Clean and Simple Day 8

The day 8 lesson was about mirror stamping.  I learned one important lesson- detail stamps are better than solid stamps because I can't mirror stamp a solid stamp! :)

Enjoy!

Kristin

Clean and Simple Day 7

Today is the Clean & Simple class again and yet again I have skipped a day.  This time I skipped Day 6, but not for lack of effort.  I threw away 3 different elements that I was attempting to make into embellishments because I hated them all.  However, when I opened my email this morning I knew I could do this day.  PTI MS1, B&B Wishes, Cane Print IP, Scallop border die, and Echo Park paper.  I think in the picture the print of the cardstock and the pattern paper are busy but in real life the cardstock impression is more subtle.  I also put stickles on the sentiment for a bit of bling.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Clean and Simple Day 5

Today's class lesson was using techniques: watercoloring with Distress Inks.  I used PTI Iconic Images and Healing Touch Sentiments. I used clear embossing powder on regular cardstock (the Walmart brand)... I'm assuming watercolor paper would have made a more finished product.  Overall, it's a neat look.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Clean and Simple Day 4

This post is for the Clean and Simple class... day 4 (I skipped day 3... too busy now and it's better for me to skip and feel like I am keeping up!).  One stamp (in this case the background text) stamped in unique (or three different ways).  I chose to stamp it and emboss it and then mask out a shape of a stamped flower (PTI Dark Chocolate).  I have a threaded button on it as well.  The other flower is larger but the same image.  Then, just a strip of patterned paper (old My Mind's Eye) with pen stitching and sentiment is PTI B&B Wishes.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Clean & Simple Card Day 2

Even though it is the end of day 3 of class, I'm just now posting my day 2 card (that I finished 5 minutes ago!).  Alas, busy couple of days! 

This had to be a one layer card.  So, I masked off, misted, then stamped the inside with Holiday Photo Finishers, Embellishments, and Just the Ticket sets.  Mister was Maya Road and everything else is PTI.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Clean & Simple Card Day 1

I signed up for a card making class.  I've never done this before but just what I read in today's notes showed me how much I will get out of this class!  I chose the 2nd sketch (of 3) and did a monochromatic look. I used all Aqua Mist colors from PTI, Rosie Posie Stamp set as the background image on the panel, and the sentiment from Little Labels (embossed) in white with a white button.

As my own critic, I would choose a *larger* sentiment.  I feel like it is getting swallowed up by the images on the panel.  But my larger sentiments (from Think Big Fave's -PTI line) were too big... I don't have any *medium* size that I liked.... hmmm.

What do ya'll think?

Enjoy!

Kristin