Summer 2016 #3UP {US and ESN}

Hi, it's Leandra here again, and already the 4th night of #3UP is upon us, 

I hope you are able to make time to visit the blog of our contributors, I have been learning so much from thier experiments, particularly with Infusions.

Again tonight our team is using Infusions again, and I am sure there will be a new batch of tricks to explore. They are using Eclectica³ {Sara Naumann} and Urban Snapshots stamps, perfect for cards and journalling, with that lovely vintage feel!

Lets take a look, and I'll leave you with Darcy for the rest of the post

~Leandra

First up this evening we have Miriam Grazier. 

Hi. I’m Miriam. By day I am a HR professional. By night I like to relax and create! You can find me at Miriam's Creative Dreams

When I saw the stamps I squealed!! They were perfect for me! And I have been hooked on Infusions since the day I bought them! If you haven’t tried them yet you really need to – I hope my project inspires you! Stamp: USNT3EZ

Here you can see that I coloured my decorative ribbons using 3 colours of Infusions. I used 5 techniques in total throughout the project. 

I love this close up of the scrunched flower, it makes a great focal point on the cover. 

If you pop over to my blog you can see all of the individual pages and all of the techniques that I used. HERE.

Places to find Miriam

Blog: Miriam's Creative Dreams

Twitter: Miriam Grazier 

Facebook: Miriam Grazier 

Next up we have Kristiina Majuri. 

Hello! I am Kristiina Majuri, a high school math teacher from Finland. I've been playing with papercrafts for a couple of years, and especially enjoy mixed media and stamps.

There were so many lovely stamps in my Urban Snapshots bundle, that I ended up making three cards. They make quite a nice triptych with the motto "do not fear mistakes".
(Left: USSL1EZ, Centre: USNT3EZ, Right: USAA2EZ)

I played with Infusions on ink jet photo paper, gessoed cardboard and grunge paste. I was really positively surprised by how versatile the combination of colour and walnut ink is!

I fell in love with the "do not fear mistakes" sentiment from USSL1EZ and the endless combinations that I could make with text fragments from my Sara Naumann word stamps.

To see the full project please visit my blog post HERE.

Places to find Kristiina

Blog: Paperimajuri

Finally this evening we have a project from Tricia Duffus.

I have two loves in life...diving and crafting. I've been crafting for about four years. Love mixed media and altered art and am usually covered in paint....heaven!!

I love, love the versatility of the Infusions. I have used them in four differing ways on this plaque and am looking forward to discovering more..lots of playtime fun to be had with these little bottles of magic!

 

Two of my favourite things...grunge paste and stencils. I often cut up my stencils as I find them easier to position on a project this way. I mixed the jade infusion with the grunge paste...you can get different effects depending how well you mix the two together. 

I used infusions on the flower with the PaperArtsy Fresco Satin glaze. I love the colour striations this produces. I also sprinkled infusions on the plaque, which gives a lovely mottled effect. 

To see the full project please visit my blog post HERE. 

Places to find Tricia 

Blog: Crafting From the Naughty Corner

Facebook: Tricia Duffus

Three more fabulous projects from our guests this evening. How fabulous do the Infusions look! So many fantastic experiments from tinting grunge paste to colouring ribbons. 

Do check out the individual blogs of our guests as they will all have more information on their techniques to share with you. 

More guests and projects tomorrow, see you at 7pm. 

~Darcy