ITP Day #4 May Release

We're almost there! Today is day #4 of introductions to the May release at Ink to Paper and tomorrow is the day you can finally go shopping! Woohoo! We are introducing Nifty Plaid stamp + To Die For Sentiments: Father's Day + Border Bling: Diamonds die + Just Sentiments: Father's Day stamps.

 

I love to be able to create my own custom patterned paper and this plaid stamp is perfect! I wanted to incorporate two colors, so after stamping it in dark blue using my MISTI, I moved it to the right about 1/4" and stamped it in yellow. 

I thought it needed a pop of green so I die cut the previously released Background Bouquet die and trimmed off the leafy elements and tucked them around the large sentiment. Love the bold, happy colors!
 
Here's a look at the inside. That diamond die is probably my favorite item in the whole release! 

STAMPS: Nifty Plaid, Inside Greetings: Father's Day
INK: Bright Buttercup, Enchanted Evening
PAPER: Bright Buttercup; Navy, Lime Green
DIES: Pierced Feature Frames, To Die For Sentiments: Father's Day, Background Bouquet, Border Bling: Diamonds

My next card is a result of inspiration from Pinterest. The sentiment was curved to fit a basic banner die cut and the tie was cut from a leftover piece of plaid stamped paper. 
 
Here is a hand drawn diagram of the dimensions. Make a cut on the solid lines about 1/2" in from each side, then score and fold down the "collar" on the dotted lines. The tie was just cut free hand after drawing the angled lines with a ruler.

Decisions. Decisions. Only one dad and too many Father's Day

cards that I want to send him - haha!


STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Father's Day, Inside Greetings: Father's Day, Nifty Plaid
INK: Enchanted Evening
PAPER: Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening, White
DIES: Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border, Banner Builders: Basics

My last card involves some alcohol ink blending with a gold mixative and simply adding dies. I layered two layers of black sentiment dies over one layer of gold and decided to trim down two corners of the diamond frame die instead of using the entire frame.  

On the inside, I saved the negative space of the diamond frame die

cut in black. I cut out about 1/2" of the middle (two diamond points) then spliced it back together with tape. The white diamond center covers the cut line perfectly and you've got a fun background.



STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Father's Day
INK: Alcohol inks; True Black
PAPER: True Black, White, Luxe Gold, Yupo
DIES: To Die For Sentiments: Father's Day, Border Bling: Diamonds



So, that finishes up all the introductions to the new release. Hope you've been inspired to try out some of the new products! Happy stamping!
                                                                      ~Wanda 

ITP May Release Day #3

Hopefully you have seen and liked the first two days of reveals for the May release at Ink to Paper! Now we're ready for day #3 where we will introduce Owl Always Love You stamps/dies + His stamps + Border Bling: Twigs dies + Inside Greetings: Father's Day stamps. 

Check out this awesome new twig frame die set with both an oval and a rectangle option! I sponged the edges with Prairie Grass ink after cutting it from kraft CS. The diamond die in the center will be revealed with more details tomorrow. The Loosely Woven background stamp - previously released - is a fave of mine because it adds some visual texture! On the left is a photo of the inside.

There are two owl sizes which are so fun to put together! I can't wait to use them for different occasions by adding a hat (thinking maybe the graduation cap and diploma stamps would make a fun grad card)! I often neglect to add anything to my card insides, but these small sentiment sets are just so perfect to get it done.

STAMPS: Owl Always Love You, Loosely Woven Background, Inside Greetings: Father's Day
INK: Dark Chocolate, Spring Moss, Prairie Grass, Harvest Gold, Orange Zest, Kraft
PAPER: Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Kraft, Vintage Cream, Linen Vintage Cream
DIES: Border Bling: Diamonds, Border Bling: Twigs

My second card again features the Owl Always Love You set and is paired with a sentiment from the His stamp set. I used an older background birch stamp stamped in Aqua Mist and layered it over some patterned paper. To add a bit of whimsy, I gave my owls some aqua ears! :-)  

These new products will be released on Friday the 15th, but first we have another reveal day tomorrow! See you then.    
                                         Happy stamping!     ~Wanda 

Color Throwdown #593

Yes, it's hump day and that means a new Color Throwdown Challenge! Broni has chosen pink, yellow and blue for the colors - inspired by this lovely group of throw pillows! I wanted to watercolor these Botanicut: Sunflower die cut layers and though I tried to water them down, the colors were still more vivid than the photo version. 

I used the Painterly Stripes background stamp and the Written in Ribbons sentiment stamps and stamped them in two shades of blue: Bo Peep and Falling for Blue dye inks by WPlus9. I used two light shades of gray card stock for the leaves as a neutral color.

STAMPS: Written in Ribbons, Painterly Stripes Background (The Greetery).
PAPER: White (PTI); Water color paper by Ranger.
DIES: BotaniCuts: Sunflower, Nordic Frames, Written in Ribbons (The Greetery); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics by My Favorite Things.

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting. We'd love to have you play along with us and if you'd like more inspiration, please stop by the Color Throwdown blog and check out the rest of the design team's creations!                    ~Wanda

ITP May Release Day #2

Hello again and welcome to day #2 of the May release introductions! Yours truly is doing the feature post over on the Ink to Paper blog today, so be sure to hop on over there and see what all the other designers are creating as well! We are introducing Floral Delicacies stamps/dies + In Stitches: Back Pocket dies.

 

I have three cards to share and the first is my favorite! I love the diamond die set that reminds me of a garden trellis (you will see more details when it is introduced on Thursday). I think it pairs so well with these fun new florals! 

I love that this stamp set introduced me to a flower called allium - commonly known as Ornamental Onion. It is found in many different colors and can be in shades of purple, pink, blue, yellow, or white. I even took license to create some red allium on my next card. The bottom line is that this stamp set is VERY versatile when it comes to color options!

 SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Floral Delicacies, Blossoming Branches
INK: Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Green Parakeet, New Leaf, True Black
PAPER: Soft Stone, White, Bitty Big: Pale Peony
DIES: Floral Delicacies, Border Bling: Diamonds

My second card pairs the flowers with this fun In Stitches: Back Pocket die. I have more ideas for its use in the future since the larger pocket is the perfect size to use as a gift card holder.

After stamping the first step of the flowers with Pure Poppy ink, I white embossed the second step stamp then added Black Enamel Accents to the centers. The rivets were cut from shiny card stock and white card stock was layered behind the three different parts of the pocket. The small dotted swiss pattern of the patterned paper echoes the stitching dots.

I didn't want to cover up the leaves with the sentiment label, so chose to go with gold embossing on vellum. It also softens up the starkness of the colors. I elected to round off the corners which also softens the look of the card. I use "hello" sentiments pretty often when I'm building up my card stash because it can go with so many different occasions.

 SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Floral Delicacies
INK: Pure Poppy, Green Parakeet, New Leaf; Versamark
PAPER: Bitty Big: Dark Indigo, Pure Poppy, White; Vellum; Shiny Silver
DIES: In Stitches: Back Pocket, Floral Delicacies
OTHER: Silver embossing powder, Black Enamel Accents









This last card uses a purple color theme and again you see the border die that will be introduced in a couple of days.

More white embossing is happening here. Some of the leaves were stamped directly on the card base and others were die cut and popped with foam tape. 

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Floral Delicacies
INK: Amethyst Allure, Green Parakeet, New Leaf; Versamark
PAPER: White, Amethyst Allure
DIES: Border Bling: Diamonds, Floral Delicacies, Beautiful Bouquet Tag
OTHER: White embossing powder, twine














This was a lengthy post but hope you are still hanging in there! Be sure to visit again tomorrow when Day #3 introductions will be made.                                 Happy stamping!    ~Wanda

ITP May Release Day #1

Yay for beginning the introductions to the May release at Ink to Paper! Manufacturing delays due to coronavirus issues didn't allow us to have a release in April, so the design team is very ready to get some new inspiration headed your way with the new release goodies! Today we are featuring the Wild Fields stamps/dies + Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border dies + Inside Greetings: Mother's Day + To Die For Sentiments: Mother's Day die! I was on a roll with some color blending using distress oxide inks and decided to go with similar styles aka silhouette stamping but with different background colors for both cards.  I love this sentiment which could be used for a variety of reasons (sympathy, illness, etc.).

STAMPS: Wild Fields
INK: Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber distress oxide inks; True Black
PAPER: White, True Black
DIES: Border Bling: Skinny Diagonals Frames
TECHNIQUE: Color Blending
 

TIP: I find it a necessity to use a stamp positioner (I use a MISTI) when I stamp images with black ink. I like it crisp and bold which only results after two or three inkings!

 

TIP: This large sentiment die is so beautiful, but it is intricate and I've learned to always add a metal shim to the "sandwich" layer when running it through a die cutting machine. I also run it through a second time after turning the "sandwich" 90 degrees. 

Don't forget the inside of your cards! ITP has quite a few inside greetings that make this simple to do. I had a small border leftover from the background panel and added it to the inside to tie it all together.



STAMPS: Wild Fields, Inside Greetings: Mother's Day stamps
INK: True Black (PTI), Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet distress oxide inks
PAPER: White
DIES: To Die For Sentiment: Mother's Day; Border Bling: Skinny Diagonal Frames
TECHNIQUE: Color blending

You will want to head over to the Ink to Paper blog and check out the other projects the design team has created!

Happy stamping and tune back tomorrow for Day #2 intros!
                                                                ~Wanda

ITP Intros Start Tomorrow!

I've been quiet on my blog for about a week, but I've been a card making machine in my stamp room getting ready for the May release at Ink to Paper! Here's a sneak peek of some of the new things coming.

Stay tuned tomorrow for day #1 of introductions!    ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #592

It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge! Barbara is hosting and has a beautiful group of colors that I thought would look great using The Greetery's Print Shop: Fresh Floral stamp and stencil set.

I struggled with photographing the card and it doesn't show the gold embossing plus the teal shows darker than in real life. Sunshine has been scarce these days which makes card photos more challenging to edit!

 

STAMPS: Print Shop: Fresh Floral and Written in Ribbons (The Greetery).

PAPER: White (Papertrey Ink), Vellum (Stampin' Up).

INK: Tempting Turquoise, Island Indigo, Coastal Cabana, Smoky Slate (SU); Memento Tuxedo Black; Versamark.

DIES: Postal Frames, Written in Ribbons, Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery).

OTHER: Queen's Gold embossing powder by Ranger.

For more inspiration, be sure to check out the rest of the design team's samples on the Color Throwdown blog!           ~Wanda