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For the Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge (IC740) we have Stencil Girl Shop. They have some wonderful stencils, but it was a bit tough at first for me..I tend to be inspired by color first & it was all in black & white! So I headed over to the blog & found lots of color. THIS is my inspiration..the color bands reminded me of a rainbow, so that’s the direction I went.

I started by stamping & coloring the image, then used my into the window techinque to cut around the top, then inserted the stitched rainbow die behind it. I colored each rainbow strip then put them back behind the image. A little Wink of Stella gave them a nice sparkle.

Just to give it a finished edge, I added a narrow yellow strip at the bottom of the rainbow, then stamped the greeting.

Here are the Copics I used:

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Supplies:

 

Everything Irish 204G	Gold Rainbow 685F	Staples 110# White Card Stock	X-Press It Blending Card	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D
MFT Stitched Rainbow dies	Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks	Wink of Stella

For the Color Challenge (CC728) on Splitcoast, the colors are clover green, gold & black. Perfect colors for a St. Patrick’s Day card.

For my card, I thought this cute little dancer would look good paired w/ the Hat Full of Shamrocks in the window behind her. After coloring the hat, I die cut a white & a green frame & cut a window in the top. The greeting & Shamrock Vine Corner images were stamped & the little Jazz Dancer was fussy cut & added on top. I used a gold glitter gel pen to add a little sparkle to the fringe on her skirt & shoes.

Here’s a look at the inside & I’m so sorry, but I somehow deleted or forgot to take the pic of the Copics I used. Must be those leprechauns up to shenanigans!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

 

Jazz Dancer 018G	Hat Full of Shamrocks 205K	Shamrock Shenanigans 692F	Get Your Irish On 1005D
Shamrock Vine Corner 1086G	Four Leaf Clover 890A	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Copic Sketch Markers
Memento Inks	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131	Spellbinders Squares Lg S4-126	Gina Marie Up/Down In/Out rectangles
Gina Marie Up/Down In/Out Squares	AC color card stock	Metallic Gelly Roll pens

A big congrats to Carol, the newest Featured Stamper (FS577) on Splitcoast! She has a wonderful gallery & after much browsing, I chose THIS to case. I kept the layout & curvy border but I used different images, different colors & made mine a St. Patrick’s Day card.

For my Shenanigans Wreath, after stamping & coloring the Shamrock Circle, I stamped the Good Luck Circle inside, colored it & die cut it w/ a circle die. I didn’t want all the white space left on the inside of the wreath, so I fussy cut it & added a marigold layer behind it.  

The lower edge was die cut & more of marigold added under it. On the cut off part, I stamped the Silhouette Shamrock Field  w/ the lt green ink & added just bit more darker green inside the petals. I added some wink of Stella on the wreath & it’s nice & sparkly in real life!

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


Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: 

 

Irish Good Luck Circle 006D	Silhouette Shamrock Field 558K	Shamrock Shenanigans 692F	Shamrock Circle 619L
Shamrockin’ Day 335F	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks
MISTI	Gina Marie Wonky Stitched Rectangles	Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside dies LF772	Spellbinders Lg Circles S4-114
Wink of Stella

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