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  • ODBD Sept Release Blog Hop!

    Hello and welcome to our September Release Blog Hop! Don’t you just love these new images? We’re also excited about the exclusive new dies ODBD is carrying now!

    Julie Warner - justwritedesigns - https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.comWeekly-Favorite

    If you came here from Connie’s Blog, you’re in the right place. If not, you may want to go to the ODBD Blog in order to start from the beginning.

    Julie Warner - justwritedesigns - https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com

    I love this new Brocade Background and the Never Thirst set is wonderful and I combined them for my card. A rainbow ink pad was used to brayer a piece of white card stock and the brocade was stamped over it with black ink. The well was stamped and colored with markers. After die cutting it (using the out of the box Nesite technique), I left the die in place and sponged some ink inside. Silver highlights were added with a metallic pen. I cut out an extra bucket to attach on the base image for a little dimension. After stamping the Proverb, I rounded the left corners and wrapped the right edge over the top two layers. I made a 1/2 inch faux brad out of some leftover background  and attached it to a 5/8 inch mustard circle.

    Thanks so much for stopping by! Your next stop will be Chris’ Blog and I know she’ll have something gorgeous to share.
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    Supplies:
    stamps: ODBD – Brocade Background, Never Thirst
    paper: water color, wine red, mustard
    ink: Kaleidacolor Flannel rainbow pad, VersaFine onyx
    accessories: Spellbinders labels 1 dies, Martha Stewart layered arches border punch, small corner rounder, 1/2 & 5/8 inch hole punches


  • ISC August Release Day 1

    Sketch of Roses III

    Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com/

    Aren’t Roses utterly breathtaking? This stamp line has a lovely background image approx. size 4 ½ x 5 which lends itself to some many different tech’s, you’ll find this line quite versatile! The delicate Roses are so easy to color in with your fave medium of choice!

    For my card, I stamped the large background onto white card stock. Just the section with the Rose wording was stamped again on a smaller piece.  I added just a hint of color to the leaves on the large one and used a circle die for the small one. I used a narrow red ribbon to add the loops around the edge and I attached a cardboard circle to the back to keep it all in place. There is a black labels 3 die cut under the circle, but it’s a little hard to see.

    Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com/

    I stamped the big rose twice and the small rose once, colored them with a water brush and some dye reinkers then cut them out. A little shading was added with some markers. I used a stylus on the top two to add a little dimension then layered them on top of each other.  The sentiment was stamped with red and layered on a red scrap.  I made a little vellum envelope to tuck it into. The finished card measures 4.25 x 5.50 (A2).

    Thanks so much for stopping by! Please be sure to stop by all of the architect’s blogs. I know they’ll have some fabulous art to show you!

    1. Kathy Tucker
    2. Joanne Grzelak
    3. Julie Warner (you are here!)
    4. Karen Dunbrook
    5. Judi Rose

    6. ISC Blog

     

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    Supplies:
    stamps: Innovative Stamp Creations – Sketch of Roses III
    paper: Neenah white, black, small scrap of red, small piece of vellum (for the envelope)
    ink: VersaFine onyx, Adirondack cranberry, Adirondack reinkers in cranberry, red pepper, lettuce, awning green
    accessories: Tombow markers, Spellbinders circles & labels 3 dies, narrow red ribbon,  stylus

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  • View of the Lake FS183

    Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com/

    Congrats to Vicki, today’s Featured Stamper at SCS! I chose her Beach Vacation to case. I kept the same colors and water scene theme but chose a different stamp set and different layout.

    I just love this beautiful lake view scene! The first idea that came to me was sort of a window/frame looking in to the center of the picture and this is pretty much as I pictured it. On water color paper, I black embossed the scene twice and used a paint brush, water and dye reinkers to paint both scenes. I added more color details with markers. I placed a template of  one of the Spellbinders Labels 8 in the center of one scene and traced it with a pencil. I determined which elements to cut around with a craft knife so they would be on the top frame. It was a bit of a challenge and took my out of the box Nestie technique to a new level, lol.

    Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com/

    I cut the 5.5 x 4.25 white card with the largest of the Labels 8 dies and used the in between size to cut the brown mat. I used the end of the die to cut the embossed sentiment. (You can actually see the entire sentiment when viewed from straight on, but this angle cuts some of it off.)

     

    Thanks so much for stopping by! Your comments are always read and much appreciated.

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    Supplies:

    • stamps: Innovative Stamp Creations
    • paper: white, dk brown, water color
    • ink: VersaFine onyx, black pigment, , various dye reinkers
    • accessories:  black Permapaque marker, Spellbinders labels 8, black detail embossing powder,  Tombow markers