Bold Fishes

I started with a bold, ink blended colored background from my leftover pile and added a trio of the folk art style fish from the Loaves & Fishes stamp set by Creative Worship Stamps. I layered it over a background using two newly released stencils - Denim Texture and Speckled - also by CWS. The sentiment is from a mini stamp set -Salt Air Sentiments- from Papertrey Ink.

I'm entering this into the Just Us Girls challenge where it's "word week" and the word is "BOLD". The fish were stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne pigment ink then I added some tiny "bubble" embellishments. 

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

Autumn Birthday

 

I am playing along with the newest Tic Tac Toe Challenge and used the middle horizontal row of ink blending, free and leaves. I blended ink colors while using a stencil collection with fall elements. There are at least two fall birthdays in my extended family, so this is helping with that need. This was a very simple design and perfect for adding a sentiment in the empty space. I stacked two "You" dies to give added dimension.

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

INK: Honey Nut, New Leaf, Limeade Ice, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Canyon Clay, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stampers Select White (PTI).

DIES: Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); This is Big Sentiments: You (Papertrey Ink).

OTHER: Harvest Medley stencil collection, Moonshine sequins (PTI); Word window punch (Stampin' Up).

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

 

Loaves & Fishes

 

I finally got around to creating with some new goodies released this month at Creative Worship Stamps. While I plan to use the Loaves & Fishes set in Bible journaling, I also thought it would make a cute card! How about gifting it with a homemade loaf of bread and sharing it with a friend?! I'm playing with the Addicted to Stamps & More challenge where we are to use die cuts and/or stencils. I used both.

The background was stenciled with the Denim Texture and Speckled stencils. I then layered a navy Cathedral Window die cut. I used an Exacto knife to cut the edge of the basket so I could tuck in the loaves and fishes. The greenery really made the card come to life! I colored images with Prismacolor pencils.

STAMPS: Loaves & Fishes, Everyday Greetings (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Broken China, Faded Jeans, Vintage Photo distress; Enchanted Evening, Dark Chocolate, New Leaf, Ocean Tides, Simply Chartreuse (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Enchanted Evening, Fine Linen, Rustic Cream, Stampers Select White (PTI).

DIES: Loaves & Fishes, Cathedral Window, Foliage (Creative Worship Stamps); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Denim Texture, Speckled stencils (CWS); Prismacolor pencils. 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~ Wanda

 

 

 

  

Birthday Candles

I'm playing along with The Paper Players challenge where Joanne is hosting theme week and it's all about using candles. I immediately went to my stash from The Greetery and used stamps, dies and stencils. The yellow "sparkle" stamps were made to look like gold glitter by going over the images with a gold glitter pen. There is no marking on the pen so I have no idea of the source.

STAMPS: Make A Wish (The Greetery).

INK: Pale Peony, Lovely Lady, Raspberry Fizz, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Limeade Ice, New Leaf (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Bitty Big: Raspberry Fizz, Raspberry Fizz, Stamper's Select White (PTI); Silver glitter.

DIES: All Aglow, Make A Wish (The Greetery); Stitched Ric Rac (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: All Aglow stencils (The Greetery); Gold glitter pen.

 

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

 

Birthday Collage

 

I fell in love with these distress colors on a card I saw on Pinterest, so I pulled them out and made a masculine birthday card. I smooshed Speckled Egg, Evergreen Bough, and Vintage Photo distress inks on the background then splattered with Ground Espresso. I stamped the tag using the Autumn Collage Tag set by Creative Worship Stamps and used the sentiment stamp from Texture Tiles 1 to the leaves before coloring. The sentiment is from the Spring Collage Tag set. I tore a small rectangular piece of kraft paper then sponged the edges with Vintage Photo ink and ran it through a crimper tool. The butterfly was die cut then stenciled - part of the Jumbo Curiosity series from The Greetery. I'm entering this into the Seize the Birthday challenge - Anything Goes.    

 

STAMPS: Autumn Collage Tag, Spring Collage Tag, Texture Tiles 1 (Creative Worship Stamps). 

INK: Speckled Egg, Evergreen Bough, Vintage Photo, Ground Espresso distress (Ranger).

PAPER: Watercolor (Ranger); Stampers Select White, Classic Kraft, Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink). 

DIES: Tag & More (Creative Worship Stamps); Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Jumbo Curiosity: Butterfly (The Greetery). 

OTHER: Sheer aqua ribbon, Jute twine. 

 Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Just Us Girls

 

Hello friends! It's stencil week over on the Just Us Girls challenge blog and I was eager to try out a new layering stencil set just released by Papertrey Ink. (note: I missed the deadline to link this up!) 😔 I am also entering this card into the Four Seasons Challenge where the theme is fall.   

 

It has the perfect blank area to add a sentiment. I'm putting this away for October when it's Pastor Appreciation month. 

 

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

INK: Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Honey Nut, Cocoa Bean, Orange Zest, Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse, Coastal Blue, Hawaiian Shores (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stampers Select White (PTI). 

DIES: This is Big Sentiments: You (PTI); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Moonshine sequins (PTI). 

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

Word Art Wednesday 9/2

 

Hello and welcome to another Word Art Wednesday challenge! This week, Karen has chosen Isaiah 26:3. Our sponsor is Lawn Fawn who will be giving away a $25 gift card to some lucky participant!   

I stenciled the background then used a twig wreath die to frame the verse. I added die cut corner leaves to balance it all out. 
 

STAMPS: None.

INK: Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

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

DIES: Psalm Reflections: October, Border Bling: Twigs (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: In The Meadow stencil collection (PTI). 

Hope to see you in the WAW gallery!  ~Wanda