Bold Fishes

I started with a bold, ink blended colored background from my leftover pile and added a trio of the folk art style fish from the Loaves & Fishes stamp set by Creative Worship Stamps. I layered it over a background using two newly released stencils - Denim Texture and Speckled - also by CWS. The sentiment is from a mini stamp set -Salt Air Sentiments- from Papertrey Ink.

I'm entering this into the Just Us Girls challenge where it's "word week" and the word is "BOLD". The fish were stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne pigment ink then I added some tiny "bubble" embellishments. 

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

Just Us Girls

 

Hello friends! It's stencil week over on the Just Us Girls challenge blog and I was eager to try out a new layering stencil set just released by Papertrey Ink. (note: I missed the deadline to link this up!) 😔 I am also entering this card into the Four Seasons Challenge where the theme is fall.   

 

It has the perfect blank area to add a sentiment. I'm putting this away for October when it's Pastor Appreciation month. 

 

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

INK: Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Honey Nut, Cocoa Bean, Orange Zest, Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse, Coastal Blue, Hawaiian Shores (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stampers Select White (PTI). 

DIES: This is Big Sentiments: You (PTI); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Moonshine sequins (PTI). 

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

Sunflower Birthday

 

I am playing along with Freshly Made Sketches and with Just Us Girls challenges where it's mood board week. I'm needing a birthday card soon, so thought I could make it work with the sunflower dies from Papertrey Ink. The "stripe" was stenciled using Honey Nut and Dark Chocolate inks.

 

I die cut the florals from Bristol Smooth Paper then color blended using brushes and splattered with gold paint after everything dried. The gold foiled script was in my leftover pile.

STAMPS: Birthday Tag Kit, It's A Sign: Birthday Sentiments (Papertrey Ink). 

INK: Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse, Honey Nut, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate (PTI).

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

DIES: Into the Blooms: Sunflowers, Love to Layer: Scalloped Diamonds, Reflections: July (PTI).

OTHER: Gold foil; Gold paint (Gansai Tambi); Elegant Script hot foil plate (PTI). 

 

  

Thanks for stopping by!  ~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
 

 

Just Us Girls: Stencil Week

 

A young lady in our church will be having a wedding before long and I needed a card for the occasion. I chose to go with some stamps/stencils/dies from The Greetery to "git 'er done". I'm also entering this into the Just Us Girls challenge where "anything goes" for stencil week.        

STAMPS: Arched Sentiments (The Greetery).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Mint, Meadow, Emerald City, Spruce Tips, Lemon Whip, Marigold, Ballet Slipper, Sparkling Rose, Bubble Gum, Raspberry Bliss (Pinkfresh Studio); Versamark

PAPER: Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Arched Sentiments, Floral Arches (The Greetery); Border Bling: Tin Stitch (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Floral Arches stencils; Gold gems; Queen's Gold embossing powder. 

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Ocean Breeze

 

I knew when I saw the mood board for the Just Us Girls challenge that I wanted to use my set of shell dies from Papertrey Ink. I used the layout for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge and this is the result. I die cut them all from watercolor paper then color blended with dye inks from PTI.

 

I splattered with the blue gold paint from the Gansai Tambi Starry Colors paint palette. The color blended square background was in my leftover pile.

STAMPS: Better At The Beach (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Hawaiian Shores, Classic Kraft, Honey Nut, Fine Linen, Sweet Blush, Green Parakeet, Ocean Tides (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stampers Select White, Fine Linen (PTI); Watercolor (Ranger).

DIES: Summer Shells, Love to Layer: Squares (PTI); Stitched Square (Lil Inker Designs); Banner STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Gansai Tambi Starry Colors paint.

 

Enough fun for now! Off to run some errands. Thanks for stopping by...Wanda  

 

Just Us Girls

 

It's die week over on the Just Us Girls challenge blog with the theme of butterflies. I started with this leftover cover plate die and added the leftover sentiment from my massive leftover pile - lol!  

STAMPS: Mashup Birthday (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, True Black (PTI).

PAPER: Stampers Select White (PTI).

DIES: Cover Plate Flutter, Mashup Birthday (PTI). 

 

That's a wrap for this Saturday. Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Just Us Girls

 This week it's CASE a DT Week on the Just Us Girls challenge blog. I chose Bobby Hagan's card and used stamps and dies by Papertrey Ink. After stamping all the florals, I then tucked them behind the sentiment slits. I added two punched corner pieces to give the design better balance (I should have lowered the sentiment more...it felt top heavy).

STAMPS: Blooming Beauties, Tuck It Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Scarlet Jewel (PTI); Olive, Key Lime, Sweet Mustard, Marigold, Clementine, Berrylicious, Candy Apple, Regal Kiss, Hydrangea, Sparkling Rose, Bubble Gum, Raspberry Bliss (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Stampers Select White (PTI).

DIES: Blooming Beauties, Tuck It Sentiments (PTI); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Corner Photo Punch (Stampin' Up). 

 Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Tag Card

 

I am playing along with two challenges:

Just Us Girls #815 - It's mood board week and I was inspired by the black background with pops of bold floral colors. *Oops! This challenge is past the deadline. :-(

Freshly Made Sketches #729 - a fun layout by Amy.

 

STAMPS: Texture Tiles 1 (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Peacock Feathers, Mowed Lawn distress inks; Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Brisstol Smooth Surface; Stamper's Select White, True Black (Papertrey Ink); Black & White Stripes (My Favorite Things).

DIES: Tag Sale #3, Into the Blooms: Blossoming Beauties, On the Edge: Scallops Collection, Stitched Florals (Papertrey Ink). 

OTHER: Black jute twine. 

I stamped the script and the mesh grid stamps from Creative Worship Stamps' Texture Tiles 1 set on the tag. Florals were die cut from Bristol Smooth Surface paper then distress inks were smooshed onto the pieces. I didn't add a sentiment for now. Sometimes I like to have a blank card to add a sentiment as needed.

It's a rainy day in Virginia. Good day to concentrate on some stamping classes I signed up for at Creative Worship Stamps!f  ~Wanda
 

Celebrate

 

It's a cloudy Thursday with rain showers most of the day. After some minor cleaning, I headed to my craft room and created this card using the sketch for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge and for the Just Us Girls challenge where it's stencil week. 

 

I started with two stencils - Watercolor Wonderful - by Papertrey Ink using Limeade Ice and Hawaiian Shores ink. I then die cut the florals from white paper and color blended. Splatters were made with Permanent White Gouache. The 'celebrate' sentiment makes it versatile to use for birthdays, retirement, anniversaries, etc. 

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

INK: Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, New Leaf, Ripe Avocado, Limeade Ice, Saffron Spice, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores (PTI).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Tulips, This is Big Sentiments: Celebrate (PTI); Crimped Frames (The Greetery).

OTHER: Watercolor Wonderful stencils (PTI). 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  ~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

 

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