Rose Garden Postage Collage

 

It's time to pull out some postage collage stamps/stencils/dies and this time it's all about roses! I'm entering this into the Seize the Birthday challenge where we are to make a spring garden. I'm also playing along with the Tic Tac Toe challenge where I'm using the right vertical column of floral/foliage, stencil and border.

There are 3 stencil layers to start off this collage. I then added a variety of postage elements in black ink then die cut the collage frame after all my stamping was completed.  

STAMPS: Postage Collage, Postage Collage Birthday (Waffle Flower).

INK: Harvest Gold, Sweet Blush, Hibiscus Burst, Limeade Ice, Ripe Avocado (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Simply Chartreuse (PTI).

DIES: Postage Collage (Waffle Flower).

OTHER: Postage Collage Rose stencil (Waffle Flower). 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda 

Patriotic Wreath

 

I am playing along with two challenges. The sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and my inspiration was from the patriotic colors and wreath for The Card Concept challenge. This is a clean and layered style which is my go to comfort zone. I started with patterned paper for the background. My "grapevine wreath" is actually a bird's nest die set from PTI's Into the Blooms: Spring Nest set. I cut it from kraft paper then blended some Dark Chocolate ink along the edges and added splatters.    

The florals were all cut from white paper then color blended with a variety of dye inks. The sentiment was popped up with foam tape. STAMPS: Perfect Pairs Essentials (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Pure Poppy, Bright Buttercup, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Dark Indigo, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse (PTI).

PAPER: Stars & Stripes 6x6 pad (My Favorite Things); Stamper's Select White, Classic Kraft (PTI).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Wreath and Into the Blooms: Spring Nest (PTI); Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery).

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

 

 

Ombre Butterfly

 

I created this card after being inspired by the turquoise and brown tumbler on the left for the A Place To Start April challenge. The background paper is from the Patina 6x6 pad from Craft Consortium. I die cut then dry embossed then color blended the butterfly.

STAMPS: Praying For You Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Hawaiian Shores, Dark Chocolate (PTI).

PAPER: Vintage Cream Linen, Vintage Cream (PTI); Patina 6x6 pad (Craft Consortium).

DIES: Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things); Tim Holtz Bigz/Texture Fads butterfly die & embossing folder; Tim Holtz/Sizzix thinlits set of 4 dies #660220.

 

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

 

Sunday Stamps Challenge

A quick and easy card using the sketch for the Sunday Stamps Challenge. I stenciled the honeycomb background then added a circle die with a dahlia bloom and some leaves. A double layer sentiment was the final touch.

STAMPS: Effortless Beauties (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Effortless Beauties, Into the Blooms: Dahlia (PTI); Stitched Circle 

Die-Namics, Blueprints 27 (MFT).

OTHER: Mini Chickenwire Reversed stencil (The Crafter's Workshop).      

 Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Rain or Shine

I'm entering this card into two challenges:

The Paper Players - theme of "spring showers". 

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie - inspiration from the umbrella, clouds and sun. 

I went into my stash of retired but still fun to use stamps/dies from Reverse Confetti. The sun cover plate die is from Papertrey Ink as is the circle die. 

STAMPS: Rainy Day Fun (Reverse Confetti).

INK:Versafine Clair Nocturne (sentiment); Memento Tuxedo Black (on the Copic-colored images).

PAPER: X-Press It Blending Card; Harvest Gold, Stamper's Select White, Bitty Big: Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Rainy Day Fun (Reverse Confetti); Love to Layer: Scalloped Circles, On the Border: Sunburst Frame; Stitched Banner STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

COPICS: Y02, Y06, Y08, Y38, YR04, B0000, BG10, BG11, N3.
 

That's a wrap for now! ~Wanda
 

Pick 3 Challenge

 

Good Monday morning everyone! I'm posting a card I completed for the Pick 3 Challenge. I chose text, die-cuts and wings as my 3 elements from the list. I was inspired to purchase this Bird Song stamps and framelits set by Sizzix from 49th & Market.

I stamped the birds and two tags in black ink over a sheet of Patina 6x6 paper by Craft Consortium (I found it at Creative Worship Stamps). The base layer is another coordinating page in the same pad. Leaves are from the Foliage die set at Creative Worship Stamps. The gold layer was Bristol Smooth paper spritzed with 2 distress spray stains (see list below) and swiped smooth with a paper towel.

STAMPS: Bird Song (49th & Market).

INK: Rusty Hinge distress ink; Versafine Clair Nocturne; Old Paper & Fossilized Amber distress spray stains. 

PAPER: Patina 6s6 pad by Crafter Consortium; Stamper's Select White, Vintage Cream Linen, Green Parakeet (Papertrey Ink); Bristol Smooth Surface.

DIES: Bird Song (49th & Market); Love to Layer: Deckled Edge, Just Notes (PTI)- for the "torn" notebook page; Foliage (Creative Worship Stamps); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Small Talk stickers (Tim Holtz idea-ology). 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

 

There's an awesome new layout by Michelle on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog. I cut several Woodwork die strips from Stone paper then color blended Weathervane ink along the edges. I dusted off PTI's Into the Blooms dies for the florals. I think that was the start of their Into the Blooms die series. Let's just say I have an abundance of their floral dies since this one was released!  

 

I started by spritzing Weathered Wood, Speckled Egg and Tumbled Glass distress spray stains onto an A2 watercolor panel. I swiped down the length of the panel to give a light blend of the colors.  I then lightly stamped a script in black ink and then stenciled the dots using Stormy Sky distress ink. The florals were all cut from white Bristol Smooth Surface paper then color blended with dye inks. After that step was done, I splattered with Permanent White Gouache paint.

 

STAMPS: Say It Essentials (Papertrey Ink); Texture Tiles 1 (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Honey Nut, Dark Chocolate, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Weathervane (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne; Distress inks as described above.

PAPER: Soft Stone, Stamper's Select White (PTI); Bristol Smooth Surface. 

DIES: Into the Blooms, Woodwork (PTI); Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery). 

OTHER: Mini Specimens 6x6 stencil (The Crafters Workshop). 

 

It's a beautiful sunny day in VA before the rain comes tonight and tomorrow AM. Happy Easter everyone!  ~Wanda