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

 

WAW March 18

 

Hello crafty friends! It's time for another Word Art Wednesday challenge with Colossians 1:14 as our inspiration verse. 

 Key Themes of Colossians 1:14:

• Redemption: The phrase implies a "release by a legal ransom," freeing believers from their former status as slaves to sin.
• Through His Blood: This highlights that the cost of this freedom was the sacrificial death of Jesus
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Forgiveness of Sins: The result of this redemption is the complete removal of the penalty of sin.
In Whom: This refers to Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and indicates that salvation is found exclusively through Him. (Thanks to Google for the these key points!)

If you remember, my WAW card for March 4 also used the color strips and the cross stitch cover plate die. I made both of these cards on a VERY frigid sub-freezing day in February and was on a roll with this color combo! I wanted the flowers to highlight the blues so that is why I chose to use The Greetery's BotaniCuts: Forget-Me-Nots. Lots of tiny pieces but very easy to assemble.

PAPER: Light coral (unknown source) and dark coral (Groovy Guava - Stampin' Up); Pool (Foiled Fox) and Sno-Cone (Cardstock Warehouse).

DIES: Nested Elongated Ovals (Pinkfresh Studio); Botanicuts: Forget-Me-Nots (The Greetery); Cover Plate: Cross Stitch (Papertrey Ink). 

Remember...we have a different sponsor with each challenge and there is a free gift card issued to one lucky participant! Come join us for a chance to win!  ~Wanda
 

 

 

Birthday Moth

 

I'm playing along with the current Seize the Birthday challenge to use anything with wings and also with the Just Add Ink challenge to use stencils or dies or both. I was trying to go with colors that would work for a masculine design if needed. 

 

 

 

STAMPS: Sentiment Suite: Birthday (The Greetery).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Scattered Straw, Antique Linen, Hickory Smoke, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers distress oxide inks.

PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores (Papertrey Ink); Sour Apple (My Favorite Things).

DIES: Sentiment Suite Basics, Jumbo Curiosity: Moth die, Crimped Frames (The Greetery); Love to Layer: Scalloped Ovals (PTI); Stitched Polka Dot Card Front (Concord & 9th); Large Mariana Vine Background & Small Mariana Vine Outline (Poppy Stamps).

OTHER: Tartan Builder Diagonal stencil, Jumbo Curiosity: Moth stencils (The Greetery); Permanent White Gouache. 

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~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

 

The Paper Players

 

Hello friends! I wanted to play along with The Paper Players where it's a sketch challenge this week. Jan has a great layout for us and it worked well to use the Botanicuts: Hollyhocks die set from The Greetery. I cut all of the florals from Bristol Smooth paper then blended dye inks using small brushes.

 

 

STAMPS: Sentiment Suite: Birthday (The Greetery); Texture Tiles 1 (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Sunkist, Mimosa, Mango Sorbet, Sunshine, Key Lime, Olive (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; Stamper's Select White; Groovy Guava (retired Stampin' Up); Textiles & Texture Vintage patterned paper (Honey Bee).

DIES: Botanicuts: Hollyhock, Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery); Stitched Banner Flags STAX, Traditional Tags STAX, Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Jute twine. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

Balloon Bouquet

 

I'm playing along with The Paper Players Challenge where it's clean & simple week with a balloons and birthday theme. I have LOTS of spring birthdays coming up, so I'm needing to plan ahead and get some done before the last minute. I went with stamps and dies from The Greetery for this fun balloon bouquet.

 

 

STAMPS: Balloon Bouquet (The Greetery).

INK: Lovely Lady, Raspberry Fizz, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Ripe Avocado, Lemon Tart (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI); green, yellow and pink from scraps (I would guess New Leaf, Harvest Gold and Raspberry Fizz from PTI).

DIES: Balloon Bouquet, Big Balloons, Twisted Crepe (The Greetery).

OTHER: Moonshine sequins (PTI).

 

It's a cloudy, rainy day...perfect for crafting! ~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 

Just Us Girls

 

Happy New Year to all my crafty friends! It's a big day for some college football games but none seem to be ending like I would like - haha! So...I headed to my craft room and joined in the new Just Us Girls challenge where it's die week. My most often used cover plate die is the Tin Stitch die from Papertrey Ink! I combined it with the largest of the Stitched Rectangle dies by MFT.

