One of the things that drew me to Rachel’s kits were her amazing and unique mixed media elements. I love opening that folder and seeing all the different scraps, marking and paint she includes. She will often include a blendable mixed media element as well, and I have to say, I was stumped on how to use these at first.

Today I want to show you a simple way to include that mixed media element in your layout, and blend it with any background you are using.

When I started my layout with Rachel’s latest new release, This is the Place: Mixed Media Monthly Add-On, I was drawn to the rich, textured background.

As my layout progressed I wanted to add a bit of balance to the left side of my page by adding some texture and I thought the blendable included with the elements would be a perfect addition. Once I added the blendable element “straight out of the box'“ I realized quickly that it would need a bit of tweaking.

As you can see below the element covers a seam in the textured paper and the white clashes in some spots with the background.

I knew I definitely wanted to keep the seam and texture of the paper, but love the markings and stitches in the blendable. To do this I simply set the layer blend mode to Multiply.

Once the layer is set to Multiply, the colors and textures of the paper blend through the element.

I often do this with paint and markings on my pages as well. Adding just a touch of the paper blended through adds more depth to your page.

In the left image the layers are all set to normal, and a lot of the paper is covered. In the right image the paint, markings and blendable layers are set to Multiply and the texture of the paper underneath comes through.

Hopefully this gives you an idea on how to use the blendable elements like the ones included in Rachel’s latest kit on any textured and colored backgrounds and papers!

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