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Archive for April, 2023

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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For the Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge (IC908), we’re visiting Great Big Canvas & their Pinterest Board. I used THIS picture for my inspiration.

My card is really easy. The heavyweight paper pad has all the images preprinted & all I had to do was die cut the dahlias w/ the matching dies. The pad also has a bunch of printed papers, which I used one for the background. I did cut a couple of extra dahlias out of foam to pop the flowers up a bit. The little love was die cut from another die & I snipped it out of the original shape.

The green panel was a little too “minty” so I sponged on a little of the pale turquoise ink to alter the color slightly. You can see the original color below. I only had to do the edges since the middle wouldn’t show.

A few rhinestones were sprinkled on the flower paper for sparkle.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Staples 110# White Card Stock

AC color card stock

Scotch ATG

Rhinestones

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A big congrats to Lynn, the newest Featured Stamper (FS846)! She has sweet little gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the letter & flowers but used different dies & slightly different colors.

My card was made entirely w/ dies. I die cut 2 of the envelope w/ flowers out of heavy white & stacked them together for depth. I replaced the leaf inserts w/ 2 colors of green & used a few red Copics to color the white inserts of the flowers. I attached it inside a white polaroid frame & then to a dk red background.

The Love w/ shadow was popped up a bit as was the polaroid frame.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Staples 110# White Card Stock

AC color card stock

Scotch ATG

Recollections Hvy Wt white c/s

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