Freshly Made Sketches

 

Cecile has a wonderful new layout for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge! I stenciled with Fine Linen ink and a stencil from the Pro Stamper's Box: March from Papertrey Ink. I then splattered with Black Soot distress ink. I had the flowers and leaves in my leftover pile, so this was SOOO quick and easy to complete! The sentiment is from Altenew's Chocolate Flowers stamp set. 

STAMPS: Chocolate Flowers (Altenew).

INK: Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Limeade Ice, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Melon Berry, Orange Zest (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne; Black Soot distress.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Chocolate Flowers (Altenew); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Stencil from Pro Stampers Box: March.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

Tic Tac Toe

Hello friends! I created an Easter card for the newest Tic Tac Toe challenge. I went with the diagonal line of bright colors, spring and free squares.    

STAMPS: Risen (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Vintage Jadeite, Raspberry Fizz (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Bitty Big: Raspberry Fizz, Vintage Jadeite, Stamper's Select White, True Black (PTI).

DIES: Risen, Love to Layer: Rectangles (PTI); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things); Nested Elongated Ovals (Pinkfresh Studio).

OTHER: A Little Sketchy stencil (PTI).  

 

 Lots of layering happening here! Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #829

 

Another couple of weeks have passed by so, it's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge. This time, Vickie is hosting with lime green, green and blue for the colors. I needed to build up some sympathy cards for my stash and CASEd a card I made awhile back. I paired the Tuck It Sentiments stamp/die set with the Into the Blooms: Christmas Sprigs die set from Papertrey Ink. 

All the florals were die cut from white paper then color blended with distress inks and a few dye inks. I used Fine Linen and Classic Kraft colors as neutrals for the base of the card.

STAMPS: Tuck It Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).

INK: New Leaf, Fine Linen, Honey Nut (PTI); Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint distress (Ranger).

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

DIES: Into the Blooms: Christmas Sprigs, Tuck It Sentiments (PTI); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things). 

 

We'd love to have you join us in the challenge. It's bimonthly now so you have more time to get something created. Hope to see you in the gallery!  ~Wanda

Hollyhocks Are Blooming!

I had quite a time assembling these hollyhocks (the dies are not easy!) but I hung in there and created this card for The Card Concept challenge inspired by the floral heart photo.  I'm also using the layout for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  I decided to use distress ink colors to color blend the florals after cutting them from Bristol Smooth paper.

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

INK: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Kitsch Flamingo, Lumberjack Plaid, Mustard Seed distress oxide (Ranger); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; Stampers' Select White, Autumn Rose (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Sentiment Suite Basics, BotaniCuts: Hollyhocks (The Greetery); Border Bling: Skinny Ric Rac (Papertrey Ink).

Thanks for stopping by!   ~Wanda

 

Word Art Wednesday

 

Happy Wednesday friends! It's time for a new Word Art Wednesday challenge. Our scripture for inspiration is from Ephesians 3:16-19 and, in a nutshell, it talks about Christ living in our hearts and by knowing the love of Christ, we can be filled with the fullness of God. I focused on the word "love" and "hearts" and went with a favorite PTI wreath die set layered over a Tag Sale quilted die. I printed the verses and adhered them to the inside of the card. You can see a wee bit of the stenciled script on the background of the tag die. I layered two sentiment dies together to have a sturdier dimensional look.

STAMPS: None.

INK: Classic Kraft, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet, Bright Buttercup, Limeade Ice, New Leaf (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Fine Linen, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet, Bitty Big: Sweet Blush (PTI). 

DIES: Tag Sale: Quilted, Love to Layer: Squares, Into the Blooms: Wreath (PTI);  Let's Have A Word: Love, Shapely Hearts (The Greetery).

OTHER: Script Stencil (Hero Arts); Jewel brad. 

 

<--- Inside of card. (note: the heart is not red but is a sorbet color same as the love sentiment)
 

We'd love to have you play along with us! Divinity Designs is our sponsor this time and will be giving away a $25 gift card to some blessed participant! It may be your lucky entry! For more challenge details, check out the link HERE. 

 

  ~Wanda

Pastel Vibes

 

There are some pastel vibes happening for Jaydee's color challenge over on The Paper Players blog!  I'm also entering this card into the Sketch Saturday challenge. Sadly, I'm needing yet another sympathy card, so I went to an old favorite set from Papertrey Ink called Wild Fields.

STAMPS: Wild Fields (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Lemon Whip. Sunshine, Marigold, Waterfall, Mint (Pinkfresh Studio); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

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

DIES: Wild Fields, Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Label (Reverse Confetti).

OTHER: Playful Dots stencil (PTI).

 Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

CAS Colors & Sketches

 

Good Saturday everyone! I got some happy crafty mail yesterday and just had to make a couple of cards using Concord & 9th's Triple-Step Happy Day stamp set. I've always loved traditional samplers - especially when I was in counted cross stitch mode many years ago. This stamp set reminds me of a contemporary sampler and it has countless possibilities for a variety of occasions. I watched the YouTube video HERE by Carissa Wiley which is very helpful with learning to use this new bundle. I always struggle to keep a card clean and simple. I just always want to layer and pop up the elements for added dimension, so hope this will be OK to enter into the CAS Colors & Sketches #555 challenge.   

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

INK: Raspberry Bliss, Citron, Key Lime, Metropolis (Pinkfresh Studio); Versamark.

PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; Vellum; Silver mirror CS (Lawn Fawn).

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

OTHER: Silver embossing powder (Stampin' Up).

That's a wrap for now. Enjoy the weekend!  ~Wanda

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches

I created this card using Kim's new layout for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge. Ever finish a card then wonder why on earth you chose such a busy background?  Wish I had gone with a solid background...maybe with dry embossing... but guess that will have to wait until another time! I  dusted off this older stamp/die set from Papertrey Ink. I had the daisy dies out from a previous project and thought they would pair well with the homespun patterns of the circles.   

STAMPS: Pattern Party, Perfect Pairs Commodities (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise (PTI).

PAPER: Surprise! 6x6 pad (BoBunny); Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Pattern Party, Perfect Pairs Commodities, Into the Blooms: Daisies (PTI).

OTHER: Word punch (Stampin' Up). 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Flower Challenge #100

The Flower Challenge hits the 100th challenge milestone this week (congratulations!) and they are asking us to add circles to our cards! 

I love this fun, whimsical die called Stitched Polka Dot Card Front by Concord & 9th. It was a no brainer for me to add circles!

I cut the flower pieces from Stamper's Select White paper then color blended with dye inks. This was made for a dear lady in our church who turned 85.

STAMPS: Cake Creations, Scribble Balloons (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Hawaiian Shores, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Lovely Lady, Raspberry Fizz (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

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

DIES: Into the Blooms: Big Bloom, Love to Layer: Arches, Cake Creations, Scribble Balloons (PTI); Stitched Polka Dot Card Front (Concord & 9th).

OTHER: Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray "Sparkle" (Imagine).

Unfortunately, the shimmer spray doesn't show up in the photo. 

The wind is howling and the rain is coming down hard right now. Guess March is in lion mode because it certainly is roaring! Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!  ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #828

 

Happy hump day everyone! We've got a new Color Throwdown challenge with light brown, dark brown and blue. I decided to create a masculine birthday card using Joyful Day stamps/stencils/dies by Pinkfresh Studio.     

 

 

STAMPS: Joyful Day (Pinkfresh Studio).

INK: Classic Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Classic Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Joyful Day (Pinkfresh Studio); Diagonal Shortcuts (Concord & 9th); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Joyful Day stencils (Pinkfresh Studio). 

 

Come play along with us and remember...you have two weeks to work on it since we changed the format beginning of 2025.      ~Wanda

More Washi Florals

If you saw my post yesterday, you noticed this card as one of three that I created weeks ago using washi tape and coordinating dies from Pinkfresh Studio. I had the background in my leftover pile and simply added a circle die and the florals and a sentiment embossed in gold. I'm entering this into the A Cut Above challenge blog where anything goes in the month of March. They require at least one die cut but I counted up 4 dies that I used! 

STAMPS: ??? Don't remember. :-(

INK: Versamark.

PAPER: Spring Moss, Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Love to Layer: Scalloped Circles, Spectacular Spiral (PTI); Chrysanthemum (Pinkfresh Studio); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

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

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

 

Spring Flowers

Good Monday morning! I finally photographed and edited this trio of cards that I completed weeks ago using the Chrysanthemum washi tape and dies from Pinkfresh Studio. I had all of the backgrounds in my leftover pile so I only needed to add the florals and a sentiment...easy peasy!

 

I'm entering this mini slimline card into The Paper Players challenge which has a theme of spring flowers. 

STAMPS: Chrysanthemum (Pinkfresh Studio).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Bitty Big: Harvest Gold, Stamper's Select White, Harvest Gold (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Mini Slimline Essential Bundle, Chrysanthemum (Pinkfresh Studio).

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda