SAF Remix

The challenge this week for Papertrey Ink instead of a Make It Monday was based off the Stamp-A-Faire event held on July 23. Nichole challenged us to recreate one of the projects we completed for SAF, or we could complete one we didn't have time to tackle. Since I finished all of them, I decided to redo my Master Color Recipes card. Based off the bright and bold "Date In The Park" by Leonid Efremov, I used the recipe below substituting Canyon Clay for Terracotta Tile.

Here is my remake from SAF:

Not really sure which one I like better except I wasn't happy with how my trees turned out in my first card below. I'll let you be the judge. 

Thanks for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments. Have an awesome week and hope you enjoy the Olympics as much as I do!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and New Leaf

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

Stamps: Through The Trees and Keep It Simple: Thinking of You

Dies: None

Other: Paintbrush, Painter's Tape, Black/White Twine, Corner Chomper and SU Dimensionals

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 MIM #204: Watercolor Smooshing

Let's get this straight right from the start. Betsy showed us her secret way of "smooshing" watercolors…not "smooching" like some people thought and/or typed because of auto-correct. Everyone needs laughter in their life, and that was achieved. The last Papertrey Ink Make It Monday challenge was to use ink and water to create gorgeous backgrounds using the "smooshing" technique. It's fun and only a little messy ~ at least for stampers like me who don't like to get inky fingers. Here's my "smooshed" birthday card. It's a win-win because it's also masculine ~ yay!

It's pretty self-explanatory, but here's a few details. I "smooshed" my Spring Rain and Ocean Tides background on watercolor paper. After it dried, I stamped the trees and adhered the red birds using Glue Dots. Die-cut the heart border out of Pure Poppy and layered Ocean Tides to ground the trees and place my sentiment. The Birthday Swoosh was easily adhered by using my Xyron. And that's it!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Kraft, Ocean Tides, Spring Rain and Pure Poppy

Ink: Ocean Tides, Spring Rain and Versafine Onyx Black

Stamps: Swoosh and Through The Trees

Dies: Swoosh, In The Meadow and Heart Border

Other: Watercolor Paper, Acetate, Glue Dots, Xyron and SU Dimensionals