Jul 21, 2016

Beach Themed Mixed Media Seahorse Collage

card 1

One of the sweetest bloggers on the block is celebrating a birthday...  Anne or Redanne as you may know her, is a die hard sea lover and I wanted to create a special card just for her with her favorite icon, the seahorse.

card 2

Happy happy birthday Anne!  May you have many many happy days and years ahead.  You brighten the world with your sweet spirit and creative mind.  I am so happy to call you a friend.  <3

card 4

This map stamp and ship are umpteen years old, and the gears were gifted to me by Anne.

card 5

I know this card may seem simple, but I created a video tutorial to practice my video editing skills.  I appreciate the sweet comments and suggestions from my first videos and put those into play this time.  Thank you for your comment love!  Please let me know anything that would make the video better.


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35 comments:

Redanne said...

Oh Autumn, you really have moved me to tears! Thank you so much for the kind things you say about me, for creating this stunning card with my most favourite (ever) theme, for being a wonderful friend and then creating a video too!!! You are AMAZING.... thank you SO MUCH my talented friend! Big hugs, Anne xxx

SD pooja said...

I loved the video and the sea themed card ,fresh colors and fab layering of images !

Lisa said...

It's absolutely stunning!! The layers and details are amazing!! I love the crackle and the colors!! What a gorgeous card this is!! Off to watch the video!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Hello Autumn: I'm astonished at the beauty of this card, I've always wanted to learn how to make a card with mixed media like yours but I have not clue as to how to start but now, thanks to your awesome video, I'm going to start practicing.
Your friend is one lucky lady, this card is gorgeous in every single way, all of the details, color and texture are mixed beautifully.
Thank you for joining us at Retro Rubber for our Summer challenge, we hope you play again next time.
Hugs,
Maria Rodriguez.

Electra said...

Beautiful!!

Mac Mable said...

That is one special card for your friend. Fabulous colours and textures...off to check out your video. Thank you for sharing x

Karen Davis said...

Absolutely stunning! The colours are so fresh and I love the different elements you have used.

Vicki said...

Fabulous card, Autumn! Vibrant colors and great texture on it. Thanks for joining the Craft-Dee BowZ July Challenge, "Anything goes and include a handmade bow."

kiwimeskreations said...

What a fabulous card Autumn - loved the video, but found it hard to follow being that fast :-(.
Blessings
Maxine

Vintagehandmade said...

Absolutely beautiful card, Autumn! Love it to bits! Great vibrant colors and wonderful textures and layers! Off to watch the video! Big hugs! Branka xx

Unknown said...

LOVED watching your video Autumn and WOW - just the PERFECTLY SPLENDID card for Anne. Such a GORGEOUS BLEND of colors and SUPER arrangement of all your embellies. INCREDIBLE gift - the card and your creativity! Xj.

Susan said...

Your card is so gorgeous! Love all the layers. Great video and loved the close ups. It would be helpful to have either a list of supplies on blog post or on the video.

Macarena said...

This is beautiful. I love everything on this card, from the background map through the gears covered with gauze and the pretty crackled seahorse! Thank you for joining us over at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! Hugs, Marzena

Becca Cruger said...

I knew Redanne would love this. All of the texture, the gorgeous shimmery colors - totally right up her alley! AMAZING as usual!

Brenda Brown said...

So beautiful Autumn, I absolutely adore the wonderful background and fantastic seahorse xxx

Sandma's Handmade Cards said...

Wow is the word that springs to mind here Autumn! What an amazing mixed media piece of art you've created here. So many different elements all working together in perfect harmony to create such an amazing finished product. Your video tutorial is outstanding and I been mesmerized watching it, seeing how your project progressed from it's beginning to it's end. Thank you for joining us at Fashionable Stamping Challenges. Sandra x

Marty F said...

I love your card, Autumn! Anne is very lucky to receive this beautiful card from you :-) You know I always comment on your awesome stamps and these stamps are no exception. I love your blues and greens which makes the white elements pop. Your seahorse is so adorable! I also used the nautical theme for my Tim tag that I completed this week, but still need to post. I might be tagging on to some of those challenges you entered - LOL! I did like your video and enjoyed seeing your process, but at the speed it was hard to tell the products you were using. I'm sure you were trying to fit it all in within the allotted time frame from You Tube. One more thing - I am hoping at some point to hear you narrating your videos. Would love to hear your Southern accent! Hugs!!

Maura said...

Autumn, this is one gorgeous card to celebrate the sea! Beautiful serene colors and wonderful layers. I love how you combined the cheesecloth with the gears and ship! Great crackly seahorse!! thanks so much for joining us in our summer challenge at SASPC! hugs, Maura

Debbie Mageed said...

Incredible! Love the elements at play with this and the ocean scene is perfect for our summer theme. Thanks for playing along with us at Retro Rubber and look forward to seeing you in our gallery again soon.

Zsuzsa Karoly-Smith said...

Loving the crackle texture on the seahorse and really enjoyed the video! YT seems to have removed your soundtrack - they do that automatically when you use copyrighted music. They did that to some of my personal videos that weren't even listed!

Katy McGloin said...

WOW! A stunning piece of art! Gorgeous colors and texture. I will definitely take the time to watch your video and appreciate the time taken to share with us. Thanks so much for sharing your talent with Retro Rubber in mind. Hope to see you often in our gallery...

Willy said...

Beautiful card, love the colors! Thanks for the tutorial!

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

Awesome mixed media card! Great colors! Thanks for playing along with us at HLS!

Mrs.B said...

A fabulous card Autumn, gorgeous background and details.
A great video too.
Thanks for sharing at FSC
Avril xx

Petra Swart said...

Your card for Anne is simply stunning, Autumn!!! Such a great underwater scene with such lovely detail and wonderful texture!!! I love the gears!!!! eautifully done and thank you so much for taking the time to do another great video!!!!
Hugz

Denise van Deventer said...

So so stunning! ;-)

Claire Grantham said...

What a beautiful card for an obviously special friend. I love it, it makes me feel so serene and the video is great..some great tips there :) Thanks for joining us again, with another gorgeous entry this time at Retro Rubber. Claire DT

crafty-stamper said...

Fabulous collage love all the stamps and texture and great step by step video
Carol x

KT Fit Kitty said...

I am loving all things nautical lately! This is gorgeous!

Gingin said...

So gorgeous Autumn!! Love the birthday card you created. Thank you for sharing the video and I can't wait to see more of your work. Thank you so much for joining us at Retro Rubber:)

Amy Seigler said...

Beautiful collage! Thanks for playing with us ar HLS Anything goes with dies!

Jane Knudsen said...

Another beautifully textured card using some of my favorite colors! Thanks for playing along with us at Retro Rubber! So glad to see you in the gallery again!

sarascloset said...

Ok, now I know how I happened on your craft room post! I was at MMW and saw your lovely card you made Anne. This is just beautiful, and I can tell how much Anne treasures it by her comment above. My apologies for being so late. Long story, but it started with a week in W. Va! I'm going to try and watch your video without waking the rest of the family! Big hugs!

sarascloset said...

It was a great video; so much fun to watch you create! :):)

Claudia N. said...

Such a gorgeous and fresh summer-steampunk piece, Autumn! LOVE it! So many beautiful details to discover!

Thank you so much for playing along with us at SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges!

Hugs,
Claudia xxx

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