Sunday, March 1, 2020

Mix It Up Challenge Time - SMOOSHING

Hello my friends!
A new month means a new challenge over on the Mix It Up Challenge Blog.
Remember, this is a monthly Anything Goes challenge but with a fun twist that you can choose to join in on ... or not!  This month's theme is:

ANYTHING GOES / SMOOSHING

I must admit, I have not used this technique in AGES ... 
what fun I had creating today's card!
I used a few different old SU reinkers for today's smooshing panels.
Then did a little die cutting and fussy cutting to create my 
underwater scene!  What do you think?

Of course when you do this technique, you get 2 for 1 which is
really cool.  Here's the 'other' panel I created at the same time as the 
one I used on today's card.  My brain in racing with ideas
on how I want to use this extra panel!

The dies I've used are:


Sue Wilson Designs - Expressions Collection - Just A Note

My sentiment was already die cut from this color and laying on my worktable, left over from a previous design and since the color went well with my underwater scene, I found a scrap of the same color, die cut the 'fish' ... a little fussy cutting and gluing ... VIOLA, card complete!

Oh yea, I did add a few 'sticker' bubbles (EK Success).

Challenges to share in:
 Aud Sentiments Challenge #245 - Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #546 - Inspired by a Song (Just Keep Swimmin' from the movie Nemo)
Inspire. Create. Challenge #63 - Movement
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Guys Challenge #239 - Use Ink and/or Paint

I do hope you'll pop over to the Mix It Up Challenge Blog and join in the fun!
You have until 6 PM EST the last day of the month to enter!

I'm so inspired by the rest of our amazing DT 
and I can't wait to be inspired by YOUR project!

As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by!

16 comments:

  1. Lovely card. Great smooshed background. [Bunny]

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  2. So cool Darlene! Love your bright fish and sentiment, but the bubbles are my favorite part!

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  3. Fabulous!! Love so much the scene you have created and that Coral Reef Corner die is AMAZING!

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  4. Fabulous card, Darlene. Great smooshed background. xx

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  5. Beautiful card and a great smooshed background.

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  6. Terrific background for the underwater die cut scene, so neat it is all in one, makes creating even more easier!

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  7. What a brilliant card - I love your smooching,

    Thanks for playing along at Aud Sentiments,

    Hugz Tinz

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  8. Oh, wow, this is so cool! I love the smooshing and the whole underwater theme, which I'm kinda into right now. I'm looking at those bubble stickers and thinking of all my circle punches I could do that with. How fun!

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  9. What a fabulous smooched underwater background Darlene. Awesome dies and those fish are so colourful.

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  10. Fantastic card design :) Thank you for joining us at Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog
    Best Wishes Lisa xx
    craftycard-designs.co.uk

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  11. Fabulous under water scene and fun technique of 'smooshing'!!

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  12. Darlene you chose the perfect colors to pop against that gorgeous smooshiness! Don't know what pops more, the orange or the white? Both! Great card, XOXO

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  13. Oh, I love that smooshed background, Dar! Great colours to really show off the gorgeous die-cuts. Both the white and the orange are vying for attention. Thanks so much for sharing with our Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge.

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  14. I've used this technique before, Darlene, but had no idea it was called "Smooshing" The name is fun and totally appropriate :-) Love the colours you smooshed together to create your perfect background for your lovely ocean dies.
    Hugs,
    ♥ Lena
    Lena’s Creations

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  15. Hi Darlene, Amazing project, so clever. I love it. Thanks for sharing with us at Cardz 4 Guyz. Caz. DT.

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  16. Love the blended ocean colours in your smooshed background - the fish look very happy with their surroundings!
    Alison

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