Getting messy

It's my turn to host again over at The Paper Girls Challenge blog!

This time I'm challenging you to "Get Messy!" Check out the post for more details.

I created a card and layout.

On my card I stamped Scripty Scripts from SP and Company and then spritzed some olive. Then I stamped Poppy Field Summer using paints. I know I can't stop stamping with paints lately!

 For my layout I sprayed lots of homemade sprays (acrylic paint and water) and added glitter glue. I'm not happy that some of the bottles were spraying more in lines instead of big round splotches. : (

 I love these drops I did and covered with glitter. They remind me of candy dots and I wish I would have done more of these instead of the sprays.

I will most likely take this apart and re-do the spraying or just do the drops.

The layout came from ScrapbookSteals Mid Week Mojo sketch Pearl 6.

Come on over and play with us at The Paper Girls Challenge! I'll have a nice crafty (and messy) prize to send out to some randomly selected winner!

Pull out your paints!

For my SP and Company stamps post this week I pulled out my paints!

I made my own spray with just paint and water.

I like it really paint-y and opaque so I used about equal parts paint and water, maybe a little more paint. If you look at the bottle below the dark on the bottom of the bottle is paint and the lighter top portion is the water. I found that the Mini Mister bottle gave it more of a flicked or splotchy look versus the finer spray of the travel bottle, but they were both really good.

Just shake this up and you're ready to go.

I sprayed my pink paper (all my paper is from Authentique's Splendid line) with the lime paint. Then after it was dry, I used chocolate brown paint to stamp the flower image from Poppy Field Summer. I just put the brown paint on a flat surface and press the stamp into it. I like to stamp off on scrap paper first and then touch up spots with my finger before stamping on my project. This helps to avoid a really messy and splotchy look. You know, versus this only somewhat splotchy look I have!

The gloss finish of the green paint gave it a really fun look on the card.

Next, I used Fashionista Alphabet to stamp my sentiment onto raspberry cardstock.

I then cut banners from it and more Splendid paper (the plaid and green herringbone).

Do you recognize the layout of this card? It's from the card I posted on Friday. I just loved it so much that I had to re-create it again!

The color inspiration for this card is from Authentique's current color challenge which is to use Pink Lemonade, raspberry, Kiwi, and Chocolate.

I'm also entering this into Simon Says Stamp & Show challenge which is to Paint it Up!

Thanks for stopping by today!



Supply list:

Authentique Splendid 6x6 paper pad
SP&Company stamps
Colorbok cardstock
Apple Barrel Gloss acrylic paint in Sublime Lime
Anita's acrylic paint in Earth Brown
SU Basic Black ink