A Blog Called Wanda

The cutest (Valentine) Ghosties You Ever Did See!!

Helloooooo! Or should I say BOOOOOOO! I have a little something just for BOO today!! This is another project I made with the brand new PPP Valentine Release for 2025! Paulina made the cutest stamp set - with Ghosties! Valentine Ghosties! Really a fun idea! And so clever. I love them just as much as the original Ghost Friends for Halloween!! My card for today is part of the big Instagram Hop for the new release. So if you're on Instagram, be sure to find my post and leave a comment for a chance to win a prize!

My finished card is a clean and simple design with traditional colors of red and white for Valentine's Day. I love the sentiment! It's a white A2 card base, layered with gingham and red, and then a pretty white scalloped panel. I stamped and die cut the ghosties and colored them with Copic Markers and assembled the flying cuties onto the card with foam squares... The sentiments in this stamp set are perfect too! A few little red enamel hearts finish off the look.

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What do you think of Valentine ghosties? I love it when the holidays are fun and silly - it's good for us to be silly! So I am a YES to ghosties with love letters! Hee hee. I'm wishing you a very happy day today and I'll see you soon! Remember to go over to Instagram to do the hop today. XOXO

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Lovely Fresh Lemons for New Years!

Hi friends! This week was my turn to have a project up on the Greetery Blog! Hope you're doing great and having a great week! The first full week of the New Year!! In the new year, it's time to turn to themes other than holidays, and to have fresh eyes on our projects. So I thought - what is the freshest thing? Lemons!! In that tone, I chose to share a card today featuring the lovely Large Lemon stencils and dies. The perfect colorful start to non-holiday crafting!!

My finished card is a white A2 card base. I layered a white layer die cut with the A2 Scallops Dies - so pretty! I stenciled two lemons and leaves, using the Large Lemon stencil/die set. One lemon is on the scallop panel, and the other set I cut out the leaves and flowers to create a dimensional look. I stenciled using shades of yellow, green and pink ink pads, and my blender brushes.

For the sentiment, I used the One Fine Day stamps and dies and heat embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder. I die cut out the sentiment and attached it to a vellum circle. I attached the extra leaves and flowers onto the card using small foam circles to make them pop. As a finishing touch I added some light pink gems. I also tied pretty twine around the top of the card. I really love these colors....so bright and happy.

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That's it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! Wishing you a very happy, healthy and creative new year! It's my pleasure to share The Greetery with you, and I look forward to sharing with you again soon - and through 2025! Be on the lookout for a new release soon! In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda

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Pretty Pink Posh - Valentine 2025 New Release!

Hi friends! Happy 2025! How was your new year's? I hope you had some fun and gave a toast to a sparkling new year! Man, the time sure does fly nowadays. I can't believe it's 2025 already. Some of my friends and I were talking about the big party we went to on NYE 1999 and how it was a big deal to go forward to a new century...well, here we are! I'm hoping this is a great year for everyone! Happiness, Health, Prosperity, and CREATIVITY!

I'm here today as part of a big blog hop to celebrate the new 2025 Valentine Release from Pretty Pink Posh! It's a favorite release of mine all year - everything is always so fun and cute. And this year is no different! I'm sharing two projects today, and then I'll have another project next week for the Instagram Hop too! Let's get started!

The new release is AVAILABLE NOW click here to shop it all!

My first project for today is an adorable candy treat box Valentine featuring the brand new Fox Holder dies, the new Valentine Holder additions, and more! I used the (fan favorite) Birthday Treat Box for my treats! Such a fun project - I always like making treat holders/boxes. To make this was very simple - I die cut out all the Fox parts from colored cardstock and assembled her. I added rosy pink cheeks and I drew on some eyelashes. Added a gingham bow for her hair and a gingham heart to hold in her cute paws.... To make the box I used pink cardstock and pink gingham to line the back. I put candies in a cello bag and tied it with twine... A few gems to finish off! I used cream cardstock instead of vivid white.... I can't wait to make some more of these.

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For me, it's always about the little details...

