Inspired By...

I loved the inspiration photo for the current Inspired By...challenge! The bold blue and white stripes and the damask prints especially stood out to me. I totally botched my coloring strategy. I clear embossed the florals and colored with an aquapainter and dye inks. I did not use watercolor paper which was the first mistake. I then used some Copic markers to blend out the colors. It helped a little but still wasn't good. 

STAMPS: Your Friendship (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Mint, Meadow, Waterfall, Summer Shower, Slumber, Blue Jay (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Stampers Select White (PTI).

DIES: Your Friendship (Creative Worship Stamps); On the Edge: Scallops Collection (PTI).

OTHER: Perfect Present stencil collection (PTI); Dasmask Pattern stencil (Creative Worship Stamps).

I used a corner chomper to cut the top right corner. Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

 

 

Pocket Birthday Card

 

I've seen so many gorgeous pocket cards and decided to create a rather simple one for starters. I've stayed in touch with a close friend (since 5th grade). She's in Maryland and I'm in Virginia so it's mainly through FB, birthdays, Christmas, etc. that we share with each other. I had the surprise of a a lifetime when this friend traveled to my area for my husband's funeral service in May! That was such a special thing for her to do and I was over the moon to hug her in person again! She has a birthday later this month, so I wanted to send this card to her. I'm entering this into the Festive Friday challenge which is honoring National Friendship Day. I used the following elements: knotted ribbon, tag shape, friend sentiment, flowers, butterflies.  

STAMPS: This is Big Sentiments: Celebrate, Fancy Floral Numbers (Papertrey Ink); Summer Collage Tag, Clipboard, Foliage Silhouettes, Blooming Tulips, Sew Many Stitches, Vintage Snippets (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Brushed Corduroy, Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn, Squeezed Lemonade, Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac, Worn Lipstick distress; Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stampers Select White, True Black (PTI); Tea Party 12x12 paper (Stampin' Up); Matte silver.

DIES: Blooming Tulips, Tag & More, Film Strip, Stitched Pockets (Creative Worship Stamps); Fancy Floral Numbers, Keep It Simple Frames (PTI).

OTHER: Brads, Jute twine, crinkle seam binding, fancy paper clip, black lace, clear embossing powder.

My friend is an avid reader and quilter/seamstress, so thus the stitching element and the two tags that could be used as bookmarks.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ocean Breeze

 

I knew when I saw the mood board for the Just Us Girls challenge that I wanted to use my set of shell dies from Papertrey Ink. I used the layout for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge and this is the result. I die cut them all from watercolor paper then color blended with dye inks from PTI.

 

I splattered with the blue gold paint from the Gansai Tambi Starry Colors paint palette. The color blended square background was in my leftover pile.

STAMPS: Better At The Beach (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Hawaiian Shores, Classic Kraft, Honey Nut, Fine Linen, Sweet Blush, Green Parakeet, Ocean Tides (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stampers Select White, Fine Linen (PTI); Watercolor (Ranger).

DIES: Summer Shells, Love to Layer: Squares (PTI); Stitched Square (Lil Inker Designs); Banner STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Gansai Tambi Starry Colors paint.

 

Enough fun for now! Off to run some errands. Thanks for stopping by...Wanda  

 

Gardenias For Bride-To-Be

 

Here is my CASE of a card I had saved on Pinterest. I do not know who to give tribute to for the idea but I pretty much kept everything the same except for the background die and using a damask stencil rather than an embossing folder. I really love the This is Big Sentiments: Celebrate stamps and dies that cover nearly every occasion you can imagine! I was very limited in my 'bride to be' shower card options. I am also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge which has a "fabulous florals" theme this week. 

STAMPS: This is Big Sentiments: Celebrate (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse (PTI); Rocky Slope (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Stampers Select White, Sweet Blush (PTI).

DIES: This is Big Sentiments: Celebrate, Into the Blooms: Gardenia, Wrap It Ribbons (PTI); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Damask Pattern stencil (Creative Worship Design); Silver embossing powder (Stampin' Up). 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! It's been a VERY hot day again in VA!  ~Wanda    
 

Freshly Made Sketches

 

I'm entering this birthday card into the Freshly Made Sketches challenge where Donna has a fun new sketch! Amy Tsuruta's former MIL and friend is celebrating her 100th birthday soon and Amy's goal is to get 100 people to send a card! The lady likes purple and blue, so here is my take on it.

I started with a leftover background panel. I clear embossed the tulip and colored with distress inks and aquapainter brush.

STAMPS: Birthday Tag Kit, Just Sentiments: Milestones 1, Vintage Postage Sentiments (Papertrey Ink); Blooming Tulips, Texture Tiles 1 (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac, Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn distress inks; Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Watercolor (Ranger); Stampers Select White, True Black (PTI).

DIES: Blooming Tulips, Polaroid die set (Creative Worship Stamps); Stitched Banner Flags & Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Lots of Dots mini stencil (Creative Worship Stamps). 

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

Birthday for a Boy

 

This month our only grandson is turning 10! What? Double digits already?! I was inspired to use the colors from the Inspired By challenge. The current Seize the Birthday challenge asks us to use the "topping" related to numbers. The backgroumd was stenciled using the Mixed Up Numbers stencil. And...lastly I used the 3 elements in the far right vertical column (summer colors, border, stencil) for the Tic Tac Toe challenge.

STAMPS: Small Packages (Verve); Iconic Birthday (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Peacock Feathers, Abandoned Coral, Fossilized Amber distress inks.

PAPER: Hawaiian Shores, Bright Buttercup, Stampers Select White, Black (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Birthday Celebration Bling, Iconic Birthday (PTI); Scalloped Squares, Boxed Up Birthday Greetings (Reverse Confetti).

OTHER: Crystal Stickles.

   Thanks so much for stopping by and  commenting!  ~Wanda

Word Art Wednesday Echinacea

Welcome to another Word Art Wednesday challenge! (NOTE: Thanks to those who let me know my link wasn't correct. It's now fixed!) I went with stamps/stencils/dies from Creative Worship Stamps to create this multimedia card. I printed the verse at 45% of the size.

I started by using a sea sponge and sponged the background with Worn Lipstick, Saltwater Taffy, Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint distress inks. I used stamps from Vintage Snippets and Texture Tiles 3 sets. The flower was colored with an aqua painter using above distress inks. I used Liquitex light modeling paste with a diamond mesh stencil (hard to see in the photos).

STAMPS: Vintage Snippets, Texture Tiles 3, Patient Echinaceas (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: (see above distress ink colors); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Mixed Media (Strathmore); Stampers Select white, Lovely Lady (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Patient Echinaceas (Creative Worship Stamps); Keep It Simple Frames (Papertrey Ink).

OTHER: Diamond Mesh stencil (Creative Worship Stamps). 

 

Come play along for a chance to win a gift card to our sponsor's store. Happy stamping!  ~Wanda