Wendy Vecchi Fall Wreath and Potted Flowers Cards

Hello everyone!  I'm delighted to be sharing my first ever guest post on the Ranger Ink blog today.  Hop on over to the Ranger Project Page for the tutorial.  Thanks so much for the support!!!

I've also made another card along the lines of the last card I shared HERE with the Wendy Vecchi Flower Pot Stamp, Stencil and Die Set. 

 

This card features a completely different color combination, but basically the same card design.  I swapped out the Stitched Circles for the Stitched Rectangles.   And the Letter It stamps for sentiments from the Flowers Say It All set.

I added a wash of Watering Can to extend the images when cutting the flowers and pot.  I love how this touch of grey makes the design more earthy.  And pairing Watering Can with Thistle and Cornflower Blue... this MUST be my new favorite color combo!   And I'm kicking myself for waiting so long to use Wendy's Old Quilt background stamp!  It's the neatest background!  I hope you're feeling inspired.  Make sure to check out my Wendy Vecchi Pinterest board HERE before you go.  Hugs, Autumn

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Ranger Archival Ink Fall Bundle with Wendy Vecchi Stamps

I'm so excited about the beautiful new palettes of Archival Ink that Ranger Ink has released this year at special bundle pricing.  I'm currently working with the Fall Bundle and can't wait to get my hands on the Christmas Bundle! 

I wanted to try out Wendy's Old Quilt background stamp with the Flower Pot Stamp, Stencil & Die set in Red Geranium Archival Ink.  When I stamped it out the result was too clean and simple for my taste.  But when stamping with Archival Ink, you ink over it without smearing the ink - yay!  So I fixed it up with a dip in watered Wendy's Make Art Blendable Dye Ink Pads Acorn. 

The idea popped in my head one day that I could fold a piece of cardstock in half and die cut Wendy's Flower Pot to make a jumbo sized pot that could literally overflow with these darling die cut flowers.  To hide the crease, I used the Tim Holtz 3D Lumber Texture Fade.  I cut two of these, then dipped them in puddled Acorn ink.  I cut the top off of one and mounted with foam tape over the other for dimension, sponging the edges of the pieces with Sepia Archival Ink. 

I used the Archival Ink Pads in Sepia and Fern Green to stamp the grassy elements behind my die cut flowers.  The sentiment is from the Letter It Thank You Stamp Set.  I will definitely be using the pot die this way in the future - what fun!

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Stamp Stencil and Die Sets by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger

Hi guys!  I'm back sharing a few more makes with the new Wendy Vecchi Stamp, Stencil and Die sets by Ranger Ink.  I shared a fun video using Wendy's Make Art Blendable Dye Ink Pads on Instagram HERE.  This shows how I made the background below and many others in just a couple of minutes...

I decided later to see how I could take that background a step further and created a new technique I'll call double inking with embossing folders and shared those steps in a quick video on Instagram HERE.

See how the embossed Tim Holtz frame is lighter along the edges, but the colors line up?  Perfectly framing the blossom from the Country Flowers set.  The stem comes from the Flowers Say It All set.  The sentiment is from the A Million Thanks set.  These sets are perfectly interchangeable! 

The technique was so much fun to do and I can't wait to try it again!  Also I can't wait to see how you will adapt this technique with your own spin.  Leave me a link in the comments.  :)

For another of the backgrounds I shared in the video, I decided to do some simple stamping with the Flower Pot set.  I am crazy over the greenery in this set and want to make a card to showcase each element!  Never enough time, right?

To add drama, I used my waterbrush to paint more Potted Soil on the image.  Remember, you can always layer your inks.  Keep playing until you are happy...  Here is the before.

Thanks friends and have a great day!  Hugs, Autumn

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Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stamps and Ink by Ranger

Hi friends!  Today I am sharing a couple of cards with the new Wendy Vecchi stamps/stencil/die cut sets by Ranger Ink.  Wendy released four of these sets this year and I have had the privileged to play with each one.  I'm suddenly wondering why ALL stamp sets don't include a matching die and stencil set?!  

The exciting news is that six new colors of Wendy's Make Art Blendable Dye Ink Pads have just hit the market!  I have to say Pink Peony is a color I have long dreamed of and haven't found a match in any other pad.  It is my new favorite pad! 

But you know me, and how I love my grunge and greens and blues...  My first card incorporates all of the hues of green mixed with Potting Soil.  I used the Flower Pot stamp set some favorite dies/embossing folder.  Look at how beautifully the inks work with water...

Both of my cards use the layered color stamping technique I shared on THIS video on Instagram.  Find me at @sewpaperpaint.  The second card features the Flowers Say It All stamp set. 

Here's a closeup of how the layered color stamping technique looks.  It's truly SO much fun and I hope you will try it.  Thanks for visiting friends!  Hugs, Autumn

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Wendy Vecchi Make Art Ink Pads and Stamps

Hello sweeties!  I'm back today to share a couple more cards I made with the beautiful new stamp/stencil/die cut sets by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink.  I needed lots of thank you cards for all of the meals and care gifts we've received over the past few months.  The die cuts that are included with this new range of stamps make for easy card assembly, so I was able to whip out these and the other card I shared HERE in one evening.  :)

Honestly, I know NOTHING about flowers, but something about this floral collage made me think of coloring it like a succulent.  Now, here is the latest release of colors.  I chose Peat Moss, Thistle, Sky Blue and Potting Soil Make Art Blendable Dye Inks and tapped them onto my craft mat and used a waterbrush to loosely color the image. Notice how I exceeded the lines so that when it was cut with the coordinating die there was no odd white space.

As a final touch I embossed the A Million Thanks sentiment in gold against a panel sponged with Thistle and added a twine bow.

Next, in efforts to develop a completely different and third color palette, I sponged Peat Moss and Blue Sky on the top and bottom half of a card panel, leaving the center to blend into white.

I sponged the bottom to make the stripes then added a strip of torn book page for my base.  I splashed the panel with water and lifted some of the color away to make a more "textured" background.  Then I used the dye inks on the solid stamps and overstamped with Wendy's Archival Tree Branch ink pad.  I finished with the sentiment in Archival Cornflower Blue.  I love how the Make Art pads work so well with the Archival pads.  Maybe next time I will do a little more mixed media, but for now it was fun to make these simple, layered thank you cards.  Thanks for looking!  <3

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New Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stamps by Ranger Ink

Hello dear friends.  I was thrilled to be contacted by Ranger Ink to see if I would like to try out some of the new Wendy Vecchi products released at Creativation this year.  Most of you know that our lives have been turned upside down these days dealing with our daughter's cancer diagnosis, but between the craziness I found a day to make a few cards and am happy to share one with you today.  A quick update to let you know that Sydney's treatment has been extremely difficult on her, with one complication after another, BUT she is in remission!  Praise the Lord!  The next two years of treatments will to keep the leukemia from returning.  We truly appreciate your prayers during this time.

I shared my unboxing on Instagram HERE.   These are the six new colors of Make Art Blendable Dye Ink Pads.  I wanted to label the sides of mine and shared the steps HERE.  I've ordered the other colors and can't wait for them to arrive!

I've also been super excited about the new makeup style brushes folks are using for ink blending.  I ordered a very cheap set on Amazon for $7 (HERE).  I LOVE the results.  I made this blended panel using Potting Soil, Buttercup and Tea Rose Make Art Blendable Dye Ink Pads.

I used the same colors to stamp my flowers and butterfly from the Country Flowers set and cut them with the dies included in the set.  Seriously guys, what a great value these stamps, dies and stencil sets are!  The whole collection for $15 US.  I framed my panel with a border of Wendy's new washi tape.  As a final touch, I cut a piece of embossed 3D wood grain paper in the shape of a planter.  The sentiment was stamped from the A Million Thanks set.  A bit of twine finishes the card.

Thanks for looking and have a happy crafty day!  Hugs, Autumn

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Vintage Tim Holtz Dressform Inventor 3 Stamped Card

Hi friends!  I'm back today with another two-toned stamped plaid background card.  In case you missed the tutorial for this plaid background, click HERE.  For this plaid I wanted to go feminine and chose to dip my panel in a bath of Frayed Burlap Distress Ink, then stamped in Worn Lipstick and Crushed Olive.  A little trick I used to make the colors less intense was to lightly lay a baby wipe over the inked and spritzed stamp before making my imprint with my Stamp Platform. This took up just enough ink to make a lighter and less even impression. 

I stamped and watercolored the dressform image from the Tim Holtz Inventor 3 stamp set.  I stamped the scissors from the same set onto sanded gold Metallic Kraft Core and embossed in black.  I adhered some old buttons and used my sewing machine to stitch the many layers.

I made a tiny thread holder with Tim's Labels die set and stamped 3/4 from his Merchant stamp set.

I stamped the border of my main panel with the beautiful Ornate Trims stamp set, a gift from my crafty BFF Sara Emily.  She accidentally ordered two and was so kind to send me this set I've been wanting for ages!  Thank you my friend!  I couldn't wait to ink it up!  :)

As a final detail, I added inked Tim's Floral Texture Fade with Shabby Shutters and ran it through my machine.  I tucked in one of Tim's new 3D Impresslits, Scallop, which I sponged with Worn Lipstick and Vintage Photo.  I had so much fun making this card and hope you like it! 

Wendy Vecchi Two-Toned Plaid Background Fall Card

 Hello friends!  I'm popping in for a quick post to share my first fall card of the season with you. 

I was craving some plaid paper for my fall cards and decided to try a technique for two-toned stamping with my stamp platform.   I chose a plaid stamp by Wendy Vecchi and used Wild Honey and Rusty Hinge Distress Inks with Frayed Burlap for the dipping.  I layered with Tim's Wildflowers 2 dies, Fall Foliage dies, Tim’s flower punch and Pondering Words Thin to complete the project.  I shared this one minute process video on my Instagram feed and Tim's FB Group.  Check it out below! 

Here's my first collection of plaid backgrounds.  I will say that if you want to use completely opposite colors you should dip in your "aging bath" first then dry and stamp your colors, like I did on the Rusty Hinge and Crushed Olive sample on the right.  I hope you enjoy this technique and your fall season is off to a great start.

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Simple Stamped Wendy Vecchi Floral Notecards

Remember that Zella Teal Birthday Organizer I posted HERE?  Well, I was in need for some "mailable" birthday cards.  To me mailable can be synonymous with FLAT (boring maybe???) but necessary.  Well I pulled out some of the backgrounds I made at the lake with Sara Emily.  These are Distress Oxide and Distress Ink backgrounds all embossed in Sara Emily's Tim Holtz embossing folders.

I went over the corners with my Versamark pad and added Stampendous Frantage in chunky gold to add some shimmer.

I dug through and found some coordinating solid panels I had made and cut them with Tim's new Stacked Baroque die.  Next I sponged the stencil coordinate of the Wendy Vecchi Chrysanthemum stamp in similar colors onto cream card.  I thought it would be nice to stamp over the stencil work so the image would be offset and have some white space here and there.  I embossed it in gold then fussy cut.

I hope the texture accounts for the lack of embellishments and somehow these will bring a smile to my friends and family's faces.  :)  They were fun to make, nevertheless!

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(I was inspired by the song Where Have All the Flowers Gone)