A Blog Called Wanda

Color Pop #4!

Hi everybody! Happy Summer! It's officially the middle of Summer and there is a lot going on! Hope your week is going well. I'm excited for a three day holiday weekend. No big plans - the hubs and I are thinking of taking a photography class on Friday but we're still undecided. Something about it being 110 degrees outside kinda cooks my brain and slows me down! Do you have fun 4th plans?? Be sure to check in with me later in the week because I have a neat-o patriotic project to share!  

I am blogging today with some news and updates about my monthly Color Pop Feature over at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Blog! Today is the post for new ink color #4, which is the beautiful Twisted Citron! OOOOH. I think I say this every month...but this green is my favorite! LOL. It's yummmmy! 

You know if it's Simon Says Stamp, then there must be cool prizes...and there are! Leave a comment over on my SSS Blog Post post for some Tim Holtz swag! Sweet! (It's a cool Tim Holtz tote bag!)

Here is a very sneaky peek at my project: 

 

   CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ENTIRE PROJECT! 

 

 

Here is my color swatch for this month. Twisted Citron fits very nicely into the green color family. It is very bright and citrusy. In other words...it's perfection. A very good addition indeed! Click on the photo below to see all the different mediums it comes in! 

 

 

 

 

In case you didn't see it - CLICK HERE to see last month's project tutorial. It features the lovely Fossilized Amber Distress Ink! I paired it with fabulous Picked Raspberry to make some bright flowers. MMMM.  

 

Coming up next month is the super awesome Hickory Smoke. It's a perfect shade of cool soft grey. Not too dark...just right.  So I'll be back next month with a new project featuring Hickory Smoke! Thanks for following along with me on this Color Pop adventure! Have an awesome day. XOXO

 

Papertrey Ink June 2015 Blog Hop! Stripes and Flowers!

Hello! It's time for the Papertrey Ink Customer Blog Hop today! The inspiration image was such a good one this time, I just had to make a card! And, probably my favorite thing = Flowers + Stripes! A match made in heaven. This color scheme was one I would never use, but it ended up being Summer-y and classy and cool all at the same time. See what you think! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. Have a blessed day! XOXO

 

 

 

 

 

I used the Diagonal Stripes Cover Plate and the Oopsie Daisy dies. I also used the delicious PTI felt that cuts like a dream in your Big Shot. MMMMMMM. I started with the cover plate cut out of white paper, then layered it over a nice medium grey.... That orange really pops against it! 

 

 

 

Here is the adorable inspiration image: 

 

 

 

Nooooo stamping on this card! I used all dies, felt and paper... At then end I added some buttons and blings for good measure. I like the graphic quality of the black mixed with the bright colors. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did you enter today? I hope so! I can't wait to see everyone's projects. This is going to be a fun one! Have fun hopping. And, again, thank you for coming by! CLICK HERE for the Papertrey Ink Blog and to link up your project. 

Happy first day of Summer 2015 - Sail Away!

Seriously! It's Monday already? Did you have a nice Summer weekend with the longest day of the year? What did you do this weekend? We laid low and had a calm weekend. Lots of chores and I even took a nap on Saturday (I never do that!) Mr. Buddy got a nice bath and now he's all pretty and ready for Summer too. (yes my cat loves to have a bath!!) I'm trying to rest and enjoy and sloooooooow down. I made a couple of cards. One for today, and one for the PTI Customer Blog Hop on Thursday. Did you get crafty this weekend? 

Today's card features the awesome new July Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp! As soon as I saw it I wanted it. Because....it's nautical themed!! Yeah! I love anything nautical, and the stamp set is just too adorable. I ordered it and it arrived on Saturday. Woot woot! 

 

 

 

 

The card kit comes with a package of travel themed Tim Holtz metal pieces. I tied the compass onto the red ribbon with a bit of twine. The patterned papers are gorgeousssssss! 

 

 

 

 

My paper layers....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you have a wonderful week,

and hope to see you soon! XO

 

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12 Tags of 2015! Fresh Brewed Coffee!

Hello crafty people! How are you this week? Whatcha craftin lately? I've been making a little of this and a little of that. Got a cool project to share with you for 4th of July....and some other stuff too. Lots going on at work and I'm just kinda tired this week. It's been over 100 degrees too, which really slows me down! I just want to lay around and watch tv in the air conditioning!

Today I'm excited to share my 12 Tags of 2015 tag for June. It's all about COFFEEEEEEE! As soon as I saw Tim's tag I knew I had to make one this month. Cuz, you know, I loves me some coffee.... Coffee stamps, coffee dies, coffee anything! LOL. Did you make a tag this month? There's still plenty of time to enter your own version. There are so many cool ones in the gallery already. Can't wait to post mine in there.  

 

 

 

 

Hee hee! I {heart} coffee! I stamped the coffee mini blueprint stamp in brown ink onto some cream paper and then cut it out and put it into a heart charm. I love that it fit perfectly in the heart. Of course, I dyed my own ribbon in the gorgeous shade of Twisted Citron. YUM. I added some Linen ribbon and a pearl bauble to finish off my tag topper. 

 

 

 

These new coffee cup dies are the perfect size for a tag or a card. The set of dies comes with a 'hot' coffee and an 'iced' coffee cup. I used the hot cup and cut it out of watercolor paper. I colored it using Distress Inks in Twisted Citron, Linen and Corduroy. I added a bright star to the center of my green circle. 

 

 

Here is the inspiration tag from Tim Holtz: 

 

 

 

The featured technique for Tim's tag this month was a super cool plaid background. He made it using a stencil. I don't own that particular stencil, so I thought 'how can I make my own plaid?' and I came up with my own technique! I used gorgeous shades of blue and green Distress markers and a ruler to draw a free form plaid on my tag....keep reading! 

 

 

 

I used my ruler as a straight edge and took my Distress Markers and drew horizontal and vertical lines in varying widths across my tag. No rhyme or reason to my colors, either. Very free form....

 

  

 

Here is my plaid! (And the exact colors I used)

 

 

  

Now the fun part! I spritzed the entire tag with water! I have to be honest, I wasn't really sure if this was going to work. I got it pretty wet - you can see here. 

 

  

 

I kind of let it all sit wet for a minute and run together. Then I dried my tag using my heat tool. And, voila! I love how it came out! 

 

 

  

Now the good part - putting it all together. I used my Tiny Attacher to put some 'coffee' words onto the bottom of the tag and onto some Linen ribbon. I added the 'GOOD' letters after coloring them with Distress Inks (they are also cut out of watercolor paper). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

The coffee cup is popped up with foam tape, and then the center piece of the cup is popped up with more foam tape. Here you can see my layers. I used glossy accents to glue the star onto the paper.

 

 

 

 

 

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Reverse Confetti - Love Blooms!

Hello stamping friends! Happy Monday to you! What did you do this weekend? I had a very nice, peaceful, crafty weekend. Slept in, spent time in the yard, spent time creating and laughing with sweet friends. All good stuff. Before I get too far into my post I really wanted to say thank you to everyone who has sent me a note, or an email of encouragement recently. I hit a rough patch a few weeks ago and I was really struggling with some things. Many of you reached out to me and I find that so thoughtful and touching. I am doing a lot better and have picked myself up and dusted myself off. Bless you. Thank you. Love you. 

Today is my final post for my time as a 'Fetti Friend guest designer for Reverse Confetti stamps. I had such a good time stamping with this group of sweet ladies over the past two months. They are warm, and funny and kind (not to even mention SUPER talented) and I am so happy they invited me to be part of their crew this Summer. Thank you Jen and the gang!! LOVE YOU GUYS!! If friends were flowers I would DEFINITELY pick you! XO 

My card features the lovely stamp and die set called "Love Blooms" and the awesome "Tag Me" die set. I got out my watercolor pencils for the soft coloring in some warm Summer hues.... 

 

 

 

 

You can see where I drew in with my watercolor pencils and then faded out the color with a water brush. The dies cut out the shapes like a dream... I stamped the leaves in Olive Distress Ink and then softened the color with some water. 

 

 

 

 

I colored and cut out a bunch of these pretty flowers and then kept arranging them until I got a look that I liked. Red and yellow are so pretty together for the Summer! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Color of FUN! Simon Says Stamp New Release Blog Hop!

 

 

Helloooo! Have you been enjoying all the sneak peeks of the amazing new release from Simon Says Stamp for the past week or so? The new release is finally live and you can see it all!  Are you having fun today on this awesome blog hop!? We are celebrating the newest release from our friends at Simon Says Stamp today!  The release is called The Color of FUN! There are 12 new GORGEOUS ink pad colors, hand chosen by some of our favorite designers...and loads of fabulous new stamps and dies too. I say it every time...but I think this is my favorite release ever! It's so perfect for Summer. Can't wait for you to see the entire collection if you haven't already. CLICK HERE! 

Be sure to go all the way to the bottom to find the next link on the blog hop.... And be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win a prize package! Yeah! 

I have three cards to share with you! First is a pretty floral Thank You card made using the Many Thanks set and the Big Scripty Greetings set. LOVE! If you get a new sentiment set this summer - this is THE ONE to get. SO nice! 

 

 

 

 

I tied a sweet twine bow at the top, because, well, I just love pink and white twine! I couldn't help myself. I stamped the flower images and then layered two of the Stitched Squares dies, both in white. Very crisp and clean. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Um, you gotta get some of this new GRID PAPER for stamping on! Yippeeeee! 

 

 

 

 

Oh, gosh, how I love this next set.... One with Nature. Seriously. Seriously? Yeah, it's perfect. I stamped the trees and leaves using the new ink colors of Scuba and Jellybean. Then I used rich brown for my accents and sentiment. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back to the awesome florals again! This time in a totally different color scheme! Popped it with pink and lavender and yellow. I really think these florals are so feminine so I added some pearls to the flower centers. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I cut these out by hand and layered them around a Stitched Circle die to showcase the nice sentiment. Used some foam tape to pop some of them higher off the card. 

