Gummiapan Advent Calendar 2024 Day 5

[@karinwatson4985]

Your cards always impress me so much - you start with a white piece of paper, die cut or not, and see the possibility of what it could be. And then you make that happen! It’s a rare talent! It’s particularly impressive since is mostly “create as you go”! And, in the end, it’s a beautiful card! Well done! TFS

[@Chrissieannie]

That’s really kind Karin, thanks so much 🧡🧡🧡

[@lindabarrett7543]

Well that was a lot of work, but as usual, a stunning result. I thought that die was a row of houses or a church when it first fell out 😂 would mod podge work instead of slap it on. I'm glad I'm not the only one who buys things and doesn't use them until thy are rediscovered much later 😂😂

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks, I think Mod Podge is very similar!😊😊😊

[@lindabarrett7543]

Thank you

[@patmoore365]

An interesting and pretty piece of mixed media Chrissie and the Tattered Rose and Pumice Stone inks work together well, and love the chalk mousse which tones the stamping down really well, and I love the added snowflake and trees as well as the stamped ones and a lovely mixture of stencilling too. A wonderful way of using the Gummiapan die too. x

[@Chrissieannie]

It was fun to do 😊😊😊

[@jimandpegzeleznik19]

I just love when you do a mixed media project-they are always lovely! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@Chrissieannie]

Glad you like them!🧡🧡🧡

[@Jayne-t4j]

What a beautiful card, every day you’re able to produce stunning cards without any hesitation you are extremely talented. What an inspiration you are to all of your followers. Thank you so much Chris 😘

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you so much!🧡😊🧡

[@wandafincher4713]

I start my day drinking a cup of coffee and watching your videos. It makes my day so happy! Love how you look at something and say, 'it needs a bit of something' and then you add just what it needs!

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you so very much 🧡🧡🧡

[@annettegriffiths3942]

Beautiful card and gorgeous colors. Always amazes me how you can take so many different items and put them together to make something so lovely. Thank you for sharing.

[@Chrissieannie]

You are so welcome😊😊😊

[@karenaustin5307]

Fascinating to watch the careful and creative evolution of this card. Well done!

[@Chrissieannie]

Many thanks 😊

[@michelegourd5742]

It still amazes me how you can take one thing and come up with such creative ideas!!

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks Michele 🧡🧡🧡

[@sarahmoss4224]

Lovely card you always give me confidence to do more mixed media be it cards or when painting by adding Inktense etc,thankyou x I agree the calender and dies are always fun but I've not been even slightly disappointed so far for even 1 day this year ,it's well worth the money as so much fun and usage.Your tutorials are the cherry on cake,love your style.Like alot of us followers I really appreciate all the time and energy you put into this every year x

[@Chrissieannie]

That’s it’s really kind Sarah, it’s so good to know that what I do is appreciated by lovely crafters like you! Thank you!🧡

[@Sioban1945]

Lovely colours those pastes and mousses look very interesting. Mixed media in this way subtle is definitely your thing. Love it this way.

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much 😊

[@Babs18059]

Love the card! You can heat the expanding mousse, so it puffs like embossing powder without versa mark. All mousse can be mixed with water, that you can use it like a color!

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks for the info! Sounds interesting!

[@DonnaHoye]

I usually do only clean and simple but I am going to try the mixed media because of this card. The color choices and placement are wonderful. Thanks Chrissie.

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you so much, have fun 😊😊😊

[@wilmamichel8158]

Love this look. Mixed media is definitely my cup of tea. After a week of being snowed in I am so grateful for all those who do tutorials. It helps me retain a bit of sanity . Thanks for sharing.

[@Chrissieannie]

I hope you will be released from your shackles very soon!☃️☃️☃️

[@wilmamichel8158]

@ Thanks. Me too. Sunday there is hope of milder weather and maybe some rain to melt the heaps of snow.

[@vikijerke621]

Gorgeous choice of colours. So elegant and interesting. You do it every time!

