PTI Make It Monday #33: Frosted Images

This weeks Make It Monday over at Papertrey Ink is Frosted Images.  It is a cool technique that I plan to use again.  I already have another sheet of homemade patterned paper ready for my next project.

I'm planning to put this in the mail to a girlfriend of mine.

Supplies 

Paper: Sugar, Blackberry (a*muse | studio), Fine Linen (PTI)

Stamps: Marvelous Marigolds (a*muse | studio), Signature Greetings (PTI)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Blackberry (a*muse | studio), Summer Sunrise, Fresh Snow (PTI)

Copics: YR12, YR15, YR18, V17

Other: Twinkle Stickers, Clear Spica pen

PTI Make It Monday #32: Stamping with Acrylic Paint

This week's PTI Make It Monday is Stamping with Acrylic Paint. This was definitely a stretch for me.  I've never used acrylic paint other than as a kid.  I bought some paints years ago and fortunately it is still good.  My color combo for the card was dictated by the paint colors i have.  I used all three colors I have but am already thinking of doing a monochromatic card as well.

I used the first stamp set to come to mind and that was Grunge Me.  The paint colors I used are Huckleberry, Creamsicle and Cherry.  Cherry was very close to PTI Berry Sorbet so I used the cardstock as a layer for my panel that i stamped with the acrylic paint.  I have to admit that i wasn't sure where i was going with the card when i started. I then used Ad Sense dies for additional layers.  Last I cut out the guitar from a|s Rock Star and added a sentiment from the same set. In the end I like how it turned out.

Supplies 

Paper: Sugar (a*muse | studio), Berry Sorbet (PTI)

Stamps: Rock Star (a*muse | studio), Grunge Me, Ad Sense (PTI)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Dies:  Ad Sense dies ( PTI)

Ribbon: Enchanted Evening Bakers Twine (PTI)

Other: Huckleberry, Creamsicle and Cherry Scrapbook Shades Acrylic Paint (Li'l Davis Designs), foam dimensionals

PTI Make It Monday #31: Creating Backgrounds with Non-Background Stamps

I love this technique of using non-background stamps to make backgrounds.  It is a great way to make custom patterned paper.  For this technique, I used images from Nordic Noel from a*muse | studio and the Mat Stack 2 die from PTI.  The upcoming PTI release of the Mat Stack 2 Layer would have been perfect for this card, but since it hasn't been release, I used a 2" circle to give it a layer.

I don't always know in the beginning how my cards will turn out.  Many times I don't know what base cardstock i will use until i'm done with the layer.  I had planned on either using Cranberry or Eucalyptus as my base but decided that i like the non-traditional Onyx (black) as the base.  It really makes the colors pop.

On the inside I stamped a sentiment from Holiday Greetings Inside & Out also from a*muse | studio.

You can see some additional card backgrounds made with non-background cards here.  I did these as a part of a blog hop. 

Supplies 

Paper: Onyx, Winter Sky, Eucalyptus, Sugar (a*muse | studio)

Stamps: Nordic Noel, Holiday Greetings Inside & Out (a*muse | studio)

Ink: Winter Sky, Eucalyptus, Cranberry (a*muse | studio), Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Dies:  2"Circle Punch (Fiskars), Mat Stack 2 die ( PTI)

Ribbon: Black (unknown)

Other: brads

PTI Make It Monday #29 Freestyle Copic Coloring

So today's PTI Make it Monday #29 is Freestyle Copic Coloring.  I now have permission to color outside the line to "add artful scribbles, slashes and brushes of color". I decided to make a birthday card using the present from PTI Tiny Treats: Christmas and adding different splashes of color to each present.  The colors I chose were Copic RV14, YR15 and YG23. To add more color to the card i added in Washi Tape-Summer from A* Muse Studio.  I think the torn edge is a nice mimmick to the free from edge of my "scribble".  I just love using this stuff. It is low tack masking tape that is translucent and repositionable.  It is also great for holding down dies for sending through your die cutter.  The sentiment is done in Grass pigment ink and taken from Essential Sentiments, both from A*Muse Studio.

 

This is pretty close to a single layer card.  The washi tape is very thin so it doesn't add any bulk to the card.

Supplies:

Paper: Stampers' Select (PTI)

Stamps: Tiny Treats: Christmas (PTI)

Ink: Grass (A*Muse Studio)

Other: Copics RV14, YR15, YG23, Washi Tape- Summer Collection (A*Muse Studio)

Another PTI Make It Monday #12 Post

Here is my third Make It Monday #12 Card.  For this one i decided to color on Kraft paper.  This was my first time coloring on Kraft paper.  I like the result.

