The Paper Players

 

Hello friends! It's a lazy Sunday afternoon...especially after jumping ahead and losing an hour of sleep last night! I'm playing along with The Paper Players challenge where we are to use a rainbow of colors on our creation. I decided to color blend 5 distress inks onto Bristol Smooth paper then layer with a white Easter egg die cut. I topped it off with an old sentiment die from Papertrey Ink. 

INK: Kitsch Flamingo, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade distress inks.

PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; True Black (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: In Bloom Egg by Simon Hurley for Spellbinders; To Die For Sentiments: Happy Easter (Papertrey Ink).

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

IB...Spring Blooms

 

The new inspiration photo for the Inspired By... challenge has some beautiful yellow blooms that inspired me! I don't own a teapot stamp that I can remember, so I opted for this watering can "vase" instead. I also used the sketch for a "loose" interpretation of my layout. The minty shade of the teapot led me to Mint and Sage inks from Pinkfresh Studio.

 

  

STAMPS: Vase Collection 8, Vase Collection 14 (Papertrey Ink); Chocolate Flowers (sentiment) by Altenew.

INK: Mint, Sage (Pinkfresh Studio); Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, New Leaf (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Bitty Big: Harvest Gold, Stamper's Select White (PTI); light and dark green (? source) from my scrap pile.

DIES: Vase Collection 8, Vase Collection 14, Elegant Edges: Lace (PTI); Foliage (Creative Worship Stamps). 

 That's it for now. Off to do laundry, vacuum, etc.  ~Wanda

 

Freshly Made Sketches

 

Karren has a great new layout for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week. I had fun creating a mini grunge collage tag and paired it with one of the encouragement sentiments by Creative Worship Stamps. I crimped the kraft tag layer then cut a second tag from rustic cream paper and tore the bottom edge and sponged all around the edges with Antique Linen distress ink.

STAMPS: Be Encouraged, Texture Tiles 1 (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Antique Linen, Peacock Feathers, Twisted Citron distress inks; Ocean Tides dye ink (Papertrey Ink) to highlight the leaves; Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Classic Kraft, True Black, Hawaiian Shores, Rustic Cream (PTI).

DIES: Tag Sale #2 (PTI); Foliage die set (Creative Worship Stamps); Simple Strips (Pretty Pink Posh); Stitched Butterflies (Lil Inker Designs).

OTHER: Turquoise thread; Black enamel dot.

 

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

 

Clovers

 

The Cookie Challenge (If You Give A Crafter A Cookie) is featuring clovers in their inspiration photo, so I used the Into the Blooms: Clover die set from Papertrey Ink to create an Easter card. 

The pierced frame and sentiment were popped up with foam tape for added dimension. Florals were die cut from white paper then color blended with dye inks.

 

STAMPS: Thoughts of Easter Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Bright Buttercup (PTI); Meadow, Emerald City (Pinkfresh Studio); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Thoughts of Easter Sentiments, Pierced Feature Frames, Border Bling: Tin Stitch, Into the Blooms: Clover (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).  

No sun in sight in VA today...just more rain off and on. Hope your day is going well...thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

WAW March

It's a new month and a new Word Art Wednesday challenge. Karen has chosen Jeremiah 17:14 for our inspiration verse. I reduced the image to 40% then printed it and die cut with a scalloped oval die. It's been awhile since I played with using strips of paper for a background. I went with  light and darker coral papers paired with pale and medium blue papers. The floral geraniums are a fun die set released by Papertrey Ink years ago.

After color blending the florals, I splattered with a darker coral shade of ink.

INK: Sunkissed, Mimosa, Mango Sorbet, Grassy Knoll, Key Lime (Pinkfresh Studio).

DIES: Love to Layer: Ovals, Cover Plate: Cross Stitched (Papertrey Ink). 

 

We'd love to have you play along with us! Remember...there is a gift card from a sponsor that will be given to some lucky participant! Hope to see you in the gallery.  ~Wanda
 

 

You Are Mermazing!

 

Christy has a fun theme challenge to use mythical creatures over on The Paper Players blog. It gave me inspiration to dig out an old set by My Favorite Things called Mermazing. I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It Blending Card then colored with Copics.

The background frame is a VERY old panel that I created using spray stains (I do not know the exact colors). Several of the images were popped up using foam tape.

 

STAMPS: Mermazing (My Favorite Things).

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black; Peacock Feathers, Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron distress oxide; Summer Sunrise (PTI).

PAPER: Hawaiian Shores, Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink); X-Press It Blending Card.

DIES: Mermazing, Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Crystal Stickles. 

COPICS:

Hair - Y00, Y23, YR12

Skin - E50, E51, R20

Mermaid suit - BG11, BG13, BG32

Purple shell - V91, V12, V15

Rock - W0, W2, W4

Fish - YR16 

 

That's it for now...thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda 

Birthday Moth

 

I'm playing along with the current Seize the Birthday challenge to use anything with wings and also with the Just Add Ink challenge to use stencils or dies or both. I was trying to go with colors that would work for a masculine design if needed. 

 

 

 

STAMPS: Sentiment Suite: Birthday (The Greetery).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Scattered Straw, Antique Linen, Hickory Smoke, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers distress oxide inks.

PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores (Papertrey Ink); Sour Apple (My Favorite Things).

DIES: Sentiment Suite Basics, Jumbo Curiosity: Moth die, Crimped Frames (The Greetery); Love to Layer: Scalloped Ovals (PTI); Stitched Polka Dot Card Front (Concord & 9th); Large Mariana Vine Background & Small Mariana Vine Outline (Poppy Stamps).

OTHER: Tartan Builder Diagonal stencil, Jumbo Curiosity: Moth stencils (The Greetery); Permanent White Gouache. 

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda