Anything Goes this week at Woodware USA

Monday, Monday…and we have a day off!! It fell on the perfect day this year…right after Halloween. Lots of candy has infiltrated our home—let’s hope that it is forgotten in a couple of days!

Welcome to a new challenge at Woodware USA, and it is anything goes this week. You will see all sorts of creations from our very talented design team. And, insert drumroll, starting next week, you too will be able to play along with us. And, there will be prizes on a monthly basis! Have I piqued your interest? I hope so!! Check back next Monday, November 8th for a new challenge and a blog hop to show you all of the awesome new sets from Woodware USA.

I’ll be back later today with the winner from Piali’s challenge this past week!

Card Details:
Stamps: Teddy Remembers by Woodware USA
Paper: Indian Summer by Basic Grey; Early Espresso and

Pumpkin Pie cardstock by Stampin’ Up
Ink: Palette Noir; Early Espresso by Stampin’ Up
Accessories: Copic markers; Spica Glitter Pens; Nestabilities;

Making Memories trim; Martha Stewart border punch

Boo...it's a Halloween challenge!

It’s Monday…where did the weekend go? Sorry my post is a bit late, but I battled a migraine last night, and it won, so I hit my bed at an unprecedented time for me…8:00! I’m better now, but I’m battling that lovely headache hangover.

This week’s challenge at Woodware USA is to use Halloween colors. How fitting, right? I was also able to use an adorable set called Wizardry! It has many different sayings and images, and it doesn’t have to be used solely for Halloween. Check it out HERE. Don’t forget that you can still get your two free Inky Link stamp pads with any purchase from Woodware USA. Tell your friends!! Check out the Woodware USA design team blog for more inspiration!

Card Details:

Stamps: Wizardry by Woodware USA

Paper: Eerie by Basic Grey; Tangerine Tango and Basic Black by Stampin' Up
Ink: Tangerine Tango by SU; Palette Noir

Accessories: Copic markers; Spica Glitter pens; SU ticket corner punch; Kaiser black pearls; SU black satin ribbon

A Stitch in Time...

Our challenge this week at Woodware USA is to use Faux Stitching on our cards…a sometimes forgotten technique that really adds some fun dimension to your work. I just love this adorable set from Woodware called A Winter’s Day. It is so wonderfully drawn and easy to color. You know that I seem to measure the worthiness of a stamp by its colorability! (I know, it’s not a word…still!)

Don’t forget that you still have time to receive two free ink pads from Woodware USA with any order!! It’s a seriously great deal!!

The paper that I used today is from Jovial by Basic Grey, and I used Chocolate Chip and Really Rust from Stampin’ Up. The ribbon is also Stampin’ Up, and I have my lovely triple bow courtesy of the Bow Easy!!

Thanks for stopping by today…stop back the rest of the week for more inspiration from the design team!!

Pink, Pink, and more Pink!!

Happy Monday everyone!! We have a real challenge for you this week…our creations will be monochromatic! Let me tell you—thank goodness I have a lot of pink because this was a true challenge for me!!

I used the wonderful butterfly set from Woodware USA this week. It is really fun and easy to color for a quick card. My card today measures 5 inches square, and I have used Pink Pirouette and Melon Mambo from Stampin’ Up. The ribbon is also Stampin’ Up. A simple, monochromatic card.

I used my Spica glitter pens to give some sparkle...here is a close up!!

Don’t forget that we still have two free ink pads with orders at Woodware USA, and there are 28 new sets. Please check them out and get your new ink…it is well worth it!

Check back tomorrow for some more stunning Woodware creations!

Buttons, FREE ink pads, and 28 new sets!!

Welcome to another week at Woodware USA! Our design team has some fabulous challenge cards for you this week!! We have used buttons on all of our creations. I always love to see the different things that the design team comes up with, and this week is no exception. Please check back every day to see a new creation made with Woodware USA stamps.

Some awesome news from Woodware USA—

Free inky links stamp pads with purchase...not one but TWO!!

AND...

28 new stamp sets are in the store…you have to check them out! There are some awesome new sets just in time for the holidays!!

My card today uses a beautiful set by Woodware USA called A Winter’s Day. It is so beautiful, and it was really fun to color. I think I must base everything now on whether an image is colorable (I know it’s not a word, but it truly conveys what I want to say!).

I have also used some yummy new paper from Basic Grey called Jovial, and I paired it with Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla by Stampin’ Up. I colored the image with Copics, and I used Stickles to accent. The final touch is three buttons and a big luscious bow made with the Bow Easy.

Thanks for stopping by today…stay tuned tomorrow for another design team creation!

A New Week at Woodware USA!!

We have a freebie to give away when we reach 100 followers,

so become a follower for your chance to win!!

It’s Monday, and I’m here with a new challenge for you from our Woodware USA design team! Bonnie Rose has had to leave the team, and we will truly miss her. However, the show must go on, and I will be kicking off the challenges each Monday from now on! Normally, I’m a hide in bed on Monday mornings, but here I am, and I’m ready to go.

This week’s challenge is to use GLITTER and BLING in your creations. Well, sometimes I feel like I came out of the womb destined to be glittery! And, the way I find little specks all over my house, I think that I still haven’t lost my glitz!

I have used the adorable set—Penguin Fun for my card today, and it is a fun one! I also coupled it with some marvelous Christmas paper from My Mind’s Eye. I’ve also greatly distressed as many edges as I could! We hope that you will join us and play along!!

Next, I have my card from last week’s challenge—paper piecing. I have used the adorable Mary and Friends for my inspiration today. My usual day to post was this past Saturday, but I decided to just run the two together. If I could have paper pieced the girl’s skin, I would have. Everything else is paper-pieced using Green at Heart by Basic Grey. I just love that paper, and I was able to use my scraps on this one! The cardstock colors are Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry by Stampin’ Up. I used an EK Success border punch and some SU ribbon and punches.

Check back tomorrow for more design team inspiration!!

Anything Goes with Kerry and Nancy

Nancy Here!!

Happy Saturday, Woodware fans!! Anything Goes this week, and I decided to do a Christmas card in some seemingly non-traditional colors. This little cutie is from the set "I Love Snowmen", and it is adorable!! I love how the words are mostly separate so that you can create your own sentiment. I always have so many different people to send holiday cards to...Christians, not really practicing Christians, non Christians, family and friends of Swedish descent...it could make you crazy! So, this set just sort of sets you right in the middle (except no Swedish sentiments...I guess that would be asking a little too much!).

I digress...my card is a simple layout, but I had some fun blinging it up a bit with both Diamond Stickles, glitter pens, and Martha Stewart gems. I used Copics to color the image, and the paper is Kiwi Kiss and Blushing Bride cardstock from Stampin' Up and Eskimo Kisses designer paper from Basic Grey.

Now for Kerry's creation this week--

School Treats...

This week, the Woodware Design team has been presenting a variety of "treats" you can make to place in the lunchbox of your school aged child, pass on to favorite teachers and also to new school friends. Today, Kerry and Nancy share their creations.

Kerry writes:

About a week ago, I was in a local fabric store and I discovered a whole shopping cart of empty little boxes. Their thread shipment had arrived and they were unpacking and shelving all the tiny bobbins of thread. I spied these boxes and thought they would make perfect little treat boxes! So I headed over to the front desk and said "This may sound strange, but if you are going to throw those thread boxes out, can I have them?" They giggled and said I could have as many as I wanted! WOO HOO...SCORE!

I brought them home (I think I got about 30 of these little boxes) and started making some little boxes up for my students. Some of you may know that I'm a teacher, and I always love to have a little treat for my students on the first day of school. The box is filled with an eraser, a pencil sharpener, and a peppermint. Why a peppermint? Peppermints have been found to boost test scores!

Stamp sets used: School Tots (apple), Mixed Greetings (happy and part of the word birthday) Paper: The Paper Loft (Well Worn Collection)

Nancy's project uses the set School Tots, and this is called a criss cross box. You can find the tutorial HERE. It is a fun little box to make to house any kind of treats! The paper is from Stampin' Up (Riding Hood Red designer paper and cardstock, and Night of Navy cardstock. I used circle punches for the School Days and apple stamps, and I cut the image of the little girl out after coloring her with Copic markers. For more information, please visit Nancy's blog.

Check back tomorrow for more Woodware USA inspirations!!

What's YOUR favorite technique???

Hey stampers! We hope you've found the projects and techniques inspiring this week. Today Nancy and Kerry want to show you two of their most favorite techniques...

Kerry writes:

I really love experimenting and playing around with different techniques. Over five years ago, I went to an art show in Maryland and saw an artist doing something that fascinated me. This artist painted in layers...Not what you think...paint on top of paint on top of paint...Actually, the artist created his scene of depth and intensity by painting parts of a whole on individual panes of glass then stacking them one on top of the other (with spacers) to create depth. I minored in Art Education in college so this reminded me of an ancient technique of Reverse Painting...but with a twist. So as a teacher, there's always something in me to teach a little. If you want an art history lesson today, CLICK HERE to read about the history of this technique.

When I observed his work, all I could think of was my stamping. I knew this ancient technique could be a stamper's dream...So I tried using clear acetate, ink, my stamps, and of course, acrylic paints.

I created two different cards with the same materials, just a twist on the layout and a few additional embellishments. I used Mixed Greetings because not only does it have some great sentiments in various fonts, it also has little icon images (like the cupcake) that are perfect for cards!


So it was about five years ago that I first tried reverse painting on acetate and I just LOVE it. If you create something with this technique, please share, we'd love to see it!!!

Kerry

Nancy writes:

I'm not a fancy technique kind of gal, but I have a few tricks up my sleeve. I chose to highlight dry embossing because, above all, it is my favorite technique. The addition of texture to any project is just awesome!! I suppose you could count coloring with Copics and using scissors to cut out images as technique, but the dry embossing will have to do today! I used the adorable set Jungle Pals for my card today. It is a fun, versatile set, and I plan to use this card for a little boy's birthday very soon! For more information about this card, please visit my blog HERE. Thanks for stopping by today...we hope you enjoyed the samples from the design team!! Play along with us, and I'd love to see you send some submissions made with Woodware USA stamps.

Stamping Saturdays...

Weekly Challenge: Color Challenge #1: Kraft(Beige), Teal, Red

It's Saturday, and that means Kerry and Nancy will be sharing a few creations to inspire your spirit...We hope our first weekly challenge has inspired you to return again and again for stamped fun.

Kerry created this MANLY set using the sets FRCL122 DIY and FRCL080 MIXED GREETINGS. For a detailed description of her cardmaking process for this card, please visit her blog HERE

From elegant, to manly, and everywhere in between, the color challenge this week (Kraft/tan, Teal, and Red) has given us many opportunities to showcase awesome clear stamp sets from the WoodwareUSA collection and we hope that you have found a set (or two or more...) that have become NEEDS on your stamping inventory.

Nancy has used the set MARY AND FRIENDS FRCL131 to highlight this week's color challenge. She has used designer paper from My Mind's Eye called Love Me Do. She colored the image with copics and used Nestabilities to highlight the image. The Bow Easy helped to finish off the look!! For more details, please visit Nancy's blog HERE.

Please stop by tomorrow as Anne shares her final project for this week's challenge.

Blog Hop Tomorrow!!

You don't want to miss the blog hop tomorrow...celebrating the beginning of our first design team term!!

There will be prizes!! Tune in tomorrow for all the details!

Cue DRUMROLL...Our New Design Team!!

We are so pleased to finally announce our new and first ever design team for Woodware USA! There were so many talented crafters who sent us applications. Now, we know what other teams say how it was difficult to narrow it down. WOW, there is so much talent in our midst!!

Without further ado, I give you our team!!

Anne Harada

Rachel Hope

Harriet Skelly

Bonnie Rose Kempenich

Piali Biswas

Kerry Urbatch

Dawn Knight

Nancy Bush

We hope that you will join us this Sunday for a very special blog hop to introduce our team to you. AND, there will be a big prize for the blog hop winner. Please stay tuned to the Woodware USA blog for further details!! Who doesn't love free stuff???