WAW Zephaniah 3:17

Hello friends! We have a new Word Art Wednesday challenge with the verse from Zephaniah 3:17 for our inspiration. I printed it at 65% then die cut using the fancy Extravagant Floral Frames die by Papertrey Ink. The beautiful patterned paper is from a favorite 6x6" pad called Ink Drops - Candy and is sold by Stamp Simply who is our generous sponsor this month. If you play along with us, you have a chance to win a $25 gift card from Stamp Simply!

I embellished with some color blended florals from PTI's Into the Blooms: Wreath set and rounded the corners.

Hope to see you in the gallery!  ~Wanda
 

Just Add Ink Challenge

 

Good Monday morning! It's a crisp morning with my craft room calling my name. I'm playing along with the Just Add Ink Challenge where we are to choose two or more items from their list. I chose plaid, plants and patterned paper. 

I dusted off an old stamp & die set called Bountiful Wreath from The Greetery to create this fall/Thanksgiving greeting.  

 

STAMPS: Bountiful Wreath (The Greetery).

INK: Terracotta Tile, Fine Linen, Saffron Spice, Orange Zest, Dark Chocolate (dye inks by Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Fall 6x6 pad by Echo Park; Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Bountiful Wreath (The Greetery); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Window word punch (Stampin' Up).

 Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

 

Buckeye Leaf

 

There's a great new challenge on the Inspired By challenge blog with a theme of panels. My leftover pile came to the rescue with the strips over acetate panel and the water colored background already made ages ago! I placed foam tape behind the strips to make them seem they are floating. The leaf was die cut and also popped up with foam tape.  Easy peasy!

 

 

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

DIES: Jumbo Curiosity: Buckeye Leaf (The Greetery).

Thanks so much for stopping by! ~Wanda 

Freshly Made Sketches

 

Playing along with the new Freshly Made Sketches Challenge. I am adding another pair of the same design to my Christmas stash which is currently at #30. I love getting them done earlier this year! I tweaked the sketch a bit by adding the horizontal striped border.     

Initially, I didn't use a textured background, but changed my mind and used this awesome 3D embossing folder by Altenew. Gotta love some added texture!

STAMPS: Merry Greetings Builder Stamps (Kristina Werner for Concord & 9th.

INK: Versamark.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy; Metallic gold; Red glitter paper; two shades of green from my scrap pile.

DIES: Winter Berries Stem Layering (Kristina Werner for Concord & 9th).

OTHER: Corner Rounder; Chocolate Flowers 3D embossing folder (Altenew); White embossing powder.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda 

 

 

Color Throwdown #843

Hard to believe it's already time for a new Color Throwdown challenge. This time our colors are lime, pink and orange...one of my favorite happy color combos!

I decided these colors would work great with Concord & 9th's Triple Step Happy Day stamp and die set.

 

STAMPS: Triple Step Happy Day (Concord & 9th).

INK: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Carved Pumpkin, Picked Raspberry distress inks; Terracotta Tile, Autumn Rose dye inks (Papertrey Ink); Versamark.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Vellum (PTI); Metallic Gold (Lawn Fawn).

DIES: Triple Step Happy Day (Concord & 9th); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Gold embossing powder. 

 

 We'd love to have you play along! Hope to see you in the gallery!  ~Wanda

 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

I love playing along with the Tic Tac Toe Challenge and this week, I went with the diagonal row of stencil, free and embossing. This berry background stencil collection by Kristina Werner for Concord & 9th was unused, so it was time to remedy that! I decided to go with pink berries instead of red so it's a more non-traditional Christmas color palette.

 

I layered up the gift bow dies and then matched the silver "ribbon" by silver embossing the "merry" part of the sentiment. Kristina's Merry Christmas Builder stamps and dies are highly recommended because you have endless options for a large variety of sentiments!

STAMPS: Merry Christmas Builder (Kristina Werner for Concord & 9th).

INK: Lemon Tart, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Raspberry Fizz (Papertrey Ink); Versamark.

PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; Stamper's Select White, Raspberry Fizz, New Leaf (PTI); Metallic Silver (My Favorite Things).

DIES: Merry Christmas builder, Gift Bows (Kristina Werner for Concord & 9th).

OTHER: Berries & Leaves stencils (Kristina Werner for Concord & 9th). 

 

It's turned much colder here in VA...time to layer up and finally turn the heat on. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda 

Freshly Made Sketches

 

My entry for the new Freshly Made Sketches challenge with a fun layout designed by Judy. The patterned paper does most of the "talking" with only a layered snowflake and a simple sentiment popped up with foam tape.

 

 

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

PAPER: Blue Christmas 6x6 pad (Recollections); Stamper's Select White (PTI); Shimmer White (? source).

INK: Blueberry Sky (PTI).

DIES: Fantastic Front, Layered Snowflakes (Papertrey Ink); Simple Strips (Pretty Pink Posh).

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

Bright & Colorful

Another Christmas pair of cards to add to my stash! I used a fun stamp and die set by Papertrey Ink and paired it with an older Mix & Mat die set. I'm entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge to create a bright and colorful card.

STAMPS: Trees 'n Patterns (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Cracked Pistachio, Evergreen Bough distress  (Ranger); Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate (PTI).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy (PTI); Metallic Silver (Lawn Fawn).

DIES: Trees 'n Patterns, Border Bling: Joy Frame, Mix & Mat: Plaid (Papertrey Ink).    

 

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda    

Word Art Wednesday

 

 

It's time for a new Word Art Wednesday challenge with a verse from I Timothy 6:6. Our generous sponsor is Concord & 9th and they are giving away a $30 gift card to some lucky participant!  

I stenciled the "watercolor" corners using Tumbled Glass distress ink. The sentiment was printed on a Word document then reduced by 45%. The sunflowers were die cut from Bristol Smooth Surface paper then color blended with distress inks: Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs. 

DIES: Into the Blooms: Sunflowers (Papertrey Ink); Master Layouts 08 (Gina K Designs).

OTHER: Stencil by Papertrey Ink; Gems by Pinkfresh Studio.

 

We would love to have you join us in the challenge! Happy stamping!  ~Wanda
 
 

Think Pink

Being a breast cancer survivor for 7 years, I am always jumping at a chance to spread the word for ladies to get their mammograms yearly! To recognize breast cancer awareness month, the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge has a "think pink" challenge for us. To add to my Christmas stash, I made a couple of cards using products that Kristina Werner designed last year for Concord & 9th. I LOVE the berries stencils and dies collection and went with some non-traditional colors for Christmas.  

STAMPS: Merry Christmas Builder Stamps (Concord & 9th).

INK: Candy Violet (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Rich Razzleberry, Light mauve (? name) by Stampin' Up; Pink glitter paper; Silver Shine (My Favorite Things); Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Gentle Berries Stem Layering dies, Merry Greetings Builder dies (Concord & 9th); Border Bling: Tin Stitch (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

Freshly Made Sketches

 

Good Thursday everyone! It's great to see the sun shining again this morning. I created a pair of cards for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge. Working hard to do at least two of every Christmas design I make to build up my stash. I am also trying to use up some very old 6x6 patterned papers.

STAMPS: Merry Berry Wreath (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Peeled Paint, Fossilized Amber distress (Ranger); Scarlet Jewel (PTI); Versamark.

PAPER: Christmas Day 6x6 pad (Carta Bella); Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Merry Berry Wreath (PTI).

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

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

Color Throwdown #842

 

Red, orange and green are the colors for the new Color Throwdown challenge. I thought it was high time I dusted off the Oopsie Daisy stamp & die set along with the Just Mason Around set from The Greetery. This gives a country cottage feeling so I wanted to add some red gingham paper for part of the background.

 

STAMPS: Oopsie Daisy, Just Mason Around, Sentiment Suite: Birthday (The Greetery).

INK: Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel (Papertrey Ink); Lemon Whip, Warm Buff, Key Lime, Olive, Mint, Sage, Eucalyptus (Pinkfresh Studio). 

PAPER: Gingham: Berry Sweet 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" pad (Waffle Flower); Bristol Smooth Surface; Classic Kraft, Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Oopsie Daisy, Just Mason Around, Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery); Love to Layer: Decorative Bracket, Delicate Doilies (PTI). 

 

 

Hope you can join us in the challenge! Happy stamping!  ~Wanda 

Tic Tac Toe

 

 It's a rainy day in VA which means a perfect day for some crafting! I am trying to get Christmas cards completed at an earlier rate this year so, I made two of this layout for the Tic Tac Toe Challenge where I used the row of die cut, twine and embossing.  The snowflakes were embossed and I loved stamping and die cutting these whimsical trees!

STAMPS: Peaceful Forest (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Fine Linen, Pure Poppy (PTI); Versamark.

PAPER: Classic Kraft, Stamper's Select White (PTI); Silvery White glitter paper.

DIES: Peaceful Forest, Bring Hime the Holidays, Larger Than Life: Peace (PTI).

OTHER: White embossing powder; Jute twine. 

That's it for today...have a good one!  ~Wanda