Peachy Roses

 

I'm entering the AAA Birthday card challenge to use flowers and also am playing along with the (PIN)spirational challenge to use peach/coral/aqua/jade colors plus a hint of gold glitter.  I used distress inks to smoosh onto the background then splattered with gold paint.

Florals were color blended with brushes and distress inks. The Aqua Mist satin ribbon is sadly coming to an end of my supply. That color will no longer be carried by Papertrey Ink. 

 

STAMPS: Blooming Beauties (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Dried Marigold, Abandoned Coral, Cracked Pistachio, Pine Needles distress; Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; Stampers Select White (PTI).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Roses, Blooming Beauties (PTI); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Satin ribbon, Moonshine sequins (PTI); Gold paint Starry Colors (Gansai Tambi).

Off to run some errands. Have a blessed day!  ~Wanda
 

WAW Faith

 

Welcome to a new Word Art Wednesday challenge. I used products from Creative Worship Stamps to create this faith-themed card. I printed the verse at 45% of the original size and added it to the inside. The butterfly was clear embossed then colored with an aquapainter and distress inks listed below.

 

STAMPS: Made New, Choose Faith (Creative Worship Stamps). 

INK: Worn Lipstick, Mustard Seed distress inks; Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stampers Select White; True Black (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Made New, Decorative Edges (Creative Worship Stamps); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Reflections: July (Papertrey Ink).

OTHER: Filigree clear fine embossing powder. 

 

Our sponsor is Pink & Main, so join us in the challenge for a chance to win a $25 prize package. Happy stamping!  ~Wanda 

Flowers In Bloom

 

I am entering this card into the Just Add Ink challenge (choose 2 or more - I chose gingham, flowers, sequins) and Try a Sketch on Tuesday challenge. The hexagons in the sketch inspired me to use a Sizzix die set of 4 by Tim Holtz. I stamped the florals with Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-Press It Blending Card then colored with Copics. The sentiment was layered twice to give is some dimension.

STAMPS: Flowers in Bloom, Script Sentiments (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black.

PAPER: Glossy 6x6 pad (? source due to loss of cover sheet); X-Press It Blending Card.

DIES: Flowers In Bloom, Script Sentiments (Creative Worship Stamps); Tim Holtz set of 4 corner dies (Sizzix); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Purple twine (American Crafts); Clear sequins (PTI); Copics (Y08, Y04, Y19, YG01, YG03, V09, V15. V17).

 

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

 

Good Friday everyone! It's a cloudy day in VA, so I'm getting crafty while the laundry room is getting a work out. I wanted to play with some new stamps from Creative Worship Stamps, so the new Tic Tac Toe Challenge was perfect to go with the diagonal row of insects, gems and free! Two of the torn panels were leftover from an earlier project.

 

 

STAMPS: Entomology Elements (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Vintage Photo, Broken China distress inks (Ranger).

PAPER: Vintage Cream, Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Entomology Elements (Creative Worship Stamps); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Diamond Mesh & Lots of Dots Mini stencils (Creative Worship Stamps); Wood dots. 

 Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Freshly Made Sketches

 

 

Here's my take for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week! I die cut four strips from my scrap pile then popped the florals with foam tape. I clear embossed after stamping with black pigment ink. Images were watercolored with distress inks and an aquapainter brush.     

STAMPS: Thank You Florals, Easy Bouquet (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint, Dried Marmalade, Picked Raspberry distress (Ranger); Verafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Watercolor paper (Ranger); Hammermill White; Pink, green, yellow, turquoise scraps.

DIES: Thank You Florals (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Simple Strips (Pretty Pink Posh).

OTHER: Clear embossing powder.

 Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Summertime Blues

 

I'm playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge which has the Summertime Blues as a theme and Pinkfresh Studio is their featured sponsor. I am trying to "spread the love" more and use some older stamps in my stash. These stamps, dies, stencils are from Pinkfresh Studio and the background frame is a die set from Papertrey Ink. 

 

I clear embossed the butterfly after stamping with a black pigment ink. It makes it so much easier to stay in the lines when coloring with an aquapainter brush.

STAMPS: Joyful Day, Forever In Our Hearts (Pinkfresh Studio).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Shabby Shutters, Salvaged Patina, Peeled Paint, Twisted Citron, Mermaid Lagoon, Prize Ribbon, Peacock Feathers distress inks (Ranger).

PAPER: Hammermill White; Watercolor paper (Ranger); Green plaid glitter paper (? source).

DIES: Joyful Day, Forever In Our Hearts (Pinkfresh Studio); Pierced Feature Frames (Papertrey Ink).

OTHER: Joyful Day stencil collection; Clear embossing powder. 

 

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by! ~Wanda 

Bible Journaling

It's been awhile since I've done any Bible journaling. I did two quick pages this morning featuring verses from John 14 and Isaiah 41.

