Tag, You're It Guest Designer

What a great piece of happy email when you find out one of your cards is a challenge winner! I recently played with the Tag, You're It challenge and won a future guest designer spot! Today, I'm guesting with them and the theme is buttons! How fun to bring out this older Papertrey Ink stamp set  - Baby Button Bits - which was so perfect! I felt a bit guilty for only using one button, but thought this bee would be perfect to add a baby card to my stash!

I used a small blending brush with a TCW Mini

Hexagons stencil and So Saffron ink by SU for the background. I then layered a Hexagon Element die by Simon Says Stamp over it...leaving an occasional solid hexagon intact. A strip of black cardstock and some washi tape were added for a horizontal element. The tag die is the Traditional Tags STAX Die-Namics by My Favorite Things.  I colored the wings with Copics - Y32 and YR21. The white base was die cut with the Crimped Frame die by The Greetery.  

So let me hear some buzz - haha! Hope your day is a great one!           ~Wanda

Tag, You're It Challenge

Check out this adorable inspiration photo for the new Tag, You're It Challenge! It's perfect to highlight the retired but still awesome Reverse Confetti set called Fabulous Flamingo. I paired it with foliage/flower stamps from the Tropical Chic set by Stampin' Up and used a sentiment from RC's The Tweet Life. Patterned papers are from My Favorite Things' Black and White Basics 6x6" pad and that hot pink tag (Rounded Banner STAX by MFT) is Raspberry Fizz cardstock from Papertrey Ink. 

I used the following distress oxide inks: Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn.

DIES: Diagonal Stitches Cover Panel, Fabulous Flamingo - Reverse Confetti; Rounded Banner STAX - MFT; Tropical Chic - Stampin' Up. 
                                                               ~Wanda

CAS(E) This Sketch & Tag, You're It

I have a quick post with a clean and simple design for two challenges: Tag, You're It and CAS(E) This Sketch. The card base was stenciled using Mowed Lawn distress oxide ink and the Large Dots stencil from Simon Says Stamp. The stamps and dies are from WPlus9's Fresh Picked set. The exception is the sentiment strip die that is from My Favorite Things. The berries were stamped with Candied Apple distress oxide ink. 

I popped the tag and sentiment up with foam tape and added black

twine to tie it all together - haha - pun intended! 

 Some words to live by..."Smiles are contagious. Be a carrier!"

Thanks for stopping by...
                                                    ~Wanda

RC Stock Your Stash

It's a very rainy Friday here in VA so, it's good for me to get some laundry and cleaning done...AND...to play along with Reverse Confetti's June Stock Your Stash challenge! I'm also playing along with the Tag You're It Challenge where the theme is umbrellas.  I thought it would be fun to paper piece the umbrella from Reverse Confetti's Rainy Day fun set.

 

I had an already colored Hatbox Florals image and decided to fussy cut and rearrange the florals to add to the umbrella. The background was stenciled with Daffodil Delight ink (SU) and the bubble stencil by Tim Holtz. The base is a die from My Favorite Things' Blueprint 27 die set. Other dies used are all from Reverse Confetti: Sunburst Tag Layer, Thanks and Hello Word Duos, Rainy Day Fun.  The patterned paper is from RC's Fun Times 6x6" paper pack.  The hello die was cut twice from heavyweight white cardstock to give it more dimension. I added Clear Star Gelly Roll pen accents to the umbrella handle (the sparkle doesn't show up in the photo).  Thanks for stopping by and commenting!                                          ~Wanda 

                          

Tag, You're It Challenge

Good Monday morning...again! It's a really cold morning in VA and I had to resurrect some warmer clothes to wear today! I was reminded by two elderly gentlemen in church yesterday that they recall our area having frost on May 20th! NOOOO!! I'm going to think warm thoughts in spite of it all. 

The current Tag, You're It Challenge has a fun spring tag with gorgeous colors to inspire us! I zeroed in on the aqua color in the border and went with a duck instead of bird. To clarify, I googled to see if a duck is a bird and yes...it's an aquatic bird - lol! So, I justified using this sweet new stamp set by Reverse Confetti called Rainy Day Fun. Our spring has had a multitude of rainy days, so a rainy day theme was perfect for me.

