Color Throwdown #788

Hi crafty friends! It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge! Lynn is hosting with a great spring color palette of pink, green and yellow. Once again, I gravitated to this gorgeous new big bloom die set just released by Papertrey Ink. It's easy to color blend and easy to assemble!

I color blended the flower and leaves with brushes and distress inks then splattered with water. The background has a watercolored look with splatters that were created using PTI's newly released Watercolor Wonderful Stencil Collection.

STAMPS: Birthday Tag Kit (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Crushed Olive distress inks; Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stampers Select White, Lovely Lady, New Leaf (PTI).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Big Bloom, Psalm Reflections: October, Birthday Tag Kit (Papertrey Ink).

We'd love to have you join us in the challenge! Hope to see you in the gallery...happy stamping!  ~Wanda

Spring Birthday

Good Monday everyone! I am entering this birthday card into two challenges and get to check off another birthday card completion. Seize the Birthday #280 is challenging us to create a spring floral card. 

 

The current Just Us Girls #721 challenge is a color challenge to use purple, orange and mustard. I color blended the poppies using mostly distress inks on Bristol Smooth Surface paper.

STAMPS: Birthday Your Way 2 (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Ripe Avocado (PTI); Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Ripe Persimmon, Spiced Marmalade, Dried Marigold, Mustard Seed, Squeezed Lemonade distress inks; Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Bitty Big: Amethyst Allure, Amethyst Allure, Stampers Select White, True Black (PTI).

DIES: Birthday Your Way 2, Phrase Play 5, Shape Shifters Oval 2, Into the Blooms: Poppies (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Thread.

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! Sun is shining and the winds have finally stopped here in VA and it looks like we are on a slight warming trend this week! Yay!  ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #787

Hello friends! It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge and Lori is hosting this week. She's chosen aqua, olive green and teal as the colors inspired by this dress.  I needed another masculine birthday card and thought these colors would work well with The Greetery's All Aglow stencil set.

 

STAMPS: Make A Wish (The Greetery).

INK: Olive, Licorice, Ocean Breeze, Mermaid Cove, Lemon Whip, Sweet Mustard (dye inks by Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Stampers Select White, Tropical Teal (Papertrey Ink); Matte Metallic Gold.

DIES: Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Make A Wish (The Greetery). 

OTHER: GellyRoll "Clear Star" pen.

We'd love to have you play along with us! Each week there is a guest star stamper chosen from the entries and you might be next!  Happy stamping! ~Wanda

Color Throwdown Challenge #786

 

Hello friends! It's Wednesday and time for a new Color Throwdown challenge. This week Lisa is hosting and is inspiring us with these donuts to use brown, pink and cream! I dug into my "archives" and used this Enchanting Roses stamps/die set from Papertrey Ink.

 

STAMPS: Enchanting Roses (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst, Autumn Rose, Honey Nut, Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate (PTI).

DIES: Enchanting Roses, Floral Delicacies, Stitched Florals, Larger Than Life: Hello, Pierced Feature Frames (PTI).

We'd love to have you play along with us! See you in the gallery!  ~Wanda
 

PTI Release Day 4

It's the last day of reveals for the March release at Papertrey Ink. Today, we are introducing you to Reflections: March stamps and dies + Elegant Script Hot Foil Plate + Elegant Edges: Flourish dies.

I started with a favorite neutral for the background (Soft Stone) and kept the floral with a light color palette. The sentiment was stamped with a pigment ink that is a favorite for crisp results: Versafine Clair Nocturne.

STAMPS: Reflections: March.
INK: Sweet Blush, Lemon Tart, Vintage Jadeite, Ocean Tides; Versafine Clair Nocturne.
PAPER: Stampers Select White, Soft Stone.
DIES: Reflections: March, Into the Blooms: Daisies, Exstravagant Floral Frames, Border Bling: Tin Stitch.
OTHER: Thread; Stitched Rectangle STAX dies.

 My next card features the beautiful elegant edged flourish!

 I "lined" the back of the flourish with True Black paper and popped up the sentiment with foam tape.

There is a light gray stenciled background using the Dotted Hexagon stencil. A trio of moonshine sequins finished it up.

STAMPS: Mother's Day Sentiments.
INK: Salvaged Patina, Kitsch Flamingo, Saltwater Taffy, Spiced Marmalade, Dried Marigold, Mustard Se3ed distress inks; Versafine Clair Nocturne.
PAPER: Stampers Select White, Bitty Big: True Black.
DIES: Mother's Day Sentiments, Elegant Edges: Flourish.
OTHER: Moonshine sequins, Dotted Hexagon stencil (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX dies.

