Color Throwdown #634

Hey, hey...it's hump day and that means there is a new Color Throwdown challenge going on! We have dark green, grass green, gold and white for the color palette. I gold embossed the sentiment and went with a very light gold (aka yellow - lol) so I could use these gorgeous lily dies.

I die cut all the pieces from white card stock then color blended with brushes and distress oxide inks. I highlighted the petals of the lilies with a gold/dark yellow pencil but it's now showing up in the photos.

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Easter (Ink to Paper).

PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; White, New Leaf (Ink to Paper).

INK: Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint distress oxide inks by Ranger; Versamark.

DIES: BotaniCuts: Lily, BotaniCuts: Palm, Nordic Frames (The Greetery).

OTHER: Queen's Gold embossing powder by Ranger.

We would love to have you join us in the challenge. 

Hope to see you in the gallery!   ~Wanda

Day 1 March Reveal at Ink to Paper

 

Another month has rolled on by and it's time again for the design team to reveal new products that will be available to buy on the 20th. Yep...the die company is still running behind with production due to Covid which explains the release date of the 20th instead of our usual 15th. But it's all good. You are going to love this month's release so let's get right to it! Today, we are introducing you to Flying By stamp set and dies + Love to Layer: Torn Edges dies + Prominent Petals stamp set and dies + Border Bling: Dainty Deliveries Frame die.

I've been scrapbooking and cardmaking for more than 20 years and one of the earliest "techniques" I loved was to tear the edges of my card panels. The torn edges die in this release reminds me of the torn look but is so much easier!

This butterfly stamp has a stained glass look and has so many possibilities for coloring! I stamped the variety of step images on this card but am wanting to try my hand at water coloring soon. The background was color blended with Picked Raspberry and Wild Honey distress oxide inks. After stamping with black ink, I then used Versamark ink and embossed with clear embossing powder to add some sheen.

 
STAMPS: Flying By
INK: Picked Raspberry, Wild Honey distress oxide ink; Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet
PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface, Lemon Tart, White, Vellum
DIES: Flying By, Love to Layer: Torn Edges, Border Bling: Tin Stitch

Ahhh...another beautiful floral set! You can never have too many flowers IMO. 

There are 3 steps to stamp the flowers and I used my fave pink shades of Sweet Blush, Pale Peony and Berry Sorbet! The frame is very delicate and works best if used with a 60 lb paper weight rather than 120 lb. It also looks very pretty if you just emboss it and omit punching out the spaces.

STAMPS: Prominent Petals
INK: Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, Ocean Tides, Ripe Avocado, Scarlet Jewel
PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; Classic Kraft, Sweet Blush
DIES: Prominent Petals, Border Bling: Dainty Deliveries Frame 

SUPPLIES 

 

That's it for today! See you tomorrow when we reveal the second day of new goodies!                                              ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #633

 

It's Wednesday and that means a new Color Throwdown challenge is happening. We have some awesome colors that reminded me of the beach...but...I went with flowers - lol! No surprise there. This Lush Bloom set released in February at Ink to Paper is my new favorite floral set! I sprayed lightly with water after each inking step which helps to "move" the color a wee bit. I also used Bristol Smooth Surface paper which is great with any water coloring technique. 

I cut apart the Vines cover plate die and arranged only a partial group of branches. I splattered Blueberry Sky ink over the bloom after the steps were completed. I stamped the sentiment twice to give it more substance (like chipboard).

STAMPS: Lush Bloom, Loosely Woven (Ink to Paper).

PAPER: Spring Rain, White, Classic Kraft (Ink to Paper); Bristol Smooth Surface.

INK: True Black, Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Weathervane, Smokey Shadow (Ink to Paper).

DIES: Lush Bloom, Cover Plate: Vines, Pierced Feature Frames (Ink to Paper).

We would love to have you play along with the challenge. For more inspiration, check out the rest of the design team's entries HERE. 

                                               Happy stamping!    ~Wanda

Tiny Blooms

 

It's another chilly weekend but, next week looks more promising with warmer temperatures in the forecast! I'm posting a card that I completed several weeks ago. When I saw the Tiny Blooms stamp set in Ink to Paper's release last month, I knew I wanted to use it with a wreath builder template!

 I started with a 4" template and stamped the first circle of the largest flower using Autumn Rose ink. The next smaller flower was stamped using Lovely Lady ink then I went with the third smaller flower using Bright Buttercup. The tiniest flower was using Hawaiian Shores and leaves were stamped with Green Parakeet and New Leaf inks. 

STAMPS: Tiny Blooms, Just Sentiments: Blooms (Ink to Paper).

PAPER: White, Bright Buttercup (Ink to Paper).

INK: (see description above)

OTHER: Wreath Builder Template (Gina K. Designs).

FYI...It is very easy to create your own DIY template. Use acetate, or a plastic flexible notebook cover or a double thickness of card stock. Cut a 6" square then take a 4" square die and cut out the center of the 6" square piece. Line up the corners as you see here (it's helpful to use graph paper) and die cut. Now you are ready to build a wreath with small stamp images!

 

Enjoy your weekend and take time to get inky!      ~Wanda
 

Fusion Card Challenge

 

It's hard to believe two weeks have flown by already, but it's time for a new Fusion Card Challenge. I was inspired by all the green leafy and circle elements in the photo. I used the sketch but flipped it and changed the oval to a circle. 

I die cut the leafy spray (part of the Floral Delicacies set) from Ripe Avocado card stock. No stamps or inks were used, so this was very quick and easy.

DIES: To Die For Sentiments: You Brighten My Life, Love to Layer: Scalloped Circles, Floral Delicacies 

PAPER: Text-Style: Turning A New Leaf 8x8" pad from Papertrey Ink; White, Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate (Ink to Paper).

We would love to have you join in the challenge! Remember...you have two weeks to get your project entered.

                                         Happy stamping!  ~Wanda

 

Color Throwdown Challenge #632

 

It's Wednesday and that means a new Color Throwdown challenge is happening! Barbara is the hostess this week and has chosen yellow, peach, green and white.

I decided to recycle this bird and flowers from a card I had previously sent to my dad. After he passed away last fall, I kept the cards I had sent to him in the nursing home and am re-purposing many of the images.

STAMPS: Blossoming Branches (florals), Effortless Beauties (sentiment) - Ink to Paper.

PAPER: White, Ripe Avocado (Ink to Paper); Strathmore Bristol Smooth Surface watercolor paper.

INK: New Leaf, Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, True Black, Lemon Tart, Simply Chartreuse, Canyon Clay (Ink to Paper).

DIES: Feathered Friends 1, Border Bling: Joy Frame, Pierced Feature Frames. 

That's it for now. We would love to have you join us in the challenge! For more inspiration, check out the rest of the designers' fabulous entries HERE.  

                                                     Happy stamping!   ~Wanda

 

Rainbow Arches

Good Tuesday morning! Yay for the sun FINALLY making an appearance! So much rain over the past weeks and months with mud anywhere you try to walk outdoors! I love the new die set released in February from Ink to Paper called Rainbow Arches. I took it quite literally and wanted to overlay the leafy arch part from color-blended paper.

I used MANY distress oxide ink colors - 15 to be exact. I then die cut the leafy arches and used 4 of them to overlap each other. The cloud dies are from the Playful Patterns stamp/die set.

STAMPS: Big Balloon Sentiments (Ink to Paper).

PAPER: True Black, Hawaiian Shores, White, Bitty Big: True Black (Ink to Paper); Strathmore Bristol Smooth Surface paper.

INK: Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry, Crackling Campfire, Ripe Persimmon, Carved Pumpkin, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Wilted Violet, Shaded Lilac, Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, Broken China, Evergreen Bough, Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron distress oxide inks by Ranger; True Black by ITP.

DIES: Rainbow Arches, Playful Patterns (Ink to Paper).

Thanks so much for stopping by...      ~Wanda