Color Throwdown #684

 

Another week has passed already and it's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge. Amy Rohl is hosting and has some great colors - mostly neutrals with a pop of yellow - to stimulate your mojo! I had my ink cubes on my desk from a previous project and decided I would go with a contemporary style with swiping the cubes over a panel of Bristol Smooth Surface paper. Our design team's data base lists the colors as black, gray, yellow and tan even though the swatch shows what I call khaki.

I swiped Rocky Slope, Sunshine, Warm Buff, and Licorice dye inks (PinkFresh Studio) then added a bit of Fresh Snow pigment ink from Papertrey Ink. The sentiment is a great die set called Handwritten Thanks by The Stamp Market. I love the font!

Sure hope to see your creation in the throwdown gallery! Would love to see what you create! Happy stamping...      ~Wanda

What Do I Do With This?

Melody Rupple and I are up on the Papertrey Ink blog with a new "What Do I Do With This?" challenge and we chose to feature Stickles on our projects. Stickles are basically a glue-like substance with glitter added and they come in small bottles with fine tips which makes it easy to get into tiny spaces!

I typically add Stickles to celebratory cards or sometimes with Christmas greetings. Today, I wanted to use this favorite birthday die called Cover Plate: Big Balloon. It also has a coordinating stencil set that you can use to add some interesting details to the balloons. I added some hearts and some tiny dots to jazz mine up a bit! 

Next, I prepared my embellishments and sentiment. These fun little roses from PTI's recently released set worked out well to add some sparkle and shine to the card. I used the pink and orange colors from the alcohol ink base to coordinate the sentiment.

The florals were colored with Copics then Crystal Stickles were added to the edges and shadowed areas of the images.

STAMPS: Thank You Florals, Mashup Birthday
PAPER: White; Yupo
INK: Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest, True Black; Versamark
DIES: Cover Plate: Big Balloon, Tag Sale: Quilted, Thank You Florals, Mashup Birthday
OTHER: Alcohol inks, Crystal Stickles

So... now it's your turn to show us how you would use Stickles. If you have glitter, you could substitute that for the sparkle element. Add your entry to the linky on the Papertrey Ink blog for a chance to win a $25 gift card! Happy stamping!   ~Wanda

 

Color Throwdown #683

 

It's hump day again and that means a new Color Throwdown challenge is happening! Broni is hosting and has chosen gray, pink, and lime green - a beautiful springtime combo! I went with an old favorite from Papertrey Ink called Lush Bloom and created a mini slimline card.

I added black splatters with Black Soot distress ink spritzed with water. I highlighted the bloom with Crystal Stickles then added some green enamel dots.

STAMPS: Lush Bloom (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Sweet Blush, Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Limeade Ice, Green Parakeet, New Leaf, True Black, Soft Stone, Weathervane (PTI).

PAPER: White, Weathervane, Hibiscus Burst (PTI).

DIES: Lush Bloom (PTI); Mini Slimline Essential Bundle (Pinkfresh Studio).

OTHER: Crystal Stickles, Enamel Dots. 

 

Thought I would throw in a favorite photo from Monday when two of our grands had a "Nana day" and stayed here while schools were closed for a teacher work day! We were blessed by a gorgeous weather day - up to low 70's - which was perfect for outdoor play. This maple tree is great for climbing!

 

We hope you will play along with our challenge. Happy stamping!  ~Wanda

#cardsforukraine

The senseless tragedy of Russia's attack on their neighbors in Ukraine is hitting close to home! Papercrafters have a number of leaders in the industry that are from Ukraine. Yana Smakula is widely known for her designing, teaching and leadership with a variety of teams and companies. She is currently living in a bomb shelter, trying to survive. The design team at Papertrey Ink has a team member from Ukraine - Svitlana Shayevich - who is so talented and is trying to cope with having parents, a sister and many friends still in Ukraine. The DT at PTI wanted to show their solidarity, support and love to these dear fellow crafters and create a card supporting them and their country! 

I started by masking off a panel of Bristol Smooth Surface paper and sponging with Mustard Seed distress ink on one half and Prize Ribbon on the other half to represent the Ukrainian flag. The country's official flower is the sunflower so I went with layered dies from the Into the Blooms II die set from Papertrey Ink. I sponged with distress inks, added details with Prismacolor pencils and used foam tape between layers to add dimension. 

