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Archive for the ‘Thank You’ Category

Welcome to the Feb #2 Blog Hop for Serendipity Stamps!
If you arrived here from Miriam’s blog, you’re in the right place..if not, you may want to head over there first.

The Prize – One $20 gift code will go to one random commenter from the blogs. So be sure  to visit all the blogs because you don’t know which one the winner will be drawn from. You have through Sunday Feb 25 to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win. Mary will announce a winner on Feb 26 on her Blog. The special this week is Free Shipping on all US orders of $25 or more. Good 2/21 thru 2/25. On the first & third Wednesdays of every month, we’ll be celebrating with a Blog Hop! The Special this month is the Judy’s Lg. Easter Basket stamp – 50% off!

I used the lovely  Zinnia image for my card today. After stamping & coloring, I fussy cut the 3 flowers & leaves.  The black strip was die cut & the flowers arranged around & over it. I only used part of the original greeting…the You part was just too large to fit in the space. So to make the you die, I used part of the Rejoice die  & trimmed away the rest. 

Here’s a look at the inside & below it are the Copics I used.

Next stop is Vickie’s Blog!  Please be sure to comment on all the DT Blogs..it will be so appreciated & also increase your chances of winning!

Mary’s Blog

Beth Chui

Miriam Napier

Julie Warner (you are here!)

Vickie Zimmer 

Marybeth Lopez

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

 

Zinnia 548L	You Made My Day 1395E	Rejoice die 093ED	Tiny Flower 450B	Just Wanted to Say 1285D
Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks	MISTI	Sequins	Staples 110# White Card Stock
Recollections Cardstock	Pierced Rectangles dies	MFT Basic Stitch Lines dies

When I saw the technique challenge on Splitcoast (TLC676) was a fancy fold, the first thing I thought was “it’s gonna be trouble”. I was right. But at least I had resigned myself to that fact going in. And it was really only trouble for a few reasons…

1. I also decided I HAD to give the Gilded Faux Silk another try (first time was horrible). It made the sliding top really stiff & hard to fold.
2. My measurements were a little different so I had to reverse engineer it. Sheesh! Will I never learn?
3. I keep getting sucked into the bottomless pit of hubby’s plumbing reconfigurations. Not only has he acquired every plumbing tool known to man, he also constantly borrows MY crafting tools. Apparently, my tools are better than his tools, lol. And I have to help him reengineer the problem. (He’s NOT a plumber..he’s not even particularly mechanically inclined, lol.)

So..the gilded faux silk turned out better this time, probably because I needed snowflakes & blue & that looks good together. The fold finally cooperated. But then a fourth problem..silver & fancy folds are very HARD to photograph. It is what it is & here it is.

And here’s a look at the inside. I went simple since the front was an engineering feat!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

 

 

 

Blizzard of Thanks 545F	Interlocking Snow 015H	Snow Bg 187H	Med. Filigree Snowflake 673F
Brush Thank You 1095H	Distress Inks	VersaFine Small Inkpads	Ultimate Metallic Ink
Kaliedacolor ink pads	Detail Silver Embossing Powder	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Recollections Cardstock
Spellbinders Exquisite Circles S4-384	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132	Spellbinders Lg Circles S4-114
Double Stitched Circles Dies	Snowflakes dies	Spellbinders Snowflake Wonder S4-085	Reverse Confetti Squared Off Tag Topper dies

A big Congrats to Kandie, the newest Featured Stamper (FS534) on Splitcoast! She has a wonderful little gallery & I chose THIS to case. I kept the tree & birds & most of the layout, but I used different images, different colors & made my a thank you/sympathy card.

I masked off the die cut blue/grey panel & stamped the Woodgrain Bg across the top 2/3 w/ the weathered wood ink & added just a little gray in between areas. The greeting was stamped below in the majestic blue ink then I added the die cut tree & birds & a dividing strip w/ a little Candi dot.

Here’s a look at the inside.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Woodgrain Bg 626P	Sympathy Thanks 129D	Friendship Doubles 1065F	Copic Sketch Markers
Staples 110# White Card Stock	Recollections Cardstock	Lil’ Inker Stitched Rectangles Die Set	Stitched Mats Long & Skinny
IO Birds DIE154A	MB Arborscello Tree die 98155	Candi Dots	Distress Inks
VersaFine Small Inkpads