The Whatever's #2

So I decided to play along on this cute little mixed media adventure. I love the concept behind it and that it pushes me out of my comfort zones.  You can follow along or join in HERE.

For this one I used tissue paper against my background and then stamped over it lightly with a script text stamp using archival inks.  I then gave it a whitewash with a light blue Pantone paint..I love these paints for their translucent qualities.I robbued over it in places using Inka Gold in  Bronze (Cat Scanlon's online workshop got me addicted to these paints!) I then printed my photo out on Kraft cardstock so that it was sturdy enough to withstand anything else I threw at it but also had that aged looked straight off the bat.    I brushed Inka Gold in Gold around the edges of it to frame Mother in and lightly brushed the Bronze over it, aging it a little more.

The stamps in the lower corner were floating around my stash as was the envelope I spritzed with Glimmer Mists..I sprayed Glimmer Mists on my craft mat and then sat the base of a mason jar on it and stamped it as cup rings on the background...I layered the title using mini cards from Tim Holtz and the stick pin is from Art-i-cake.

My journalling reads: So after the photos (which Mother watched over) we began a new journey.  One which led us to immigrate to the America's.