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