wcmd fun with winnie and walter

and Pinkfresh Studio! Honest... I wasn't really into WCMD until I saw that Winnie and Walter was having their fabulous challenge party again. I also saw that Pinkfresh is spreading holiday cheer (donating profits from a holiday stamp set and heading up a card drive). So I decided to join the two and do some creating. Good thing DH was busy with soccer ;)

Here are my three Christmas cards which will go off to the Holiday Project card drive.

Meet #1. I used the Pinkfresh PP I have. Chose this pattern cuz it reminds me of Christmas trees. Dressed up my scribble tree and sentiment die cuts with some stamping and or heat embossing and even some silver star sequins on the "hugs" where the multifaceted lines intersect. Added "Christmas" to a chipboard piece to complete the sentiment. Entering this into Gayatri's Dress Up Your Die Cuts challenge at WW.

Pinkfresh Studio Live More paper

Pinkfresh Studio The Mix chipboard sticker

Winnie Walter Audrey die

Winnie Walter Hugs die

Winnie Walter Spotty stamp

Winnie Walter Multifaceted stamp

Impression Obsession Scribble Tree die

silver embossing powder

star sequins

#2 was inspired by Crystal's Black and White Backgrounds challenge. I chose a PP for that and added a collage of die cuts and stickers.

Pinkfresh Studio Dream On paper

Pinkfresh Studio Oh Joy acrylic sticker

Winnie Walter Big, Bold and Party die

Winnie Walter Comfort and Joy stamp

white embossing powder

Ah yes. And then came Heather's CAS challenge. I was totally inspired by one of Heather's examples and even worked in Lea's Ink Blending challenge on this one by masking a portion of the card and brushing on red tones of DI. A Pinkfresh sentiment topped with a gold sequin star completes my design.

 Pinkfresh Studio Oh Joy stamp

Winnie Walter Pattern of the Rings stencil

Distress inks

sequins

Did you have a chance to create something on WCMD? Did you maybe even have a chance to get together with crafty friends? If so, lucky you ;) Happy rest of the weekend to you.

ETA: Also taking these over to the WCMD link up at Simon Says Stamp! Did you know WCMD was first created to get us cardmakers making Christmas cards before the big rush? Has it worked for you?!?

WCMD "with appreciation" blog hop

Welcome to springy Germany!  Hope you are joining us today for the"With Appreciation"blog hop. We, who were the lucky winners of an amazing prize package in the World Card Making Day contest back in October 2013,  have put this hop together to show our appreciation for all the goodies we received from generous manufacturers. If you want to learn  more about the contest (check out the prizes) and start thinking about your card ideas for the 2014 contest, check out this post at Paper Crafts and Scrapbooking.

So many companies provided so much great product.  We winners decided to make another card in the same category we won, using some products from the prize package. You should have arrived here from Lorraine M.'s blog. Be sure to hop along, not only are there great card ideas in all five WCMD card categories, there are some giveaways too!

So, first my card and then my giveaway.

You may recognize my design - it's the same I used on my winning birthday card - the raised strip on the left. This time I used the Lil Inker "Spot On" stamp set for the circles and sentiment.  I used Hero Arts inks in Fresh Peach, Soft Granite, Mint Julep and Field Greens. I stamped onto PP from the Glitz "Sunshine in my Soul" 6x6 pad. These fabby products were all part of the prize package.

I heat embossed the sentiment and also put a piece of PP on the inside and continued my sentiment... "on your birthday".  It's difficult to see but I stamped the XOXO circle with white pigment ink on two punched circles and added them with foam adhesive for added interest.  A few enamel dots finished the party.

So, would you like to win a couple goodies?  I have the Spellbinders Captivating Squares dies and a Hero Arts Mint Julep ink pad to give away.  And cuz I just had my second bloggiversary I'm adding a Summertime with Fibi and Lilly stamp set from The Craft's Meow too.  I will pick a random winner on March 10.  Here's what ya have to do. I love trying to pinpoint trends, for example I think the owl is gonna replace the fox; and the diamond the hexagon.  Your turn. Tell me what you think the next hot trend in cardmaking is gonna be...

Now, hop on.  If you started at Paper Crafts and Scrapbooking, great, if not you might want to check it out too.  I heard there might be a prize!!! Now, over to Miss Meet-me-on-the-Corner-Of Miriam P. ya go.  Enjoy.  And thanks for hopping by.

• Paper Crafts and Scrapbooking 
• Alice Wertz 
• Amy Kolling 
• Asty Purbasari
• Dana Warren
• Erin Lee Schreiner 
• Heidi Lopez 

• Ilina Crouse 
• Katie Gehring
• Laura Pryor
• Lorraine Marasigan
• Maria Fischer (you are here)
• Miriam Prantner
• Trinh Arrieta
• Vera Wirianta Yates
• Veronica Zalis

Supplies for hugs:

Paper:  white CS Bringmann, PP Glitz

Stamps: Lil Inker

Ink : Hero ARts, Versamark

Tools: circle punch

Other: enamel dots, white embossing powder

WCMD 2013 winner birthday category (PTI)

Maybe you've seen the March 2014 issue of Paper Crafts and Scrapbooking?  The cards which were chosen as World Card Making Day (WCMD) winners last October are included in this issue.  Which means I get to share with you the card of mine that was chosen.  Still can't believe it.  I'm sure they just needed a blue card to sit next to Vera's beauty!

So what's so special about this card? Heck if I know.  It's a striking stamp and a cool font on the sentiment - thanks to PTI. And the ombre turquoise colors are pretty - thanks to Inkadinkado.  And Tsukineko's Delicata gold ink, well it is pretty yummy.  The only thing interesting is perhaps that I raised the small strip on the left instead of the larger panel on the right. Seriously, I'm just saying all this to encourage YOU to submit cards if you're at all inclined, cuz you just never know!!!!

And get this.  I sent in three cards (cuz hey, Operation Write Home is a great organization to support, right?), seriously thinking if any card had a chance, it would be this one...

You're only getting a sneak peek cuz one day - when the challenge is right (tee hee) - I'll be hooking it up.  But, I'm certain you agree... this wouldn't have looked good next to Vera's ;)))

Anyhoo, watch for a blog hop among the WCMD 2013 winners coming soon.  We are all making cards using some of the goodies from the amazing prize package to show our appreciation... And there may be prizes too ;)))

Now ya'll know that Papertrey Ink is celebrating 7 years of business gone well.  As part of the celebration, there are daily challenges and today you are to make a bday card for Papertrey.  Well, I didn't really make this for that occasion, but thought there was no better time than the present to share it over at Papertrey!

Happy anniversary, PTI and many more.

Supplies for birthday wishes

Paper: CS  Bringmann, white Neenah, turquoise DCWV

Stamps:  PTI

Ink : Inkadinkado pigment and Delicata gold

Tools: 

Other: foam adhesive