Heart "Envie"

 

Good Thursday morning! I created this CAS design for 3 different challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches - a great new layout by Kim.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - add a heart.

Inspired By - love letter. 

 

I die cut strips from different patterned papers from Echo Park's Valentine's Day 6x6 pad. I then used stamps and dies from The Greetery: Signed &  Sealed (envelope and wax seal) and Signed & Sealed With A Kiss (florals, hearts and sentiment).

I embellished with moonshine sequins from Papertrey Ink. 

 

 

 

 

  

INKS: Fine Linen, Saffron Spice, Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Green Parakeet, Lovely Lady (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne. 

 Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda 

Word Art Wednesday Ephesians 5:

Welcome to another Word Art Wednesday challenge! Karen has chosen Ephesians 5: 2 as our inspiration verse. The word "love" stood out as a key word that I chose to focus on for the card front. I printed the whole verse at 50% of the size and added it to the inside of the card. Once again I used the Build A Bouquet die set from Papertrey Ink and chose only the roses. I love all the dimension that the floral layering accomplishes!

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STAMPS: None.

INK: Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Harvest Gold, Honey Nut, Classic Kraft, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse (PTI).

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

DIES: Build A Bouquet, Love to Layer: Ovals, Wet Paint (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Curving Leaves 3D embossing folder (Altenew).

 

We'd love to have you join in the challenge. As always, there is a gift card (this time our sponsor is The Stamps of Life) to be given away to some lucky participant, so head on over to the Word Art Wednesday blog HERE to enter!  ~Wanda

 

Inspiration Station

 

Thanks to my leftover pile, I quickly put this card together after being inspired by the floral branches in the photo for this month's Inspiration Station Challenge.

 

 

STAMPS: Blooming Branch (The Greetery); Birthday Your Way (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Classique: Pretty 6x6 pad (Authentique); Soft Stone, Weathervane, Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Fantastic Front (Papertrey Ink); Blooming Branch (The Greetery).     

 

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda 

 

 

Just Us Girls

 

The Just Us Girls Challenge has CASE a DT week this time around. I chose to CASE Vicki's sympathy card and stenciled some large ferns and embellished with a butterfly. Thankfully I don't need a sympathy card but it's always good to have them on hand.

STAMPS: Tuck It Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Rustic Wilderness distress (Ranger).

PAPER: Garden Green (Stampin' Up); Classic Kraft, Vintage Cream (PTI).

DIES: Floral & Flutter (Concord & 9th); Nested Elongated Ovals (Pinkfresh Studio); Love to Layer: Scalloped Ovals, Border Bling: Tin Stitch (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery).

OTHER: Mini Ferns 6x6 stencil (The Crafter's Workshop).

 

 

Thanks for stopping by! Stay warm if you happen to be in the polar bear temp regions like we are here in VA!  ~Wanda

Silent Auction Donation

Our church holds an annual Valentine banquet every year and I always donate a basket or two of handmade cards. This year my basket includes 20 cards with scripture verses as the focal point on them all. If you have lots of extra cards and don't know what to do with them...try local schools or other business organizations that might be holding fundraisers and donate your cards!   ~Wanda

Freshly Made Sketches

 

There's a great new layout by Jen M for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge! I started with a 4 1/2" square base and used Altenew's 3D embossing folder called Curving Leaves. The flower spray was in my leftover pile so this was a very quick and easy card to complete. I used shiny gold paper for the heart then gold embossed the sentiment.

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

INK: Versamark.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink); Mirror Gold paper (Amazon); Pretty Posy 6x6 pad (FSC).

DIES: Love to Layer: Hearts (PTI); Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery).

OTHER: Washi Tape (Altenew); Queen's Gold embossing powder (Ranger); Curving leaves 3D embossing folder (Altenew). 

Another single digit temperature of 6 degrees this morning! Counting down the days when it gets above freezing next week! ~Wanda

Cardz 4 Galz

 

I'm playing along with a new (to me) challenge called Cardz 4 Galz. The theme this time is to add pink flowers. I can't seem to stop using the newly released Build A Bouquet die set from Papertrey Ink as it creates such amazing layered, textured florals! 

The smallest oval background was stenciled with a dotted design by PTI. Florals were all die cut from white paper then color blended with dye inks by PTI.

STAMPS: Forever In Our Hearts (Pinkfresh Studio).

INK: Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse, Ocean Tides (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Pale Peony (PTI).

DIES: Build A Bouquet, Love to Layer: Scalloped Ovals, Border Bling: Tin Stitch (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Sentiment Strips (My Favorite Things); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Large dotted stencil (Papertrey Ink). 

 

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

Pair of Bibs

I had no baby cards in my card stash, so this was what I came up with on this bitter cold day that is perfect for getting inky! The Sweet Baby Bib die set from Papertrey Ink makes such adorable bibs for the focal point! I made one with Sweet Blush and one with Mint Julep Bitty Big patterned papers - also from PTI.

I worked on both cards simultaneously in a mini, assembly line process. Here is what I used:

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

INK: Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Honey Nut, Cocoa Bean, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Vintage Jadeite, Ocean Tides (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, True Black, Lemon Tart; Bitty Big: Harvest Gold and Bitty Big: Mint Julep (PTI). 

DIES: Sweet Baby Bib, Border Bling: Scalloped Frame, Border Bling: Skinny Ric Rac (PTI). 

 

Thanks for dropping by and commenting! ~Wanda

Birthday Balloons

 

I am CASEing a card by Kelly Lunceford from a post in January 2021. I loved how she used turquoise for the balloon cover plate and added 3 balloons from another stamp/die set. 

 

STAMPS: Birthday Tag Kit, Big Balloon, Blossoming Branches (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Turquoise, Bubble Gum, Sunshine, Grassy Knoll, Key Lime (Pinkfresh Studio).

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

DIES: Cover Plate: Big Balloon, Big Balloon (Papertrey Ink); Banner Flags STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things). 

OTHER: Black enamel dots. 

 

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

Sending Love

It's a snowy/sleeting kind of Sunday, so crafting is a must while power is still on! 😀 I made this card for The Paper Players challenge (a sketch this week) and used colors for the Sunday Stamps challenge.

Valentine's Day will be here very soon so I'm making cards for the grands. I found a paper pad with light browns, pinks and reds which was an easy solution for my card.

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

INK: Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Martha Stewart Holidays mat pad; Fine Linen, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink). 

DIES: Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things); Love to Layer: Hearts, Wet Paint (Papertrey Ink). 

OTHER: Moonshine sequins (PTI). 

 

 

 

 

 

Two cards in a row where I finished the inside to match! No wonder it's snowing - lol! 

 

Thanks for stopping by...

                                        ~Wanda 

Inspired By

 

Mittens are the inspiration for the current Inspired By challenge. With the huge snow/ice storm predicted for this weekend, I'm keeping warm thoughts and praying we don't lose power! I used stamps and dies from Papertrey Ink's November 2023 Surprise Box for the majority of this card. The bow is from their Bows Galore die set.    

 

STAMPS: November 2023 Surprise Box (PTI).

INK: Pure Poppy, Limeade Ice, Ocean Tides, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse (PTI).

PAPER: Pure Poppy, Stamper's Select White (PTI); Valentine's Day 6x6 pad (Recollections).

DIES: November 2023 Surprise Box, Bows Galore, Pierced Feature Frames (PTI). 

OTHER: Enamel dot (Waffle Flower). 

 

I even finished the inside of the card to coordinate with the front. I try to do that more often but don't always succeed! :-)

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda  

 

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches

 

There's a great new layout by Jen T for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge! I went with a heart theme to create a wedding card. I had the foiled heart background in my leftover pile (matte white foil over Sweet Blush paper). I used the 3 rounded heart dies and added flowers from PTI's Wreath die set.

 

STAMPS: Love in Bloom (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

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

DIES: Into the Blooms: Wreath, Love to Layer: Rounded Hearts (PTI); Stitched Sentiment Strips, Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Clear enamel dots (Waffle House); Matte white foil; From the Heart hot foil plate (PTI).

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

Inspired By...

 

For the current Inspired By challenge. I was inspired by the colors of these frozen treats and decided to go with a postal collage card with a cupcake theme. You can never have too many birthday cards built up in your stash and I'm preparing for a lot of family birthdays in the next few months. Images were stenciled then the postage accents were added. A really quick way to put together a birthday card!

 

STAMPS: Postage Collage, Postage Collage Birthday (Waffle Flower).

INK: Lavender Moon, Amethyst Allure, Harvest Moon, Honey Nut (Papertrey Ink); Ocean Breeze, Mermaid Cove, Key Lime (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Sea Glass (The Stamp Market); Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Postage Collage (Waffle Flower).

OTHER: Postage Collage Cupcake stencils (Waffle Flower).

 

Another frigid day in VA! Debating if I want to brave the elements to go to the grocery store.  Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda