Stamp-A-Faire 2016 Farewell

WOW, what a whirlwind of a weekend it was! With several interruptions, it took me the two bonus days to complete all nine challenges that started on July 23. This was a first-class event sponsored by Papertrey Ink. From Friday night's opener to Saturday night's farewell, I was impressed with all the time, energy and talents of Nichole and her fabulous Design Team. After following them for several years, they still amaze me with all their new tips, tricks and techniques and are the best designers in the industry. Thanks, PTI, for encouraging me to get out of my comfort zone!

Here's one last photo of all the cards I created this weekend. Sorry for the poor photo. I missed the sunshine today as I was in my stamping studio finishing all challenges.

All details are on my previous posts for this year's Papertrey Ink Stamp-A-Faire. 

SAF 2016: Color Blocking With Lexi

Last but certainly not least is Lexi Daly sharing how she can create in Andy Warhol fashion. Loved the masking concept and definitely the results so I forced myself to find a stamp that I could use to try this technique. That was challenging enough in itself, but I conquered…even though not Master material. Stamp-A-Faire at Papertrey Ink comes to an end with this challenge. Now the waiting begins till I see my name announced as one of the random winners of a PTI Gift Certificate. (A gal can hope so I remain optimistic.)

Here's my card. It's Christmas in July!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Soft Stone and Stamper's Select White

Ink: Kraft, New Leaf, Autumn Rose, Pure Poppy and Hawaiian Shores

Stamps: Jolly Holiday and Stylish Sentiments: Holidays

Dies: None

Other: Rhinestones and SU Dimensionals

SAF 2016: Watercolor Like A Master With Kay

Kay Miller truly is the master of watercoloring in my world. Her fabulous, watercolored cards with an artistic flair surely convinced Nichole that she was the perfect one to share her tricks and tips with the stamping world. I enjoyed her video and accent so much I watched it several times, and each time it was a real treat. She is very talented and her creations look flawless.


Here's my card:

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Simply Chartreuse

Ink: Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Mum's The Word

Dies: None

Other: Canson Mixed Media Paper, Paintbrushes and White Foam (Amazon)

SAF 2016: Pointillism Play With Heather

Hmm, Pointillism - ever heard of it before? Heather Nichols says, "It's a technique of painting in which small distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image."

Nichole shares details about this challenge on her blog for Papertrey Ink's Stamp-A-Faire 2016.

Here's my card:

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Kraft and Stamper's Select White

Ink: Mint Julep, Ocean Tides, New Leaf, Ripe Avocado and VersaMark

Stamps: Mum's The Word, Leaf Prints and Confetti Toss (dots)

Dies: Boutique Borders: Sympathy

Other: New Leaf Bitty Dot Paper, Clear Embossing Powder, White Pigment Ink and Sponge

SAF: 2016: Mastering Drips & Splatters With Lizzie

Papertrey Ink's Stamp-A-Faire 2016 challenge by Lizzie Jones captures Jackson Pollock's drips and splatters in the art world. This was by far the messiest challenge of the entire event. My watercolors wouldn't cooperate when trying to add larger drips of paint. I know now I need some reinkers or better watercolors. Never fear though as I pushed myself out of my comfort zone to accomplish this one before the deadline.

Here's my card:

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: New Leaf, Summer Sunrise and Stamper's Select White

Ink: Enchanted Evening, VersaMark, SU Forest Foliage Reinker

Stamps: Keep It Simple: Birthday 

Dies: Sketched Shapes

Other: Canson Mixed Media Paper, Watercolors, Yarn, Paintbrushes for Splatters and Drips, and SU Dimensionals

SAF 2016: Masterpiece Inspirations With The Team

Another challenge for Papertrey Ink's Stamp-A-Faire 2016 was to select one of the Design Team's artistic inspiration piece and create our own. Along with Heather Nichols, I chose "The Green Dancer" by Edgar Degas.

Here's my card:

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Kraft

Ink: Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal and Dark Chocolate

Stamps: Painted Petals

Dies: None

Other: White Acrylic Paint Splatters and Paintbrush

SAF 2016: Floral Impressionism With Melissa

Melissa Phillips is a natural for Impressionistic Florals. Her video was so intriguing I watched it several times. This challenge for Papertrey Ink's Stamp-A-Faire 2016 was difficult for me because I don't own Floral Sketches or any stamp set that works well with these techniques. However, I gave it my best shot and will try again once I own Floral Sketches.

Here's my card:

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Color Pop: Florals Watercolor Paper

Ink: Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Berry Sorbet, Autumn Rose, Harvest Gold and New Leaf

Stamps: Mini Kit: Color Pop Florals and Graceful Greetings

Dies: Graceful Greetings

Other: Foam Tape, White Embossing Powder and Waterbrush

SAF 2016: Gilded in Gold With Danielle

Have you ever heard of Liquid Gold by Plaid? Well, now you have. I had to go to two different craft stores to find it in stock so I guess it's a pretty hot product right now. Of course, it is as Danielle Flanders is right on trend. Our third challenge for Papertrey Ink's 2016 Stamp-A-Faire encouraged us to use liquid gold leafing on a project. Warning: it has a strong smell and cannot be cleaned up with just water! Ask me how I know. : ) The results are just stunning though. Here's my card:

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, True Black, Black and White All Over

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Scene It: Celebration

Dies: Scene It: Celebration

Other: Nestabilities Scallops and Circles, Coaster Board, Foam Tape, Liquid Gold (from my stash)

SAF 2016: Starry Night with Amy

Amy shared with us her tricks and tips for creating a starry night in an awesome video for an early morning session of Papertrey Ink's Stamp-A-Faire. Isn't her Faith card just stunning?

 

Love her card, and it was fun to try her techniques. My biggest challenge was the tree line, but I didn't have time to redo. Here's mine.

Too much to do, so little time.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: Sweet Blush, Mint Julep, Aqua Mist, Blueberry Sky, Smokey Shadow, Winter Wisteria and Hawaiian Shores

Stamps: Through The Trees

Dies: Wet Paint Holiday

Other: Canson Mixed Media Paper, Platinum Embroidery Floss, Silver Glitter Paper, Star Punch, Sparkly Clear Sequins (PPP), Foam Tape, Black Watercolor, Watercolor Brush and White Acrylic Paint (all from stash)

 

SAF 2016: Master Color Recipes

Talk about beauty in art. The Masters at Papertrey Ink came up with some fabulous artistic masterpieces by famous painters. This challenge is the official kick-off from Papertrey Ink's Stamp-A-Faire 2016. We were to choose our favorite color scheme and roll with it.  I selected the bright and bold "Date In The Park" by Leonid Afremov, which represents the color palette below.

Here's my "masterpiece," which I knew before starting I was definitely not a painter or close to it…but I had to try this. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores and True Black

Ink: Scarlet Jewel, Canyon Clay, Tropical Teal, New Leaf, Summer Sunrise and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Through The Trees and What The Doodle: Feathers

Dies: Cloud #1

Other: Canson Mixed Media Paper, Paintbrush, Vellum, White Crochet Thread, Clear Embossing Powder and SU Dimensionals

PTI July Blog Hop Challenge

Well, it's time once again for the 25th of the month, and that means another challenge at Papertrey Ink. Nichole always comes up with the coolest inspiration pieces. Doesn't this look like a relaxing space to read?

This is what I created using Melon Berry, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, and Blueberry Sky.

Thanks for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments! There's lots of great inspiration out there with all the Blog Hop posts as well as Stamp-A-Faire. Enjoy!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Soft Stone

Ink: Melon Berry, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal and Blueberry Sky

Stamps: Graceful Greetings, MIM Mini Kit: Color Pop Florals and Rosie Posie I and II

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles

Other: Nestabilities Ovals, Ink Blending Tool and Sequins

PTI MIM #256: Spritzed Stamps and CWS Ink Splatters

Melissa got her turn to share a fun "spritzing" technique with us this week for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday. In her video, she showed us how she inks her stamps, mists them and then stamps on watercolor paper for a watercolor effect. The biggest challenge is choosing stamps that work well with this technique. Not sure I chose the right ones, but I do like my end result because it's different for me (a 4.25" square card). Here you can see for yourself.

Also entering "Creative with Stamps" monthly challenge at CWS Challenge 4: Ink Splatters.

Thanks for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Basic Black

Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Autumn Rose, Raspberry Fizz, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Melon Berry, Cayon Clay, Orange Zest and VersaFine Onxy Black

Stamps: What The Doodle: Feathers and Trendy Tree Tops

Dies: What The Doodle: Feathers and Nestabilities Classic Scallop Squares

Other: Canson Mixed Media Paper, Plaid Folk Art Stencil, Light Gray Zig Clean Color Real Brush, Mister, Paintbrush, Black Watercolor Splatters, Lawn Fawn Silver Sparkle Hemp Cord and SU Dimensionals 

PTI Create Along With Us Challenge: July 2016

When PTI's release week coincides with Make It Monday, we get to choose a designer's project that inspires us. Details for the challenge can be found on Nichole's blog. There are always so many fabulous creations it's challenging to decide which one I want to recreate. This month my inspiration is this one by Betsy Veldman. Not only do I like the layout, but the bold colors speak to me.

Of course, Betsy used newly-released products, which I don't have, but I came up with dies and stamps that I thought would work improvising. Without further ado, here's my version. 

Ink blended a "happy" die-cut from Pretty Peonies using Summer Sunrise and Orange Zest inks on a piece of acetate, water and paintbrush. Definitely think reinkers would be the answer to get brighter colors. The bottom portion of my Mat Stack #3 die is Tropical Teal blended ink. The watercoloring behind the focal image is Tropical Teal, Enchanted Evening, Summer Sunrise and Orange Zest over white heat-embossed stars from Scene It: Celebration. Added Enchanted Evening sponged stars, white stars edged & colored with Gelly Roll Stardust Pen - all die-cut from Scene It: Celebration. The white crochet thread took the place of Betsy's Paper Clippings swirls. "Birthday!" from Stylish Sentiments: Birthday was stamped with Enchanted Evening. Some SU Dimensionals gave the added dimension necessary. 

Thanks for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments! Off to pick blueberries so I'll be viewing blogs and commenting later today. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Hawaiian Shores

Ink: Tropical Teal, Enchanted Evening, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest and VersaMark

Stamps: Stylish Sentiments: Birthday and Scene It: Celebration

Dies: Mat Stack #3, Pretty Peonies and Scene It: Celebration

Other: Canson Mixed Media Paper, Paintbrush, Blending Tools, SU Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder, White Crochet Thread and Gelly Roll Stardust Clear Pen

July Mix-It Up Challenge With Sympathy

After perusing this blog post and seeing a challenge mixing Essentials by Ellen with Neat and Tangled, I decided to play along. My focus was a sympathy card and I need it now. Anyone else ever in that situation? Seems I can't get ahead on those for some sad reason. Thought I'd mix it up a bit by adding some ink blending, and tiny black dots to pull it altogether with the black sentiment and banner.

The blooms and leaves are from Essentials by Ellen Bold Blooms stamps and Bold Blossom dies. My black banner and colored dots are all from Neat and Tangled Party Dots. "With Sympathy" is from PTI's Keep It Simple: Sympathy stamp set adhered using foam tape. The bright buttercup bloom is also popped up for added dimension. PTI's New Leaf card stock adds another layer to the focal image.

Thanks for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments! 

Supplies: 

Cardstock: PTI Stamper's Select White and New Leaf

Ink: PTI Bright Buttercup, Berry Sorbet, Winter Wisteria, New Leaf and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Essentials by Ellen Bold Blooms and Neat and Tangled Party Dots

Dies: Essentials by Ellen Bold Blossoms

Other: Ink Blending Tool, Foam Tape and Fine Black Sharpie

PTI MIM #255: String Art Using Die-Cuts

This week's Make It Monday Challenge on Nichole's blog was instigated by Amy, and she shared some gorgeous examples using string art accents and focal points using die-cuts. Her video was very detailed and easy to understand. I should have just copied her using the same die-cuts, but I opted to figure out my own.

Modern Background Stencil in Simply Chartreuse on my white card base is the backdrop for my focal image. I wrapped old SU green/white twine up and down the spiral notebook die for my string art. Leaves and blooms are from Color Pops Floral in Melon Berry and Canyon Clay. Sentiments in Simply Chartreuse and splattered all three ink colors in the white space. Added a little Shimmer Wink of Stella to the flower centers, then a piece of striped paper to the bottom before adhering to Canyon Clay. Off to see what other fabulous ideas are out there.

Edited to Add: Also entering "Creative with Stamps" monthly challenge at CWS Challenge 4: Ink Splatters (thanks to Helen)

Thanks for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Canyon Clay and DCWV Basics Stack (striped)

Ink: Melon Berry, Canyon Clay and Simply Chartreuse

Stamps: Make It Market Mini: Color Pop Florals, Communique Sentiments and Tag-Its #5

Dies: Monthly Moments Spiral Notebook

Other: Modern Background Stencils (PTI), Ink Blending Tool, SU Twine, SU Dimensionals, Shimmer Wink of Stella, and Paintbrush for splatters

PTI MIM #254: Stenciling with Texture Paste

Ashley wanted us to get a little messy this week by participating in her Papertrey Ink Make It Monday challenge: Stenciling with Texture Paste. My stencil supply is a bit limited, but I just had to attempt this so once again I'm using Modern Background Stencils. It's a busy weekend in the USA with the 4th of July just around the corner so I'll keep this short.

It's a little cloudy here this morning. Can you tell? Even though it took me two days to complete allowing the texture paste to dry, I do like it. The most challenging for me was what sentiment to use, what color ink and where to place it. I combined New Leaf and Orange Zest for a fun Hello.

Thanks for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!


Edited to Add:  Entering this in Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Soft Stone and SU Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Limeade Ice, Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf and Orange Zest

Stamps: What The Doodle: Feather

Dies: None

Other: Modern Background Stencils (PTI), Crackled Texture Paste, Watercolor Brush, Gelly Roll Glitter Pen, Orange Rhinestone and Gray Ink Splatters (from my stash)