Stock Your Stash + Freshly Made Sketches Challenge

Hello! I am playing along with the

current Stock Your Stash challenge at Reverse Confetti where the theme this month is "Love is in the Air". It was perfect to try out my latest items I purchased from their January release: Poppies stamp and die and the Lots of Love die. I'm also using the sketch from the Freshly Made Sketches challenge and as you can see...I flipped it. I also used the A2 rather than square version.

I started with patterned papers from RC's From Cupid 6x6" pad and used my favorite white card base white from Papertrey Ink. This came together very quickly and I plan to get a second card  made while my supplies are out on the desk.

STAMPS: Poppies (Reverse Confetti). 

PAPER: From Cupid 6x6" pad, Salsa (Reverse Confetti); White, Pale Peony  (PTI).

INK: Salsa (Reverse Confetti), Ballet Slipper, Grassy Knoll, Olive (Pinkfresh Studio).

 

DIES: Poppies, Lots of Love (Reverse Confetti); Framelits Hearts Collection (Stampin' Up).

I'm trying to stay warm and am enjoying some extra stamping time now that I'm finished with two doctors' appointments this week (PCP yesterday and cardiologist today).  ~Wanda

 

It's Release Day!

The day is finally here when the new products in the January release at Papertrey Ink will become available at 10pm EST! I wanted to make another card using 3 of my favorite items: Into the Blooms: Roses dies + Feathered Friends Mini 19 + Border Bling: Blooming Hearts die frame.

I had a leftover panel of Pinefeather plaid paper so that became my starting point. I have it peeking out beneath the blooming hearts border. I next layered a Love to Layer: Scalloped Circles die cut from Pinefeather paper. I smooshed distress inks onto a large acrylic block, spritzed with water then dragged the floral pieces through it to get a variation in colors. When totally dried, I splattered with water. After that dried, I splattered with Permanant White Gouache. 

I just love the beautiful sentiments in the sympathy sets released this month! So heartfelt! 

STAMPS: Feathered Friends Mini 19, Just Sentiments: With Sympathy (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Bitty Big: Pinefeather, Pinefeather, White (PTI); Bristol Smooth Surface.

INK: Pinefeather, Summer Sunrise, Honey Nut, Harvest Gold, Ocean Tides, True Black, Spring Moss, Prairie Grass (Papertrey Ink); Evergreen Bough, Rustic Wilderness, Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, Mustard Seed distress inks (Ranger).

DIES: Border Bling: Blooming Hearts, Feathered Friends Mini 19, Into the Blooms: Roses, Love to Layer: Scalloped Circles (PTI).

Color Throwdown #677

Happy Wednesday everyone! They say spring is on the way in a little over 50 days, but this weather is not proving it yet - lol! It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge and the pink, purple and green were perfect to add another birthday card to my stash! I love these balloon stamps/dies from The Greetery and used papers and ink colors from Papertrey Ink.

 

STAMPS: Balloon Bouquet (The Greetery).

PAPER: Bitty Big: Sweet Blush, White (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Amethyst Allure, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet, Green Parakeet, Ocean Tides, Spring Moss (PTI).

DIES: Big Balloons (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Moonshine sequins by PTI. 

 

 We hope you will find time to join us this week! Happy stamping!   ~Wanda

 

PTI January Release Day 4

Hello and welcome back to the last day of reveals for the January release at Papertrey Ink. Have you been inspired by the products so far? Today we are introducing you to Scene Everywhere: Windowsill stamp set and dies.  This one has so many possibilities to get creative!

I wanted my card to be staged for the outside of a house looking into the open window with a pie just fresh out of the oven and a cup of hot coffee! I paired it with one of my favorite vase dies.

The white base layer was dry embossed with a brick pattern then highlighted with some gray ink.

STAMPS: Scene Everywhere: Windowsill, Band-aid Wishes, Vase Collection 1, Growth.
INK: Pure Poppy, Honeynut, Harvest Gold, Pale Peony, Aqua Mist, Classic Kraft, Weathervane, Smokey Shadow, Soft Stone, Fine Linen, True Black, Simply Chartreuse, Ocean Tides, New Leaf, Green Parakeet, Saffron Spice, Spring Moss, Vintage Jadeite.
PAPER: Bitty Big: Pure Poppy, White.
DIES: Scene Everywhere: Windowsill, Vase Collection 1, Growth.
OTHER: Brick stencil, Prismacolor pencils.

SUPPLIES 

 

Tomorrow these new products will be available for purchasing at 10pm EST. Get your lists ready so you don't miss out on anything and order early! Happy stamping! ~Wanda 

PTI January Release Day 3

Hi everyone! Welcome back to day three of the January release at Papertrey Ink! Today, we are introducing you to Pattern Party stamp set and dies + Band-aid Wishes stamp set and dies.

These fun circles reminded me of a celebration, so I went with a slimline birthday card.

All of the circles were die cut and adhered to the white background layer. I added some random small florals in Amethyst Allure and used a kraft/white sentiment to match the kraft card base color.

STAMPS: Pattern Party, Perfect Pairs Commodities, Prosperous Perennials.
INK: Amethyst Allure, Hawaiian Shores, Green Parakeet, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sjunrise, Raspberry Fizz.
PAPER: Classic Kraft, White.
DIES: Pattern Party, Perfect Pairs Commodities, Prosperous Perennials.
OTHER: WOW! Opaque Bright White Regular embossing powder, Oval punch, Crimped Slimline dies.

The Band-aid Wishes set was my Featured Post assignment this month and I fell in love with these fun little bandaids! I made two cards plus a gift box that coordinated with one of them.

I wanted the band-aids to pop with color against the black and white Bitty Big papers that are a favorite of mine to use.

I used tone on tone colors of ink/paper then stamped the bandaid outline image in black. I chose this fun sentiment that makes this a non-mushy Valentine or anniversary card!

STAMPS: Band-aid Wishes.
INK: True Black, Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, Green Parakeet, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Lovely Lady.
PAPER: Bitty Big: True Black, White.
DIES: Band-aid Wishes.
OTHER: Black jute twine, Rain drops, Corner chomper, Snow Drifts die.

I coordinated the scallop top gift box to match the card thinking a small gift for someone who has an illness would be a thoughtful and useful gift (I used tissues, lip balm and throat lozenges to fill it up).

The matching card has a 5" square base and has the quilted tag layer raised up on a foam square to give it more dimension.
 

That little smile stamp is just the cutest! 

STAMPS: Band-aid Wishes.
INK: Color Box Frost White pigment, Pure Poppy.
PAPER: Bitty Big: Pure Poppy, Classic Kraft, White, Pure Poppy, Soft Stone.
DIES: Scallop Top Gift Bag, Band-aid Wishes, Love to Layer: Scalloped Circles, Tag Sale: Quilted die.
OTHER: Satin Ribbon, Brad, Jute twine, Stitched Square die.

SUPPLIES

 

That's all for today! Tomorrow is the last day of reveals so hope you can stop by and see what's new!  ~Wanda

PTI January Release Day 2

Hello and welcome to day two of reveals for the January release at Papertrey Ink! Today, we are introducing you to Frame Decor stamps and dies + Feathered Friends Mini 19 stamp set and dies + Inside Greetings: With Sympathy stamp set.

To start off the day, I'm showcasing a beautiful new frame with accessories. I began with some Bitty Big: Dark Indigo patterned papers and added a vellum layer behind the frame.

It's hard to see in the photo, but the flames were highlighted with a Clear Star Gellyroll pen by Sakura which adds sparkle.

STAMPS: Frame Decor.
INK: Versamark, New Leaf, Ocean Tides, Fine Linen, Honey Nut, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise.
PAPER: Bitty Big: Dark Indigo, Soft Stone.
DIES: Frame Decor, Stitched Rectangle.
OTHER: Gold embossing powder, Clear Star Sakura GellyRoll pen.

Next is a card featuring the newest bird in the mini series.

My bird colors were totally inspired by the alcohol ink background in
shades of purple with some gold mixative. The trees have added texture by adding crackle texture paste and Nuvo glimmer paste.

The alcohol ink panel was elevated with a layer of adhesive-backed foam.

STAMPS: Feathered Friends Mini 19, Inside Greetings: With Sympathy, Winter Wonder, Just Sentiments: With Sympathy, Sprigs and Sprays: Holidays.
INK: Cracked Pistachio, Evergreen Bough, Rustic Wilderness, Wilted Violet, Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac, Villaninous Potion distress inks; Dark Chocolate, True Black, Smokey Shadow, Weathervane, Summer Sunrise.
PAPER: Yupo, White.
DIES: Border Bling: Tin Stitch, Winter Wonder, Feathered Friends Mini 19, Stitched Rectangle, Border Bling: Skinny Postage.
OTHER: Alcohol inks, Distress Texture Paste Crackle, Nuvo Glimmer Paste.

SUPPLIES

 

Tune back again tomorrow for some more great new products in this release!     ~Wanda

PTI January Release Day 1

Hi everyone! Hope you are surviving this winter weather without too much inconvenience! We just came through another snow storm that started Sunday and am hoping that's the last one for awhile. On a happier note, I'm excited to share that it's time to reveal some new goodies for the January release at Papertrey Ink! Today, we are introducing you to Feathered Friends 19 dies + Border Bling: Blooming Hearts dies + Into the Blooms: Roses dies + Just Sentiments: With Sympathy stamp set.

I adore this dainty frame die that has a vine with tiny blooming hearts! So perfect for Valentine cards but versatile to use the whole year long!

I created the background by gluing varying widths of paper strips to the card base. I love that this bird die set includes a branch with berries to "ground" the bird! I highlighted portions of the bird with Prismacolor pencils.

STAMPS: Frame Decor
INK: True Black, Lovely Lady, Raspberry Fizz, Green Parakeet, Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Weathervane, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise.
PAPER: White, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Green Parakeet, Lovely Lady, Raspberry Fizz.
DIES: Border Bling: Blooming Hearts, Feathered Friends 19.
OTHER: Stitched Sentiments Strips

Next up is another beautiful flower for the Into the Blooms series. It pairs well with the new sentiments in the Just Sentiments series. 

I love the rich, vibrant colors of Mijello Mission Gold watercolor paints which is what I used to color the roses and leaves. I splattered the leaves with a dark shade of green paint.

The base is a mini slimline card size with white embossing of the Nifty Plaid stamp on kraft paper. I had the crimped heart on my leftover pile so I sponged the edges with Dark Chocolate ink and tucked it into the florals.

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: With Sympathy, Nifty Plaid.
INK: Versamark; Dark Chocolate.
PAPER: Classic Kraft, White; Bristol Smooth Surface; Vellum.
DIES: Into the Blooms: Roses.
OTHER: Heart die, crimper, Gold and white embossing powders, Mijello Mission Gold paints, Mini Slimline Essential Bundle.

SUPPLIES 

That's all for today. Tune back again tomorrow for more new reveals!                                                         ~Wanda