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Congrats to Brent, the newest Featured Stamper (FS679) on Splitcoast! He has a wonderful gallery full of digital projects. After much browsing, I chose THIS to case. I kept the layout & flower on the side, but used different images, colors & dies.

I stamped & colored the dogwood branch like a cherry blossom branch then fussy cut it. The white bg was embossed w/ a cherry blossom folder & I added a couple of narrow layers. The greeting was stamped on a large stitched flag. I did have to use my resizing technique to make the flag a little longer.

Here are the Copics I used:

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Supplies:

 

Dogwood 1092H	Deco Thanks 623E	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D
RN Nested Banner Stitch dies 5151D	Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks	Darice 1218-67 Cherry Blossom folder

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

Congrats to Susan, the newest Featured Stamper (FS673) on Splitcoast! She has a fab gallery & I chose THIS card as my inspiration. I kept the blues & oval but used different images & dies & turned the layout.

I thought a little winter card would be nice. I put thank you on the inside but it could just as well be a winter birthday card. Had to take the pictures flat because this navy bg is one of those colors that defy picture taking. I have a couple of colors that the camera just goes haywire trying to capture the color & this is one. Flat like this, it comes out fine & hopefully you can see the silver snowflakes & silver embossed greeting, too. The snowflakes were stamped w/ the silver ink, but I didn’t emboss them..just heat set them. For the ice skates,  I stamped them on the lighter blue/gray c/s & used Prismacolor Pencils on them. I have really enjoyed using the pencils on different colors of c/s lately & this color seemed to work out well for the skates. A few silver punched snowflakes were added to finish.

Here’s the inside:

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a Happy New Year!

Supplies:

 

Ice Skates 373H	Snowflakes & Winter Cheer 135G	Interlocking Snow 015H	Blizzard of Thanks 545F	MISTI
Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Ultimate Metallic Ink	RN Silver Dollar embossing powder	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D
RN Oval Stitch dies 5008D	Tonic Snowflake punch 2	Prismacolor Pencils	Memento Inks