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The sentiment is from the new Valentine Greetings stamps and matching dies! LOVE.

My card for today features the brand new Fringe Heart dies and the brand new XOXO Pierced plate... I used shades of pink, kraft and gold for kind of a vintage look. My finished card is an A2 Cream card base, layered with kraft and vellum. The Fringed Heart dies are large, and take up the whole card front - which I love!! I added some pretty ribbon the the top. Finishing touches are gold enamel dots and gold paint splatters too!

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SHOP THE NEW RELEASE HERE!

Well, I truly hope the new release has you in the mood for LOVE! I like it when Christmas crafting is done and we can make all the heart things! It's so fun being part of this great blog hop!! The links to the other bloggers for today are at the very bottom of my post! Be sure to visit all the blogs and leave your comments!! Remember to come by next week and see the rest of my projects! It's my pleasure to share with you today! XOXO

PRIZE INFO: There are FOUR $30 gift certificates up for grabs (one winner each day). Winners will be picked randomly from comments along the blog hop. All comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 1/15/25. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog. GOOD LUCK!!

BLOG HOP LIST FOR TODAY! ENJOY THE HOP!

Pretty Pink Posh blog

Nichol Spohr

Laura Bassen

Debbie Frank

Wanda Guess

Marine Simon

Mindy Eggen

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You're my jam!

Hey friends! Happy Monday! Today is a very Monday Monday! LOL. The first Monday of the new year. Back to normal, back to routine, back to non holiday things.... I put away the last of the holiday decorations at our house yesterday and now the house seems so....empty! Lucky misses the Christmas tree (he likes to sleep under it) and I miss all the coziness.. But here we are ready to get started on a fresh new year.

My husband went to bed early last night and the crafting inspiration struck me around 11pm....and I made a fun, fresh, colorful card to share with you today - courtesy of new supplies from Concord and 9th! You're my JAM!! Hee hee. This would be a great punny Valentine card, and I love that berry purple.... My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with Berry, then white, then gingham, then more white... Yeah, I like big layers and I cannot lie. The star of the card is that cute little jam jar! I added hearts and flowers and some strawberries to make a happy scene. I used ink pads to shade the jar and the berries. White ink was used to stamp the pattern on the kraft jar topper.... I love the little details so much.

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Hope this card brings a smile to your new year! Have a great week! I'll be back two more times this week with new cards! Yeah! XOXO

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Merry Christmas 2024!! Blessings to you and yours!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2024!

HOLIDAY GREETINGS AND BLESSINGS

FROM MY HOME TO YOURS!

One final Christmas card to share with you today! I made this large slimline card using all supplies from Anna Griffin! It's so lovely and I just adore all those tiny details from the window candles to the snow, to the trees. Hope it makes you smile!!

MERRY MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

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Cute Snowman Banner just in time for Christmas!

Hi creative and crafty friends! Today is my turn up on The Greetery Blog! And, as usual, I'm posting my project here too! I hope you're doing great and having fun getting ready for the Christmas this week! I love to decorate my home for Christmas and make lots of pretty crafty things to put around... For my project today I created a cheerful and happy snowman banner using the brand new Honeycomb Snowman dies and the Snowflakes #2 dies. This project brought a smile to my face the whole time I was making it, and now it's hanging up in our dining room! Do you enjoy making home decor items too?! This is a Winter themed project, so I'm going to leave it up through January probably. When I decorate the house for the holidays I use all kinds of colors and themes. Then, once Christmas is over, I take down the obviously red/green/Christmas decorations, but I leave the snowmen, snowflakes, and Winter decorations up for the month of January. It just makes the holidays last a little longer during the foggy January days....

To make my snowman banner, I started by die cutting out all the pieces to make four snowmen from the new Honeycomb Snowman Die set. I assembled the snowmen and then added those most adorable snow white honeycombs! I die cut out five silver glitter paper snowflakes to put in between the snowmen on my banner. I used a long length of twine - around six feet - and used my hot glue gun to glue the snowflakes and snowmen onto the twine. It was really a fun and easy project and I love how it came out. I used bright colors for their ear muffs.

A few of my little finishing touches include - Copic marker shading on the die cut pieces of the snowmen, White gel pen accents, and bits of Diamond Glitter to give them a bit of shine! This would be a great group project or one to do with the kids too. The goal is to have F-U-N!

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Love their little round honeycomb tummies!!

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Here is a photo of my banner hanging up in our dining room!! We've already been enjoying it!

That's it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! Wishing you a wonderful week and all the magic of Christmas.... It's my pleasure to share with you all year. Blessings to you and your families. I look forward to sharing with you again soon - in the new year!! In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda

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Concord & 9th Favorite Things Party 2024!

Hello there!! Today's blog post is both festive AND jolly! Today I'm sharing some super cute and colorful Winter cards I made with supplies from Concord & 9th! There is an Instagram Hop today too, so if you're on Instagram, be sure to stop by my page and leave a comment for a chance to win a prize! The theme for today's Instagram Hop is My Favorite Things - from Concord & 9th 2024! There are a bunch of creatives sharing our favorite stamps and dies and colors from 2024... It's going to be a fantastic hop! It always brings a smile to my face to use stamps and dies from Concord and 9th - truly one of my favorite companies!! So grab some cocoa because today's post is chilly!!

So you know I did THIS POST earlier this year using the Carpe Denim set - the cutest jean jackets you ever did see! Well, today I made a Christmas jean jacket! Hee hee. I am one of those gurlz that loves to wear holiday apparel! I always have a fun Christmas sweater or sweatshirt on during the month of December! So that was the inspo for this card...

My finished card is an A2 white card base layered with Falala patterned paper and then a white panel to feature my jacket! I die cut a beautiful bright red poinsettia to adorn the back of my jacket... Oceanside and Poppy cardstock are great together!! I added some snowy paint splatters and bits of gold to finish my look. Let's be jolly indeed!! (I actually wish I had a denim jacket like this!) I added a tree and a sweet sentiment banner to finish it off!

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I just received the AMAZZZZING Alpine Village Dies in the mail last week and I had to use them today too! EEK!! This finished card is an A2 white card base. The layers are all from the super genius die set. I die cut all the pieces using my fav colors of Concord & 9th cardstocks. I really wanted to create a little Swiss village so I used red, dark green and brown.... That little ski lift makes me giddy!! I added little white snowflakes to their Winter skating sweaters... I used glitter glue for the rooftops and skating pond... Snowy splatters finish it off. The sentiment is just perfect!

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That's it for today's Wintry goodness! These cards were so much fun to make! I hope your week is going great, and your holiday prep is going smoothly... Sending you Winter good wishes today and always. Happy Crafting!

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The new Airmail Box from Catherine Pooler!

Hello creative and crafty friends! Happy Christmas-time! Are you out and about enjoying the festivities?! My hubs and I have been enjoying all the craft fairs and vintage markets and the local ice rink... This time of year there is so much to do all the time and we love it! I have quite the supply of festive sweaters (collected over 40 years!) and I love to be loud and colorful. Oh, and there's always lots of coffee involved too! I hope you are having a great season so far. I have some holiday projects to share with you later this week... But today, I'm sharing something decidedly not Christmas! Something really fun!

The lovelies at Catherine Pooler have created their newest craft/card box! It's called the Airmail Box and it is AWESOME! I do really love a mail theme (being a card maker of course) and I love airmail items too. The new box is just that - mail theme! Three stamp sets with matching dies, a paper pack, standalone dies, and ink!!! I love it! The kit is available to order today! Yay! I made one card, so far, and at the bottom of this post you'll see a photo I took of the whole kit! CP kits are always the best quality and so wonderfully curated...

My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with the kit included patterned paper, vellum, and a white panel. I inked the top of the panel using the included new ink pad and it's the prettiest shade of blue... That cute biplane, and puffy clouds are so perfect together! The little trail of hearts is too much (in a good way!)

This plane is so great! I'm picturing masculine cards, and birthday cards, I miss you cards.... You can make it in any color combo! I used silver paper and a pearl for the propeller.