Papertrey May Blog Hop Challenge

May 2016 Blog Hop

Here is our lovely inspiration photo:

Its soft watercolors and popsicles just make me smile =)

I've always wanted to take a watercolor class, maybe one day! For now I'm glad I have cute stamps to help me 'cheat watercolor' =)

I used my PTI inks, Fancy That set, Folded Tag Die, and my Summer Sweetness set (the first PTI set I every bought!) to make a set of tags:

a little card:

and my daughter made a card too:

Happy hopping!

Noelle

MAKE IT MONDAY #248

INK BLENDING THROUGH DIE CUT MASKS

Trying to sneak this in before I need to go make dinner =)

Oh ink blending...defiantly need more practice with this!

I did some partial die cutting at the top. My stencil was made from 'Life is Beautiful' and ink blended with Summer Sunrise and Berry Sorbert. The sentiment is from 'Graceful Greetings'

I was happy to get to spend a little time crafting!

Hope you get to too!

Noelle

Make It Monday #247

WATERCOLORED CARD SETS

Melissa wowed me with how she used the watercolor sheets! What beautiful cards she made. And she had a neat way of watercoloring.

I recently bought my self big-girl watercolors...bye Crayola =) So I wanted to practice with those:

I tried two no-line watercoloring cards and two I clear embossed and then filled in with watercolores. My lovely stamp is from the 'Fancy That' set and my card base was made with the Quilted die.

Happy Mother's Day!

Hope you have a great week.

Noelle

Papertrey April Blog Hop Challenge

Happy Hop Day!

Here is our inspiration photo for this month.

My daughter was inspired by the circles and had her card made it about 20 minuets =)

I thought her layered circles were wonderful.
PTI Set: Clipsters

I'm a fan of CAS and of graphic design. This photo inspired both.

I saw ink blending and did't make it much further than that =)

But I think it makes for great masculine cards.

I tried one with white lines and one without. After all that ink blending work I was nervous to draw on top of them! Then I was crazy and cut the second one =)

I also thought they have a fun 80's feel.
PTI Set: Clipsters

Happy hopping today!
Noelle

MAKE IT MONDAY #246

 FAUX BRUSH LETTERING

Oooo how to 'fake watercolored' pretty hand lettering - I'm in! What a fun technique to try out this week. I was bumming yesterday about 'affordable' health insurance (no fun when 'affordable' will now be double our old premiums =( So I had to go cheer up and make a card!

At first I was afraid I would have to try a small sentiment...then OhYeah! I found this stamp:

I stamped it in Simply Chartreuse and added shading with Ripe Avocado. Stamped a few arrows and splattered a little ink and called it good. I hope to have time to make a pink/girly version today.

PTI Set: Clipsters

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great Friday
Noelle

P.S. Are any of you part of a Christian healthcare sharing plan? (Medishare or Samaritan)
Do you like it? Any complaints?