W&W and SSS

The current W&W Color Combo is gold & mint--so beautiful!  I decided to make a thank you card using Essentials: Tilda Cutaways, Mini Scenery: Into the Woods, Sentimental: Thanks & In a Word: Thanks Coordinating Cutaways.

I used Mint Julep cardstock & ink plus Delicata Golden Glitz.  Finished off with clear sequins.  This is also my thank you card for Di who has run The Snippets Playground for 7 years.  Darnell set up a secret blog hop for us to thank Di for all her work which includes buying & sending out prizes.  I'll probably never meet Di in person, but she's one of those people I connected with right away.  Now we have even more in common as Di recently became Mum to a totally adorable furball named Dudley.  This is for you, sweet Di!


Thought you might also like to see a card I posted on Flickr for SSS Challenge #115.  The theme is love, so I made a Valentine using SSS Mandala stencil with DI spun sugar & victorian velvet.

The sentiment from SSS Hello, Beautiful was silver embossed & I added silver splatters.  I'm also entering Inkspirational.

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Winnie & Walter

With picking up leaves and decorating the house I'm late getting my post written for the Winnie & Walter challenges that are about to end.  
First is my entry for W&W November Color Combo.  I used Distress Oxides & Distress Inks in fired brick, spiced marmalade, fossilized amber, wilted violet & peacock feathers for the smooshing on watercolor paper--drying between layers. 

My favorite W&W Hello die was die cut from a black scrap.  I used the negative space, adding in the little pieces.  The panel was attached with fun foam to a vanilla card.

Next is my entry for W&W Rerun No 36.  This is the first time it's been a stamp set I have & it's one I really love. 

The Joy die cut was covered with Transfer Gel & foiled with the beautiful red GK specialty foil. 

I heat embossed a couple little branches using an irridescent powder & added a double die cut vellum flower.  The center is a die cut circle embellished with Wedding Dress Pico Embellisher.  Finished off with black & white twine for a very CAS card.  I had to darken the pictures in order for the branches & flower to show.  I'm also entering CAS on Friday, AAA Cards, VOSP #1 & Time Out.

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Birthday Wreath

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I love all kinds of wreaths, so no surprise I ended up making one for my W&W Color Challenge entry.  This time Heather let us pick our own color combo & here's mine. 

I love the soft, fresh look & knew I had VersaMagic ink pads that would work.  The colors are Oasis Green, Ocean Depth, Wheat & Night Sky.

W&W A Tree for all Seasons was still on my table, so I used it along with the large double leaf from In Bloom: Addie's Garden. 

Might be better with a thicker font for the sentiment, but I still like it.  I found one old package of ivory pearls which were just the right embellishment.  I'm also entering SSS Monday, SSS Wednesday & SSS Work it Wednesday. 

Autumn Wishes

I had a card with leaves in mind when I first saw the Sept W&W Color Combo.  Couldn't get it to work, but I was able to  make a winter note card.  Really loved the neutral monochromatic background, so I used the same 3 Distress Inks, but sponged them on a card front instead of smooshing. 

Then I stamped a variety of images from In Bloom: Renee's Leaves using the same inks.  DI candied apple was used for the splatters & for the die cut word shadow.  The die cut & stamped words are from The Big, the Bold & Seasons.  The top die cut was sponged with the same inks as the background.  Fun to make matching twine by sponging with candied apple.  I seldom add buttons anymore, so glad to pull out one I've had for years.  It was a bit too shiny & gray, but inking with a COPIC solved that.  I'm also entering Word Art Wednesday.  Thanks so much for taking time to stop by.

Cool Colors

I have another warm colors card to post, but today I've gone back to cool colors.
First up is my color blocking card for PTI MIM.  Marlena used What the Doodle Snowflakes for her Blog Hop card which reminded me that I haven't opened that stamp set yet.  

I bought it because the images are beautiful, even without coloring. Love how they look clear embossed on colored cardstock: Winter Wisteria, Lavender Moon & Aqua Mist.  The sentiment from the same set is silver embossed on vellum & Nuvo silver glitter dots & a little silver bow add some sparkle.  I'm also entering Rudolph Days, HLS Christmas Challenge & SSS Wednesday.

Next is my entry for the July Winnie & Walter Color Challenge--beautiful & refreshing!  

I decided Brilliance Pearlescent Jade (looks blue to me) & Pearlescent Lime were pretty good matches, so I blended a panel with each of them.

Then I die cut each with W&W The Leaf Effect Cutaway.  The lime leaves were glued into the jade frame & of course, I have the opposite also ready to use.  

My favorite W&W Hello die was stacked 3 high with 2 layers of white cardstock for the shadow of the top glitter layer.  Hugs is done with Tim Holtz stickers & a few PPP clear confetti mix dots for a fun embellishment.  I'm also entering HLS Anything Goes with Dies,  DRU, SSS Wednesday & Word Art Wednesday.  We enjoyed a cloudy morning, so Fritz & I could actually walk more than a few feet down the street--haha! Thanks so much for taking time to stop by.

Edited to add: Also entering SSS Work it Wednesday.

Mixed Up Bird!

For the first time in 3 years we had a beautiful, male Evening Grosbeak at the feeder this morning.  Hubby joked about it being here in the morning instead of the evening.  

Couldn't get a very good picture through the window & I was afraid it'd be gone if I opened the door.  
I've been trying to come up with something for the Winnie & Walter May Color Combo, but couldn't figure out how to work in the lavender.  Finally decided to follow Heather's example of using designer paper & I found exactly what I needed!  

The gorgeous Graphic 45 Secret Garden was a gift several years ago from a blogging friend & I've barely used it.  Glad I rescued the doily from under a soup bowl!  I applied glue around the center, leaving the edge loose.  The little word from Big, Bold, Seasons was stamped in Adirondack Mushroom.  I happened to have one sheet of textured cardstock that was almost a perfect match, so I used it for 3 layers of the die cut word.  

Stardust Stickles was added to the butterflies & the word was covered with Crystal Lacquer.  After tying on the hemp & adding a pearl, the panel was attached to a Vintage Cream card.  So rewarding to make a card I love!  I'm also entering Allsorts, Butterfly Challenge & Word Art Wednesday.

Thought I'd also show you how I added the gift card holder for the Poppystamps challenge onto a card before sending it off. Really love the WRMK's 3D embossing folder!  Thanks so much for taking time to stop by.

I Did It...

I did it...cut my hair & fully resigned!  I'm putting out my retirement cards you all sent a year ago when I gave up my regular schedule.  It's mostly a mental change since I haven't been working many shifts anyway.  

Finally finished my simple card for Winnie & Walter's March Color Challenge.  I used Distress Markers worn lipstick, spun sugar, milled lavender, tumbled glass & mustard seed--close as I could get to the pretty inspiration photo.  

This is my first card using True Multifaceted Border Cutaways--so fun! The outline die cut is covered in prisma glitter & the card front is splattered with the inks.  I used a sentiment from Big, Bold, Seasons for a festive birthday card. Finished off with PPP clear sparkling sequins.  I'm also entering Darnell's NBUS #11, SSS Wednesday & Word Art Wednesday. Thanks so much for taking time to stop by.