Word Art Wednesday Blog Hop

 

It's the last Word Art Wednesday challenge in 2025. That also means we are having our annual blog hop with multiple prizes along the way! Go to the WAW blog HERE for all the details! Hopefully you arrived at this stop after visiting Barb Finnical. Our inspiration verse is from Psalm 119:105 where I was inspired by the words "lamp" and "light" for my design.    

Stamp Simply is a challenge host this time with a $25 gift card up for giveaway to a random participant. I used a Tim Holtz Holiday Brushstroke #2 die set (it's available at Stamp Simply - check out their store HERE) to embellish the lantern. The foliage/pinecone/berries were cut from white paper then color blended with brushes. The vintage lantern stamps and dies are from Papertrey Ink. The verse was printed at 50% size and added to the inside of the card. 

 

STAMPS: Vintage Lantern (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Rocky Slope, Metropolis (Pinkfresh Studio); Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles distress inks (Ranger); Lemon Tart, Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado, Saffron Spice, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate (PTI).

PAPER: Pure Poppy, Vintage Cream, Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Vintage Lantern (PTI); Holiday Brushstroke #2 (Tim Holtz); Border Bling: Tin Stitch, Reflections: July, Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border (PTI). 

 

A huge thank you goes out to all our generous sponsors who have provided so many prizes! In addition, I will personally be awarding a random commenter on this post with the following prize collection-->

 

The next stop on this hop is at the blog of Christine Miller. Thanks so much for joining us and have a blessed Christmas!    ~Wanda

                                          

Pet Sympathy

 

Our daughter asked me to create a card for a friend who lost his dear cat. I kept it simple and referenced the "rainbow bridge" by stamping the paw prints in a rainbow of colors. Sentiments and paw print stamps are from Papertrey Ink's Paw Prints set. The tiny black cat was from PTI's Haunted House set.  

STAMPS: Paw Prints, Haunted House (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst, Amethyst Allure, Hawaiian Shores, Limeade Ice (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores (PTI).

DIES: Border Bling: Skinny Heart Frames (Papertrey Ink). 

 

 

 

 That's a wrap for today! Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Colorful Options

 

A new (to me) challenge is Colorful Options, so I decided to play along and enter a needed sympathy card (which I combined into a Christmas greeting). One of my favorite holiday floral die sets is the Into the Blooms: Swag by Papertrey Ink.

 

STAMPS: Inside Greetings: With Sympathy (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Ocean Tides, Pinefeather, Honey Nut, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Noel 6x6 pad (Teresa Collins); Pure Poppy, Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Swag, Love to Layer: Arches (PTI); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

The wind is howling but I must run errands and finish wrapping some gifts. All before grands get off the bus at our house at 3:30. Here is a photo of our tree before any gifts are placed under it. The topper was made by me after watching some YouTube tutorials. Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Freshly Made Sketches

 

It's hump day already and that means a new Freshly Made Sketches challenge is up with Michele F. hosting. I came across this old Snow Flurry Bigz die by Stampin' Up and decided to layer all 3 of the snowflake designs from white shimmer paper.  An old button in my stash was the inspiration for the navy and green colors. 

The tiny sentiment tag is from the Blueprints 27 die set by MFT. The patterned paper was splattered with Permanent White Gouache.

  

STAMPS: Warm Winter Wishes (Flourishes).

INK: Enchanted Evening (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Season's Greetings patterned pad (Waffle Flower); White Shimmer; Stamper's Select White (PTI). 

DIES: Snow Flurry Bigz (Stampin' Up); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics, Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Clear sequins; Permanent White Gouache.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda 

Tic Tac Toe

Karren has a great new Tic Tac Toe board for the latest challenge! I used the left vertical row with texture, white and plaid on this shaker birthday card. 

STAMPS: (oops...can't find the stamp set I used and don't remember who made it!).

INK: Turquoise (Pinkfresh Studio); Orange Zest, Hibiscus Burst, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Fine Linen (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI); Acetate; Hey Cupcake 6x6 pad (Doodlebug Design).

DIES: Party Cake (Pretty Pink Posh); Stitched Rectangle STAX, Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Thread; Variety of pink shaker beads.

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

The Flower Challenge

 

After 9 years, the Flower Challenge is ending with the December challenge to use Christmas florals. Thanks to all who headed up this challenge all these years! I'm hoping the holly berries and white sprigs will count!  

STAMPS: Vintage Holiday Flair (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse, Tropical Teal (PTI).

PAPER: 12x12 pack by Recollections; Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy (PTI).

DIES: Vintage Holiday Flair, On the Edge: Scallops Collection, Into the Blooms: Christmas Sprigs (Papertrey Ink).

 

It was another snowy day with several inches (at least 3 and still counting) here in the Shenandoah Valley of VA. Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Freshly Made Sketches

Karren has a great new sketch for us over on the Freshly Made Sketches challenge blog! I wanted to play with the other snowman in the die duo by Sizzix, so I layered the chilly guy up on a silver snowflake. I'm trying to make a dent in my patterned papers but still have a long way to go! 

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Warmth (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Blue Jay (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Frosty Friends (Doodlebug Design Inc.), Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink); Silver metallic.

DIES: Chilly & Freezy (Sizzix); Nested Elongated Ovals (Pinkfresh Studio).

OTHER: Moonshine sequins (PTI).

 

That's a wrap for this chilly Thursday! Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda