Mishka's Crafty Creations

WOW, what another beautiful day! I actually spent most of my morning in my craft room creating a mini album before heading outside to help my husband with installing our new septic tank on our property. For this project, I used a lot of different ink sprays, and had a lot of fun putting this together using the Dusty Attic Mini Album - Nautical chipboard and 12x12  Mintay Papers - Paradise. Firstly I covered the chipboard with a vanilla cardstock, then using the Mintay papers chose one from the pattern paper and stuck it on top of the chipboard. Using a craft knife, I cut around the porthole of the chipboard. I then used Manganese Blue archival ink and inked around the edges. Next I made the inserts, I did these before I created the front cover. The inserts were made with cardstock - vanilla, pink, aqua and yellow, and the Mintay papers - choosing different patterns for each insert. I stuck the Mintay papers on one side of the cardstock. I then started the cover. Firstly, I sprayed ...

Hello! Today I wanted to show you some cards I made using Mintay Papers called Paradise. These papers are absolutely stunning, I couldn't wait to play with them. I used the 6x6 paper pack as I find I don't waste as much paper for cards if I use a 12x12 piece.I had fun playing with texture paste, sand stones and Nuvo shimmer powder. Firstly I cut out the cardstock in white for the card, and for the cardstock layer, I cut a blue, pink and yellow piece of cardstock. Taking the mintay papers for the top layer, leaving a border around the card.  Then I added some Nuvo shimmer powder on the Mintay paper, and using a baby wipe, carefully dabbed the powder. I initially used the spray and didn't like the look on how it turned out this way on the card. Taking my archival inks in Vibrant Fushcia, Sunflower and Paradise Tea, I sponged the edges of the cut out mintay papers.Notice the Mintay papers have a similar background to what colours I have chosen. Using the texture paste, I added...