Category: WOW!

Challenge: Shimmers

10/27/2018

The challenge on the WOW! Embossing Powder Fans Facebook Page for October was "Shimmers": anything that shines, glimmers and glitters! I went with foil and metallic embossing powder to provide my shine and shimmer.

I started by embossing a image on shite card, trimming the image to fit a notecard front, and, using double-sided tape, added gold foil borders:

The final touch was a sentiment banner, also gold-embossed, and bordered with a gold marker:

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps: Wow! “Secret Garden” (STAMPSET37) and “Starburst” (STAMPSET49)
Inks: Versamark; Pigma Micron “Liquid Gold”
Embossing Powders: WOW! Metallic Gold Rich Regular (wC04R)
Papers: Neena Solar White; The Paper Studio notecard “ivory” (225219)
Embellishments: WOW! Fab Foil “gold” (W216-GLD01)
Adhesives: Tombow Permanent adhesive; iCraft Easy-Tear Tape 1/4”

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Challenge: Metallics

8/30/2018

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The WOW! Embossing Powder Fans Facebook challenge for September 2018 is "metallics".

I decided to go with a gold-embossed background using a WOW! background stampVersamark ink and WOW! gold embossing powder:

This reminded me, somewhat, of some old-fashioned wallpaper - wallpaper that I would be the first to ask my husband to remove! But it cried out to be colored in:

I trimmed the panel and matted it with gold metallic card before attaching it to the front of an ivory notecard:

I die-cut a "sentiment" from glossy white card that I had previously run through my Xyron 500 Sticker Maker:

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps: WOW! “Secret Garden” (STAMPSET37)
Dies: Sizzix Thinlits “Freindship Words - script) (660225)
Inks: Versamark; Zig Clean Color Markers “Green Shadow” (049), “Haze Blue” (302) and “Peach Pink” (202)
Embossing Powders: AOA! “Metallic Gold Rich Regular” (WC04R)
Papers: Paper Studio notecard “ivory” (225219); gold cardstock; Neena Solar White; scrap gloss white
Adhesives: RedLine 1/8” Embossing Tape; Xyron 500 sticker maker

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Challenge: Rainbow

7/30/2018

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WOW! Embossing Powder fans jumped the gun a little with the August 2018 challenge but here I go...

I started by heat embossing the feathers from the WOW! stamp set "Flights of Fancy"> I used a placement technique I saw doe o line where the stamper left the stamps i place on acetate to place them on the card i a stamp platform, After adhering the stamps and acetate to the lid, the acetate sheet was removed and all the stamps left on the lid.

I stamped with Vrsamark and embossed with six colors of WOW! embossing powder:

My versa mark pad/embossing powder wasn't perfect but I was going to add sentiments so I could cover up the "bald" spots. My first sentiment addition was an embossed oval with a phrase from A Concord & 9th stamp set. I layered the oval on cream card and fussy cut it:

I die cut a word for the same two scraps of black and cream card, and layered int before attaching the word and oval to the card:

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps: WOW! “Flights of Fancy” (STAMPSET32); Concord & 9th “Butterfly Beauty” (10164)
Dies/Punches: Stamping’ Up oval punch; Sizzix “Shadow Script #2” (662685)
Inks: versamark
Embossing Powders: WOW! “Primary Apple Red Super Fine” (WH01SF), “Primary Lemon Yellow Regular” (WH06R), “Metalline Green Regular” (WG03R), “Oceanic” (WL21R), “Earthtone Blueberry” (WJ06R) and “Blueberry Cheesecake” (WL09R)
Papers: The Paper Studio notecard “white” (225459); scraps of black and cream
Adhesives: Wendy Vecchi “Perfect Card Adhesive” (62134)

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Challenge: Embossing Glitters

7/6/2018

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The WOW! facebook challenge for July 2018 is "embossing glitters".

I never have a lot of luck with these --- I can't seem to get the bonding powder to be sticky enough and, for me at least, Versamark sheds glitter like my cats shed fur. Still, I decided to give it a try.

I started with Versamark and three WOW! embossing glitters with a background stamp:

Then I heat embossed part of a sentiment with WOW! bossing powder, stamped another part of the sentiment in Archival Ink, and after fussy cutting and matting these words, added them to the card front:

Products used in making this card were:

Stamps: WOW! "Go Figure" (Stay Set 45) and Winnie and Walter "Big Bold You" (WW 006)
Inks: versamark; Archival "Pardise Teal"
Embossing Powders: WOW! Embossing Glitters "Spring Breeze" (WS03R). "Sea Glass"(WS78R), and "Metallic Silver Sparkle" (WS09R); WOW! Embossing Powder "Ocean" (WL 21R)
Papers: The Paper Studio notecard pack "white" (225359) and scraps of white and teal card stock
Adhesives: Wendy Vecchi "Perfect Car Adhesive" (WVA62134); RedLine 1/8" Embossing Tape

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Challenge: Anything Goes

6/17/2018

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:The WOW! Embossing Powder Fans facebook page challenge for June is "Anything Goes".

