Colorful Options

 

A new (to me) challenge is Colorful Options, so I decided to play along and enter a needed sympathy card (which I combined into a Christmas greeting). One of my favorite holiday floral die sets is the Into the Blooms: Swag by Papertrey Ink.

 

STAMPS: Inside Greetings: With Sympathy (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Ocean Tides, Pinefeather, Honey Nut, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Noel 6x6 pad (Teresa Collins); Pure Poppy, Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Swag, Love to Layer: Arches (PTI); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

The wind is howling but I must run errands and finish wrapping some gifts. All before grands get off the bus at our house at 3:30. Here is a photo of our tree before any gifts are placed under it. The topper was made by me after watching some YouTube tutorials. Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Freshly Made Sketches

 

It's hump day already and that means a new Freshly Made Sketches challenge is up with Michele F. hosting. I came across this old Snow Flurry Bigz die by Stampin' Up and decided to layer all 3 of the snowflake designs from white shimmer paper.  An old button in my stash was the inspiration for the navy and green colors. 

The tiny sentiment tag is from the Blueprints 27 die set by MFT. The patterned paper was splattered with Permanent White Gouache.

  

STAMPS: Warm Winter Wishes (Flourishes).

INK: Enchanted Evening (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Season's Greetings patterned pad (Waffle Flower); White Shimmer; Stamper's Select White (PTI). 

DIES: Snow Flurry Bigz (Stampin' Up); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics, Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Clear sequins; Permanent White Gouache.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda 

Tic Tac Toe

Karren has a great new Tic Tac Toe board for the latest challenge! I used the left vertical row with texture, white and plaid on this shaker birthday card. 

STAMPS: (oops...can't find the stamp set I used and don't remember who made it!).

INK: Turquoise (Pinkfresh Studio); Orange Zest, Hibiscus Burst, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Fine Linen (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI); Acetate; Hey Cupcake 6x6 pad (Doodlebug Design).

DIES: Party Cake (Pretty Pink Posh); Stitched Rectangle STAX, Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Thread; Variety of pink shaker beads.

That's a wrap for now. Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

The Flower Challenge

 

After 9 years, the Flower Challenge is ending with the December challenge to use Christmas florals. Thanks to all who headed up this challenge all these years! I'm hoping the holly berries and white sprigs will count!  

STAMPS: Vintage Holiday Flair (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse, Tropical Teal (PTI).

PAPER: 12x12 pack by Recollections; Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy (PTI).

DIES: Vintage Holiday Flair, On the Edge: Scallops Collection, Into the Blooms: Christmas Sprigs (Papertrey Ink).

 

It was another snowy day with several inches (at least 3 and still counting) here in the Shenandoah Valley of VA. Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Freshly Made Sketches

Karren has a great new sketch for us over on the Freshly Made Sketches challenge blog! I wanted to play with the other snowman in the die duo by Sizzix, so I layered the chilly guy up on a silver snowflake. I'm trying to make a dent in my patterned papers but still have a long way to go! 

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Warmth (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Blue Jay (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Frosty Friends (Doodlebug Design Inc.), Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink); Silver metallic.

DIES: Chilly & Freezy (Sizzix); Nested Elongated Ovals (Pinkfresh Studio).

OTHER: Moonshine sequins (PTI).

 

That's a wrap for this chilly Thursday! Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

 

Word Art Wednesday

 

Hello friends! Today we have a new Word Art Wednesday challenge with Mathew 1:21 as our inspiration verse. Perfect for a Christmas card! Divinity Designs is our sponsor and they are offering a $25 gift card for some blessed participant! This company used to be Our Daily Bread Designs and I was a designer for them many moons ago! They are a great source for faith-based supplies! While I used a manger stamp set from Papertrey Ink, there is also a great stamp set by Divinity Designs that pairs up well with this verse. Check it out HERE.     

I started by printing the verse at 50% which fit perfectly inside the manger stamp. I added Wink of Stella ink (it adds a subtle shimmer) to the stars and the halo over baby Jesus.  Also, I added some stitching details with the Sew Many Stitches stamp set by Creative Worship Stamps. I totally forgot about this set when I created for the last challenge where they were sponsors, so I am now adding faux stitching on the inside of the card and on the envelope.  It's a fun set to get the stitching look without dragging out my ancient sewing machine. :-) 

STAMPS: With Great Joy Sentiments, The Greatest Gift (Papertrey Ink); Sew Many Stitches (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Dark Chocolate, Classic Kraft, Honey Nut, Bright Buttercup, Lemon Tart, New Leaf, Ripe Avocado (PTI); Spruce Tips (Pink Fresh Studio).

PAPER: Christmas Plaids 6x6 pad (Recollections); Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink). 

DIES: Love to Layer: Scalloped Ovals, The Greatest Gift (PTI).

OTHER: Wink of Stella glitter brush pen. 

 

We'd love to have you join us in this challenge...you might just be the lucky winner of the gift card!  ~Wanda

 

 

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge

 

The Cupcake Inspiration Challenge was perfect to use an older Snowflake Block die from Simon Says Stamp. I was inspired by the aqua/white/black colors and, of course, the snowflakes.

A simple design and self-explanatory. Here is what I used:

 

 

STAMPS: Hear the Bells (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, True Black (Papertrey Ink); Sno Cone (Cardstock Warehouse Paper Co.).

DIES: Snowflake Block (Simon Says Stamp); Border Bling: Tin Stitch (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things). 

 

 Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!  ~Wanda