SAF 2017: 5th Anniversary 2

SAF 2017: 5th Anniversary - Wood

Challenge 2 

Bummer I can't make it through all the challenges...I really wanted to make some salt dough and wool projects. But this will have to be the last one for now:

An inked wood grain background and all the cuteness of Stylized Autumn.

Goodnight SAF 2017,

Noelle

SAF 2017: 5th Anniversary

SAF 2017: 5th Anniversary - Wood

1st challenge

I was blown away by Lizzie's wood hexagon card! I am in love with this technique, it makes me look like I am an excellent wood worker that can do intricate wood inlay. So so pretty!

I only had balsam wood and a few copic markers but managed to pull this off:

I used Scene it: Mountian View die and Noted Die (‘hello’)

Thank you Lizzie for this neat idea. I hope to try it again with veneer. And all the projects you ladies have done are beautiful!

Happy SAF!

Noelle

SAF 2017: 3rd Anniversary

SAF 2017: 3rd Anniversary Leather

challenge 1

Is getting up at 5 to finish cards crazy...maybe a little =)

Here's my try at leather made from paper:

I tried some different browns, but I think I over scrunched...my 'leather' ended up quite wrinkly. I'll have to practice this. I used the Give Thanks set and the leaf from Phrase Play #7 to embellish the leather.

Happy SAF 2017!

Noelle

SAF 2017: 1st Anniversary

SAF 2017: 1st Anniversary

Paper - 2nd challenge

I found time to finish a card =)
Here is my take on Laura's lovely paper & vellum technique.

I wish I had that cover plate I would have made her exact card, it's so pretty!
But I grabbed What the Doodle Feather and had fun:

A little ink smoothing, sentiment from Song Birds, and some sequins finished off my card.

Happy SAF 2017!
Noelle

SAF 2017: 1st Anniversary

SAF 2017: 1st Anniversary - Paper

Challenge one

Ok those tassels and little bags of confetti were too cute!

I decided to make a large fun tag:

I tried Rebecca's paper bow and confetti bag idea. I used PTIs Shaker and Sprinkles kit...perfect fit no? =) My tag base is from the Post and Parcel kit.

Happy SAF!

Noelle

SAF 2017:Warm Up

SAF 2017: Take Ten Warm Up Challenge

I told my hubby I need the weekend off...he laughed. But i'm sneaking in some challenges.

Here is the inspiration I chose: 

I know all those pretty colored ones and my brain started coming up with black and white ideas =)

My Card (and envelope)

I was inspired my the black line patterns, paper clips, and circle of sting. So I grab my PTI Clipsters set and Circle Scribbles set and had a blast!

Happy SAF!

Noelle

SAF Remix

Challenge: to rework a card you weren't happy with from Stamp-a-faire.

I choose 

COLOR BLOCKING WITH LEXI DALY

I like how the stamping and inking turned out, but as a card is was lacking:

My reworked card has stitching details, twine, a banner and a sentiment! Now it is ready to send to someone!

I also enjoyed 

WATERCOLOR LIKE A MASTER WITH KAY MILLER

so much that I made four more in these two styles:

Thanks for the fun challenge PTI - I was a little bummed that I didn't have a July baby...hopefully this week now! Your challenge gave me a happy lift. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Noelle

SAF 2016: Gilded in Gold

Time to add a little gold bling:

To go with my ink blended leaf and sentiment I added a gold leaf and tiny gold dots.

Supplies:

Phrase play #7

Quilted Winter tag die

PTI Inks

Only three more challenges to go...but it's time for a nap. I sure had a blast joining in all I could =)

Take care,

Noelle

SAF 2016: Impressionism

Since I lack a large flower set in my collection I tried an impressionism butterfly:

Supplies:

Life is Beautiful set

PTI Inks

Have a good one,

Noelle

SAF 2016: Farewell

This is not our official farewell, I hope to squeeze in a few more cards today. But here are my craft buddies 'Squeaky' and 'Artsy.' God has taught me to be more patient and to be better at sharing by giving me these sweet girls. And I have two more little ones (well one still in the belly) that may join us when they are older...we will need a bigger table =)

Thank you Papertrey Ink for such a fun event!

SAF 2016: Color Blocking

What a great challenge to practice your masking and ink blending! I was surprised when I pulled it off and didn't have some big 'oops' somewhere =) Here's a little Andy Warhol inspired barn card:

I was a little chicken and left some white space instead of coloring it in. But I thought it also helped the barns pop =)

Supplies:

Petite Places barn stamp set

PTI inks

Happy Monday,

Noelle

SAF 2016: Watercolor Like a Master

Here was a great challenge to loosen up a little and watercolor. Great first video Kay! It nice to have it as a guide for us who struggle with a 'looser' technique =)

Supplies:

Pretty Petals stamps set

Mini blooms sentiment

PTI inks

Have a great day,

Noelle

SAF 2016: Pointillism Play

How fun was this! Thanks for a fun video Heather. I don't have many outline stamps, so I had to try something a little different. I cut out my popsicles then used an eraser and a tiny dot stamp to color them in and make my boarder:

I combined colors to trick your eye like Seurat too:

Summer Sunrise + Hawaiian Shore = greenish

Summer Sunrise + Berry Sorbet = orangish

Pure Poppy + Ocean Tides = purplish

Supplies:

Summer Sweetness set

dots from Songbirds

Shakers & Sprinkles die

PTI Inks

Thanks for stopping by,

Noelle

SAF 2016: Starry Night

After seeing what mom had made my daughter 'Artsy' had to make a card too!

She ink blended blue and embossed white stars from the 'Clipsters' set.

She used a 'happy' negative for her sentiment.

It's fun to have craft buddies =)

SAF 2016: Starry Night

Papertrey Ink is such a fun company. It's time for their Stamp-a-faire day! I had grand plans of getting a babysitter and participating this year...finally...then life happened. We have two parties to attend this afternoon. But before the kids got up this morning I got to squeeze in the Starry Night challenge:

I ink blended, splattered water, silver and white paint as Amy showed us.

Then added black silhouettes (inspired by one of Betsy's recent cards) and sentiments. 

What a fun project and I enjoyed learning more about Van Gogh while creating.

Supplies:

Petite Places Mountain dies

Life is Beautiful stamp set

One Big happy set

Star sequins from Shakers and Sprinkles kit

Have a great Stamp-a-fair day!

I hope to play catchup and join in more challenges later.

Noelle