PTI Make It Monday #173: No Outline Watercolor - Part 2

This month's Make-It-Monday challenge is hosted by the talented Heather Nichols.  She has shown us a special technique for using our stamps to make us all look like watercoloring experts.  If you would like to check things out for yourself, you can find all the info here.

This is my second post for this week's MIM challenge.  If you would like to see some rainbow watercoloring using the No Outline Method, you can see them in this post. 

For this card, I used the PTI Harvest Berries stamp set and Distress Inks (which are turning out to be my favorite watercoloring medium to use for great vibrant colors).  After the watercolored panel was added to the card base, a strip of Pure Poppy was added along with a die cut from the Filigree Border die.  A sentiment from the Mini Blooms stamp set and a few wraps of red bakers twine finished off the project.

All supplies are from PTI (aside from the watercolor paper and Distress Inks).

Thanks ever so much for stopping by!

PTI Make It Monday #173: No Outline Watercolor

This month's Make-It-Monday challenge is hosted by the talented Heather Nichols.  She has shown us a special technique for using our stamps to make us all look like watercoloring experts.  If you would like to check things out for yourself, you can find all the info here.

For this challenge, I was able to make two 3x4 panels to use in my pocket scrapbooking projects.

The first panel uses the largest jar from the PTI Friendship Jar series.  I stamped the jar outline in a light aqua color and then carefully applied water to the entire inside.  Once the area was good and saturated, I used a small brush to apply a rainbow of Distress Ink colors: Festive Berries, Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, Shaded Lilac, and Dusty Concord.  Once the panel had completely dried, I went back and stamped tiny stars in the same colors.  And when my order of printable transparencies arrive, I'll overlay a neat sentiment Danielle posted in the forum, "Magic is something you make."  While I love to make cards, I'm happy to be keeping this creation in my scrapbook!  :) 

The second panel is made using the sentiments from the PTI Wet Paint series.  The same Distress Ink colors were used on the "smile" portion of the sentiment.  The second part of the sentiment was stamped with Smokey Shadow ink.

I tried a new-to-me watercolor paper for these projects - Artistico Fabriano Hot Press 140lb (a purchase inspired by Betsy's Beautiful Brushstrokes kit).  I have to say that I regret stocking up on the cheaper stuff I bought at Michaels when it was on sale.  This Fabriano Hot Press paper is SO much better, that I don't think I'll ever go back!  I guess the kids have a new supply of watercolor paper to play with.  *wink*

Thanks ever so much for stopping by!

PTI July Blog Hop

This month's PTI Blog Hop is an inspiration photo challenge.  Check out the gorgeousness that Nichole has found to inspire us to get crafty:

I am really digging this photo!  The color palette, the shabby chicness, the lace doily, weathered wood, fabrics, and flowers … I love it all!  I had so many ideas and simply too little time to execute them all.  I did manage two cards that I'm pretty tickled with.  So glad you're here for me to share them with!

For the first card, I created the background using a base of Stampers Select White card stock swiped with one of my pigment ink pads, back and forth across the front until I reached a weathered wood look.  I accidentally swiped some ink past the folded line onto the backside of the card base.  I decided a little washi tape would cover that up nicely.  haha!  Super Stripes was used to create the plaid panel die cut from the Wine Bottle Tag die.  That was topped with a Circle Scribbles die and a tissue paper flower.  I colored the tissue paper with some Copic markers to get the right colors.  The Tiny Tag tied with twine tops it all off.

The second card uses a kraft panel for the base.  I swiped both white and green Gelatos (and, no, not the ice cream ;) across the front and softening the look by smudging it with a water-wetted finger.  I made the bouquet from the flowers in Betsy's Beautiful Brushstrokes kit (seriously LOVE that kit!), popping some flowers up with dimensional adhesive.  A rustic jute twine bow tops it all off.  No sentiment on this one.  I didn't feel that one fit into the design.  Even a Tiny Tag seemed too big and distracting.  Any suggestions for me in regards to adding a sentiment?

I was so happy to be able to participate in this month's blog hop.  It's been much, much too long!  Thanks ever so much for stopping by!

PTI Supplies:  
Stamps and dies:  Beautiful Brushstrokes, Tiny Tags, Super Stripes, Wine Bottle Tag, Scribbled Circles
Inks:  Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, New Leaf, Pinefeather, Hawaiian Shores
Card Stock:  Stampers Select White, Rustic White, Kraft

PTI Make It Monday #172: Rainbow Medallions

This month's Make-It-Monday challenge is hosted by the lovely Dawn McVey.  She has challenged us to delve into our stamp stash and find stamps to create a rainbow medallion on our cards or other projects.  If you would like to check things out for yourself, you can find all the info here.

I lucked out by finding a great stamp to use in the first set I picked up - Solid Stitches and Swirls.  I started with heat embossing a circle frame for the center of my medallion.  Next, I used a technique Dawn used on one of her recent cards, first stamping in white ink on my kraft card stock before re-stamping over the top with my rainbow of colors.  

Since my "medallion" stamp was actually comprised of two separate stamps, I took advantage of it and stamped with two shades of each rainbow color.

The sentiment from Betsy Veldman's new Beautiful Brushstrokes Make It Market kit fit into the center perfectly!  Have I mentioned just how much I am LOVING that kit??

All supplies are from PTI.  Thanks ever so much for stopping by!

PTI Make It Monday #171: Pop Up Die Cuts

This month's Make-It-Monday challenge is hosted by the very talented Betsy Veldman.  She has shown us a fabulous idea of using our dies to partially cut to create pop-ups for use on our cards or other projects.  If you would like to check things out for yourself, you can find all the info here.

I looked through my stash of dies and untimately decided upon using the same die that Betsy used in her showcase card, as well as the same sentiment.  I started with a white card base and lightly outlined in pencil where the butterfly would go.  I then stamped a floral pattern using the stamps from Betsy's Beautiful Brushstrokes Make It Market kit (LOVING that kit!)

The front panel is cut slightly narrower than the card base and the butterfly was partially die cut from it.  I then used Betsy's clever method to easily attach the contrasting color butterfly die cut and the front panel all in one step.  Here is the final result:

All supplies are from PTI.  Thanks ever so much for stopping by!