Friday Inspiration File #169

 

Hello! It's Friday and that means I have added some

of my favorite projects from the week to The Friday Inspiration File.

One of my favorites is a beautiful stitched pattern that Jayne did.

I'm working on my own stamped version in the PTI Blog Hop colors.

Above is my first practice attempt.

I hope you have a wonderful {holiday} weekend!

Cardstock: PTI White
Stamps: PTI Button Boutique
Ink: PTI Smokey Shadow, Hibiscus Burst, Harvest Gold, Soft Stone, Pure Poppy

{Quickie} Card

 

This sweet little card came together quickly with just bits of other projects left on my table.

I love that, especially on a school night where there's a ton of things to do after work, but I still feel the need to create something.

 

 

I selectively inked one of the sentiments

from Strictly Sentiments 4 to make it fit my 'love' theme.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Cardstock: PTI White, Summer Sunrise
Stamps: WP9 Strictly Sentiments 4
Ink: Versafine Onyx
Dies: WP9 Quilt Cuts 2, Seasonal Sentiments {Heart}
Other: Nail Polish, Watercolor Paper

Hello There

 

Hello There!

It's Sunday, which would be my favorite day of the week if it weren't followed by...Monday!

All of the housework is done so I have time to spend in my craft room until meeting up with friends later for our first BBQ of the season.

 

 

RetroSketches #115

PS: Anything Goes

 

 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Cardstock: PTI White, Black
Stamps: PS Design Motifs, PS Positive Strokes, WP9 Hand Lettered Hello
Ink: WP9 Dye Ink Sweet Nectar, Wild Mango, Versafine Onyx
Dies: Lawn Fawn Circles {Used to emboss}
Other: Black Copic, Rhinestones, HS Black Color Shine

Excited For You

 

TGIF!

I have a little tutorial on the Wplus9 Blog

 if you're interested in how I have been creating my marbled paper and this butterfly.

You should stop by and see what Dawn has been doing with her stamps. 

She is turning them into beautiful watercolor images that even I can recreate.

{I'm no where near as good at it as she is, but I have been impressed with my beginner results!}

I have also added beautiful new projects to the Friday Inspiration File for this week if you need a little extra inspiration.

 

 

 

CAS(E) this sketch!

 

 

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Cardstock: WP9 Sweet Gelato, White
Stamps: WP9 Ink Splats, SSS All Occasion Sentiments
Ink: WP9 Sweet Gelato Dye Ink, Versafine Onyx, Versamark
Other: Nail Polish, MME Enamel Dots, Clear Embossing Powder, Studio Calico Wood Veneer Butterfly

{Copic } Marbling Day 6

Happy Wednesday!

A little more Copic marbling to share with you today.

I have a thing for layering my panels at angles lately.  I blame it on Chupa!

I love when she does that.

SSS: Die Crazy

Hope your week is going well!

Cardstock: WP9 Ballet Slippers, PTI White, Black
Stamps: WP9 Spring Blooms, Hand Lettered Hello
Ink: PTI Sweet Blush, Lemon Tart, Simply Chartreuse, Berry Sorbet, Versafine Onyx
Dies: WP9 Love Notes, Seasonal Sentiments, Spring Blooms
Other: TH Watercolor Paper, Copic Refills

{Copic} Marbling Day 5

 

I'm going to wrap up this Marbling Series with one more medium, Copic marker refills.

I've tried many mediums.  Some worked, some didn't.

I've tried mists, paints, and even my Wink Of Stella glitter pens. 

 The Wink Of Stella pens actually worked too!

 

Each medium gives a different look, a different type of marbling.

The Copic refills give a more wispy look while the nail polish was very bright and opaque, and the pastels very vibrant and mottled.

The wispy look is what inspired me to create a scene using WP9 Cloud Dies

and the sun rays from A Pocketful.

The technique is the same only the medium has changed.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

I have one more project, using this technique, to share tomorrow.

Cardstock: PTI Lemon Tart, White
Stamps: WP9 A Pocketful, SSS All Occasions Sentiments, AE Oh Happy Day
Ink: Versafine Onyx, PTI Lemon Tart
Dies: WP9 Cloud Dies, PTI Notebook Paper
Other: Copic Refills, Watercolor Paper,

{Pastel} Marbling Day 4

As much as I love using contrasting colors like blue and orange,

a monochromatic color scheme is calming and just as beautiful!

I used the same marbling technique as yesterday.

Here are the directions again in case you missed them:

Steps for creating this marbled pastel background:

1. Fill shallow container with water

2. Use a craft knife to shave desired pastel colors onto water's surface

3. Swirl the colors together to achieve desired effect

4. Place paper onto surface of water and remove

{you can dip it more than once if you did not pick up enough color the first time}

5. Allow to dry and spray with a fixative to avoid smudging

After following the above steps, I stamped onto the piece.  The large 'hello' didn't stamp well on top of the pastels and fixative, so I used a black marker to fill it in.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Moxie Fab: Hip On Handwriting

Addicted To CAS: Off The Edge

Cardstock: PTI Black
Stamps: WP9 Hand Lettered Hello
Ink: Versafine Onyx
Other: Pastels, Spray Fixative, Faber-Castell Black Artist Pitt Pen