Mixed media and music, for a beginner

[@mechellewilliams2576]

Stunning Christine. Thank you for taking us along 😊

[@Chrissieannie]

🥰🥰🥰

[@markandcindihoskins6925]

I absolutely LOVE both of these!!! WOW!!! ❤❤❤

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you 😊😊😊

[@mitzi66]

That's lovely Christine, I really love Lou's original too, and I'll bet she'll be chuffed to see yours ❤

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks, I hope so 🎼🎵🎶

[@susanbaker6409]

How refreshing to see a bit of mixed media. Enjoyed the process. Thank you Christine. x

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much 🎵🎼🎶

[@pamkershaw320]

You really had me on the edge of my seat watching you with the black ink, but you just amazed me how well it all came together. Thank you Christine so much.xx

[@Chrissieannie]

It was fun if a little scary! 🥰🥰🥰

[@islahaworth5887]

I love your card just as it is with all the brown on it. Clean and Simple and Mixed Media are so different but I do like what you have done. Love your stories about your Granny, mine was small and round as well and she gave such wonderful big squishy hugs. xxx

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks Isla 😊😊😊

[@traceyallen8286]

'Just a note'....a tad corny but it's what came to mind😃. Lou Collins video was great. Her use of unexpected colour combinations just work. Thoroughly enjoyed your iteration Christine.

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks, I fancied a slightly original sentiment! 😊😊😊

[@jenniferdrake1210]

I must say that was very fascinating to watch, well done you. Jenny ❤😊

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you 😊😊😊

[@handmadebyshirley3715]

Just a note 🎵, love them both, thanks for your inspiration 😊

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks 😊

[@ediecatto585]

Wow! You were not kidding that the black ink was daunting. When you first applied it I was a little concerned that maybe you meant to use a grey or needed to water it down more before applying. Once you sprayed the black and let it do its thing the magic truly happened! Who says card making videos can’t have you one the edge of your seat!😂 Wonderful take on Lou’s original design. Now can you tell me who Lou is so I can check her out as well? Thanks as always for sharing your work and your stories with us.

[@Chrissieannie]

I linked Lou’s video in the description!

[@mikewampler9426]

you are amazing with your ability to constantly try new things! Lovely work!

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you 😊😊😊

[@jillmayes139]

Bizarrely, I've just found Lou, too ... Great tutorials.

[@Chrissieannie]

Aren’t they just! 😁

[@LouCollins]

Aww, thank you so much Christine! ❤

[@Chrissieannie]

I am in awe! Thanks Lou! ♥️

[@LouCollins]

❤xx

[@maryhaverland8060]

A marvelous finished look, and I enjoyed watching each step, and how you modified the things you were not so happy with. Turned out spectacularly!

[@Chrissieannie]

That's really kind thank you🎼🎶🎵

[@vtkrani7493]

Amazing video tutorial with a visually stunning project Dear

[@Chrissieannie]

Many thanks 😊😊😊

[@lynnebruton3199]

Beautiful cannot wait to give this a try thank you Christine .

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much 🎶🎼🎵

[@melissakidwell7978]

Gorgeous card❤

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much 🎶🎼🎵

[@JH-wd7ul]

I love this card! It was so enjoyable to watch you play with all your goodies. Excellent tutorial too! The first sentiment that comes to mind is Just A "Note", but I'm sure you'll think of the perfect saying to add. Thank you for sharing! 💕

[@Chrissieannie]

I went for something rather original!

[@JH-wd7ul]

@@Chrissieannie 👍

[@mikewampler9426]

clever idea for the sentiment!

[@Chrissieannie]

@@mikewampler9426 thanks😊

[@pokey3010]

I think these cards are awesome love the idea and techniques and it looks like fun! 😃

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you 🎼🎶🎵

[@hayleydoherty9557]

She is one of my favourites but I must say you are very talented you have made the mixed media look clean brilliant thank you. So glad you are doing more mixed media xx

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much 😊

[@bonnerdebbie]

I enjoyed Lou's video as well, wanted to give it a try but so far this thing called work and other unfinished projects have prevented me BTW when ink smooshing, after spraying the water run your finger through ink to break up lines might make a difference for you, did me. I love the finished card Christine, thanks so much for sharing your time and play.

[@Chrissieannie]

It’s all fun! 😊😊😊

[@conniesanginesi4676]

I really enjoyed watching this.

[@Chrissieannie]

🎼🎶🎵

[@janbrandt3739]

So pretty! I love watching you create! I can live vicariously thru you as I hate messy hands! Lol

[@Chrissieannie]

I'm not thrilled on messy hands either but I don't particularly care for working in gloves either, so I'm afraid I get messy! 🤣🤣🤣

[@fionascott4887]

I love these cards Christine !

