Freshly Made Sketches

 

There's a great new layout by Jen T for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge! I went with a heart theme to create a wedding card. I had the foiled heart background in my leftover pile (matte white foil over Sweet Blush paper). I used the 3 rounded heart dies and added flowers from PTI's Wreath die set.

 

STAMPS: Love in Bloom (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Sweet Blush (PTI).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Wreath, Love to Layer: Rounded Hearts (PTI); Stitched Sentiment Strips, Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Clear enamel dots (Waffle House); Matte white foil; From the Heart hot foil plate (PTI).

That's all for now. Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

Inspired By...

 

For the current Inspired By challenge. I was inspired by the colors of these frozen treats and decided to go with a postal collage card with a cupcake theme. You can never have too many birthday cards built up in your stash and I'm preparing for a lot of family birthdays in the next few months. Images were stenciled then the postage accents were added. A really quick way to put together a birthday card!

 

STAMPS: Postage Collage, Postage Collage Birthday (Waffle Flower).

INK: Lavender Moon, Amethyst Allure, Harvest Moon, Honey Nut (Papertrey Ink); Ocean Breeze, Mermaid Cove, Key Lime (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Sea Glass (The Stamp Market); Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Postage Collage (Waffle Flower).

OTHER: Postage Collage Cupcake stencils (Waffle Flower).

 

Another frigid day in VA! Debating if I want to brave the elements to go to the grocery store.  Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Word Art Wednesday Psalm 56:9

 

It's Wednesday so that means it's time for a new Word Art Wednesday challenge. This time Karen has chosen Psalm 56:9 which reminds us that God is for us if we will just make the choice to call on Him. 

The watercolor background was made by sponging distress inks onto watercolor paper. I then splattered with water. Top corners were rounded with a corner chomper. 

 

STAMPS:  None (verse printed at 60% size).

INK: Dye inks from Papertrey Ink used for the florals; Distress inks used for the background watercolor panel.

PAPER; Ranger watercolor paper; Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Cover Plate: Fanciful Flowers, Love to Layer: Beautiful Bracket, Into the Blooms: Wreath (Papertrey Ink). 

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you in the WAW gallery.  You just might be a winner of the giveaway prize!   ~Wanda

 

 

Just Us Girls

 

It's mood board week over on the Just Us Girls challenge blog. The arched doors and windows plus the pop of red were what inspired me. Out came my Love to Layer: Arches die set and the Long Line Roses stamps/stencils/dies by Kristina Werner to bring in the pop of red.

 

STAMPS: Long Line Roses (Kristina Werner for Concord & 9th).

INK: Passion Fruit, Berrylicious, Candy Apple, Mint, Sage (Pinkfresh Studio); Versafine Clair Nocturne. 

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, True Black (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Long Line Roses (Kristina Werner for Concord & 9th); Love to Layer: Arches (Papertrey Ink); Lattice Frame (Reverse Confetti).

OTHER: Long Line Roses stencils (Kristina Werner for Concord & 9th).  

That's all for now. Time for some football playoffs!  ~Wanda

Freshly Made Sketches

 

Judy has a great new sketch for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge! I haven't played with the Festive Birds die set in a long time and thought I'd create a winter vignette with a tiny poinsettia and some Christmas sprigs dies - all from Papertrey Ink.  

  

A lady from church is recuperating from a tragic accident so this will go to her to hopefully brighten her day. 

INK: Bright Buttercup, Pure Poppy, Pinefeather, Ocean Tides, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse (PTI).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy, True Black (PTI); Plaid Patterns Merry & Bright (My Favorite Things).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Christmas Sprigs, Into the Blooms: Poinsettias, Love to Layer: Ovals, Festive Birds, Wet Paint (PTI). 

Thanks so much for stopping by! It's a VERY cold day here in VA with single digits at night for a few nights. I'm thankful for a warm house! Have a blessed day!  ~Wanda

Paper Players Challenge

 

.The Paper Players have a color challenge this week with a medium blue, navy blue and silver combo. I went with a "celebrate" theme using stars as accents. I water colored distress inks onto watercolor paper. I then tore the edges and swiped a Versamark ink pad along the torn edge and heat embossed with silver powder.

 

I used a script stencil from Hero Arts with Prize Ribbon distress ink. Here is what else I used:

INK: Prize Ribbon, Stormy Sky distress inks; Versamark.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink); Ranger water color paper; Metallic silver and brushed silver; Dark blue (? source) from my leftover bin.

DIES: This is Big Sentiments: Celebrate (PTI); Stars (My Favorite Things.

OTHER: Script stencil (Hero Arts); Silver embossing powder (Stampin' Up).
 

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

Inspired By...

 

I'm playing along  with the Inspired By challenge that has an inspiration photo of winter knit hats. I was inspired by the colors and the Nordic patterns for my background. With adding the snowflakes, I knew I had to use a "warm" sentiment!

Most of the snowflakes were in my leftover pile so this was a quick and easy card to create! 

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Warmth (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Honey Nut, Enchanted Evening (PTI).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Enchanted Evening (PTI): Metallic Silver Mirror (My Favorite Things); White Shimmer (? source).

DIES: Layered Snowflakes: Drift, Crystal, Flurries (PTI); Banner Flags STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Stencil Collection from November 2023 Surprise Box (PTI). 

That's all for now. Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda