Sunday, August 31, 2025

Tic-Tac-Toe


The Paper Players Challenge is all about a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge. I chose the top horizontal row with celebration, flowers and stencil. The stenciling is very subtle and only involves the ribbon frame. It's a pretty clean and simple design with patterned floral paper used for the negative space of the frame. Some moonshine sequins embellish the design.   

 

STAMPS: Birthday Your Way 2 (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz (PTI).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Aqua Mist (PTI); Cute & Crafty 6x6 pad (Doodlebug Design Inc).

DIES: Ribbon Frame (The Greetery); Birthday Your Way 2 (PTI).

OTHER: Ribbon Frame stencil; Moonshine sequins.


Time for some college football games! Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Friday, August 29, 2025

JUG Stencil Week

 

One of my fave go-to techniques is stenciling! I just had to play along with the new Just Us Girls challenge where it's stencil week. I just got happy mail delivered from Papertrey Ink so am using their Wandering Petals stencil collection for the backdrop to this new flower pot die.

STAMPS: Birthday Your Way (PTI).
INK: Dark Indigo, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Canyon Clay, Harvest Gold, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening (PTI);
PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Enchanted Evening (PTI).
DIES: Perfectly Potted, Feathered Friends 1, Into the Blooms: Wreath, Border Bling: Skinny Postage (PTI).
OTHER: Wandering Petals stencils (PTI). 
Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Word Art Wednesday

Welcome to another Word Art Wednesday challenge! The verse we are highlighting is from Psalm 105:8. This verse emphasizes God's faithfulness to his promises, specifically the covenant he made with Abraham and his descendants. It highlights that God's commitment to his covenant endures through countless generations.

This tapestry stencil makes a great background and is easy to layer up! The jury is still out on deciding if the corner adornment dies were a good idea or not - haha!
 
STAMPS: Corner Decor (Papertrey Ink).
INK: Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Mint Julep, Vintage Jadeite, Ocean Tides (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne pigment ink.
PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Bright Buttercup (PTI).
DIES: Corner Decor (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).
OTHER: Rose Tapestry stencil collection (The Greetery).
 
We would love to have you play along! Our sponsor for this challenge is Pear Blossom Press and they are giving away a $25 gift card to some lucky participant. Happy stamping!  ~Wanda
 

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Cupcake Inspiration

 

 

Hello friends! The new challenge for the Cupcake Inspiration challenge is to use pastel colors. I really love the soft peach, yellow and sage that these cupcakes represent! I went with an old favorite group of products from The Greetery for a thank you card.

 

 

For added dimension, I adhered two of the die cut sentiments together then I popped up the floral frame with foam tape. 

STAMPS: Floral Arches, Arched Sentiments (The Greetery).
INK: Peach Fuzz, Sunkissed, Lemon Whip, Sunshine, Mint, Sage, Eucalytus (Pinkfresh Studio); Versafine Clair Nocturne.
PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI); Plaids 6x6 pad (Recollections).
DIES: Floral Arches, Arched Sentiments (The Greetery).
OTHER: Floral Arches stencils (The Greetery). 
 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda



Sunday, August 24, 2025

The Paper Players Challenge

 

It was a lazy Sunday afternoon and so I stamped and die cut lots of flowers and leaves from Papertrey Ink's Wild Petals mini set. I wanted to create a card using  the sketch for the new Paper Players Challenge. Several of the team members created Z-fold cards which inspired me to do the same. It's a perfect fit for this sketch! I had to Google for dimensions and found this excellent tutorial on Tracy Elsom's blog HERE

The plaid paper is a specialty paper that is very thin and can be used to make beads. I've never tried using it for that but loved several of PTI's paper pack colors in that series.

STAMPS: Wild Petals (Papertrey Ink); Sentiment Suite: Thank You (The Greetery).
INK: Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse, Raspberry Fizz, Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst, Melon Berry, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.
PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Razzberry Fizz, Beautiful Beads: Pink & Orange Mix (PTI). 
DIES: Wild Petals, Love to Layer: Rectangles, Love to Layer: Ovals (PTI).
 
That's a wrap for today! Thanks for stopping by.  ~Wanda
 
 
 

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Just Add Ink

 


Good Saturday everyone! I needed to add a sympathy card to my stash so when I saw the colors for the Just Add Ink challenge, I went with it. The Lost Lagoon color had me baffled (I no longer have SU inks) so I went with Evergreen Bough distress ink and paired it with two other similar bluish green inks from Pinkfresh Studio.    

 

This Wild Blooms stencil (Papertrey Ink) is another favorite for me. The six layers are very easy to match up so it's a quick and easy way to create a striking background!  

    

STAMPS: Perfect Pairs Commodities (PTI).
INK: Evergreen Bough distress; Wisteria, Hydrangea, Eucalyptus, Evergreen (Pinkfresh Studio); Harvest Gold (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.
PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI).
DIES: Perfect Pairs Commodities (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things). 
OTHER: Wild Blooms stencil collection (PTI). 
 
Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Thank You Teacher


 


It's mood board week over at the Just Us Girls challenge blog and the photo has a back to school vibe with book, apple, chalkboard, etc.  I've been creating some teacher cards for my grands to give out as needed. This is a thank you card using stamps and dies from Papertrey Ink.  

 

STAMPS: Just Notes, Storybook Teachers (Papertrey Ink).
INK: Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy, Fine Linen, Saffron Spice (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.
PAPER: Stamper's Select White, True Black, Hawaiian Shores, Pure Poppy (PTI); Licorice 6x6 patterned paper (Bazzill Basics Paper).
DIES: Just Notes, Border Bling: Skinny Ric Rac (PTI).
OTHER: Ticket punch (Stampin' Up).
 

Thanks for dropping by and commenting! It's a cloudy day...hopefully we get some much needed rain!  ~Wanda