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 10th Anniversary Challenge: Multiply

This is Day 2 of Papertrey Ink's March Release in conjunction with their 10th Anniversary. Nichole challenged us to create a project using multiple shapes, stamps or die cuts. Seems like I'm always in need of thank you cards. What a fun way to show appreciation with Zigs, smooshing and stars!

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Amethyst Allure

Ink: None

Stamps: None

Dies: Sketched Stars and Graceful Greetings

Other: Zig Clean Color Real Brushes (Persian Green, Violet & English Lavender), Water Mister, WOS Shimmer Brush and Silver Glitter Paper

PTI Create Along With Us: September 2016

We just returned from a fun vacation in the great state of Tennessee so I am way behind in blogland. In fact, I hurriedly skimmed through the DT's posts to find a card that inspired me so I could participate in this week's Create Along With Us Challenge. Now the hardest part is selecting only one because I want to CASE them all...and when I have more time, I intend to do this. My favorite day of posting was the Christmas Faith post on September 12, even though I ended up making a birthday card. Not that I could ever come close to creating Melissa's style, but she inspired me with this card of hers.

Melissa's Card

Here's my birthday card with a similar design.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Ocean Tides

Ink: Soft Stone and VersaMark

Stamps: Ombré Sentiments: Birthday and Scene It: Celebration

Dies: Sketched Stars and Tag Sale #9

Other: Holiday Plaid Patterned Paper, White Embossing Powder, White Gel Pen, Lawn Fawn twine, and SU Dimensionals