PTI MIM #347: Winter Watercolor

Happy New Year! This is my first post and first card of the new year today. Just trying to get my mojo started by participating in this week's Papertrey Ink Make It Monday. I'm flying by the seat of my pants here because Ashley shared her process in designing a winter scene using watercolors. Oh, how I wish I owned Enchanted Forest, and I will one of these days!

Have a few thank you notes due after the Christmas holidays so here's what I created using my old-time favorite set, In The Meadow. 

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: New Leaf and Canson Mix Media Paper

Ink: Green Parakeet, Distressed Peacock Feathers and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: In The Meadow

Dies: In The Meadow

Other: Paintbrush, White Acrylic Paint and Foam Tape

PTI MIM #327: Ombré Watercolor Backgrounds

This week we are blessed with Betsy as our host for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday. She shared a fun technique to create ombré watercolor backgrounds. Her card set is gorgeous and love the color combinations she used. 

Since I wasn't thrilled with my first attempt trying to avoid using leaves, I still made two snowflake cards and one with leaves. This is what I did. Think this technique works best with solid stamps versus the line images of snowflakes. 

Snowflakes using Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening and Bliss Blue.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening and VersaMark

Stamps: What The Doodle: Snowflakes and Stylish Sentiments: Holiday

Dies: None

Other: Canson Mixed Media, Paintbrush, SU Bliss Blue Marker and White Embossing Powder

Snowflakes using Amethyst Allure, Royal Velvet and Winter Wisteria.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: Amethyst Allure, Royal Velvet, Winter Wisteria and VersaMark

Stamps: What The Doodle: Snowflakes and Happiest of Holidays

Dies: None

Other: Canson Mixed Media, Paintbrush, White Embossing Powder and Corner Rounder

My third card is my favorite because of the richness using Americana, Dark Chocolate and Melon Berry for solid leaf images from Turning A New Leaf. 

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: Americana, Dark Chocolate, Melon Berry and VersaMark

Stamps: Turning A New Leaf and Penned Elegance

Dies: None

Other: Paintbrush, Zing! Copper Embossing Powder and DCWV Metallic Stack

  

PTI March 2018 Blog Hop

The 25th of the month means it's time for another Blog Hop at Papertrey Ink. It's also the day we fly home from New York City after a busy 5-day vacation with some of my husband's family. I'm off to get a haircut so I'm making this short. Here's the inspiration photo and then my card. 

image source: www.marthastewart.com

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Soft Stone, Kraft and Stamper's Select White

Ink: Kraft, Soft Stone, Harvest Gold, Lovely Lady, Autumn Rose, Ripe Avocado and Dark Chocolate

Stamps: Brushed Off, Watercolor Wonder, Bitty Bouquets, In The Shadows and Keep It Simple: Get Well

Dies: Noted: Scalloped A2, Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical, Mega Gracious Vases and Bitty Bouquets

Other: gelly Roll Glitter Pen, Fun Foam, SU Dimensionals and Waterbrush

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 #282: Stenciled Watercolor Backgrounds and SSS Monday Challenge

Betsy is up this week for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday showing us how to use stencils for watercolored backgrounds. Her card is just gorgeous, and I love the colors she used. But, I had to be a bit different as I set out to make a card for my grandniece's 12th birthday. (Note to self: I need more stencils with designs that flow like Woodblock Prints.) This is what I created. 

I will also be entering this in Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: We've Got Your Number. 

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Mint Julep, Hibiscus Burst, Hawaiian Shores and SU Summer Sun

Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Hawaiian Shores, Mint Julep and Summer Sunrise

Stamps: None

Dies: Big Basics: Wish Big and Modern Numbers Die

Other: Cover Plate: Pretty Frame, Modern Background Stencils, Paintbrush, Spray Adhesive and SU Dimensionals

PTI Make It Monday #271: 2016 A La Carte

Nichole refreshed our memories of every 2016 Make It Monday Challenge by Papertrey Ink. The A La Carte means we can choose any one of the weekly technique videos to create a project. You can see the technique I chose, Make It Monday #244: Score Lines, done by Laurie Willison. This is a great way to add a little extra detail and texture. I apologize that it was difficult to photograph at night showing the various lengths of vertical score lines from the top to the Bold Blossoms. Here's what I created:

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Basic Black and Bold Blossoms Watercolor Sheet

Ink: VersaMark

Stamps: Wet Paint

Dies: Uncorked Words

Other: Zigs, Water Brush, White Embossing Powder, Gelly Roll Glitter Pen and MS Scoring Board

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

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

PTI Create Along With Us Challenge: January 2016

This challenge allows us to select something the PTI Design Team created that inspired us and create our own version. There were so many beautiful projects it was difficult to pick just one. Since I'm in need of a sympathy card, I used that to help narrow down my options. My selected card is this one created by Betsy Veldman. Isn't she amazing? Not only did it put me out of my comfort zone with all the blending and watercoloring, but I don't have the supplies Betsy used so I had to get creative with what I own. She obviously practiced a whole lot more than I have. Don't you just love her colors and details? I do!

My sympathy card came together using two sizes of Stitched Rectangles by MFT to get my border. The three butterflies were die-cut from Life Is Beautiful. All of these were cut from watercolor paper and colored using blending tools and the same ink colors as Betsy…only less (Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Enchanted Evening and Black). That explains why my card looks so different and also why I'm not on any Design Team. Here's my reveal:

Think I should have left off the watercoloring underneath the butterflies, but it's too late now for me to fix that. I'll just go with it and hope the recipient appreciates my not-so-perfect-artsy card. Oh, and I must confess I actually cut the sentiment in two from Keep It Simple: Sympathy and stamped it in Enchanted Evening. My sparkling clear sequins are from Pretty Pink Posh. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Enchanted Evening and Black (Jo-Ann)

Stamps: Keep It Simple: Sympathy

Dies: Life Is Beautiful and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Other: Canson Mixed Media Paper, Watcolors, Paintbrush, Blending Tools, PPP Sparkling Clear Sequins and SU Dimensionals (all from my stash)

Papertrey March Blog Hop Challenge

This month's challenge here is related to the coming of Spring and the colors shown in this beautiful inspiration photo:

 photo credit: Country Living

Starting with a Stamper's Select White card base, I added a layer of Aqua Mist stamped with VersaMark and a design from Turning A New Leaf. My watercolored piece using the "smooshing" technique was attached with foam tape to the Grand Madison Window die cut from Hawaiian Shores. Using Harvest Gold, Aqua Mist and New Leaf, I stamped two floral bouquets on white die cuts from Bitty Bouquets. Before stamping the sentiment, I added a Harvest Gold & Vellum layered butterfly with a clear rhinestone in the center. Can't really see in this photo, but I did add little dots on the flowers using Wink of Stella. Fortunately, this sympathy card isn't needed right now, but my stash was down to nothing. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Harvest Gold and Vellum

Ink: Harvest Gold, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf and VersaMark

Stamps: Bitty Bouquets, Boutique Borders: Sympathy and Turning A New Leaf

Dies: Bitty Bouquets, Poppystamps Grand Madison Window and Sizzix Embosslits Beautiful Wings

Other: Watercolor Paper, Acetate for "smooshing", Rhinestone, Wink of Stella Glitter Brush, Glue Dots and Foam Tape (all from my stash)

PTI MIM #111: Watercoloring Embossed Images

Heather Nichols showed us how to watercolor embossed images in PTI's current Make It Monday. Not only am I lacking experience in watercoloring, but I also realized I have very few stamps that would work well with this technique. The important thing is that I made it happen, and it's not bad for a rookie.

Edited to Add:  Adding this card to The Wonder of Watercolor Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.
Supplies: 

Cardstock: SU Mellow Moss & White

Ink: VersaMark, SU reinkers: Lavender Lace, Cameo Coral, Mellow Moss, So Saffron & Mauve Mist

Stamps: PTI Sending A Big Thank You

Other: PTI button, SU corner ticket punch, white embossing powder, paintbrush & water, SU dimensionals, white crochet thread