I used a very simple layout that is one of my favorites! I call it an L-shaped corner collage. The horizontal "waves" were created using RC's Doin' the Wave die. The vertical "rainbow" strip was another die by RC. The Starburst Tag Layer die was perfect for the "sun" element. I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo Black on X-Press It Blending Card then colored with Copics and highlighted with a white gel pen (Sakura gelly roll). With all the rain we've been getting, it's not difficult to "make a splash"!

Thanks so much for stopping by...   
                                                              ~Wanda

He Is Risen

Hope everyone is having a super Saturday! We're in the middle of Lent meaning Easter is right around the corner and I'm needing several more cards for my stash. In the last Reverse Confetti newsletter, Kathy Schweinfurth gave us a suggested color palette - Rose, Olive, Iced Aqua, Dark Roast, Buttercup - so this is my take on it.  I'm also using the sketch for the current Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge and was also inspired by the polka dots in the Tag, You're It challenge. I immediately went for the whimsical florals in RC's Petals 'n Posies set. I'm also entering this into RC's March Stock Your Stash challenge where we are to use an Easter/Spring theme.

 

I tweaked the stripes in the sketch a bit and used the Triple Chevies die set by RC for a similar concept. 

Here's a list of what I used:

STAMPS: Easter Blessing, Petals 'n Posies - Reverse Confetti.

PAPER: Stone, Iced Aqua, Dark Roast (RC); White (PTI). 

INK: Rose, Olive, Buttercup (RC); Versafine Onyx Black.

DIES: Triple Chevies, Tag Me, Leafy, Petals 'n Posies - RC.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Irish Blessing

 

One of my favorite sentiments to highlight during the St. Patrick's Day season is this Irish blessing from the Blessings stamp set by Verve. I did not realize that the Tag, You're It! challenge that I used to play along with has returned after taking over a year off.  Yay! (Edited to add: I just discovered the Linky has already closed for this challenge!) I tweaked the current Mojo Monday Sketch challenge a bit and changed the circle to a tag element so I could enter this into both challenges.  I played with some alcohol inks and gold mixative to create the background.  The terracotta and turquoise papers were in my massive leftover pile, so I'm not sure of the exact colors or the company they came from.  

The horizontal border is heavy weight vellum that was torn along

the two long edges.  It was adhered using four tiny brads and a bit of adhesive behind the tag. The fibers have been in my stash a VERY long time but worked out perfectly with these colors!

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!

Tag...You're It Challenge

I missed the deadline, but was inspired to create this tag by Jessica Frost-Ballas' gorgeous pink and gold reindeer tag for the Tag...You're It Challenge! I'm also joining in with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge with a 'gift it' theme (gift tag). I first painted the blue gold from Gansai Tambi Starry Colors palette then layered Bright Opera paint from Mijello Mission Gold palette. I adhered Simon Says Stamp's Snowflake Block die than added shiny gold sentiment and reindeer dies to the tag.  The shimmer and shine simply does not show up well in the photo.  Boo.  A very cloudy day just didn't work to get a good photograph.

I can finally say I'm finished with my Christmas shopping.  Most of the things are wrapped but my Christmas cards are not yet addressed.  That's next on my holiday 'to do' list!  Thanks so much for stopping by...

Bear Hugs

**Scroll on down for my Color Throwdown post**

 I created this baby card using the sketch by Sandy for the current Paper Players Challenge and I also am playing along with the Tag, You're It Challenge.

I used products from Reverse Confetti:
STAMPS: Bear Hugs.
PAPER: True Love 6x6 pad; Flamingo (RC); White (PTI); X-Press It Blending Pad.
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black; Versamark; Silver Lining (WPlus9).
DIES: Tag Me, Bear Hugs, and Edge

Essentials (RC). 
COPICS: RV10, R20 (ears); R85, R43 (flower); C1, C3, C5, C7 (bear). 

The sentiment was white embossed using my favorite Detail White by Stampendous.  Some silver cording and metal dots finished it off.

Thanks so much for stopping by...


 

Color Throwdown #432

There's a new Color Throwdown Challenge up today and our talented hostess - Barbara Anders - has chosen this incredible photo with some sunny, happy colors: bright green, yellow, red and aqua!   Check out those vintage cars (that red and white convertible caught my eye!).  Since I already had this WPlus9 stamp set out from a previous project, I thought it would be a perfect fit. I'm also playing along with the Tag, You're It Challenge!  Here's my card...

This is pretty clean and simple so will get right to my enabler's list:
STAMPS: Fresh Cut Containers, Hand Lettered Hello and Ink Splats by WPlus9.
INK: Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green - SU; Lake House by WPlus9; Versafine Onyx Black.
DIES: Timeless Tags 3 die by WPlus9; Small Hello by Simon Says Stamp.
MISCELLANEOUS: Washi tape and twine.

We're so happy to announce that Lisa Lara from Lisa's Life Lines blog is joining us this month as our guest designer!  Though I've never met her IRL, I consider her a dear online friend who is so sweet with her comments through social media and blogland!  Welcome Lisa!  Can't wait to see how you rock the colors!

This card also fits the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge where the theme is to use a tag on our project.  

For more details on how to play along, head over to the Color Throwdown Blog and you'll find the information on the right sidebar!  You can also visit the rest of the design team's creations for more inspiration by clicking on the links below:

Amy Rohl 
Amy Rysavy
Barbara Anders  
Broni Holcombe   
Jodi Collins 
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put  
Vickie Zimmer 
Wanda Cullen (you are here)  
Lisa Lara - March Guest Designer

Tag, You're It Challenge

Many challenges are on a holiday break, but I found that I can just beat the deadline today with the current Tag, You're It Challenge #62!  Laurie Willison is the hostess and she has a fabulous talent for CAS designs!  I was inspired by her scallops, tree theme and traditional color scheme in my take on the challenge.  

I used Reverse Confetti products...with Jen Del Muro in my thoughts and prayers while I was creating.  Jen just recently received a cancer diagnosis, so many of her fans are saddened yet inspired by her #beastmode attitude as she starts her treatment this week.  If you get a chance...add her to your prayer list! 

Here is my enabler's list which uses some favorite RC goodies:
STAMPS: Winter Word Coordinates.
PAPER: Very Merry 6x6 pad; Avocado, Lime Green (RC); Silver glitter CS; Smoky Slate, Real Red (SU); White (PTI).
INK: Versamark.
DIES: Branch Out, Wreaths, Holly, Winter Words, Tag Me Too, Edge Essentials.

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Joyful Tag

It's been a super warm and gorgeous weekend off for me and I'm loving it! After lunch clean up, I ventured into my crafty space and came up with this card for Tag, You're It Challenge and Freshly Made Sketches Challenge!  I started with Bright Opera and Lemon Yellow watercolors from my Mijello Mission Gold watercolor palette (love their vibrant colors!).  I was inspired by Rubeena Naz' lovely tag with the offset image, layering with a glittery tag, and using a pink and green color combination.  I used 3 different wreath stamps with WPlus9 inks: Old Gold, Mojito and Last Leaf.  I heat embossed the tiny

flowers with Melon Mambo embossing powder (SU) after stamping with Versamark ink then added Lemon Twist Enamel Accents to the centers.  The sentiment was die cut with WPlus9's Hand Lettered Holiday die and metallic silver cardstock.  The plaid green CS is a clearance bargain by Recollections.  I used the Charles border embossing folder along the bottom edge of the card.

STAMPS: Woodland Wreaths (WPlus9).

Tonight will be Game 5 in the World Series, so I'll be cheering on the Cleveland Indians once again!  I was born and raised about 60 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio so this is what I consider to be my "home" team!  Go Tribe!!  :-)

Tag, You're It Challenge

I couldn't resist this unique tag by Leigh Penner for the current Tag, You're It Challenge!  I was inspired by the gray base with white silhouettes and just a wee pop of color.  My tag will become the focal point on a card for one of our two pastors for Pastor Appreciation Sunday this week!

STAMPS: Blooms 'n Buds (Reverse Confetti).
DIES: Leafy, Tag Me Too, Thankful Pretty Panels (Reverse Confetti).

Since the flower and leaves were leftovers from a previous project, this was a very quick and easy tag to  create.

Later in the day...editing this post to add my completed card.  I used Reverse Confetti's Leaves Cover Panel die for the white on white background...

It's another gorgeous fall day in VA and the leaves are really making a noticeable change in color here in the Shenandoah Valley!  Have a great day!