PaperArtsy: 3 Things - Arty Party Cards {by Miranda Degenaars}

Hi everyone, it's Miranda from miracle_art_inspirations12 with you today for a 'With 3 Things' challenge post.

This feature on the PaperArtsy Blog is where 3 identical items are sent to 3 members of the PaperArtsy Blogging team. Typically we will receive a stamp, a stencil and a colour product.

We have no clue what PaperArtsy HQ is going to send, the whole idea of this challenge is to do something crafty in our personal style with these 3 items.

We can incorporate other PA products into the mix if we feel it is necessary.

So let's take a look at what I received from PA HQ ...

I received three products from PaperArtsy HQ from designer Tracy Scott, a lovely mandala set TS055, a mini stamp TSM19 and the Fresco Finish paint Ochre.

I had no exact idea where I was going with this combination and for a long time they were just staring at me....but as time passed an idea come to me....it must be something with embossing powders, fussy cutting and putting a lot of elements together.

Lets take a closer look at what I made ....

For my background I used Fresco Finish Snowflake to create different tones of the Ochre Fresco paint. I made an A4 master board on mixed media paper with a sponge. It was difficult for me not to add more other colors, but I wanted to challenge myself only using yellow (which is absolutely not my fav color). But working with it ...I felt the warmth and summery vibe of it.

To add some interest, I used PaperArtsy Stencil 490 (large) by Tracy Scott from my stash.

Well, I needed more shades of the yellow color so I added these two Fresco Finish paints: Caramel and Pumpkin Soup.

I then cut my A4 background in 2 and decided I wanted to use black as a contrast too (with still no idea what I was going to do...)

I had fun with the different elements of the TS055 stamp set: A lot of gold and black embossing on to watercolor paper (185grs) for them to be easy to cut. And I wanted to change the girl from TSM19 a bit too.....so no black stamping for her!

Now onto a lot of cutting....

I have colored the elements using water based markers. I colored the girl using colored pencils and doodled her beads with the same patterns as the leaves of the mandala. I love how stamping in a light colour allows the lines to integrate with the colouring.

Now the shuffling started... where to put the elements.....looking at the lay-out...what should I do?

When I looked at it...I felt a lack of contrast in the background so I took out some other stamps from Tracy Scott.....(the advantage of collecting them over time LOL). I have used also: TSM21 & TSM04 and for the sentiment KCM006.

Adding gold and white markers in the dots.....Now onto some details for a finishing touch!

I spattered with some gold ink and most of the time I give accents to the edges with a gold marker.

Than I had some left overs.....well a lot of leftovers ...so I could create two more cards! Same techniques only different lay-out and of course one (could not resist) with more colors.

This time I have the changed the girl from TSM19 even more....you can do so much more with your stamps! I drew some sleeves and cut most of her hair and a lot of leaves from the TS055 mandala stamp. For her hands I used some of the leaves of the mandala. I also created something to put over her dress using a piece of the mandala.

I also used the full mandala for a bit of background embossing on the black paper.

This was how she came out.....I have added a sentiment from the mini stamp SAM026 (was EM66).

And the last small left over...I finally used the swirls too from the TS055 mandala stamp set!

Also used this sentiment stamp MN90. A quote so true .....I did a lot of thinking for several months before I started working with these products because I had no inspiration but during this creative process more and more inspiration came to me and I had really much fun....so reminded myself that I have to do less thinking and more doing.....and listen to Pablo Picasso LOL!

All created work together.....