Inspired By: Gifting

 

It's a bitterly cold and windy day today. I'm fighting off a nasty cold so I'm hunkering down and created 3 gift cards that are a mini slimline size. Perfect to give cash!  I was inspired by the tags and pine cones in the image for the current Inspired By challenge which has a gifting theme. I played with a recently gifted die set from Tim Holtz. 

 

I started by stenciling white ink onto kraft paper for the background. I then added two different layers of washi tape for the "ribbon". I cut all the die elements from white card stock then color blended.

STAMPS: Sentiment Suite: Christmas (The Greetery).

INK: Color Box "Frost White" pigment ink; Ground Espresso distress ink (splatters on pine cone); Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate, Cocoa Bean, Classic Kraft, Pinefeather, Ocean Tides, Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse (Papertrey Ink).

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

DIES: Mini Essential Slimline Bundle (Pinkfresh Studio); Holiday Brushstroke #2 Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits; Traditional Tags STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Holiday Berries stencil (Papertrey Ink); Gold cording.

Hope you are staying warm in your corner of the world!  ~Wanda

 

 

Word Art Wednesday

 

It's time for a new Word Art Wednesday challenge! This time we have a verse from Matthew 5:14 and it inspired me to create a village of houses on snowy hills. Our sponsor is Lawn Fawn and they will be giving away a $25 gift card to some blessed participant! I used patterned papers from Lawn Fawn's Perfectly Plaid Christmas 6x6" petite paper pack. I loved the variety of fonts on the vertical version of the verse but couldn't make it fit with the scene I had made. I re-typed it in a Word document and die cut it using a tag die.   

Each house was backed by Lemon Tart paper to give it a "lighted" look. I debated about coloring the houses and trees but opted for a clean, all white look to give more emphasis to the "lights" in the houses.

No stamps or inks were used.

PAPER: Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink); Perfectly Plaid Christmas 6x6" paper pack (Lawn Fawn).

DIES: Bring Home the Holidays, Starry Night, Beautiful Bouquet Tag (Papertrey Ink).

OTHER: Gold cording. 

We'd love to have you join us! Happy stamping!  ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #822

Good Wednesday crafty friends! It's time for another Color Throwdown challenge with the colors of red, green and cream. I'm still needing a few Christmas cards and thought this could pass for one with the "joy" sentiment. I love this Into the Blooms: Wreath die set by Papertrey Ink and layered it over a stenciled script panel.    

Here is what I used:

STAMPS: Merry Berry Wreath (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Brushed Corduroy distress (Ranger); Pure Poppy, Bright Buttercup, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Olive Twist, Pinefeather (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Rustic Cream, Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Wreath, Into the Blooms: Christmas Sprigs, Border Bling: Tin Stitch, Love to Layer: Deckled Edge (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Script Stencil (Hero Arts).

 

Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see you in the throwdown gallery!  ~Wanda
 

 

SSS Monday Challenge

The SSS Monday Challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp blog is to "Make It Sparkle". I've been enjoying creating cards using the new Trees 'n Patterns stamps & dies from the November release at Papertrey Ink. This is a clean and simple card with only a die cut snowflake frame with a single tree as the focal point and then topped off with a sparkly sentiment that is an OLD word die set from PTI (I got this so long ago and never labeled the bag it's in, so who knows what it is called - lol). 

STAMPS: Trees 'n Patterns (PTI).

INK: Vintage Jadeite, New Leaf, Honey Nut, Harvest Gold (PTI dye inks); Olive (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Hammermill White; Sno-Cone 65lb. Pop-Tone Collection from Cardstock Warehouse Paper Company; Gold glitter paper.

DIES: Trees 'n Patterns, Snowflake Fun Frame, Christmas Sentiment word set (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).  

This is the closest I've found for a substitute for PTI's very LONG out of stock Aqua Mist. The paper is only 65lb which is not the weight of PTI card stock, but...it works OK if you layer it!

Stay warm everyone! We are having a really cold sub-freezing temp season here in VA for the past week!  Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

Christmas Postage Collage

Hello friends...it's another Monday and a VERY cold one! I created this card for the Paper Players challenge which is a theme challenge - "Be A Deer". It also works for the stencil week challenge at Just Us Girls. I love using the Christmas stencil from Waffle Flower to create this fun collage of Christmas images.     

 

STAMPS: Postage Collage, PC North Pole (Waffle Flower).

INK: Lovely Lady, Raspberry Fizz, Vintage Jadeite, New Leaf, Bright Buttercup, Honey Nut, Dark Chocolate, Soft Stone (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Hammermill (white), Kraft (My Favorite Things).

DIES: Postage Collage (Waffle Flower).

OTHER: Christmas stencil (Waffle Flower).

 Thanks for stopping by....   ~Wanda

 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

 

Brrr...it's a cold weekend but, I'm in a warm crafting space with football games on in the background. I'm using some leftover die pieces for the Tic Tac Toe challenge. I'm going with the top horizontal row to use wax seal (faux), poinsettia and pink or red. Images were all white embossed then die cut and water colored.

 

 

I'm also using the layout for the current Freshly Made Sketches

challenge.    

STAMPS:  Poinsettia & Pine (Altenew); Hear the Bells - sentiment (Papertrey Ink); With Love at Christmas - faux wax seal (The Greetery).