[@Chrissieannie]

Glad you like it!😊😊😊

[@carolynmccall4429]

Love watching these mixed media cards come together. This card is spectacular and the colors and elements are perfect.

[@Chrissieannie]

Very many thanks 🧡🧡🧡

[@fionascott4887]

Hi Christine I love the colours you have combined in this fab card thank you again!

[@Chrissieannie]

Glad you like them!😊😊😊

[@marierossion6072]

Hello Christine. Ce mix média est tellement doux et ces pâtes nuvo sont splendides et apporte une tellement jolie brillance. 👏👏👏👋👋👋

[@Chrissieannie]

Je les aime beaucoup aussi!🧡🧡🧡

[@janetingacollins6409]

The photo of your card at the end is just awesome! As you were making it the studio lights had lots of reflection. Colors are subdued, but beautiful ❤️

[@Chrissieannie]

In glad you could see it in the end!🧡🧡🧡

[@Anne-tq9li]

Spectacular card Christine! Your imagination is just wonderful!

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you so much!😊

[@karenreeves3958]

Great mixed media card Chrissie. I love how you mix things up. Thanks for sharing.

[@Chrissieannie]

You are so welcome!😊😊😊

[@mintea2779]

Thank you for sharing your thought process with us, it's nice to see that we think alike and even lose pieces the same.!! I could here the excitement in your voice looking at the nuvo goodies you brought, so I enjoy finding out how they all work and I hope you share your homework with us😅

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much, it will be fun finding ou!😊😊

[@melissaschaefer854]

When I opened day five, I didn’t know what it was at first! Then I watched you create this card and now I see!!❤️❤️

[@Chrissieannie]

Hope you enjoyed it!😊😊😊

[@teresamcdaniel3554]

Another beautiful card! I do love watching you make mixed media videos but I have to admit that I was a bit nervous today. You are very brave crafting with some pretty messy products wearing your beautiful white sweater! 💕

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks, I didn’t realise I would be doing mixed media when I got dressed!🤣🤣🤣 fortunately it remained unsullied! Thanks for your kind words!🧡

[@CarrieRay]

Lovely card. This is my favorite die so far in this series

[@Chrissieannie]

That's great😊😊😊 thanks

[@maggiedonaldson8432]

I wouldn’t have had a clue about that shape. You smashed it

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much😊😊😊

[@joeyhoney1]

This is so interesting! Lots to look at and all tied together! Very cool! Warm regards from 🇨🇦Calgary, Alberta🇨🇦

[@Chrissieannie]

I’m glad you like it 🧡🧡🧡

[@bonnerdebbie]

Stunning results Chris, you are right that is a beautiful color mousse. With all those new pots of goodness I am looking forward to more lovely shine, texture and crackle on your cards. Thank you.

[@Chrissieannie]

It’s going to be fun 🧡🧡🧡

[@peggystoop4196]

Oh this one is indeed splendid! Well done! My husband was watching the video with me and I had to explain the mixed media die to him!😂😂😂 He kept saying what is it and what is its purpose!? I said it’s part of the design! Just watch! I was thinking the die could be a tattered book page. Have a fabulous day!❤

[@Chrissieannie]

I’m delighted that you are educating your husband in the art of mixed media!🤣🤣🤣

[@joycegouwens1206]

I love today's die as well as what you created with it!

[@Chrissieannie]

I think it will get used quite a lot!😊

[@meredithgreenslade1965]

Lovely yet again. I've made cards for many years, but I haven't got the creative flair you have . I would not have known what to do with that die. Some of them are easy, but some would really stump me. Well done ❤

[@Chrissieannie]

That’s really kind thank you 🧡🧡🧡

[@katherinewilkerson2211]

I love to watch you, especially the mixed media.❤

[@Chrissieannie]

It’s fun 🧡🧡🧡

[@Gidget3922]

That’s a beautiful card, Christine. I love it!🤗

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much😊😊😊

[@jenniferdrake1210]

What a brilliant card, when I get my advent calendar I’ll have a go at mixed media. Jenny ❤😊

[@Chrissieannie]

You'll have so much fun!😊😊😊

[@laurabarnes6411]

All your makes are lovely🎄

[@Chrissieannie]

That's really kind😊

[@Sherryblossom2017]

Hi. Your mixed media background turned out amazing. Love all the colours you used. Another great masterpiece by you. All the best to you. Tfs.Sherry 🇨🇦.

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you so much 😊

[@MandyRye-rc3fc]

Hi Chris, the card is super today,I'm not a great fan of mixed media but I do love watching you do it and bring the card together, thanks for the inspirational demo 😁

[@Chrissieannie]

Glad you enjoyed it🧡🧡🧡

[@TorBaker5900]

Love watching your process. Beautiful card!

[@Chrissieannie]

Glad you enjoy it!❤️❤️❤️

[@onlyme639]

Another fabulous card

[@Chrissieannie]

Very many thanks 🧡🧡🧡

[@janetlunn9502]

Thank you for the idea of how to use that die, beautiful. ❤

[@Chrissieannie]

My pleasure 😊

[@helenwallace4870]

What on earth is this? Was my first reaction. But you, in another marvellous feat of derring do, transformed it into an original piece of Art! So clever and creative! TFS

[@Chrissieannie]

Bless you for your friendship and kindness Helen… I truly appreciate it!❤️❤️❤️

[@helenwallace4870]

@@Chrissieannie It's my pleasure. ❣

[@JH-wd7ul]

Wow! This turned out beautifully! I love your CAS cards, but I must say, your mixed media skills seem to come naturally and are top notch! (And it's so much fun to watch you experiment!) 🩷

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you so much! I like having a play with mixed media!🤣🤣🤣

[@LadyJP6969]

This🌲is Jolly Good Ms. Chrissie, Thanks for sharing!!!

[@Chrissieannie]

You are so welcome😊

[@SueDunn-ep7wf]

Oh my!! Nothing like getting a "surprise" package. I am sure the ideas are jumping all over each other!!

[@Chrissieannie]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 absolutely

[@lisascholten1183]

Morning Christine another beautiful card. Perfect timing on your Nevo package arrival as well love the colors can't wait for you to use them again.

[@kathysass9829]

Love the mixed media idea! Have no idea what that die is suppose to be but it fits in nicely ❣️🇺🇸

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much 🧡🧡🧡

[@SueDunn-ep7wf]

Lovely, lovely card!

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much!

[@kerryloper6142]

Another great card. Love it!!

[@Chrissieannie]

Glad you like it!🧡🧡😊

[@john-kathymassarello9118]

So creative and beautiful! ❄️

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you 🧡🧡🧡

[@handmadebyshirley3715]

Gorgeous Mixed Media card Chris, I am loving the Nuvo Pastes & Moouses, I think I might need to invest! Thanks for your inspiration 🙂

[@Chrissieannie]

I couldn’t have afforded to get the mousses etc full price, but on clearance I thought they were worth a punt!

[@handmadebyshirley3715]

@Chrissieannie absolutely 👍

[@poppletop8331]

I can't think of any other word for this card Chris... Spectacular. The colours and the rest of the mixed media complement each other wonderfully. Thanks so much for sharing your design. 😃🍃🍁❄

[@Chrissieannie]

Glad you enjoyed it😊😊😊

[@Sylvia.Torres]

Mixed media is incredibly fun to do with pleasant surprises emerging as we play. 😃 Your mediums, color choices and composition were all fabulous. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@Marie-qx4hz]

Love this card. It’s beautiful 😊

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you 🧡🧡🧡

[@sharondavies5042]

Absolutely stunning❤

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you! 😊

[@markandcindihoskins6925]

Beautiful!❤❤❤❤

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you! 😊

[@pauladyer9845]

Following along…love this technique..thanks

[@Chrissieannie]

You are so welcome!

[@rhodamabbott8101]

Gorgeous card!

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much!😊

[@kcinca5410]

Wowsa. Not your everyday Christmas card. I think it's a lovely piece of artwork. My gin days 3 and 4 were an Irish potato gin (surprisingly good) and one from Wales. I'm traveling around the world this year. I made good headway yesterday on my holiday cards getting about half of them addressed and notes added. I have trouble relaxing until I get them all posted. It's amazing how much I look forward to the daily advent openings. To think this beautiful card is inspired by a kind of nondescript die. I'm not sure I would have had any idea what to do with it.

[@Chrissieannie]

I love your daily info comments, I think you’re more of a gin connoisseur thank am! Do you have full bottles of these varieties or are they from your calendar ?

[@kcinca5410]

@@Chrissieannie These are from my calendar. I've been enjoying more G&Ts this season than wine so I only haven't sampled the one from Wales. The gins I mentioned that I liked when you asked about Chase are the ones I keep on hand (if I can find them in stock). The Hendrick's Grand Cabaret will go away permanently sometime as it's a Hendrick's Curiosity one so they only make a certain amount and then they don't have it anymore. 😥

[@Chrissieannie]

@ Hendricks is very expensive here and I personally don't think it's worth the extra cost, I quite like a Tanqueray!

[@SandraMetcalfe]

❤

[@Chrissieannie]

❤️

[@julierowell4865]

So beautiful!

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you! 😊

[@PAM-ud9lv]

Oh I really enjoyed that one. I still can’t get anything decent when I try mixed media. It obviously is not for me lol. I think I’m used to been so controlled. I do like this one Christine. Thanks as always you come up with some good ones.

[@Chrissieannie]

That’s really kind thank you 🧡🧡🧡

[@PaulineDowthwaite]

Beautiful! Im still very much a learner with mixed media... Think more stash is needed u-oh! Perhaps Santa will help??? xx

[@Chrissieannie]

I’m a learner too, I just do what I do!😊😊😊

[@jrecm4816]

Fabulous

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you 🧡🧡🧡

[@sheryl5252]

great card! so creative!

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you! 😊

[@Cre8tiveConnexionsbyLillia]

Perhaps you should make a door hanger with "On Air" , instead of do not disturb.😂 Lovely card and I love how you can still manage to get the elegance of a CAS card , even with mixed media. My fave is using both mixed media but also mixed techniques, e.g I will crochet a doily, tat a butterfly, and make a parchment art background. However, I just do not have your talent for CAS cards. My head knows the logic, less is more, but nope the more I look at something, I go back and add just one more thing.I simply do not have the self control. You probably already know this, but when it comes to texture pastes and mediums like gesso etc. it is best not to buy from craft companies. They overcharge for tiny amounts. I go to local art store and buy large tubs for less than the cost of the tiny craft ones. They are also better quality and don't dry up. I bought Dina Wakely clear gesso, and it was dried up before I even opened it. At the art store you will also find qualified staff who can advise on what the product does and how to use it. I made the silly mistake of buying Tim Holtz mosaic distress set. The tubs were tiny and I had to laugh when I realised it was only white coloured pumice stone gel, matte medium glue and 3d glaze. All of which I already use in journaling. I caved today and looked up Gummiapan. I was resisting as I already have a wishlist of things to buy over the coming year. I must say I am impressed with the prices. I know they are small, but they are practical, cute and a good alternative to the larger ones. They would work well on the inserts we make for our cards too. I definitely want the notebook one and the frogs and the wee teddy lying on his back.

[@Chrissieannie]

I do make my own embossing paste which I mix with all sorts of odds and ends at different times. The pots I have just acquired were all on clearance and so cheap enough to warrant having a play! I really know very little about mixed media, I just do what I do! It sounds as though you are a most accomplished crafter of many disciplines!😊

