November Reveal Day #2 at ITP

I hope you enjoyed the goodies from yesterday's post, but we have Day #2 from the November release at Ink to Paper to share with you today! We are introducing Brighter Days Stamp Set and Dies + Cover Plate: Ornate Die + Feathered Friends 6 Dies + Inside Greetings: Feel Better stamp set.

My first card features the Brighter Days set with its beautiful lavender sprigs and it goes so well with the new ornate cover die!

I love to layer tone on tone intricate dies which showcases such beautiful texture. I also used two colors of inks on the florals by stamping the lighter shade overall then adding a darker shade along portions of the image.

I find it easier to release the die from the paper if I pass the "sandwich" through my Big Shot several times (I did it 6 times and rotated it and moved it to different areas of my cutting plates with each pass).

The Bitty Big packs of patterned papers also make it so easy to mix several patterns together.

STAMPS: Brighter Days, Just Sentiments: Get Well, Inside Greetings: Feel Better
INK: New Leaf, Ocean Tides, Bright Buttercup, Lilac Grace, Amethyst Allure, True Black
PAPER: Bitty Big: Lilac Grace, Soft Stone, Stampers Select White
DIES: Cover Plate: Ornate, Brighter Days, To the Point Edgers, Keep It Simple Frames, Love to Layer: Scalloped Circles

My second card - also using Brighter Days - is a little bolder and again uses a mix of patterned papers. 

I added texture with the dry embossed tag, the staples and the jute twine. Popping the tag with foam tape also adds more dimension.

 Don't be afraid to tilt your panels for more visual interest!

STAMPS: Brighter Days
INK: New Leaf, Ocean Tides, Simply Chartreuse, Winter Wisteria, Amethyst Allure, Bright Buttercup
PAPER: Bitty Big: Amethyst Allure, Stampers Select White
DIES: Brighter Days, Floral Delicacies, Charming Tags

Next, I have a card that features the gorgeous new Feathered Friend 6 die! He's a larger bird than some of the previous dies but is looking mighty regal perched on some fall leaves!

I recently ordered some Text Style paper packs and created my card based on the color palette in this pattern from the Candy Cane Prints.

I like to add splatters to the Leaves in Fall to give them a mottled look...much like real fall leaves.

STAMPS: Leaves in Fall
INK: Spring Moss, Simply Charteuse, Ripe Avocado, Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides, Smokey Shadow, Pure Poppy
PAPER: Textured Style: Candy Cane Prints, Pure Poppy, Stampers Select White
DIES: Cover Plate: Ornate, Border Bling: Believe, Feathered Friends Die 6, Leaves in Fall, Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border

TIPS:
1. Cutting all of the bird dies from white card stock first then color blending with brushes makes it easier to get gradient shading.
2. Word dies appear more prominent when you layer with at least two die cuts. 
 

Thanks for hanging in there on this long post. Hope to see you back again tomorrow for more reveals!                      ~Wanda

SUPPLIES 

Fusion Card Challenge: Thankful

 

We are approaching Thanksgiving so quickly which also means our family's early Christmas celebration will soon be here! It's a difficult year to get everyone together and not sure it will even happen to have all three of the kids' families be together at once. Safety from the virus is in our minds, so we will just see how things progress. Back to the reason you are really here and that's to check out the new Fusion Card Challenge. I was primarily inspired by the photo (triangular linen piece, pumpkins, copper accessories, etc.) but I'm thinking you could say my 3 pumpkins are also a loose interpretation of the sketch.

This Hello Pumpkin set from Ink to Paper is a fall favorite of mine

and I'm thinking this will probably be the last time I use it in 2020. It will be full on Christmas mode rest of the year! The copper embossed twig pumpkin doesn't show up well in the first two photos, but this close up shows the detail fairly well.

STAMPS: Hello Pumpkin, Leaves In Fall (sentiment) - both by Ink to Paper.

PAPER: Lost and Found Halloween 6x6" pad (My Mind's Eye); Rustic Cream (Ink to Paper).

INK: Pure Black, Orange Zest, Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Honey Nut, Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean (dye inks by Ink to Paper); Versamark.

DIES: Hello Pumpkin (Ink to Paper); Stitched Rectangle and Square STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Jute twine.

 
Here's hoping you will play along with us in this challenge! See you in the gallery!  

                                            Happy stamping!   ~Wanda

November Reveal Day #1 at ITP

It's that time of the month when we start revealing products for this month's release at Ink to Paper which will go live on the 15th. This time it's all about the winter season!

Today, we are introducing you to Winter Woodlands Stamp Set and Dies + Wood Chips Stamp Set and Dies + Deer to Me Stamp Set and dies + Border Bling: Believe dies.

I wanted the archway of trees to resemble white birch after a new snow, so I white embossed on Soft Stone card stock. Instead of using the smaller tree and smaller arch of trees in the set, I opted for the larger tree from the previously released Take Your Place. It doesn't show up too well, but it's covered with Martha Stewart's snow glitter.

 

I love that the Twinkle frame die makes for such a fun detail! The base panel was color blended with Tumbled Glass, Broken China and Wilted Violet distress oxide inks.

STAMPS: Winter Woodlands, Take Your Place
INK: Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Wilted Violet distress oxide inks; Bright Buttercup, Harvest Gold, New Leaf, Ocean Tides, True Black; Versamark
PAPER: Stampers Select White, Soft Stone
DIES: Winter Woodlands, Take Your Place, Border Bling: Twinkle
OTHER: Martha Stewart snow glitter, White embossing powder, Clear Star Gelly Roll pen by Sakura

 

My second card was inspired by an advertisement that we received in the mail from Ashley's Furniture store which showed reindeer decor in red plaid. 

I love the whimsical look it gives and, of course, I had to add some white splatters to the kraft border. The tiny florals are fun to arrange in all kinds of ways to accent your creation.

STAMPS: Deer to Me
INK: True Black, Simply Chartreuse, New Leaf, Ocean Tides, Pinefeather, Pure Poppy, Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise
PAPER: Pure Poppy, Classic Kraft; Metallic Gold; Christmas Plaid (patterned paper by Recollections)
DIES: Border Bling: Believe, Deer to Me
OTHER: Copic Opaque White 

The third card showcases the small Wood Chips stamp/die set.  I'm giving you an early peek at the new Feathered Friends die that you'll see more of on another day.

I consider this a masculine card with all the earthy, woodsy colors happening! I added lots of texture with the embossed tin stitch border, the burlap and the Woodwork dies. 

I thought the bird would look good perched on a pile or wall of wood chips, so that's the direction I took with the design. 

STAMPS: Wood Chips
INK: Honey Nut, Cocoa Bean, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Smokey Shadow
PAPER: Rustic Cream, Honey Nut, Enchanted Evening, Classic Kraft; Metallic Gold
DIES: Feathered Friends 6, Border Bling: Joy Frame, Border Bling: Twigs, Border Bling: Tin Stitch, Woodwork, Wood Chips
OTHER: Burlap with paper backing

 

SUPPLIES 

 

Be sure and come back tomorrow to see what is happening on reveal day #2!

                                                    ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #619

 

Wow, it's been a whole week since I've posted on my blog, but I assure you... I've been VERY busy creating for the November release at Ink to Paper! Today, we have a new Color Throwdown challenge and Vickie Zimmer is hosting with some of my fave Christmas colors: red, aqua and silver!

I had this stenciled snowflake background in my leftover pile from last year and it was perfect as a starting point for this challenge. I already had the postage frame and star flake dies as "extras" from previous projects, so all I had to do was die cut a couple of sentiments and it was all finished! You are getting a sneak peek of a sentiment that comes with a frame die as part of the November release at Ink to Paper.

PAPER: Stampers Select White, Pure Poppy (Ink to Paper); Metallic silver from a kit by Simon Says Stamp.

INK: Hawaiian Shores (Ink to Paper).

DIES: Border Bling: Skinny Postage, Starflakes, Border Bling: Believe (Ink to Paper); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics by My Favorite Things. 

OTHER: Snowflake stencil from The Greetery.

We'd love to have you play along with us! For more inspiration, check out what the rest of the design team has created HERE.

                                      Happy stamping!   ~Wanda 

Color Throwdown #618

Another week and another Color Throwdown challenge is up and running! Lynn is hosting this week and has some awesome fall colors chosen: red, orange, green, and brown. I wanted to ink up a fall favorite stamp set - Bountiful Wreath - from The Greetery. I'm also using one of my fave sentiment sets from the same company - Comforting Commands.

I cut out the center of the wreath section on the plaid panel and raised the remaining plaid section with foam tape. The sentiment is also popped up with foam tape. I topped it off with some jute twine and sequins for embellishments.

STAMPS: Bountiful Wreath, Comforting Commands (Ink to Paper).

PAPER: Rustic Cream (Ink to Paper), Perfectly Plaid Fall 6x6" pad (Lawn Fawn).

INK: Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile, Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado (Ink to Paper/Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Crimped Frames, Bountiful Wreath, Comforting Commands (Ink to Paper).

We would love to have you play along with the challenge and hope to see you in the gallery! Thanks so much for stopping by!

                                                              ~Wanda

Full Moon in Winter

I have a quick post today after completing a couple of challenge cards for the next two weeks. I put this card on IG several days ago and forgot to add it here to my blog. After watching a Lavinia Stamps YouTube video seen HERE, I was inspired to try my hand at creating a night sky with some snow drifts in the foreground. It's basically just masking off areas then adding ink with blending brushes or sponge daubers.

 I'm also still playing around with flat lay vs. front side photography using a lightbox with my cards. My personal review is mixed, so that explains why you will see some of both! After the backgound was blended and dried, I splattered with some watered down Copic Opaque White. It's one of those products I've had and never quite knew what to do with until I realized it makes great splatters - lol!

STAMPS: Winter Wonder (trees), Tree Essentials (pine branches) by Ink to Paper/Papertrey Ink.

PAPER: Bristol Smooth watercolor paper; Stampers Select White, Ocean Tides (Ink to Paper).

INK: Ocean Tides, Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean (Ink to Paper); Stormy Sky, Broken China, Pine Needles, Evergreen Bough, Blueprint Sketch distress oxide inks by Ranger.

DIES: Winter Wonder, Border Bling: Twigs (Ink to Paper); Banner Flags STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Martha Stewart super fine glitter; Copic Opaque White.
 

Fusion Card Challenge: Autumn

 

While the theme may be autumn for the new Fusion Card Challenge, I went with the sketch and was inspired by the mug in the photo to create this Christmas card using the Festive Mugs set from Ink to Paper. I used atypical Christmas colors but wanted to try out the Americana ink color paired with Dark Indigo patterned paper.

STAMPS: Festive Mugs (Ink to Paper).

PAPER: Bitty Big: Dark Indigo, Vintage Cream (Ink to Paper); Christmas Day 6x6" pad by CartaBella.

INK: Americana, Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening, Pinefeather, New Leaf, Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold, True Black.

DIES: Festive Mugs (Ink to Paper); Stitched Circle and Rectangle  STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

 

That's all for now! Happy stamping!    ~Wanda