INK: Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles, Evergreen Bough distress; Versafine Clair Nocturne; Harvest Gold, Honey Nut (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, True Black (PTI); Water Color (Ranger); Christmas 6x6 pad (My Mind's Eye).

DIES: Poinsettia & Pine (Altenew); Cover Plate: Quilted (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics, Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things); With Love at Christmas (The Greetery).

OTHER: Washi tape; Alabaster embossing powder (Brutus Monroe).

A few pics from our Thanksgiving celebration with our middle son, Mark, and his family. It was a very blessed day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

~Wanda

 

 

 

 

 

Color Throwdown #821

 

Happy Wednesday everyone! It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge. Tammy is hosting and has chosen some fabulous festive colors with yellow, green, and blue. I went with the Into the Blooms: Swag die set and added the die cut sentiment. No stamping involved this time.    

 

STAMPS: None.

INK: Bright Buttercup, Cocoa Bean, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Pinefeather, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stampers Select White (PTI); Metallic Gold (Lawn Fawn); Blue Christmas 6x6" pad (Recollections).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Swag, Love to Layer: Arches, Border Bling: Joy Frame (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle STAX DieNamics (My Favorite Things).

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

 

 

Poinsettia in Pink

 

Happy Saturday friends! Getting this post up before the huge game at noon between Ohio State and Indiana! I was born and raised in Ohio so I'm always a Buckeye fan - lol! I brought out an old stamp/die set from Altenew and am using the current sketch at Try A Sketch On Tuesday.       

I was also inspired by the mood   board for Just Us Girls challenge: pink and brown, snowflakes, greenery, etc.  

I white embossed all the images then watercolored and die cut from Ranger's water color paper.  The background panel was a stenciled piece I had in my leftover pile.  

STAMPS: Poinsettia & Pine, Holiday Wishes (Altenew).

INK: Lovely Lady (PTI); Frayed Burlap, Gathered Twigs, Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles, Evergreen Bough distress inks by Ranger; Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink); Water Color (Ranger).

DIES: Poinsettia & Pine (Altenew); Love to Layer: Squares (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Washi tape; Moonshine sequins, Snowflake stencil (PTI); Alabaster embossing powder (Brutus Monroe).

Thanks so much for stopping by! Game is on!  ~Wanda

Festive Friday

Good Friday! Boy, did it ever turn cold yesterday! Woke up today to 27 degrees here in the Shenandoah Valley with some snow squalls last PM. I am entering this card into the Festive Friday Challenge which has an inspiration board where I used gold, glimmer, embossing, angels, and Christmas sentiment.

The background panel is a foiled piece from my leftover pile. The sentiment was gold embossed.

STAMPS: Angelic Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versamark.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Soft Stone (Papertrey Ink); Metallic Silver, Metallic Gold.

DIES: Build-An-Angel, Love to Layer: Scalloped Circles (Papertrey Ink).

OTHER: Silver foil; Queen's Gold embossing powder (Ranger).

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

Freshly Made Sketches

 

Good Thursday everyone! I received happy mail yesterday from My Favorite Things with multiple paper pads in a variety of colors! I decided to create a festive Christmas card with layered snowflakes as the focal point of Jen Mitchell's sketch for the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  

Here's what I used:

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Warmth (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne

PAPER: Over the Rainbow 6x6 pad, Snow Cone (My Favorite Things); Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Stitched Squares STAX + Stitched Banner Flags, Banner Flags STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things): Layered Snowflakes: Drift Crystal Flurries (Papertrey Ink).

OTHER: Sheer Shimmer craft spray "Sparkle" by Imagine.

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda
 

Word Art Wednesday

 

Welcome to another challenge at Word Art Wednesday! This time we have a verse from I Corinthians 15:57 for inspiration. I computer-generated printing the sentiment onto Stampers Select White paper but you are not required to use the posted verse. Newton's Nook is our sponsor this time, so join us in the challenge for a chance to win!     

This was the first time using the Into the Blooms: Acorn die set from Papertrey Ink and it is so fun! I color blended using dye inks and brushes then splattered with white Gouache paint.

STAMPS: None (sentiment was computer-generated).

INK: Americana, Scarlet Jewel, Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Fine Linen, Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean, Honey Nut (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Gumdrop 12x12" patterned paper (Lawn Fawn); Stampers Select White (PTI).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Acorn, Tag Sale: Quilted (Papertrey Ink); Master Layouts 08 (Gina K Designs).

OTHER: Permanent White Gouache. 

 

That's a wrap for today! I want to thank Karen for asking me to guest this month...it was an honor! Hope to see you in the WAW gallery!  ~Wanda

 

Color Throwdown #820

 

Good Wednesday everyone! Yours truly is hosting the Color Throwdown challenge with a fall color combo of amber, rust and kraft. I went to this amazing stamp/die/stencil set called Joyful Day by Pinkfresh Studio. I layered the leaves over diagonal shortcut dies by Concord & 9th.

 

STAMPS: Joyful Day (Pinkfresh Studio).

INK: Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile, Classic Kraft, Harvest Gold (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Vintage Cream, Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile, Classic Kraft, Harvest Gold (PTI).

DIES: Stitched Polka Dot Card Front, Diagonal Shortcuts (Concord & 9th); Joyful Day (Pinkfresh Studio).

OTHER: Gem stickers (Honey Bee Stamps). 

 

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