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Hi, welcome to day 14 of the 30 mixed
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media cards challenge. All the cards are
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made using craft supplies you've
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probably got at home. No specialist
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equipment really. Um, so I hope you can
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join us for all of them. You'll find in
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the description below on my channel or
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on the screen a link to those. And this
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is the card we're making today. So,
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I just want to let you know about the
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tag I use in this card. I've got some
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sheets with several tags on and you're
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welcome to them for free. You just need
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to pop over to my website link on the
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screen and description below and
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hopefully there's something you can like
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and enjoy in your card. So, we'll carry
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on and I'll remind you shortly about
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being able to get the tags. We're just
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going to use an ordinary piece of card
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folded in half or a card blank,
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whichever you prefer. And then you just
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want to look for some pretty papers. You
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might have scraps. You might have full
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pieces like these. And then think how
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you want to cut them up to cover your
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card. So if you want to do a similar one
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to me, you are literally looking to just
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cut them so that you've got two
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rectangles that overlap. But then we
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want to put something on the back on the
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card so that it shows through in those
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gaps. We don't just want white
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rectangles. And then also we're going to
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use a tag. Now I've got sheets of tags
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that you can have for free. be a link on
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the screen in the description below so
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you can have a tag to attach to your
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card and hopefully there'll be one you
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like there. So, all I'm going to do to
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add some color to mine is use some
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watercolor paint. You could use any sort
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of paint. You could use marker pens,
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pencil crayons, it doesn't matter, but
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I'm just adding some color to those
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corners for a bit more interest, a bit
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more depth. That's what makes these
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mixed media cards is just trying to use
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lots of different techniques, lots of
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different materials, and then simply put
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them all together in some sort of
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combination. So, I'm going with a little
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bit of yellow and red here just to add a
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bit of pop, really, a bit of color in
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those corners. And because it's
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watercolors and I'm doing them together
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at the same time, they'll just merge
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together a little bit rather than being
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really strong dots. But as you can see,
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it's just to add a bit of something that
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will show through and then obviously let
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it dry. I'm going to stick the paper on
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with a decopage glue. So, it's basically
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a PVA based glue simply so that I can
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stick it on with it, but then because it
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dries clear, I'll also cover it over the
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top and then I'll be sure all the edges
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are stuck down securely, that they stay
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down, and that I don't get any problems
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that way. And you also often get a very
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nice effect on top. You could even get
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one with sparkles in if you wanted to.
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Um, if you're enjoying this, can you
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give me a thumbs up so it spreads to
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more people and then everyone can make
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lots of cards with their supplies. I'm
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keen for this series to be all about
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using what you've got. So, do think
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about what I'm doing and adapt it. Don't
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think you have to go and buy watercolor
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you can see when it's dry, I'm thinking
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of putting that tag on the middle, but I
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think it needs the the lace. So I'm just
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using some lace that I've got in my
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supplies. I mean, these are really good
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for using up small pieces you've got
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left from other projects. And it could
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be any lace. It doesn't have to be one
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with a straight edge like I've got here.
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You can get as creative as you like, but
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I'm going to just put one at the top and
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one at the bottom. I think it softens
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the bright red and yellow, making it
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blend in a little bit more while still
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adding a pop of color. And I'm going to
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glue those on in exactly the same way as
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I did the paper. So, I'm just going to
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use the deccoage glue, put it on the
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card, and then stick the strip of lace
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And then if I think I need to, I'll just
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add a little bit on the top. Now, it
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might be that your lace is held down
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absolutely fine, but you could put
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another layer over the top if you wanted
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to. I think mine's going to be held down
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okay. And I don't mind if there's a
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little lip up on the edge of the lace,
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It's all about texture.
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So, I'll just stick the bottom one on as
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And again, you can let that dry or to be
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honest, you could just carry on and
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attach your tag. Now, you could just
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stick that tag on, but I think it adds
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more interest if you hang the tag in
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some way. So, mine's just going on the
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middle. There's not going to be a
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greeting on this card. It's going to be
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kept nice and simple. So, I'm going to
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use some lace to to bring it all
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together. So, the lace just needs to be
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folded so I can get it through the hole.
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But, I'm keeping it whole. It doesn't
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matter that it's a lot wider than the
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hole. It'll just open out nicely. And
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I'm just going to do a very simple knot
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just to hold it in place.
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I'm going to pull it tight on the tag.
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Approximately tight. And then I'm going
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to just stick that down. So it'll look
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like a little bow on the top of the tag
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almost. Another thing you can use here
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that's really good is just a simple
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brown twine. That would look great. And
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again, I'm just sticking it on with my
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And there we go. One completed card. So,
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good luck with your card and I hope