 

  PRIZE PACK GIVEAWAY!!

Each stop on the hop will have a winner that will receive a Simon Says Stamp Prize pack! The winners will be randomly selected by Simon on June 15th. Be sure to comment here, and on each post along the way for more chances to win!! Gotta play to win!! Yes indeed! 

I have all my supplies listed below...and HERE is the link to see the entire release!

Thanks for hopping by today!  Your next stop is to the amazing, talented Anna-Karin! 

Maybe you arrived from awesome Lucy's blog? If you get lost along the way, head on over to the Simon Says Stamp blog for all the links! I'm so happy to have you visit today for this fabulous mega-hop! 

 

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Reverse Confetti Creative Hop! Masculine theme...

 

 

 

 

 

Hi everyone! It's time for a really fun Reverse Confetti Blog Hop to start of this Summer week. The theme for today's hop is "Masculine - Anything but a card!" As you'll see, I couldn't resist and I made a card too. I am sharing a nice, masculine gift ensemble....just in time for Father's Day and Summer guy birthdays. The pillow box is the perfect size for a gift card. And, you can't ever go wrong with a nautical theme. It's one of my go-to themes for cards for men. Have a look!  

 

 

 

 

The color scheme of kraft, red and blue is lovely with cream paper and brown ink. Sets a really nice tone I think. I used accents of thick natural twine on both the card and the gift box. The box was made with the We R Memory Keepers Pillow Box Punch Board. 

 

 

 

 

I love these new Stitched Flags from last month's Reverse Confetti Release! Here I added an anchor wax seal in gold. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed hopping with us today. Up next is the SUPER fabulous Heather Pulvirenti (I love her work!). Be sure to hop with Reverse Confetti on the 8th of every month! If you get lost along the hop today CLICK HERE to find the hop order, and all of the participating designers on the Reverse Confetti Blog. 

Happy Shopping! CLICK HERE for the Reverse Confetti Store!  

Pretty Pink Posh Watercolor Blog Hop!

 

Hey there my crafty pals! I have something fun to announce today - and YOU can join in the fun! Pretty Pink Posh is hosting a big Watercolor Blog Hop starting tomorrow! Everyone and anyone can post a card and we'll all have fun being inspired by each other. Sounds good to me! The only rule is... Use watercolors - in any way, shape or form. Yay! 

DETAILS: The blog hop officially opens June 5th at 6am PST and ends June 8th at 11:55pm PST. 

CLICK HERE to go to the Pretty Pink Posh Blog to enter your card and to read more about it.  Sweet Paulina went above and beyond to get the most awesome sponsors and the best prizes! It's going to be loads of fun! You have all weekend to whip up something amazing. If you click over there now you can see the PPP design team and guest posts links!

To get you inspired early, here's my Watercolor Blog Hop card! I used the Baked with Love stamp set from one of our great sponsors (Lawn Fawn) and some lovely dies and sequins from the Pretty Pink Posh store. It's a match made in heaven - along with my watercolor pencils. 

 

 

 

 

 

The papers are all from Lawn Fawn - I adore these retro shades of mint and pink! The lovely die cuts are from Pretty Pink Posh - looooove the stitching. I added some twine and some minty sequins. 

 

 

 

 

My background and my images were both watercolored with watercolor pencils. They are so fun and easy to use with a water brush. For the background I used the edge of a pencil to make a nice, light shading of pink and wet it down randomly. The cupcake and the cake stand were colored with watercolor pencils to match the papers. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANY MANY MANY THANKS TO OUR AWESOME SPONSORS!!!! 

And huge thanks and mega-hugs to Paulina for organizing such a fun event! Can't wait to see what everyone creates. See you tomorrow! XO 

Reverse Confetti Sketch for you to try! Fancy Flamingos!

Hi there crafty peeps! It's June 1st and that means it's time for a new sketch over at Reverse Confetti! As a guest designer for June I get to participate in the inspiration for the new Sketch For You To Try (SFYTT) and I'm so excited about that! CLICK HERE to go to the Reverse Confetti Blog and see all the details - and to upload your card for the challenge. I hope you'll participate! The prize is a $20 gift certificate to the Reverse Confetti store! (woooooot!)

 

 

I used the Fabulous Flamingos stamp set and matching dies for my card. I had some pretty Doodlebug papers in my stash that completely gave me a Lily Pulitzer vibe. So I thought these were a match made in tropical heaven! These flamingos stamps are FAVORITES of mine! 

 

 

 

Here is the sketch! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse Confetti stamps and/or Confetti Cuts are required to win.  This is a way we get to thank customers for using RC stamps.  Anyone is welcome to play, though! You may enter as many times as you wish.

There will be a winner each month and that person will receive a $20 gift certificate to the Reverse Confetti store and claim the title of ‘Fetti Fave. The winner of SFYTT will be posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 30th of this month. Get stamping!