Rerun No. 13 | In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet with Joni Andaya (Challenge + Giveaway + Sale!)

Welcome lovelies to our next monthly Rerun!

Each Rerun will provide plenty of inspiration focusing upon a featured product, a month-long sale on the featured product and a challenge (with a prize!) and *all-new* giveaway.  You will not want to miss out!

For our thirteenth Rerun we are concentrating on In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet with Joni Andaya.  This set is bursting with possibilities with multi-step stamping, one layer and coloring opportunities and with its new coordinating cutaways what can be done is practically limitless.

Now on to the cards!

Shay

In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet with Joni Andaya really is a remarkable set and I am so happy with the versatility and options that Joni Andaya created when she illustrated the set.  I am thrilled we finally released the coordinating cutaways to increase the joys of crafting with this jewel of a set!

I cut out several flowers and leaves from pale pink, golden yellow and teal card stock using In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet with Joni Andaya Cutaways and then stamped over them with coordinating stamps in slightly deeper inks.  I arranged the flowers and started gluing them together.  Once I had the cluster put together I added foam dimensional adhesive to the back of the flowers.  I cut out "celebrate" from grey card stock from The Big, the Bold and Party Cutaways and adhered "celebrate" onto the flower cluster and used the Zig Wink of Stella Clear Brush Marker to add a little shimmer on the word.  I cut out the smaller rectangle panel from Essentials: Audrey Cutaways from white card stock.  I adhered the flower cluster to the white panel and then adhered them all to grey card base using foam dimensional adhesive.

That's it from me...wait until you see what Gayatri, Heather H., Kelly, Keren and Lydia did with In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet with Joni Andaya!

>>>THE TALENT<<<

CLICK HERE to see more from Gayatri.

CLICK HERE to see more from Heather H.

 

CLICK HERE to see more from Kelly.

 

CLICK HERE to see more from Keren.

 

CLICK HERE to see more from Lydia.

>>>CHALLENGE<<<

Now it's your turn to play along with Rerun!

1. Create a new project using In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet with Joni Andaya (and/or coordinating cutaways and/or the coordinating cut files).  An alternative to using In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet with Joni Andaya (and/or coordinating cutaways and/or the coordinating cut files) is to create a new project using one of the projects featured in this post (or any Rerun post throughout August) as your inspiration.  Make sure you use at least one (1) w&w product (this can include a freebie) in your project.  If you choose the alternative to using In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet with Joni Andaya (and/or coordinating cutaways and/or the coordinating cut files), please include in your post or project description which project inspired you and how.
2. Link up your project here by 11:55 p.m. CST on August 31, 2016.  
3. Enter as many times as you want before the deadline.
4. This Rerun Challenge may be combined with other challenges found here on the w&w blog or elsewhere.

One project will be randomly chosen to win $25.00 credit to the w&w shop!  The winner will be announced on the Giveaway Winners page or in it's very own post on the w&w blog.

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>>>GIVEAWAY<<<

Please comment on this post (make sure to include your email address in your comment) by 11:59 p.m. CST on August 31, 2016 for a chance to win your very own In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet with Joni Andaya stamp set!


EDITED TO ADD:
Winners will be announced Friday, September 23, 2016.

w&w Belated 2nd Birthday Bash | Special Guest Star Joni Andaya

Today's guest is special as it is the return of the gloriously talented Joni Andaya.  I was so excited Joni could join in with our Belated 2nd Birthday Bash as it just makes the celebration all the happier and just feels right as she was one of the original Talent.  As another treat Joni is sneaking something from our February 2016 Release (check back next week! wink).  Joni's card is such a lovely take on Gayatri's Create Your Own Background Challenge!

Hello Everyone Joni here sharing another inspiration that will be coming to the Winnie and Walter store soon.

To begin my project, I stamped the new upcoming Kindness with Evelin T Designs stamp set (February 2016 Release) on a watercolor paper using the versamark ink and heat embossed in white embossing powder. Then, I watercolored the images using Windsor & Newton watercolor paints. Next, I die-cut the In a Word: Friend Cutaway using a black cardstock. I also added some sequins from Little Things from Lucy’s Cards in Caribbean Dream to finish off the card.

Here’s another look.

I hope you guys enjoyed! Have a Wonderful Week :)

In a Word: Friend Cutaway

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Changes

Hello there lovelies!  It’s Shay here.  This is a particularly difficult post to write as change is never easy. 

