W&W August Release - Hooray!

Hello! It's the first day of previews for the new Winnie & Walter release, and today my card is showcasing the new In a Word: Birthday Tiles Cutaways die set.  Definitely one of my favorites from this release! 

To create my card, I started by first creating a white card base.  I then die cut a piece of white cardstock with the hooray die four times, leaving a large space between the third and fourth die cut.  Next, I die cut a piece of chartreuse cardstock using the large frame from the Birthday Tiles Cutaways set, discarding the outer ring.  The negative of the die was then die cut with the celebrate die.

I then adhered strips of colored cardstock behind the die cut panel, leaving some excess on the right side.  The panel was then adhered to the card base before trimming off the excess.  To finish up, the celebrate die cut was adhered to the card front, and I embellished with black enamel dots.

Would you like to be entered for your chance to win some of the goodies revealed today? Please hop over to the Winnie & Walter blog for more details! :)

Have a great one!

W&W June Release - The World is a Better Place...

Hello! It's the third day of Winnie & Walter June Release previews, and on my blog today is this cheery birthday card. :)

I created this card by first spraying the Scenery: Spotty Creative Screenings with yellow color mist, then laying a piece of white cardstock on top.  Once dry, the cardstock was adhered to a white card base.  Next, I used the largest die from the Big Balloon Cutaways on light gray cardstock.  Next, sentiments from Party On with Evelin T Designs and Happy Birthday to You were stamped in black ink onto the card front.  

 

I then adhered the negative balloon die cut to the card base using foam tape.  The In a Word: Birthday Cutaway was used on aqua cardstock, and the die cut was attached to the balloon die cut.  To finish up, I embellished with enamel dots and added a yellow die cut bow to the balloon.

Would you like to be entered for your chance to win some of the goodies revealed today? Please hop over to the Winnie & Walter blog for more details! :)

Have a great one!

W&W June Release - Happy Birthday

Hello! It's the second day of Winnie & Walter June previews, and today I'm sharing a card I created using this ridiculously cute balloon die! :) 

To create my card, I started by first creating a coral card base and cutting off 3/4" from one edge.  I then die cut the balloon from white cardstock using the largest balloon die from the Big Balloon Cutaways.  Next, I die cut a smaller piece of silver cardstock to create my balloon topper and the balloon bow.  Once they were die cut, they were adhered to the balloon.

The happy birthday from Happy Birthday to You was then stamped in black ink onto the balloon, and the smaller sentiment from Sentimental: Birthday was stamped in coral ink.  To finish up, the balloon was adhered to the card front using foam tape, then enamel dots were added for interest.

Would you like to be entered for your chance to win some of the goodies revealed today? Please hop over to the Winnie & Walter blog for more details! :)

Have a great one!

W&W June Release: Happy Birthday Wishes

Hello! It's the first day of previews for the new Winnie & Walter release, and today my card is showcasing the new In Bloom: Carolina's Florals with Angelica Suarez & Mini Scenery: Spotty stamp sets.

To create my card, I started by first creating a white card base, then trimming off 3/4" from one edge.  I then stamped the card front with the Mini Scenery: Spotty stamp set in black ink.  Next, I die cut a circle from light gray striped paper, then stamped it with two of the sentiments from In Bloom: Carolina's Florals with Angelica Suarez using black ink.

I then stamped a bunch of floral images from In Bloom: Carolina's Florals with Angelica Suarez using black, teal, blue, gray and yellow ink, then cut them out using the coordinating In Bloom: Carolina's Florals with Angelica Suarez Cutaways.  Once all the images were die cut, they were arranged and adhered to the circle die cut using foam tape and liquid adhesive.  To finish up, the die cut circle was adhered to the card base using foam tape, then I embellished with yellow enamel dots.

Would you like to be entered for your chance to win some of the goodies revealed today? Please hop over to the Winnie & Walter blog for more details! :)

Have a great one!

W&W January/February Release - Precious Baby

Hello! It's the final day of previews for the January/February Winnie & Walter Release, and I hope you've been enjoying the products we've been showing thus far.  All the items we've been sharing will be available for purchase on Friday, February 3rd at 10pm.  I have been on a bit of a neutrals plus a punch of color kick lately, and today's card is no exception.  I also decided that giraffes don't need to be their normal color, they can be gray and have coral spots.  Yes, yes, they can. :) Haha

To create my CAS card, I started by first adding two strips of varying width gray cardstock to the bottom of a white card base.  I then stamped this uber cute giraffe from the Welcome to the Family with Evelin T Designs stamp set in Versafine black ink, then heat set it with clear embossing powder before coloring it with Zig Clean Color markers.

Next, I die cut the B A B Y letters from coral cardstock using the Typecast: Cary Letters Cutaways, then adhered them to the card front.  I then used the In a Word: Precious Script Cutaway on a strip of silver foil cardstock, and adhered the die cut to the card front slightly overlapping the other die cut letters.  Once the giraffe was dry, I cut it out using the Welcome to the Family with Evelin T Designs Cutaways, and adhered it to the card base with foam tape.  To finish up, I embellished with orange enamel dots.

Would you like to be entered for your chance to win some of the goodies revealed today? Please hop over to the Winnie & Walter blog for more details! :)

Have a great one!

W&W January/February Release - Sending Hugs

Hello! We're back again with another day of fun previews for the January/February Winnie & Walter Release.  

To create my card, I started by first die cutting a piece of blue textured cardstock with the Lana Cutaways.  I then stamped a piece of white cardstock with two of the striped stamps from Scenery: Stripes 2 in black and teal ink.  Next, I stamped the uber adorable polar bear image from Big Hugs with Evelin T Designs in Versafine black ink, then heat set it with clear embossing powder.  I then die cut the image using the coordinating die and colored the image with Zig Clean Color markers.  To add a little bit of texture to the focal panel, I used embossing paste and the Scenery: Big Bang Circle Creative Screenings stencil.

Once the image was dry, I adhered it to the stamped panel using foam tape.  One of the speech bubbles from Sketchy Thoughts was stamped in light gray ink, die cut, then stamped with a sentiment in black ink before being attached to the main panel with foam tape.  To finish up, I assembled my card, then embellished with light teal enamel dots.

Would you like to be entered for your chance to win some of the goodies revealed today? Please hop over to the Winnie & Walter blog for more details! :)

Have a great one!

W&W January/February Release - Thanks

Hello! It's the second day of previews for the January/February Winnie & Walter Release, and today I'm featuring a card made using From the Bottom of My Heart (free with qualifying $25 purchase), Mini Scenery: Bed of Roses, and the Essentials: Lana Cutaways.

To create my card, I started by first die cutting a super fun yellow mat layer using the Essentials: Lana Cutaways.  I then stamped the Mini Scenery: Bed of Roses image twice in black ink onto a piece of white CS, and cut it down to fit nicely onto the yellow layer.  Since I was combining two small images to create a larger image that could cover a bigger piece of cardstock, to hide my seam I added a small strip of gray cardstock.  Lol, yes, I'm a cheater! :)

Next, I stamped the large heart from From the Bottom of My Heart in black ink and fussy cut it out once the ink had dried fully.  I then adhered the stamped rose panel to the yellow mat, and adhered the panels to the card front with foam tape before securing the heart with foam tape.  To finish up, I embellished with some cheery yellow enamel dots.  

Would you like to be entered for your chance to win some of the goodies revealed today? Please hop over to the Winnie & Walter blog for more details! :)

Have a great one!

W&W January/February Release - Welcome Sweet Baby

Hello! It's the first day of previews for the new Winnie & Walter release, and today my card is showcasing the new The Big, the Bold and Baby (and Cutaways), Scenery: Stripes 2, and In a Word: Baby Cutaway die.

To create my card, I started by first creating my stamped background using one of the stamps in the Scenery: Stripes 2 stamp set and stamping it in black ink.  Next, I stamped several of the flowers from In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet in black and coral ink, then cutting them out.  I then stamped one of the leaves from a Tree For All Seasons with black and gray inks, then cut them out.  The flowers and leaves were then adhered behind a strip of light gray cardstock.

I then die cut my focal sentiments using The Big, the Bold and Baby Cutaways on coral cardstock, and then the In a Word: Baby Cutaway on silver foil carstock.  Next, I stamped one of the small sentiments from the Big, the Bold and Baby in Versamark onto black cardstock before heat setting it with white embossing powder.  To finish up, I assembled all the elements, and adhered them to the card front with foam tape before embellishing with white enamel dots.

Would you like to be entered for your chance to win some of the goodies revealed today? Please hop over to the Winnie & Walter blog for more details! :)

Have a great one!

Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia

Hello! I'm so excited to be participating today in Taheerah's Advent Calendar Extravaganza! :)

Advent Calendar Extravaganza is -the- festive event of the season! This ‘hop with a twist’ was dreamed up by Taheerah Atchia and features surprise destinations each day! Joining in the fun with Taheerah are ONE HUNDRED special guests - each serving up some fantastic Christmas inspiration! Just like an Advent Calendar, you’ll never know where you’re going to be visiting next until you ‘open the door’!

And that’s not all! With 25 *amazing* sponsors taking part as guests as well, your crafty wish list is bound to get a boost with a chance to win a prize EVERY SINGLE DAY!!

Join in the fun every day at taheerah-atchia.com to see what special surprises await behind the door!

Now, on to my project! :) Today's sponsor is one of my *favorites*, Winnie & Walter.  I adore Shay, she is one of the nicest people I've been fortunate enough to "meet" through this hobby, and I love being a part of her stamping family! :)

To create my card, I started by first stamping the Mini Scenery: Merry Berry image in Versamark ink onto coral CS, then heat set the image with clear embossing powder.  I then adhered the embossed panel to a piece of white CS before attaching it to a light gray card base with foam tape.  Next, I die cut my sentiment from silver foil using the In a Word: Noel Cutaway.  To finish up, a strip of aqua CS was adhered to the card front, the sentiment was attached to the card base using foam tape and glue (where needed), then I embellished with yellow enamel dots.

It’s not a party without a prize - and with prizes every day there are several chances to win! Today’s prize is generously supplied by Winnie & Walter, so you’ll definitely want to win! :) Simply leave a comment on this post - then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too! You must leave a comment on Taheerah’s blog as well as mine in order to be eligible to win! Don’t forget to grab the other surprise destinations from Taheerah’s blog and head over to them to leave comments there as well to improve your odds even more! You have until 23:59 EST on 31st December 2016 to enter.

Don’t forget Advent Calendar Extravaganza runs from 1st-25th December inclusive so make sure you visit taheerah-atchia.com every day for fabulous inspiration and amazing prizes every single time! Merry Christmas! :)

Thank you so much for stopping by and have an awesome day!

Happy Birthday

Happy Black Friday! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday... Winnie & Walter is having a Black Friday - Cyber Monday sale, and today we're showcasing the In Bloom: Julie's Roses set which is free with any purchase of $35 (while supplies last... for full details, please click HERE).

To create my card, I started with a white card base and created a striped pattern using the single tear drop row in the In Bloom: Julie's Roses set.  I then stamped the rose and leaves images in Versafine ink and heat set them with clear embossing powder before coloring with Zig Clean Color markers.  

Once the images were dry, I cut them out and adhered several of the leaves behind the rose after coloring them with a Winks of Stella glitter marker.  The sentiment was stamped in black ink onto a strip of light aqua cardstock, trimmed into a banner, then adhered to the card front with foam tape along with the flower and leaves.  To fnish up, I embellished with yellow enamel dots.

Have a great one!

W&W Blog Hop - Tour of the Stars

Hello! Today the Winnie & Walter team is having a blog hop to showcase some of the amazing goodies available for purchase this month. :) Hopefully you've reached my blog by way of Heather's blog (if you'd like to start at the beginning of the hop, please click HERE).

To create my card, I started by first stamping one of the leaf images from Framed with Evelin T Designs in Versafine ink, then heat setting them with clear embossing powder.  I then colored them in using Zig Clean Color markers and set them aside to dry.  I then stamped the berries from In Bloom: Frenchy's Festive Florals with Angelica Suarez in Versafine ink, and heat set them as well in clear powder before coloring.  Once all the watercolored images were dry, I die cut them using the coordinating Cutaways.  

Next, I stamped the flower image from Frenchy's Florals in light peach ink, and die cut them using the coordinating Cutaways.  A large die cut circle was then cut, and the flower, leaf and berry pieces were laid out and adhered to the outer edge of the circle.  I used the In a Word: Shine Script Cutaways on silver foil and adhered it above a die cut created by using the In a Word: Bright Cutaway on coral CS.  I then adhered a strip of aqua CS near the bottom of a kraft woodgrain card base, and attached the wreath to the card front using foam tape.  To finish up, I embellished with clear gems.

Would you like to be entered for a chance to win one of FIVE $30 credits to the Winnie & Walter store? All you have to do is leave a comment along the way on the designer's blogs, and winners will be chosen at random from all comments left by Monday, November 21, 2016 at noon CST. 

Thanks for stopping by today, next up on the hop is Kate's blog... :) 

25 Days of Christmas Tags with Winnie & Walter - Merry

Hello! I'm so happy to be participating in Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags Day 5 event today using some of my favorite Winnie & Walter dies and a fun holiday color combo. :)

To create my tag, I started by first die cutting light blue and textured teal cardstock using the wreaths from the In Bloom: Paulina's Greenery Cutaways.  I then used the solid wreath die on a piece of black and white polka dot paper, and adhered the negative patterned die cut and blue die cut to a white CS circle.  The teal outline wreath was then adhered to top of the blue wreath in a slightly offset placement.  

Next, I used the In a Word: Merry Cutaway on chartreuse CS, then adhered it to the tag front using foam tape.  One of the smaller bows from the Take a Bow Cutaways was then used on light gray CS, adhered together, then attached to the tag front.  To finish up, I added a teal/white twine loop for hanging, then embellished with green gems and gray enamel dots.

Have a great one!

WCMD Blog Hop with Winnie & Walter

Hello! It's World Card Making Day, and to celebrate Winnie & Walter is hosting a blog hop, as well as a day filled with card challenges! :) Hopefully you've reached my blog by way of Kimberly Crawford's blog (to start at the beginning of the hop, please click HERE).

To create my card, I started by first stamping one of the leaf images from In Bloom: Renee's Leaves in versafine black ink onto watercolor paper, then heat set them with clear embossing powder.  I then roughly colored the leaves and background with various distress inks.  Since I'm impatient (haha), I decided to zap the watercolor layer with my heat gun to speed things up.  Once the panel was dry, I went back and splattered it with water and letting it set for a moment before blotting up the excess.  I then repeated the process with yellow, green and turquoise inks.  Once I was done splattering and blotting, I heat set the background a final time with my heat gun.  The watercolor layer was then adhered to a light gray card base.

Next, I die cut white and yellow cardstocks using the Big, the Bold and You Cutaways.  I adhered the white layers together, then topped them with the yellow die cut off-centered just a smidge.  Next, I stamped the remainder of the sentiment from the Big, the Bold and You in black ink onto light gray CS.  To finish up, the focal die cut and sentiment were then adhered to the card front, and I embellished with green enamel dots.

Now what's a blog hop without the chance to win some fun prizes?? :) To be entered to win one of 3 $25 gift certificates to the Winnie & Walter shop, all you need to do leave a comment on each of the hop participant's blogs along the way (winners will be chosen at random from all comments left on all the blogs).  

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, next stop on the hop is Lydia Evans' blog.  Have a great one!

W&W Share the Love w/Essentials by Ellen - You Are Wonderful

Hello! :) It's "Share the love" week over at Winnie & Walter, and this week, the DT has created projects using W&W products, along with the Totally Awesome stamp set and Brushstroke Wonderful die from Essentials by Ellen.

Today over on the W&W blog, they're hosting a Floral Challenge, and to create my card, I started by first stamping some of the larger images from Lola's Bouquet in black, gray and coral ink.  I then went back and filled in some of the open spaces with the smaller stamps in the set.  The stamped panel was then adhered to a light gray card base with foam tape.

 

I then cut a strip of light gray CS, and stamped it with one of the sentiments from Totally Awesome in Versafine black ink.  I used the Brushstroke Wonderful die on coral CS, and adhered it beneath the stamped sentiment.  To finish up, I adhered the sentiment strip to the card front with foam tape, then embellished with silver enamel dots.

Have a great one!

Hello

Hello! I'm popping in to share a card I made for the Winnie & Walter blog using some of my favorite W&W products and a simple, but fun, color combo! :)

To create my card, I started by trimming a white cardstock panel to 4 x 5.25", and then stamped it with two of the flowers from In Bloom: Eva's Favorite Flowers to create my background.  The stamped panel was then adhered to a light gray card base with foam tape in the lower right hand corner.

I then used the In a Word: Hello Cutaway die on a piece of aqua textured cardstock to create the focal sentiment.  Once die cut, I adhered the sentiment to the card front.  To finish up my design, I embellished with glittery aqua enamel dots. 

Have a great one!

Hello, Friend

Hi, everyone! I'm posting on the Winnie & Walter blog today to share the card I've created using some of my favorite W&W products, but also wanted to share it here as well. :)

To create my card, I started by first stamping the wooden slice from Winter Woodland in light gray ink onto a white card base to create my background.  I then die cut a piece of coral cardstock using the Goldie Trim Cutaways, and adhered it to the card base before adding a navy ribbon and bow.

I then die cut a banner strip using the Essentials: Noelle Cutaways on gray cardstock, then stamped it with it with one of the sentiments from True before adhering it to the card front.  Next, I die cut my focal sentiment from coral cardstock using the In a Word: Hello Cutaways.  To finish up, I embellished with some clear gems.

Have a great one! :)