Kelly Purkey: misting

March 27, 2012

Ombre! Ole!

I have a short guest post up on Ali Edwards' blog today about creating a trendy ombre look on your layouts. Hope you'll head on over there and check it out if you'd like. It was definitely fun to play with the new Dear Lizzy ruffle paper... took mist like a dream.

InLinkz.com

Posted at 10:50 AM in misting, scrapbooking | Permalink | Comments (10)

October 04, 2011

Stencil Hop

Welcome to the Stencil Hop! I'm excited to share my favorite stencils from my dear friend Julie's new line with The Crafter's Workshop. I love the line of stencils that she's designed but I'm hands down in love with these two...
Ifyoubelievelogo

They come in both 12x12 and 6x6 and are available right now at Simon Says Stamp! Here's what I did with the stencils...

I really like the 6x6 size because they work for 12x12 or 8.5x11 layouts - super versatile.
Believe

I combined the mini If You Believe with another cool Crafter's Workshop stencil, Squircle. I layered and layered and layered using Mister Huey's Cameo, Orchard, and Sunshine.

I used the If You Believe stencil again in my Happy Things mini album along with Mister Huey's Calico White - look how nicely it pops!

Julie has created lots of awesome designs (I need to play with Frag Flower and Clouds!) and you can find an endless amount of inspiration and resources for using them on her blog. Be sure to check out the rest of the ladies on the blog hop and see the awesome things they've made with the stencils:

Mou Saha
Amy Tan
May Flaum
Roben-Marie Smith

InLinkz.com
Be sure to check out these two stencils and all the other great designs over at Simon Says Stamp. Thanks for inviting me to play today, Julie!

Posted at 06:00 AM in misting, scrapbooking | Permalink | Comments (18)

September 22, 2011

Autumn Love List

I had found this image and used it as loose inspiration for my You Make Me Happy layout in the Studio Calico September gallery...
Dd76b85ae6611829150608a4e4e926bf9ef7359b_m
Blog gray
I really love the image so much, so I thought why not double dip and use it again for a second layout. Or third or fourth or fifth... we'll see...
Lovelist I picked up these Amy Tangerine leaves (at first I thought they were feathers and I think someone needs to make some feathers asap!) and thought the colors are perfection. I added some Mister Huey's Shine over top of them...
Llcu2
My nozzle was a bit clogged up when I sprayed so it went on really heavy - but the results were perfectly fine with me! I added in some buttons and brads to the group.

Llcu1
I stamped with the 7Gypsies Numero set and Mister Huey's Plumb Thumb up at the top and then adhered my journaling that was printed on vellum.

And so that is my Autumn Twenty-Eleven Love List. What would be included on yours?

Supplies

InLinkz.com

Shop
Don't forget that you can use my free shipping code POGHWV at Two Peas in a Bucket for orders over $35 (domestic shipping only).

Posted at 08:00 PM in misting, scrapbooking | Permalink | Comments (20)

September 20, 2011

SC October: Field Guide Sneaks v.1

Sneaks I'm going to start my Studio Calico October Sneaks early this month and share a peek at the mini album I've been working on. This is just the start, I've got more to share before Reveal.

This month I used add-on #1 Prenennial, add-on #3 Meadow Lark, add-on #4 Almanac, and extra SC patterned paper. I'll be completely honest with you - when we were putting these together at CHA I was a bit very vocal that the October kits were not grabbing me... and then I got my box and saw them in real life. SWOON. I have so many ideas for this month that I'm scared now I'm going to run out of time! They really are very inspiring in real life.

My favorite is add-on #4 Almanac because it has the awesome Amy Tangerine mini album. Amy had made me one of these last autumn and I loved it. I'm so glad that AC was smart to start producing these... they're so fun!!! Here's a peek of my mini using add-on #4:
Cover
I misted my cover with Mister Huey's Sunshine and Orchard and the butterfly masks. I like how this peeks through the transparency.

Book1

Book2
I'll be back with more Sneaks soon! And don't forget about my Two Peas in a Bucket code:
Ship

Supplies

InLinkz.com

Posted at 08:00 PM in mini album, misting, scrapbooking, sneaks, Studio Calico | Permalink | Comments (18)

September 19, 2011

Stamping with The Mister

Copy 0915_1189
I'm back from Scrapfest and happy to be home for the next two weeks... time to enjoy NYC in the fall and catch up with friends. But I had a great weekend at the Mall of America and thanks to all who came to see Studio Calico up in Archiver's! I love that I've been to this event the past five years and get to see the same ladies again + again. Plus I got to play social director and get all my friends to sit down for dinner together one night. This makes me so happy.
Copy 0915_1193
We sold a lot of mist over the weekend and wanted to pass along a tip here on the blog that I love sharing when I teach... using Mister Huey's to stamp with! You can easily use them with your stamps instead of an ink pad. Just spray a couple of squirts onto a styrofoam plate or something slick. You can even use the plastic cover that comes over top of your clear stamps. Here are a couple examples that I made today:
Bday I picked up this 7Gypsies Numero set at Archiver's... it's TOO COOL. Lots of uses for the numbers stamps and you get so many stamps in one set. I also used the new Memoir Mister Huey's Plumb Thumb, Custard, Estate Green and Heirloom Blue plus Overdue.

Hello I used Mister Huey's White and stamped onto vellum - you could also do this on a transparency. The three butterflies on white were stamped with Plumb Thumb, Custard, and Orchard. I put Calico Shine on top of the colored butterflies to add some sparkle. And who doesn't love that little "hello friend" stamp from Amy Tangerine?

Thanks This Hero Arts music background stamp has been sitting here begging to be used, so I sprayed down Dewey then Bonny Blue then Heirloom Blue to create the blended background. It was so easy - I'm going trying this technique again soon!

Ship
All of the Hero Arts and 7Gypsies stamps I used here are 25% off right now! Don't forget that you can use my free shipping code POGHWV at 2Ps for orders over $35 (domestic shipping only) untii September 24th. Now is a great time to get those stamps you've had your eye on! And try some stamping with Mister Huey too.