Saturday, August 16, 2025

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

 


Another teacher card completed...this one for the Tic Tac Toe Challenge! I used the middle horizontal row of school theme/free/ink blending. After die cutting the mug from Hawaiian Shores paper, I color blended a slightly darker color (Tropical Teal) ink around the edges. I used 1/4" adhesive tape on the sides of the mug to adhere it to the circle.

 


STAMPS: Treasured Teacher (Papertrey Ink).
INK: Harvest Gold, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Soft Stone, Fine Linen, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Orange Zest, Amethyst Allure, Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal (PTI); Rocky Slope, Metropolis (Pinkfresh Studio); Versafine Clair Nocturne. 
PAPER: Bitty Big: Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores, Stamper's Select White (PTI). 
DIES: Treasured Teacher, Cover Plate: Apples, The Mug, Love to Layer: Delightful Brackets (PTI); Stitched Circle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

Another Saturday already! It was a fast week! Thanks for stopping by...  ~Wanda

 

Friday, August 15, 2025

Time to Celebrate

 

A fun little card to add to my birthday stash! I am entering this into two different challenges: Just Us Girls where it's Word Week: "Birthday" and for Seize the Birthday challenge where the topping is "no flowers".



 
STAMPS: You're My Type ( Sugar Peas Designs).
INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne pigment ink.
PAPER: Stamper's Select White, True Black, Pure Poppy, Bitty Big: Hawaiian Shores (Papertrey Ink); Metallic silver.
DIES: Love to Layer: Rectangles (PTI); You're My Type (Sugar Peas Designs); A2 Nested Pendant Etched (Photoplay Paper).
 
 
 
 
 
Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Sending Well Wishes

 

I used colors for The Paper Players Challenge, the sketch by Verena for Freshly Made Sketches and added embellishments which qualifies it for The Flower Challenge.  The background was stenciled with Papertrey Ink's newly released In the Meadow stencil collection. 


 
I layered vellum behind the heart then popped it up with foam tape for added dimension. The sentiment was stamped with a dark plum color though it appears black in the photo. Corners of the card were rounded using a corner chomper. I forget to use this tool but like the way it softens the look.
STAMPS: Direct Messages (Papertrey Ink).                         INK: Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, Orange Zest, Canyon Clay, Spring Moss, Olive Twist, Simply Chartreuse (PTI); Regal Kiss (Pinkfresh Studio).
PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Vellum (PTI).
DIES: Direct Messages, Love to Layer: Rounded Hearts 2 (PTI).
OTHER: Sequins; Corner chomper; In the Meadow stencils (PTI). 

 Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda
           


 
 
        

Word Art Wednesday

Hello friends! It's time for a new Word Art Wednesday challenge and Karen has chosen Deuteronomy 32:4 for our inspiration verse. This verse describes God as "the Rock", emphasizing his perfect works, just ways, faithfulness, and uprightness. It highlights God's unchanging nature, reliability, and just dealings with humanity. It serves as a powerful affirmation of God's character and a foundation for trust in His actions.

Our sponsor this time is Stix 2 Anything and they are offering an adhesives package to some lucky participant. Join us in the challenge and the winner could be YOU!

I have LOTS of patterned papers in my stash but could not locate a rock background. I went to Google images and found this clip art...perfect! The florals were die cut from white paper then color blended with dye inks.

STAMPS: None (sentiment was computer generated).
INK: Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, Harvest Gold, Spring Moss, New Leaf (Papertrey Ink).
PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy, True Black (PTI).
DIES: Love to Layer: Rectangles, Into the Blooms: Geranium (PTI); Simple Strips (Pretty Pink Posh); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).
OTHER: Dew drop adhesive dots.

Have a blessed day and thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

 

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

School Days

Two of our grand children who live locally started school last Wednesday. That means Nana needs to come up with some teacher cards to have on hand! The Cupcake Inspirations Challenge has a school days theme, so I dusted off an old favorite Go To Gift Card Holder: Backpack stamp/die set by Papertrey Ink.   

This card took me a LONG time to complete! The apple cover plate die must be faulty because I tried multiple times with different papers and using both my manual Big Shot and also my electronic Empress machines. Nothing would give me perfect cuts! I finally opted to just use it for embossing. I used Limeade Ice paper that matched the Granny Smith apple color. The tiny circle stamp for the paint box element was missing in action, so I had to go on the hunt for a circle elsewhere. I found an exact fit in the Holiday Wagon set (PTI).

STAMPS: Go To Gift Card Holder: Backpack Accessories (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Limeade Ice, Cocoa Bean, Classic Kraft, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Aqua Mist, Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst, Amethyst Allure, Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Sweet Blush, Blueberry Sky (PTI).

PAPER: True Black, Stamper's Select White, Limeade Ice, Lovely Lady, Razzberry Fizz (PTI); Metallic silver.

DIES: Go To Gift Card Holder: Backpack Accessories, Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border, Cover Plate: Apples (PTI).

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda






































































































































































































Friday, August 8, 2025

Birthday Geraniums

 


A quick card using a leftover embossed background and leftover geraniums for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge (designed by Kim) and the Just Us Girls challenge (it's die week and we are to use florals). I die cut 3 of the rectangle shapes from the Postage Collage die set from Waffle Flower.  

  

STAMPS: PC - Birthday (Waffle Flower).
INK: Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Harvest Gold (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne.
PAPER: Spring Moss, Stamper's Select White (PTI).
DIES: Into the Blooms: Geranium (Papertrey Ink); Postage Collage (Waffle Flower).
OTHER Dew drop dots; Window word punch (Stampin' Up); Curving Leaves 3D embossing folder (Altenew).


That's a wrap for this Friday. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Sunday Stamps Challenge

 

I used one of my fave stamp/stencil/die sets designed by Kristina Werner for Concord & 9th. The Sunday Stamps Challenge has a great color palette for us this week and I used all but the lavender color.

I started by embossing with Kristina's Finishing Touches dies to add texture to the background. 

The stencils allow you to color up the florals very quickly. Easy to line up the stencils and easy to die cut the images! I popped up the sentiment and rose with foam tape.

STAMPS: Long Line Roses (Kristina Werner with Concord & 9th).
INK: Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Aqua Mist, Tropical Teal (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne.
PAPER: Hey Cupcake 6x6 pad (Doodlebug Design Inc.); Stamper's Select White (PTI).
DIES: Kristina's Finishing Touches, Long Line Roses (Kristina Werner with Concord & 9th); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).
OTHER: Long Line Roses stencils.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda