Hello Gorgeous

Hello gorgeous!  Yes, you!  It's me, Shay, with a bright and happy card to share with you today.

I love using embossing powder and Distress Inks with my stamps.  A whole lot of creative play can be done by using those key ingredients, don't you think?

stamps used: The Big, the Bold, and the Happy + The Big, the Bold and You + You've Got Love Mail

I pulled out the script heart from You've Got Love Mail and inked it up with Versamark and got to stamping on a piece of watercolor paper.  I heat embossed the hearts in stages with white embossing powder.  After I finished the heart pattern I pulled out Distress Ink in fired brick, spice marmalade, mustard seed, mowed lawn and broken china.  I smeared some of the ink onto an acrylic block and used a water brush to pick up the ink and add horizontal stripes of the color in a rainbow pattern.  With a damp rag I wiped off the embossed section to remove the ink.  

On a banner I die cut using a Papertrey Ink die, I stamped "hello" from The Big, the Bold, and the Happy and "gorgeous" from The Big, the Bold and You in onyx black Versafine ink.  I adhered that onto a piece of black cardstock and to the heart panel with foam dimensional adhesive.  Then I adhered the hearts panel with foam dimensional adhesive to a strip of black cardstock attached to a white card base.

I finished up the card with some sequins, of course (I may need to enter a sequins support group soon!).

Hope you've enjoyed today's card and your Wednesday is as fabulous as you are!

Shay + Winnie (who is dozing loudly and contentedly in her studio chair)

Clean & Simple Mom

Happy Monday friends! Shay here today.  I hope you had a truly wonderful Mother's Day!

Today one last Mother's Day card for you.  As you could change the sentiment inside, this could also work for a mom's birthday, to say hello or to congratulate mom.  

My mom happens to love pink so I went with a simple color scheme of pinks, white and gold for this card.

stamped used: Parentville + The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom

I began with a simple stamped background using the large "mom" from Parentville in spun sugar Distress Ink at a diagonal as pictured below.  It need not be perfect and I love the worn look the Distress Ink lends the "mom" when I stamp it for this particular card.

I stamped the oval frame from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom in red and cut it out. In the center of the frame I stamped the silhouette in Versamark and then heat embossed it in gold.  With spun sugar, worn lipstick and fired brick Distress Inks and water I painted around the silhouette with the darkest colors surrounding the silhouette.  I adhered the frame to the card using foam dimensional adhesive.  And because I can't enough sequins I added a healthy sprinkling of gold sequins.  Last, I stamped the bow from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom in white on vellum and cut it out.  On the opposite side of the embossing I colored it in with tender pink (RV13) Copic.

Well, that's it for today.  Hope you enjoyed this clean and simple card.  You could easily change out the "mom" for "you" from The Big, the Bold and You for a fun card for a friend, daughter, sister or anyone else in your life.

Have a fabulous and creative day,

Shay and Winnie (who is asleep on her chair but certainly wishing you a particularly fine Monday)

Celebrating Mother's Day

Happy Friday Everyone!

It's Julie here, and I have a couple of Mother's Day cards today.  You may remember back in March when I created a card for Mother's Day for my Mom.  This time I have two more important "moms" in my life that I would also like to celebrate.  

This first card is for my Mother-in-law, Sharon.  She loves flowers, but gets upset with Davis and me if we send her flowers.  So, I wanted to make sure her flower had flowers on it.  I really like using the flower trio in the The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom, especially layering the flowers for more interest. 

I was inspired by the amazing Joni Nina Andaya, one of the fabulous ladies of The Talent, and the third card from this post led the way.  I started with white cardstock and marked off the general area where I would cut the Spellbinders die, and stamped the large flowers first to get the idea of the layout and then filled in with the smaller flowers and leaves. (Squeezed Lemonade, Dried Marigold, Festive Berries, Worn Lipstick, Shabby Shutters and Mowed Lawn)  After I finished stamping the flowers, I die cut the shape and then added distress ink in Tumbled Glass and Spun Sugar.  The "Thinking of You" sentiment is from Parentville is stamped in Memento Flannel Grey ink so it would stand out on the background, but still be a little softer than a black.  The Mom was cut using our Parentville cut file.  To simplify gluing the letters straight, I did some magic in Silhouette Studio software and it cut the word as one whole piece.  NICE!  The die cut panel is popped up on foam tape on my polka dot embossed card base (I can't remember the last time I did an embossed card base - I think I need to dig these out and play!)  and I threaded ribbon under neath and through the scored edge of the card.  I don't do many ribbons anymore, and I wasn't sure I needed it, but I do like the added pink. The final touch was to add the sequins.  I am really enjoying adding sequins to my projects.  I don't think I've mastered the art like Joni has, but I'm still learning.  LOL

Here is one more close up look at this card.  Perfect for mom Sharon!

The second card is for my sister Mandy.  I think she is doing an amazing job as a mommy!  Kamilla is her first child and it is so fun watching them together!  Happy Mother's Day Mandy!

I am in love with the fabulous techniques I am seeing in the Online Card Classes: Watercolor for Cardmakers.  This class is already 4 days in and the lessons are awesome!  Very talented ladies over there!!!  I liked this particular technique so much that I had to give it a try.  Mine turned out a little messy, but hey - it's watercolor and I kinda like that look.  I added some sprinkles of water after the paper was dry and also added a sprinkle  of  Memories Mist Iridescent.  The colors were Peacock Feathers, Chipped Sapphire and Dusty Concord.  Love these together and they are so vibrant.  I stamped the sentiment from The Big, the Bold, and You with Versamark ink and embossed with Whisper White EP from Stampin' Up!  Last but not least, 3 more pretty sequins.  I like letting the texture of the watercolor technique take center stage and how the white sentiment stands out on this background.  I think I will be using this technique over and over!

These two cards are so very different but both are easy to achieve.  Have you made any Mother's Day projects using Winnie & Walter products?  We would love to see your creations - join us on the Join in to Win page and link up.  Thank you for sharing your talents with us!

We hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend.  Enjoy spending time with your family, cherishing memories and making new ones!

Julie

Mother's Day in Purple

Hello there lovelies!  It is Shay here (Winnie is curled up in her chair in the studio helping out in her own special way) with a simple and easy Mother's Day card I made for my purple loving grandma.

w&w stamps used: Parentville + You've Got Love Mail

If purple doesn't suit you or for the person you are sending a card it is very easy to change up the color palette.  Another way to customize this simple card is to create a different design other than a burst.

I began by watercoloring a background on watercolor paper using some Caran d'Ache Neocolor II water-soluble wax pastels in purples, a pale blue and pink.  I colored in the burst design--this is another way to alter how the image appears as you could color in a circular motion, horizontally, diagonally or some other direction.  Watercolor paints of your choice would work equally well here.

 
With a water brush I painted in the burst.  I then sewed on a layer of vellum over the watercolor panel.  This was all attached to a white card base with foam dimensional adhesive.  I white embossed a script heart from You've Got Love Mail and watercolored it in and sprayed it with shimmery sprays (this was actually sitting on my worktable waiting to be used).  I attached the heart to a banner cut with a Papertrey Ink die and stamped with the sentiment from Parentville in soft purple Hero Arts Shadow Ink.  Last I added some pretty sequins.

This card was quite fast to make and it is full of pretty purples which I hope my grandma will appreciate.

We would love to see any Mother's Day projects you make using w&w products.  Simply link up on our join in to win! page and as a bonus you will be entered to win a coupon code good for a stamp set of your choice!

Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Shay and Winnie

Lots of Winners!

Happy Monday!  It's Shay here.  We hope you enjoyed Share the Love Week featuring Elle's Studio and our {inter}National Scrapbook Day celebration!  We had so much fun and were so thrilled with all the cards and layouts/spreads The Talent made (they can do anything!). 

A standing ovation for The Talent!!

Here's a rundown, if you didn't have a chance to check them out yet:

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio  with Julie & Shay | Day 1 CLICK HERE.

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio with Vanessa | Day 2 CLICK HERE

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio with Heather & Julie|  Day 3 CLICK HERE
For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio with Kelly | Day 4 CLICK HERE
For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio with Joni | Day 5 CLICK HERE

And did you see the awesome sketch, layouts (layout using sketch + baby Kamilla layout) and cards Julie made?!?  Not only does she design awesome products, but she knows how to use them!

We still have the sale on our The Write Stuff stamp sets and coordinating cut files going on until midnight tonight if you want to pick up some fine memory keeping friendly stamp sets and cut files (they also are awesome for card making too).

Now let's announce the winners!!

>>>ELLE'S STUDIO $25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE WINNER<<<

Tona (Comment No. 8)

>>>{INTER}NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY THE WRITE STUFF WINNER<<<

Wendy (Comment No. 62)

>>>APRIL'S GIVEAWAY WINNERS<<<

And our random April giveaway winners.  Woohoo!

April's blog blinkie winner culled from those who linked up on the blog blinkie page:

KB Stamps by Katie Brooks

April's join in to win! comment winner culled from the w&w blog comments:

Margaret R.

April's join in to win! project winner culled from the project links on the join in to win! page:

My Love, My Heart, My Art by Scrapthat

Congratulations!

Winners please contact info {at} winniewalter {dot} com by Thursday, May 8 at 12:00 p.m. with which winner you are in the subject (for example April blog blinkie giveaway winner, April join in to win! comment giveaway winner, or April join in to win! project giveaway winner).  If we don't hear from a winner by Thursday, May 8 at 12:00 p.m. we will pick another winner in that category.

Giveaway winners:  we will provide you with a coupon code to use to purchase a free stamp set of your choice.  If the stamp set is not currently in stock, don't worry the coupon code will not expire immediately (and you can even use it to purchase new stamps being released later this month if you wait to redeem your coupon code).  Coupon codes can be used with purchase of other products.  Winner will be responsible to pay for shipping & handling.

Thank you to everyone who commented, added our blinkie to your blog and/or linked your fabulous projects.  Every single comment, linked project and blog blinkie placed on your blog is a gift to us.  

Remember these monthly giveaways are well, monthly...we are just saying. :-) 

Have an awesome day,
Shay (and Winnie)

w&w sketch + iNSD + Elle's Studio = Julie's layout

Hello again friends,

I'm back, and I have a project to share with you.  Earlier today, I posted this sketch ....

Ready for the results?  Ok - not so fast!  First, here is a pic of the supplies I gathered before making my project.



I think the supplies take me the longest, so I knew from my sketch I needed some circles cut - some from the cameo, some from punches and one from my Cuttlebug.  I also pulled out my Elle's Studio supplies from the Everyday Moments Collection and looked through my stamps to see what supplies would work best.  This isn't all of them, and some are here that I didn't use. I also have a die cut "Easter" that I created with my Cameo, and I also cut some bunnies from this free template from Rebecca at her Simple As That blog.  I like how this project turned out.

Parentville + The Write Stuff: Love Story + The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom

If you didn't already guess, that is the same sweet little Kamilla that I used in my last project, except this is a current picture of her. I can't believe that is the same little girl - she is growing so fast.

I stayed pretty true to the layout, but I added several more elements at the bottom, and I got to use my stash of beautiful sequins (thanks Shay!).  The panel behind the circle photos is not a pattern paper, but a large background stamp called Polka Dot from Stampin' Up!  I have had this for years, and it is definitely a go to stamp.  I used Versamark ink and then embossed with SU! Whisper White EP. I wanted more of the aqua color on the page, so I used my American Crafts glitter tape to accent the panel.  Love the glitter, and love the not waiting for it to dry.  Yea!  The title has a little accent flourish from Parentville that was also stamped and embossed.




Elle's Studio products were very handy for this project.  The pink journaling ticket was just the right size and the cute little label with the heart - it is cut from the bottom strip of a 12x12 page - PERFECT! The poor bunny had no ears in the photo, but he was too cute not to include. And, he brought a little pink to the page. I needed more pink elements, but couldn't find any pink cardstock that I wanted to use, but then I happened upon a small piece of watercolor paper that was already pink!  LOVE MY SCRAP BIN!  I used the pink watercolor piece for three items - a backer to the BIG SMILES and Heart Tab (below) [Heather I'm crediting you with this idea!] and the little bow from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom, which was also stamped and embossed and then fussy cut (but it isn't too fussy, I must say - rather easy peasy).  I tucked in a LOVE THIS circle stamped in Hero Arts mid-tone Tide Pool ink from The Write Stuff: Love Story and punched it with a 3/4 inch punch - also easy peasy!  On the grey "love this moment" patterned paper circle, I added an American Crafts foam sticker K for Kamilla and a stamped and embossed heart, also from The Write Stuff: Love Story.  Then, I sprinkled sequins to my heart's content - I don't know if everyone else frets over the placement of these little "gems" but I do, and I don't think I'm great at it, but they do make me happy!




Here is a close up of the top cluster.  The aqua polka dot paper, the striped PP and wood veneer heart tab are all from Elle's Studio, with the addition of the pink watercolor paper, the oh so cute little rabbit die cut and the continuation of the sequins. The project took me longer than it should but I really enjoyed the process.

I really love using The Write Stuff stamp sets and digital cutting files because there are so many items to choose from and they work for many different kinds of projects - cards, scrapbooking, project life, One Little Word, and so much more.  And, in case you didn't know, all of our "The Write Stuff" product collection  is on sale 20% off  TODAY and TOMORROW (May 3-4, 2014).  If you haven't picked these stamps up yet, this is a great time to do that!

The Write Stuff: Love Story |  Stamps | Digital Cut Files

The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom |  Stamps | Digital Cut Files

The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad |  Stamps | Digital Cut Files

I hope this sketch and project inspires you to get crafty this weekend.

Julie

w&w iNSD Sketch

Hello!

Is everyone scrapping today?  I hope so!  I'm actually in the middle of a layout right now and wanted to post a sketch for a layout I am creating.  Maybe it will inspire you today.

If you make any projects today using our products,  we would love to see them over on the Join in to Win page! And, be sure to check out our Giveaway post!  You could be the lucky winner!!!  I will be back later today with my project.

Happy Scrapping and Crafting!

Julie

{inter}National Scrapbook Day + Giveaway

To celebrate {inter}National Scrapbook Day we are having a weekend day sale on our The Write Stuff stamp sets + coordinating cut files and we are giving to one (1) lucky randomly drawn winner all of our The Write Stuff stamps + cut files!  That is three (3) stamp sets: The Write Stuff: Love Story, The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad and The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom + the three (3) coordinating cut files!!

We are giving you up to seven (7) chances to win.  For each of these you do, please leave an additional comment.  You may do 1, 2, 4, 6 or all 7!  Each chance = one comment.

Chance 1: Leave a comment on this post.
Chance 2: Follow our blog as a blog follower, by email, Feedly or Bloglovin'.  Leave a comment on this post.
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Chance 6: Follow us on Pinterest. Leave a comment on this post.
Chance 7: Share about the winnie & walter {inter}National Scrapbook Day Giveaway on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or on your blog.  Leave a comment on this post.

Giveaway ends Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 11:59 pm CST.

>>>SHARE THE LOVE WEEK FEATURING ELLE'S STUDIO<<<

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 1 CLICK HERE.

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 2 CLICK HERE

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 3 CLICK HERE
For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 4 CLICK HERE
For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 5 CLICK HERE
For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Giveaway CLICK HERE

To encourage you to try your hand at scrapbooking we have another layout for our Share the Love Week featuring Elle's Studio.

Shay

The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad + The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom

In all honestly I don't love this layout, but I am happy that I made it.  Scrapbooking has been haunting me.  I find it intimidating and yet alluring all the same.  I love seeing the beautiful layouts online and wish I had the courage to attempt making one and I did...twice this week!  Am I a master scrapbooker?  In no way, but my layouts do tell stories about people I care about, I challenged myself and I had fun.  That I believe is part of the point of scrapbooking.

I chose a story that is about my parents and yet unrelated to the actual event captured in the photograph.  I want to remember what my parents say and one of the things I love most about The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad and The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom is that it encourages journaling about what parents say and do. I felt it would be fun to add the speech bubbles I had stamped on patterned paper in grey ink directly on the picture.

I began the layout using the Elle's Studio patterned paper that I then sprayed with calico shine Mister Huey's by Studio Calico over a burst mask by Studio Calico.  I then shook drops of October Afternoon Sprinklers in springs and Mr. Huey's in bloomer.  Next I stamped the argyle from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad in grey ink.

I had stamped the argyle so it was behind the speech bubbles and wood veneer.  The speech bubbles were cut from a patterned paper and then stamped.

Now that you have seen me make a scrapbook layout, I hope you will too!  And should you make one using w&w products make sure to add it on our join in to win! page.

Have a very happy, creative {inter}National Scrapbook Day!

May Update

Don't miss out of our Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio going on right now!!

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio  with Julie & Shay | Day 1 CLICK HERE.

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio with Vanessa | Day 2 CLICK HERE

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio with Heather & Julie|  Day 3 CLICK HERE
For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio with Kelly | Day 4 CLICK HERE
For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio with Joni | Day 5 CLICK HERE
For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Giveaway CLICK HERE

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Hello there!  It is Shay here with some housekeeping matters and news.

It's a new month which means we start anew with join in to win!  April's join in to win! winners will be announced next week.  We've been enchanted with all your projects and comments this past month.  Thank you, thank you, thank you (deserves more than one "thank you")!

We are moving from Feedburner to Feedblitz in the next couple of days as emails with our blog feed are just not being delivered properly.  Please add feedblitz@mail.feedblitz.com to your address books or email whitelists immediately if you have subscribed to receive winnie & walter blog feed via email.  And if you haven't, but would like to follow the w&w blog by email just check on the sidebar for "follow by email" and enter your email where asked.

Our Third Release is this month and it is our largest yet!  Yay!  We've changed our release schedule.  Our Third Release Day is May 25 with Coming Attractions on May 20 and Premieres from May 21 - May 24.  Monday, May 26 is Memorial Day so Tuesday, May 27 is the first day when shipments of Third Release stamps will go out.   Our Playdate winner, Shirley-bee, along with Chaitali Narla will be joining us as our Guest Stars to bring you inspiration for our Third Release alongside The Talent.

I will be at Simon Says Stamp CREATE as a student/customer (if you are going I would love to meet you!) and thus will be out of town from Thursday, May 29 - Sunday, June 1.  As I am also known as the "shipping department", I will be unable to pack up and ship orders during that time, but be assured that I will hit the ground running and work on packing up all orders as quickly as possible as getting your stamps to you are one of our top priorities.

And tomorrow we have some fun things in store for you to celebrate {inter}National Scrapbook Day!  Be sure to stop by.

If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions or comments, please feel free to comment here or email us at info {at} winniewalter {dot} com.

Here's to a very fun and inspiring May!

Shay.

Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Giveaway

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 1 CLICK HERE.

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 2 CLICK HERE

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 3 CLICK HERE
For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 4 CLICK HERE
For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 5 CLICK HERE

What is a Share the Love Week without a giveaway?  One (1) lucky randomly drawn winner will win a $25.00 gift certificate to Elle's Studio.  Giveaway ends Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 11:59 pm CST.

Here's how you can enter to win:

Leave a comment of this post answering this question:

What is your favorite subject to focus upon in your memory keeping (or crafting if you don't do memory keeping)?

That's it.  We will be posting the winner next week.  Good luck and hope you are feeling the love for Elle's Studio!

And don't forget we have some fun stuff for you tomorrow in celebration of {inter}National Scrapbook Day!

Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 5

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 1 CLICK HERE.

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 2 CLICK HERE

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 3 CLICK HERE
For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 4 CLICK HERE
For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Giveaway CLICK HERE

Our Share the Love Week spotlighting Elle's Studio is going strong!  With classy, friendly and bright designs how could it not be?  Today we have Joni taking the lead and she does it with her usual panache and class!

Here are the Elle's Studio products we all used:

Everyday Moments Paper Collection Pack + Everyday Moments Bits and Pieces + Everyday Moments Wood Veneers

>>>THE GOOD STUFF<<<

Joni begins with this white wonder of a mother's day card!  Bright, soft and lovely this card is sure to make mom blush with happiness.

 Parentville + Scenery: Big Bang Confetti + The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom + The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom cut files

Joni turned her awesome talent towards scrapbooking and I think it won't come as a surprise that her layouts are as beautiful and sweetly pretty as her cards!  

The Write Stuff: Love Story

The Big, the Bold, and the Happy + The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom

To read more about Joni's gorgeous projects CLICK HERE.

We have a giveaway too going for Share the Love Week featuring Elle's Studio.  CLICK HERE for more details!  And come back tomorrow for our {inter}National Scrapbook Day celebration!!

Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 4

For the Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 1 CLICK HERE.

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 2 CLICK HERE

For Share the Love Week Featuring Elle's Studio | Day 3 CLICK HERE

Do you feel the love for Elle's Studio yet?  We love how versatile, graphic, happy and usable Elle's Studio products are.  Not only can they work for any occasion or non-occasion they are also gender neutral which is always fantastic!

Can you tell we are having a ball creating with Elle's Studio's designs?  If we haven't made that apparent yet hopefully we will prove it today (and tomorrow!) with the help of Kelly.

Here are the Elle's Studio products we all began with:

Everyday Moments Paper Collection Pack + Everyday Moments Bits and Pieces + Everyday Moments Wood Veneers

>>>THE GOOD STUFF<<<

Kelly took the Elle's Studio products and ran with them to create a medley of memorable and inspiring projects!  First up is her fun, cheery card that could be used for nearly any age, gender or reason including appreciation, encouragement, just because or even birthday.  Having such a card in your card stash is invaluable!

The Big, the Bold and You + You've Got Love Mail

Kelly didn't stop at the rockin' card.  She created these sweet and charming Project Life spreads revolving around her handsome little fellow!  Boy was she busy capturing these awesome moments!

Parentville + The Big, the Bold, and the Happy + The Big, the Bold and You + The Write Stuff: Love Story + You've Got Love Mail

The Big, the Bold, and the Happy + The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad + The Write Stuff: Love Story

The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom + The Write Stuff: Love Story

The Big, the Bold, and the Happy + The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom + The Write Stuff: Love Story + You've Got Love Mail

You won't want to miss reading more about Kelly's tremendous projects.  To learn more about them from Kelly CLICK HERE.  

Tomorrow we have more all new projects made with Elle's Studio + w&w products, so be there or be square!