Meet Our Final Design Team Member - Melanie Douthit

This week we are introducing our 6th and final Design Team Member Melanie Douthit!! Her Web site is http://douthitgallery.blogspot.com Be sure to go visit her site and check out some of her gorgeous and inspiring creations.

Hello. I’m Melanie and I’m happy to be a part of The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge. I have been an artist (the kind with paint and brushes) since my teens, but I started scrapbooking in 2003 after I had my daughter. I fell in love with combining my photos with paper creations, and cardmaking. It was only natural to start combining my new love for paper with my painting, so I have been exploring the world of mixed media for the last few years. I love color, texture and the unexpected! I live in West Monroe, Louisiana with my husband, two children and my silly dachshund. I belong to two local art galleries and am active in our local arts alliance where we have art walks six times a year.

Please leave some love in the comments to welcome Melanie! She is an amazing professional artist and her creations are always inspiring!

Be sure to come back here tomorrow, June 1 to check out our first challenge!!!!

HUGE Mixed Media Prize Package!!

Hello again to what is now our Fifth Friday in May giveaway! The prizes just keep on comin'!  If you need a bit of a catch-up about who we are, visit our introduction post here. 

Click HERE to see our FIRST CHALLENGE!!

Now we have our Fifth GIVEAWAY

Welcome to our HUGE Mixed Media Giveaway

This is an amazing pack of items you can use in your Mixed Media projects. 

Prize includes: (1) Dylusions 9x12 Stencil Flower Medley (1) Dylusions Spray ink in Vibrant Turquoise (3) Tim Holtz Distress Inks {Iced Spruce, Evergreen Bough, Festive Berries} (2) Packs of Stampin' Up Bakers Twine in Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso (3) Zva Creative Embellishments (1) Craft Scrubbie (14) assorted ribbon trims (1) Pebbles Cardstock Stickers (1) Recollections Ticket Embellishments (1) Recollections Purple Lace on a Roll (1) Recollections Floral Fabric Embellishments (1) Recollections Round Brads (1) American Crafts Elements Black Brads (1) Basic Grey Number Brads 

A retail value of over $70!!!

How to enter:

Leave a comment for each of the following. There are up to 6 chances to enter!

1) Leave us a comment! Tell us what mixed media surface you like best: cards, canvases, tags, layouts, art journals...!

2) Follow this blog with blogger, feedly, or bloglovin (then comment again!)

3) Go on over to Facebook and 'Like' the MMMC (and comment again!)

4) Follow @MixedMediaMC on Twitter (then leave another comment)

5) Follow MixedMediaMC on Instagram (and then comment!)

6) Follow us on Pinterest (then comment)

Come back Saturday for our sixth design team member introduction and then check back on Sunday, June 1 to see our 1st Challenge!!! The winner for this giveaway will be announced June 6th.

TIME FOR OUR WINNER!

Congratulations Joy! Please contact Rachel at rwkrafts{at}gmail.com to claim your prize!

Meet Our Next Design Team Member - Lynn Kopas

This week we are introducing our 5th Design Team Member Lynn Kopas!! Her Web site is http://lynnkopas.blogspot.com Be sure to go visit her site and check out some of her amazing creations.

Hi I’m Lynn Kopas and I live in southern Massachusetts. I have been crafting since 2006. It started with a simple scrapbook album to celebrate my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary and I haven’t looked back since. Recently I discovered Mixed Media and I am in LOVE! I enjoy learning about amazing mixed media products and how they work, or don’t work together! I love finding ordinary objects and incorporating them onto a canvas, tag or art journal page. I have taught several mixed media classes and have met 

some wonderful people who share this passion. My style is still evolving but I lean towards shabby, distressed, textured and vintage. I am beyond excited to be a part of the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge Team and I hope we can inspire you to get creative mixed media style! 

Please leave some love in the comments to welcome Lynn! She is an amazing artist and her creations are always inspiring!

Be sure to join us back her next Saturday, May 31 when we will introduce our 6th and final Design Team Member. And, then check back on June 1 when we will start our first challenge!!!!

Awesome Mixed Media Giveaway and a Winner

Hello again to what is now our Fourth Friday in May giveaway! The prizes just keep on comin'! We are only ONE week away from our first Mixed Media challenge (starts June 1). If you need a bit of a catch-up about who we are, visit our introduction post here. 

Now we have our Fourth GIVEAWAY

Welcome to our Awesome Mixed Media Giveaway

This is an super pack of items you can use in your Mixed Media projects. 

Prize includes: DCWV 6x6 stencil template, May Arts 2.5 inches Sheer Frayed Flowers Ribbon, May Arts 5/8 inch Eyelet Trim, Art Anthology Colorations Spray in Timeless, Art Anthology Gelate Dimesional Gel Paint, and Stampendous Taupe Color fragments

How to enter:

Leave a comment for each of the following. There are up to 6 chances to enter!

1) Leave us a comment! Tell us what coloring medium is your favorite!

2) Follow this blog with blogger, feedly, or bloglovin (then comment again!)

3) Go on over to Facebook and 'Like' the MMMC (and comment again!)

4) Follow @MixedMediaMC on Twitter (then leave another comment)

5) Follow MixedMediaMC on Instagram (and then comment!)

6) Follow us on Pinterest (then comment)

Come back Saturday for our fifth design team member introduction! The winner for this giveaway will be announced May 30 (and then our fifth and final prize will be announced!)

TIME FOR OUR WINNER

Congrats to TARA! Please email Rachel at rwkrafts{at}gmail.com to claim your awesome stencil prize pack!

Meet Our New Design Team Members - Lalo and Lynn

We have two awesome designers to introduce this week. First up is Lalo Ik from http://naniwale.blogspot.com/

Hi world! My name is Lalo and I live in Hawaii with my husband and our three awesome boys and one pretty punky princess. If I had to describe my crafting style I would say I'm "clear with a lil' bit of funk". I try to put a twist into any project I do, but still like to keep it clear and focused. I'm a maker of everything and anything. From cards and layouts, to DIYs and 3D projects. I love mix media because of the freedom you have when creating. There's no rules or criteria, just creativity.

Our next designer is Lynn Adams from http://artsylynn.blogspot.com/

Hi, I’m Lynn, and I am addicted to all things crafty and messy. I have been scrapbooking for several years now, but my style had really evolved over time. I started out with a more traditional style, but soon discovered mixed media and fell in love.  I love that if I make a mistake, I can always add a layer of gesso over top and start over.  I mostly do art journaling and altered canvases, but I am always willing to try something new and I absolutely love getting inspiration from others. Besides my creative endeavors, I also enjoy spending time with my husband, and my two black cats. We are big nerds and love all things fantasy and board gaming!

Please leave some love in the comments to welcome Lalo and Lynn! They have so much talent in their little fingers. I am always in awe by what they can create!