Inspiration Station

 

Thanks to my leftover pile, I quickly put this card together after being inspired by the floral branches in the photo for this month's Inspiration Station Challenge.

 

 

STAMPS: Blooming Branch (The Greetery); Birthday Your Way (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Classique: Pretty 6x6 pad (Authentique); Soft Stone, Weathervane, Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Fantastic Front (Papertrey Ink); Blooming Branch (The Greetery).     

 

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda 

 

 

Just Us Girls

 

The Just Us Girls Challenge has CASE a DT week this time around. I chose to CASE Vicki's sympathy card and stenciled some large ferns and embellished with a butterfly. Thankfully I don't need a sympathy card but it's always good to have them on hand.

STAMPS: Tuck It Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Rustic Wilderness distress (Ranger).

PAPER: Garden Green (Stampin' Up); Classic Kraft, Vintage Cream (PTI).

DIES: Floral & Flutter (Concord & 9th); Nested Elongated Ovals (Pinkfresh Studio); Love to Layer: Scalloped Ovals, Border Bling: Tin Stitch (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery).

OTHER: Mini Ferns 6x6 stencil (The Crafter's Workshop).

 

 

Thanks for stopping by! Stay warm if you happen to be in the polar bear temp regions like we are here in VA!  ~Wanda

Silent Auction Donation

Our church holds an annual Valentine banquet every year and I always donate a basket or two of handmade cards. This year my basket includes 20 cards with scripture verses as the focal point on them all. If you have lots of extra cards and don't know what to do with them...try local schools or other business organizations that might be holding fundraisers and donate your cards!   ~Wanda

Freshly Made Sketches

 

There's a great new layout by Jen M for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge! I started with a 4 1/2" square base and used Altenew's 3D embossing folder called Curving Leaves. The flower spray was in my leftover pile so this was a very quick and easy card to complete. I used shiny gold paper for the heart then gold embossed the sentiment.

STAMPS: Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You (The Greetery).

INK: Versamark.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink); Mirror Gold paper (Amazon); Pretty Posy 6x6 pad (FSC).

DIES: Love to Layer: Hearts (PTI); Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery).

OTHER: Washi Tape (Altenew); Queen's Gold embossing powder (Ranger); Curving leaves 3D embossing folder (Altenew). 

Another single digit temperature of 6 degrees this morning! Counting down the days when it gets above freezing next week! ~Wanda

Cardz 4 Galz

 

I'm playing along with a new (to me) challenge called Cardz 4 Galz. The theme this time is to add pink flowers. I can't seem to stop using the newly released Build A Bouquet die set from Papertrey Ink as it creates such amazing layered, textured florals! 

The smallest oval background was stenciled with a dotted design by PTI. Florals were all die cut from white paper then color blended with dye inks by PTI.

STAMPS: Forever In Our Hearts (Pinkfresh Studio).

INK: Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse, Ocean Tides (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Pale Peony (PTI).

DIES: Build A Bouquet, Love to Layer: Scalloped Ovals, Border Bling: Tin Stitch (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Sentiment Strips (My Favorite Things); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Large dotted stencil (Papertrey Ink). 

 

That's it for now...thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda 

Pair of Bibs

I had no baby cards in my card stash, so this was what I came up with on this bitter cold day that is perfect for getting inky! The Sweet Baby Bib die set from Papertrey Ink makes such adorable bibs for the focal point! I made one with Sweet Blush and one with Mint Julep Bitty Big patterned papers - also from PTI.

I worked on both cards simultaneously in a mini, assembly line process. Here is what I used:

STAMPS: Larger Than Life: Baby Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Honey Nut, Cocoa Bean, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Vintage Jadeite, Ocean Tides (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, True Black, Lemon Tart; Bitty Big: Harvest Gold and Bitty Big: Mint Julep (PTI). 

DIES: Sweet Baby Bib, Border Bling: Scalloped Frame, Border Bling: Skinny Ric Rac (PTI). 

 

Thanks for dropping by and commenting! ~Wanda

Birthday Balloons

 

I am CASEing a card by Kelly Lunceford from a post in January 2021. I loved how she used turquoise for the balloon cover plate and added 3 balloons from another stamp/die set. 

 

STAMPS: Birthday Tag Kit, Big Balloon, Blossoming Branches (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Turquoise, Bubble Gum, Sunshine, Grassy Knoll, Key Lime (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Blue Raspberry (My Favorite Things); Stamper's Select White (PTI). 

DIES: Cover Plate: Big Balloon, Big Balloon (Papertrey Ink); Banner Flags STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things). 

OTHER: Black enamel dots. 

 

That's a wrap for now. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda