Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

While a thunderstorm is rolling through the Shenandoah Valley here in VA, I'm finishing up this card and entering it into the current Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I really enjoy the Kristina Werner collection of Long Line Roses she designed for Concord & 9th! The stencils make it so easy to color everything very quickly. I wanted to showcase the new Coastal Blue dye ink and paper recently made available at Papertrey Ink. While it's very close, it's simply not the same shade as Aqua Mist which has not been available for years! I will sadly mourn losing that color!  

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

INK: Green Parakeet, Ocean Tides, Coastal Blue, Hawaiian Shores, Blueberry Sky (PTI).

PAPER: Coastal Blue, Stampers Select White (PTI).

DIES: Long Line Roses (Kristina Werner with Concord & 9th); Pierced Feature Frames, Border Bling: Tin Stitch (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

Tic Tac Toe

There is a new inspiration board for the current Tic Tac Toe challenge. I chose the center vertical row with summer theme (flowers), free and layers. I'm loving the newly released Into the Blooms: Mixed Bouquet die set from Papertrey Ink. The scroll is also a new die and it made the perfect backdrop to this encouraging verse!

 

STAMPS: Psalm Relections: February, Psalm Reflections: May (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Hawaiian Shores, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Ocean Tides, Simply Chartreuse (PTI); Antique Linen distress ink; Wisteria, Candy Violet, Sunshine, Marigold, Bubble Gum, Raspberry Bliss (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Rustic Cream, Fine Linen, Stampers Select White (PTI); Rustic 12x12" paper (unknown source).  

DIES: Storybook Scroll, Into the Blooms: Mixed Bouquet (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things). 

 That's a wrap for today!  ~Wanda

 

Just Us Girls: Stencil Week

 

A young lady in our church will be having a wedding before long and I needed a card for the occasion. I chose to go with some stamps/stencils/dies from The Greetery to "git 'er done". I'm also entering this into the Just Us Girls challenge where "anything goes" for stencil week.        

STAMPS: Arched Sentiments (The Greetery).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Mint, Meadow, Emerald City, Spruce Tips, Lemon Whip, Marigold, Ballet Slipper, Sparkling Rose, Bubble Gum, Raspberry Bliss (Pinkfresh Studio); Versamark

PAPER: Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Arched Sentiments, Floral Arches (The Greetery); Border Bling: Tin Stitch (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Floral Arches stencils; Gold gems; Queen's Gold embossing powder. 

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Christmas in July

 

While I'm not ready to get into the Christmas spirit quite yet, I did go with a pop up circle card that worked for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge and the Little Red Wagon challenge with a Christmas in July theme. I dug back into my Reverse Confetti archives for some 'oldie but goody' supplies. 

 

I pulled some retired Grout Gray paper for the background, then layered a couple of die cut snow banks from a glitter white card stock. 

STAMPS: Christmas Blessings, Triangle Trees (Reverse Confetti).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Bubble Gum, Key Lime, Turquoise dye inks (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Grout Gray (My Favorite Things); Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink); Glitter white; pink and green scraps from my leftover box.

DIES: Triangle Trees, Holly, Pop Up Circle (Reverse Confetti); Bring Home the Holidays (PTI).

 

 Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

 

 

 

Word Art Wednesday Berry Branches

 

 

Good Wednesday everyone! It's time for another Word Art Wednesday challenge and this time our inspiration verse is Psalm 71:8. We hope you will be able to play along for a chance to win a gift card from our sponsor! I printed this sentiment at 50% size onto a heavy weight vellum paper.

STAMPS: Psalm Reflections: August (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Classic Kraft, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stampers Select White, Enchanted Evening (PTI); Sour Apple (My Favorite Things); Vellum.

DIES: Psalm Reflections: August, Psalm Reflections: October, Border Bling: Skinny Postage (PTI).

OTHER: Berry Branches stencils (Papertrey Ink).  

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope to see you in the gallery.  ~Wanda 

Inspired By...

I loved the inspiration photo for the current Inspired By...challenge! The bold blue and white stripes and the damask prints especially stood out to me. I totally botched my coloring strategy. I clear embossed the florals and colored with an aquapainter and dye inks. I did not use watercolor paper which was the first mistake. I then used some Copic markers to blend out the colors. It helped a little but still wasn't good. 

STAMPS: Your Friendship (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Mint, Meadow, Waterfall, Summer Shower, Slumber, Blue Jay (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Stampers Select White (PTI).

DIES: Your Friendship (Creative Worship Stamps); On the Edge: Scallops Collection (PTI).

OTHER: Perfect Present stencil collection (PTI); Dasmask Pattern stencil (Creative Worship Stamps).

I used a corner chomper to cut the top right corner. Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

 

 

Pocket Birthday Card

 

I've seen so many gorgeous pocket cards and decided to create a rather simple one for starters. I've stayed in touch with a close friend (since 5th grade). She's in Maryland and I'm in Virginia so it's mainly through FB, birthdays, Christmas, etc. that we share with each other. I had the surprise of a a lifetime when this friend traveled to my area for my husband's funeral service in May! That was such a special thing for her to do and I was over the moon to hug her in person again! She has a birthday later this month, so I wanted to send this card to her. I'm entering this into the Festive Friday challenge which is honoring National Friendship Day. I used the following elements: knotted ribbon, tag shape, friend sentiment, flowers, butterflies.  

STAMPS: This is Big Sentiments: Celebrate, Fancy Floral Numbers (Papertrey Ink); Summer Collage Tag, Clipboard, Foliage Silhouettes, Blooming Tulips, Sew Many Stitches, Vintage Snippets (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Brushed Corduroy, Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn, Squeezed Lemonade, Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac, Worn Lipstick distress; Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stampers Select White, True Black (PTI); Tea Party 12x12 paper (Stampin' Up); Matte silver.

DIES: Blooming Tulips, Tag & More, Film Strip, Stitched Pockets (Creative Worship Stamps); Fancy Floral Numbers, Keep It Simple Frames (PTI).

OTHER: Brads, Jute twine, crinkle seam binding, fancy paper clip, black lace, clear embossing powder.

My friend is an avid reader and quilter/seamstress, so thus the stitching element and the two tags that could be used as bookmarks.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda