me. Thanks so much. 😊🇨🇦
Personally mix media technique it is not my favorite, but you have a gift to teach and create wonderful masterpieces. I love your cards and I will try follow your instructions. Thank you Jennifer!!
I recently took a mixed media class and loved it. I love seeing your approach to it! Beautiful cards, as always!
Love the backgrounds you have created with the mixed media techniques…. The gradient dot background adds an extra dimension to your card
Thank you so much for the inspiration! I’ve always been intimidated with mixed media, this has got my juices flowing.🥰
I love them. You nailed mixed media on cards. Thank you.
Love the "autumn" shine!
Your cards are amazing, Jennifer! I love the mix of products that you used. The results are beautiful!
It's interesting to me what people find intimidating. I have always been a messy crafter, so I find mixed media appealing because I don't have to be perfect! However, when it comes to stamping, I hate it when it doesn't come out crisp, and when I discovered dies, I was in love! So maybe die cuts bring a perfect balance to the "chaos" of my backgrounds! I am also a fan of mixing different brands and products, and I love your idea of mixing lunar paste with mica sprays! Thank you for your continued inspiration, Jennifer!
Thank you so much for this video. I too am a chronic overthinker. Loved hearing you explain your thought process and reasoning.
Hi Jennifer...so love these cards...you are so good at showing us the step by step directions..love it ❤
Ooh Jennifer, you've inspired me again. I was looking for inspiration and you did it for me. Thanks for sharing. You never disappoint.
Your spirit is so gentle, teaching. I am very much a novice at mixed media, but I love it. This video helps!
Live live live these cards !! Thank you for sharing I’m not good about “free spirit” cards and mixing it up.. I like the clean look but LOVE these !!
Love the background color and effects you created - I can see using this on Thanksgiving cards - so, so pretty - and that shimmer is fabulous
Beautiful!! And your wonderful explanations make this style of mixed media very approachable, TYVM!! 🧑🏼🎨😀🌻
Please do more mixed media. Beautiful.
These are just SO beautiful Jennifer! A stunning mixed media approach. I'm really inspired by this! The golden colours and combination of mediums was really cool xoxo
My favorite mixed media artist Vicki Papaioannou shows a simple recipe for creating with inky/painty backgrounds and die cuts that is quite similar to what you showed here. It feels a lot more doable to see the gradual additions of layers. I often don’t know what to use with my inky backgrounds but I love your bold white die cuts and sentiments.
Thank you for these great examples!!! Your cards are beautiful❤️
This is an incredible video. So many helpful hints to accomplish mixed media techniques. I’ve always been a little afraid to attempt, but you make it look so easy! Thank you for another great video!
Hello Jennifer, thank you for a wonderful video. Good on you for stepping outside your comfort zone with mixed media. I loved seeing how you incorporated your clean style (that I love) into mixed media. I have distress mica sprays and lunar paste, so I am excited to give your ideas a go and still be able to have a clean looking card.
Thank you for the different ways of approaching card art
Love those first ones and the colors it came out to be! Great video
OOOOoooooooo!!!!!! These are so beautiful!!!! I can't wait to play with my supplies and try variations of these!!!!!! Thank you for sharing! Edit: I've done mixed media for years, but never knew how to apply it to card making. And I, too, like some order, so you're definitely not alone there. The main reason I didn't know how to apply it this way.
I love these JMac! Mixed Media is stunning and always intimidates me. You made it feel more approachable.
In our household, JMcG is our handle for her!
Love your definition of mixed media. I too, have a bit of trouble when things are not straight or blended correctly etc. However, what you did with these cards is beautiful and so worth the time to “experiment” with mixing products. I watch Shari Carrol all the time and wish I had her ability to create mix media projects. But now I think you have shown me a way to give it a try. Thank you.
Beautiful cards. Thank you for the great tips.
I haven’t ventured yet, but this inlay technique I do a lot, and your brilliant explanation encourages me to lay down some goo and begin messing around!
Love these cards and you doing more mixed media.
Oh my gosh - these are all so beautiful.
I gave away my sprays and texture pastes about a year ago because of a carpet stain I made. I was afraid my granddaughter would spill them while I was at work because my husband unlocks the craft room door and lets her make a mess. It was simply easier to give them to teens that would use them. I do use neocolor 2 crayons once in a while to get a different look once in a while. For the most part, I use patterned paper for backgrounds and I'm happy. Your cards are gorgeous as usual. Thanks for all the ideas and techniques.
All lovely! Thank you for sharing! 🥰
Mixed Media scares me so Thanks for showing me how…❤😊
Great Cards and approach to mixed media! I attended the Hero Arts Mixed Media classes, and just finished up making my last class example, which was your class. I pilfered your design, but changed it up a bit. Even though I really enjoyed all the classes, I related to your approach very much as I have a hard time with getting really messy, lol! Thank you for all your inspiration!
Thanks so much for your beautiful. I love the mixed media the way you did it. Love it!
This makes me glad I purchased the Gradient EF. It looks so pretty on your card. Sanding it down was an excellent idea. Mixed Media is a little scary. For me at least.
I like all of your backgrounds. Thank you for this video because I'm trying to learn mixed media techniques.
YES! Now this I find appealing. Thank you! I needed this! Hey, does that mean I'm a little like you!?
Love these cards!!
Loved this. Please try more out of your comfort zone. Thank you.
Your backgrounds were so pretty, I don’t think I would have covered them up😊❤
Love them. Thanks for the inspiration!
I think your approach to mixed media is amazing. and helps those of us that aren't as free with our products expand and try things out.
Thank you for this. I love texture, so I LOVE the look of mixed media, but I'm an "inside-the-lines" kind of person who isn't very good at coming up with ideas from scratch, so I never really know *how* to do mixed media. (And, like you, I like to balance it with clean-cut style that sort of brings it back "in line" a little so it doesn't feel too messy.)
I don't do much mixed media. I'm not a "messy" crafter. I do have some inks though and these die cut techniques look really fun to try. I might give it a go.
Love this Jennifer...i have the plate and will try this soon. 😊
💛 looks like loads of fun mixing up all sorts of supplies. I need to try this out. Thanks for sharing your ideas. As always, you inspire me Jennifer. Beautiful cards. 🧡
I love this so much.
Great video! Thanks!
Love love your cards! It's funny I just joined the Hero Arts Mixed Media group and today I was checking out Lunar Paste. When I think about it using the words mixed media I think how should I do that. When in reality I do mixed media without even thinking to much about it. I just put together a planner page that has several different things on it. Maybe sometimes we think mixed media has to be heavy duty with a lot of things and it really doesn't have to be that. Thanks so much for showing your version and making some great cards.
These are gorgeous 😍
Tim Holtz would be so proud of you
These are amazing, you are an inspiration to any card maker. Thank you for sharing.
Great tutorial.
Love these cards! Beautiful!
Beautiful
SUPERIOR VIDEO!! So very many cool ideas, can't wait to get at it! --- plus love your nails... What kind/color are they?
Well done, Jennifer!
Super pretty! Thank you for the great ideas.
Love these. I actually hated to see you cover up some of the backgrounds 😊. Beautiful
Loved watching you “make a mess” but I’ve realized this is not my type of card making ….too much for me and I tend to like cleaner cards
Jen, I am having an awful time with this die. I have tried different cardstocks and shims. Any suggestions?
When you say you are having an awful time what do you mean?
Thanks for encouraging us to experiment with what we have. (you know we all have tons of things we haven't used in a while 😉)
I absolutely loved your inspiration today! Great motivation…doable for me. Thank you soooo much!!❤️
Jennifer!
This is one of my all time favorite videos you have done.
Thanks so much for going out of your comfort zone to create this Mixed Media video!
Looking forward to seeing more of these techniques from you.
You have managed to make mixed media not only approachable but appealing (something I would not have believed possible). Thank you!
Glad to see you dipping your toes into mixed media on your cards; loved your ‘two-fers’ cards as it makes sense to wisely use your materials and reducing our impact on landfills. Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards with us, and I hope your shoulder is doing better! 🎉❤🙏🏾👍🏾☮️
Love this. So glad you are experimenting with mixed media. Please do more mixed media cards. I love your videos!!!
Jen you have managed to give each card it's own personality! I LOVE that about your videos! Thanks so much!
I attended that event live. All the instructors did a great job at making mixes media accessible for everyone. But when I watched you video is was my Ah-ha! moment. It all clicked into place for me. This video is another great reminder. Thank you!
Oh dear Jennifer, you make all the techniques look so easy, but my mixed media never looks worthy of a card background. I'm a seasoned crafter for at least 40 yrs, but my stuff doesn't even look close to what you make. 6th times a charm; I think I conquered the paste!
You are absolutely amazing Jennifer !! You make everything so easy and beautiful!!
Thank you for inspiring me!!
Je trouve les fonds très beaux, ils me font penser à de la soie moirée. Ils pourraient être encadrés isolément ou côte à côte pour former un plus grand cadre. L'ajout de texte et l'utilisation du sanding block sont parfaits. Vos quatre cartes sont très jolies. Merci. I find the backgrounds very beautiful, they make me think of shimmering silk. They could be framed alone or side by side to form a larger frame. Adding text and using the sanding block is perfect. Your four cards are very pretty. Thanks.
Love mixed media. Did it when I first started crafting. Love the backgrounds. They would be great for Fall cards, my favorite season. Thank you for sharing. Absolutely gorgeous backgrounds and cards . 💖
These cards are soooo pretty. And wow.... Your backgrounds turned out so beautiful.
Thank you for sharing this video
You are incredible! Always teaching me something new & exciting! I AM going to save this video for when I have one of those days!! Thank you EXTRA for that!! ❤
Jenn, you are my people! 😂 I love the mixed media look but I like everything straight-even-clean! ;) Can relate to the control factor. Cards are fab, die is fab, products are fab. Speaking of fab..have a fab day!
Like @AyasPaperCrafts, I was inspired early on by Gabrielle Pollaco's mixed media style and have embraced the beauty of mixed media. I think it's liberating because nothing is "the wrong way" to use things. I still have difficulty putting things down crooked or at an angle - my brain will always see that as wrong, lol. I have the products you used in this video so it looks like I'll be playing with them next time I'm in my art room. I'll be looking for Christmas card ideas! Thanks for the video!
Hi Jennifer. I, like you, am just dipping my toes in mixed media and find that I’m really enjoying it. I also have trouble with “lack of control” and allowing things to just go the way they want to. I’ve a bit of OCD I guess and do like things in a certain order. It’s hard to let go but I’m really trying. Thanks for your video and the cards turned out great!
Control is a thing for me too. I've been trying to get out of my comfort zone for a while so thanks for the tip about using favourite products in a different way. 🏴
Absolutely beautiful cards! This is the type of mixed media I can get behind. Thanks for sharing your talents with us!