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[Natalie Dill]

THANK YOU to everyone who participated! The winner, randomly generated, is rachel0017!!

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Welcome to my Sketch Outside the Box Challenge!

For this challenge, you can choose any sketch you'd enjoy recreating, but you must reimagine at least one of the elements within the sketch as a mixed media element! You knew I was going to throw that mixed media in there, right? Don't run away, those of you scared of MM, I didn't hint mixed media in the title for a reason...

You don't have to be messy to use mixed media! It can be as simple as splatter with a misting nozzle or watering some stamping ink for splatters. You can ink a cup and use it to create circles on your page instead of paper circles, or free hand some simple watercolor shapes. I have created 3 examples. I will post the full photos and the sketch below, and you can visit my gallery to see close ups. I will also include some screen shots from my phone of my album of saved sketches which could easily translate into mixed media elements. Please cite your sketch source!

For this layout, I used texture paste with pigmented watercolor to create confetti stars. I then added multicolored splatter and sequins in place of the sketch's stars. This sketch is from Laura Rumble on Instagram.

  


For this layout, I used texture paste as the shaded interested behind the photo strip. I tinted white texture paste with Prima pigments. This sketch is from Laura Whitaker on Pinterest.
 

For this layout, I used sprays/watercolors to create an organic mixed media shape behind the photos in place of the circles on the sketch.  This sketch is from Laura Whitaker on Pinterest.




Here are a couple shots of sketches I have saved in an album on Instagram, which I thought would work well with mixed media elements. If you want to play along, but are stuck on how to incorporate MM, just PM me and I'll be glad to help!!



A random winner will be chosen to win this awesome prize from Simple Stories!



I cannot wait to see what you all create! Please create an original layout for this challenge - no combining with other challenges. Place a layout photo and the sketch used within the same reply on this thread. Deadline for uploading your challenge layout to this thread is 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, May 10.

[JillinIN]

Looks like a fun challenge! Thanks!

[StacyLee]

LOVE this! Thanks for the challenge!

[Vanessa .]

thanks for the sketch ideas! this is a “thinker” and will be a challenge for sure

[MTCanuk]

Oh, that messy mixed media!

[Deanna13]

What a clever Challenge, Natalie and beautiful examples! 

[Art_Teacher]

Fun!  I love sketches and thanks for the motivation to use those sprays and inks I seem to hoard. lol

[Mommyof5]

I have a ton of sketches in a Pinterest album, too! I never ever use them...lol

Time to figure out which I want to make handy! Thank you!

[Natalie Dill]

Oh, that messy mixed media!

LOL you don't have to get too messy! I promise! You can do it!

[blbabe1234]

Awesome challenge! Lovely examples.

[Yankeegirl]

Not good at this, but I will sure give it a try!   Love that Disney layout!

[debraruffing]

I did not see your name on my list.  I am holding my spot and would love to participate!!!

Thank you!
Debra

[lissahope26]

I started with the first sketch example show.  I had the stars on the top and bottom and wound up switching it to suit my photo.  I used a premade mixed media paper from Vicki Boutin but I elevated it by adding gold glaze applied through a stencil for the stars. 

[Natalie Dill]

I started with the first sketch example show.  I had the stars on the top and bottom and wound up switching it to suit my photo.  I used a premade mixed media paper from Vicki Boutin but I elevated it by adding gold glaze applied through a stencil for the stars. 
 

Melissa I absolutely  LOVE it!!! I love that you adapted it to fit your page and photo - that's what it's all about!!

[emmapaige]

I've really been digging mixed media so I love this challenge.  And thanks for all the sketches.

[wimom]

Beautiful samples, and that's a great collection of sketches! I'm feeling kind of dumb here, but just what qualifies as mixed media? Ink mixed with water and splattered, yes, but what about just inking the edges of something, or dragging an ink pad across the background, or plain old stamping? Or non-paper "media," like a piece of burlap "ribbon," or fabric, or buttons? Not sure I understand just what is/isn't mixed media? Thanks.

[Natalie Dill]

Beautiful samples, and that's a great collection of sketches! I'm feeling kind of dumb here, but just what qualifies as mixed media? Ink mixed with water and splattered, yes, but what about just inking the edges of something, or dragging an ink pad across the background, or plain old stamping? Or non-paper "media," like a piece of burlap "ribbon," or fabric, or buttons? Not sure I understand just what is/isn't mixed media? Thanks.

Well this could REALLY get into a discussion! Haha!

Let's just say, for the purposes of this challenge, mixed media is a form of paint or color (acrylic, water, color, distress crayon, ink pads, crayons, gelatos,) or texture paste that isn't paper - using an artist's medium on your paper layout. So not just inking edges of cardstock or stamping, mostly because those are challenges you will be finding elsewhere today! Haha.

Hope that helps! 

[wimom]

Beautiful samples, and that's a great collection of sketches! I'm feeling kind of dumb here, but just what qualifies as mixed media? Ink mixed with water and splattered, yes, but what about just inking the edges of something, or dragging an ink pad across the background, or plain old stamping? Or non-paper "media," like a piece of burlap "ribbon," or fabric, or buttons? Not sure I understand just what is/isn't mixed media? Thanks.

Well this could REALLY get into a discussion! Haha!

Let's just say, for the purposes of this challenge, mixed media is a form of paint or color (acrylic, water, color, distress crayon, ink pads, crayons, gelatos,) or texture paste that isn't paper - using an artist's medium on your paper layout. So not just inking edges of cardstock or stamping, mostly because those are challenges you will be finding elsewhere today! Haha.

Hope that helps!  

Yes that does help. Thanks for helping educate an old-school scrapper!
 

[AmyMc]

Gave this one a go, new to the site and mixed media. Used your suggested example of inking a cup to add the circles in one of the sketches you  supplied. Thanks for the inspiration Natalie ! This was so fun
 

Here's the sketch I used:

[Natalie Dill]

Gave this one a go, new to the site and mixed media. Used your suggested example of inking a cup to add the circles in one of the sketches you  supplied. Thanks for the inspiration Natalie ! This was so fun
 

Yay! I love your layout!!! I love how you used the inked circles & that you're trying new things!!!