New to Splatters

So here's my story of my splattered card.... 

I was so taken by the pretty colors at ColourQ this week that I had to make a second card. For my card, I stamped various flowers from MFT Sketched Blooms along the bottom of a white card panel in PTI Enchanted Evening, Melon Berry, Sweet Blush, and used New Leaf to color in the petals. I nestled the sentiment from But somehow I ended up with two little black ink dots unintentionally. Hmmmm, what to do? 

I had already stamped these blooms several times and this was the first one that had no stamping smudges on the flowers (this is what happens to me when I craft until 2am!). In the past I've tried using white gel pen to correct stray ink but have never been completely successful with this correction technique. Then I remembered Lizzie Jones' Mastering Drips and Splatters video from last week's Stamp-A-Faire at PTI. The stray ink spots looked like ink splatters so I thought I should add a few more to make it look more artsy and intentional. 

So I created some extra splatters using black watercolor paint and a touch of water using Lizzie's techniques in the video. My problem is that my splatters ended up in the one place I did not want - ON my sentiment. UGH! 

Oh well. I still love how it looks overall but that one splatter on the S is killing me! :) 

I finished the card off with a strip of Melon Berry striped paper on the bottom of the stamped panel to ground the flowers before adding it to the Enchanted Evening card base. 

I'm glad I tried the splatter technique which is so out of my comfort zone and will definitely try again!  So glad PTI gave us an opportunity to try and share our Masters Inspired creations for this SAF remix.  Thanks for popping in! Have a great weekend. 

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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! 

What A Dress!

Oh my, do I love this gorgeous dress!! The colors and style are completely me. 

I was drawn to the colors and the symmetry of the embroidered pattern on the dress. Here's my take which ended up looking NOTHING like that dress! I used the challenge colors with Round Repeats to mimic the symmetry. 

Ok, that's it for everything I made last night. Hope to finish a couple more challenges before the deadline. Thanks for popping in! 

On The Runway

One of my favorite challenges is the Runway Inspiration Challenge. Love the dresses the DT selected and the cards they made.

Here's the inspiration from Betsy -

Love the contrast of the blue and white and how the bottom of the card changes background. On the top its a dark blue background with white flowers and toward the bottom its white with blue flowers but the transition happens in short of a diagonal asymmetrical way. So here's my take - 

I used Sentiment Splits curved dies to create two panels - a larger Enchanted Evening on the top and white on the bottom. For the top panel I embossed medallions from Giga Guidelines in white. I stamped all the medallions on the panel in Versamark first before adding the embossing powder so it was hard to keep track of which designs were next to what. Just noticed that I have two of the same medallion right next to each other! UGH. That's what happens when you are working so fast. 

For the small bottom panel, I stamped in Enchanted Evening. Panels are propped up with foam tape and the curved sentiment stamped in the split. 

Second card to share is for Betsy's Mix and Match challenge. I used three different American Crafts patterned papers with the Tipped Top dies and stamped the sentiment on a Keep It Simple frame. 

Haven't yet had a chance to check out everyone's creations from yesterday but will do soon. Thanks for taking a peek and hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend! 

ColourQ #305

Back again posting a couple more cards I made today. First one is for the Colour Q challenge which I haven't played with in a while. 

These colors were so bright and cheerful I thought they would pair well with the new balloon dies I got from Simon Says Stamp. Birthday die cut is from PTI Super Swoosh. 

I masked off a strip and blended in Summer Sunrise and Lemon Tart inks on the strip. I added a few streamers from the Hooray stamp set and used some small enamel dots to embellish them. Sentiment is from PTI Good Times. 

So glad to have a few hours of crafty time earlier but now the family is back home so who knows if and when I'll get to create more tonight. Hopefully, fingers crossed. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

SAF 2015 - Take Two

Hi. Couple more cards here for the first two SAF challenges.

Another Bridal challenge card. I embossed medallions from Fancy That (LOVE that set for special occasion cards like this) in white on white cardstock and added little pearls in the center. Sentiment is from Love & Marriage.

Second card uses the card pattern from Nichole. I challenged myself to make this work because it didn't include any DT samples. Love the way it turned out! 

I stayed pretty true to the pattern and directions by using a strip of Luxe Gold striped paper along the bottom. Forgot that I even had that paper collection in my stash. I added a panel of Black Shimmer yardstick along the top and embossed the sentiment from Fancy That in gold. I added two die cut goblets from Propose a Toast with embossed gold champagne. Love all the shimmer in this card. Definitely perfect to send someone with big news to share. 

And I even had some time to make a happy birthday card for a special little boy using the colors from this week's Colour Me! challenge. I used my new Boy Circles set to create a diagonal line of circles on the card and added layered banners for the sentiment.

More to come later! Thanks for taking a peek!

SAF 2015 - Take One

There is a LOT going on at PTI today....its their annual Stamp A Faire event and this is the first time I've been able to participate live.  Sharing my first couple of cards I made this morning...

For the Bridal Challenge, the challenge was to make a card with white only. I die cut the vellum using a fancy lacy die from PTI (can't remember or find name). I punched a vellum heart for the center and embossed the sentiment from Love and Marriage in the center.

Second card is for the patterns challenge using Lizzie's pattern/sketch. I was inspired to keep it clean and simple while using a bit of plaid for my die cut onesie for the CASology challenge this week. 

The monochromatic plaid onesie is popped up using foam tape. My card also includes a bit of plaid on the inside for the gift card holder portion. 

Will be back with more soon! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp-A-Faire Card Set Challenge

Challenge is to create a card set using components showcased in one of the tutorials provided below or develop your own design.

I made a set of cards using Jessica Witty's tutorial but instead of butterflies, I used stars with the Super Stars set with Pure Poppy, Soft Stone, and Enchanted Evening inks. I will definitely go back to this embossing technique again!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp-a-faire Ribbon Techniques Challenge

The challenge is to pick one of the ribbon techniques on the post and utilize it in a project of your own. You can re-create an exact replica of the designer's project or reinterpret it in your own way.

I chose Erin Lincoln's technique which features ribbon backed die cuts using twill ribbon. I have a TON of ribbon that I have accumulated over the years. For this card I used some bright Doodlebug twill ribbon along with PTI's Super Stars stamps and dies.

Hope you are having a great time at Stamp A Faire today and thanks for stopping by!