Color Throwdown #818

Happy Wednesday everyone! It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge with Lynn hosting this week. Our colors are orange, moss green and cranberry. I thought the stencils and dies from Kristina Werner's collection for Concord & 9th would work well with these colors. 

I stenciled the background, then splattered Mulberry Blush ink over the arched die. I die cut then inlaid the berries and leaves after color blending them with dye inks.

STAMPS: Merry Greetings Builder Stamps (Kristina Werner with Concord & 9th).

INK: Orange Zest, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado (Papertrey Ink); Mulberry Blush (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Stampers Select White (PTI); Metallic Gold.

DIES: Love to Layer: Arches (PTI); Merry Greetings Builder Stamps, Winter Berries Stem Layering, Gentle Berries Stem Layering (Kristina Werner with Concord & 9th); Master Layouts 08 (Gina K Designs).

OTHER: Berries & Leaves Stencils (Kristina Werner with Concord & 9th).

 

We'd love to have you play along with us! Happy stamping!  ~Wanda

Colorful Options

 

This is my first time playing along with the Colorful Options challenge! We are to play with red so it was a perfect way to use some new stamps/dies/stencils from Kristina Werner + Concord & 9th. I cased one of Kristina's release day card pretty directly, so need to give her the credit for the layout.

I started by stenciling the small red rectangle using Pure Poppy ink over Pure Poppy card stock.The striped strip was stamped with Pinefeather ink over Vintage Jadeite paper. The berries and leaves were color blended then inlaid onto the outline frame die of the sprig. A touch of silver metallic was added with the die cut bow.

STAMPS: Merry Greetings Builder (Kristina Werner + Concord & 9th). 

INK: Pure Poppy, Pinefeather, Scarlet Jewel (Papertrey Ink); Versamark.

PAPER: Classic Kraft, Pure Poppy, Vintage Jadeite, Stampers Select White (PTI); Metallic Silver.

DIES: Merry Greetings Builder, Winter Berries Stem Layering, Gift Bows (Kristina Werner with Concord & 9th).

OTHER: Berries & Leaves (Kristina Werner + Concord & 9th).

That's a wrap for today! Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

 

SSS Wednesday Challenge

"Anything Goes" is the theme for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge. Gina K Designs is sponsoring the challenge. This simple card uses products from several different companies.

The vines were cut from white paper then splattered with aqua ink. I also cut vines from heavy weight vellum. 

INK: Aqua Mist (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Bitty Big: Aqua Mist, Stampers Select White (PTI); Metallic silver.

DIES: Wrap It Ribbons (PTI); Large Mariana Vine Background + Outline dies and Small Mariana Vine Background + Outline dies by Poppystamps; Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics + Celebrate sentiment (My Favorite Things).

 

That's it for today. Hope your week is going well!  ~Wanda

 

 

Color Throwdown #817

Happy hump day! That means it's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge and Lori is hosting this week with mustard, terracotta and kraft colors.  I used the Into the Blooms: Swag die set and formed a cluster over an embossed kraft background. I also paired it with a skinny bow that Kristina Werner created for Concord & 9th.

I sneaked in a wee bit of light green for a more appealing balance of the main colors. The sentiment was popped up with foam tape and a trio of gold gems finished it off.

STAMPS: Tuck It Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Sweet Mustard, Apricot (Pinkfresh Studio); Terracotta Tile, Canyon Clay, Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean, Honey Nut, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado (PTI); Versamark.

PAPER: Stampers Select White, Classic Kraft (PTI); Gold Metallic (Lawn Fawn).

DIES: Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery); Gift Bows (Kristina Werner with Concord & 9th); Into the Blooms: Swag (Papertrey Ink).

OTHER: Square Lattice embossing folder (Stampin' Up); Queen's Gold embossing powder (Ranger).

We would love to have you play along with the challenge. Happy stamping!  ~Wanda

 

The Paper Players + SSS Monday Challenge

 

I'm continuing to add to my Christmas stash! This card is for the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge to use stenciling and for The Paper Players challenge to use the lovely sketch provided by Ann.  I started by stenciling the background then added a layered poinsettia die for the circle element. The sentiment is from a "go to" set by Papertrey Ink which has nothing but a great variety of Christmas sentiments.

 

STAMPS: Christmas Your Way (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Bright Buttercup, Limeade Ice, New Leaf (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; Stampers White Select (PTI).

DIES: Christmas Your Way, Into the Blooms: Poinsettia, Ripped Banners (PTI); Stitched Ric Rac (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Watercolor Plaid Stencil Collection (Papertrey Ink). 

 

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

Freshly Made Sketches

 

Hope your weekend is going well! It was another gorgeous, mild, sunny day in VA with fall leaves pretty much at their peak with color! I went into winter mode with my card for the new Freshly Made Sketches challenge and decided to go with a monochromatic, soft pink theme.   

I die cut two of each of the snowflakes to layer them for added dimension. After lightly color blending with Lovely Lady ink, I added some super fine glitter by Martha Stewart. How ironic that her kitty litter commercial just came on (gotta keep up with the college football games while I'm stamping)! 

STAMPS: Christmas Your Way (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stampers Select White (PTI).

DIES: Starflakes (PTI); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Winter Magic Stencil Collection (PTI); Super Fine Glitter (Martha Stewart).

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!   ~Wanda    

 

 

Just Add Ink

 

 

Stenciling to create a background is something I love to do, so I couldn't resist making a "boy" colored baby card with a stenciled plaid background for the Just Add Ink challenge. I layered the diaper bag (which acts as a gift card holder) over an arched vellum panel to soften up the look. 

All the die cuts were made with white paper then color blended using dye inks and brushes. 

INK: Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Blueberry Sky, Lovely Lady, Fine Linen, Cocoa Bean (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stampers Select White, Vellum (PTI); Metallic Silver.

DIES: Love to Layer: Arches,  Go-To Gift Card Holder: Diaper Bag (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Watercolor Plaid Stencil Collection (PTI). 

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda