GDP051 Thank You Vineyard!

The grapes seemed like a great choice especially since 

I really like the Tuscan Vineyard set and look for ways to use it!

I water colored the grapes in wild Wasabi and Tip Top Taupe on water color paper.

I layered them with circles and I used another stamp in that set

 to give some interest for the background along with the sentiment

from Rose Wonder.

I also pulled some pieces from the burlap ribbon to add across.

I hope you can play along with this yummy theme challenge

over at global-design-project.com

Thanks for stopping by today and have a lovely Wednesday! 

Windy

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Stamp sets: Tuscan Vineyard, Rose Wonder

Ink: Tip Top Taupe, Wild Wasabi, Archival Basic Black

Paper: Wild Wasabi, Tip Top Taupe, watercolor paper

Burlap ribbon, Layering Circles framelits dies, aqua painter

PP310 Acorny Thankful

I wanted to play with the Acorny Thank You set and some more Moroccan  DSP.

I think they went well together!

  I stamped lightly in Soft Suede for the bottom of the acorns.

 Love the mix of colors for tops.  

I added the Kraft rope trim which looks 

great in person. 

Hope you can play along with the sketch challenge 

over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Acorny thank You

Ink: Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Emerald Envy, Delightful Dijon

Paper: Moroccan DSP, Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze

Kraft rope trim, Banner framelits dies

, Bitty Banners framelits dies (vintage)

Acorn Builder punch, Emerald Envy enamels shapes

Fall Inspired Branches

I have been wanting use the baby wipe technique with the 

Thoughtful Branches trees above for a while so finally pulled it out!

I used a baby wipe to drop three colors of ink and then used as ink pad. 

I love this set and it is only available a few more days- 

August 31st is deadline to order this versatile set!

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely Monday!

Windy

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Stamp set: Thoughtful Branches and Best Birds

Ink: Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Cherry Cobbler, and Cajun Craze

Paper: Moroccan DSP, Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze

Burlap ribbon

Thinking Of You!

I created this card also as part the design team at inkbigadademystamps.com.

Not much to do here but use the wonderful Serene Scenery DSP and heat emboss!

I layered DSP on two card stocks and then heat embossed the sentiment 

from a host set called Time of Year.  

It was really that simple...let the DSP do the work for you!

Hope you have a blessed Sunday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Time of Year

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Crumb Cake, Delightful Dijon, Serene Scenery DSP

White emboss powder, heat tool

Fabuluous Foil For You!

I created this card for a design team over at inkbigacademystamps.com.

I used my fav Elegant Eggplant as a base and layers some Fabuluous Foil Acetate 

with the beautiful scallops over it. 

 Then all I did was cut a shape from gold foil paper 

and add a quick sentiment over the die.

Under the die is a circle of Elegant Eggplant. 

Hope this inspires you to use the fancy foil on 

your next project!  Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Windy

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Stamp set: Circle of Spring

Ink: Elegant Eggplant

Paper: Fabuluous Foil Acetate, Gold Foil,

Elegant Eggplant and Whisper White

Flourish Thinlits dies, 3/4" and 1 3/4" circle punches

FMS251 Thoughts & Prayers

Great sketch for this week over at freshlymadesketches.com

I started with the brick wall stamp from Ghoulish Grunge as the background.  

I stamped over layering some to make look a little vintage. I stamped the 

sentiment from the Rose Wonder set and was about to add to another circle when 

my eye caught a left over leaf laying on my desk...say that fast!!!

It gave it a kind of fall look with some interest.

I hope you can play along this week, too. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp sets: Vintage Leaves, Rose Wonder and Ghoulish Grunge

Ink: Cajun Craze, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler

Paper: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze

Burlap ribbon, Leaflets framelits dies, Layering Circle
framelits dies

PPA315 Blessed Leaves!

I have been wanting to use these wonderful leaves on the background of a card

for a while and when I saw these colors together, it seemed the perfect combo!

I used the leaves from the Thoughtful Branches set.

  I told you there was so much you could do with this set!

It is available now through next Wednesday the 31 st of August!

The sentiment here is from the loved Paisleys & Posies stamp set

 in the new holiday catalog that starts on September 1st, 2016.  

You will fall in love with that bundle of stamps and matching dies!

I like using the Layering Ovals which fit well with this sentiment!

Added some Old Olive twine and it was done!

Please head over today to palspaperarts.com to play

along with this great color challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp sets: Thoughtful Branches and Paisleys & Posies

Ink: Dapper Denim, So Saffron, Old Olive

Paper: Old Olive, Dapper Denim, Whisper White

Old Olive twine, Layering Ovals framelits dies

GDP050 Thankful Paisley Petals

Love the chance to show off DSP esp this great

paisley/floral design.  It was hard to cut the houndstooth print I must admit!

I love it so much and was so happy there are two colors of it in this pack. 

I like the mix of the prints on the Rich Razzleberry card stock.

I then stamped part of the sentiment on a small banner piece.  

I added a little flower like piece with leaves using the matching dies to finish it off!

Very sweet card and I hope you can play with this great sketch challenge 

over at global-design-project.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Paisleys & Posies

Ink: Mint Macaron, Rich Razzleberry, Cajun Craze

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla, Petals & Pasileys DSP

Paisley framelits dies, rhinestone

Thank You Fall Light

Love the Thoughtful Branches stamp set and matching dies!

This is the last week to buy them. 

 They could return in a future publication but we are not guaranteed!

The set/dies are available through August 31st. They are so versatile- one can stamp

flowers, leaves, trees, Christmas, Spring, Fall, Winter scenes!  I can go on and on!  

Here I choose to do a Fall scene.  Fall is my fav season!  

You have no idea how fast this card was to make!

I cut out a circle with a die.  Layered over the Very Vanilla card stock.

Sponged with sponge daubers inside the mask I created. 

First, Cajun Craze, then a little Crushed Curry,

and last Always Artichoke. I removed the mask and stamp in black 

the trees. Added the Thank you sentiment from

 the same set and placed on top of a piece of Always Artichoke card stock

ran through the Big Shot with the Seaside emboss folder.

The folder makes me think of waves and tree bark, too!

So quick and easy and I love it each time I look a little more!

Check back because I will have more of this set this week!

Thanks for stopping by today and have a blessed Tuesday!

Windy

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Stamp set: Thoughtful Branches

Ink: Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Always Artichoke,

Archival Basic Black

Paper: Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke

Circle framelits dies, Sponge daubers, Seaside emboss folder

Merry Monday Starlight!

I decided to play in Lori's Link Up for the summer going on 

now until August 31st. 

We could use any previous challenge and I picked 

use Blue, Gold and White on a Christmas card. 

When I saw this challenge, I could only think of the new 

Star Of Light set I have been wanting to ink up!  Love the matching dies, too!

I used gold foil to cut a star and layered with white 

over it with another detailed die cut star. 

Hope you have a Merry Monday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Star Of Light

Ink: Night of Navy

Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Gold foil

Starlight thinlits dies, rhinestone colored with a blendability marker (vintage)

Serene Hope

I designed this card for inkbigacademystamps.com design team also. 

No stamping, wow!

I used the Serene Scenery DSP paper stack for the beautiful background.

I cut the hope sentiment from the Sunshine Wishes thinlits dies.

 I used my banner dies for layering

 and love the touch of gold foil playing off the sunshine in the print.

I hope you have a blessed Sunday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Paper: Old Olive, Peekaboo Peach, Gold Foil,

Serene Scenery DSP

Sunshine Wishes thinlits dies, Banner framelits dies

Love You Fancy Foil Acetate!

I designed this for Inkbigacademystamps.com design team. I used the silver side of the 

Fancy Foil Acetate and cut it with the banner dies. I layered a Sweet Sugar plum butterfly

over and added a little bling with a string of silver sequins. I finished with a banner

sentiment from Bloomin' Love stamp set.

Hope you enjoy your weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Bloomin' Love

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Fancy Foil Acetate, Whisper White,

Sweet Sugarplum

Silver sequins, Butterfly thinlits dies, Banner framelits dies

FMS250 Fiesta Thank You!

I needed more thank you cards in my stash so I used the
sentiment from Fresh Fruit.
I have been hoarding this floral print from Fiesta Birthday DSP
and finally decided to cut into it!
I stamped my cute llama in Early Espresso ink on Soft Suede card stock.
I snipped out a piece of the same DSP for his blanket!
Try to play along with this great sketch
 over at freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com
I hope you have an exciting weekend and thanks for stopping by!
Windy
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Stamp sets: Birthday Fiesta, Fresh Fruit
Ink: Early Espresso
Paper: Soft Suede, Whisper White (thick),
Fiesta Birthday DSP
Melon Mambo thick twine
Fiesta Time framelits dies

PPA314 Merry Christmas Wishes!

More SU! 2016 Holiday Sneak Peak!

When I saw this sketch, all I could think of was a tree in the middle and
a sentiment across the middle of the tree.
I pulled my new stamp set from the SU! 2016 Holiday catalog called Santa's Sleigh.
I did a quick watercolor and you can tell!
I stamped the deer in Chocolate Chip and then colored in Soft Suede.
 I used the dies that match the set to cut some stars in Crushed Curry.
I did a different layout with the DSP.
  I wanted it to show up more so I offset the DSP and the top stamped layer.
The DSP is some awesome prints in a paper stack called Warmth & Cheer.
Many plaids in that paper stack I am looking forward to using!
Hope you have a wonderful Thursday and play along now over at
palspaperarts.com

Thanks for stopping by!
Windy
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Stamp set: Santa's Sleigh
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede, Garden Green,
Real Red
Paper: Real Red, Whisper White, Crushed Curry,
Warmth & Cheer DSP paper stack
Santa's Sleigh thinlits dies

Soft Sympathy Card

I was asked to make a quick sympathy card for several people to sign for a friend

who loss her son suddenly last week. 

I started with a 5" sq card base in thick Whisper White.

I added Smoky Slate card stock and then cut Soft Sky

 with the Flourish die twice.  I used the Layering Circle dies for Whisper White.

Soft Sky and Blushing Bride on bottom.

I wanted to keep it simple and soft. 

I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Flourishing Phrases

Ink: Smoky Slate

Paper: Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Soft Sky, Smoky Slate

Flourish thinlits dies, Layering Circle framelits dies

  

GDP049 Brighter and More Beautiful!

This color combo can work for so many things!

  I like it and it makes me fell happy! 

The Paisley & Posies stamp set with matching dies from the SU! 2016 Holiday

catalog also makes me happy so I paired them together for a cute note card!

The set has a few beautifully scripted sentiments and lots of elements/images!

I have been wanting to color this flower since I got it. I used my aqua painter

 to watercolor the flowers changing up the order of color in the middle.

I hope you are able to play along with the color challenge over at 

global-design-project.com this week!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed Tuesday!

Windy

windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp set: Paisleys & Posies

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Archival Basic Black

Paper: Whisper White and note card

Paisley framelits dies, aqua painter

PP308 Hello Umbrella Weather!

When I saw these colors for the color challenge, I immediately thought of the 

umbrellas "blowing around" on the card! 

I stamped the same colors on their matching card stock. 

I stamped the Hello from O, Happy Days card kit stamp set.

I think it is clean and simple but bright colors especially

with the Basic Black.

I hope you can play along with the color challenge over at 

thepaperplayers.blogspot.com

Have a wonderful Monday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp sets: Weather Together and O, Happy Days

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Pacific Point,

Real Red, Daffodil Delight

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Pacific Point, Archival Basic Black

Umbrella Weather framelits dies

Made Of Wonderful

This is another card I designed for the inkbigacademystamps.com

design team.  I am featuring the wonderful Serene Scenery DSP.

I picked three prints I thought would work well together and look "beachy" or natural.

The base is Island Indigo and then the three DSP prints

 layer around to form a cool background.  I stamped the starfish in crumb cake

and cut out with a circle framelits. 

 Added a favorite sentiment from the same set called Picture Perfect. 

