Feeling Flakey

 

Over the weekend, I was playing with the new snowflake dies from Creative Worship Stamps and ended up with 3 similar but different designs. I layered Spring Rain (PTI) snowflakes over navy outline backgrounds for the first try. The second card, I layered white over Picked Raspberry distress spray stain flakes. The back ground was sprayed with Cracked Pistachio distress spray stain then stenciled with the same color of ink pad using the Speckle stencil from CWS. The snowflakes were sprayed with Sheer Shimmer "Sparkle" spray. The third card layered gold and silver flakes with Enchanted Evening (PTI) paper.

The sentiments were stamped using Sentiment Suite: Christmas by The Greetery and cut by the Sentiment Suite Basic die set (same company). The embossing folder above was by Spellbinders and the frame die by Papertrey Ink. 

Double Frame

 

This card was made for two different challenges: 

1. The Paper Players - color challenge

2. Seize the Birthday - include double frames 

I used the 4-layer Berry Branches stencil (PTI) for the background. The sentiment was embossed with Queen's Gold embossing powder by Ranger. 

STAMPS: Birthday Your Way 2 (PTI).

INK: Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Dark Chocolate (PTI); Twisted Citron distress ink (Ranger); Versamark. 

PAPER: Classic Kraft, Enchanted Evening (PTI).

DIES: Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (MFT).

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you are enjoying beautiful October weather as we are in VA.  ~Wanda
 

Word Art Wednesday

 

Hello friends! A new month and a new Word Art Wednesday challenge is up and running. Poppystamps is our sponsor and will give away a $25 gift card to a randomly drawn participant. I do not own any products from this company, so used items from Creative Worship Stamps for my take on Ephesians 6:10. The word "finally" marks the conclusion of the Apostle Paul's letter to the Ephesians. They are told not to draw strength from themselves, but from the Lord. This verse introduces the famous passage on the "Armor of God" which prepares us to stand firm again spiritual challenges.  

The flowers and butterfly were clear embossed then colored with distress inks by smooshing ink onto an acrylic block, spritzing with water then picking up with small brush to "paint" the images.

 

STAMPS: Patient Echinacea, Texture Tiles 6, Texture Tiles 1 (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: New Leaf, Pinefeather, Ocean Tides, Simply Chartreuse, Honey Nut (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne; Peacock Feathers, Fossilized Amber, Twisted Citron distress (Ranger).

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

DIES: Patient Echinacea (CWS); Love to Layer: Notebook (PTI); Crimped Frames (The Greetery).

OTHER: Leaf Fronds stencil (CWS); Watercolor Wonderful stencil (PTI); Clear embossing powder.  

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you in the gallery!  ~Wanda
 

Majestic Peacock

 

 

Good Thursday morning! I have some new goodies from Creative Worship Stamps and had so much fun creating this card! If you follow Korin on FB (she's the owner of CWS), then you know all about Roger...a wandering peacock who made himself at home at her house. He was never claimed by anyone and now he has more company after Dan and Korin bought 4 "babies". It was only a matter of time that we would see a peacock stamp collection (with dies and stencils also)! :-)

I stenciled the background with distress inks. The image was colored with Copics. The border is from an old retired set called Peacock Pretties by Reverse Confetti - a discontinued company. I die cut and layered two of the crimped frames to give more dimension.

STAMPS: Majestic Peacock (Creative Worship Stamps); Peacock Pretties (Reverse Confetti).

INK: Blueprint Sketch, Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers distress (Ranger); Sapphire (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Crimped Frames (The Greetery); Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border, Beautiful Bouquet Tag (Papertrey Ink); Majestic Peacock (Creative Worship Stamps).

COPICS: BG13, BG34, YG23, YR21. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

Freshly Made Sketches

 

It's hump day already and time for a new Freshly Made Sketches ahand Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge where we are to use patterned paper.  I used a scalloped arch die in place of the rectangle. I got carried away with the florals and should have stopped before I added top left corner sprigs. CAS is always a real challenge for me! :-/

STAMPS: Hear the Bells (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Pure Poppy, Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Bright Buttercup, Pinefeather, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Ocean Tides (PTI).

PAPER: Plaid Patterns Merry & Bright (My Favorite Things); Stampers Select White (PTI).

DIES: Scalloped Arches ( Simon Says Stamp); Lovely Layers Mini Holiday Florals (Honeybee); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (MFT); Tag Sale: Quilted die (PTI).

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

 

Inspiration Station Challenge

 

It's a chilly Tuesday morning and I wanted to post a Halloween card I created yesterday for the Inspiration Station Challenge. The prompt photo inspired me to use a much older stamp/die set from My Favorite Things called Primitive Pumpkins.

INKS: Orange Zest, Hawaiian Shores, Simply Chartreuse (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

DIES: Primitive Pumpkins (MFT); Crimped Frames (The Greetery).

OTHER: Wood veneer stars. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!  ~Wanda
 

Poinsettia Tag

 

I am finally getting around to using this new stamp/die set from Creative Worship Stamps! I'm entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge to "tag it". I stamped the images then embossed with Queen's Gold embossing powder. I lightly color blended around the edges with Peeled Paint distress ink. I had a coloring goof with the lower petal of the poinsettia but still went with it. :-/

 

STAMPS: Winter Collage Tag (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Peeled Paint distress; Versamark.

PAPER: Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink); Simple Stories "Cozy Christmas" 6x6 pad; Metallic gold.

DIES: Tag & More (Creative Worship Stamps); Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery).

OTHER: Ribbon (Wright's); Queen's Gold embossing powder (Ranger). 

COPICS:  YG61, YG63, YG67, Y08, R32, R35, R37. R59.

That's a wrap for this Monday. 66 degrees now at mid-day but is to get up to 72.