JUG CASE a DT

 

Good Thursday! It's time for a new Just Us Girls challenge and it's CASE a DT week. I instantly fell in love with Carol's card as her colors were so beautiful plus I love a postage theme!

On the left is Carol's lovely card that I CASEd. My card was not without some glitches...BUT...I made it work with a little extra effort! First, I stenciled the images backwards. That meant the postage die wouldn't fit so I had to individually match up each "stamp" section and cut them separately. Then I got adhesive smeared over an area and the gum eraser also moved some ink color. I camouflaged it with a tiny envelope die that was part of the wax seal set. Blunders usually mean you dig into your creative powers a little deeper - lol!

STAMPS: Postage Collage (Waffle Flower).

INK: Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet, Vintage Jadeite, Classic Kraft (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne (Ranger).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Sweet Blush, True Black (PTI).

DIES: Wax Seal, Postage Collage (Waffle Flower); Border Bling: Skinny Postage (PTI).

OTHER: Postage Collage Blocks stencil, Postage Collage Wild Flower stencil (Waffle Flower).

Before I sign off I just had to share a photo I took yesterday of our beautiful crepe myrtle! Recent storms had it looking pretty droopy but it perked up in the sunshine and is showing off for us all!
 

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

 

 

 

   

Atlantic Hearts Sketch

 

Michelle has a fun new layout for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge! I needed a masculine thank you card and this fit the bill. (edited to add: this link party already closed...boohoo!).

I started with some leftover eucalyptus leaves and then created a custom stenciled plaid since none of my patterned papers matched the colors.

 

I added texture by dry embossing a brick background. The sentiment was stamped in the two distress ink colors.

STAMPS: Eucalyptus Elegance, Perfect Pairs Essentials (Papertrey Ink). 

INK: Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles distress inks (Ranger).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Eucalyptus Elegance, Perfect Pairs Essentials (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery).

OTHER: Brick & Mortar embossing folder (Stampin' Up); Moonshine sequins (PTI); Tartan Builder Diagonal stencil set (The Greetery). 

 

Thanks for stopping by and commenting! Have a wonderful day!  ~Wanda

 

 

Eucalyptus

 

I pulled out a seldom used PTI stamp set to create a monochromatic card with a pop of green. This is for the Seize the Birthday challenge which has a topping to use your favorite color (mine was green!). It was also inspired by the current Cupcake Inspiration challenge to use green and white.

 

I wanted to add an element of texture to the background so I die cut the Delicately Woven die from PTI. This is a tricky one as it needs to have a shim added to the sandwich plus I had to turn it several times and run it through my Big Shot about 6 times before it cleanly cut all the intricate parts! 

STAMPS: Sentiment Suite: Birthday (The Greetery); Eucalyptus Elegance (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Harvest Gold (PTI); Versamark; Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint distress inks (Ranger).

PAPER: Vintage Cream (PTI).

DIES: Delicately Woven, Eucalyptus Elegance, Into the Blooms: Dahlia (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery).

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

 

 

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

Word Art Wednesday

 

Good day crafty friends! It's time for a new Word Art Wednesday  challenge and this time Karen has chosen Lamentations 3:24. Another reminder that living in the Lord always brings us hope! Stamp Simply is our sponsor for this challenge and will be giving away a $25 gift card to some lucky participant. I am using the  Eucalyptus Silhouettes stamp/die set from Stamp Simply on my card.

I computer-generated the verse then used a Watercolor Wash Free Form stencil and Milled Lavender distress ink to give a watercolor look to the background. I paired up some distress inks for each of the eucalyptus branches. I inked up the whole branch with the lighter of the two colors, then used a sponge dauber to "pounce" on some random splotches of the darker color. I lightly sprayed with water before stamping onto Bristol Smooth Surface paper.

STAMPS: Eucalyptus Silhouettes (Stamp Simply).

INK: Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac, Dusty Concord, Villainous Potion distress inks (Ranger).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Plum Pudding (Papertrey Ink); Bristol Smooth Surface.

DIES: Eucalyptus Silhouettes (Stamp Simply); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Raindrop embellishments (Waffle Flower); Watercolor Wash Free Form stencil (My Favorite Things). 

We hope you can join us in this challenge! Happy stamping!  ~Wanda

 

Meadow Stencil

Good Tuesday everyone! I am finally posting my first use of Papertrey Ink's new stencil released this month. It's so easy to line up the 6 different layers and produces a beautiful background! I'm entering this into the Just Us Girls challenge where it's stencil week.  

STAMPS: Say It Essentials (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse, Lovely Lady, Melon Berry, Bright Buttercup (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, True Black (PTI).

DIES: Love to Layer: Delightful Brackets (PTI); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: In the Meadow stencil collection (PTI).

 Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Another hot day in VA so a couple of quick errands then it's back to the house where I'm so thankful for air conditioning!  ~Wanda

 

Things With Wheels

 

Hello crafty friends! I'm playing along with two challenges. Freshly Made Sketches has a great new CAS design by Jen M. and The Paper Players have a CAS challenge using "anything with wheels". A favorite die set for masculine cards is this October large die of the month by Spellbinders. I chose to make it a birthday card.

