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  • April ISC Day 2

    Posted on by Julie 14 Comments

     

    Weekly-Favorite

    On Day Two of the ISC Artistic Projects, we were challenged to make a card using 3 ATC’s in a connected series. I chose to use the fruits and flowers along with the postage stamp outline. To begin, I temporarily attached all 3 ATC’s side by side to a piece of paper. After stamping and masking the images, I stamped a script using one end of a Kpad. I colored the images using markers and a blender. To cut them out, I first cut a straight line very close to the wavy edge then used an 1/8 inch hole punch to make the cut outs along the edge. They’re attached to a green layer I cut using a Spellbinders scallop edge square. I used my Nestie Resizing technique to stretch the die to fit my image.

    For the background of the ATC’s, I stamped various butterfly, netting and swirl images then masked areas and sponged on bands of color. They’re attached to slightly larger layers of red then to a green layer that was stamped tone on tone using some of the same images. It’s attached to a  6.75 x 4.25 gold ochre card. A little bit of an old size, but it will fit inside a #10 business envelope. I used a 1/4 inch punch and a stylus to create some red and green faux brads and attached them in opposite corners.

    If you’d like a chance to win an ISC sheet of images, be sure to leave a comment. You don’t have to leave a comment on every blog, every day, but doing so could increase your chances of winning. You can also leave a comment on the ISC blog, if you like. Two winners will be chosen from the comments received over the next 3 days to pick an ISC sheet of their choice.

    I hope you enjoy all the ISC team’s projects. Be sure to come back tomorrow for more ideas and inspiration.

    Thanks for stopping  by! Your comments are always read and much appreciated!

     

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    Supplies: stamps: ISC- for the apple and pear: Fruitful, for the script, the numbers, the postage stamp frame and little butterfly: Odd Findings, for the greeting: Nature Silhouettes I,  for the netting bg: Background Series Netting, for the little flowers and other butterflies: Make a Note
     paper: white, red, green, gold ochre
    ink: Ancient Page coal, sunburst,  lemon peel, leaf green,  Memories soft leaf, Kaleidacolor pad Melon Melody
    accessories: 1/4 and 1/8 inch hole punches, Spellbinders square scallop set, markers and blender

     

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  • ISC Christmas Card Extravaganza- Day 3

    Posted on by Julie 3 Comments

    Welcome to Day 3 of our 1st ever Christmas Card Extravaganza – ISC Blog Hop  (Final Day)!

    Glittering Tree Silhouette 3620a1

    For my Glittering Tree Silhouette, I used the new sheet Eclectic Christmas. The tree profile was stamped w/ white pigment ink onto red linen c/s and embossed w/ a glittery white powder. I like the way the embossing looks on the linen textured c/s. I cut a frame using a Spellbinders nestie rectangle, edged the frame w/ a white marker, then inserted it back in its original place. It’s layered a few times alternating white and green.

    The distressed text background was stamped using a Kaleidacolor pad.  The flourish image was overstamped and embossed w/ a red tinsel powder.  I used cranberry pigment ink and this same red tinsel ep to do the greeting.  A nestie long rectangle was used to cut out the greeting, then I used the end only of the label 4 to recut the ends.

    Glittering Tree Silhouette close up 3557a1c

    I used hole punches to punch out the red tinsel embossed dots to be used as faux brads.

    I hope you enjoyed this Christmas card and I know you’ll love the beautiful cards the rest of the ISC Architects have created.

    Yet, there’s more! Win 3 FREE of the Newest Christmas Stamp Sheets (Joyful Christmas, Eclectic Christmas, Festive Christmas)! Super easy, leave a message about what Christmas means to you & yours on the ISC blog. This opportunity will end Wed Oct 14th

    You want more?

    ISC is also offering 10% off your order (good thru Friday 10/16) ! The Christmas Stamp Line is jam packed and for a limited time only the retail price has been reduced!

    To continue the hop, please click on over to view Joanne’s blog.

     

    Don’t worry, if you get lost, here is the blog hop order.

    Start at the ISC blog
    Kathy
    Sabrina
    Julie (me)
    Joanne
    Connie
    Wendy
    Back to end at the ISC Blog

    Thanks so much for stopping by!

    Supplies:
    stamps: ISC – Eclectic Christmas
    paper: white, green, red linen, lt green
    ink: Colorbox cranberry & frost white pigment inks, Kaleidacolor Fruitcake pad
    accessories: foam tape, Winter Wonderland ep, Red Tinsel ep, hole punches, Spellbinders long rectangles, labels 4 and rectangles sets, white marker

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  • ISC Christmas Card Extravaganza- Day 2

    Posted on by Julie 14 Comments

    Welcome to Day 2 of our 1st ever Christmas Card Extravaganza  ISC Blog Hop!

    Snowflakes & Pines 3594a3

    For my Snowflakes & Pines card, I’ve used images from the new sheet Festive Season.  The pines were white embossed onto dk loden green c/s then cut w/ a Spellbinders label die. A larger mat of ivory was cut w/ a larger die from the set. They’re attached to a square of dp, an ivory mat, loden mat and an ivory card.

    The sentiment was stamped w/ olive ink and cut w/ a nestie ribbon tag die. Ribbon was inserted through the tag and snowflakes were cut out and attached on top. Holly leaves and more snowflakes were stamped and cut out and branches were punched and all were attached around the top of the tag. Stickles was added on these as well as the trees. A few snowflakes were punched and added to the upper right corner.

    I hope you enjoyed this Christmas card and I know you’ll love the beautiful cards the rest of the ISC Architects have created.

    Yet, there’s more! Win 3 FREE of the Newest Christmas Stamp Sheets (Joyful Christmas, Eclectic Christmas, Festive Christmas)! Super easy, leave a message about what Christmas means to you & yours on the ISC blog. This opportunity will end Wed Oct 14th

    You want more?

    ISC is also offering 10% off your order (good thru Friday 10/16) ! The Christmas Stamp Line is jam packed and for a limited time only the retail price has been reduced!

    To continue the hop, please click on over to view Joanne’s blog.

    Don’t worry, if you get lost, here is the blog hop order.

    Start at the ISC blog
     Kathy
    Sabrina
    Julie (me)
    Joanne
    Connie
    Wendy
    Back to end at the ISC Blog

    Thanks so much for stopping by!

    Supplies:
    stamps: ISC – Festive Season
    paper: ivory, loden green, dp (Karen Foster)
    ink: white pigment, old olive
    accessories: foam tape, white ep, stickles, Spellbinders label and ribbon tag dies, Martha Stewart branch punch, snowflake punch

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