WAW Peace

It's time for a new Word Art Wednesday challenge and Karen has chosen 2 Thessalonians 3:16. The key word is "peace" so I opted to use that word on the card front then printed the entire verse to place on the inside of the card. This would be a great card to send to someone who is struggling with a tough time in life. See the WAW website for a more detailed devotional.

STAMPS: Larger Than Life: Peace Sentiments, Blooming Beauties, Tuck It Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne. All the flowers were leftovers from a previous project so I didn't save a list of inks used. They were all dye inks from PTI.

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

DIES: Blooming Beauties, Tuck It Sentiments, Love to Layer: Arches (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics (My Favorite Things).

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is Divinity Designs and they are offering a $25 gift card to some lucky participant! Hope to see you in the gallery!  ~Wanda
 

Red Vette

I was commissioned to create an 80th birthday card for a man who owns a 2017 Corvette. It needed to be red and NOT a convertible! Well...that narrowed it down considerably! Never could find an actual stamp for that era of Corvettes, so started a Google search and AI suggested I search using the words "outline art". Bingo! I found a lady who sells outline art on Etsy and after spending $1.50, I was able to download a file of a 2017 Corvette image! I printed it onto X-Press It Blending Card so I could color with Copics.

The card is slightly smaller than a 5" x 7". I computer-generated the sentiment -inside and outside - and popped up the oval card image with foam tape. I added texture by using an embossing folder (? name) on a pale gray paper. It always reminds me of tire tracks.

 

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DIES: Nested Elongated Ovals (Pinkfresh Studio); Geared Up Garage (Stampin' Up); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things); Slanted Shortcuts dies (Concord & 9th).

OTHER: Embossing folder (Cuttlebug).

COPICS: C00, C3, R27, R29.

I'm entering this into the Seize the Birthday challenge where the topping is embossing! The pale gray panel is dry embossed (see above description) using a Cuttlebug embossing folder. 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Freshly Made Sketches

There is an awesome new sketch by Michele for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge and it was perfect to play with some fall leaves!  I started by gold embossing the veins of the leaves then I color blended by using a variety of distress inks and lightly misting the inked stamps before applying to the Bristol Smooth Surface paper.

I stamped the sentiment on vellum using Versafine Clair Nocturne pigment ink then embossed with clear powder. I created a belly band over the card front.

STAMPS: Pastor Appreciation Scripture (Stamp Simply); Leave It To Me (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber, Carved Pumpkin, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, Fired Brick, Mowed Lawn, Crushed Olive distress (Ranger).

PAPER: Simply Chartreuse, Vellum (Papertrey Ink); Bristol Smooth Surface.

DIES: Leave It To Me (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Yellow gold paint (Gansai Tambi Starry Colors); Clear and gold embossing powders. 

 

This will be put aside to use for Pastor Appreciation Sunday in October. Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda 

Color Throwdown

Happy hump day! It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge using terracotta, navy, and pale blue. I just couldn't resist sneaking in some "neutral" green with these flowers. Pushing the limits here! :-) I took a literal inspiration with using PTI's Into the Blooms: Gerbera Daisies die set (the company calls them 'Gerber' but I have declared it a misnomer - lol!).

All the florals were die cut from white paper then color blended with dye inks.

STAMPS: Fresh Florals (PTI).

INK: Dark Indigo, Lemon Tart, Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile, Limeade Ice, New Leaf (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening, Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Gerbera Daisies, Bordered Bling: Scalloped Frame (PTI).

 That's it for today. Sure hope you can play along with us!  ~Wanda

 

WAW Gardenias

There's a new Word Art Wednesday challenge happening! Karen has chosen Psalm 77:12 for our inspiration scripture. I printed the verse then used stencils to add a watercolor look to the background. These beautiful gardenia dies are a favorite for corner clusters. I felt they needed a few sprigs of something so added a pop of yellow. The gold gems were hard to photograph but their shiny sparkle is lovely in real life.  

Our sponsor for this challenge is Trinity Stamps. They will be awarding a $25.00 gift card to a lucky participant! 

STAMPS: Effortless Beauties (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold, Limeade Ice, New Leaf (PTI).

PAPER: Enchanted Evening, Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Border Bling: Diagonal Frame, Into the Bloom: Gardenia, Effortless Beauties (PTI).

OTHER: Gold gems (Stampin' Up); Watercolor stencil collection (PTI).   

Thanks for stopping by...hope to see you in the WAW gallery!  ~Wanda

 

Inkspirational Challenges

 

The Inkspirational Challenges website is asking us to add a tag. I found a tag in my leftover pile and added it to a circle layered over a dotted swiss paper background.  The tag, circle and gardening elements are all from Papertrey Ink. 

 

STAMPS: February 2024 Surprise Box (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Variety of dye inks from Papertrey Ink.

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

DIES: Love to Layer: Scalloped Circles, Basic Bookmark1, February 2024 Surprise Box (PTI); Blueprints 27, Stitched Rectangles STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Gingham ribbon 1/4".

That's all for today!  ~Wanda

 

B & W Birthday

 

I'll have to admit...it was difficult to think of a birthday card design in only black and white! This was the requirement for the Seize the Birthday challenge. I started with a leftover black foiled background with leaves. I'm thinking it would work for a masculine, fall b-day. The sentiment was die cut twice and glued together to give added dimension. I color blended a couple of leaves for embellishments. 

 

STAMPS: Birthday Your Way 2 (Papertrey Ink).

INK: True Black, Smoky Shadow (PTI); Versamark.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, True Black; Hammermill 100lb wt. white paper for foiling panel.

DIES: Birthday Your Way 2 (PTI); Heart die (?); Maple leaves (Simon Says Stamp); Stitched Circle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Matte Black foil; Fallen Leaves hot foil plate (PTI). White embossing powder.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Freshly Made Sketches

Good Friday friends! I made my first fall card for this season and am joining in the Freshly Made Sketches challenge. The background is some very old mulberry type of paper that has faint pressed leaves over it. I then used a clear embossing paste to add more texture. The pumpkin was already assembled in my leftover pile so I just added a sentiment and it was quickly done!

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Happy Fall (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Dark Chocolate, Spring Moss, New Leaf (PTI).

PAPER: Mulberry paper; Bitty Big: Orange Zest, Classic Kraft (PTI).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Pumpkins (PTI); Stitched Circle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Clear embossing paste.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

It's To Die For

 

I couldn't resist ordering this die set from Spellbinders! Aren't those singing snowmen just so adorable? I've collected quite a few snowmen over the years and love that I can keep them out even after Christmas is over until spring fever starts to set in. I'm playing along with the Just Us Girls challenge where it's "Anything Goes - Die Week".     

I will have to admit...these dies are labor intensive to assemble but doing it in assembly line fashion really helps!       

STAMPS: Hear the Bells (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Hibiscus Burst (Papertrey Ink); Turquoise, Grassy Knoll, Olive, Clementine, Gathered Twigs (Pinkfresh Studio); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI); Metallic Gold.

DIES: The Snow Notes (Spellbinders); Bring Home the Holidays (PTI).

OTHER: Flurry of Snowflakes 3D embossing folder (Spellbinders).  

 

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

Color Throwdown

 

Welcome to another Color Throwdown Challenge with red, yellow and green! I'm hosting this time and love these happy colors which were perfect for yet another stenciled background using the In The Meadow stencil collection by Papertrey Ink.  A vellum-lined frame was the back drop for the sentiment.

STAMPS: This is Big Sentiments: Celebrate (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Pure Poppy, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Bright Buttercup, Vellum, Bitty Big: Harvest Gold (PTI).

DIES: This is Big Sentiments: Celebrate, Border Bling: Skinny Ric Rac, Reflections: November (Papertrey Ink).

 

That's a wrap for today! Hope you can join us in the challenge to have a chance to be our guest star stamper.  ~Wanda