July Leading Lady Jessica Lin | Take Two

Our July Leading Lady, Jessica Lin is back for her sensational second performance!  If you missed her smashing debut you must see it...CLICK HERE.   Today she brings you another duet with an awesome custom background!

Ladies and gentlemen, Jessica....

Good morning crafty friends! I'm back with some more Leading Lady projects. This week I decided to focus on a favorite product of mine: the Typecast: Cary stamp set. 

I needed to make some cards for my cousins, Sarah and Sophia, to thank them for planning our New York trip last month. And I wanted to customize them to make these thank you cards extra special... Did you see what I did? Yes! I spelled out their names with the Typecast: Cary alphabets and stamped them with VersaMark ink to create a personalized background. It's fairly subtle but I hope it'll put a smile on their faces when they notice it. :) 

For the focal point of the card, I used the In a Word: Thanks Cutaway (I think the font matches so nicely with the Typecast: Cary set!) and die cut it from lime green glitter cardstock and white cardstock. Next I layered them together and mounted them with foam. Then I stamped the small "MANY" (from Sentimental: Birthday set) on a tiny banner and adhered it to the card with foam tape. I embellished the card with silver thread and some enamel dots and that finishes off the card!

For Sophia's card, I used the From the Bottom of My Heart stamp set. I tried embossing it with Ranger's Enchanted Gold embossing powder but for some reason I didn't get good coverage even with two layers of embossing. (left photo) So I tried stamping with Hero Arts Soft Vanilla shadow ink first before embossing, and got a much better result. (right photo)

I also embellished this card with silver thread and enamel dots to complete the design. I really love how versatile these alphabet stamps are; you can also stamp "THANK YOU" for the background and I think it'll be fun to stamp "XMAS" or "XOXO" for other occasions cards. Really, the sky is the limit! I really enjoyed creating these cards, and I hope you liked them, too. 

Giveaway

Thank you so much for leaving your sweet and kind comments on last week's posts. They make my heart sing <3

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Shay has generously provided me with a $30 gift certificate that I can giveaway. If you enjoyed these cards, please comment on both W&W and my blog for a chance to win! I will be posting for the remaining Saturdays of this month, so if you comment on each post you will have 4 chances to win this wonderful prize. That is all from me today. I hope you will join me next Saturday but until then, have a wonderful week!


 

From the Bottom of My Heart

Sentimental: Birthday

Typecast: Cary

From the Bottom of My Heart Cutaways

In a Word: Thanks Cutaway

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July Color Combo with Heather H. (Challenge)

Good morning! Heather here stopping by this morning to share a new Color Combo Challenge with you! Thanks again to everyone who has played along so far - make sure and look for winners and a few featured players at the bottom of this post!

And here is my color inspiration for this month:

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This month I decided to go with something summery, but (hopefully!) cool and refreshing as well! This image jumped out at me on Pinterest - so I went with it! I decided to use From the Bottom of My Heart (a previous release's free with purchase stamp set that is now available to purchase on it's own) and pair it up with it's new coordinating From the Bottom of My Heart Cutaways and Scenery: Spotty Creative Screenings. I first created my background by using the stencil with a tone on tone ink, then turning it and using a white ink for a two tone ombre background. The heart I stamped in green on a soft green cardstock - and then stamped the larger words in in white to make them pop a little more. I die cut it with the coordinating die, then attached with foam adhesive over a bundle of silver thread. The front panel was cut with Essentials: Katharine Cutaways, then mounted on a white cardbase with a few sequins for extra sparkle and fun. 

Now - I have a few favorites from the last Color Challenge to feature! Every single project was lovely, but I thought I'd give a shout out to a few that especially caught my eye!

First up - this GORGEOUS little number by Mayras Designs - LOVE how she added the stripes to the die cut word - and all the lovely layers with all that white space!

And then this unique take on it - Maria F. took the inspiration in such a soft and CAS way - so striking! 

Then Jessica Lin's take with ink blending for a bold and gorgeous look! LOVE!