STAMPS: Birthday Your Way (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Dark Indigo (PTI).

PAPER: Bitty Big: Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy, Bright Buttercup, Spring Rain, True Black, Select Stamper's White (PTI); Metallic silver (both matte and shiny) and metallic red.

DIES: Birthday Your Way (PTI); Large Die of the Month - October (Spellbinders).

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

Festive Friday Butterfly

I am playing along with the Festive Friday challenge and chose three items from the inspo board: sparkle, heat embossing and florals. Their theme is "National Friends Day" so not sure that a sympathy greeting suits the theme but, sadly, I've needed sympathy cards for a number of friends in the recent past. I searched the Papertrey Ink website for card samples of this Graceful Wings set and found a beautiful card by Melissa Phillips that I CASEd.

I heat embossed with fine gold powder and added sparkle to the flowers by lightly spraying the background with Sheer Shimmer craft spray and by adding Crystal Stickles to the accent florals.

STAMPS: Graceful Wings, Wild Fields (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Lovely Lady, Autumn Rose, Vintage Jadeite, Ocean Tides (PTI); Versamark.

PAPER: Bitty Big: Mint Julep, Vellum, White (PTI).

DIES: Graceful Wings, Beautiful Bouquet Tag, Love to Layer: Floral Fusion (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Queen's Gold embossing powder (Ranger); Gold cording; Crystal Stickles.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting.  ~Wanda

 

Lush Bloom

 

Jen T has a lovely sketch for us at the Freshly Made Sketches blog. I pulled out an oldie but goodie set that has 3 step stamping to create the bloom and leaves. Here's what I used:

STAMPS: Lush Bloom (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Fine Linen, White (PTI).

DIES: Lush Bloom, Love to Layer: Ovals, Border Bling: Tin Stitch (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Thread.

Another hot one today in VA! Staying cool and waiting on two deliveries with some crafting in between.  ~Wanda
 

Birthday Cupcake

 

I created this card for three different challenges:

Seize the Birthday #309 - Food &/or Drink is the optional topping.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #638

Cupcake Inspirations  #622

 

The little bluebird and tiny florals were my inspiration to add this whimsical bird & flowers to embellish the cupcake.

 

 

I used coordinating papers from PTI's Watercolor Wonder pack. I love that it has a slight linen texture. 

 

STAMPS: Birthday Your Way 2, Occasional Cupcakes, Joyous Holiday (Papertrey Ink).
INK: Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet, Fine Linen, Classic Kraft (PTI).

PAPER: Watercolor Wonder patterned paper pack, Stamper's Select White, Bitty Big: Harvest Gold (PTI).

DIES: Birthday Your Way 2, Occasional Cupcakes, Joyous Holiday (PTI).

OTHER: Crystal Effects; Enamel dots.

Another card added to my birthday stash. I used some older "stuff" from my massive supplies accumulated from around 30 years of papercrafting! I'm trying to go back and use more of my older things so this card was fun to combine older favorites.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

Word Art Wednesday

Hello crafty friends! It's time for a new Word Art Wednesday challenge and this time we are featuring Hebrews 13:8.  Our sponsor is Divinity Designs and they are giving away a $25 gift card to one lucky participant! Join us in the challenge and you just may be the winner.

STAMPS: None (verse was computer-generated via Word document).

INK: Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Hawaiian Shores, Cocoa Bean (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Classic Kraft (PTI).

DIES: Border Bling: Twigs (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things). 

OTHER: Fallen Leaves stencil (PTI); Wood veneer stars.

 

 Happy stamping!  ~Wanda

 

Color Throwdown #837

 

Happy hump day! We have a new Color Throwdown challenge with Lori hosting. The colors are yellow, pink and gray. I chose Papertrey Ink's Into the Blooms: Dahlia dies and cut them all from white paper then color blended with distress inks.          

 

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

INK: Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Lost Shadow distress inks (Ranger); Weathervane (Papertrey Ink). 

PAPER: My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose Gertie "Friends Forever" Tapestry; Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Dahlia, Love to Layer: Arches (PTI); Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things). 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting. Hope to have you play along and we'll see you in the gallery!  ~Wanda

Tag Time

 

I created a tag for the current Tag-Along (and ATC's) challenge which has an "in the garden" theme or you can also create something where anything goes.  I used the Basic Bookmark I tag for the largest tag base and lightly sponged the edges with Spring Moss dye ink. I then arranged a number of garden-themed images from the February 2024 Surprise Box stamp/die set.

STAMPS: February 2024 Surprise Box (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Metropolis, Rocky Slope, Olive (Pinkfresh Studio); Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Fine Linen, Saffron Spice, Amethyst Allure, Raspberry Fizz, Spring Moss, New Leaf, Terracotta Tile (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne pigment ink.

PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; Stamper's Select White, New Leaf (PTI). 

DIES: February 2024 Surprise Box, Basic Bookmark I (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: 1/4" gingham ribbon.  

 Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!    ~Wanda