Color Throwdown #418

It's Wednesday and that means there are new colors on board for the Color Throwdown Challenge!  Lynn is our hostess and she's picked this great inspiration photo with copper, teal, rust and orange as the colors to use!

 I went outside my usual card box and decided to create a gift card "tote bag" since I will be needing one for Thanksgiving weekend.  Reverse Confetti has a wonderful Tagged Tote die set that makes this so easy to put together!  I cut The Thankful Pretty Panel die using RC's Iced Aqua CS.  The three Wheat branches were cut from RC's Tangerine and Brick CS along with metallic copper CS.  I tied it together using orange and rust fibers.

Congratulations to Deanne Kuntz - our guest star stamper this week!  

For more details on how to play along, head on over to the Color Throwdown Blog and you'll find the information on the right sidebar!  You can also visit the rest of the design team's creations for more inspiration...see links below:
Amy Rohl 
Amy Rysavy
Barbara Anders  
Broni Holcombe   
Jodi Collins 
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put  
Vickie Zimmer 
Wanda Cullen (you are here)  
Marisa Ritzen - November Guest Designer

Mojo Monday

Good Monday everyone! There's a new Mojo Monday Challenge on board and since it's the first Monday of the month, that means it's contest time!  You have the chance to win a new Verve stamp set if you play along!

I'm in full-on Christmas mode and slowly but surely am trying to get at least 50 Christmas cards made.  I'm about 1/5 of the way finished!  I used stamps from Verve's Weary World (manger and sentiment) and Merry and Bright (snowflakes) sets.  The snowflakes were stamped with Peacock Feathers distress ink.  The manger was colored with Copics then die cut using Verve's Starry Stable die.  PTI's Tropical Teal CS matches the ink perfectly! 

For more inspiration with this sketch, click on the mojomakers' blog links below...or...you can go to the Mojo Monday blog and click on the first seven thumbnails.
Julee Tilman (Owner)
Justin Krieger
Lori Tecler
Marisa Ritzen 
Sarah Bigelow
Teresa Kline
Wanda Cullen (you are here)


Hope to see you in the gallery!

Inspired By...All the Little Things

How about a really gorgeous inspiration photo to jump start a creative weekend?! LOVE this beautiful inspiration photo for the new Inspired By...All the Little Things Challenge and knew right away I wanted to use a large poinsettia for the pop of red paired with a musical background! I was also inspired to add some berries though mine are gold instead of red.  I gold embossed the poinsettia, berries and leaves, colored with Copics and then came a lot of fussy cutting!  I popped the

elements with foam tape to add more dimension and tucked in several loops of gold cording.

STAMPS: Poinsettia and Boxwood by Flourishes; Merry Wishes by Verve (berries).
PAPER: The Paper Studio "Old World Winter"; MME "Sweater Weather".

We're thrilled to have LeAnne Pugliese guesting this week, so be sure to stop by her blog - Wee Inklings - and give her a shout out!

So, let us see how YOU are inspired!  The challenge linky will close on Friday, November 11, at 12:00 pm (PST), so be sure to check out all the inspiration over on the Inspired By blog - the design team has some awesome samples!  

CAS(E) This Sketch!

Good Friday everyone! Looking forward to a day off that includes watching two grands this afternoon! I'm playing along with the current CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge and whipped out this quick card with a leftover tree from a previous project where I used the negative die space. The background was white embossed using a woodgrain stamp then a light watercolor wash using Cracked Pistachio and Evergreen Bough distress inks was added.  It took me longer to decide what papers to use than it did to assemble the card - lol!  #thestruggleisreal


DIES: Edge Essentials and Winter Words by Reverse Confetti; 
Christmas Tree #2 by Sizzix.
PAPER: Sweater Weather by MME; Kraft; Metallic Gold.

I work at a large comprehensive rehabilitation center where we get a daily email from one of the training program specialists who adds a thought for the day.  Today's thought struck my funny bone and thought I'd share it here:  WE NEED A 12-STEP GROUP FOR COMPULSIVE TALKERS. THEY COULD CALL IT ON ANON ANON.

And to that I'll add one of my favorite lines... Smile.  You're never fully dressed until you wear one!

Color Throwdown #417

November! Can't believe we're in a new month yet again! Lori has a really beautiful set of colors - green, orange, aqua - for the Color Throwdown Challenge...leading me to an oldie but goodie paper pad by My Mind's Eye.  Using only Reverse Confetti dies and no stamps...here is my take on the colors.

DIES: Leafy Wreath, Fancy Words, Edge Essentials.

PAPER: My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose "Mabel" 6x6 pad.

I'm also playing along with the Sunday Stamps Challenge which happens to be a great CAS sketch!

Since it's a new month, that means we have a new guest designer - the talented Marisa Ritzen from Rosemary Reflections!  Welcome!

We're also happy to have Wendy McGaffey of Wake Up With Wendy be our guest star stamper this week!  Congratulations, Wendy!

For more details on how to play along, head on over to the Color Throwdown Blog and you'll find the information on the right sidebar!  You can also visit the rest of the design team's creations for more inspiration...see links below:
Amy Rohl 
Amy Rysavy
Barbara Anders  
Broni Holcombe   
Jodi Collins 
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put  
Vickie Zimmer 
Wanda Cullen (you are here)   
Marisa Ritzen - November Guest Designer 

Hope to see YOU in the gallery!

 

Mojo Monday

Its the last Monday of the month, so that means a different shaped card for the Mojo Monday Challenge!  Mine is 5 1/4" square and uses papers from My Mind's eye "Christmas Wish" 6x6 pad.  I took the wreath image from Verve's "Autumn Blessings" set and dressed it up for Christmas by adding sequins!  The sentiment is from the "Unto Us" set and the poinsettia is from "Joyous Noel" - both by Verve.  A simple and self-explanatory card.

If you'd like more inspiration for this sketch, click on the mojomakers' blog links below...or...you can go to the Mojo Monday blog and click on the first seven thumbnails.
Julee Tilman (Owner)
Justin Krieger
Lori Tecler
Marisa Ritzen 
Sarah Bigelow
Teresa Kline
Wanda Cullen (you are here)

Joyful Tag

It's been a super warm and gorgeous weekend off for me and I'm loving it! After lunch clean up, I ventured into my crafty space and came up with this card for Tag, You're It Challenge and Freshly Made Sketches Challenge!  I started with Bright Opera and Lemon Yellow watercolors from my Mijello Mission Gold watercolor palette (love their vibrant colors!).  I was inspired by Rubeena Naz' lovely tag with the offset image, layering with a glittery tag, and using a pink and green color combination.  I used 3 different wreath stamps with WPlus9 inks: Old Gold, Mojito and Last Leaf.  I heat embossed the tiny

flowers with Melon Mambo embossing powder (SU) after stamping with Versamark ink then added Lemon Twist Enamel Accents to the centers.  The sentiment was die cut with WPlus9's Hand Lettered Holiday die and metallic silver cardstock.  The plaid green CS is a clearance bargain by Recollections.  I used the Charles border embossing folder along the bottom edge of the card.

STAMPS: Woodland Wreaths (WPlus9).

Tonight will be Game 5 in the World Series, so I'll be cheering on the Cleveland Indians once again!  I was born and raised about 60 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio so this is what I consider to be my "home" team!  Go Tribe!!  :-)