Each pine cone has 3 layers where I blended 3 different brown shades then splattered with white Gouache paint. While wet, I sprinkled a wee bit of super fine glitter. The pine boughs were cut from a green scrap of paper then sponged lightly with Pinefeather ink and then splattered with white paint and fine glitter.

 

STAMPS: Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You (The Greetery).

INK: Fine Linen, Classic Kraft, Honey Nut, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate, Pinefeather (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Fine Linen, Stamper's Select White, New Leaf (PTI); Metallic mirror gold paper (Amazon).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Pine, Into the Blooms: Wild Wood, Border Bling: Tin Stitch (Papertrey Ink); Postal Frames, Sentiment Suite Basics, Inside and Out Berry Branch, Fit to be Tied, Postal Frames (The Greetery); Blueprints 27, Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things). 

OTHER: Super fine glitter (Martha Stewart); White Gouache paint. 

That's a wrap for now. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda 

Be Still & Know

 

In between multiple football bowl games, I managed to crank out this card using stamps/dies/stencils from The Greetery. This is a favorite floral frame of mine! The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is asking us to add a sentiment. I made mine the focal point and love the font and encouraging messages in the Comforting Commands set by The Greetery!    

STAMPS: Print Shop: Floral Frame, Comforting Commands (The Greetery).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Spring Moss, Simple Chartreuse, Lovely Lady, Berry Sorbet, Melon Berry (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Berry Sorbet (PTI).

DIES: Print Shop: Floral Frame, Comforting Commands (The Greetery); Stitching Coverplate (Paper Rose Studio).

OTHER: Small oval punch (Stampin' Up); Clear enamel dots.

 Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Peace Ornament

Finally finished up this card for two challenges:

Just Us Girls - stencil week.

Freshly Made Sketches - layout by Cecile.

My ornament was almost too large but I made it work. It was a good way to use up some old Christmas patterned papers!

 

 

STAMPS: Larger Than Life: Peace Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Pure Poppy, Honey Nut, Cocoa Bean (PTI); Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint distress inks (Ranger).

PAPER: Holly Day Wishes 6x6 pad (Recollections); Classic Kraft, Stamper's Select White, True Black (PTI); Red glitter card stock.

DIES: Botanicuts: Pine Bough (The Greetery);  Love to Layer: Ornament (PTI); Stitched Square & Banner Flag STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: A Little Sketchy stencil (PTI); Gold cording. 

That's it for now. What a bitter cold day...windy, rainy and temps never out of the 30's!  ~Wanda
 

 

S'more Love at Christmas

 

I was inspired to pull out an old set from The Greetery called S'more Holiday when I saw this photo for the {PIN}spirational Challenge. I stuck with my goal to create at least 2 or 3 of the same design so I can get my Christmas card stash completed. I'm nearing the end with that last count at 50.  

 

I CASEd a card by Kay Miller and changed up the background stenciling and used different foliage dies. 

 

STAMPS: S'more Holiday (The Greetery).

INK: Berrylicious, Warm Buff (Pinkfresh Studio); Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse, Vintage Jadeite, Pinefeather, Ocean Tides, Dark Chocolate, Fine Linen, Classic Kraft.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Classic Kraft (Papertrey Ink). 

DIES: S'more Holiday (The Greetery); Into the Blooms: Swag (Papertrey Ink).

OTHER: Leaves Stencil (Simon Says Stamp). 

 

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

Just Add Ink Challenge

 

Good Monday morning! It's a crisp morning with my craft room calling my name. I'm playing along with the Just Add Ink Challenge where we are to choose two or more items from their list. I chose plaid, plants and patterned paper. 

I dusted off an old stamp & die set called Bountiful Wreath from The Greetery to create this fall/Thanksgiving greeting.  

 

STAMPS: Bountiful Wreath (The Greetery).

INK: Terracotta Tile, Fine Linen, Saffron Spice, Orange Zest, Dark Chocolate (dye inks by Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Fall 6x6 pad by Echo Park; Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Bountiful Wreath (The Greetery); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Window word punch (Stampin' Up).

 Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda