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On my first card, Â I used the lovely Floral Sentiments 3. I stamped the poppies and one extra big poppy, colored with Copics and did an out of the box treatment when die cutting it with a large oval. On the extra poppy, I cut some of the petal in toward the center and popped them up for a little dimension. It’s framed with coral layer and the background on the right was stamped with an ODBD mini bg image. The designer paper was cut with a bracket border die and the greeting was stamped on an ODBD tag die. The finished card is 4.25 x 5.50 and these are the Copics I used.
Supplies:
| Stamps:Â North Coast Creations – Floral Sentiments 3, ODBD Vintage Pattern Mini 1 |
| Paper: X-Press It, Basic Grey (Green at Heart), coral textured (DCWV) |
| Ink:Â Memento tuxedo black & new sprout, Versfine onyx |
| Accessories: Copic markers, ODBD Recipe & Tag dies, Spellbinders ovals, Opulent ovals &  bracket border dies, half pearls, ribbon, Mini Bowdabra |
For my second card, I used the beautiful Floral Sentiments flower image and one of the Floral Sentiments 2 greetings. After stamping, coloring and die cutting the flower, I added some stickles down the center veins and a cobalt circle behind it. The greeting was die cut w/ the top part of an ODBD Recipe Card die and I resized it just a bit to make the tab narrower. The dp was die cut along the bottom edge with a border die..the cobalt band was embossed and I added an ODBD Fancy Foliage vine around the band. The white bg was also embossed
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The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25 and these are the Copics I used.
Supplies:
| Stamps: North Coast Creations – Floral Sentiments, Floral Sentiments 2 |
| Paper: X-Press It, cobalt blue, Pebbles (Family Ties) |
| Ink:Â Memento tuxedo black, Versfine onyx |
| Accessories: Copic markers, ODBD Recipe & Tag dies, ODBD Fancy Foliage dies, Spellbinders classic edges 2 & circles dies, stickles, Cuttlebug embossing border (Matelasse set),stripes embossing folder (Paper Studio), stickles |
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Wow, Julie!! Both samples are fabulous!!! Gorgeous colors and love the design features of both! HUGS!!!
Love them both. The colors and all the little extra details, like the border on the background DP! Stunning cards.
Both are amazing Julie! I particularly love the poppy one! Your coloring is outstanding! It looks like those petals are waving in the breeze at us! Thanks for inspiring me!
Julie, both cards are just beautiful! I love the first one, the dimension with the popped up larger flower and the bracket!!
The flower images and your coloring are gorgeous.
Wow!!! Your cards are absolutely over the top! Great job.
Lovely – the brilliant colors would cheer anyone receiving them!
Your cards are so vibrant.
Wow, these are beautiful cards! I am in awe of your talent!
Julie these are gorgeous! I love how you did the poppies with the popped up petals! and the blue card is so pretty!
WOWZER!!! These are both really stunning creations Julie!! LOVE IT ALL!!!
Awesome cards! Such talent!! Jeanne
Wow Julie! Both of these cards are stunning with colors, textures and design! Love em’ both!
Stunning cards and such beautiful coloring
Holy smokes these cards are hot. The richness in your colouring is amazing. The blue card blew me away with the shiny gold.
Love, love that peach card. It is really beautiful.
Julie, I am blown away by how vibrant your cards are! I don’t have very many Copics, so it is always hard to get the shading right, but let me tell you, you are a master at it! Hugs, Sabrina
Love how you colored your poppies and the gold stickles on the second card makes it just come to life. Great cards.
Julie, these cards are beautiful, the coloring is great and love the brightness of them. With all this gloom this winter we need some color. Thanks for sharing.
Fabulous layouts and coloring Julie! Love the added sparkle to the folowers!