Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Merry Christmas

Make It Monday #179

Emboss Resist Using Diecuts


another fun technique to stretch your die cuts by using them as a stencil to emboss resist


                                      I made a stencil from PTI's Triangle Cover Plate. 
                                      The little triangles reminded me of Christmas trees,
                                      so I used green inks to shade the background.
                                      Next I die cut a tree from silver foil paper and 
                                      directly adhered it to background panel,  embossed
                                      the sentiment on vellum, folding edges around the
                                      back of panel to secure before mounting panel with
                                      foam tape on a green A2 card.

                                Papertrey Ink Dies: Triangle Cover Plate, Christmas Tree
                                Inks: Versamark; Ranger Distress Inks Peeled Paint, 
                                          Iced Spruce, Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles
                                Embossing Powders: Hero Arts Clear, Platinum Tinsel
                                Stamps: Think Big Favorites #20

Friday, August 15, 2014

Celebrating with you

Make It Monday #176: Take 2 

Backgrounds with Embossing Paste 


Check out Laura Bassen's video at Make It Monday





                                         As I was lifting the Modern Cross Quilt 
                                         used on the previous card, I thought
                                        "What would the negative look like on a card?" 
                                         I quickly grabbed an A2 white card and carefully
                                         placed the still wet stencil face down on it, pressing gently.
                                         It didn't look too bad, more muted yet with some texture
                                         as you see in the second close up photo. 
                                         Hate to waste any of that fun embossing paste!

PTI Modern Cross Quilt cover plate, Tag Sale #8, and Circle Scribbles die.
Stamp: Ruby Reprise for sentiment
Previous card has Distress Inks used for coloring Dreamweaver Embossing Paste.
Gold & copper shimmer paper, vellum for tag & scribble circles, raffia ribbon for the bow.


Thursday, August 14, 2014

With Sympathy


Make It Monday #176: Take 1 

Backgrounds with Embossing Paste






Papertrey Ink products used unless noted.
Stamps: Boutique Borders-Sympathy, Cutting Garden
Dies: Boutique Borders-Sympathy, Cutting Garden, 
Cover Plate-Modern Cross Quilt Die used to make stencil for background
Distress Inks - bundled sage, mowed lawn, picked raspberry, squeezed lemonade, 
                         spiced marmalade, wild honey
Dreamweaver white embossing paste, white embossing powder & Versamark ink
Yellow embroidery floss and dimensional adhesive tape, orange cardstock
          


Thursday, July 31, 2014

May your birthday be filled with....

Make It Monday #174 Diamond Wallpaper Stamping






    Stamps: PTI Stylish Sentiments: Birthday; Love Lives Here: Holiday;
                   Hero Arts XO
                   Lawn Fawn Schoolhouse Backdrops
    Dies: PTI Mat Stack #3
    Ink:  Hero Arts Pale Tomato, Navy; Ranger Sea Shells Cloudy Blue;
             Versamark
    Paper: Authentique, red glitter paper, Staples 110# white card stock
    White embossing powder,  dimensional foam tape

Thursday, May 22, 2014

You rock!

Make It Monday #165

Artsy Watercolor Backgrounds




Stamp: PTI Watercolor Wonder, Recollections lower case alphabet
Distress Inks- Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn,
                       Tumbled Glass, Chipped Sapphire
Versamark Ink & Platinum Tinsel embossing powder, sequins, alphabet stickers
Water color paper, water brush, Bazille blue top-folding A2 card

Linking this to Nichole Heady's blog - Make It Monday #165: 
Artsy Watercolor Backgrounds

Linking this also to Online Card Classes
Day 5 & 6 Watercoloring Stamped Images

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Stamped Emboss Resist


Online Card Classes
Water Color for Card Makers
Day 2


                                       Stamped Emboss Resist + Watercolor Wash

Casing Kristina Werner

Stamps: Hero Arts Tiny Triangles, PTI Feather Finery
White embossing powder on background, 
PTI Feather Finery Dies
Platinum Tinsel embossing powder on feathers
Water color paints on background
Top folding A2 white card, water color paper panel, ribbon

Sending Sunshine

Watercolor for Card Makers

Day 2


casing Jennifer McGuire 


Stamps: PTI Doodlie-do
Distress Inks: Chipped Sapphire, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean
Versafine Onyx Black
Water color paper 90 lb, rubber cement,  Bazille blue A2 card 


Sunday, May 18, 2014

celebrate


Make It Monday #164
Cluster Stamped Sentiment





                  Stamps: PTI - Think Big Favorites #15, Irresistibly Ikat
                  Stencil: Simon Says Stamp - Falling Snow
                  Inks: Hero Arts - Butter Bar, Pale Tomato, Pool, Soft Cantaloupe, Soft Pool
                           Distress Ink -  Fresh Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean
                           Versamark
                  Misc. : Staples 110 lb white cardstock, Shimmer Mist, Sequins, Foam Tape
                              white embossing powder
                       

                  Details to this technique are covered on Nichole's blog:  Capture the Moment

Friday, May 9, 2014

Love

OCC Watercolor for Card Makers




Day 3 & 4 
Watercolor Stamping




                            I used Distress Inks on PTI Meadow Greens stamps, misted with water, 
                           and stamped on watercolor paper. I wet a small round brush & gently 
                           washed over pink blossoms to blur slightly. PTI Wonderful Words: Love 
                           was stamped in Momento London Fog. This panel was adhered to a pink
                           card stock dry embossed with large dots Lifestyle Crafts folder and then 
                           mounted on a white A2 card with rounded corners on all layers. 
                           Inside stamped PTI Bold Bouquet phrase - "You're simply the best" 
                           to make this a Mother's Day card for my 95 year old M-In-Law.


Thursday, April 24, 2014

Happy Birthday

PTI Make It Monday #161: Watercolor Splats






I daubed 4 different Distress Inks on a 4.25 x 5.5 white card stock panel
blending each color like Heather showed us. Used a small round brush to
create the water splats and adhered the panel to a top-folding white A2 card. 
I die cut the new PTI Cover Plate: Modern Cross Quilt Die and mounted it on top
of the colored panel with dimension tape. The sentiment from PTI Boutique
Borders: Birthday was stamped with Hero Arts Navy Mid-tone Shadow ink and 
fastened to die cut with a blue staple. Distress Inks used: Chipped Sapphire, 
Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, and Mowed Lawn.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Friend


Virginia's View Challenge #2 - Stencil





                                          Stencil: Heidi Swapp diagonal (pack of 3)
                                          Die: Lawn Fawn LF#491 
                                          Paper: My Mind's Eye, Ooh La La
                                          Stamps: PTI Ruby Rose Reprise, Irresistibly Ikat,
                                                        Bold Bouquet (inside)
                                          Ink: Hero Arts-Soft Cantaloupe, Pale Tomato
                                                 Momento-London Fog

Check out all the fun cards @     Virginia's View Challenge Stencil


Monday, March 31, 2014

Praying for You


Make It Monday #158: 
Stamping with Watercolor Mediums





Papertrey Ink Monday Challenge inspired by Heather Nichols.

                                 Stamps: PTI Cutting Garden, Boutique Borders: Sympathy
                                 Distress Inks - Festive Berries, Fired Brick, Victorian Velvet,
                                                         Bundled Sage, Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles 
                                                         and Versafine Black Onyx
                                  Lifestyle Crafts Chain embossing folder, Scott Foam Tape, water pen

                         Stamped Distress Inks on an acrylic block and used water pen to color stamps.