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For the Inspiration Challenge (IC913), we’re visiting My Modern Met & their Pinterest Board where I found THIS clock to use as my inspiration.

I loved the colors in the inspiration clock so I tried to keep them. I die cut the clock face out of black then used some Distress Oxide inks to sponge the patterns on it, since the oxide ink is pretty much the only ink that will show up on black. I added the fancy die cut black rectangle & cut 2 of the fancy ovals out of lime green, then arranged them behind the clock face.

I added some turquoise & lime rhinestones around the clock face & resized the die for the greeting panel.

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Supplies:

Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Scotch ATG	MISTI	Rhinestones
Distress Oxide Inks	Versafine Clair ink

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For the Inspiration Challenge (IC911), we’re visiting Lumas & their Pinterest Board where I found THIS picture for my inspiration.

For my fun in the sun mini slimline card, I first stamped & colored the palm trees then I used a couple of stencils & a reverse circle mask to sponge in the sand, water & big yellow sun. I filled in the clouds using another stencil. The girl & beach bag were colored & die cut along w/ the beach chair.

I added a narrow royal blue layer & stamped the greeting across the top. The girl  & bag were popped up a bit w/ foam.

Here are the Copics I used:

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Supplies:

Staples 110# White Card Stock	Versafine Clair ink	Scotch ATG	MISTI	AC color card stock
Copic Sketch Markers

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It’s my turn to host the Splitcoast Featured Stamper Challenge (FS847) so a big congrats to Imke, the newest Featured Stamper! Imke has such a lovely gallery & after much browsing, I chose THIS card to case. I liked the colors & layout so I kept those, but I used different images, dies & instead of emboss resist, I used a stencil for my background.

My card was pretty simple. After placing the stencil on a piece of white card I had already die cut, I sponged on the various yellow-orange & pink inks. I wanted a little sparkle so I spritzed on some transparent sparkle/shine spray. After die cutting the dk pink leaf branch, I spritzed it, as well. The greeting was heat embossed onto a die cut piece of translucent vellum.


Here’s the fun part in a mini tutorial. I also used the stencil to emboss the background. This is how I did it:

I used my Big Shot to demonstrate this so it would easy to see. I opened the first tab on the platform, placed the bottom plate on Tab 1. Then I placed the thin embossing mat w/ the stenciled paper on top. I lined up the stencil where it needed to go, then put a thin plastic shim on top.

I’m holding it sideways so you can see it’s fairly thin. The final layer in the sandwich is the clear top plate.

After running it thru, this is what I got. You can really feel & see the embossed lines in person. I also did a plain piece of white so you could see it better. It’s important to note, that the sandwich needs to lie flat & although it doesn’t seem like there’s a lot of pressure on it, it will be enough. Any more & you could break your stencil. You might also try misting your paper lightly for a good impression.

The leaf branch was popped up just bit & the glue tape was strategically placed so it would not show thru the vellum.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Staples 110# White Card Stock	Versafine Clair ink	Scotch ATG	MISTI	Heidi Swapp shine spray
Vellum

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