Learning to Sail

It's time for another Color Throwdown Challenge and you're going to LOVE these happy, summertime colors that Denise has picked out!  My husband is a big street car fan and owns several of his own (a '34 Chevy is his current best "ride"), so this photo really caught my eye!

I love this Verve sentiment from the "Learning to Sail" set and was happy to see that Julee has a brand new set from her last release, "Strong Anchor", that you can mix and match with it!  The wheel and anchor have matching dies, too!  I was playing around with some new distress paints by Tim Holtz for the sentiment panel and LOVE these new paints!  I placed some puddles of Mustard Seed, Broken China and Mowed Lawn paint on a scrap piece of paper, then dragged a small sheet of Neenah Solar White CS through it then spritzed it with water until it magically turned into a marble-like look.  Fun but messy!  The plus side is that it cleans up well with water.  I used a nautical EF by QuicKutz for the lower part of the BG panel.

So...get your creative juices flowing and join us.  If you don't have the exact colors, just use something close.   If you upload to a public gallery, be sure and use the key words CTD243.  Also, link up your card on the Color Throwdown blog using the linky tool at the bottom of the post.  For more inspiration, check out the other designers' creations...including our talented May guestie, Audrey Hiltke!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud
Lynn Put - The Queen's Scene

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy (taking a break this month)

                                    Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations (you are here) 

Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper

May Guest Designer - Audrey Hiltke - Audrey's Paper Garden Inspirations

Don't forget about my blog candy...check out THIS POST for details and leave a comment before this Friday at noon! 

Triple Challenge Card

I'm waiting on the delivery truck to bring my new washer (that's another story...did NOT need to add that expense to my budget right now!), so decided to make a quick card for the following challenges:

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - butterflies

Colour Q - Ruby Red, Calypso Coral, Certainly Celery, Black

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - sketch

What did I use?

STAMPS: Old Fashioned Florals (Flourishes)

PAPER: For the Record DP by Echo Park, X-Press It Blending Card, White by PTI

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black

ACCESSORIES: Classic Frames template die by Flourishes, Butterfly punch by Martha Stewart, Tiny Tags punch by SU, Red jute twine, Sentiment Flag die by Lil' Inker Designs, Copics.

Thanks for stopping by...the washer is on its way.

Nautical Father's Day Wishes

Good Mojo Monday to you! Hope you're ready to play along with another fabulous sketch designed by Julee!  I went with some bold papers from the Kate and Co. line from My Mind's Eye called "Oxford Lane" - perfect for Verve's new nautical set, "Strong Anchor".

I tied a sailor's knot with Blue Hawk Twisted Mason Line found at Lowes (Walmart was out of the cotton worsted thread that I normally use).  You can find the tutorial by Bar Anders in the Tips/Tutorial tab at the top of my blog.  I layered the cording over a strip of navy blue satin ribbon.  The rest of the card is pretty simple and straight forward.

Here's what I used:
STAMPS: Strong Anchor (Verve)
PAPER: Oxford Lane 6x6 pad by MME, White by PTI.
INK: Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight.
ACCESSORIES:  Circle punches, Circle Nesties, Cording, Satin ribbon.

For more inspiration, be sure and check out the other mojomakers' blogs below or go to the Mojo Monday Challenge blog and check out the first several thumbnails:

Carole Burrage

Debbie Carriere

Julee Tilman (Owner)

Marisa Ritzen 

Mary Fish

Sarah Bigelow

Teresa Kline

Stephanie Kraft

Wanda Cullen (you are here)

Lil' Inker Designs Challenge

 Laura has a fun challenge hop over on the Lil' Inker Designs blog...check it out HERE! 

 We were to be inspired by this photo...a fabulous summertime collage with sunshiney colors and clouds...just perfect to get out my fave cloud dies (love those stitched details!).  Because of the faux stitching, I'm also entering this into the TLC gallery of SCS to use crazy stitching on a card.

I had a little creative spurt and decided to try a scallop design by cutting the die shape from the Flags and Tags Stamp set in half.  Thought it turned out to be a fun and funky border! :-)  My all-time, most used Lil' Inker Designs die is the sentiment flag!  Had to tuck in a small sentiment of thanks using it.  After some cooler, rainy weather over the weekend, I was ready for a sunny days challenge!  So, I'm lifting my glass of lemonade with a toast for more sunny days! Cheers!

STAMPS: Triple Treat Flower by SU, Sentiment is unknown

PAPER: Family Ties by Pebbles, White by PTI, Green (?) scrap from my scrap pile.

INK: Old Olive (to sponge leaves), Daffodil Delight, Versafine Onyx Black.

Roses Smell Great!

The CAS challenge on SCS has a theme this week: What smells great to you? I love to smell roses, so this quick card using washi tape and double stamped PTI roses fit the bill! I sponged the leaves with Basic Gray ink on Basic Gray CS while they were still in the die.  The flowers were stamped using Soft Sky for the base and Pool Party for the highlighted areas.  The card base is a lovely new neutral I discovered from PTI called Soft Stone.

STAMPS: Say It Loud (Waltzingmouse Stamps), Rosy Posy and Rosy Posy Step 2 (PTI)
ACCESSORIES: Foliage die by SB, Rosy Posy dies by PTI, Crafting tape by Recollections.

Lenten Roses

There's something new going on this summer over on the Flourishes blog...a designer focus every Friday! We get to know the design team better, then we get a chance to win some new goodies by CASEing one of their cards!  Julie Koerber is being featured this week and she has got a fabulous gallery!  I chose this card on the right to CASE...so beautiful! I used the same layout but changed up the image, the colors and omitted some of the layers. 

I'm also playing along with the Play Date Cafe Challenge - to use Maroon, poppy and soft jade colors.  I colored this lenten rose image with Copics, then fussy cut and adhered with foam tape.

STAMPS: Lenten Rose (Flourishes), Hydrangea (Flourishes) - sentiment.
PAPER: This & That pad by Echo Park, White (PTI), X-Press It Blending Card.
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black.
ACCESSORIES: Victorian Oval template die by Flourishes, Seam binding by Verve.
COPICS: Flowers - R24, R27, R29, Y15, Y19
                Leaves - YG21, YG23, YG25
                Vase/Water - BG0000, BG10

Blog Candy Give Away!

I'm long overdue with some blog candy, so I decided since May is my favorite month of the year, I'd like to give some goodies away just because! Just because I consider all my blog readers to be special! No big requirements needed.  Just leave me a comment in this post and tell me about a time when you did a little (or big) random act of kindness!  That's all! 

So...what am I giving away?
Ever do a dumb thing like overlook an online shopping cart number that says you want 2 instead of ONE item?  Yep.  That was me with a recent Papertrey Ink order.  I got 2 larger than life poppy prints, so that means one of you lucky readers will benefit from my mistake!  I'm also giving away THREE paper pads and a Sizzix Floral Botanical set of dies.  I'll do a random draw next Friday, May 24, so spread the word!  Good luck!