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  • Most Wonderful Snowmen



    A Christmas, winter card using the most adorable set of snowmen! Behind the window, is some wonderful lt blue snowflake paper and I’ll show you how i used a regular rectangle to make the long window cut out. It’s a great way to stretch the use of dies you already have.


    A big congrats to Diane, the newest Featured Stamper (FS912)! She has a big, beautiful gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the layout & snowmen but I used different images, dies & papers and cut out a long window behind instead of adding a layer w/ the snowmen on top.

    After coloring & die cutting the snowmen w/ their coordinating dies, I die cut a large white panel w/ the 2nd largest sm. scallop rectangle. Then I used an even smaller sized scallop rectangle & resized it to make it about half again longer. I also die cut 2 of the snowflake borders, put one across the top of the window & one under the bottom edge of the window. After dry fitting my snowmen to determine placement of the greeting, I stamped it in the center. A large lt blue snowflake paper was cut w/ a rectangle w/ sm scallop & holes die to place behind the white panel. Then I attached everything together & popped up the 2 large snowman just a bit before attaching them.

    Here are the step out pictures of how i extended the length of the small rectangle for the window. (click on any picture to make it larger.) Note: my top plate is one meant for a Sizzix Jr. It allows me to cut precise areas. The machine I’m using is a Big Shot & the bottom plate is a normal size.



    Here are the Copics I used:

    Thanks
    so much for stopping by!

    (LinkDeli is being discontinued,  but you can go directly to the  products by clicking the name under the pictures below my supply table.)


    Supplies:

    Stamps: Brass & Bliss:  Snowman Cheer set, Let it Snow
    Paper:  Staples 110# white, distressed grey, bright yellow, Brass & Bliss: Snowflake Fun paper pad
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black
    Accessories:  Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps:Snowman Cheerset,  Scallop w/ Holes Rectangle, Sm. Scallop Rectangle, Winter Edger dies,  Crossover II, Copic markers, Misti


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  • Joy in a Jar

    Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com
    A big CONGRATS to Doni, the newest Featured Stamper (FS364) on Splitcoast! What a fantabulous gallery she has and I wish I could do CAS (clean & simple) as well as Doni. Believe it or not, I cased THIS card of hers. I loved the image cut out and on top of the pennant flag. Well, we all know how “stuff” happens…and it morphed. I kept the flag but since I turned it sideways I had to move the image more off of the flag to keep it balanced. I also changed the colors and added sequins, just ’cause.

    After stamping the Joy in a Jar image once on white and again on a dotted yellow piece of dp, I die cut the white image and used a 1″ circle punch for the yellow circle and a die for the navy circle. The apothecary jar was also stamped onto navy (very hard to see here), die cut w/ the matching die and the label was added on top. Some narrow white ribbon was colored w/ yellow Copics  and added to the jar. HINT: I also used a Prussian blue Copic marker to color a few lt blue sequins to match (it works!). The flag was die cut and the little narrow yellow strip is a cut off piece (the paper is double sided) so I placed it across the flag and added a fussy cut little image. The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25.

    Thanks so much for stopping by! Congrats again, Doni!
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    Supplies:

    Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs – Apothecary BottlesJoy in a Jar
    Paper: Neenah white, navy, butter yellow, dp (Teresa Collins- Everyday Moments)
    Ink: Ancient Page indigo
    Accessories:  ODBD Apothecary Bottles diesODBD Antique Label dies, , yellow & Prussian blue Copic markers, ribbon, sequins