The first page was stenciled using the Bold Bloom and Diamond Mesh stencils from Creative Worship Stamps. The second page used a paper doily and some fussy cut leaves and sunflower from the Live by Faith papers by Creative Worship Stamps.

Have a blessed day everyone!  ~Wanda
 

Hope in Him

 

The background was created using 3 different "pretty papers" so I entered this into a challenge called Love Those Pretty Papers challenge blog. I had the background panel in my leftover pile, so this was a rather quick card to throw together. I stamped images in black pigment ink then clear embossed. I used an aquapainter brush to blend distress inks onto the florals.

STAMPS: Your Friendship, Hope in the Lord (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn, Kitsch Flamingo, Dried Marigold distress inks (Ranger).

PAPER: 12x12" scraps of designer paper; Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink); Watercolor paper (Ranger).

DIES: Your Friendship, Decorative Edges (Creative Worship Stamps); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Clear embossing powder; Bubble Blower embellishment mix (Trinity Stamps). 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Just Us Girls

It's die week over on the Just Us Girls challenge blog. I wanted to play with the new Autumn Collage Tag stamp/die set from Creative Worship Stamps. I counted 6 different dies used on this card!

I clear embossed after stamping with a black pigment ink, then colored with Copics.

STAMPS: Autumn Collage Tag (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stampers Select White, True Black (PTI); Collage Mini Stash 8x8" (Tim Holtz Idea-ology); Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Tag & More (Creative Worship Stamps); Pierced Feature Frames (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Jute twine; Copics. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

 

Freshly Made Sketches

 

I'm playing along with the fun sketch for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge. I got a few new goodies from the last release at Creative Worship Stamps and went with a masculine thank you card. The card base was stenciled with Vintage Photo distress ink over Vintage Cream paper.

 

STAMPS: Autumn Collage Tag, Entomology Elements (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Vintage Photo distress (Ranger).

PAPER: Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink); Vintage Shabby 12x12" pad by Tim Holtz Idea-ology.

DIES: Collage Tag, Entomology Elements (Creative Worship Stamps). 

OTHER: Damask Pattern stencil (Creative Worship Stamps). 

That's a wrap for today!  ~Wanda
 

WAW Eucalyptus

Welcome to another Word Art Wednesday challenge! This time we are featuring Proverbs 16:32. I recreated the verse in a Word document to modernize some of the wording and used the English Standard Version. Since the Stamp Simply company is sponsoring this challenge, I used their Eucalyptus Silhouettes stamp/die set for my card.

I'm continuing to whittle away at my leftover pile and had a lot of extra eucalyptus sprays already stamped using distress inks. The background was already made using the Coverplate Exquisite die over soft stone paper. 

STAMPS: Eucalyptus Silhouettes (Stamp Simply).

INK: Variety of distress inks.

PAPER: Stampers Select, Soft Stone (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Eucalyptus Silhouettes (Stamp Simply); Coverplate Exquisite,  Love to Layer: Ovals (PTI). 

OTHER: Crinkled seam binding.

We would love to have you play along with us! One lucky participant will win a $25 gift card from Stamp Simply.  Happy stamping!  Wanda

Leafy Sympathy

 

I'm loving this new Leafy Garden stencil collection just released by Papertrey Ink. It's got a "messy" look by not having the leaves line up perfectly! I'm trying to rebuild my sympathy card stash after needing several over the summer. 

STAMPS: Brushed Blossom (Concord & 9th).

INK: Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse (PTI); Versamark.

PAPER: Stampers Select White (PTI); Sour Apple (My Favorite Things).

DIES: Slanted Shortcuts (Concord & 9th).

OTHER: Gold enamel dots (Concord & 9th); Leafy Garden stencils (PTI).

 

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

There is a new inspiration board for the Tic Tac Toe challenge. I chose the bottom horizontal row of border/yellow/markers for my sympathy card.  It was perfect to initiate a new stamp set - Framed In Flowers - just released from Papertrey Ink. I clear embossed after stamping with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink then colored with Copics.

 

STAMPS: Framed in Flowers (PTI).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stampers Select White (PTI); Plaids 6x6" pad (Recollections); Garden Green scrap from leftover pile.

DIES: Framed in Flowers (PTI); Stitched Rectangle & Stitched Banner Flags STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Bubble Blower embellishment mix (Trinity Stamps); Clear embossing powder; Copics.

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

 

Just Add Ink

Another Christmas card completed! The Just Add Ink Challenge is all about Christmas in July. I had finished a Christmas card the other day and ended up hating it. I pulled off the poinsettias, colored new leaves and went with this design instead. Dies and sentiment are all from Papertrey Ink.

 

STAMPS: Christmas Your Way (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Worn Lipstick, Saltwater Taffy, Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber distress inks (Ranger); Ocean Tides (PTI); Versamark.

PAPER: Stampers Select White, Ocean Tides (PTI); dark forest green from my scrap pile; Ranger water color paper.

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

OTHER: Gold gems; Queen's Gold embossing powder.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda