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.

Monday, December 30, 2013

lots of love

Make It Monday #146 Angled Backgrounds


The first of my Valentine cards! 




     I cut a piece of white cardstock, 4"x 5.25" and covered it with red & white washi
     tapes laid at an angle. Die cut 3 hearts from panel and attached it to a top folding
     A2 card. Using the same 3 heart dies on silver cardstock, placed them inside
     washi tape panel negative spaces and added 3 silver sequins. The sentiment
     strip was stamped, the heart colored with a crimson Berol Prisma color pencil,
     and mounted with foam dimension tape
.
      Stamps: PTI Framed Out #11
      Paper: Recollections Silver, Staples #110 White Cardstock
      Dies: Spellbinders Nestabillities Classic Hearts
      Ink: Fresh Ink Pigment Ink - Slate
      Washi Tapes 

Monday, November 11, 2013

May Your Days be Merry & Bright

Make It Monday #140
Ink Pad Designs






Ashley showed two cards using the uniquely shaped PTI ink pads to color 
the cardstock on her cards. I used little cat eye ink pads, using a mask to keep
it inside the circle. The die cut wreath was stamped with violet ink, leaves
colored with a silver Sharpie and purple/violet Sharpies for the berries. Then a spray
coat of the Shimmer Spritz to make it shiny. I added the ribbon to make it more like
a Christmas ornament mounting it on a silver A2 card.

PTI Rustic Wreath stamp set & Die
Tsukineko Shimmer Spritz, White Embossing Powder, Scotch Layering Tape
Ink: ColorBox Dusty Plum & Violet; Color Box Chalk Warm Violet & Blue Iris
Silver Metallic Sharpie, Violet Sharpie, Recollections Silver Glitter Tape, Ribbon
Cardstock: Staples White 110 lb, Silver Recollections


Tuesday, November 5, 2013

have a Joyous holiday

Make It Monday  #139 Stamped Square Frames



Dawn McVey challenged us to use our stamps in a new way 
by creating a square frame for a card focus. 




                                         Stamps: PTI Sketched Shapes, Snowflake Flurries
                                         Die: Snowflake Flurries, Marvy Circle Punch
                                         Ink: Hero Arts Mid-tone Pool & Mint Julep, 
                                                 Momento London Fog 
                                         Cuttlebug Embossing Polka Dot folder, sequins