[@Cre8tiveConnexionsbyLillia]

oh yes the craft companies can have brilliant sales. I bought a whole bunch of those multi die floral sets called Susan's Garden from a Sizzix sale one year and they were silly prices, literally a pound or two each. I grabbed as many as I could as they were flying off the shelves. I have been crafting since I was 8. Started with cross stitch then moved to rubber stamping when the magazines said we couldn't sell our cards, not even for just cost price. However the stamp companies had fantastic angel policies. Then the art store had workshops on 3D decoupage, and then I discovered parchment art. My favourite. I learned to colour properly and cut and layer through these two crafts. Coloured pencil artists were really kind to us crafters sharing their techniques and being patient with us. That is why i like crafters like you who are willing not just to recommend good products, but to share your skills too. I must admit I lost my papercraft mojo for a few years there, sticking to tatting, knit and crochet, and kumihimo and macramé. A mix of poor health and being fed up with non stop product videos and everything looking the same, no skill sharing, and of course the hypocrisy that invaded the parchment craft guild , when a certain businesswoman took over a parchment company and lay claim to inventing something another company had already been making for at least five years, which the women who work for her now criticised others for using. There are no pattern books being made now and the magazine went out of business.

[@Cre8tiveConnexionsbyLillia]

However, I took a free two month trial of youtube premium, and without all those ads I did take a peak at some papercraft videos. You have helped me get my mojo back. I still have my brass stencils and lacé templates etc. I loved the 80s and 90s when so many techniques were shared , like teabag folding, iris folding, ornare, trapunto,spirelli, paper embroidery and so on. I must admit those stamp positioners, especially the rotational ones are fantastic, so many old stamps getting a new lease of life in the next year I am sure.

[@Chrissieannie]

@ you just keep having fun!

[@Chrissieannie]

@ my mother was wonderful at doing crochet, knitting, sewing etc and my sister in law did tatting, and although I have dabbled with some of them I prefer papercraft, which I only took up in 2007 when I made my daughter's wedding stationery!

[@Sally-qu3kz]

Christine I do love your mixed media it’s still so light and clean and happy looking well done.👏🙂

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much 😊

[@sheryl5252]

i happen to see deb's video before yours and i do believe her fist words were also 'this says mixed media' ! 🤣

[@Chrissieannie]

Great minds!🤣🤣🤣

[@julieorme9646]

Very nice x x x

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you 😊

[@janpaget4626]

Have to say I was very sceptical about today's die and what you'd do with it. Well done though turned out fab. Not sure it's for me this one though ❤

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks, you never know you could have some fun with this one!😊

[@jeanhiebert3425]

Oof -- I've been following the war in Ukraine too closely. The srencil with Tattered Rose and (oh dear, ive forgotten the brown color's name) reminded me of a map of Ukraine and Ruzzia. I confess i was stumped with the die cut but what you did was brilliant.

[@Chrissieannie]

That’s so kind thank you 🧡

[@Cre8tiveConnexionsbyLillia]

I would love to hear from anyone with experience of the longevity of Nuovo products. I very much regret spending a lot of money on Creative Expressions products in the past e.g. gilding waxes, shimmer glues, their version of liquid pearls etc. They all dried up very quickly, even unopened items. It reminds me of all my Colorbox pigment inkpads , where the sponges disintegrated leaving pools of ink everywhere. At least the felt pads in my Ranger inks stay in good condition, and even old pads just need a misting of water and maybe a drop of reinker, and they replaced all of the distress stains in my collection that lost their colour, when I showed them my storage to prove they were not in sunlight. CE never even replied to my emails. I don't mind investing in good quality products, so would appreciate any feedback regarding Nuovo. I do need to replace my dried up products.

[@Chrissieannie]

This is interesting, let’s hope you get some feedback 😊

[@peggyparenteau8357]

Great card! Is matte medium like mod podge? How do you store your gummiapan dies? Love waking up to you everyday! Thanks sjo much oxoxox

[@Chrissieannie]

Matt medium is similar to Mod Podge I believe. I keep them in a plastic A4 document folder on Magnetic sheets!

[@carmenstilwagen2842]

Great finished product. Still don’t know what the die is ?

[@Chrissieannie]

It's a bit of a notebook page... Highly distressed!🤣

[@JaneHarrison-lq1tf]

I love your take on a mix media christmas card. What supplier do you use for your nuvo products please? X

[@Chrissieannie]

I think I got them from Tonic Studios

[@JaneHarrison-lq1tf]

Thanks so much chris 😊