I added rain drop embellishments and ironically, thought I should call them tear drops instead. I've been very emotional thinking of the anguish that people in Ukraine must be feeling! After listening to Zelensky's address to Russia earlier today, I was definitely in need of tissues! I can only pray (I know God is in ultimate control) for an end to this ridiculous war! 

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Thinking of You (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Mustard Seed, Prize Ribbon, Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo, Mowed Lawn, Crushed Olive distress inks (Ranger); True Black (PTI).

PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface, White.

DIES: Border Bling: Tin Stitch, Mix & Mat: Scallops, Into the Blooms II.

OTHER: Rain drop embellishments.

 

Cards for Ukraine

 

I couldn't resist creating a second card for Ukraine support using a free digital image (Ukraine Sunflower/Anemone) from Emily Midgett on her blog post HERE. It's an ongoing way to send love to the Ukraine and while the digi image is free, Emily has a link to World Central Kitchen if you feel led to donate to that relief effort. Every little bit makes a difference! 

 

I used the sketch for the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge. Karren has given us a wonderful, wide open layout that allows so many options. I printed the digi on X-Press It Blending card then colored with Copics. I had two green colors that were not cooperating, so guess I need to get new ones since refilling with ink is not doing the trick. 

 

I popped up the image panel with adhesive-backed foam. The sentiment is from the Forever in Our Hearts stamp set from Pinkfresh Studio. It was a special fundraiser set to benefit Layton's Legacy (in memory of the loss of Layton, infant son of Lea Lawson). While I initially was attracted to the large butterfly image, I found there are many unique and beautiful sentiments included in this set!

STAMPS: Free digital image from Emily Midgett.

INK: True Black (Papertrey Ink) used with sentiment.

PAPER: Family Ties 6x6" pad by Pebbles; White (PTI).

DIES: Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery). 

OTHER: Copics 

Sunflower: Y15, Y19, Y38, YR24, YR14, YR27

Anemone: B12, B14, B37

Leaves: YG03, YG93, YG95; YG25, G24, G28; G07, G12, G14 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Fusion Card Challenge

The weeks are flying by and I'm thankful we have February behind us and March is bringing us closer to spring! We have an awesome sketch and inspiration photo for this Fusion Card challenge and I just had to incorporate both in my card. 

For starters, I flipped the sketch to a vertical version. The roses and leaves were all die cut from Bristol Smooth Surface paper then smooshed with Peacock Feathers and Hickory Smoke distress inks. I added rain drop embellishments to give it more pizzazz.

STAMPS: Thank You Florals (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Peacock Feathers, Hickory Smoke distress ink (Ranger).

PAPER: Bitty Big: Hawaiian Shores, White (Papertrey Ink); Bristol Smooth Surface (Strathmore).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Roses (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics, Flag STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Rain drop embellishments (PTI).

 

You have two weeks to join us in this challenge! Hope to see you in the gallery.  ~Wanda

 

Color Throwdown #682

Another Wednesday means it's time for another Color Throwdown challenge! This week's colors are happy and bright and were perfect to use the new fun carrot dies just released at Papertrey Ink.

I used a pre-crimped kraft background and popped up the turquoise tag with foam tape. The carrots were already made and leftover from an earlier project. I had a small scrap of stenciled hexagons so all I had to do was stamp a new sentiment which is from the newly released Thank You Florals set. I love that it fits perfectly in the banner die that comes with the Tag Sale: Quilted die from PTI. The jute bow ties it all together with the background (yes...pun intended). 😂

STAMPS: Thank You Florals (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Hawaiian Shores, White, Orange Zest, Canyon Clay, Vintage Jadeite (PTI).

INK: Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Orange Zest, True Black (PTI). 

DIES: Spring Carrots, Tag Sale: Quilted (PTI).

OTHER: Jute twine, Crimped heavy weight kraft card stock. 

 

We would love to have you join us in the challenge. Remember...there is an entry that will be chosen to be our guest star stamper the following week. Happy stamping!  ~Wanda