Papertrey Ink Stamp-a-Faire: Ancient Rome #2

Last post for tonight's Stamp-a-Faire event...I'm tired!

This is another for the Ancient Rome challenge.  I CASED Lizzie's card again, but changed up the colors and the die I used for the cut out.  The pattern paper was covered with a thin layer of embossing paste colored with MFT's kraft ink.  I stamped the leaf image in smoky slate ink and the cup in kiwi kiss.  It's stamped a little off because of the texture of the embossing paste.  I think you can see some of the texture from the embossing paste in the photo.

 

Well, that's it for me.  I don't think I'll be able to do any more of the challenges.  Busy tomorrow, then I'll be away for a couple of days visiting a friend in Cleveland. 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 



Papertrey Ink Stamp-a-Faire: Ancient Rome #1

Hello again!  This is post #2 for today.  I'm participating (or trying to !) in Papertrey Ink's Stamp-a-Faire event.  The next challenge was Ancient Rome.

 Lizzie Jones was the hostess for this challenge.  Loved this challenge, however mine didn't go exactly as hers did (of course!).  I first stamped the flower and leaf images from Delightful Dahlia using Hero Arts inks.  Then I ran it through my Xyron machine so the adhesive was on the back.  After that, I ran it through the die cut machine using the Mosaic cover plate die.  It wasn't supposed to cut all the way through (Lizzie's didn't), but mine did!  You were supposed to be able to pull the backing off and leave everything intact.  So when I pulled it off most of the little tiles came off too!  I had to puzzle piece the entire piece!  It was a labor of love, let me tell ya!  LOL!  I do like the end results.  I pretty much CASED Lizzie's card...it was too pretty not to!

 

I have one more card to try from Lizzie's Ancient Rome challenge, but that's still drying too!  Hoping to get that done tonight!  Hope you enjoy! 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 



Papertrey Ink Stamp-a-Faire: Morning Timer Challenge

Hi friends!  Are you taking part in Papertrey's Stamp-a-Faire event? I'm trying to keep up, but I've only done two cards so far.  I was at the Scrap and Stamp Show here in Buffalo, NY with my good stamping buddy Cheryl Rowley.  We usually spend the entire time (10-5) at the show looking and purchasing new products.  However, she had to leave early to go to a wedding, so I stayed for a little while longer.  Then I had my hubby's family picnic to go to.  So I didn't have all day to create for this event.

 

The first challenge this morning was a time challenge...you were supposed to create something within 20 minutes.  Well, my card took only 5-10 minutes to create, but it took quite a while for the Glossy Accents on my die to dry!  Does that count?  Anyway, here's the finished card.  I used Ombre Builders and Memento Luxe inks  (I don't have PTI inks!) to create the border on the bottom.  The die is from Wet Paint Cuts.  I covered it in Wink of Stella shimmer and Glossy Accents.  I added some enamel dots and rounded two opposite corners.  The main panel is on dimensional tape.

 

This is the color combo and sketch I used to create the card.

 

That's it for the Morning Timer Challenge at 10:00 at night!  LOL!

I'll have at least one more post today for my other card I created this evening.  After that, I don't know if I'll have time! 

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Papertrey Ink Stamp-a-Faire: Mixing Mists to Match and August Blog Hop

OK, so I'm kind of stamped out!  I'm participating in the Papertrey Ink Stamp-a-Faire from yesterday and today's blog hop.  I've combined two challenges cause I'm tired!

 These are the colors and sketch I chose for the blog hop because I had the royal velvet reinker to work with for the mixing mists to match challenge.



Nichole gave the recipe to make a mist which was 1/4 cup rubbing alcohol and about 75 drops of the reinker.  I only did about 50 drops.  I don't have any of this color so I don't know how intense it should be, but I think it was fine.

 I wanted to use this circle cover plate as a mask and spray the mist over it and use the negative piece, but it just didn't look right.  So I decided to use the mask since the color was so pretty.  Then I just went about assembling my card.  As I said, I don't have any PTI colors, so I just matched them to SU
 colors as best as I could. 

I've had fun doing all these challenges.  I hope to try more of them later in the week.  School starts (for me) on Thursday with staff development and then again next Tuesday.  Kids come back next Wednesday.  Where did the summer go?  Sigh...

Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe

Stamps:  Rosie Posie, Rosie Posie Step 2, Reason to Smile (PTI)

Paper:  Neenah white, cool caribbean

Ink:  Royal velvet (reinker), cool Caribbean, night of navy, kiwi kiss, always artichoke

Accessories:  Cover plate circle die, Rosie Posie dies, pearls

Papertrey Ink Stamp-a-Faire: Rolled Dough Designs

Hi again!  This is the third post for today.  I'm playing along with Papertrey Ink's Stamp-a-Faire.

The next challenge I'm participating in is the Rolled Dough challenge.  I've had my Delight paperclay drying out all day.  I kneaded glitter into my clay like Heather did.  You won't be able to see the sparkle in the pictures, but it's definitely there.

 

I only took out a little bit of clay and added the glitter to it.  Then I rolled it out and let it sit for about 8 hours.  When I picked it up it felt like those foam sheets.  I rolled it out pretty thin so I could die cut it easily.  These are the pieces I die cut.  I cut a ghost (not pictured here), teapot, 2 flourishes and with the remaining pieces I cut out some flowers and hearts.

 

 I made two cards with the same layout.  Here's the first.  Who says Halloween has to be all orange and black?  This would have been if I had black googlily eyes, but I only had pink!  So pink and purple it was!  After adding the eyes, I was wondering how stamping would work on this clay.  You can see in the picture above a pink flower.  I practiced stamping Memento Luxe pigment ink onto the clay and it worked beautifully.  So I used the same ink to stamp the smile.  I also added a small pink bow to her head.  This card is so much cuter in person!

 

 Next up is the teapot.  It was also stamped with Memento Luxe Pear Tart pigment ink.  I added that pink flower (there was a spot that didn't stamp all the way).  I ran the front of the card with an impression place,  but it's hard to see it. 

This is the sketch I used from Clean & Simple Sketches.  

 

I still have some time and some more challenges from PTI to work on!  Gotta go!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe:  Ghostly Greetings

Stamps:  Happy Haunting (PTI)

Paper:  Pink pirouette, elegant eggplant, Eva (Basic Grey)

Ink:  Versamark, Memento Luxe rose bud

Accessories:  Happy Haunting die, white ep, ribbon, google eyes, sequins, Delight paper clay

 

Recipe:  Tea for Two

Stamps:  Tea for Two (PTI)

Paper:  Neenah white, pink passion, Green at Heart (PTI)

Ink:  Memento Luxe rose bud and pear tart

Accessories:  Tea for Two die, ribbon, canvas impression plate



Papertrey Ink Stamp-a-Faire: Sprinkle of Salt Technique

 

Hi again!  Twenty-four hours later and I have another card for Papertrey Ink's Stamp-a-Faire.

I love techniques, so I felt confident that I would love this salt technique.  It's not a new one, but one that I've never tried.  So easy, so cool!

The hardest part for me is always what direction I want to go in.  This new stamp set and die called Mighty Oak was sitting on the opposite end of my stamp table waiting to be taken out of its packaging and filed away.  I spied it sitting there and I knew what I was going to do!  I started with choosing my colors:  more mustard, pumpkin pie, and old olive (all SU, I don't have any PTI ones).  I chose to use watercolor paper per Danielle's suggestion (it stays wet longer).  Then I took out the reinkers and started painting.  I first wet the paper with water, then went swiping color on the paper.  Fun!  Then I took my salt shaker and went a-shakin'.  More fun!  While it was drying, I die cut the tree from chocolate chip paper and then ran it through the woodgrain plate.  Next came the leaves in the same colors.  I die cut them and stamped them in various designs.  Before adhering the tree, I stamped the sentiment in chocolate chip ink.  I wasn't sure how to place the leaves, so I looked at Nichole's sample and mine was turning out to look just like hers (not intended at all!).  I mounted it on chocolate chip and then onto a vintage cream base.  Love.  It!!  I love the texture the salt gave it.  It sort of looks like some of those solid Basic Grey papers I have.  Very cool!

I'm hoping to do more today.  I have my clay drying and more things on my list I want to try!  If you scroll down, or click here, you can see my tea staining technique.  Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Mighty Oak (Papertrey Ink)

Paper:  Vintage cream, chocolate chip, old olive, pumpkin pie, more mustard, watercolor paper

Ink:  Chocolate chip, old olive, pumpkin pie, more mustard and reinkers

Accessories:  Mighty Oak die, woodgrain impression plate, salt, paint brush

Papertrey Ink Stamp-a-Faire: Tea Staining Technique

Hi friends!  How many of you participated in Papertrey Ink's Stamp-a-Faire yesterday?  I bought the kit to participate, but was at a stamp and scrap art show here in Buffalo with my stamping buddy Cheryl Rowley.  We saw lots of new stuff and new techniques.  We also spent a little bit of our pensions on that new stuff!  LOL!!  When I came home I was exhausted, but managed to get a card done.

 

 I started with this tea staining technique.  Before I left yesterday morning, I put some muslin, felt, and lace ribbon in some tea and left it in there all day.  I used them to make my card.

 

 

 The flower was made according to the technique Melissa Phillips explained.  I used the Ruby Rose dies to cut four large flowers and two small flowers from the muslin.  These flowers were stamped with a text stamp in cameo coral ink.  I then cut a flower from tea stained peach felt.  I also cut two leaves from tea stained green felt and a small button from tea stained ivory felt.  I adhered them all with fabric glue.  The button was threaded with peach floss.  I mounted the flower on a burlap circle I just purchased in a package on sale at Michael's.  The lace started out white and came out a nice antique color.  The rest is pretty self-explanatory.

I hope to complete more of the challenges tomorrow.  I've been looking at them and they look like lots of fun!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Half and Half, Background Basics: Text Style (PTI)

Paper:  Groovy guava, kraft, Curio (Basic Grey), Carefree (Authentique)

Ink:  Cameo coral, Memento rich cocoa

Accessories:  Lace, muslin, felt, burlap circle, pearls, floss, fabric glue