Inspired By...

I loved the inspiration photo for the current Inspired By...challenge! The bold blue and white stripes and the damask prints especially stood out to me. I totally botched my coloring strategy. I clear embossed the florals and colored with an aquapainter and dye inks. I did not use watercolor paper which was the first mistake. I then used some Copic markers to blend out the colors. It helped a little but still wasn't good. 

STAMPS: Your Friendship (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Mint, Meadow, Waterfall, Summer Shower, Slumber, Blue Jay (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Stampers Select White (PTI).

DIES: Your Friendship (Creative Worship Stamps); On the Edge: Scallops Collection (PTI).

OTHER: Perfect Present stencil collection (PTI); Dasmask Pattern stencil (Creative Worship Stamps).

I used a corner chomper to cut the top right corner. Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

 

 

Birthday for a Boy

 

This month our only grandson is turning 10! What? Double digits already?! I was inspired to use the colors from the Inspired By challenge. The current Seize the Birthday challenge asks us to use the "topping" related to numbers. The backgroumd was stenciled using the Mixed Up Numbers stencil. And...lastly I used the 3 elements in the far right vertical column (summer colors, border, stencil) for the Tic Tac Toe challenge.

STAMPS: Small Packages (Verve); Iconic Birthday (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Peacock Feathers, Abandoned Coral, Fossilized Amber distress inks.

PAPER: Hawaiian Shores, Bright Buttercup, Stampers Select White, Black (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Birthday Celebration Bling, Iconic Birthday (PTI); Scalloped Squares, Boxed Up Birthday Greetings (Reverse Confetti).

OTHER: Crystal Stickles.

   Thanks so much for stopping by and  commenting!  ~Wanda

Spring Brights

 

There's a great new inspiration photo for the Inspired By challenge! I was inspired to use the colors and have a main focus on the stripes. It's been a long time since I used this butterfly cover plate die and thought it would be perfect to add to the strips in the background. I'm planning to send this to an elderly man who had  major surgery recently to let him know we are thinking of him.

The sentiment was popped up on foam tape for added dimension.

STAMPS: Beautiful Banners (Reverse Confetti).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Harvest Gold, Lovely Lady, Melon Berry (Papertrey Ink); Pool (Foiled Fox).

DIES: Simple Strips (Pretty Pink Posh); Cover Plate: Butterfly Hope (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda
 

 

IB...Spring Blooms

 

The new inspiration photo for the Inspired By... challenge has some beautiful yellow blooms that inspired me! I don't own a teapot stamp that I can remember, so I opted for this watering can "vase" instead. I also used the sketch for a "loose" interpretation of my layout. The minty shade of the teapot led me to Mint and Sage inks from Pinkfresh Studio.

 

  

STAMPS: Vase Collection 8, Vase Collection 14 (Papertrey Ink); Chocolate Flowers (sentiment) by Altenew.

INK: Mint, Sage (Pinkfresh Studio); Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, New Leaf (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Bitty Big: Harvest Gold, Stamper's Select White (PTI); light and dark green (? source) from my scrap pile.

DIES: Vase Collection 8, Vase Collection 14, Elegant Edges: Lace (PTI); Foliage (Creative Worship Stamps). 

 That's it for now. Off to do laundry, vacuum, etc.  ~Wanda

 

Tea Cup Florals

 

 

My card was inspired by the flowers and pink mug in the mood board photo for the Just Us Girls challenge. It also was inspired by the tea garden theme for the Inspired By challenge. It was perfect for me to dust off the stamps/dies/stencils from The Greetery called Brew-tea-ful Day.

              

STAMPS: Sips Tea, Brew-tea-ful Day Sentiments (The Greetery). 

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Fine Linen, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, New Leaf, Ripe Avocado (PTI). 

PAPER: Pretty Posy 6x6 pad (FSC); Stamper's Select White (PTI). 

DIES: Sips Tea (The Greetery); Love to Layer: Scalloped Diamonds (PTI).

OTHER: Sips Tea stencil; Corner chomper.

 

 

 

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Inspired By...Berries!

The current Inspired By Challenge has a  photo with berries for inspiration. I immediately went for the Berry Branches stencil (PTI) to create the background. I then used an old set (2012) from WPlus9 called Fresh Picked. The sentiment and raspberries were popped up with foam tape. The layout also uses the sketch option for the challenge.

 

STAMPS: Fresh Picked (WPlus9).

INK: Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Lovely Lady, Raspberry Fizz (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI); Time to Relax 6x6 pad by P13.

DIES: Fresh Picked (WPlus9); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Ripped Banners (PTI).

OTHER: Berry Branches stencil (PTI). 

 

 

 

 

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

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 

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  

 

 

 

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

 

Inspired By...

 

I'm playing along  with the Inspired By challenge that has an inspiration photo of winter knit hats. I was inspired by the colors and the Nordic patterns for my background. With adding the snowflakes, I knew I had to use a "warm" sentiment!

Most of the snowflakes were in my leftover pile so this was a quick and easy card to create! 

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Warmth (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Honey Nut, Enchanted Evening (PTI).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Enchanted Evening (PTI): Metallic Silver Mirror (My Favorite Things); White Shimmer (? source).

DIES: Layered Snowflakes: Drift, Crystal, Flurries (PTI); Banner Flags STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Stencil Collection from November 2023 Surprise Box (PTI). 

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

Inspired By Challenge

 

There is a fun new photo for the Inspired By challenge! I was inspired to use the rainbow colors and the vertical elements of the freezie pops which led me to feature these candle dies from The Greetery. I must confess that these candles wanted to give me some grief when I was lining up the various stencils. I had several re-dos - haha!

 

STAMPS: Make A Wish (The Greetery).

INK: Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Lovely Lady, Raspberry Fizz, Harvest Gold, Lemon Tart, Summer Sunrise, Smokey Shadow, Amethyst Allure (Papertrey Ink).

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

DIES: Make A Wish, All Aglow (The Greetery).

OTHER: All Aglow stencils (The Greetery); Wink of Stella shimmer brush.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda