Template w/ mixed media (ready) SCHEDULED

Hi everybody, Rikki here and today I want to show you an easy way to use a pretty clean template and add a little mixed media charm. Not much, mind you, just a bit to make it look slightly messy.



I started with the template that was provided for free for the September/October template challenge and stripped it of all embellishments, so that only the paper layers were left. Then I removed all the drop shadows and never put any on them again.
After adding the papers and my photo to all the given layers (there were only five left incl. the background) I started to look for some mixed media products to use.  I used mainly the Bon Voyage papers and elements for this page (unless mentioned otherwise).
On top of the photo went a stamp, an arrow and a word sticker. Then I added some watercolour under the photo and duplicated and repositioned it. Under the watercolour I added (again duplicated and repositioned) a stamp of a map as well as a dotted stamp (from Stamp it No. 2).
On top of the watercolour layers I used a gesso chevron (again, twice) and a strip of gesso (both from Gesso it vol. 2). Something seemed to be missing on the right, so there went a slide frame - partially hidden - and a small flower. In the top left corner I placed a small fabric label and - to ground the photo - I put some corner stitching into its bottom right (from Stunning Stitches no. 4).
I then arranged and placed the quote - and was done.

Links to products:
Bony Voyage papers & elements
https://the-lilypad.com/store/Bon-Voyage-Papers.html
https://the-lilypad.com/store/Bon-Voyage-Elements.html
Stamp it No. 2
https://the-lilypad.com/store/Stamp-It-no.2.html
Gesso it Vol. 2
https://the-lilypad.com/store/Gesso-It-Vol.2.html
Stunning stitches No. 4
https://the-lilypad.com/store/Stunning-Stitches-no.4.html

You can see the seprate steps in the gif below.



So you see, even though Mirjam's style is very clean there is always plenty of stuff in her kits to give you page a little mixed media vibe.

beautiful Rikki - do you want me to pop you in for an October slot for this blog post?

Jenn, yes, absolutely. Any date is fine.

Oct 9th - 2nd tuesday. I'll work on the challenge for that month. Thanks !!!

Mir, I am finished.

I wasn't sure how you need to have the product links so I made a list of all the products with the links underneath, so you can add them in the way you need them in the blog software.

such a cool page Rikki! Thank you for this!

MOVING THIS UP to OCT 2nd!!!

LOVE this Rikki! Thank you so much! Sorry I forgot to leave a comment. I was SO busy working on my new stuff! I did see the post but simply forgot to say something!

The links are brilliant like this!

No problem, Mirja. Good to know that the links work like this, so I know how to do them in the future.

No worries, I understand busy.....

Oh my gosh busy almost seems like and understatement!

i absolutely love how you made the steps into a GIF rikki - you rock!