My first mixed media????

Hi Everyone, I know you all are really clever with your stamping and mixed media, painting etc. Me? I'm happy with my digital, BUT, being part of The Male Room DT, this month called for -

Oh! NO was my first reaction, I like a challenge and this was a HUGE challenge for me. BUT, I didn't realise how much fun it would become for me.

I also looked Mixed Media up so I could use things I am comfortable with and have hanging around, this is what I found.

Question - Is mixed media art just limited to papers and cardboard? Or does it include fabrics and other mediums as well? Is there any limits to what you can and cannot use?

Answer - Mixed Media Art includes all and anything you can think of! My preference is for paper....

That made me happy, on to my card - 

Not the usual paints and slosh, mixed media is generally known for!!!!

 but, I think I can call it mixed media, it certainly was for me.

Dies and stamps - Magazine freebies
Car, wheel hubs, wheels and "vroom, out of an old can, held over the gas burner (carefully) until it turned colour, I have done this before and it turned a better colour, must have been the can!

label sentiment - stamping heat embossed 

stamped on the tin Vroom with Stazon

road and happy birthday - digitally made in PS with help from here

cloud dies - felt die cut

background - Reeves watercolour pencils spread with water on crosshatched card

framing - out of metallic paper dry embossed

I think that counts for 7 types of media, UNLESS you know different!
C'mon, give me a break - I tried!

waiting to be put together!

I hope you can see the colour change in the tin in this photo

Moo Thanks

Hi Everyone, after trying 20 times and even shutting down, I eventually got into the dashboard, I must have a setting wrong somewhere as it's so random that it happens.

Anyhow, my card today I have to admit to loving, because I have a thing for cows. I expect it's from living a few doors away from a farm when we were young and cows coming into the garden and munching Mum's flowers. I remember one evening Mum, whilst she was ironing, screaming in shock, she hadn't expected 2 big eyes looking into the window at her, until she realised it was a cow.

 I did spend a long while colouring her and decided she would be a Jersey Cow, because they are beautiful creatures and this is one beautiful cow. (Although we grew up with Holstein cows, black and white.)

sentiment - Create with TLC

Moo Cow - jessica lynn original 2017 (she's on offer atm)

sky - Photoshop Creative Magazine freebie

grass - Summertime Designs, no longer available.

I coloured the wonderful cow in PS, isn't she lovely, look at her eyelashes! :)

I added a felt effect PS style to give her texture - sahin designs

twine unwound for hay?

dies - Sue Wilson Noble square dies

EDIT - I WON at 

http://daffodil-faitha.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/moo-thanks.html

DSC MUSIC

Hi Everyone, with my DT post today, I took the opportunity to 

wish you a 

HAPPY NEW YEAR,

 in lots of colour.  -

It's time for the Monthly challenge at

 Digitally Sweet Challenges #157

Our Sponsor this month is 

The theme is

Music
I would love to you join in, just put some things together, 
referring to music, in digital format and enter, as simple as that.

Record Player Digistamps4joy
couple dancing Miriams freebies,
DP's, music curve, Marisa Lerin @ Pixelscrapper
central firework Ponytail Designs
fireworks  PS Creative files
frost overlay border Tracy Wray @ ArtbyMiran
various blending options in PS