Thursday, March 14, 2024

Spring is coming!

This beautiful spring mood board for the Double D Challenges inspired me to use some new lilac dies I recently acquired from The Greetery! The shades of purple in the photo especially jumped out at me. I chose a lattice die for the background and cut it from Fine Linen paper from PTI. I splattered it with white Gouache paint. The sentiment was stamped using Villainous Potion distress ink (it looks black in the photo). I found a deep purple scrap in my stash and die cut a border.

I have a long list of friends and family with birthdays in the spring, so that prompted me to use the sentiment. I used olive green and purple distress markers to "dot" the centers of some of the flowers.

STAMPS: Birthday Blooms (The Greetery).
INK: Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac, Villainous Potion, Peeled Paint, Rustic Wilderness, Forest Moss, Crushed Olive, Antique Linen distress inks.
PAPER: Stampers Select White, Fine Linen (Papertrey Ink); Dark purple (unknown source).
DIES: Birthday Blooms, Square Dance, Macrame Borders and Tassels, BotaniCuts Lilacs (The Greetery).
OTHER: White Gouache paint; Oval word punch (Stampin' Up).

Thanks so much for stopping by! It's a glorious sunny spring day here in VA with temps to go up in the 70's! Yippee!   ~Wanda

 

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Color Throwdown # 784

 

Weeks just seem to roll around so quickly anymore...and it's time again for a new Color Throwdown challenge! Amy Rohl is hosting with a color palette using light blue, gray and brown. I decided to step outside my box and create a vase filled with wildflowers and used NO GREEN! Even the bear in the inspiration photo is puzzled - hahaha!

 
I had the splattered vellum panel over the Love to Layer: Torn Edge panel in my leftover pile and used that as a starting point. I used a favorite neutral - Soft Stone - for the background. I ended up really liking the outcome!


STAMPS: A Little Wispy (Papertrey Ink).
INK: Lost Shadow, Speckled Egg, Weathered Wood, Stormy Sky, Ground Espresso distress inks; Saffron Spice, Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate, Weathervane dye inks by Papertrey Ink.
PAPER: Soft Stone, Stampers Select White, Vellum (PTI).
DIES: A Little Wispy, Love to Layer: Torn Edge (PTI).
OTHER: Linen thread by Stampin' Up. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope to see your entry in the throwdown gallery!  ~Wanda


 

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Color Throwdown #783


Hi, crafty friends! There's a new Color Throwdown challenge happening and Broni is hosting with peach, sage green and cream colors! These are some favorites for me, so I was eager to create using the new Into the Blooms: Spring Nest die set from Papertrey Ink!

 

All the dies were cut from Vintage Cream card stock then color blended with a variety of inks.

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Easter (Papertrey Ink).
INK: Sage, Eucalyptus, Sunkissed, Mimosa, Mango Sorbet (Pinkfresh Studio); Versafine Clair Nocturne pigment ink; Brushed Corduroy, Antique Linen, Walnut Stain distress inks.
PAPER: Vintage Cream (PTI).
DIES: Into the Blooms: Spring Nest, Tag Sale: Quilted (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).
OTHER: Simple Stitch Crochet Small stencil, Spring Nest Stencil (PTI); Brad. 
 
We'd love to have you play along with us! Hope to see you in the gallery!  ~Wanda


Monday, March 4, 2024

PTI February Pro Stamper Box

If you love to create spring and gardening scenes then you will love the newest Pro Stamper's Box that is available at Papertrey Ink! It has stamps, dies and stencils which offer many design possibilities. It's only available while supplies last so, don't wait to order!

I chose to hang the tote bag and two of the garden tools on the sweet hanging rack. I placed the trellis behind the potting bench and added a couple of terracotta pots filled with flowers. The rain boots are such a fun element and I had to also add an aged-looking watering can.

STAMPS: February Surprise Box, Penciled Outlines.
INK: Lost Shadow distress ink; Versafine Clair Nocturne pigment ink; Honey Nut, Dark Chocolate, Amethyst Allure, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest, Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile, Classic Kraft, Fine Linen, Cocoa Bean, Weathervane (PTI); Waterfall, Turquoise, Grassy Knoll, Key Lime, Olive, Eucalyptus, Rocky Slope, Metropolis (Pinkfresh Studio).
PAPER: Stampers Select White, Lovely Lady.
DIES: Love to Layer: Ovals, February Surprise Box.
OTHER: Brick stencil; Thread.

Happy stamping!  ~Wanda


Inspired By...

 


Good Monday morning! I created a card over the weekend for the current Inspired By challenge. The photo inspired me to use an evelope with florals, some stripes, pink and ribbon. I pulled out a variety of stamps and dies from The Greetery that haven't seen the light of day in a long while.


STAMPS: Signed & Sealed, Signed & Sealed With A Kiss (The Greetery).
INK: Vintage Jadeite, New Leaf, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet, Lovely Lady (Papertrey Ink); Lemon Whip, Sweet Mustard, Rocky Slope (Pinkfresh Studio); Versafine Clair Nocturne.
PAPER: Flower Market 6" pack by Lawn Fawn; Stampers Select White (PTI).
DIES: Signed & Sealed, Signed & Sealed With A Kiss, Postal Frames (The Greetery).
OTHER: Ribbon.
 
Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda


Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Color Throwdown #782

 

Happy hump day friends! It's Wednesday, so that means a new Color Throwdown challenge. Kelly is our host and has chosen burgundy, rose and sage as the color palette. I used Papertrey Ink colors with Scarlet Jewel, Autumn Rose and Prairie Grass papers. The strips "did all the talking" with the colors this week.

 

DIES: On the Border: Leaves (Papertrey Ink); Master Layouts 08 (Gina K Designs). 

We'd love to see what you create using these colors! Happy stamping!  ~Wanda
 

Monday, February 26, 2024

PTI February Release Day 4



It's the fourth and last day of reveals for the February release at Papertrey Ink. Today, we are introducing you to He is Risen dies + Spectacular Spiral dies + Thoughts of Easter Sentiments stamps and dies + Beautiful Branches Hot Foil Plate.

Had some color blending fun with the background and lattice layers.
I wanted the wood grain of the cross to be more visible (the die has embossing details) so I stamped the woodgrain background stamp over it.
STAMPS: Thoughts of Spring Sentiments, Weathered Wood Background.
INK: Ocean Breeze, Lilac Grace, Vintage Jadeite, New Leaf, Harvest Gold, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet Fine Linen, Cocoa Bean, Hawaiian Shores.
PAPER: Stampers Select White, Vintage Jadeite, Fine Linen.
DIES: Thoughts of Spring Sentiments, Border Bling: Lattice, He Is Risen, Pierced Feature Frames.
OTHER: A Little Sketchy Stencil.
Here I have the cross popped up over a background using the Beautiful Branches hot foil plate with matte gold foil.
The Spectacular Spiral die is a beautiful addition that adds a great layer of texture to the card.

STAMPS: Thoughts of Easter Sentiments.
INK: Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst; Versamark; Antique Linen distress ink.
PAPER: Fine Linen, Spring Moss, Stampers Select White.
DIES: Thoughts of Easter Sentiments, He Is Risen, Spectacular Spiral.
OTHER: Beautiful Branches hot foil plate; Matte gold foil; Gold embossing powder; Stitched Rectangle die.

 
SUPPLIES


That's all for now. Remember, tomorrow is release day with items available to buy at 10pm EST. Also, there is an Instagram blog hop with chances to win gift cards at 2:00pm EST Tuesday. Get your shopping lists ready...you don't want to miss out on these fun new items!  ~Wanda