Then a little gold ribbon behind gives some shine!

I hope you have a lovely Sunday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Picture Perfect

Ink: Crumb Cake, Island Indigo

Paper: Island Indigo, Serene Scenery DSP,

Whisper White

Gold ribbon, Layering Circle framelits dies

It's A Good Day!

I designed this cute treat bag for Inkbigacademystamps.com

design team. Lisa Pretto, one of  uplines, sent me some of this yummy

Fancy Foil Acetate to design some projects.  One side is gold and the other is silver. 

I love the Kraft paper here with the gold.  The doily in Watermelon Wonder

 gives just the right amount of color!

The cute sentiment is from the Best Birds set.  It has great images

 but love the sentiments/fonts in this set.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Best Birds

Paper: Kraft, Gold Foil, Whisper White

Fancy Foil Acetate 

Ink: Versmark 

Gold emboss powder, Gold ribbon, 

Gift Bag punch board, In color doilies,

Layering Circle framelits dies

More With Peaches!

I had some leftover pieces from my card class this week so I 

played around with different embossing folders and the stripe side of DSP

with other sentiments to created more cards with Fresh Fruit suite

for my card stash!

I used the Love You More and flowers from the Fresh Fruit stamp set with 

the Sparkle emboss folder.

I also used from I'm Here For You set the Hang In There.  

One of my guest on Tuesday night at class picked this sentiment

because the peaches do hang in the trees. 

 So fun! I used the Seaside emboss folder on it.

Last, I used a Hello from O, Happy Day card kit and the Softly Falling 

emboss folder.

Hope you have a lovely weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp sets: Fresh Fruit, O, Happy Day, I'm Here For You

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Peekaboo Peach, Tangerine Tango

Paper: Tangerine Tango, Peekaboo Peach, Fruit Stand DSP,

Whisper White

Sparkle, Seaside and Softly Falling emboss folders

Peekaboo Peach ruched ribbon, Lots of Labels framelits dies

PPA313 Blessed Paisleys & Posies!

My first time playing with a new stamp set in the 

2016 SU! Holiday catalog.  As a SU! demonstration, 

we get the privilege of being able to pre order

before a new catalog starts!  My number one was this bundle

called Paisleys & Posies.  I only used the stamp set here 

but it does have matching framelits dies. 

Hope you can play around with these great colors and then

head over to palspaperarts.com to submit your

 entry to play along with the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed Thursday!

Windy

Stamp set: Paisleys & Posies

Ink: Tip Top Taupe, Peekaboo Peach, and Flirty Flamingo

Paper: Whisper White, Flirty Flamingo, 

Peekaboo Peach, Tip Top Taupe

In Color enamel shapes, In Color doilies 

Hope Tags for Bags!

I bought these gift bags at the dollar store in purple!

You know purple makes me happy!

I decided to make tags for the bags using the the retired

designer paper that I colored with sponge rollers

in an ombre effect.  I used Rich Razzleberry, Sweet Sugarplum,

and Pink Pirouette. 

I added die cuts from Sunshine Wishes

 and tied with some retired white ribbon.

My August class members used these this week to carry their cards home.

I hope you have a wonderful week..thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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GDP048 With Sympathy!

I love Tanja's card including the great balloons!
I was drawn to the colors which made me think of flowers.
I grabbed my fav set-Touches of Textures for flowers and
I have been wanting to use the lace looking stamp to make a background
so I stamped in Soft Sky on Soft Sky. I added a piece of Serene Scenery DSP
with the Old Olive dots for an extra appearance of texture.
I needed a sympathy car the other day and did not have one in my stash
so I thought this was the perfect card for that sentiment.
I hope you can play along with casing the designer
over at global-design-project.com

Thanks for stopping by and have blessed Tuesday!
Windy
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Stamp sets: Touches of Texture, Flourishing Phrases
Ink: Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Archival Basic Black,
Old Olive, Soft Sky
Paper: Whisper White, Soft Sky, Serene Scenery DSP
Aqua painter

PP307 I'm Here For You

I thought since I was using a small image, I would do
a note card size 3.5" x 5" base.  I never use this cute latern from
my beloved From Land To Sea stamp set. But wanted it to "shine" on
this card. The sentiment from Here For You seemed appropriate.
I added some masculine stripes from By The Shore DSP and Calypso
Coral thick twine to finish it off.
I hope can play along with this bright challenge!
Head over to Thepaperplayers.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Monday!
Windy
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Stamp sets: From Land to Sea and Here For You
Ink: Dapper Denim, Crushed Curry marker
Paper: Dapper Denim, Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla
Banner punch, Layering Ovals, Calypso Coral thick twine

FMS248 Thank You Vintage Leaves!

As soon as I saw the sketch challenge, I thought of these leaves!
Love the Vintage Leaves and matching dies!
I will play with them a lot this fall!
I started with a piece of Perfect Plum card stock and stamped in
Elegant Eggplant.  The I stamped Garden Green on a piece
of Old Olive card stock, cut out with dies and went looking for a sentiment.
I had a left over banner stamped in black from the Pop Of Paradise
stamp set I had used on a previous project.
I laid it on and liked the way it looked so stamped
it in Cajun Craze on Crumb cake and snipped it out!
I kept it simple and used a background paper from the
Serene Scenery DSP for a natural look!
I hope you can play along with the great sketch challenge 

over at freshlymadesketched.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by!
Windy
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Stamp set: Vintage Leaves and Pop Of Paradise
Paper: Crumb Cake, Serene Scenery DSP,
Perfect Plum, Old Olive
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green, Cajun Craze
Leaflets framelits dies

Touches Of Textures For Fall

My fifth card for class this month. 

This is my fav set in the 2016-2017 SU! annual catalog. 

I love the different textured images to stamp.

I also love the extra texture with the burlap ribbon. 

I think this card can be for any occasion so I did not

use a sentiment on the front; however, you could stamp one on the inside.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend 

and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Touches of Texture

Paper: Dapper Denim, Delightful Dijon, 

Very Vanilla, Early Espresso

Ink: Dapper Denim, Early Espresso, Delightful Dijon,

Cucumber Crush

Burlap ribbon, linen thread

GDP047 Always Nautical!

My daughter loves anchors!
 When she heard me mention the theme
for this week's challenge at GDP, she wanted to help make a card
with, of course, an anchor!
It was mostly her ideas and design and I helped cut.
It was a great joint effort!
I think it looks very sharp and clean and simple!
I hope you can play along at
global-design-project.com this week!
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!
Windy
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Stamp set: Time of Year, Seaside Shore
Paper: Delightful Dijon, Night of Navy, Cajun Craze,
Very Vanilla
Ink: Cajun Craze, Night of Navy
Layering Circle framelits dies, Bunch of Banners framelits dies
Night of Navy twine

PPA312 Affectionately Yours!

I started this card with the DSP and grabbed my colors from that!
Love how the DSP or Designer Series Paper gives us the color combo
without much to think about!
I had my in color doilies out along with the Thoughtful Branches
stamp set so it was so easy to do this sketch challenge right away!
I kept it real simple but added a little bit of pearls to top for more interest!
I hope you can play along with my friend Linda's sketch challenge over at
palspaperarts.com

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a lovely Thursday!
Windy
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Stamp set: Thoughtful Branches
Paper: Mint Macaron, Whisper White,
Affectionately Yours DSP
Ink: Night of Navy
Night of Navy twine, In Color doily in Watermelon Wonder,
Layering Circles framelits dies, pearls

You're In My Thoughts!

This is my fourth card for August classes.

  I love this bundle-stamp set and dies called

Thoughtful Branches and only available for purchase this month.

Hoping it will be in the spring catty!

I stamped the leaves in Emerald Envy on then same color card stock.

The tree trunk is cut from Tip Top Taupe and that is the card base also.

I like my bird in Cherry Cobbler so continued with that color for sentiment

(one of my fav fonts)!

I hope you have  a blessed Wednesday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Thoughtful Branches

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Emerald Envy

Paper: Tip Top Taupe, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White,

Emerald Envy

Beautiful Branches thinlits dies