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks Fiona 🎵🎶🎼

[@brendalawrence6732]

I just started watching Lou about a month ago, watching her oxide series. I haven't watched any of her card making video's yet though. Summer and all things outside is hindering me at the moment. But love her. This mixed media card is so cool looking! I love both of them!!! I love distressing, not sure if I'm good at it, but love it. LOL I'm a short and round granny too. Only 4 foot 11 inches. That was a brave man to say that to ANY woman! LOL Hugs, Brenda

[@Chrissieannie]

She's great isn't she! I found her very inspirational! 🎼🎶🎵

[@brendalawrence6732]

@@Chrissieannie That she is! You are right up there with her too Christine! You both are inspirational.

[@onedaysoon58]

Beautiful card. Loved watching the process. Waited with bated breath when you put the black on the background but can’t believe how good it turned. I want to try my hand at mixed media and have just started to buy bits and pieces to have a play. Thanks for showing and will have a look at Lou making her card. Thanks for showing x

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks , Lou is ace!

[@jacal6648]

Nice to see you try different style of card. While watching i was saying to myself "oh the back ground is too dark and the music symbol is not showing up enough" until you put it on the larger white card base then it completely changed my mind the darkness was taken away from my vision and replaced by a lovely bold frame wonderful transformation im taken back by how my preception changed on this one really enjoyed this thank you chris.

[@Chrissieannie]

Never say never I guess… I just plod on and hope I can redeem things!🤣🤣🤣

[@LadyJP6969]

♥️It!!! Thanks for sharing.

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks for watching!😊

[@shirleysmithson4594]

Looking really lovely. Mixed media can be so daunting. Loved that you kept going. End result so effective. Well done x

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much 🎵🎶🎶

[@barbaranorris2358]

Love, love, love!

[@Chrissieannie]

🎵🎼🎶

[@bettyareson6098]

So much fun watching you. Doing a mixed media class on Friday. Very excited. Thought I’d do a mixed media grungy card for Halloween. No idea what but it seemed appropriate. My grandma was short and round too. ❤️

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks Betty😊😊😊

[@lindamilby3360]

Looks lovely- beautiful

[@Chrissieannie]

🎼🎶🎵

[@jeandavidson549]

I love this! I sing in a choir and have a lot of musical friends, so like to make cards with a music theme. I really like the look of mixed media but I'm not at all artistic so really need clear instructions. I'm off to watch Lou's video now. I fear it's going to mean buying more supplies, though I will have a go at making my own paste. Like many other of your followers, I had a small, round granny, and have many very fond memories of her. Thanks again, and hope your husband will be completely recovered soon.

[@Chrissieannie]

I hope you have lots of fun. Lou’s tutorial is brilliant!

[@LadyJP6969]

Still Too Cool😎 to this day, Ms.Chrissie!!!

[@Chrissieannie]

Rock on!

[@susanharrison-gh3ku]

Another wonderful card love all your ideas !!!!!

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much 🎶🎼🎵

[@lizirvine5813]

Beautiful as always.

[@Chrissieannie]

Many thanks🎼🎶🎵

[@Gidget3922]

Beautiful 🤗

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you! 😊

[@debbieekes5718]

I really loved the ink background with the texture paste on top. So pretty.

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much 🎼🎵🎶

[@rochestermanagementservice6082]

Dear Chris, I was rather certain this wouldn't fall in my favorites pile, but, you redeemed yourself with the finished piece. Beautiful! Love your willingness to try a variety of mixed media products and see what you come up with. Love your granny stories. I have many too, as I caught my granny's crafting bug, something we shared until her passing at age 96, and something I'm sharing with my own grand children. Precious, indelible, treasured experiences with both generations. TFS! From Cheryl in AZ

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you my friend, I truly treasure all your wonderful comments. I was with you to say that I wasn’t convinced, but I pressed on and I’m also pleased with the end result!

[@rochestermanagementservice6082]

@@Chrissieannie It's beautiful and it encourages us that if first we aren't pleased, keep trying. I liked the brown and, of course, thought of a leaf with gold on it. Yours, however, turned out gorgeous. C.

[@elizabethturnbull1537]

What a wonderful foray into mixed media and an excellent result, thank you for showing how you achieved it, take care,

[@deballen7031]

Hi. Great finished project. When I tried this sort of thing I found that the more I added the worse it got and the only thing that saved mine was cutting it up into narrow slices so that there was less of it to look at! 😂 Not the case with with yours though and I love that spray you used and there's so much of it on the paper in your little spray box that I'd feel I'd need to use that in a project, too. Thank you for sharing this super video and have a lovely day.

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks Deb, I think the paper in the spray box has a long way to go yet!!! Watch this space! 🤣🤣🤣

[@yvonneduffy6812]

I love the fact that you are as fussy as me ! Only thing is that I only have a smidgen of your ability !!

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks Yvonne😊😊😊

[@marierossion6072]

Hello Christine. Pas facile le mix média ! J aime bien avec la clef de sol qui est très jolie ! Je trouve juste le noir à droite un peu fort mais bon j ai rien à dire car je n y arriverai pas à faire ça . BON après midi et merci pour la vidéo. 😊

[@Chrissieannie]

les médias mixtes sont une énorme courbe d'apprentissage pour moi !😊😊😊

[@barbaraniemeyer1706]

I love this idea and how yours came out. I want to try it. Thank you.

[@Chrissieannie]

I think you should! 🎶🎵🎼

[@michelegourd5742]

I have not done any mixed media before!! But it looks like fun!

[@Chrissieannie]

It really is!🎵🎼🎶

[@PAM-ud9lv]

Love it. Loving the mixed media. I thought the panel was too dark for starters but Lo and behold you are a magician turned out fab. Thanks Christine as always for sharing. Love your videos

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks Pam 😊😊😊

[@peggysuerice5565]

Lovely! Mix media suits you well my dear.

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks Peggy Sue🎶🎼🎵

[@elizcornercreations]

The sentiment I would use is Just a Note

[@Chrissieannie]

I went for something a little different! 😁😁😁

[@vikijerke621]

That was really fun to watch. Gorgeous job. I did watch the original video from Lou and it is inspirational. Can't wait to get home fro the mountains to give a little limited version try of this. Some day you will have to explain to your Canadian friend just what a donkey's age is 😉. Love it as always......

[@Chrissieannie]

Do you know I've no idea where 'donkey's years' derives from. I'll have to investigate!

[@Chrissieannie]

I just looked it up and it seems it may be Cockney rhyming slang for the word YEARS. The expression should be 'Donkey's Ears'. Donkey's ears are quite long so if you wanted to say you hadn't seen someone for a long time, a Cockney would say 'i haven't seen them for donkey's ears.' it's just a theory otherwise I haven't a clue!😁😁😁

[@vikijerke621]

@@Chrissieannie That completely makes sense. I always thought it was donkey's years but donkey's ears are indeed long. Now I need to research "the bees knees" 😉

[@Chrissieannie]

@@vikijerke621 I have no idea about bees knees maybe I should research that too!😁😁😁

[@vikijerke621]

@@Chrissieannie So I looked up the bees knees and there are a lot of ideas on origin however this one is the most popular. Originated in 1923, a survivor of a fad around this year for slang terms denoting "excellence" and based on animal anatomy. Other versions that lasted through the century are cat's whiskers (1923), cat's pajamas and cat's meow.

[@gretacabrini8092]

Hi Christine …..I’m afraid I only have very limited equipment..ie…die cuts …embossing folders..stamps and all the various stamping inks ..powders etc …but have been enjoying 😊using my limited stash to produce some …similar affects …I find your video’s very inspiring Thank you

[@Chrissieannie]

It’s great to use what you have, that’s just terrific! 😊😊😊

[@carolynmccall4429]

I enjoyed Lou's video, and so fun watching your process today. What a wonderful result you achieved! I'll check my stash this afternoon to see what I have to get a similar result :-)

[@Chrissieannie]

It was such fun! 😊😊🎶

[@halcyonyorks4454]

That G clef was awesome to start with, and you just kept making it awesomer! (Is that a word?! 😉)

[@Chrissieannie]

Of course it's a word! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 thank you 😊

[@terriconrad4612]

Just fascinating watching you figure out what to do...how to balance it... perfection! I did watch Lou’s tutorial and it got me to wanting to give it a shot! Thank you for the recommendation. Mixed media is new to me also. A question for you... how did you make your black paste? Thank you for sharing this! 💕🙋‍♀️🇺🇸

[@Chrissieannie]

I believe I added a link to the video I made for DIY embossing paste. The black was made with black acrylic paint rather than white as in the video!

[@terriconrad4612]

@@Chrissieannie Thank you so much!

[@elizcornercreations]

I love your interpretation of the mixed media and how you did the musical note!😊

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks, it’s actually a clef 😊😊😊

[@suemsearch]

Very interesting take on the original. I love the design but, for me, the black is a bit too much. On the other hand, I like the darker brown so ‘you pays your money and you takes your choice’ as my old mum used to say😂 Looking forward to seeing some more of your mixed media meets CAS designs❤

[@Chrissieannie]

Actually I prefer the black to the expanse of brown… but there you go😁😁😁

[@TheImageaddict]

Tempting to work on 2 at a time to use up some paint?

[@Chrissieannie]

Good idea but I wouldn’t have space to put stuff whilst it was drying!

[@maryloucacciatore4936]

♥️♥️♥️

[@Chrissieannie]

🎶🎼🎵

[@melissazabower339]

Christine, I really enjoy your videos and cards, but I find it difficult to hear you, even if I have the volume way up. 😊

[@Chrissieannie]

I think you can get a transcript of what I am saying to accompany the video… not always exactly what I’m saying 😁😁😁 but close!

[@sushanart]

😇💖🙏🙌

[@Chrissieannie]

🎼🎶🎵🖤

[@lizirvine5813]

What color was the orange?

[@Chrissieannie]

Colours are listed in the description!

[@bobbieprentice2365]

Just a note

[@Chrissieannie]

Con spirito!

[@RobinsCardNest]

Have you moved your microphone...or have you taken to mumbling...it is really hard to hear you some of the time. :)

[@Chrissieannie]

I think I may have taken to mumbling!🤔