I adore Marlena M's cascade of pretty flowers - I love the way she stamped the solid flower images in the solid colors and then added the black lines to incorporate that element from the inspiration photo!

And finally - this GORGEOUS floral watercolor work of art by Andrea Shell - those flowers are so stunning, and the bold sentiment and baker's twine is the perfect touch!

>>>RANDOMLY CHOSEN WINNER<<<

No. 1 | Preeti D.

Preeti made this beautiful card including painting the sleek dress free hand for our June Color Combo Challenge.

And since we had so many gorgeous, colorful entries (and because I just feel like it and one the perks of being the boss at w&w is I can do these things on a whim!) I randomly chose one of the Heather's favorite cards featured above to also win as well!

No. 15 | Maria F.

I love Maria's simple, but creative touches of color and texture like on the die cut pieces (that remind me of feathers) peeking out of the top of the "hi" where the color was added by stamping sentiments in different colored inks!

Preeti and Maria F., please email us at info {at} winniewalter {dot} com with the subject "June Color Combo Challenge Winner" to claim your prize.

>>>CHALLENGE<<<

New challenge will post on the second Monday of each Month, and will end on the Friday before the next challenge begins to allow time to pick a winner and some favorite entries to feature.

Now it's your turn to play along!

1. Create a new project using the July Color Combo. 
2. Use at least one (1) winnie & walter product.  This can include Cutaways (dies), Creative Screenings (stencils/masks), printable/digital items, cut files and/or stamp sets.  Remember we offer freebies in our shop.  Our freebies can be used to create your project(s) for this challenge.
3. Link up your project below using the InLinkz Link-up by 11:55 p.m. CST on Friday, August 11, 2017.  
4. Enter as many times as you want before the deadline.
5. This July Color Combo Challenge may be combined with other challenges found here on the w&w blog or elsewhere. 

One randomly selected entry will receive a $25 gift certificate to Winnie and Walter. YAY!!! I can't wait to see your entries! 

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks for stopping by - have a wonderful day!

From the Bottom of My Heart

Essentials: Katharine Cutaways

From the Bottom of My Heart Cutaways

Scenery: Spotty Creative Screenings

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June 2017 Release | Premiere Day No. 2

To enter our June Release's The Big Giveaway CLICK HERE.

To enter to win Premiere Day No. 1 featured products CLICK HERE! 

To enter to win Premiere Day No. 2 Featured Products...continue reading!

To enter to win Premiere Day No. 3 Featured Products CLICK HERE  (goes live at 7:00 a.m. CST on June 29, 2017)

To enter to win Premiere Day No. 4 Featured Products CLICK HERE (goes live at 7:00 a.m. CST on June 30, 2017 )

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This Release we're adding to our new Sentimental line with Sentimental: Birthday great for celebrating that special day.

From the Bottom of My Heart is a set I designed with my thoughts to each of you made into a stamp set.  It was our free with qualifying orders for our January/February 2017 Release and we are also introducing its companion cutaways.

With a quirky birthday cake to add candles to and as a follow up to From the Bottom of My Heart, Happy Birthday to You will be our special free with purchase stamp set as a thank you gift.  See below for more details.

Big Balloon Cutaways is a celebratory cutaway set with balloons for making balloon shaped cards, shaker cards and adding balloons to projects and a bonus is there are egg shaped dies too for Easter and spring projects!

>>>THE DETAILS<<<

Sentimental: Birthday

Available for purchase the evening of June 30, 2017

4x6 stamp set

Retails for $15.00

Includes twenty-six (26) stamps

From the Bottom of My Heart

3x4 stamp set

Retails for $8.00

Includes nine (9) stamps--two (2) sentiments + seven (7) images

Happy Birthday to You

Free With Purchase for a limited time for qualifying orders***

3x4 stamp set

Retails for $8.00

Includes eleven (11) stamps--two (2) sentiments + nine (9) images

***About the limited time Free With Purchase Happy Birthday to You:

• Order must be placed from June 30, 2017 at 10:00 p.m. CST through July 14, 2017 11:59 p.m. CST  (or while supplies last)
• Your single order must total $25.00 or more before shipping and handling and taxes are applied.  Your single order must total $25.00 or more after any discounts are applied.
• One Free With Purchase item per person.
• We will be manually adding Happy Birthday to You to your order and it will not be reflected on your invoice.  
• This offer is while supplies last.  
• Happy Birthday to You is not a limited edition stamp set and will be released for sale later in 2017.

 

From the Bottom of My Heart Cutaways

Wafer Thin Steel Dies

Available for purchase the evening of June 30, 2017

Each retail for $10.00

Includes five (5) dies

Big Balloon Cutaways

Wafer Thin Steel Dies

Available for purchase the evening of June 30, 2017

Each retail for $20.00

Includes nine (9) dies

>>>THE GOOD STUFF<<<

Let's get to the fun part and see these products in action.

Shay

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments!  I completely agree about Jessica's, Crystal's and the Talent's projects...they are breathtaking.

I have a couple cards for you today.  

My first card uses the new free with purchase stamp set, Happy Birthday to You.  When I created this birthday cake I knew I wanted to play with having one of Evelin's precious critters on top of it so that is exactly what I did with this card.  

I began by inking up the cake with Distress Inks and stamped it on white cardstock and then cut it out.  I smoothed some of the ink by using the water brush over the image being careful not mess up the white parts of the image.  I stamped the incredibly adorable elephant from Happy Dance with Evelin T Designs (more about this stamp set later this week) in black ink and then colored in the elephant with Distress Ink and a water brush and cut it out with the coordinating cutaways.  On the white card base I stamped the outline tulip and leaves from In Bloom: Carolina's Florals with Angelica Suarez in grey ink around the edges.  I then sprinkled inks over the card.  I then adhered the cake and elephant onto the card with dimensional adhesive.

The next card I made using Big Balloon Cutaways which although a really simple die set is something that is quickly becoming a favorite of mine.  

I created a mask with the largest balloon die and using a blending tool and Distress Inks in shades of yellow and then went over the balloon with the water brush which gave a wonderful streaky effect.  I cut out the balloon panel with the larger rectangle panel from Essentials: Katharine Cutaways.  I stamped the sentiment "hoping your birthday is" from Sentimental: Birthday and stamping happy 3 times from Happy Birthday to You.  I then added the highlight cut from white card stock onto the balloon.

On the card base I stamped Mini Scenery: Spotty numerous times with yellow ink before I attached the balloon panel to the card base with dimensional adhesive. 

That's it from me today, but there is still so much to see from the tremendous Talent and guests.  Please be sure to click the links to their blogs and leave them some love.

Guest Star, Jessica Lin, Winner of our 3rd Birthday Bash Guest Star Contest

 

CLICK HERE to see more from Jessica.

June Leading Lady, Crystal Thompson

 

CLICK HERE to see more from Crystal.

Evelin Tee of The Talent

 

CLICK HERE to see more from Evelin.

Gayatri Murali of The Talent

 

CLICK HERE to see more from Gayatri.

Heather Hoffman of The Talent

CLICK HERE to see more from Heather H.

Heather Pulvirenti of The Talent

CLICK HERE to see more from Heather P.

Kate Capper of The Talent

CLICK HERE to see more from Kate.

Kelly Griglione of The Talent

CLICK HERE to see more from Kelly.

Keren Baker of The Talent

CLICK HERE to see more from Keren.

Lydia Evans of The Talent

CLICK HERE to see more from Lydia.

Vanessa Menhorn of The Talent

CLICK HERE to see more from Vanessa.

>>>THE GIVEAWAY<<<

Comment here on this post for a chance to win Sentimental: Birthday stamp set + From the Bottom of My Heart stamp set + Happy Birthday to You stamp set (free with qualifying purchase stamp set) + From the Bottom of My Heart Cutaways + Big Balloon Cutaways of your own by 11:59 p.m. (central standard time) June 30, 2017.  One comment will be chosen at random.

All winners during our June 2017 Release will be announced by July 7, 2017.

To enter our June 2017 Release's The Big Giveaway CLICK HERE.