Mixed Media Monthly August Challenge – Travel!

Buy your tickets and pack your bags, 'cause we're going traveling with the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge blog! As you can see, our theme this month is 'Travel'. We are also pleased to have as Guest Designer Lindsay Weirich (The Frugal Crafter) joining us. She is giving away one spot in her new online Mixed Media Class as the challenge prize so be sure to join in this month!

On a personal note, our family has huge travel plans for August. We are moving from California to Idaho! That's a big deal for us, as both my husband and I grew up here in the Bay Area. Our roots are deep but this will be a good change for us. I will be looking forward to landing in our new home and getting to unpack all my art supplies. I think I am going through creative withdrawal. Painting walls in our house here just isn't the same. ;-) Due to limited time, I couldn't create an in depth tutorial for you this month, but I did make a little project to mark our big move:

I cut three Idaho shapes out of foam core board and glued them together. Roughly cutting out sections of an Idaho map, I used Glue 'n Seal to adhere them to the front and back of my foam core sandwhich and trimmed them at the edge with a craft knife. Then I "frosted" the raw edges with Texture Paste to make it look nice and neat. The base is cut from corrugated cardboard – a readily available and appropriate material around here at the moment!

The boxes are wooden blocks painted with Brushed Corduroy, distressed with archival Potting Soil ink and then covered with various Tim Holtz Remnant Rubs. Here's a back view:

I topped it all off with a photo of myself and my husband standing on our dirt patch. That was taken in May. It is much more than a dirt patch now with our house well under construction. It should be done mid September. It is all so exciting! I never ever imagined I would get to live in a brand new house. What a blessing.

Whether your travels are permanent, for vacation, or metaphorical, we would love to see your projects inspired by them. Hop on over to the blog to see the design team's inspiration and share your own. Enjoy the journey!

Be sure also to check out Lindsay's blog and You Tube channel for more inspiration.


The supplies I used for this project can be found at Sizzix or Simon Says Stamp. Follow the links below and a shopping you may go. ;-)

Sizzix BANNERS AND PENNANTS Thinlits Die Set 660329	Banners & Pennants #660329	Artful Arrows 659433	Tim Holtz Sizzix Die ARTFUL ARROWS Bigz 659433	Dot-Matrix & Gridlock Set	*Tim Holtz Sizzix DOT MATRIX & GRIDLOCK Texture Fades Embossing Folders
*Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival POTTING SOIL Ink Pad AID38979	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad VINTAGE PHOTO Ranger TIM19527	Tim Holtz Distress Paint BRUSHED CORDUROY Ranger TDD39709	Tim Holtz Distress Paint BLACK SOOT Ranger TDD36302	Ranger GLUE N SEAL 3.5 OZ Matte INK44994	Ranger TEXTURE PASTE 4oz INK44444
*Tim Holtz Idea-ology ARROWS Adornments Metal Charms TH93127	*Tim Holtz Idea-ology MEMO PINS Split Ring Metal Embellishment	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Remnant Rubs 2015 SPECIAL DELIVERY TH93188	Tim Holtz Idea-ology WORDS REMNANT RUBS TH93055	Tim Holtz Idea-ology NUMBERS REMNANT RUBS TH93056

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