PTI Laurie's Fabulous Favorites

So, between losing my stamping mojo and living in a whole different world with our wintry weather, DH and I have been working on jigsaw puzzles. So, needless to say, I haven't spent much time in my stamping room. However, I'm desperately in need of rebuilding my stash so started with a birthday card, that qualifies for any age or gender. Score!

For this week's Papertrey Ink Win It Wednesday, Laurie challenges us to use a favorite stamp set. My choice today is CELEBRATE BIG.

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Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Hooray Patterned Paper

Ink: New Leaf, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy and Bright Buttercup

Stamps: Celebrate Big

Dies: Celebrate Big

Other: Silver Pen, Gelly Roll Glitter Pen, Ink Blending Tool and SU Dimensionals 

PTI MIM #319: Graffiti Word Art

Lexi Daly was this week's host for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday. She challenged us to create die-cut word art inspired by street art, and you can find details here. Graffiti artists are very talented…just wish they'd use these talents in more useful ways rather than making their marks on other's property. Lexi made it look so easy and shared some great examples of her graffiti art. It was a bit challenging for me to decide on what supplies to use, but here's what I completed. 

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Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and True Black

Ink: Green Parakeet, Autumn Rose, Amethyst Allure and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Celebrate Big and Ways to Say: Birthday

Dies: Celebrate Big

Other: Dots Stencil, Ink Blending Tools, Glossy Accents and Foam Tape

PTI MIM #283: Watercolor Wash Backgrounds

Laurie Schmidlin shared her first video for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday, and she did a fabulous job. Her tips and tricks for creating a watercolor wash background were very helpful. Others always made it sound and look so easy. However, I don't think I've watched anyone watercolor and explain in such great detail why and how they do it until Laurie's tutorial. Even though my results aren't anywhere near as good as others, I know I just need to practice and let the watercolors and water do the work. This is what I created earlier today using Emboss Resist with watercolors. A few black splatters with popped up stars and a sentiment flag finished my card. 

 

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black and VersaMark

Stamps: Celebrate Big and What The Doodle: Piece of Cake

Dies: Sketched Stars and Sketched Shapes

Other: "Cheap" Watercolors, Paintbrush, White Embossing Powder, WOS Shimmer, and SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #275: Stamped Dangles

Amy introduced us to "dangles" in the card-making environment. She made it look so easy here on Nichole's blog for this week's Papertrey Ink Make It Monday. Let me just say, I scoured my stamp sets trying to find jewlery-like embellishments just so I could play along. One more challenge to cross of my list. I'm needing to rebuild my stash of birthday cards, anniversary, sympathy and get-well wishes. Bring on this month's challenges for Papertrey Ink's 10 years in business.

Here's my version of stamped dangles:

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Kraft and Dark Chocolate

Ink: Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy, Canyon Clay, VersaFine Oynx Black, Hibiscus Burst, Green Parakeet, Blueberry Sky, Berry Sorbet, Bright Buttercup and Tropical Teal

Stamps: In The Meadow, Beautiful Blooms II, Birthday Cheer, MIM Mini Kit: Wee Folk and Birthday Style

Dies: Pretty Peonies, Celebrate Big, Edger #3 and Heart Border

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