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Silk Snowflake

Posted on February 5, 2018 10:49 PM by Julie 1 Comment

When I saw the technique challenge on Splitcoast (TLC676) was a fancy fold, the first thing I thought was “it’s gonna be trouble”. I was right. But at least I had resigned myself to that fact going in. And it was really only trouble for a few reasons…

1. I also decided I HAD to give the Gilded Faux Silk another try (first time was horrible). It made the sliding top really stiff & hard to fold.
2. My measurements were a little different so I had to reverse engineer it. Sheesh! Will I never learn?
3. I keep getting sucked into the bottomless pit of hubby’s plumbing reconfigurations. Not only has he acquired every plumbing tool known to man, he also constantly borrows MY crafting tools. Apparently, my tools are better than his tools, lol. And I have to help him reengineer the problem. (He’s NOT a plumber..he’s not even particularly mechanically inclined, lol.)

So..the gilded faux silk turned out better this time, probably because I needed snowflakes & blue & that looks good together. The fold finally cooperated. But then a fourth problem..silver & fancy folds are very HARD to photograph. It is what it is & here it is.

And here’s a look at the inside. I went simple since the front was an engineering feat!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: DRS Designs –Blizzard of Thanks, Interlocking Snow, Snow Bg, Med. Filigree Snowflake (inside:Brush Thank You )

Paper: Staples 110# white, lt blue, cobalt blue, metallic silver

Ink: Kaliedacolor blue breeze, Distress ink blueprint sketch, chipped sapphire, Encore ultimate metallic silver, Versamark, Versafine majestic blue

Accessories: Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, exquisite circles, snowflakes, circles dies, Reverse Confetti squared off tag topper die, ODBD double stitched circle, snowflakes dies, silver embossing powder

Blizzard of Thanks 545F	Interlocking Snow 015H	Snow Bg 187H	Med. Filigree Snowflake 673F
Brush Thank You 1095H	Distress Inks	VersaFine Small Inkpads	Ultimate Metallic Ink
Kaliedacolor ink pads	Detail Silver Embossing Powder	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Recollections Cardstock
Spellbinders Exquisite Circles S4-384	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132	Spellbinders Lg Circles S4-114
Double Stitched Circles Dies	Snowflakes dies	Spellbinders Snowflake Wonder S4-085	Reverse Confetti Squared Off Tag Topper dies

North Coast Creations Feb Release!

Posted on February 5, 2018 7:58 AM by Julie Comment

Welcome to the North Coast Creations Feb Release! We have some super cute, really fun images for you this month! You can see all the new images & cards made w/ them over on the NCC/ODBD Blog.

My first card was made using the Stay Cool set. I just love the little sunglasses on the popsicle. I added the POP on the star above the greeting because that’s what we’ve always called my dad & I’m saving this one for Father’s Day. My pop is the coolest & that’s a fact! The center pop was stamped in black, colored & fussy cut. The other 2 were stamped in gray & colored. I added stickles to the center pop & distress stickles to the other 2. I really wanted the Coolest Pop to stand out! The Snowflake paper really adds to the frostiness.
Here’s the inside & Copic colors.

My next card uses the Olive You set.

Aren’t these little olives cute? They make a really sweet Valentine. I was going for a vintage Valentine look w/ the tag & big heart. Remember those you used to give out in grade school? The olives were stamped onto a sparkle fleck lime green c/s then colored first w/ Copics then overlaid w/ Prismacolor pencils. The narrow borders were colored to match & I added the little scallop edging.

The 3rd new set is Thanks a Latte.

For this cutie, I stamped him on a die cut tag then I used the Umbrella dies to make a topper for the tag. After I cut the two patterned papers w/ the bottom of the umbrella, I attached them to the tag & cut the top of the tag again so it would fit the tag shape. The greeting fit perfectly inside the Mini Stitched Heart die, though I did fussy cut the striped layer.

The 4th set is Stuck on You.

Isn’t this Peanut pair cute? I wanted a big heart cutout behind them so I put the circle w/ them off to the side & cut the left edge even w/ the top layer. This is another set that makes a wonderful, vintage feeling Valentine card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: North Coast Creations – Stay Cool, Olive You, Thanks a Latte, Stuck on You

Paper: Staples 110# white, X-Press It white, lime sparkle, red, dp (ODBD- Snowflake Season, Shabby Pastels)

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, gray flannel, love letter

Accessories: ODBD Double Stitched Rectangles, Double Stitched Circles, Pierced Rectangles, Rectangles, Double Stitched Stars, Alphabet, Mini Stitched Hearts, Ornate Hearts, Bitty Borders, Tag Trio, Thank You, Umbrellas dies, Copic markers, Misti, Prismacolor pencils, baker’s twine, sequins, stickles, hearts embossing folder (Cuttlebug Love Language combo)

Stay Cool NCC107	Olive You NCC106	Thanks a Latte NCC108	Stuck on You NCC105	Thank You die
Double Stitched Rectangles dies CBD123	Pierced Rectangles dies CBD147	Double Stitched Circles dies CBD136	Double Stitched Stars dies CBD128	Ornate Hearts dies CBD53
Mini Stitched Hearts dies CBD170	Bitty Borders dies CBD168	Umbrellas dies CBD93	Tag Trio dies CBD137	Alphabet dies CBD158
Shabby Pastels paper ODP34	Snowflake Season paper ODP30	Staples 110# White Card Stock	X-Press It Blending Card	The Paper Cut Layering Swatches
Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks	Prismacolor Pencils	Stickles	Sequins
Baker’s Twine	MISTI	CB Love Language combo 37-1161

Coffee Blend

Posted on February 2, 2018 10:03 PM by Julie Comment

It’s my turn to host the Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge (IC635) & I chose Theme Rooms for our site. Since we recently moved, I find I’m always on the look out for ideas for our new place. The pictures are also pretty inspiring for creating cards & I was inspired by THIS picture.

I had a lot of fun making this one. I used the greeting as background & stamped it over & over in white then heat embossed it in white powder. I know a lot of people will use clear ink/white or black powder or else white or black ink & clear powder, but in my experience, I get a much better, clearer result (especially when using black) if I use the same color ink & powder. Just my 2 cents…well, w/ inflation it’s probably a dollar now.

So after it was all embossed, I sponged on inks from a Kaleidacolor rainbow ink pad called Cappuccino over most of it. Then I stamped the coffee cup on a separate piece of white & sponged it w/ the same colors. The band was done again, masking it & stamping w/ the argyle pattern then cut & attached on top. Since the greeting was all over the bg, I made a little flag w/ just the die cut letters Coffee on it.

Here’s a look at the inside.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Supplies:

Stamps: DRS Designs –Paper Coffee Cup , Argyle Bg, Argyle Diamond (inside: Esspresso-ly Wonderful )

Paper: Staples 110# white

Ink: Colorbox frost white pigment, Memtento rich cocoa, Kaleidacolor cappuccino

Accessories: Spellbinders A2 matting basics B, Font One alphabet dies, white embossing powder, MFT fishtail flag die

Paper Coffee Cup 502K	Coffee & Friends 531D	Esspresso-ly Wonderful 754F	Argyle Bg 438P
Argyle Diamond 441A	Memento Inks	Colorbox Pigment Ink	Kaliedacolor ink pads
Staples 110# White Card Stock	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132	Font One Lower Case S5-199	Font One Upper Case S6-009
MFT Stitched Fishtail Flags