I had made a card base for another challenge and set it aside as not quite what I wanted for that challenge. This card background was a direct-to-paper application of Distress Inks to create an ombre gradation from dark blue to yellow. But the gradation wasn't smooth enough. Still, I liked the look of it and decided to use it for this challenge.

I touched up the dark blue with Distress Oxide "Faded Jeans" and stamped some "feathers" (or maybe leaves?) in Versamark and embossed in Metallic Gold Rich embossing powder:

Then I stamped a sentiment, again in Versamark, and heat embossed it with "Opaque Bright White" embossing powder:

Products used in the making of this quick and simple card were:

Stamps: WOW! “Flights of Fancy” (STAMPSET32) and “Starburst” (STAMPSET49)
Inks: Distress Inks: Custom ink pad (consisting of “Barn Door”, “Abandoned Coral” and “Spiced Marmalade”), "Faded Jeans" and “Seedless Preserves”: Distress Oxide “Faded Jeans”; Versamark
Embossing Powders: WOW! Metallic Gold Rich regular (WCo4R) and “Opaque Bright White Super Fine” (WL01SF)
Papers: Neena "Solar White"

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Challenge: Color Palette Inspiration

5/18/2018

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Altenew has issued a color palette for May on which to base challenge entries:

I selected some Altenew Crisp Dye Inks that were close to those shown above and set about creating a floral card.

I started with a background where I stamped a floral background stamp on watercolor paper, once in Archival "Jet Black" and once in Versamark, heat embossed with "Rose Gold" embossing powder. I trimmed the embossed image by fussy cutting around the edges of some of the flowers, giving me what amounts to a border strip:

I misted both images with water and painted selected flowers in the embossed strip with Altenew Crisp Dye Ink "Rouge" and "smooshed" the "Jet Black" strip in watered downCrisp Dye Ink "Turquoise". I layered the strip onto the blue background and matted with a coordinating scrap of blue cardstock:

I attached the floral images to a white card base and stamped a sentiment (from the Altenew "Painted Sentiments" set) in Versamark and embossed with "Rose Gold. I edged the sentiment strip with a gold marker and applied it to the card front:

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps: WOW! “Tropical” (STAMPSET28); Altenew “Painted Greetings”
Inks: Versamark; Archival “Jet Black”; Altenew Crisp Dye Inks “Turquoise” and “Puffy Heart”; Marvy Uchida “Liquid Gold” marker
Embossing Powders: WOW! “Rose Gold” (WL17R)
Papers: Ranger Watercolor Paper (ISW39532); Neena Solar White; scrap of blue
Adhesives: Ranger Wendy Vecchi “Perfect Card Adhesive”; RedLine 1/8’ embossing tape

I'm also entering this in the WOW! May Challenge: Florals

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Challenge: For Love of Foils

4/15/2018

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The April 2018 challenge at WOW! is to use foil in our card with the theme "All About WOW! Fab Foils".

I have a pretty broad selection of the WOW! foils but have not used them with their Bonding Powder before so this card was a learning experience. Once I mastered the foiling, I added a sentiment and some ink-only starburst to my "celebration" card:

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps: WOW! “Starburst”
Inks: Versamark, Hero Arts My Monthly Hero “Fiesta Teal”; Archival Jet Black”
Papers: Blue top-folding square card; WOW! Fab Foil - gold”
Adhesives: WOW! Bonding Powder (WX01)

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Challenge: Easter Inspired

3/17/2018

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There is a mood board posted over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge board for March 14, 2018 --- all to act as inspiration for an Easter Card. It includes photos and colors to choose from;

I opted for the egg photo as my inspiration and went with a little tongue in cheek on my card.

I started with my egg. I sued some tacky tape I had bought on a whim and die cut a solid egg from it. I took a scrap of gold card and die cut a decoration for the egg from that. I adhered the gold to the sticky egg and sprinkled three different shades of WOW! glitter on the exposed sticky areas. After cleaning up all of teh glitter (really, most - there is still some of the glitter on my work surface and my jeans), this is what I had:

My next step was a card base. I used a white notecard and stamped two Crazy Cats in Archival "Jet Black". I colored the cats with Distress Markers and a water brush. I stamped, colored and die-cut a pair of bunny ears fo that cat:

After dry-fitting my egg to the card, I stamped a pair of "Crazy Tag phrases in Archival "Jet Black", cut around the head of the bunny-eared cat and slipped the egg into place. Final touches included adding a "ground" for teh cats adn the egg using a Distress marker and a water brush:

Clearly, the Crazy Cat pair are at best bemused, at worst startled by the glittery egg dropped into their world.!

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps: Stampers Anonymous “Crazy Cats” (CMS251), “Crazy Things” (CMS237), and “Crazy Talk” (CMS236)
Dies: PoppyStamps “Grand Egg” (829) and “Ornate Egg” (828); Sizzix Thinlits “Crazy Things” (660953)
Inks: Archival “Jet Black”; Distress Markers “Worn Lipstick”, “Spiced Marmalade”, “Carved Pumpjkin”,, “Pumice Stone” and “Hickory Smoke”
Embossing Powders/Glitter: WOW! Sparkles “Santorini” (SPRK005), “Jade” (SPRK004), and “Seahorse” (SPRK015)
Paper: The Paper Studio “white” notecard (225359); scrap of gold card
Adhesives: Art Accents “Terrifically Tacky Tape”; Simon Says Stamp Craft Tacky Glue

I'm also entering this in the

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge for March 12: Easter/Spring Inspired
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday, February 2018: Green
WOW! Challenge for March 2018: All About Sparkles

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Challenge: All About Hearts

1/2/2018

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The WOW! challenge for January 2018 is "All About Hearts".

I tried something new in this card - an embossing pen! And I embossed over a black image!

I started by stamping my image in Archival Black. Then I inked over selected parts of the image and embossed them with WOW! Embossing powders and glitter...

I mounted my trimmed image on gloss black card and then on a shimmery green pre-folded card:

I finished up with an Idea-ology occasions sticker for a sentiment:

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps: Peny Black "words sweet" (3796K)
Inks: Archival "Jet Black"; Ranger "Emboss It" pen
Embossing Powders: WOW! "Primary Apple Red Super Fine" (WH01SF), "Metalline Green Regular" (WG03R) and "Silver Hologram Sparkle Embossing Glitter" (WS11R)
Papers: Neena Whit Solar 110 lb card; Soiree A2 card; scrap of glossy black card
Embellishments "Idea-ology "Small Talk - Occasions" (TH93245)
Adhesives: RedLine 1/8" Embossing Tape

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Challenge: Snow White

11/11/2017

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No, not the fairy tale character, although I suppose a card featuring her could qualify for this challenge. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday wants us to create a project featuring either snow or white space in their challenge issued on Novemeber 8, 2017.

I decide to go with both...

First I stamped a series of snowflakes in Versamark, heat embossing them with four different white/silver/sparkly embossing powder:

The addition of clear gems to the snowflake centers (yes, they are all clear gems - bad camera angle) and a sentiment stamped in Versamark and heat embossed in silver completed this clean and simple card:

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps: Stampers Anonymous “Swirly Snowflakes” (CMS319) and “Mini Swirly Snowflakes” (CMS320); StoryStamp “Let It Snow” (828c)
Inks: Versamark
Embossing Powders: WOW! “White Pearl Super Fine” (WE10SF), “Metallic Silver Regular” (WC05R), “Vanilla Sparkle” (WS58R), and “Silver Hologram Sparkle” (WS11R)
Embellishments: Hero Arts Gemstones “clear” (CH121)

I'm also entering this in the WOW! November 2017 Challenge "Christmas"

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Born in New Jersey, I grew up in Southeastern Ohio. Attended university at Bowling Green State University (B.Sci in biological science, 1964), University of Southern California (M. Sci in biological science, 1967) and University of Florida (Ph. D in zoology, 1971).
Worked in environmental consulting for a little more than a decade and then seven years as an instructor in biological science at various community colleges in California and Texas. Moved to London in 1992, then Beijing (1996) and Saudi Arabia (1998), before returning to NW Ohio in 2002. I am currently living in NW Ohio with my husband and three Bombay cats. I love to read (mystery, science fiction, history) and stitch (have done crewel, currently experimenting with free embroidery and needlepoint but blackwork and cross stitch are my main genres); have been known to knit; and now I'm heavily into papercrafting!
Retired upon the return to the US so lots of time for our hobbies...