Sunday, March 22, 2026

Freshly Made Sketches

 

 


There is a fun new sketch for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge. I kept the circles all white and popped them up with foam tape against a collage background made with a variety of texture tiles stamps. Butterflies were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It Blending Card then colored with Copics.

STAMPS: Texture Tiles 1, Texture Tiles 6, Made New, Script Sentiments (Creative Worship Stamps).
INK: Fossilized Amber, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire distress inks; Versafine Clair Nocturne.
PAPER: Enchanted Evening, Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink).
DIES: Made New, Script Sentiments, Foliage (Creative Worship Stamps); Stitched Rectangle & Circle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).
OTHER: Adhesive gold pearls by Craft Consortium (sold by CWS).
COPICS: R81, R83, B41, B93, B97, Y02, Y19, N4. 

 That's it for today. Off to watch some tournament basketball! Go Virginia!  ~Wanda

Sew Many Stitches

Hello friends! I've got another card using stamps and dies from Creative Worship Stamps. I've had a large roll of adhesive backed trim (ribbon, rick rack, etc.) and decided to create a background using that trim along with some red paper strips that have stitches stamped on them. The Sew Many Stitches stamp set has a big variety of different stitches that add a fun element of texture to your cards! A trio of buttons along with a foliage sprig were added as embellishments.

 

STAMPS: Blooming Tulips - sentiment, Sew Many Stitches - used on several red strips (Creative Worship Stamps). 
INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne.
PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink).
DIES: Foliage (Creative Worship Stamps).
OTHER: Assorted fabric trim; Buttons. 
 
Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda 

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Just Add Wings

 

Playing along with the Just Add Ink challenge to "just add wings". I had some leftover strips that I adhered to acetate then die cut a circle. The butterfly was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics: R81, R83, B41
STAMPS: Made New, Script Sentiments (Creative Worship Stamps).
DIES: Simple Strips (Pretty Pink Posh); Made New, Script Sentiments (Creative Worship Stamps). 
 
The butterfly was sprayed with a clear shimmer spray.
Have a great weekend! ~Wanda
 
 

You Did It!

 

One last graduation card...this time with florals using the Gina K Designs wreath builder template and stamps.

STAMPS: Wreath Builder (Gina K Designs); Hats Off, Bright Future (Papertrey Ink).
INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Sapphire, Sunshine, Sweet Mustard, Clementine, Sage, Key Lime, Olive (Pinkfresh Studio).
PAPER: Stamper's Select White, True Black (Papertrey Ink).
DIES: Hats Off (PTI); Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery); Stitched Circle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Stitched Squares (Lil Inker Designs).
OTHER: Wreath Builder template (Gina K Designs); Thread.` 

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Friday, March 20, 2026

CWS Blooming Tulips

 

Another design for my guest designer gig for Creative Worship Stamps this month. I kept it simple using the floating strips with acetate technique. It looks more dimensional in real life due to popping up the strips and acetate with foam tape. The papers in the Ink Drops Candy 6x6 pad by Craft Consortium are absolutely gorgeous and I didn't want to cover up much of it. I colored the tulip with Copics after stamping with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It Blending Card. 

STAMPS
: Blooming Tulips (Creative Worship Stamps).
DIES: Blooming Tulips (Creative Worship Stamps); Nested Circle (Art Impressions).
OTHER: Gold gems (Creative Worship Stamps).
COPICS: RV63, RV52, RV55, Y13, G40, G43, G82.

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! ~Wanda
 

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Spring Brights

 

There's a great new inspiration photo for the Inspired By challenge! I was inspired to use the colors and have a main focus on the stripes. It's been a long time since I used this butterfly cover plate die and thought it would be perfect to add to the strips in the background. I'm planning to send this to an elderly man who had  major surgery recently to let him know we are thinking of him.

The sentiment was popped up on foam tape for added dimension.

STAMPS: Beautiful Banners (Reverse Confetti).
INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne.
PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Harvest Gold, Lovely Lady, Melon Berry (Papertrey Ink); Pool (Foiled Fox).
DIES: Simple Strips (Pretty Pink Posh); Cover Plate: Butterfly Hope (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).
 
Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda
 

 



Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Creative Worship Stamps

Hello friends! Here is another card for my guest designer time for Creative Worship Stamps. I love this sweet stamp/die set called Flowers In Bloom and I paired it with another favorite set called Texture Tiles 1 where I used the grid stamp with Saltwater Taffy, the splatter stamp with Peeled Paint and Ground Espresso and the script stamp with Antique Linen. It's so easy to create a collage background using these textured tile stamps! 

I like to emboss the stamp outline with clear powder as it makes it easier to stay in the lines when you color with Copics. I popped the florals up with foam tape and adhered it to a piece of crimped kraft paper with torn and sponged edges. I added double loops of jute twine and some sequins for embellishments.

STAMPS: Texture Tiles 1, Flowers in Bloom (Creative Worship Stamps).
INK: Saltwater Taffy, Ripe Persimmon, Antique Linen, Ground Espresso, Peeled Paint distress.
PAPER: Rustic White, kraft, Bristol Smooth Surface, X-Press It Blending Card.
DIES: Flowers in Bloom (Creative Worship Stamps).
COPICS: Y15, YR04, BG11, BG32, BG45, G24, G40.
OTHER: Jute twine; Crimper. 
 
Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! ~Wanda