Masters Stamp-A-Faire #2

OK so let's just say that the Masters Stamp-A-Faire pushed me out of my comfort zone....

First card was inspired by Amy's Starry Night project. Here's the inspiration piece: 

Here's my take....I LOVE how it turned out even though it took me three tries to make a decent inked background that was usable. Think I'll try this technique again but stamp a nativity scene on the horizon. 

My second card was using Kay's Watercolor Like A Master tutorial. This too was my third attempt and while I'm comfortable enough for posting, I want to try again to make it better. I changed up the colors from Kay's example and I don't like the way the two inks Lavender Moon and Royal Velvet blended. Maybe too much contrast in the two colors. Also I realized afterward that Kay pulled additional color in between the flowers using the colors of the flowers. I used the colors of the leaves in between. Perhaps it would have looked better with more purple and pink in between. 

Will definitely try these both again. It was fun to get my fingers and craft space all messy....for one night. Not sure if this could ever be my regular thing though but I loved trying something new. 

Hopefully I'll get some time to try the other projects today but got some things going on with the kids. Thanks for popping in!

Masters Stamp-A-Faire #1

I'm playing along with all the fun at PTI's Stamp-A-Faire festivities today. The Design Team is presenting projects inspired by the greatest artists in history. Lots of good stuff! 

My first card is for the Masters Color Recipes challenge where we had a variety of art & color palettes to choose from. Back in 6th grade, my art teacher gave us an assignment to select a work of art and try to replicate it. I chose a bold work of art created by Mark Rothko back then so I was excited to see one of his pieces among the choices today. Love the graphic nature of this piece as well as the bright colors. 

I created a square panel blended with Terracotta Tile, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, and Raspberry Fizz. I matted it on black cardstock before adhering to a white card base.  Sentiment from Graceful Greetings. 

Second card is for Danielle's Gilded Gold challenge. I didn't buy the Liquid Leaf in advance so I made a card embossed with gold leaves! I used one of the leaves from Mighty Oak and embossed a random pattern on Pale Peony. My only regret is that I embossed the leaves first before stamping the sentiment so I had to fit the sentiment in afterward. 

Hoping to create a few more cards after the kids go to bed tonight so I may be back with another post tomorrow. Can't wait to see what everyone is creating! Thanks for stopping by!