If you missed Julie’s blog post on Sunday please CLICK HERE. 

Julie, co-founder + co-owner and all-round awesome designer, is stepping down from being an owner of w&w at the end of this year.  It has been such an amazing journey from just talking into the wee hours of what we could do to running a company that produces collections that include stamps, dies and stencils.  I feel fortunate that Julie was beside me as we found the courage together to reach for, fulfill and even surpass our dreams.  I will always treasure all that I have experienced with and learned from Julie and her tremendous talent, attention to detail, patience, sweetness and friendship.  

Although I am mightily sad to not have Julie as my business partner, as her friend I am so grateful she is going to take some time to just concentrate on Julie. 

Julie, like many women, don’t put themselves at the top of their list of priorities.  Even airlines have to remind those with children that the air mask should go on the adult’s face first and then the child’s face next because if you don’t take care of yourself first how can you take care of anyone else?  Julie is a wife, daughter, sister, aunt, human mother to Walter, friend and teacher besides having been an owner, worker and designer here at w&w.  She put in long hours after her day job, sacrificing much and it is time for her to slow down and make herself the focus and design and craft just for fun and herself.  

I really love this picture of Julie (far right) and I at our first CHA back in January of this year at the Pinkfresh Studio booth with Kinnari Zavari (of Pinkfresh Studio), Kelly Griglione (one of the w&w Talent), Julie Fei-Fan Balzer and Evelin Tee (the lovely designer we worked with to create Happiest of Holidays with Evelin T Designs and Merry & Bright with Evelin T Designs).



Of course Julie would love to hear from you!  Julie has a blog you can follow her at: starlight windsong; a facebook page: Julie Mogford Designs; along with an Instagram account: @juliemogford.  You will want to follow her as she isn’t done crafting and designing.  

What does this mean for w&w?  Julie + Walter will always be a part of the w&w family.  If and when she feels she wants to join in, she will do so as she feels best fits into her life (and I wouldn’t have it any other way).  The running of w&w will be carried on by me.  It will be quite an adjustment to take it all on myself especially in the designing arena.  My mind is brimming with ideas, I just need to learn the ins and outs of how to make them a reality! 

You should know that what w&w is what it is not only from Julie’s and my efforts, but also due to the support of Julie’s husband, Davis, and also that of my parents and sister.  In the future my family will be even more instrumental as their enormous help enables me to do all I do.  Family is everything and that is something Julie and I have always agreed upon wholeheartedly.

Joni Andaya, one of our original members of the Talent, will be stepping down.  

Just see this lovely card by Joni from our very first release:

And then this stunning card by Joni from our most current release:

Joni has been an incredible designer, wonderful member of our w&w creative family and an inspiration to us all.  She was the first product designer we collaborated with to design a stamp set, In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet with Joni Andaya.  Her creative and heart-stoppingly (a made up word that had to be used) gorgeous contributions will be missed but she will remain part of the w&w family as a free agent so we hope to see her here from time to time.  We love you, Joni, and thank you for taking a chance on us and being an integral part of w&w's success!

Now, for some cheerier news!  Introducing The Talent of 2016:

Gayatri, Heather P., Kelly, Lea, Mayuri and Vanessa are all staying on as part of the Talent.  I feel very blessed as these sensational ladies make w&w wonderful and brighten my days by being themselves and with the beauty of their projects! 

I have invited Heather Hoffman and Lydia Evans to become part of the Talent in 2016 and happily they have both said yes!  I am very excited as I adore these ladies and their work so much.  I know they will be amazing additions to the Talent.  Please give them a very warm w&w welcome!

Winnie & Walter’s birthday month is January, but in light of all these changes (plus going to CHA next week to check out all the new goodness--hope to see you there.) we are going to have our month long birthday celebration in February…let’s call it a belated birthday bash.  We will have month long challenges, plenty of giveaways, lots of inspiration and a “small” release to help celebrate.

I hope you will stick around and see where w&w will go…it’s going to be quite an adventure! 

I wish you and your family a very blessed 2016 full of laughter, love, excellent health, relaxation and the joys of crafting.

Happy crafting,

Shay + Winnie

Season's Greetings with Joni

Hello Everyone, Joni here I am back with another idea using some of the images from the recent released In Bloom: Elsa's Flora and the sentiment is from Merry & Bright with Evelin T Designs.

To begin I drew a circle on a white cardstock panel using pencil to guide the large and the small bough in the In Bloom: Elsa's Flora. 

 

This is just another image after stamping the large and the small bough. 

 

Next, I stamped the holly and berry image using a light lighter ink then I watercolored the image using the Zig Clean Color Real Brush in 046 Mid Green and 024 Wine Red. 

 

Next, I fussy cut both images then adhered on the card base with foam tape for dimension. 

 

For the white card base I distressed the top first with Peacock Feather Distress ink then adhered the cut wreath and holly berries. Next I also added the sentiment “seasons greetings” from Merry & Bright with Evelin T Designs. To finish off the card I added some Pretty Pink Posh Lime Sorbet in 6mm and 4mm.

 

I hope you guys enjoyed! Thank you so much for stopping by! Have an Awesome Week J

In Bloom: Elsa's Flora

Merry & Bright with Evelin T Designs

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Hugs with Joni

Hello Everyone, Joni here created a simple to mass produce card using the Essentials: Audrey Cutaways, The Big, the Bold and Friends Cutaways and In Bloom: Lola’s Bouquet with Joni Andaya stamp set.

To begin I first die-cut the Essentials: Audrey Cutaways “larger frame” and adhered on the white card base. Then I stamped some of the flower images using the In Bloom: Lola’s Bouquet on the white card panel. For the sentiment I die-cut the sentiment die “hugs” using The Big, the Bold and Friends Cutaways. To finish off the card I added some Pretty Pink Posh sequins in watermelon and Strawberry Burst sequins.

I hope you guys enjoyed this simple card!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a Wonderful Week :-)

In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet with Joni Andaya

Essentials: Audrey Cutaways

The Big, the Bold and Friends Cutaways

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iNSD 2015 with Pinkfresh Studio | Color Challenge

There is another fun challenge being sponsored by Pinkfresh Studio right now!

Here's a peek at the challenge:

You will want to CLICK HERE to get the details and see some really sensational inspiration from the tremendously talented ladies from Pinkfresh Studio and Joni.

iNSD 2015 with Pinkfresh Studio | Card Sketch Challenge

We're back for yet another challenge and who doesn't love a sketch challenge?  This is designed as a card sketch but you can use it to create any type of project you want.

The giveaway for this challenge is:

Let's see what the amazing Pinkfresh Studio ladies + Talent created with the sketch:

For more from Jennifer CLICK HERE.

For more from Heather P. CLICK HERE.

For more from Joni CLICK HERE.

For more from Lea CLICK HERE.

We challenge you to take on the sketch challenge.  You don't have to use w&w and/or Pinkfresh Studio products, but we would love if you did.

You have until 11:55 p.m. CST on May 9, 2015 to link up your project.  And don't forget if you share photos of your challenges, tag both Pink Fresh Studio and Winnie & Walter, and use the hashtag #insdwwpfs2015 for a chance to win other prizes!

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Shades of Spring | Burst of Spring with Joni

Hello Everyone Joni here, sharing this flower card I made using the recent released Sugar Rush with past released Winter Woodland stamp set. I am using both this stamp set a little different than what it’s intended to be.

To begin my card, I first stamped the cupcake wrapper image from Sugar Rush stamp set on a fuchsia cardstock with red ink pad. Next, I stamped the wood slice image from Winter Woodland stamp set in dark yellow ink. Then smooshed the green ink pad on the side of the white cardstock, this where I will cut the stem and leaf for the flower card.

Here’s just another look of the assembly stage of the card. In this image I cut the leaf and stem. I also cut fussy cut the wood slice for the center of the flower and the cupcake wrapper for the petals.

To assemble the card I die-cut the vellum for the bottom panel, this is larger than the two top panels using the large dotted rectangle die from the Essentials: Katharine Cutaways die set. The other two top panels Kraft and watercolor paper were cut from the smaller dotted rectangle die from the Essentials: Katharine Cutaways. I then, adhered the flower I created added some sequins from Pretty Pink Posh in Watermelon and Sparkling Clear to finish off the card.

The sentiment I used on the middle of the card is from the all-time favorite of mine A Tree for All Seasons stamp set. Here’s another look of the card.

I hope you guys enjoyed and have inspired you to look at your stamp sets a different way.

Thank you so much for stopping by!


w&w supplies used:

A Tree For All Seasons

Sugar Rush

Winter Woodland

Essentials: Katharine Cutaways

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