Peony Postage

 

The temps took a nose dive last PM and it's only a high of 30 degrees today! Going to have to dig out my gloves and heavy coat again! However, I'm thinking spring in my craft room and am playing with new "toys" from Waffle Flower. I watched a Yana Smakula tutorial on their layering peony stencils and I just had to order them. I mistakenly used green on the flower centers when I wanted them to be yellow. 

 

I'm playing along with the Sunday Stamps and the Paper Players challenges. I used blush, green and black (close to navy?) and a wee touch of gray in the one postage cancellation stamp. For the Paper Players, I probably got an "F" for not making it CAS enough but, I did use florals.  :-) 

STAMPS: Postage Collage (Waffle Flower).

INK: Metropolis (Pinkfresh Studio); Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse, Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Aqua Mist (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, True Black, Sweet Blush (PTI).

DIES: Nesting Postage Collage (Waffle Flower); Border Bling: Postage Frames (PTI).

OTHER: Peony stencil (Waffle Flower); Subsentiments Sealed die cuts by Waffle Flower. 

 

Confession time! I was in a hurry with this post and accidentally typed in Waffle House twice...instead of Waffle Flower! Good thing I proof read it! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.   ~Wanda 

Festive Friday Challenge

 

I'm playing along with the current Festive Friday challenge. My card includes pastel colors, a rabbit, easter egg and basket. Once again I used the In Bloom Egg die set designed by Simon Hurley for Spellbinders. The rabbit and basket are from Papertrey Ink's Easter Buddies stamp/die set. The egg was die cut from patterned paper in the Ink Drops - Candy 6x6 pad by Craft Consortium.

STAMPS: On the Bunny Trail (sentiment), Easter Buddies: Papertrey Ink.

DIES: In Bloom Egg (Spellbinders); Easter Buddies (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Banner STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Pink & white thread. 

 

That's it for today! Thanks for stopping by!  Wanda 

 

He Is Risen

 

It's the season of Lent with Easter fast approaching. As a guest designer for Creative Worship Stamps this month, I knew I wanted to create an Easter card using the Rustic Easter stamp set paired with the Cathedral Window die. Stamps were gold embossed and colored with Copics. I thought a fun little detail was adding jute twine to the cross. The background was color blended with distress inks (see list below).

STAMPS: Rustic Easter (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Fossilized Amber, Cracked Pistachio, Broken China, Mowed Lawn, Ground Espresso distress; Versamark.

PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; X-Press It Blanding Card; Stamper's Select White.

DIES: Rustic Easter, Cathedral Window, Foliage (Creative Worship Stamps).

OTHER: Jute twine.

COPICS: Y00m Y11, Y13, YR16, G00, G12, G21.

 Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Creative Worship Guest Designer

Good morning everyone! I'm happy to share that I've been asked to be a guest designer for Creative Worship Stamps (formerly called Sweet 'n Sassy) for the month of March. My very first stamp set I purchased from them is The Sea stamp set and it's still a favorite for lake scenes!    

 

To make the sandy section, I started with Fine Linen paper then used a sea sponge to blot on a darker sandy color. I tore off the edge and sponged around the entire "beach". For added texture, I dabbed a scant bit of glue over the area and added Caramel Latte Tan Fun Flock. The lake panel was blended using Tumbled Glass and Uncharted Mariner distress inks then splattered with water.   

I added some tiny shells and tied a sailor's knot with white cording to embellish the design. 

The silhouette stamp was them stamped using Versafine Clair Nocturne pigment ink - a favorite crisp black ink I like to use.

STAMPS: The Sea (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Tumbled Glass, Uncharted Mariner, Antique Linen, Scattered Straw distress; Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Watercolor by Ranger; Fine Linen, True Black, Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink).

OTHER: Cording; Sea shells; Caramel Latte Tan Fun Flock (Stampendous).

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! Be sure to visit the Creative Worship Stamps store to see their amazing selection of papercrafting products!    ~Wanda 

 

Garden Bench

 

I seldom use this stamp set (February 2024 Surprise Box) from Papertrey Ink since it has a gazillion tiny dies to assemble. But...when I saw those spring boots in the inspiration photo for The Card Concept challenge, I knew it was the perfect choice! I used the colors as well as the florals and garden boots as inspiration. I'm also using Michele Ferguson's layout for the new Freshly Made Sketches challenge. I tweaked the placement of the sentiment for better balance on my card.

I die cut all the parts from white paper then stamped all the images. This was the time-consuming step for sure. 

STAMPS: Feb. 2024 Surprise Box (Papertrey Ink); Blooming Tulips (Creative Worship Stamps) for the sentiment.

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Turquoise, Key Lime, Olive, Sunshine, Marigold, Clementine, Soft Lilac, Candy Violet, Bubble Gum (Pink Fresh Studio); Fine Linen, Classic Kraft, Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile, Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink). 

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Harvest Gold (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Love to Layer: Rectangles, Love to Layer: Arches, Feb. 2024 Surprise Box (PTI). 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda 

Golden Oldies Birthday

 

I'm playing along with the The Paper Shelter challenge which has a Tic Tac Toe board for inspiration. I used the middle horizontal row of hand colored image, free and spots or stripes. I went back into my much older, seldom used stash of rubber stamps and used a Golden Oldies stamp and sentiment from Art Impressions.  After stamping with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It Blending Card, I colored with Copics.

 

Shirt: YR15, YR07, YR09

Pants: BG53, BG57

Hair/eyebrows: C0, C3

Skin: E50, E51, E11, R20

Shoes: E21, E23, E25, E29 

  

<---Inside of card.
 

STAMPS: Harv, Mature (Art Impressions); Birthday Your Way 2, It's a Sign: Birthday Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Hey Cupcake 6x6 pad (Doodlebug Design); Stamper's Select White (PTI); X-Press It Blending Card.

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Clair Nocturne.

DIES: Stitched Rectangle & Square STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Birthday Celebration Bling, Birthday Your Way 2 (Papertrey Ink).

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

 

I'm loving these beautiful papers from a new 6x6 pad called Bloom & Wild by Crafter's Consortium (ordered from Creative Worship Stamps). After the different patterns were adhered to the card base, I popped up an oval sentiment after adding some crinkled seam binding. It just seemed fitting to pair that with the feminine rose paper. I'm playing with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #672.

DIES: Love to Layer: Ovals (Papertrey Ink).

STAMPS: Joyful Day (Pinkfresh Studio). 

 

That's all for today! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.  ~Wanda