ITP Reveal Day #3

 

Welcome back for day #3 of reveals for the January release at Ink to Paper! It's all about celebrating and you'll find more ways to do just that. Today, we are introducing Just Sentiments: Milestones stamp set + Number dies, Just Sentiments: Established stamp set + Inside Greetings: Established stamp set.

I went for a more masculine look and kept it simple...only adding greenery instead of my usual groupings of flowers.  

I love that this set allows you to personalize your celebratory cards. My husband will turn 70 in June, so I have his card all ready to go!

STAMPS: Cake Please, Just Sentiments: Milestones
INK: Dark Indigo, Soft Stone, Weathervane, New Leaf, Ocean Tides
PAPER: BItty Big: Dark Indigo, Dark Indigo, White
DIES: Numbers, Cake Please, Border Bling: Diamonds, stitched Circles + Rectangles

ITP Reveal Day #2

Welcome back to day #2 of reveals for the January release at Ink to Paper. Today, we are introducing Vintage Flair stamp set and dies + Vintage Flair Print stamp set + Big Balloon stamp set and dies + Big Balloon Sentiment stamp set + Cover Plate: Big Balloon die + Big Balloon stencils.

The background collage-style stamp is beautiful and I chose to stamp it in black over a stenciled background.
 

The bouquet was stamped in black then clear embossed to make it easier to watercolor the images with distress oxide inks.

STAMPS: Vintage Flair, Vintage Flair Print
INK: Shabby Shutters, Speckled Egg distress oxide; Versamark
PAPER: Watercolor (Ranger), White, Vellum True Black
DIES: Border Bling: Skinny Postage, Vintage Flair, Delicate Doilies
OTHER: White embossing powder, Clear embossing powder, Hexagon and Dots stencils

ITP Reveal Day #1

It's day #1 of reveals for the January release at Ink to Paper. The USPS held up the design team by "losing" our packages so we were all late getting them. Instead of a release on the 15th, it will be the 20th instead. Today, we are introducing Sprigs & Sprays stamp set and dies + Antique Wishes stamp set and dies + Cake Please stamp set and dies + Delicate Doilies dies.

I had a smooshing good time with the background using distress oxide inks! The florals in this set can be paired with a variety of containers from previously released sets and I chose the pitcher from Abundant Blooms.

I love that the Cake Please set has 3 different floral or cake "picks" images - birthday, anniversary and baby - making it a fun option for adding a sentiment!

STAMPS: Sprigs + Spays, Cake Please, Abundant Blooms
INK: Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Lemon Tart, Summer Sunrise, New Leaf, Ocean Tides, Green Parakeet, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, True Black; Picked Raspberry Mustard Seed, Worn Lipstick, Wild Honey distress oxide inks (used on background). 

PAPER: Watercolor, White.
DIES: Border Bling: Tin Stitch, Pierced Feature Frames, Sprigs + Sprays, Cake Please, Abundant Blooms.

ITP Sneak Peek

 

It would normally be a release day at Ink to Paper on the 15th, but the US Postal Service had other ideas on what to do (or not do) with the new products for the design team this month! Since we got our goodies so late, the release will not occur until the 20th. We will start introducing new things over the next four days starting tomorrow (1/16/21).

See you back tomorrow!            ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #625

Hello again! Another Wednesday has rolled around and we have a wonderful color combo - brought to us by Susie - to get your mojo going for the next Color Throwdown challenge! 

My pink is leaning more toward a coral shade but...it's all in the family - lol! Prior to my dad's passing on August 31, I tried to send him cards pretty often...especially since he couldn't have visitors during the Covid pandemic while in a nursing home. I decided to recycle some of the elements onto new cards. Here, I used the florals and the bird.

I smooshed some Blueprint Sketch distress oxide ink onto watercolor paper by applying the ink to a small piece of acetate, spritzing with water then dabbing the acetate randomly over the WC paper. I then splattered the same color over the dried background.

STAMPS: Feathered Friends Mini 1, Blossoming Branches, Wild Fields (sentiment) - all by Ink to Paper.

INK: Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Ripe Avocado, Honey Nut, Enchanted Evening, Orange Zest, True Black (Ink to Paper); Blueprint Sketch distress oxide.

PAPER: Brilliant Blue (retired SU), Ranger watercolor, White by Ink to Paper.

DIES: Border Bling: Skinny Postage, Blossoming Branches (Ink to Paper); Stitched Rectangles STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

Sure hope to see your entry in our gallery! For more inspiration, you can visit the Color Throwdown blog and check out the remainder of the design team's entries.            Happy stamping!      ~Wanda

 

Fusion Card Challenge

 

Welcome back to a new year of challenges at Fusion Card Challenge! I went with the cocoa theme using The Greetery's Cozy Cup stamp/die set and also flipped the sketch upside down.

I added some washi tape from Heidi Swapp for the vertical line elements and grounded the cup with the Cozy Cup mat die. A very simple one layer card!

STAMPS: Cozy Cup (The Greetery).

PAPER: White, Classic Kraft (Ink to Paper).

INK: New Leaf, Ocean Tides, Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel (Ink to Paper); Fairy Dust, Silver Lining (WPlus9).

DIES: Cozy Cup (The Greetery).  

 

We would love to have you play along with us. You can use just the sketch or just the inspiration photo...or...you can do a fusion of both!

Happy stamping!                                            ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #624

 

 

Happy New Year to all and welcome to the first Color Throwdown challenge of 2021! We have a very earthy color palette - rust, cream and brown - which was perfect to use these Botanicuts Pine Bough dies from The Greetery. 

I haven't used ribbon or seam binding much, if any, for several years, but decided to bring in the rust color with seam binding from Verve. 

This was my first project using the macrame series of dies in the last release at The Greetery! I am wowed by the elegant look and with the gazillion possibilities of combinations with these dies! I layered Dark Chocolate cardstock behind the cream panel with the open macrame die cut.

We are thrilled to announce a new design team member - Susie Moore - to the team! She has been a very loyal participant in the CTD challenge for many years and does fabulous work! Welcome Susie! 

Hope to see you in the gallery!            ~Wanda