Weekender with Wanda – Happy World Card Making Day!
Happy World Card Making Day! I’m so happy and delighted to be back today with a new edition of Weekender with Wanda, and what a marvelous occasion too! Are you getting together with friends today to stamp and create? Will you send out some cards in honor of WCMD 2016? I am definitely going to be in my studio crafting away today. Let’s take just one second to go WOW about Stamptember! That was the best month don’t you think? It was crazy keeping up with all the awesome new stamp sets and the inspiration, but I loved it all. it’s going to seem really quiet now! We hope that you enjoyed it too!
Today in honor of the first day of October, I’ve created an Autumn watercolor card to share with you. I used loads of beautiful Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Dies and Stamps. I used a couple of new things from Stamptember as well as some of my tried and true favorites. Everything was inked and colored with Distress Inks for a soft effect. All the supplies and colors I used are listed at the bottom of the post.
I started with an A2 card base made from Neenah Desert Kraft paper. Next I die cut a Stitched Rectangle from watercolor paper and set that aside. Then I die cut all the pumpkins and leaves from watercolor paper. Finally, the Autumn word die was cut from rich brown cardstock.
Since all of the elements were die cut from watercolor paper, they took the Distress Inks beautifully! It was fun to watercolor everything with gorgeous Fall colors. I used a paintbrush and lots of clean water and did a quick and easy wash of color. For this technique I ‘smush’ some Distress ink onto a clear stamping block and use that as my palette!
The words in the background were stamped using the gorgeous new SSS Exclusive You Matter Background stamp. I inked the stamp using Corduroy Distress ink. Once the ink was on the stamp, I used my water sprayer to mist over the ink (right on the stamp). Then I stamped it off center onto the watercolor cardstock. I gently set it aside to dry. That’s how all the imperfections appear. I think this came out really cool!
Once I had the pumpkins and leaves attached to the card front, I used a glue pen and tweezers to adhere the “Autumn” word across the front of the pumpkins. This sentiment die actually says “Autumn Blessings!”
Here is my little pumpkin patch forming on my desk…
I wanted just a few little accents. I thought about adding ink speckles, but the finally decided on some pretty matte gold sequins and a few orange rhinestones.
Thanks for joining me today on this first October weekend! I’m so glad to be back sharing with you! Take care and I’ll see you soon!
Happy Fall! A beautiful Card. Thank you Wanda… and congrats to the winner…
Such a lovely card design, the colors are so bright and vivid. A perfect card for fall. Congrats to the winner and happy WCMD!!!
Love the fall color palette on the pumpkin and leaves, so beautiful card Wanda! Happy World Cardmaking Day!
Beautiful fall card!
super cute Wanda! TFS
Oh so love this. You inspire me
Nice fall card and colors.
Love the colors of fall!
I love the text in the packground. This is a beautiful fall card design.
Lovely fall card!
Wonderful card! Till I’m waiting for the october card kit I think I’ll go and do some cards with the last year one ;)
SQUEAL!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the Card and HAPPY World Car Making Day!! =)
Like the stamped words background. Especially like the Autumn die.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Lovely autumn card on WCMD!
I love this card and it’s with my favorite colors— I love fall. Thanks so much for sharing your details on the making of this beautiful card!!
THis is gorgeous! Love the text and the pumpkins!
Oooooooo! Aaaahhhhhhhhh! I love your beautiful colors. Such a pretty card.
Beautiful fall card! Thanks for sharing!
HAPPY World Cardmaking Day Wanda and all the SSS Team :)
LOVE your card, the design is BEAUTIFUL, the colours warm and wonderful!!!
I love the vibrant, but soft watercolor look.
Happy WCMD, Wanda! What a lovely fall card.
I like how you used the words for a partial background”
Beautiful Autumn card!
Another beautiful weekender design. Happy WCMD. Thanks for the gorgeous design ideas.
Great Fall card – Happy Card making Day!!!!
Love your work! Great card, Thanks for the inspiration, Denise
Love this fall card, Wanda! The leaves and pumpkins are so rich with color while the words of the background are more subtle yet still adding a lot to the design. This card celebrates my favorite season and reminds me to be thankful for its beauty!
Please resend the winning email! I didn’t get it! LOL
LOVE this gorgeous Fall card! Wonderful colors and I love how it is put together!! TFS!
Amazingly beautiful colors, and the background is perfect!
Awesome card. I love the effect from spraying the inked stamp and then stamping. so cool. Your card makes someone from Texas feel like Fall. Thanks
What a super darling card!!
Such a gorgeous, gorgeous fall card! I love the idea of using dies with watercolour paper and then colouring them. I’m going to give this technique a go for sure!!!
the shading on the pumpkins is great.
this is a wonderful fall card.
thanks for sharing.
Happy WCMD
Fall is my favorite time of year and this card is just gorgeous! Sure puts me in the mood! :)
How fantastic! Happy Fall! Happy October! Happy World Card Making Day! It’s the Perfect Storm! LOVE your beautiful card! Colors and design are spectacular!
I LOVE the beautiful colors in your pumpkin patch! Gorgeous!
Beautiful fall card. Congrats to the lucky winner x
What a beautiful card Wanda! Love your watercolour techniques. Very artsy!
Wonderful fall card! Thanks for sharing.
Am in love with your beautiful fall foliage card!! Gorgeously done and LOVE these dies especially!!
Beautiful card. HAppy whomever wins the craft room.
Fabulous vivid colors on your perfect fall card!
Beautiful autumn card!!
Gorgeous card and the perfect start into October.
Lovely Autumn card! Happy WCMD!
So pretty! Love the fall colors and dimension!
What a gorgeous fall themed card!
I love Wanda’s card and look forward to Weekends with Wanda. Fall is finally here, so I’ll probably make autumn-themed cards to celebrate World Cardmaking Day.
That card is gorgeous!
What a great Autumn card!
Your water coloring is beautiful.