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Archive for June, 2016

 
Today’s Clean & Simple (CAS383) Challenge wants us to use Red, White & Blue. While this may not look as simple as some, I only colored the little pie & everything else is die cut, so pretty easy. 

The piece of dp on the side & the half doily were leftovers so I used them as is. The pennant row & Patriotic pennants were stamped first w/ Memento then over stamped w/ a coordinating color of Versafine to get good coverage since they’re such solid images. After die cutting everything, it was just a matter of arranging it all.

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Homemade Pie	Patriotic Pennants	Baking Gift Tags	Be Joyful	Double Stitched Rectangles Dies
Flourished Star Pattern Dies	Double Stitched Circles Dies	Doily Die	Pennant Row Dies	Pennants Dies
Recipe Card & Tags dies	Rectangles Dies	Lavish Layers dies	Patriotic Papers
Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks	VersaFine Small Inkpads	MISTI	Staples 110# White Card Stock
Hammermill 100# Digital Copy card stock	Stickles

It’s my turn to host the Featured Stamper Challenge (FS490) on Splitcoast, and the newest FS is Kendra (jksand)! I chose THIS card to case. I kept the semi circle shaker element & most of the layout, but I turned mine horizontal, used different images & different papers.
Isn’t this monkey adorable? After putting the monkey & the bananas into my Misti, I stamped w/ Memento, colored w/ Copics, over stamped w/ Versafine, then die cut using the matching dies. I made quite a few of the bananas to have some for inside the shaker. The white frame was die cut & the shaker was made from a clear envelope. I put some sequins in it & popped up the frame on top to give the shaker a little room. The striped paper was added behind & the little narrow frame of it was added on top of the white layer. 

Here’s a look at the inside & below it are the Copics I used.
Congrats again, Kendra! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Thanks a Bunch	Monkey & Bananas Dies	Double Stitched Rectangles Dies	Rectangles Dies	Double Stitched Circles Dies
Circles Dies	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131	Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks	VersaFine Small Inkpads
X-Press It Blending Card	Staples 110# White Card Stock	American Crafts -#Summer	Sequins	MISTI

 
Has it been crazy hot where you are? And humid, too? A walk outside around here is feeling like walking through a steam room. It’s pretty bad when it feels as if you’re wearing the air like a wetsuit. As Dr. Suess might say…I do not like the heat. I do not like it one bit. I do not like it even one little bit. For today’s Inspiration Challenge (IC551), we have a Pinterest Board full of Tim Holtz inspiration. I was inspired by THIS card. 

 (I DO like these colors. I do like them a lot.) And cattails & dragonflies are what you’d probably see in a hot, humid area. You can tell it’s hot because of the blazing orange above the dragonflies. I die cut a stitched rectangle out of the white linen c/s then sponged on the oranges from the top down and the green/turq from the bottom up. Then I put it into my Misti, stamped the cattails & dragonflies w/ Memento, added some color w/ Copics, then over stamped w/ Versafine. Just a touch of the splatter bg. was added here & there. The greeting was die cut in a double stitched circle & I sponged the outer circle w/ the same colors.

Funny thing about the bottom…I scored the top fold in the wrong place which made the front shorter & back too long. Instead of rescoring it (which would make it look funny & all), I cut off the excess on the back & added a sponged strip w/ part of the grid border on top. I guess another case of a mistake turning into an opportunity for change.

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


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

Supplies:

4 in 1 Garden Bugs 941C	Long Tall Cattails 605H	On My Mind 031D	Splatter Bg 855H	Cheerful Smiles 1107G
Staples 110# White Card Stock	Neenah Linen cardstock	MISTI	VersaFine Small Inkpads	Memento Inks
Distress Inks	Stitched Rectangles Die Set	Double Stitched Circles Dies	IO Square cutout die172-1	Copic Sketch Markers