Fusion Card Challenge

It's time for a new Fusion Card Challenge! I was inspired by the photo colors and theme and chose to omit using the sketch this time. I love to smoosh distress oxide inks and add splatters, so went with 4 different colors to create the background: Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Dusty Concord.

I went with the Arboscello Tree die by Memory Box Co. and paired it with a sentiment die from Lil' Inker Designs. The tiny scallop edge and the stitched dies are from Reverse Confetti's Edge Essentials die set. 

We'd love to have you join us in this challenge! For more inspiration from the rest of the talented design team, you can check them out HERE.
                                                                   ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #583

It's Wednesday and that means a new Color Throwdown Challenge is happening! Broni is hosting this week and has a really yummy color palette for us: pink, orange and blue/aqua. I did a lot of color blending using distress oxide inks and my Taylored Expressions blending brushes. I started with diagonal stripes on the background then colored the 3 cake layers so I'd have matching color shades.

I "iced" the cake layers using Ice Stickles Crystal Ice glitter glue. FYI...it takes a LONG time to dry! The sentiment banner was popped up with foam tape.

STAMPS: Cake Creations, Infinity Frames Sentiments (Ink to Paper/Papertrey Ink).
PAPER: White, True Black (Papertrey Ink).
INK: Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar, Dried Marigold distress oxide inks by Ranger; Memento Tuxedo Black.
DIES: Cake Creations, Quatrefoil Cover Plate (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Circle STAX Die-Namics by My Favorite Things. 

For more inspiration, you can check out the rest of the design team's creations on the Color Throwdown blog! We hope to see how you use these colors...have fun!
                                                               ~Wanda

Ink to Paper Weekend Challenge

There's a weekend challenge happening on the Ink to Paper blog and we are asked to create a card using items from the February release!  Some lucky, random winner will win a $75 gift card!

I already had this background in my leftover pile, so the card went together very quickly. I smooshed Twisted Citron and Wilted Violet distress inks on water color paper then splattered some gold over it.
That led me to using this beautiful layered cross from the Risen stamp set. The leaves were inked up with Twisted Citron distress oxide ink then "kissed" lightly with Mowed Lawn distress oxide ink. I used lots of foam tape to pop up many of the layers. 

STAMPS: Risen, Just Sentiments: Easter (Ink to Paper).
PAPER: Amethyst Allure, White, Gold Luxe (Papertrey Ink); Ranger water color CS.
INK: Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron distress inks by Ranger.
DIES: Risen, Sweet Celebration (Ink to Paper); Pierced Feature Frames (Papertrey Ink).

There were lots of fun items in the February release, so if you haven't gone shopping yet, you can do so HERE.
                                                                            ~Wanda

Freshly Made Sketches

There's a great new layout for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge and it was perfect to try out my newly acquired Botanicuts Lily and Palm dies from The Greetery. My first lily was an attempt at coloring a Tiger lily in pink. It looked more like it had chicken pox so I placed that on the epic fail pile! LOL! I love to pair yellow with black and white, so went with that option instead. I colored all the pieces with Zig clean color brush markers then blended some with an Aquapainter.

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Easter (Ink to Paper).
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black.
PAPER: Bristol Smooth watercolor paper; Black and White Stripes 6x6" pad by My Favorite Things; White CS by Papertrey Ink.
DIES: Botanicuts: Lily and Palms (The Greetery); Stitched Fishtail Flags STAX (My Favorite Things).
OTHER: Zig watercolor brush markers.

Thanks so much for stopping by!               ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #582

It's hump day and that means it's time for a new Color Throwdown Challenge! Barbara is hosting this week and has hot pink, aqua, kraft and white chosen for our colors.

That gorgeous flowering tree in the photo just naturally inspired me to use some florals. I used the triple step stamped flowers from The Greetery's Fleur Impressions. The mason jar was also triple stamped but I used the same color (Aqua Mist) for all three steps. Love how it darkens up gradually as the layers are added.

STAMPS: Fleur Impressions, Just Mason Around, Sentiment Suite: Thank You - all by The Greetery.
PAPER: Aqua Mist, Kraft, White (Papertrey Ink).
INK: Pale Peony, Raspberry Fizz, Bright Buttercup (Papertrey Ink); Crumb Cake (SU).
DIES: Fleur Impressions, Just Mason Around, Sentiment Suite Basics, Postal Frames, Inside and Out Berry Branch (The Greetery). 

The aqua base was popped up with foam tape.

For more inspiration, be sure to check out what the rest of the CTD design team has for you HERE!  Hope to see you in the gallery!
                                                                       ~Wanda

Ink to Paper - More February Release Cards

Hello everyone! I can't seem to stop using the spring/Easter goodies from Ink to Paper's February release and got on a roll and created four new cards! I decided to pair the Blossoming Branches set with the Risen and Just Sentiments: set on my first card.

STAMPS: Risen, Blossoming Branches, Just Sentiments: Easter (Ink to Paper).

PAPER: White, Kraft, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink); Memento Tuxedo Black.

DIES: Risen, Blossoming Branches, Border Bling: Tin Stitch, Mix and Mat: Postal Die (Ink to Paper/Papertrey Ink).

OTHER: Black Enamel Accents.

My next two cards feature a large sentiment die as the focal point.

I color blended the background then splattered water droplets over it to add more visual interest. After dry, I heat embossed flowers and leaves with white embossing powder. The frame is popped up with foam tape.

STAMPS: It's A Sign: Birthday Sentiments

INK: Abandoned Coral, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers distress oxide ink

PAPER: White, True Black (PTI); Ranger water color; Vellum

DIES: Pierced Feature Frames, To Die For Sentiments: Happy Easter

This die is such a beautiful combination of fonts! I wanted a homespun, quilted look so adhered patterned strips to the background. This is a great way to use up those paper scraps!

STAMPS: Risen

INK: Sweet Blush, Aqua Mist (PTI)

PAPER: Bitty Big: Aqua Mist patterned papers; White, True Black (PTI)

DIES: Risen, To Die For Sentiments: Risen

I thought it would be fun to use a variety of sentiments to create a collage style focal point. Again, the fonts are so beautiful and varied! The tag was popped up using foam tape.

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Easter; Risen, Blossoming Branches

INK: Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Green Parakeet, New Leaf (PTI); Memento Tuxedo Black

PAPER: Raspberry Fizz, True Black, White (PTI); Patterned stripes

DIES: Blossoming Branches, Tag Sale: Quilted Die

OTHER: Black Enamel Accents

Are you still with me? Quite a long post, but hopefully you've been inspired with these great new stamps and dies! To go shopping at Ink to Paper, head on over to their website HERE!

                                                                         ~Wanda

Wintry Pine Cones

This is my second post for today and it's a card for the new CAS(E) This Sketch challenge and was also inspired by the photo for The Card Concept Challenge.  There is a wintry look outside with a weather forecast of snow along the coast of VA later tonight. Hopefully we won't get anything here in the valley, but you never can tell! That also influenced me to create a subtle snowy background to this design as did the inspiration photo. I balled up a sheet of copy paper then dabbed it onto Tumbled Glass and Peacock Feathers distess oxide ink pads and smooshed it lightly onto some white card stock. I then used a snowflake stencil and embossed some Liquitex light modeling paste over the corner area.

The Botanicuts Pine Bough die set was cut, sponged and assembled

next. I finished it off with a twine bow and a tiny sentiment tag.

STAMPS: Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You (The Greetery).
PAPER: Tempting Turquoise (SU); Scraps of green for the pine boughs; Kraft, White (Papertrey Ink). 
DIES: Nordic Frames, Botanicuts Pine Bough, Sentiment Suite Basics - all by The Greetery.
OTHER: Snowflake Stencil (The Greetery). 

Thanks so much for stopping and commenting!    ~Wanda