The Elegant Hot Foil Plate makes such a beautiful background! I used white matte foil on Harvest Gold paper. The flowers were stamped in 3 steps using Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy and Scarlet Jewel. My green PTI pads are needing refills but since they are not available from the manufacturer, I had to use ink cubes from Pinkfresh Studio in Grassy Knoll, Key Lime and Olive for the stems and leaves.

STAMPS: Pro Stamper's Box March (PTI).

INK: Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel (PTI); Grassy Knoll, Key Lime (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Stampers Select White, Harvest Gold (PTI).

DIES: Pro Stamper's Box March, Ripped Banners (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Elegant Hot Foil Plate, White matte foil, Crystal Stickles.

 

 SUPPLIES

So, that's a wrap for this month's release! Remember... there is a blog hop on instagram for a chance to win PTI gift cards. Join us at 2:00pm ET on Tuesday, March 26.  Happy stamping!  ~Wanda

PTI March Release Day 3

Hello friends! Welcome back to the 3rd day of reveals for the March release at Papertrey Ink! Today, we are introducing you to Always in Bloom stamps and dies + Watercolor Wonderful stencils + Bookmarked stamps and dies.

You can NEVER have too many florals! This is such a beautiful set but I have to say...I squealed when I saw this new watercolor stencil set! Oh. My. Goodness. I can never get great watercoloring in my attempts at free hand water coloring so these stencils end that problem! And they also include splattering details! 

The sentiment is from the Pro Stampers Box introduced on day #1.

STAMPS: Always in Bloom, Pro Stamper's Box: March.
INK: Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, New Leaf; Versafine Clair Nocturne; Kitsch Flamingo, Saltwater Taffy, Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Dried Marigold, Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber distress.
PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; Stampers Select White.
DIES: Always in Bloom.
OTHER: Watercolor Wonderful stencil; Stitched Rectangle STAX die.
 

Aren't these bookmarks just the cutest?! You can use them by themselves but they also work great when added to a card (see below for a teacher gift idea)! These would make a fun addition when gifting someone with a book.

STAMPS: Bookmarked
INK: Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile, Fine Linen, Honey Nut, True Black, Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Lovely Lady
PAPER: Stampers Select White
DIES: Bookmarked

 

STAMPS: Bookmarked
INK: Lovely Lady, Autumn Rose, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Amethyst Allure, Royal Velvet; Grassy Knoll, Olive
PAPER: Stampers Select White
DIES: Bookmarked

I added some Crystal Stickles to the flower bookmarks. To color blend the leaves, I masked off around them using Post-It note paper.

Below is an idea for adding the apple bookmark to a card. There is very minimal adhesive so that you can gently remove it from the card.

STAMPS: Bookmarked, Storybook Teachers, Storybook Christmas
INK: Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening; Grassy Knoll, Olive, Fresh Pear, Rocky Slope; Versafine Clair Nocturne
PAPER: Stampers Select White, Patterned paper by Recollections
DIES: Bookmarked, Storybook Teachers, Storybook Christmas
OTHER: Enamel dots

SUPPLIES

Be sure to come back tomorrow for the last day of reveals! There's something new in the Reflections series, a new hot foil plate and a new die in the Elegant Edges series!   ~Wanda

PTI March Release Day 2

Hello friends! Check out day two of reveals for the March release at Papertrey Ink. Today, we are introducing you to Into the Blooms: Big Blooms dies + Cornered: Flourish dies + Mother's Day Sentiments stamps and dies.

 

This new bloom creates such a "WOW" factor on a card! It's easy to line up and fun to blend distress inks on it like I did. I splattered with water to add a mottled effect.

The new corner flourishes add a wonderful detail! The sentiment was cut out twice then popped up with foam tape to add dimension.

STAMPS: Mother's Day Sentiments.
INK: Hickory Smoke, Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Saltwater Taffy, Dried Marigold, Mustard Seed distress; Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado.
PAPER: Soft Stone, Stampers Select White; Tim Holtz water color.
DIES: Into the Blooms: Big Bloom, Cornered: Flourish, Mother's Day Sentiments, Into the Blooms: Christmas Sprigs.
OTHER: Stitched Rectangle STAX die.

SUPPLIES

This is a short post today. Stop back tomorrow for some really unique new products!  ~Wanda