Word Art Wednesday Blog Hop

 

It's the last Word Art Wednesday challenge in 2025. That also means we are having our annual blog hop with multiple prizes along the way! Go to the WAW blog HERE for all the details! Hopefully you arrived at this stop after visiting Barb Finnical. Our inspiration verse is from Psalm 119:105 where I was inspired by the words "lamp" and "light" for my design.    

Stamp Simply is a challenge host this time with a $25 gift card up for giveaway to a random participant. I used a Tim Holtz Holiday Brushstroke #2 die set (it's available at Stamp Simply - check out their store HERE) to embellish the lantern. The foliage/pinecone/berries were cut from white paper then color blended with brushes. The vintage lantern stamps and dies are from Papertrey Ink. The verse was printed at 50% size and added to the inside of the card. 

 

STAMPS: Vintage Lantern (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Rocky Slope, Metropolis (Pinkfresh Studio); Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles distress inks (Ranger); Lemon Tart, Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado, Saffron Spice, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate (PTI).

PAPER: Pure Poppy, Vintage Cream, Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Vintage Lantern (PTI); Holiday Brushstroke #2 (Tim Holtz); Border Bling: Tin Stitch, Reflections: July, Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border (PTI). 

 

A huge thank you goes out to all our generous sponsors who have provided so many prizes! In addition, I will personally be awarding a random commenter on this post with the following prize collection-->

 

The next stop on this hop is at the blog of Christine Miller. Thanks so much for joining us and have a blessed Christmas!    ~Wanda

                                          

Pet Sympathy

 

Our daughter asked me to create a card for a friend who lost his dear cat. I kept it simple and referenced the "rainbow bridge" by stamping the paw prints in a rainbow of colors. Sentiments and paw print stamps are from Papertrey Ink's Paw Prints set. The tiny black cat was from PTI's Haunted House set.  

STAMPS: Paw Prints, Haunted House (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst, Amethyst Allure, Hawaiian Shores, Limeade Ice (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores (PTI).

DIES: Border Bling: Skinny Heart Frames (Papertrey Ink). 

 

 

 

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

Colorful Options

 

A new (to me) challenge is Colorful Options, so I decided to play along and enter a needed sympathy card (which I combined into a Christmas greeting). One of my favorite holiday floral die sets is the Into the Blooms: Swag by Papertrey Ink.

 

STAMPS: Inside Greetings: With Sympathy (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Ocean Tides, Pinefeather, Honey Nut, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Noel 6x6 pad (Teresa Collins); Pure Poppy, Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Swag, Love to Layer: Arches (PTI); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

The wind is howling but I must run errands and finish wrapping some gifts. All before grands get off the bus at our house at 3:30. Here is a photo of our tree before any gifts are placed under it. The topper was made by me after watching some YouTube tutorials. Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Freshly Made Sketches

 

It's hump day already and that means a new Freshly Made Sketches challenge is up with Michele F. hosting. I came across this old Snow Flurry Bigz die by Stampin' Up and decided to layer all 3 of the snowflake designs from white shimmer paper.  An old button in my stash was the inspiration for the navy and green colors. 

The tiny sentiment tag is from the Blueprints 27 die set by MFT. The patterned paper was splattered with Permanent White Gouache.

  

STAMPS: Warm Winter Wishes (Flourishes).

INK: Enchanted Evening (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Season's Greetings patterned pad (Waffle Flower); White Shimmer; Stamper's Select White (PTI). 

DIES: Snow Flurry Bigz (Stampin' Up); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics, Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Clear sequins; Permanent White Gouache.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda 

Tic Tac Toe

Karren has a great new Tic Tac Toe board for the latest challenge! I used the left vertical row with texture, white and plaid on this shaker birthday card. 

STAMPS: (oops...can't find the stamp set I used and don't remember who made it!).

INK: Turquoise (Pinkfresh Studio); Orange Zest, Hibiscus Burst, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Fine Linen (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI); Acetate; Hey Cupcake 6x6 pad (Doodlebug Design).

DIES: Party Cake (Pretty Pink Posh); Stitched Rectangle STAX, Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Thread; Variety of pink shaker beads.

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

The Flower Challenge

 

After 9 years, the Flower Challenge is ending with the December challenge to use Christmas florals. Thanks to all who headed up this challenge all these years! I'm hoping the holly berries and white sprigs will count!  

STAMPS: Vintage Holiday Flair (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse, Tropical Teal (PTI).

PAPER: 12x12 pack by Recollections; Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy (PTI).

DIES: Vintage Holiday Flair, On the Edge: Scallops Collection, Into the Blooms: Christmas Sprigs (Papertrey Ink).

 

It was another snowy day with several inches (at least 3 and still counting) here in the Shenandoah Valley of VA. Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Freshly Made Sketches

Karren has a great new sketch for us over on the Freshly Made Sketches challenge blog! I wanted to play with the other snowman in the die duo by Sizzix, so I layered the chilly guy up on a silver snowflake. I'm trying to make a dent in my patterned papers but still have a long way to go! 

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Warmth (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Blue Jay (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Frosty Friends (Doodlebug Design Inc.), Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink); Silver metallic.

DIES: Chilly & Freezy (Sizzix); Nested Elongated Ovals (Pinkfresh Studio).

OTHER: Moonshine sequins (PTI).

 

That's a wrap for this chilly Thursday! Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

 

Word Art Wednesday

 

Hello friends! Today we have a new Word Art Wednesday challenge with Mathew 1:21 as our inspiration verse. Perfect for a Christmas card! Divinity Designs is our sponsor and they are offering a $25 gift card for some blessed participant! This company used to be Our Daily Bread Designs and I was a designer for them many moons ago! They are a great source for faith-based supplies! While I used a manger stamp set from Papertrey Ink, there is also a great stamp set by Divinity Designs that pairs up well with this verse. Check it out HERE.     

I started by printing the verse at 50% which fit perfectly inside the manger stamp. I added Wink of Stella ink (it adds a subtle shimmer) to the stars and the halo over baby Jesus.  Also, I added some stitching details with the Sew Many Stitches stamp set by Creative Worship Stamps. I totally forgot about this set when I created for the last challenge where they were sponsors, so I am now adding faux stitching on the inside of the card and on the envelope.  It's a fun set to get the stitching look without dragging out my ancient sewing machine. :-) 

STAMPS: With Great Joy Sentiments, The Greatest Gift (Papertrey Ink); Sew Many Stitches (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Dark Chocolate, Classic Kraft, Honey Nut, Bright Buttercup, Lemon Tart, New Leaf, Ripe Avocado (PTI); Spruce Tips (Pink Fresh Studio).

PAPER: Christmas Plaids 6x6 pad (Recollections); Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink). 

DIES: Love to Layer: Scalloped Ovals, The Greatest Gift (PTI).

OTHER: Wink of Stella glitter brush pen. 

 

We'd love to have you join us in this challenge...you might just be the lucky winner of the gift card!  ~Wanda

 

 

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge

 

The Cupcake Inspiration Challenge was perfect to use an older Snowflake Block die from Simon Says Stamp. I was inspired by the aqua/white/black colors and, of course, the snowflakes.

A simple design and self-explanatory. Here is what I used:

 

 

STAMPS: Hear the Bells (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, True Black (Papertrey Ink); Sno Cone (Cardstock Warehouse Paper Co.).

DIES: Snowflake Block (Simon Says Stamp); Border Bling: Tin Stitch (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things). 

 

 Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!  ~Wanda

The Paper Players

It's a good day to stay inside and get crafty! I was totally inspired by a card by Melissa Phillips so CASEd her design for The Paper Players challenge to use a tic tac toe inspirational board.  I went with the left vertical row of white, Christmas and die cuts. I used a gold foiled background, different sentiment and different frame to change it up from Melissa's card (you can see her version HERE).  I die cut all the trees from Classic Kraft paper, white embossed the stamped tree details then splattered using yellow gold paint.

STAMPS: Merry Berry Wreath, Peaceful Forest (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versamark.

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

DIES: Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border, Into the Blooms: Poinsettias, Merry Berry Wreath, Peaceful Forest, On the Border: Fir Branches (PTI). 

OTHER: Gold sparkle foil; Gold sparkle enamel dots; White embossing powder; Gansai Tambi Starry Colors (yellow gold) paint.

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Peace Ornament

Finally finished up this card for two challenges:

Just Us Girls - stencil week.

Freshly Made Sketches - layout by Cecile.

My ornament was almost too large but I made it work. It was a good way to use up some old Christmas patterned papers!

 

 

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

INK: Pure Poppy, Honey Nut, Cocoa Bean (PTI); Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint distress inks (Ranger).

PAPER: Holly Day Wishes 6x6 pad (Recollections); Classic Kraft, Stamper's Select White, True Black (PTI); Red glitter card stock.

DIES: Botanicuts: Pine Bough (The Greetery);  Love to Layer: Ornament (PTI); Stitched Square & Banner Flag STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: A Little Sketchy stencil (PTI); Gold cording. 

That's it for now. What a bitter cold day...windy, rainy and temps never out of the 30's!  ~Wanda
 

 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

 

It's a lazy Friday after being ultra busy on Thanksgiving day. Only got into the 30's today and I hibernated where it was warm and got crafty after watering plants and rearranging some Christmas decorations. I played along with the Tic Tac Toe Challenge where I used the left vertical row of embellishment, gold and navy. This alcohol ink background has been in my leftover pile for a long time, so decided I'd make it work for this challenge. 

I die cut 3 different snowflakes then stamped the sentiment with Enchanted Evening (PTI) ink and added a button w/white thread.

 

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Warmth (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Enchanted Evening (PTI); Alcohol inks.

PAPER: Yupo; Mirror Gold; Enchanted Evening, Stamper's Select Whte (PTI).

DIES: Layered Snowflakes: Drift, Crystal, Flurries (PTI); Stitched Rectangle and Banner Flags STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Button (PTI); White thread.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda