Just Us Girls - Mood Board Week

It's time for a new Just Us Girls challenge and there is an amazing mood board for our inspiration this week! I had fun creating this sample card as a guest for their design team! I made a bold-colored rainbow and went with a baby theme. We'd LOVE to see how you are inspired by this mood board!

I cut the rainbow layers from white paper then color blended with dye inks. The sun, clouds and sentiment were all popped up with foam tape for added dimension.

STAMPS: Playful Patterns, Little One (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Sunshine, Marigold, Waterfall, Turquoise, Raspberry Bliss, Candy Violet, Grassy Knoll (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Bitty Big: Harvest Gold (PTI); Blue Raspberry (My Favorite Things).

DIES: Playful Patterns, Little One, Fantastic Front: Scalloped Frame (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Over the Rainbow (Reverse Confetti).

OTHER: Wood veneer stars.

That's a wrap for today. We'd love to have you join in the challenge! Happy stamping!  ~Wanda

The Paper Players

This week Stef has a color challenge over on The Paper Players blog: purple, yellow, aqua and green. I started with a watercolor look in the background with this patterned paper. I then clear embossed the wreath after stamping with a black pigment ink. The florals were die cut from white Bristol paper then color blended with dye inks.

After embossing the wreath, I water colored it using Pentrista paints (an aqua and a light green). The wreath was popped up with foam tape.

 

STAMPS: Birthday Your Way (Papertrey Ink); Weekend Doodles (Altenew).

INK: Lilac Grace, Almost Amethyst, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Limeade Ice, New Leaf (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Rainbow Inks 6x6 pad (Recollections); Bristol Smooth Surface; Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Birthday Your Way, Into the Blooms: Wreath (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Weekend Doodles (Altenew).

OTHER: Clear embossing powder; Pentrista water color paints.

The sun is out this morning and that's a welcome sight! Off to the grocery store for a few items. Have a great day everyone!  ~Wanda

 

Color Throwdown #831

 

It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge and Tammy is hosting with sage green, coral and yellow for our colors. This was a perfect combo to use Concord & 9th's Triple-Step Happy Day stamp/die set! I decided to create a scalloped rectangle-shaped card for a change.  

STAMPS: Triple-Step Happy Day (Concord & 9th).

INK: Sunshine, Sage, Sunkissed, Metropolis (Pinkfresh Studio); Versamark.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink); Vellum; Gold mirror CS (Lawn Fawn).

DIES: Triple-Step Happy Day (Concord & 9th).

OTHER: Queen's Gold embossing powder. 

 

Several of the elements were popped up using foam tape for added dimension. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Sure hope you can play along with us!  ~Wanda
 

 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

I'm playing along with the current Tic Tac Toe Challenge and am using the far left vertical line of stencil, any color, and flower. The Delightful Bunnies Stencil Collection from Papertrey Ink has a total of 6 different stencils. I chose to use 3 layers to create the bunnies and carrots. I then popped up the middle scalloped diamond shape and added the egg-filled basket, bunny and flowers. 

 

STAMPS: On the Bunny Trail (sentiment), Happy Bunnies (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Orange Zest, Spring Moss, Classic Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Soft Stone, Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst, Harvest Gold, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink); Waterfall, Turquoise, Paradise, Rocky Slope, Metropolis (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Orange Zest (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: , Happy Bunnies, Love to Layer: Scalloped Diamonds, Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border (Papertrey Ink).

OTHER: Delightful Bunnies Stencil Collection (Papertrey Ink).

 

Hope your Monday has been a great one! The sun was out and it was nice and warm in upper 70's which was a welcomed change! Thanks for stopping by... ~Wanda

 

Seize the Birthday

 

Another cold and rainy day with temps going into the 20's tonight! Yuck! Sure glad I have my craft room to bring some cheer to this gloomy day. I created a card for the new Seize the Birthday challenge which asks us to "Layer It". I used 3 layering stencils for the candle background, then pieced together a layered cake. To add more dimension to the sentiment, I adhered 2 layers of card stock together.

STAMPS: Birthday Your Way (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores, Bright Buttercup (PTI).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores (PTI); Matte Metallic Silver (Stampin' Up).

DIES: Birthday Your Way (PTI); Party Cake (Pretty Pink Posh); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Party Cake stencils (Pretty Pink Posh).

 

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

 

Freshly Made Sketches

 

One of my favorite challenges is Freshly Made Sketches. I must have purged my old pocket stamp from years ago, so...I went with this Signed and Sealed stamp/die set from The Greetery. The envelope and florals were in my leftover pile so, I only needed to gold emboss the sentiments and the background layer was die cut.

The florals are washi tape that have a coordinating die (Altenew) and they are fabulous for creating a card in just minutes!

STAMPS: Signed and Sealed (The Greetery).

INK: Harvest Gold, Honey Nut (Papertrey Ink) - used on faux wax seal; Versamark.

PAPER: Bitty Big: Harvest Gold, Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Signed and Sealed, Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Chrysthanthemum (Pinkfresh Studio).

OTHER: Chrysthanthemum wide washi tape (Pinkfresh Studio).

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

 

Just Us Girls - Word Week

 

Hello crafty friends! I'm back for another week guesting with the Just Us Girls team! This week is word week and we are to focus on "YOU". I immediately knew I wanted to create a birthday card for our youngest granddaughter who will turn 6 this month.   

I chose a marble patterned paper from The Essential Craft Papers by Craft Consortium. It's a beautiful pad of 6x6" papers called "Ink Drops - Candy". It's the backdrop for a Big Balloon cover plate die from Papertrey Ink. I stenciled over a couple of the balloons and added a die cut balloon then embellished with a few florals. The "you" sentiment was stamped, gold embossed and die cut then popped up with foam tape. 

STAMPS: Big Balloon, Mashup Birthday (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Harvest Gold, Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst, True Black (Papertrey Ink); Sweet Mustard, Meadow, Eucalyptus (Pinkfresh Studio); Versamark. 

PAPER: Ink Drops - Candy 6x6 pad by The Essential Craft Papers by Craft Consortium; Stamper's Select White (PTI). 

DIES: Cover Plate: Big Balloon, Mashup Birthday, Big Balloon (PTI).

OTHER: Queen's Gold embossing powder (Ranger); Moonshine sequins (PTI); Big Balloon stencils. 

 

We would love to have you play along with us, so I hope to see you in the Just Us Girls gallery!  ~Wanda