Saturday, June 13, 2026

Chevy Birthday

 


Needed another masculine birthday card for a car lover, so out came the Spellbinders stamps/dies for another Chevy creation. It also fits for the masculine theme happening at The Paper Players challenge (oops...I missed the deadline) and it fits for the Festive Friday challenge (stencils, gears, vehicles). I had to go with a 5"x7" card size to be able to fit all the elements onto the front.

The car takes a awhile to assemble so this entire card was labor intensive! I love the gear stencil with Weathervane ink for the background.  

STAMPS: Cruisin' By Sentiments (Spellbinders).
INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Weathervane (Papertrey Ink).
PAPER: Stampers Select White, Soft Stone, True Black, Pure Poppy, Weathervane (Papertrey Ink); Metallic silver; Aqua Sky (Concord & 9th); Pool (Foiled Fox).
DIES: Classic Car, Speedometer (Spellbinders); Slanted Shortcuts (Concord & 9th).
OTHER: Grunge Gears stencil (Creative Worship Stamps).

That's all for now. Sun is out after a ferocious thunderstorm last PM! Enjoy your weekend!  ~Wanda


Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Word Art Wednesday

 

Welcome to another Word Art Wednesday! We are nearing Father's Day and this verse references "mighty men". I computer printed the verse at 50% size onto some patterned paper. I die cut the background using a torn edge die then sponged the edges with Enchanted Evening ink. I stenciled with the burlap stencil using Broken China distress ink. All the images were from Tim Holtz' The Journey stamp set. It included 2 arrow stamps which fit the verse perfectly.



STAMPS: The Journey (Tim Holtz Visual Artistry Collection).
INK: Broken China distress (Ranger); Enchanted Evening (PTI).
PAPER: Vintage Shabby 12x12 pad (Tim Holtz idea-ology); Stampers Select White (PTI).
DIES: Love to Layer: Torn Edges (Papertrey Ink).
OTHER: Burlap stencil (Tim Holtz). 
 
 

 
We hope you will be able to play along with us. Remember, we always have a sponsor with every challenge who offers a gift to some lucky participant! Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda 

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Just Us Girls

 


It's die week over on the Just Us Girls challenge blog with the theme of butterflies. I started with this leftover cover plate die and added the leftover sentiment from my massive leftover pile - lol!  
STAMPS: Mashup Birthday (Papertrey Ink).
INK: Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, True Black (PTI).
PAPER: Stampers Select White (PTI).
DIES: Cover Plate Flutter, Mashup Birthday (PTI). 
 
That's a wrap for this Saturday. Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda




Friday, June 5, 2026

Festive Friday Challenge

 

Good Friday everyone! I needed a masculine birthday card, so I went with a classic car card and am entering this into the Festive Friday challenge. I chose masculine colors, stencils and vehicles from the inspiration board. I stenciled the background then popped up the die cut car using foam tape.

 

 

STAMPS: Cruisin' By Sentiments (Spellbinders).
INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Classic Kraft, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Orange Zest, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores (Papertrey Ink).
PAPER: Stampers Select White, Soft Stone, True Black (PTI); Aqua Sky (Concord & 9th); Metallic silver.
DIES: Classic Car, Cruisin' By Sentiments (Spellbinders).
OTHER: Scenic Drive stencils (Spellbinders). 
 

That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda 

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge

 

I needed a break from all the paper work that happens after a spouse's death, so what better way to relax than to create a card?! I pulled this leftover background of layered stamping paired with Liquitex light modeling paste and a dot stencil. I clear embossed a large echinacea and used an aqua painter brush and some distress inks to color it. I'm entering this into the The Paper Players tic-tac-toe challenge using the vertical row of die cut, stenciling and layers.

 

STAMPS: Patient Echinacea, Spring Collage Tag (Creative Worship Stamps); French Market (Tim Holtz Visual Artistry Collection by Stampers Anonymous).
INK: Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Peacock Feathers distress inks; Versafine Clair Nocturne (pigment ink). 
PAPER: Watercolor paper; True Black, Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink).
DIES: Tag & More, Patient Echinacea
OTHER: Dotted stencil; Liquitex light modeling paste; Brads. 

 Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Word Art Wednesday Ps. 147:4

 

Good Wednesday everyone! Welcome to another Word Art Wednesday challenge with Psalm 147:4 as our inspiration verse. It's all about stars so that made it easy to begin. 
I stenciled the background with Speckled Egg distress ink using the Night Sky Background stencil from Papertrey Ink. I then die cut the middle sized frame called Border Bling: Skinny Star (PTI). The silver glitter, silver mirror and silver matte stars were die cut with an old die set by My Favorite Things. I computer generated the sentiment at 45% on Sno-Cone paper by Cardstock Warehouse Paper Company.

Hope you can play along for a chance to win a gift card from our generous sponsor! Happy stamping!  ~Wanda

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Peachy Roses


I'm using the sketch for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge and was inspired by the peaches and  cream tones in the inspiration photo for the Cupcake Inspirations challenge. Out of the large amount of patterned papers in my stash, I could not find anything that matched these peach colors. So, I went with a leopard print!


STAMPS
: Bamboo Rose (Altenew).
INK: Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint distress (Ranger); Versafine Clair Nocturne.
PAPER: Vintage Cream, True Black (Papertrey Ink); Leopard Print (The Paper Studio).
DIES: Dotted Swirls Debossing Cover Die, Bamboo Rose (Altenew); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).
OTHER: Clear embossing powder.
 
 
 
 
 

 Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda