Just Us Girls

 This week it's CASE a DT Week on the Just Us Girls challenge blog. I chose Bobby Hagan's card and used stamps and dies by Papertrey Ink. After stamping all the florals, I then tucked them behind the sentiment slits. I added two punched corner pieces to give the design better balance (I should have lowered the sentiment more...it felt top heavy).

STAMPS: Blooming Beauties, Tuck It Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Scarlet Jewel (PTI); Olive, Key Lime, Sweet Mustard, Marigold, Clementine, Berrylicious, Candy Apple, Regal Kiss, Hydrangea, Sparkling Rose, Bubble Gum, Raspberry Bliss (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Stampers Select White (PTI).

DIES: Blooming Beauties, Tuck It Sentiments (PTI); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Corner Photo Punch (Stampin' Up). 

 Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Tag Card

 

I am playing along with two challenges:

Just Us Girls #815 - It's mood board week and I was inspired by the black background with pops of bold floral colors. *Oops! This challenge is past the deadline. :-(

Freshly Made Sketches #729 - a fun layout by Amy.

 

STAMPS: Texture Tiles 1 (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Peacock Feathers, Mowed Lawn distress inks; Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Brisstol Smooth Surface; Stamper's Select White, True Black (Papertrey Ink); Black & White Stripes (My Favorite Things).

DIES: Tag Sale #3, Into the Blooms: Blossoming Beauties, On the Edge: Scallops Collection, Stitched Florals (Papertrey Ink). 

OTHER: Black jute twine. 

I stamped the script and the mesh grid stamps from Creative Worship Stamps' Texture Tiles 1 set on the tag. Florals were die cut from Bristol Smooth Surface paper then distress inks were smooshed onto the pieces. I didn't add a sentiment for now. Sometimes I like to have a blank card to add a sentiment as needed.

It's a rainy day in Virginia. Good day to concentrate on some stamping classes I signed up for at Creative Worship Stamps!f  ~Wanda
 

Celebrate

 

It's a cloudy Thursday with rain showers most of the day. After some minor cleaning, I headed to my craft room and created this card using the sketch for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge and for the Just Us Girls challenge where it's stencil week. 

 

I started with two stencils - Watercolor Wonderful - by Papertrey Ink using Limeade Ice and Hawaiian Shores ink. I then die cut the florals from white paper and color blended. Splatters were made with Permanent White Gouache. The 'celebrate' sentiment makes it versatile to use for birthdays, retirement, anniversaries, etc. 

STAMPS: This is Big Sentiments: Celebrate (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, New Leaf, Ripe Avocado, Limeade Ice, Saffron Spice, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink).

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

DIES: Into the Blooms: Tulips, This is Big Sentiments: Celebrate (PTI); Crimped Frames (The Greetery).

OTHER: Watercolor Wonderful stencils (PTI). 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda 

Tea Cup Florals

 

 

My card was inspired by the flowers and pink mug in the mood board photo for the Just Us Girls challenge. It also was inspired by the tea garden theme for the Inspired By challenge. It was perfect for me to dust off the stamps/dies/stencils from The Greetery called Brew-tea-ful Day.

              

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

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Fine Linen, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, New Leaf, Ripe Avocado (PTI). 

PAPER: Pretty Posy 6x6 pad (FSC); Stamper's Select White (PTI). 

DIES: Sips Tea (The Greetery); Love to Layer: Scalloped Diamonds (PTI).

OTHER: Sips Tea stencil; Corner chomper.

 

 

 

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Just Us Girls

 

The Just Us Girls Challenge has CASE a DT week this time around. I chose to CASE Vicki's sympathy card and stenciled some large ferns and embellished with a butterfly. Thankfully I don't need a sympathy card but it's always good to have them on hand.

STAMPS: Tuck It Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Rustic Wilderness distress (Ranger).

PAPER: Garden Green (Stampin' Up); Classic Kraft, Vintage Cream (PTI).

DIES: Floral & Flutter (Concord & 9th); Nested Elongated Ovals (Pinkfresh Studio); Love to Layer: Scalloped Ovals, Border Bling: Tin Stitch (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery).

OTHER: Mini Ferns 6x6 stencil (The Crafter's Workshop).

 

 

Thanks for stopping by! Stay warm if you happen to be in the polar bear temp regions like we are here in VA!  ~Wanda

Just Us Girls

 

It's mood board week over on the Just Us Girls challenge blog. The arched doors and windows plus the pop of red were what inspired me. Out came my Love to Layer: Arches die set and the Long Line Roses stamps/stencils/dies by Kristina Werner to bring in the pop of red.

 

STAMPS: Long Line Roses (Kristina Werner for Concord & 9th).

INK: Passion Fruit, Berrylicious, Candy Apple, Mint, Sage (Pinkfresh Studio); Versafine Clair Nocturne. 

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, True Black (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Long Line Roses (Kristina Werner for Concord & 9th); Love to Layer: Arches (Papertrey Ink); Lattice Frame (Reverse Confetti).

OTHER: Long Line Roses stencils (Kristina Werner for Concord & 9th).  

That's all for now. Time for some football playoffs!  ~Wanda

Just Us Girls

 

Happy New Year to all my crafty friends! It's a big day for some college football games but none seem to be ending like I would like - haha! So...I headed to my craft room and joined in the new Just Us Girls challenge where it's die week. My most often used cover plate die is the Tin Stitch die from Papertrey Ink! I combined it with the largest of the Stitched Rectangle dies by MFT.

Each pine cone has 3 layers where I blended 3 different brown shades then splattered with white Gouache paint. While wet, I sprinkled a wee bit of super fine glitter. The pine boughs were cut from a green scrap of paper then sponged lightly with Pinefeather ink and then splattered with white paint and fine glitter.

 

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

INK: Fine Linen, Classic Kraft, Honey Nut, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate, Pinefeather (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Fine Linen, Stamper's Select White, New Leaf (PTI); Metallic mirror gold paper (Amazon).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Pine, Into the Blooms: Wild Wood, Border Bling: Tin Stitch (Papertrey Ink); Postal Frames, Sentiment Suite Basics, Inside and Out Berry Branch, Fit to be Tied, Postal Frames (The Greetery); Blueprints 27, Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things). 

OTHER: Super fine glitter (Martha Stewart); White Gouache paint. 

That's a wrap for now. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda 

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
 

 

Just Us Girls Challenge

It's mood board week at Just Us Girls. I was inspired by the rustic star in the photo, so went with Papertrey Ink's Rustic Wood Star die set. I cut all the elements from white paper then color blended with dye inks. No stamps were used.

PAPER: Scrapbook Paper 6x6 (Horizon); Stamper's Select White (PTI); Gold.

INK: Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, Pinefeather, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Honey Nut, Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate (PTI). 

DIES: Love to Layer: Scalloped Ovals, Border Bling: Joy Frame, Rustic Wood Star (Papertrey Ink). 

The corners were rounded with a "chomper" tool to soften the look.

That's all for now. Have a great day!  ~Wanda
 

 

 

It's To Die For

 

I couldn't resist ordering this die set from Spellbinders! Aren't those singing snowmen just so adorable? I've collected quite a few snowmen over the years and love that I can keep them out even after Christmas is over until spring fever starts to set in. I'm playing along with the Just Us Girls challenge where it's "Anything Goes - Die Week".     

I will have to admit...these dies are labor intensive to assemble but doing it in assembly line fashion really helps!       

STAMPS: Hear the Bells (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Hibiscus Burst (Papertrey Ink); Turquoise, Grassy Knoll, Olive, Clementine, Gathered Twigs (Pinkfresh Studio); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI); Metallic Gold.

DIES: The Snow Notes (Spellbinders); Bring Home the Holidays (PTI).

OTHER: Flurry of Snowflakes 3D embossing folder (Spellbinders).  

 

That's all for now. Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

JUG Stencil Week

 

One of my fave go-to techniques is stenciling! I just had to play along with the new Just Us Girls challenge where it's stencil week. I just got happy mail delivered from Papertrey Ink so am using their Wandering Petals stencil collection for the backdrop to this new flower pot die.

STAMPS: Birthday Your Way (PTI).

INK: Dark Indigo, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Canyon Clay, Harvest Gold, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening (PTI);

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Enchanted Evening (PTI).

DIES: Perfectly Potted, Feathered Friends 1, Into the Blooms: Wreath, Border Bling: Skinny Postage (PTI).

OTHER: Wandering Petals stencils (PTI). 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

Thank You Teacher

 

It's mood board week over at the Just Us Girls challenge blog and the photo has a back to school vibe with book, apple, chalkboard, etc.  I've been creating some teacher cards for my grands to give out as needed. This is a thank you card using stamps and dies from Papertrey Ink.  

 

STAMPS: Just Notes, Storybook Teachers (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy, Fine Linen, Saffron Spice (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, True Black, Hawaiian Shores, Pure Poppy (PTI); Licorice 6x6 patterned paper (Bazzill Basics Paper).

DIES: Just Notes, Border Bling: Skinny Ric Rac (PTI).

OTHER: Ticket punch (Stampin' Up).

 

Thanks for dropping by and commenting! It's a cloudy day...hopefully we get some much needed rain!  ~Wanda