Featured Artist/Designer: Marcie Sharp

Welcome to another Featured Artist/Designer Spotlight. Today we’re thrilled to welcome Marcie Sharp. Before we show you Marcie’s project, let’s get to know her a little bit more…

I am so thrilled to be featured today on Paper Crafter’s Library!  I live in a rural town in Ontario, Canada, near the Michigan border, in the same area where I grew up so there’s lots of family and friends nearby. My current role is a stay-at-home momma to my 2 adorable kiddos. I’m excitable and happy by nature- I love to look at the positive side of life.  I’m primarily a card maker that enjoys every minute I get to spend in my small crafting ‘corner’. Currently I work with CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and Butterfly Reflections, Ink. There’s not a particular designing style/category I think I fall into, but I gravitate to clean and simple designs. That being said, some of my own favourite creations have been full of layers and techniques! If I’m not cardmaking then I am reading, geocaching with my family, and taking any opportunity I can to visit with my friends!  I often lose my voice due to excessive talking. 🙂

I Thank My Lucky Stars

For my card today I started with a white cardstock base and used an ink blending tool to cover it with Surf Blue, Blue Violet and Bloomsberry inks. Then I flicked some water droplets across the front for a subtle splattered look. Once dry, I stamped the stars and sentiment in black.  I stamped the sentiment again slightly offset in Versamark ink and embossed it in white. The final touch was flicking on some watered down white ink. The end result is a one layer, colourful card perfect to send to a friend!

I loved the final product so much that I created two more cards in various colours using the same steps.

Supplies

Cardstock: (white) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Black Licorice) My Favorite Things; (Blue Violet, Surf Blue) Simon Says Stamp; (Bloomsberry) WPlus9; (Unicorn White) Hero Arts
Clear Stamps: (Lucky Stars) WPlus9
Embossing: (Versamark) Tsukineko; (white embossing powder) Stampendous

We hope you have enjoyed today’s project courtesy of Marcie Sharp. Be sure to stop by Marcie’s blog to see even more of her beautiful work (and let her know we sent you). You can also find Marcie on Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter.

Happy Crafting!