The Old & The New

Penny Black was one of the first stamping companies I was introduced to about 20 years ago when I began stamping. They're still going strong & remain one of my favorites. 
At the other end of the spectrum is Winnie & Walter who are celebrating their 3rd birthday--Another great company I've come to love.  Here are 3 cards using products from both. 

This month at PBSC our theme is Bright & Cheerful Colors. PB has a lot of wonderful background stamps including this one called roman surround.

After white embossing, I blended with Distress Inks peacock feathers, mowed lawn & picked raspberry.  The leaf stem from PB's die set called leaves was inked with the green & brushed with Wink of Stella.  The W&W hello die was cut from black & glitter cardstock.  

I masked a sentiment from PB edge to edge so I could stamp just the 2 words.  Can't tell in the photo, but there are dots of Stickles added to the background.  Hope you'll check out the work of my teammates & join the challenge.  I'm entering ATSM.

Next are 2 cards for the Winnie & Walter BD Challenges. 

First is my entry for Keren's Off the Page Challenge.  She's amazingly creative, but fortunately entries can be simple, like mine.  

The stamps & dies are all from W&W In Bloom: Frenchy's Festive Florals. Love that the poinsettia doesn't have to be for the holiday's.  My inks are PTI Berry Sorbet, Limeade Ice, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse & Green Parakeet, Brilliance Starlite Black & Delicata Silvery Shimmer.  The flower was brushed with Spectrum Noir clear sparkle pen, Stickles was added to the center & it was mounted with foam tape.  Finished off with tiny splatters of Starlite Black & 3 PPP clear sequins. I'm also entering HLS CAS challenge & Time Out.

My second card is for the Sequin Challenge with Kate.  I just got the MFT shaker pouches & wanted to try one out--so fun!  I pulled out the Pinkfresh Felicity paper pack--part of a prize I won from W&W.  

This gorgeous paper with the sweet birds made me think of Spring.  Boy has my bird feeder gotten busy in the last week. The words from W&W Big, Bold, Seasons were white embossed & trimmed by hand.  The shaker mix was in an order from W&W.  I added a dot of Stickles in the large flower centers & tied on some white embroidery floss.  I'm also entering Double D & Word Art Wednesday.  Thanks so much for stopping by.