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Poppy Smile

Posted on April 17, 2018 11:08 AM by Julie 1 Comment

The Clean & Simple Challenge on Splitcoast (CAS477), was to use Poppies in honor of Anzac Remembrance Day. It’s a day in Australia & New Zealand similar to our Memorial or Armistice Days.

I love poppies & my card is made up of a lot of leftovers so it went pretty fast. The poppies were die cut out of leftover watercolor bg, the Smile & brick bg were die cut out of leftover strips. I think the only new piece was the white linen bg. I used a semi-circle die (Blueprints 21) to cut out the frame around the poppy & added a few stamped & die cut sequin images.

Here’s a look at the inside.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things – Meant to Sparkle

Paper: Staples 110# white, black, watercolor

Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Brilliance moonlight white also used on inside)

Accessories: MFT Diagonal Stitched Rectangles, Smile, Sequins, Blueprint 21, Brick wall cover plate dies, Memory Box Poppies die, Poppystamps Iceland Poppy die, water colors

MFT Meant to Sparkle	MFT Diagonal Stitched Rectangle dies	MFT Blueprints 21 dies	Brick Wall MFT-756	MFT Sequins dies
MFT Words for Friends dies	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Memento Inks	Poppystamps Sm Iceland Poppy die 1176
MISTI	Memory Box Prim Poppy die 98310	Watercolor pan set	Neenah Linen cardstock	Water Color Paper

Piggy Grad

Posted on April 13, 2018 9:47 PM by Julie 1 Comment

For the Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge (IC645), Angie chose Cuddle + Kind. A really cute place w/ a big heart. I chose THIS as my inspiration because I knew I had a similar greeting. I didn’t have a similar cute reindeer that I could use so I used a pig w/ a big grin.

Normally, this pig image has a party hat along w/ a balloon but since I fussy cut him, I cut off the party hat. The small balloon was stamped again w/ lt blue ink, colored & fussy cut. All the other balloons were made by die cutting 2 sizes of balloons in a piece of copy paper & using the negative as a stencil. After I sponged the Distress inks thru the stencil I added some Wink of Stella to some of them. The greeting was stamped at the bottom & I used Copics to make the shadow underneath. A few grad caps & some drawn balloon strings & I was done!

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: DRS Designs – Birthday Party Pig, Dream Big (inside– Brush Mortarboard, Bright Graduation Greeting)

Paper: Staples 110# white, black

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Distress inks tumbled glass, broken china, cracked pistachio, spun sugar, shaded lilac, twisted citron, squeezed lemonade

Accessories: Copic markers, Spellbinders A2 modern stationery dies Misti, small grad cap punch, ODBD Balloon dies (used as a stencil), Wink of Stella

Birthday Party Pig 354G	Dream Big 041F	Bright Graduation Greeting 780F	Brush Mortarboard 287G
Staples 110# white card stock	MISTI	Memento Inks	AC color card stock
Distress Inks	Balloons & Streamers dies	Happy Birthday Die	Spellbinders A2 Modern Stationery dies S5-219
EK Success small grad cap punch	Copic Sketch Markers	Wink of Stella

Serendipity April Blog Hop #1!

Posted on April 4, 2018 12:00 AM by Julie 25 Comments

Welcome to the April #1 Blog Hop for Serendipity Stamps!

The Prize – One $20 gift code will go to one random commenter from the blogs. So be sure to visit all the blogs because you don’t know which one the winner will be drawn from. You have through Sunday April 8 to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win. Mary will announce a winner on April 9 on her Blog. On the first & third Wednesdays of every month, we’ll be celebrating with a Blog Hop! The Special this month is the Morning Glory stamp – 50% off!

For my sympathy card, I die cut the 2 turquoise panels, put the larger one into my Misti & stamped the Flower Corner & Leaf. Just a little white pencil was added in areas then I lined up the smaller turquoise panel & stamped the bottom part only of the same Flower Corner & also the Tiny Flower . I added a narrow black mat under the horizontal panel & a portion of the Daisy Border die. A small black bow & a few rhinestones finished it.

Here’s a look at the inside.

Please be sure to comment on all the blogs..it is much appreciated & also increases your chances of winning!

Mary’s Blog

Sabrina Friel (guest designer)

Beth Chui

Julie Warner (you are here!)

Miriam Napier

Marybeth Lopez

Vickie Zimmer

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps: With Sympathy, Flower Corner, Leaf Pops Detailed ,Tiny Flower (inside: Angels Who Journey)

Paper: Staples 110# white, watercolor, turquoise, black

Ink: Memento tuxedo black

Accessories: Serendipity – Daisy Border die, Misti, Spellbinders A2 matting basics B, mega oval & scallop mega oval dies, Lil’ Inker stitched rectangles dies, white Prismacolor pencil, black grosgrain ribbon, mini bowdabra

Flower Corner 1305E	Leaf Pops Detailed 1323QCL	Angels Who Journey 1283E	With Sympathy sm.782B	Tiny Flower 450B
Daisy Border die 051JD	Memento Inks	MISTI	Prismacolor Pencils	Staples 110# White Card Stock
AC color card stock	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132	Spellbinders Mega Ovals S4-023span>	Spellbinders Mega Scallop Ovals S5-024	Lil’ Inker Stitched Rectangles Die Set
Ribbon	Mini Bowdabra	Rhinestones