The Flower Challenge

 

The newest Flower Challenge is happening and we are asked to use a stamped flower. No problem! One of my fave older PTI sets is Always in Bloom.

 

I've had the background panel in my leftover pile for a long time, so that's where I started. The tiny sentiment is from the Effortless Beauties set...my go to for a sentiment that doesn't cover up much real estate! 

STAMPS: Always in Bloom, Effortless Beauties (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Terracotta Tile (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne pigment ink.

PAPER: Vintage Cream, Stamper's Select White, Share Your Heart patterned paper (PTI).

DIES: Always in Bloom, Effortless Beauties, Border Bling: Skinny Postage (PTI).

 Hope you are having a great Fri-yay!  ~Wanda                                                       
 

 

 

TE Maker Challenge

This is the first time I'm playing along with the monthly Taylored Expressions Maker Challenge. This month's theme is to create a gift card holder, so I thought it would be fun to use the retro stamps/dies from TE for a fun birthday greeting! I started by die cutting the GC pocket using a book pocket die from Papertrey Ink. Red and aqua always make a good retro color combo IMO. 

 

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STAMPS: What's Cookin' (Taylored Expressions).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne pigment ink.

PAPER: Bitty Big: Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy, Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink); Metallic silver.

DIES: What's Cookin', Bake Me Happy (Taylored Expressions); Go To Gift Card Holder: Book Pockets, Love to Layer: Arches (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

Thanks so much for stopping by.  ~Wanda
 

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches

 

I got happy mail today from Papertrey Ink's last release and jumped right in to initiate the sunflower stencil set using Linda's great layout for the new Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

After stenciling the background, I embossed using a quilted cover plate. Love the subtle texture that it adds! I cut two of the "thankful" dies so it would give more dimension.

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

INK: Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Ripe Avocado, Saffron Spice, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate (dye inks by PTI).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Dark Chocolate, New Leaf, Bright Buttercup (PTI).

DIES: This is Big Sentiments: Thankful, Cover Plate: Quilted (PTI); Nested Circle dies (Art Impressions); Simple Strips (Pretty Pink Posh).

OTHER: Sunflower Garden Stencil collection (Papertrey Ink).

 

Thanks for stopping by...  ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #809

 

Happy hump day everyone! It's time for another Color Throwdown challenge and this week it's with teal, purple and green. I love this combo and finally narrowed down my options to stenciling these berries and turning it into a thank you card.    

STAMPS: Handwritten Thanks (The Stamp Market).

INK: Candy Violet, Lavender, Aquamarine, Key Lime (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Tropical Teal, Amethyst Allure (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Handwritten Thanks (The Stamp Market); Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border (Papertrey Ink).

OTHER: Berry Branches stencil set (PTI); Script Stencil (Hero Arts); Moonshine sequins (PTI).

 

Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Hope to see you in the throwdown gallery! Happy stamping!  ~Wanda

Just Us Girls Challenge

 

Hope you are having a relaxing Sunday! We had take out pizza for lunch today so no dishes to wash...yay! No big plans for our Labor Day weekend so maybe more time to get inky. I checked out some fave challenge sites and found Just Us Girls are having CASE a DT week. As soon as I

saw Carol McFarland's adorable postage collage card -->, I knew I wanted to try my hand at that style. I loved her pale blue background and just varied the other colors to shades of coral and green.  I also opted to try using a large image for the focal point instead of multiple small images.

STAMPS: Lush Bloom (Papertrey Ink); Postage Collage (Waffle Flower).

INK: Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Spring Rain, New Leaf Ripe Avocado, True Black (Papertrey Ink).

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

DIES: Postage Collage (Waffle Flower).

OTHER: Postage Collage Blocks stencil (Waffle Flower).

That's it for now. Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Word Art Wednesday

 

It's time again for a new Word Art Wednesday challenge. Faith, peace, grace and hope are some key words in this scripture from Romans 5: 1&2. For the full devotional, go to the website and be ready to be inspired!

STAMPS: Computer generated verses.

INK: New Leaf, Limeade Ice, Pure Poppy, Bright Buttercup (Papertrey Ink). 

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Bitty Big: Pure Poppy (PTI).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Geranium (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Moonshine sequins (PTI). 

 

Thanks for stopping by. It's been a scorching weather week but thankfully we got some rain last PM!   ~Wanda

The Paper Players

 

The Paper Players challenge has a sketch for us this week. I was recently cleaning out some craft drawers and files and came across some black patterned papers. I knew I wanted to add some daisies in white and omitted the sentiment for now which means I can add one depending on the occasion. All the florals were die cut first, then color blending with dye inks was completed.

The card base is 5" square.

STAMPS: TBD.

INK: New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse, Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, True Black (PTI); Patterned paper by Recollections.

DIES: Into the Blooms: Daisies, Love to Layer: Circles (PTI); Stitched Squares (Lil Inker Designs).

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda