The Write Stuff

It’s my pleasure to host the Splitcoast Featured Stamper Challenge (FS676)! A big congrats to Maria, the newest Featured Stamper. She has a lovely gallery & there are many I would love to case, but for my card, I chose THIS card to case. I kept the wreath, fence & bird but used different images & dies & made mine a birthday card.

For my card, I die cut the fence, grass, a stitched ring for the wreath & a circle for the greeting, The little birds were colored then die cut & I used a bunch of leftover watercolor scraps for all the flowers & ivy. Sometimes it pays to hang onto the little pieces! I put it all together on a piece of patterned yellow dp w/ a very narrow green layer behind it

Here are the Copics I used for the little birds.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

 

RN Be Yourself 895-02	RN Be Yourself die 895-02D	RN Tweet Birthday 1242-02	RN Circle Stitch Frames dies 5120D	RN Circle Stitch dies 5006D
RN Picket Fence die 5152-01D	RN Sm Flowers #2 die 5210-05D	RN Grass die 5152-03D	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D	RN Lg Ivy die 5162-02D
Memento Inks	Copic Sketch Markers	X-Press It Blending Card	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock
Pink Paislee –Hello Sunshine

For the Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge (IC737), Stacy chose a group of tote bags. Lots to choose from & for my card, I was inspired by the bright colors of THIS tote bag. 

After I colored the daisies, I used a trio of blue Copics to color in the bg around the flowers. Thankfully it was a small area because it’s harder than it looks. And from experience, start w/ the lightest color first..it’s really hard to walk that dark color back, lol. I added a white frame to brighten it up a bit then attached it to the embossed orchid colored bg. I thought this embossing folder mimicked the quilting of the tote bag & I used a white gel pen to add dots at the intersections. The greeting was stamped w/ the dk navy ink & I drew the little flower over the i. 

Here are the Copics I used:

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Supplies:

 

RN Daisy Bouquet #2 1317-03	RN Marvelous 1319-01	RN Square Combo #1 die 5131D	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D	RN Circle Stitch dies 5006D
RN Sm Butterflies die 5147-08D	Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock
Darice Wire Fence embossing folder	White Gelly Roll Pen	VersaFine Inkpads

For my second week as a Guest Designer on the Color Challenge (CC774), the colors are a lt blue, dk blue & white. Very clean, crisp colors! I don’t have the exact colors so I came as close as I could.

I love this tall coneflower die & I thought it would be great in white, so I die cut a circular window behind it, framed it w/ a stitched circle then created a blue bg to put in the window. Using a lt blue, dk blue & white acrylic paint, I dry brushed them across the card stock, then sprinkled on some glitter before some of it had dried. Acrylic paint dries so fast that it only took in some streaks which I think looks great IRL. The greeting was heat embossed in white on the dk blue strip & I added a few clear sequins.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

 

RN Sending Love 1319-07	RN Flower #3 die 5301-03D	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D	RN Circle dies 5002D	RN Circle Stitch Frames dies 5120D
Colorbox Pigment Ink	Decoart Acrylic paint	Ranger Embossing Powder	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock
Glitter	Sequins