I did realize today that I need to clean my Copic pen lids and my nibs.  I got some sticky deposits on my image's face that make it impossible to blend.  Suzanne Dean told me how to clean them when i took her On The Road classes two weeks ago.  Fill a bin with some alcohol, toss in the lids, swish them around then use a qtip (if you want) to get in the lids.  Once the lids dry, put them back on.  She also said I can quickly dip the nips in alcohol and then wipe with a "wipe" to clean off the ickyness.  I should be able to do this a few times before i have to replace the nibs. I do plan on coloring another one of these images in the same manner, but will wait until my pens are clean. From coloring on Kraft, I've determined that using colors that end in 0 or 1 pretty much make the paper look greyish....so avoid those.

The image I used is Laundry from The Greeting Farm (TGF).  I have a few images, digital and rubber, from TGF.  You will be seeing more :)  The sentiment is from the PTI set On My Couch.

Here is what i did.....  You can see on the right side of her face where my Copic started leaving stickiness. 

OMG!!!!.. I just realized those are slippers on her feet.  I was wondering why her feet looked funny.. LOL.  I'll get it right on the next card.

Supplies:

Paper: Vintage Cream (PTI), Kraft (PTI), Melon Mambo (PTI)

Stamps: Laundry (The Greeting Farm),On My Couch (PTI)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Other: Black Slick Writer (American Crafts), Copics

PaperTreyInk Make It Monday #12

The Make It Monday Challenge for this week is drawing line frames. For this challenge I made 3 cards.  Two of them are pretty much the same.  I kept the cards simple.

For the first 2, I used the large tree in Through the Trees from PaperTrey Ink.  I love this tree stamp.  I then added the sentiment in Woodland Friends from A Muse Studio.   For both cards, I stamped the tree in  Grass and French Roast, also from A Muse Studio.  I stamped the sentiment in Tuxedo Black (Memento) on the first card and in French Roast on the other.

Supplies:

Card 1

Paper: Stampers Select (PTI), Kraft (PTI)

Stamps: Through the Trees (PTI), Woodland Friends (a|s)

Ink: French Roast (a|s), Grass (a|s), Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Other: Black Slick Writer (American Crafts)

Card 2

Paper: Stampers Select (PTI), Grass (a|s)

Stamps: Through the Trees (PTI), Woodland Friends (a|s)

Ink: French Roast (a|s), Grass (a|s)

Other: Sepia Writing Pen (Martha Stewart)

PaperTreyInk Make it Monday #10

The Make It Monday challenge for this week is Masking with Dies.  The intention of this was probably to use stamp ink to color the image.  However, when i was coloring my image, I didn't have in mind any particular ink color.  I just picked colors I liked. Of course when I was done, I had no ink to match.  I decided to use the die mask and color it in using my Copics.  My die mask came from the top die from Banner Borders.  I used the negative to create the large circles and the center of the positive image for the smaller circles.

The image I used today is from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I've had this image for a number of months and am finally using it.  I think it is a beautiful image.  It brings back memories.  I colored it using Copics.

There is no sentiment because I don't have one that i felt worked.  If you have any sentiment suggestions, please let me know.

 

Since I was in the coloring mood and love the image, I also did a second card.  Although, this one does not fit the challenge.  Again...no sentiment.  Leave a comment if you have a sentiment suggestion.

Supplies:

Card 1

Paper: Stampers Select (PTI), French Roast (a|s))

Stamps: Mother To Be 2 (Mo's Digital Pencil)

Other: Copics, Border Builder (PTI, for the border mask)

Card 2

Paper: Stampers Select (PTI), Enchanted Evening (PTI), Orange (a|s))

Stamps: Mother To Be 2 (Mo's Digital Pencil)

Other: Copics

Make It Monday #7

I'm getting in at the tail end of this weeks PTI Make It Monday Challenge.  The task this week is to add color to non-neutral cardstock.  So no white, cream or kraft.  I decided to use Lemon Tart (PTI) and color it with Copics.  The image I chose is from Birthday Bakery (SU!).  I layered the completed images on top of Pure Poppy Distressed Dots patterned paper framed in Aqua Mist.  The sentiment is from So Happy For You (SU!).  I added a sentiment inside also from Birthday Bakery.

Supplies:

Paper:  Aqua Mist, Lemon Tart, Distressed Dots and Stampers Select (PTI)

Stamps: Birthday Bakery (SU!), So Happy For You (SU!)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Other: Jute and buttons (PTI), Copics