A Blog Called Wanda

Pinkfresh Studio New Release Blog Hop - Let's Celebrate!

Hey friends! WOOHOOOO! It's Friday! And there's an awesome blog hop today! If you're new here today because of the Blog Hop - welcome! Today's post is part of a giant blog hop to celebrate the new Happiness release from our friends at Pinkfresh Studio. Beautiful, classy, cheerful stamps, stencils, dies and hot foil plates just in time for Summer! So happy to be here in the lineup to share a project with you. The blog hop links, prizes information, and supplies information is all at the bottom of my post. Enjoy the hop everyone! XO

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My card for today features the brand new Cheers Suite - stamps, hot foil, dies and stencils. Who doesn't love a fruity Summer cocktail!? I know I do! Cheers indeed! I really enjoyed working with the new supplies so much. PFS makes it so easy to get beautiful results. My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with aqua and more white and then some pretty vellum. I used the matching stencils and then lots of glittery accents to make my refreshing drink...

 

The fruits all come with the stamp set with the drink - it's perfection! I stamped the entire stamp portion and stenciled it in using Pinkfresh inks and blending brushes. I used the matching die to cut everything out for my focal element. I used fresh summer shades of pink, yellow and green...

 

 

 

Here's a side view of my layers...

 

In this photo you can see the glitter accents. The background panel was die cut using one of the awesome background dies - in diamonds... I splattered gold paint over the vellum layer. For the sentiment, I heat embossed in gold and die cut it out using the matching die.

SUPPLIES ARE ALL LISTED HERE!

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog on this fun blog hop day! It's always my pleasure to bring you new things, and to work with Pinkfresh Studio!! Wishing you a happy and creative day, my friends! Cheers to drinks poolside this weekend!! 

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PRIZE INFO: Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full new release on the Pinkfresh Blog & YouTube channel!! They will also be giving away a total of TEN $25  gift cards along the hop. The lucky winners will be picked from the comments left on all the blog hop stops! Pinkfresh Studio will pull the winners & post them on June 11, 2024 on the Pinkfresh Studio GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks. Don't forget to look! Good Luck!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list and links for today's card! (Affiliate Links Used)

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ENJOY THE INSPIRATION TODAY AND HAVE FUN!

 

Happy Rainbow Butterflies Card!

Hello creative and crafty friends! Happy Monday, I mean Tuesday! It sure feels like Monday though! Ha. Hope you had a nice long weekend and official kick off to Summer. We stayed home the entire weekend.... We have so much to do around here and I have lots of projects to get made and photographed. We've had lovely weather and we're now ready for the season to change. I hope you are doing great! 

Today's card is finally an idea from my head getting made! Yeah for that! Have you seen the GORGEOUS washi tapes from Pinkfresh Studio? I've made lots of cards with them before here on my blog. They are so amazing and lovely to work with. Everything from PFS is simply the highest quality!! I got the Butterflies Washi suite a few weeks ago and been dying to use it!! So, my card features those pretty butterflies.... Let's get to it!

My finished card is an A2 size white card base....layered with some mossy green paper from my stash, and then another layer of white cardstock. The butterflies are the star of the show here....

 

If you've never used the PFS washi tapes - they are so cool and easy! It's a giant roll of washi printed with the gorgeous design (butterflies).... You roll the washi onto cardstock of any color (I used bright white) and then press it down really good. The matching dies cut out ALLLLL the design at ONE time! So, with one pass, I got like 15 butterflies, and the leaves too. 

 

I stamped and die cut two of the Floral Envelopes dies for my butterflies to come flying out of. I affixed the envelopes to the card with foam tape. Then I arranged all the leaves and butterflies in rainbow order. I tucked some of them inside the envelope. Wouldn't you just love to open a card and have butterflies come flying out?! 

 

Here's my side view. You can see that the washi tape elements are accented with beautiful gold....and the colors are vivid and clear.

 

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment using gold embossing powder. I stamped on vellum - and then die cut the banner with the matching dies. (All my supplies are listed at the bottom of my post)

 

For my finishing touch, some splatters of gold ink, and pretty gold glitter drops!

 

 

 

 

CLICK HERE to see all the washi tapes that PFS has!!!  Okay, friends, that's it for today! I'll be back on Friday with another Pinkfresh Studio card - we're having a blog hop! Yay! See you then and until then, happy crafting! XOXO

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The Greetery - Award Winning Love Card!

Hi everyone! How are you my creative and crafty friends?! It's my turn up on The Greetery Blog today to share a project with you! And of course I'm sharing my project with you here too!  Yay!  I am always so excited and happy to share with you. Hope you're doing great! I am still so in love with the new Greetery release and I decided to make another project featuring some of the new items. I was inspired by the awesome Award Winning dies and really wanted to make a more vintage/masculine project using them. It's always fun to see how using a different color palette or style can change the look of our favorite stamps and dies... Happy Friday and Happy Weekend! Let's get started!

 

My finished card is an A2 cream card base. I covered it in diamond harlequin paper and then layered the Postage Die in cream. The star of the card is the Award Winning Dies! I used the XOXO from the Just My Type Dies to make the center of the award stand out. This patterned paper is from a (very) old paper pad in my stash. Feel free to see this as a message to use all your hoarded stash! LOL! This card has a really vintagey masculine vibe - totally different than my other card using these dies. Love it!

 

 

 

I started this card by die cutting all the pieces of the award using patterned papers and cardstocks. I generously inked up all the pieces with Antique Linen Distress Ink to make it all look aged and vintage. In between the bottom two layers of the award, I created a rosette layer by folding strips of paper in an accordion fashion. Then I glued all the layers together to make my award. In this photo you can see all the layers and pieces!

 

 

 

I die cut the XOXO using silver and black cardstocks and attached it to the award using foam dots. I added a mirrored heart Tim Holtz charm also. Finally I added a couple silver streamers die cut from the Honeycomb Balloons die set. I like the little pops of metallic in with all those rich colors....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used my fingers to gently turn up the bottoms of the ribbons....More dimension!

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is always nice to have some masculine cards on hand for the guys in our lives! My husband loves the vintage look, so he will most likely be the recipient of this card for our anniversary this year.  That's it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting! XOXO

 

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Pretty Pink Posh - May 2024 New Release - Congrats Champagne Shaker Card!

Hello lovelies!! Happy almost Friday! Hope you had a great week! We've had sunny weather and I feel like Summer is in the air finally. The new release from Pretty Pink Posh continues this week with an Instagram Hop and I wanted to share my card with you here. If you're on Instagram, make sure to stop by my post and leave a comment for a chance to win a PPP gift certificate! Woot! The new release is full of everything perfect for early Summer celebrations... I shared my other PPP new release project last week - so please check out my patriotic cupcake card too! 

My card for the Instagram Hop features the brand new Champagne Flute shaker dies and the brand new Bows dies (LOVE)...along with the new celebration shaker beads. I decided to make a classy wedding card and used silver, white and Tiffany Blue as my color palette. I love how this card came out. One of my friends' sons is getting married and I'm going to give her this card to use!! My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with blue, white and vellum... The shaker champagne flutes are the star of the show!! Cheers!!

Here's a side view so you can see all my layers and pieces. Those new bows are *chef's kiss* for sure! Those dies are going to get used a lot!! The shakers were made separately and then glued onto the card. I used lots of layers and vellum for that wedding look.

 

 

I used silver cardstock for the flutes and then used white glitter cardstock for the inside of the flutes. I mixed together some clear diamond gems with the new silver/gold/white beads. It looks sooooo pretty in person!! I used foam sheets and acetate along with my precision glue to make the shakers. They just always come out perfectly with PPP dies. 

 

I used gray and vellum cardstocks for the "congrats" sentiment across the bottom of the card.

 

This color blue always makes me think of weddings....

 

I put a big vellum heart behind the champagne flutes and added gems to look like bubbles!

 

 

 

 

Okay friends! That's it for today's post! I'm wishing you a very happy day. POP FIZZ CLINK! See you soon! Be sure to create something today and remember to have some laughs too! Crafting and laughter are good medicine! XOXO

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CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see all the supplies used in today's card! (Affiliate Links Used)

 

Pretty Pink Posh - May 2024 New Release Blog Hop! 4th of July Cupcake!

Hi friends! How's your week going friends? So nice to have you visit me at A Blog Called Wanda! If you're new here - welcome! We like to have a good time here! Today is a fun celebration of the new release for May 2024 from Pretty Pink Posh! I am excited to be part of a big multi day blog hop to celebrate the May new release - stamps, dies, stencils, and more! All with a get-ready-for-Summer vibe/theme. It's fun, and bright and cheerful and happy!! Great news -the new release is available for shopping now! Enjoy the hop, and I'm excited to share a fun patriotic card with you today!

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My card for today features the brand new Big Celebration Cupcake Dies set - the latest in the Cupcake Collection!! I also used lots of other favorite PPP supplies and went with a 4th of July theme! The way this year is going, the 4th is going to be here fast!! My finished card is an A2 card base, covered in blue gingham and then an eyelet panel and an ink blended panel. 

 

 

 

Here's a side view of my card so you can see all the parts, and layers! I love those little firecrackers! So fun!! I used the numbers from the Graduation set (supplies are at the bottom of my post) to make 1776 in red to accompany the 4th of July banner. I love the blue gingham combined with red, gold and white. Really festive!

 

I ink blended the top part of the panel using yellow oxide inks and then stamped on some fireworks for a nice background. I added lots of blue gems for sparkle! And there's glitter glue on the cupcake too! (I love sparkle!)

 

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Those fireworks are SO fun! Easy to make and layer and pop into your cupcake. I love how PPP left slits in the cupcake top so you can tuck items into the frosting - such a great idea.

 

Lots of gold stars to finish off the accents for this card!!

Well, if this new release doesn't put you in the mood for celebrating Summer, I don't know what will! LOLZ. That's it for my project for today!! It's so fun being part of this great blog hop!! The links to the other bloggers for today are at the very bottom of my post! Be sure to visit all the blogs and leave your comments!!

PRIZE INFO:  There are THREE $30 gift certificates up for grabs (one winner each day). Winners will be picked randomly from comments along the blog hop. All  comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 5/15/2024. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog. GOOD LUCK!!

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CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see all the supplies used in today's post! (Affiliate Links Used)

BLOG HOP LIST FOR TODAY! ENJOY THE HOP!

Pretty Pink Posh blog

Wanda Guess

Marine Simon

Barbara Tarayao

Jeannie Lieu

Christina Rannow

Rebecca Keppel

Sindhu Prajay

Dana Kirby