Color Throwdown #703

 

Hi crafty friends! It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge! Broni is hosting and has some great colors: powder blue, cream and kraft. Initially I was thinking "beach" but then went with some older dies by MFT and PTI and went with a "baby" theme.

I layered up two bib die cuts using Vintage cream paper. Images were stamped with Blueberry Sky ink by PTI. I added a button to the bib and a baby rattle to the twine bow for sweet little accents! A touch of Crystal Stickles to the heart topped it off.

STAMPS: Wonderful Words: Baby (Papertrey Ink); Beautiful Baby (My Favorite Things).

INK: Blueberry Sky (PTI).

PAPER: Distressed Floral 6x6" pad (The Paper Studio); Classic Kraft,  Vintage Cream (PTI). 

DIES: Blueprints 27, Baby's Bib, Beautiful Baby (My Favorite Things); Wonderful Words: Baby (Papertrey Ink).

OTHER: Twine, Crystal Stickles, Button.

We'd love to have you join us this week! You might just get picked to be our guest star stamper for the next challenge! Happy stamping!                                               ~Wanda

Mojo Monday Sketch

I am in full howliday mode - lol! Yes...I am one of those that loves to have the decorating done BEFORE Thanksgiving! We go out of state over Thanksgiving and it seems when we return home, time just FLIES by so quickly and I don't want to think about my house in an uproar at that point. Speaking of howlidays, I once again used an image I had colored earlier for Kathy Racoosin's 30 Day Coloring Challenge. It's from a punny stamp set - Deck the Howls - by My Favorite Things. I used the layout that Julee Tilman created for the last Mojo Monday sketch challenge of 2019. It's a fun one!

I paper pieced the dog sweater and colored the rest with Copics and highlighted with a white gel pen. I added Glossy Accents to his nose. The splatters are from adding water to a dried up jar of Copic opaque white until I had a thin enough consistency to splatter it with a small brush.  The jingle bells make this difficult to mail, so it will be a hand delivered card for someone. 

My lighting wasn't great at 5:30 PM, but I'm going to go ahead and post several of my decorating "spots".  The first is my kitchen island centerpiece.

Next is the dining room server display.

My third spot is a corner in our family room with a couple of snowmen from what I've collected for many years.

You can quickly see I have a gold and green overall color scheme going on! 

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

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge

I wanted to play with the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch challenge so I could use this ornament die shape that I got last year and never used! It was perfect for one of the doggy images with the punny sentiment from MFT's Deck the Howls stamp set.  The plaid panel was cut using MFT's Blueprint 27 die set. The Pinpoint Shaker Ornament die is from Poppystamps.

The patterned paper is from Lawn Fawn's Perfectly Plaid Christmas 6x6" pack. Images were colored with Copics.

Deck The Howls

This is one of my favorite animal Christmas sets - Deck The Howls by My Favorite Things - and is especially suited for our daughter who is a big dog lover and a lover of puns! I'm playing along with the 30 Day Coloring Challenge on Kathy Racoosin's blog and colored with Copics after stamping images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It Blending Card. 

I'm also playing along with My Favorite Things Wednesday

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Sketch Challenge. Patterned papers are from Carta Bella's So This Is Christmas 6x6" pad. The stitched circles and stitched banner flag are dies by MFT. The shine and dimension didn't show up in the photograph, but I added Glossy Accents to the string of lights and to the ornaments or jingle bells on the collar of the top dog. I also like to add an occasional highlight with a white gel pen to add a little definition.

That's all for today! I'm enjoying some football games as I'm in my craft room. Holding my breath that Virginia Tech can hold the lead for a win over Notre Dame! Go Hokies!     ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #566

Lisa has a great new color combo for the Color Throwdown Challenge this week - orange, gray and cream. I started to leave out this frog image but he was just too darn cute so I sneaked him in with a gray tummy - lol! The eyes of the bat and the frog have Glossy Accents added and it just doesn't show up in the photo at all! I started with blending distress inks for the card base: Antique Linen, Spiced Marmalade and Hickory Smoke.

STAMPS: Witch Way Is The Candy (My Favorite Things).
PAPER: Smooth White (MFT), True Black (Papertrey Ink), Smoky Slate (SU), X-Press It Blending Card.
INK: Versamark for sentiment; Memento Tuxedo black for images.
DIES: Witch Way Is The Candy (MFT), Striped Sentiment Strip Cover (MFT), 
COPICS: pumpkins - Y35, YR12, YR14, YR18, E55, E57
                frog - YG61, YG63, C2, C4
                bat - C00, C2, C4, C6, R11

We'd love to see how you interpret these colors! If you need more inspiration, check out the rest of the design team samples below.

Amy Rohl 

 Amy Rysavy
Barbara Anders 

 Broni Holcombe  

Jodi Collins 

 Lisa Henke  

Lori Tecler 

Lynn Put  

Vickie Zimmer  

Wanda Cullen (you are here)

~Wanda

                                 

Paper Players Tic Tac Toe

Jaydee has a fun Tic Tac Toe chart for our challenge this week at The Paper Players! I went with the first vertical row with fall, orange and leaves as elements on my card. 

I started by white embossing the pumpkin image (Ornate Leaves set by Simon Says Stamp) on white cardstock, then brushed on Carved Pumpkin distress oxide ink and fussy cut it. The watercolored leaves - Falling Leaves by My Favorite Things - were leftovers from a previous project.

I smooshed Fossilized Amber and Peeled Paint distress oxide inks on the background. After it dried, I die cut with the Crimped Frame die by The Greetery. It's hard to see, but the vertical Early Espresso strip was run through the crimper. The kraft frame is an old die by Verve.

For more inspiration from the rest of the talented design team, please check out their creations HERE.  Hope to see you in the gallery!                                                         ~Wanda

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge

This was a quick one for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge this week. I already had the leftover leaves from a previous watercoloring session, so I only cut new circles and the background papers. The sentiment was stamped twice using my MISTI with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and is from the Ornate Leaves stamp set by Simon Says Stamp.

Nurse ---> Hero

I finally inked up this stamp set after having it several weeks! The MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge had an interesting striped lower half which I chose to interpret by using washi tape. I then tried to match up the colors with Copics (used to color the images).  Unfortunately, I smeared some residual black ink that was on my piercing tool that I also use to burnish the fold line. Grrr...My sand eraser helped some, but it's still too noticeable.

STAMPS: Call the Shots (My Favorite Things).
PAPER: X-Press It Blending Card, Smooth White (MFT).
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black.
DIES: Call the Shots (MFT); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (MFT).

Our granddaughter, Matilda, turns three today! She is such a sweet, smart and nurturing child and I hope she has a wonderful celebration with family at the beach today! 
                                                                         ~Wanda

Fusion Card Challenge

It's time for another Fusion Card Challenge and I've chosen to use both the sketch and the inspiration photo! Leaves are really starting to turn and fall here in VA, so I love using these dies from My Favorite Things this time of year! I had watercolored a large number of these leaves several weeks ago using Mijello Mission Gold paints, knowing I would use them in multiple fall projects. 

I'm also entering this into Laurie's Fabulous Favorites challenge on the Ink to Paper blog where she is challenging us to create a favorite fall card. This twig frame is a long time fave of mine and I love pairing it with the fall leaves!

Here's my enabler's list...
STAMPS: Comforting Commands (The Greetery).
PAPER: Kraft, White - Papertrey Ink; Ranger watercolor CS.
INK: Baked Brown Sugar (SU).
DIES: Mix and Mat: Plaid and Pierced Feature Frames (PTI); Comforting Commands (The Greetery); Falling Leaves (My Favorite Things).

We'd love to see how you are inspired by the new Fusion Card Challenge! Hope to see you in the gallery.        ~Wanda
                                                                    

Library Challenge

This week it's reader's choice of inspiration for The Library Challenge and I decided to go with The Tortoise and the Hare children's book! September is birthday month for two of our granddaughters and this was a perfect opportunity to create a birthday card using these adorable critters from the Sending Sweet Celebration Wishes set by My Favorite Things!

Images were colored with Copics and details added for some

sparkle and shine (Diamond Stickles to the pompoms and cupcake icing). The background was stenciled using MFT's Wonky Chevron stencil.

It's Labor Day here in the US and I'm laboring away in my crafty space - lol! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!
                                                                                  ~Wanda

Paper Players

Hay there! It's theme week at the Paper Players Challenge and LeAnne has chosen Down on the Farm as the theme. It was an easy choice to go with My Favorite Things The Whole Herd stamp set! As a pun lover, there are plenty of punny sentiments that will bring a smile to your face!

The images were colored with Copics.

STAMPS: The Whole Herd (My Favorite Things).
PAPER: New Leaf, White (PTI), Sour Apple (MFT); X-Press It Blending Card.
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black; Soft Sky (SU).
DIES: Rolling Hills, The Whole Herd (MFT); Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery); Clouds and Sunshine (Lil' Inker Designs).
OTHER: Cloud Stencil by MFT; Tim Holtz mini stapler.

For more inspiration from the rest of the talented design team, please check out their creations HERE.  Hope to see you in the gallery! Have a blessed day!                         ~Wanda   

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge

A quick post for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge! This was a fun layout and led me to this older retired MFT set called Primitive Pumpkins! I've always loved this set though I wish I had used Vintage Cream cardstock rather than Smooth White. I stamped the images with my MISTI and used Carved Pumpkin distress oxide ink and Memento Tuxedo Black. I used SU's Old Olive ink for the tendrils. 

Well, I'm done with babysitting our 3 year old grandson for the past 4 days. While I loved having him, it is a FULL time job to keep up with him!  I've been happy that I saved some of our 3 kids' old toys because now the grands are enjoying these toys (Micromachines, pogs, etc.).  One day was rainy, so raiding nana's closet for toys from the previous generation helped to fill the day. :-) Outdoors he loved collecting acorns and with all our huge oak trees everywhere, there were plenty to be found!

 

Aren't those dimples just the cutest?! His most favorite activity was cruising all over our property with the golf cart with nana at the helm!

 
Thanks so much for stopping by! I                      ~Wanda

MFTWSC

Another humid scorching day means no outdoor work for me! Bring on more card making instead! I created this card for the MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge. I didn't have the exact dies to mimic the four squares, so went with the closest option and that was to use my Blueprints #27 set.

I cut out multiple sets of leaves late last night and watercolored with distress oxide inks. After they dried, they were much paler than I wanted so I dabbed on some paints from my

Mijello Mission palette and then I was happy! I splattered some Vintage Photo ink after I completed the main colors.
I found this photo on Pinterest that helped me mimic the colors in my leaves. I had a messy and grand old time adding colors and splattering!  TIP: Wear old clothes for this project! I got a "nice" red spot of paint on my pants which then turned into a larger pink spot after trying to remove it.  :-(

I wanted to try a subtle script background, so broke out a new 3D embossing folder by SU called Scripty. After embossing on Vintage Cream CS, I lightly sponged Sahara Sand (SU) ink over it.  The sentiment was gold embossed on dark brown CS.

STAMPS: Anything But Basic Encouragement (MFT).
PAPER: Vintage Cream (PTI); Early Espresso (SU); Watercolor (Ranger).
INK: Many shades of distress oxide inks!
DIES: Blueprint 27 (MFT); Falling Leaves (MFT).

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!          ~Wanda