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  • Christmas Bicycle Postcard

    Posted on by Julie Comment


    A Christmas card reminiscent of vintage postcards, using understated grey & white w/ splash of red, here & there. Easy to make & easy to mail since it’s one layer.

    A big congrats to DonnaJeanne, the newest Featured Stamper (FS877)! She has a marvelous gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the muted grey & white w/ a splash of red colors & the 2 wheeler, but I used different images & dies, a bicycle instead of a motorcycle & made mine a Christmas card.

    After stamping & die cutting the bicycle, poinsettia, holly & bow, I stamped the snowflakes & postcard border using light grey ink. The paper came w/ this distressed look & I thought it worked well for my vintage postcard look. I also inked the edges just a bit w/ the same grey ink. For the greeting & other postcard writing, I stamped it first w/ black ink then over stamped w/ red to give it the burgundy color. I added a die cut little cardinal on the bicycle seat. I added another die cut bicycle under the original to give it a little dimension & sturdiness.

    Here are the Copics I used:

    Thanks     so much for stopping by!

     


    Supplies:

    Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps: Vintage Postcard set, Happy Birthday set (bicycle), Peekaboo Snowman set (poinsettia & holly), Christmas Cheer Gnomes set (greeting & snowflakes)
     Paper:  Staples 110# white, red, distressed white/grey
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versaclair glamorous, Rubbernecker Stamps: Color Fuse ink set #12
    Accessories:  Rubbernecker Stamps:  Stitched Rectangles, Happy Birthday set, Peekaboo Snowman set, Christmas Cheer Gnomes set dies,  MISTI, Copic markers

     


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  • Espresso Owl

    Posted on by Julie Comment

    An easy, coffee themed card w/ a cute little owl & some pretty coffee paper. Perfect for a coffee loving friend or family member.

    A big congrats to Annette, the newest Featured Stamper (FS865)! She has a sweet gallery & I chose THIS card for my inspiration. I kept most of the layout but flipped it, changed the images, dies & colors.

    My card has a coffee theme & a cute little coffee loving owl. After coloring & die cutting him, I die cut the ivory circle, stamped the greeting on it then die cut a larger circle of designer paper to go behind it. I die cut the lighter paper then lined up where the darker circle would go & used the same die on the left edge of this circle. I trimmed off the edge of the ivory circle to fit. The open leaf greenery was die cut out of a dk metallic bronze and placed around the the edges of the circles.

    The greeting circle & owl were popped up.

    These are the Copics I used (minus the greens):

    Thanks     so much for stopping  by! 



     

     

    Supplies:

    Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps: Words Can’t Espresso set
    Paper:  Staples 110# white, ivory,  dk metallic bronze,  dp (Rubbernecker Stamps: Java Good Time paper pad)
    Ink:  Memento tuxedo black, Versaclair pine cone
    Accessories:  Rubbernecker Stamps:  Nested Rectangle w/ Square Holes, Circle Stitch, Open Greenery #1, Words Can’t Espresso dies, Crossover II, Misti, Copic Markers



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  • Coffee Owls

    Posted on by Julie Comment


    A fun, easy to make coffee themed card w/ adorable little owls & coffee printed paper. Perfect pick-me-up for a friend or relative who loves coffee.

    We are visiting Bloons Pinterest Board for this week’s Inspiration Challenge (IC921) & I found THIS picture. I liked the colors so I used them for the basis of my card.

    The owls were colored & die cut & I thought this cute coffee paper would work well behind them. The above view of the round cups reminded me of the balloons in the picture. I added very narrow dk brown layers behind the two panels in order to show off the detail edges of the dies.

    The owls were popped up slightly & I added some sequins for a little sparkle.

    Here are the Copics I used:

    Thanks     so much for stopping  by! 


     

     

    Supplies:

    Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps: Words Can’t Espresso set
    Paper:  Staples 110# white, dk brown  dp (Rubbernecker Stamps: Java Good Time paper pad)
    Ink:  Memento tuxedo black
    Accessories:  Rubbernecker Stamps: Nested Rectangle w/ Square Holes, Words Can’t Espresso dies, Crossover II, Misti, Copic Markers, sequins



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