Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Color Throwdown #814

 


Check out these great primary colors for the new
Color Throwdown challenge! Amy Rohl is hosting with red, yellow and blue which was perfect to use a favorite stencil from The Greetery for birthday cards! No stamping here...just stenciling and die cutting.



INK: Summer Shower, Seaside (Pinkfresh Studio); Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel (Papertrey Ink).
PAPER: Bright Butterfly, Stamper's Select White (PTI); Pacific Point (Stampin' Up).
DIES: Pinwheel Party, Twisted Crepe (The Greetery).
OTHER: Pinwheel Party stencils (The Greetery).


Hope you can join us in the challenge! Happy stamping!  ~Wanda

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Color Throwdown #813

 


It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge. This week, Broni is hosting with yellow, pink and orange. I used two shades of pink along with the yellow and light orange so I'd have 4 colors to "piece" in the quilt pattern.

I decided to combine the new sunflower edge die (just released from PTI) with the pinwheel quilt top dies by Concord & 9th. The jury is still out on this design - haha! I added tiny pop dots under each flower petal to give it more dimension.

STAMPS: None.
INK: Summer Sunrise, Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink).
PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, Lovely Lady, Lemon Tart (PTI).
DIES: Elegant Edges: Sunflower (PTI); Pinwheel Quilt Top (Concord & 9th); Small Hello (Simon Says Stamp).
We'd love to have you play along with the challenge! Hope to see you in the gallery!  ~Wanda

 

Monday, September 30, 2024

Celebrate!

 


Another birthday card added to my stash! I'm playing along with the Seize the Birthday challenge to use the word "celebrate" and with Just Us Girls where anything goes with stencil week.  I had never used the freebie stamp/stencil/die gift that came with an order from The Greetery when they celebrated their 4th anniversary.

This is a one layer card with the sentiment stamped with Versafine Claire Nocturne pigment ink and clear embossed on vellum.  I first die cut the row of candles then used the candle stencils with dye inks from Pinkfresh Studio (Ballet Slipper, Bubble Gum, Mint, Meadow, Lemon Whip, Sweet Mustard, Marigold).

STAMPS: Make A Wish, Freebie "Celebrate" (The Greetery).
PAPER: Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink); Vellum.
DIES: All Aglow (The Greetery).
OTHER: All Aglow stencils (The Greetery).

We are still on flood watch here in VA with many closed roads in our county. And...today it's still raining though we don't have the high winds anymore. We lost a huge old oak tree that fell beside our garage. We are so blessed that the good Lord had it fall where it didn't fall on our building or on the neighbor's house. PTL he had it fall in a perfect spot! 


Thanks for stopping by and commenting! Have a great day!  ~Wanda

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Color Throwdown #812

 

Happy hump day crafty friends!  It's time for Color Throwdown  #812 hosted by Kelly with the colors of red, green and blue. I'm needing a pastor appreciation card and thought this would be fitting. I love this Into the Blooms: Wreath die set by Papertrey Ink because it's so versatile and easy to assemble!

 

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Appreciation (Papertrey Ink).
INK: Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Bright Buttercup, Pure Poppy, Blueberry Sky (PTI); Ocean Breeze (Pinkfresh Studio); Versafine Claire Nocturne.
PAPER: Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink); Buffalo Brights 6x6 patterned paper (My Favorite Things). 
DIES: Love to Layer: Arches, Into the Blooms: Wreath (PTI); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).
OTHER: Moonshine sequins (PTI).
 

We would love to have you join us in the challenge! Hope to see you in the gallery.   ~Wanda

Monday, September 23, 2024

The Paper Players

 


The Paper Players
challenge has a new sketch by Joanne. I kept my card clean and simple with only one layer...a rarity for me! I started with some beautiful marbled patterned paper by Craft Consortium.  I then stamped the sentiment and florals with black pigment ink and used clear embossing powder to set the ink right away plus it gives a hint of shine.

The florals were painted using distress inks. 

STAMPS: Thank You Florals (Papertrey Ink).
INK: Versafine Claire Nocturne (Ranger); Picked Raspberry, Carved Pumpkin, Mowed Lawn, Crushed Olive distress inks.
PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink); Ink Drops - Candy 6x6 pad by Craft Consortium.
DIES: Thank You Florals (PTI); Slanted Short Cuts (Concord & 9th); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).
OTHER: Moonshine sequins (PTI). 
 
Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Freshly Made Sketches


Another Christmas card added to my stash...thanks to the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge!
   I went with a literal interpretation by using two die cut evergreens from Papertrey Ink. Glittery snow drifts were added along with a double cut sentiment die (also from PTI). There is a faint rectangular outline in Harvest Gold ink created with a stencil.

STAMPS: None.
INK: Harvest Gold (Papertrey Ink); Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness, Gathered Twigs distress inks (Ranger).
PAPER: Stamper's Select White; Metallic gold; Christmas Plaids 6x6 patterned paper by Recollections.
DIES: Into the Blooms: Evergreen, Border Bling: Joy Frame (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Ric Rac (My Favorite Things).
OTHER: Rectangle Extraordinaire Stencil (MFT); Crystal fine glitter (Martha Stewart). 

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

 

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Color Throwdown #811

 


It's time again for a new Color Throwdown challenge. This week, Amy Rysavy is hosting and has chosen burnt orange, black and sage. I pulled out Into the Blooms: Pumpkins and Into the Blooms: Sunflowers dies from Papertrey Ink to create this fall card.    

        

The card base is True Black with an overlay of white that was die cut using PTI's Cover Plate: Cross Stitched. I cut the base down so the largest Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border would fit the edges.

STAMPS: Thankful for Fall Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).
INK: Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile, Ocean Tides (PTI); Bundled Sage, Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs distress inks (Ranger).
PAPER: True Black, Stamper's Select White (PTI).
DIES: Into the Blooms: Pumpkins, Into the Blooms: Sunflowers, Cover Plate: Cross Stitched, Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border, Beautiful Bouquet Tag (PTI).
OTHER: Moonshine sequins; Jute twine. 
Hope that you will be able to play along with us!  Happy stamping!  ~Wanda