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Christmas Poinsettia Quilt

Posted on April 27, 2016 11:43 AM by Julie 2 Comments

Today’s Sketch Challenge (SC590) on Splitcoast is an easy one w/ lots of possibilities. I thought I’d use this fabulous Dresden Quilt die along w/ the poinsettias dies to get an early start on some Christmas cards.

I die cut the quilt 3 times..one in white, one in pine green & one in a sheet of the Cozy Quilt paper. After piecing them all together, I attached to a white base die cut w/ the Double Stitched Rectangles, then a larger pine green layer.

The poinsettia was die cut using the Peaceful Poinsettias & Merry Mosaics dies & I used a stylus to add a little shape to them before attaching in the center of my quilt. The die cut Merry was added underneath w/ the Christmas attached to a large bow & added below.

Here’s a look at the inside.

Supplies:

Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs – (inside –Let it Snow, Pinecones )

Paper: Staples 110# white, pine green, red pepper, dp (ODBD – Cozy Quilt paper)

Ink: (inside -Versafine onyx, Colorbox frost white pigment)

Accessories: ODBD Flourished Star Pattern, Double Stitched Rectangles, Peaceful Poinsettias, Merry Mosaics, Merry Christmas, Large Bow (retired), Filigree Frames dies, lg red crystal

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Let it Snow	Pinecones	Flourished Star Pattern dies CBD75	Dresden Quilt die
Merry Christmas Words	Merry Mosaics die CBD115	Peaceful Poinsettia dies CBD112	Double Stitched Rectangles dies CBD123	Filigree Frames dies CBD148
Cozy Quilt paper	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	VersaFine Inkpads	Colorbox Pigment Ink
Rhinestones

ODBD April Release Another Look!

Posted on April 15, 2016 7:58 AM by Julie 9 Comments

Today we are taking another look at the Our Daily Bread designs April release! Aren’t the Quilt images & dies fabulous? And the papers are beautiful!

For my quilty/sewy card, I’m featuring this cute, cute, cute little sewing machine & greeting (from A Time to Mend), Log Cabin Quilt die & some papers from the Americana Quilt & Old Glory collections. Since the greeting is 1 line repeated 3 times, I had the idea to add 3 sewing machines in 3 colors but to get the best impression on this solid image, I stamped it w/ the Memento inks onto a semi-glossy photo type paper. It helped tremendously to have it in my Misti so I could stamp it more than once to get full coverage. For the print version, I inked just the outline of it & stamped it onto the paper then stamped it again on the photo paper & paper pieced it. I will mention, after I fussy cut that tiny outline, I realized it would have been much easier to just fussy cut the inside & attach it over the the other image. Oh well..live & learn!

I die cut the Log Cabin Quilt 4 times..1 white, 1 blue & 2 different prints, then arranged them inside the solid blue version outline. A large square was die cut out of the white front & placed on top of the quilt w/ all the fussy cut sewing machines on top. I used the Misti again to stamp the greeting 1 line at a time using the blue & red Versafine inks. Some buttons (from the Matting Circle dies) were cut, stacked & attached.

Here’s a look at the inside.

Supplies:

Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs – A Time to Mend, (inside – Log Cabin Quilt, So Special)

Paper: Staples 110# white, dp (ODBD – Americana Quilt, Old Glory), photo paper

Ink: Versafine satin red, majestic blue, Memento nautical blue, love letter (inside- Memories sky blue)

Accessories: ODBD Log Cabin Quilt, Squares, Flourished Star Pattern, Matting Circles, Pennants dies, Misti

Please be sure to visit all the DT Blogs for more inspiration!

Dawn * Lori * Robin * Julie * Sandee * Cathy *

Sabrina * Diana * Lisa * Melissa (Guest Designer)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

A Time to Mend	Log Cabin Quilt Stamp	Sew Special	Flourished Star Pattern Dies	Log Cabin Quilt die
Squares dies	Pennants Dies	Matting Circles dies	Old Glory paper	Americana Quilt paper
MISTI	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Memento Inks	VersaFine Small Inkpads	Memories inks

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Rainy Day

Posted on April 11, 2016 10:36 PM by Julie 2 Comments

This is my second week as a Guest Designer for the Splitcoast Color Challenge & for this challenge (CC578), the colors are olive, eggplant & Bermuda Bay (a blue/green). I admit, I was a little leery of using the eggplant w/ the other two, but I think it worked out ok in the end.

To make my rainy card, I first made 2 water color backgrounds..the narrow blue/green one and a larger one w/ all 3 of the colors to use for the umbrellas. After brushing water over the narrow panel, I mixed blue & green Brusho powders on an old CD with a wet paintbrush then drug the paintbrush across the top edge of the panel & held it upright to let the color run down. I let it dry a bit, then added a few darker drips & some splatters. For the other panel, I mixed the colors of Brushos on the CD & painted them in separate areas on the panel. When both panels were dry, I splattered then w/ water then quickly dipped them in UTEE (ultra thick embossing enamel) & heat embossed. I had do this in small areas at a time in order for the UTEE to stick & the water puddles not to soak in.

After die cutting the umbrellas & narrow panel (I used a rectangular piercing die & did one side at a time), I stamped the half sun where I knew the panel would end then realized that the yellow I was going to color it wasn’t in the challenge so I stamped it again on a leftover piece of the w/c bg & paper pieced it. I attached the narrow panel, put it in my Misti & stamped the greeting on both & added the umbrellas. The 3rd umbrella I trimmed off the handle & just let the Y be its handle.

Here’s a look at the inside.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – You Made My Day, Half Sun (inside-You Make Me Happy )

Paper: Staples white, water color

Ink: Versafine onyx

Accessories: Spellbinders Pierced Rectangle dies, Misti, Brushos water color crystals, UTEE (Spellbinders circles & pierced circles dies -inside)

You Made My Day 1395E	Half Sun 248D	You Make Me Happy 1343E	Spellbinders Pierced Rectangles Dies	Spellbinders Umbrella IN-035
Spellbinders Lg Circles S4-114	Spellbinders Pierced Circles dies	Brushos Water Color Crystals	VersaFine Small Inkpads	Water Color Paper
MISTI	UTEE