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

 

Buckeye Leaf

 

There's a great new challenge on the Inspired By challenge blog with a theme of panels. My leftover pile came to the rescue with the strips over acetate panel and the water colored background already made ages ago! I placed foam tape behind the strips to make them seem they are floating. The leaf was die cut and also popped up with foam tape.  Easy peasy!

 

 

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

DIES: Jumbo Curiosity: Buckeye Leaf (The Greetery).

Thanks so much for stopping by! ~Wanda 

Color Throwdown #842

 

Red, orange and green are the colors for the new Color Throwdown challenge. I thought it was high time I dusted off the Oopsie Daisy stamp & die set along with the Just Mason Around set from The Greetery. This gives a country cottage feeling so I wanted to add some red gingham paper for part of the background.

 

STAMPS: Oopsie Daisy, Just Mason Around, Sentiment Suite: Birthday (The Greetery).

INK: Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel (Papertrey Ink); Lemon Whip, Warm Buff, Key Lime, Olive, Mint, Sage, Eucalyptus (Pinkfresh Studio). 

PAPER: Gingham: Berry Sweet 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" pad (Waffle Flower); Bristol Smooth Surface; Classic Kraft, Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Oopsie Daisy, Just Mason Around, Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery); Love to Layer: Decorative Bracket, Delicate Doilies (PTI). 

 

 

Hope you can join us in the challenge! Happy stamping!  ~Wanda 

Tic-Tac-Toe

The Paper Players Challenge is all about a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge. I chose the top horizontal row with celebration, flowers and stencil. The stenciling is very subtle and only involves the ribbon frame. It's a pretty clean and simple design with patterned floral paper used for the negative space of the frame. Some moonshine sequins embellish the design.   

 

STAMPS: Birthday Your Way 2 (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz (PTI).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Aqua Mist (PTI); Cute & Crafty 6x6 pad (Doodlebug Design Inc).

DIES: Ribbon Frame (The Greetery); Birthday Your Way 2 (PTI).

OTHER: Ribbon Frame stencil; Moonshine sequins.

Time for some college football games! Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

Cupcake Inspiration

 

 

Hello friends! The new challenge for the Cupcake Inspiration challenge is to use pastel colors. I really love the soft peach, yellow and sage that these cupcakes represent! I went with an old favorite group of products from The Greetery for a thank you card.

 

 

For added dimension, I adhered two of the die cut sentiments together then I popped up the floral frame with foam tape. 

STAMPS: Floral Arches, Arched Sentiments (The Greetery).

INK: Peach Fuzz, Sunkissed, Lemon Whip, Sunshine, Mint, Sage, Eucalytus (Pinkfresh Studio); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI); Plaids 6x6 pad (Recollections).

DIES: Floral Arches, Arched Sentiments (The Greetery).

OTHER: Floral Arches stencils (The Greetery). 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

SSS Monday Challenge

 

Happy 15th birthday to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! A simple card using the Ribbon Frame die and stencil set paired with Written in Ribbons stamp/die set from The Greetery.  

Background was splattered with Pink Raspberry distress ink and the frame was cut from Cute & Crafty 6x6 patterned paper pad by Doodlebug Design Inc.

That's a wrap for today! Thanks for stopping by...  ~Wanda
 

 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

 

I've been wanting to CASE a beautiful card sent to me by a fellow stamper from Texas (Susie Moore), so the new Tic Tac Toe challenge was the perfect motivation to create this card. I used the far left vertical row of friendship, any color and any shape die. I loved Susie's concept of popping up a frame over the pierced stitching background. I double cut the sentiment die to make it sturdier and more dimensional. 

The Greetery has a list of supplies they will be retiring soon and when they are gone...they are gone! The Print Shop: Floral Frame is one of those items.

Here's what I used: 

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

INK: Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse, Lovely Lady, Melon Berry (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne (Ranger).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Lovely Lady (PTI).

DIES: Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things); Print Shop: Floral Frame, Comforting Commands (The Greetery); Stitching Cover Plate (Paper Rose Studio).

OTHER: Sequins, enamel dots, dew drop embellishments. 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Dragonfly Birthday

 

A leisurely Sunday afternoon led to this card for two challenges. The Paper Players have a tic-tac-toe challenge this week and I went with the middle vertical row of something that flies, die cut and layers. I was also inspired by the colors for the Sunday Stamps challenge.  

I started by stenciling a tartan plaid background. I then layered a rick rack frame and a diamond die shape. 

STAMPS: Opposites Attract (The Greetery).

INK: Peach Fuzz, Apricot, Summer Shower, Seaside (Pinkfresh Studio); New Leaf, Enchanted Evening, Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, New Leaf (PTI).

DIES: Opposites Attract, Jumbo Curiosity: Dragonfly (The Greetery); Love to Layer: Scalloped Diamonds, Border Bling: Skinny Ric Rac (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Dragonfly stencil, Tartan Builder Diagonal stencil (The Greetery).

That's a wrap for now. Have a great week!  ~Wanda
 

Inspired By Challenge

 

There is a fun new photo for the Inspired By challenge! I was inspired to use the rainbow colors and the vertical elements of the freezie pops which led me to feature these candle dies from The Greetery. I must confess that these candles wanted to give me some grief when I was lining up the various stencils. I had several re-dos - haha!

 

STAMPS: Make A Wish (The Greetery).

INK: Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Lovely Lady, Raspberry Fizz, Harvest Gold, Lemon Tart, Summer Sunrise, Smokey Shadow, Amethyst Allure (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Bitty Big: Harvest Gold, Stamper's Select White, Tropical Teal (PTI).

DIES: Make A Wish, All Aglow (The Greetery).

OTHER: All Aglow stencils (The Greetery); Wink of Stella shimmer brush.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda
 

 

Just Us Girls

 

Always love playing along with the Just Us Girls challenge and this week, it's CASE a DT Week. I chose Carol McFarland's card which has an envelope/hearts/flowers postage theme. I also used her embossed background idea.

I used the 3D Eyelet Lace embossing folder by Honey Bee and also cut the scalloped edge with the coordinating die. Then it was time to fill up the envelope with goodies from The Greetery and I topped it off with my new fave waxed seal die set from Waffle Flower.

STAMPS: Blooming Beauties (Papertrey Ink); Signed and Sealed, Signed and Sealed With A Kiss (The Greetery).

INK: Sweet Blush, Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Hawaiian Shores (PTI); Versamark.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Lovely Lady, Hawaiian Shores (PTI).

DIES: Blooming Beauties (PTI); Signed and Sealed, Signed and Sealed With A Kiss (The Greetery); Eyelet Lace 3D (Honey Bee); Waxed Seal set (Waffle Flower).

OTHER: Queen's Gold embossing powder; 3D Eyelet Lace embossing folder (Honey Bee).

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda
 
 

Steeped with Love

 

It's a beautiful Saturday and I'm whipping out a card for a couple of challenges while waiting on a FedEx delivery and also waiting for temps to warm up. First is the Inspired By challenge which has a drink theme. I went with a teacup representing the "drink" and also used the sketch by creating a panel of strips over acetate (that accounts for the weird glare in the photos).  

Second challenge is for Tic Tac Toe where I went with the top horizontal row with food/beverage, die cuts and soft colors.  I also got to break in the new Finishing Touches die set by Kristina Werner that gives a variety of options for stitched details. There's a small amount of stenciling on the tea cup and don't you love that wee sentiment on the tag of the tea bag? 

STAMPS: Brew-tea-ful Day Sentiments, Sips Tea (The Greetery).

INK: Limeade Ice, Green Parakeet, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Sweet Blush, Lovely Lady. Hawaiian Shores (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Sweet Blush, Lovely Lady (PTI).

DIES: Simple Strips (Pretty Pink Posh); Kristina's Finishing Touches (Concord & 9th); Brew-tea-ful Day Bouquet, Brew-tea-ful Day Sentiments (The Greetery).

OTHER: Sips Tea stencil (The Greetery); Acetate.

 

 

 Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda