Birthday Card for a Friend

Hi,
Can you believe I have completed  2 posts in less than one week!  I have been again inspired by Papertrey Ink, ok maybe the threat of winning a prize has a motivating factor.  Also I needed a card for a friend, and this friend is a very good cardmaker herself so I wanted to make something I thought she might like.  Anyway, the PTI challenge today is to use a watercolor technique or look, so I made some "spray paint" with a reinker and "painted " a background on watercolor paper before stamping it.  This is what I came up with:

Cheers,
Val

Materials:
Paper:  PTI C/S Rustic White, Strathmore Watercolor Paper
Stamps:  PTI Daydreamer, Framed Out #1, Tag Its #5
Ink:  Ranger Distress Broken China
Other:  Memory Box Dies 

Chalkboard Thankyou

Hi,
Got a chance to try the Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #98. What a fun technique! I didn't have many stamps that readily complement this particular style, but that always makes it more of a challenge, doesn't it? However, I have always liked the font on the Think Big Favorites #5 Thank You stamp, and thought  it might make a good focal point.  I am really looking forward to see what others have posted. Enjoy your day,
 Val

Materials:

Paper:  PTI C/S Black, White

Stamps:  PTI:  Framed Out #1, Lovely Leaves, Fillable Frames #10, Iconic Images, Asian Fusion, Signature Greetings, Masculine Motifs, Mat Stack 1, Think Big Favorites #5, Peaceful Garden

Ink:  Versamark, Color Box Frost white

Other:  Stampendous White Embossing Powder