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Hexagon Witch Halloween

Posted on September 10, 2016 11:08 AM by Julie 1 Comment

For today’s Inspiration Challenge (IC562 ) & the Ways to Use It Challenge (WT600 ), I made this Halloween card. I was inspired by all the shapes & colors of THIS picture but I made them hexagons to fit the WT Challenge.

I die cut the white layer w/ a stitched rectangle & also die cut a large hexagon toward the top. Then I used a Copic Multiliner pen & a hexagon template to draw all the different hexagons & add the faux stitching. I’m not gonna lie…it took a while to color in all those hexagons & shade the faux stitch lines. I was so impressed w/ a card Jennifer Dove did using faux circles, I thought why not try hexagons? The cute little witch was stamped & colored on a separate piece & I cut around her hand to lift it over the frame.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Halloween Pops set, Happy Halloween sm, (inside- Wicked Good Day)

Paper: Staples #110 white, X-Press It white, black

Ink: Memento tuxedo black

Accessories: Spellbinders hexagon dies, Copic markers, stitched rectangles, Copic multiliner pen,

Halloween Pops set 1373QCL	Happy Halloween small 659B	Wicked Good Day 1228D	Spellbinders Hexagon dies S4-368
Memento Inks	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Recollections Cardstock	Stitched Rectangles Die Set
Copic Sketch Markers	Copic Multiliner pens	Sketch Mate

Serendipity SSCB#55 – Use a Die Cut!

Posted on May 1, 2016 12:00 AM by Julie 5 Comments

Welcome to the May Challenge for Serendipity Stamps!
This month the challenge is Die Cutting You can get all the details over on the Serendipity Challenge Blog. May’s “Stamp of the Month” is 50% off & this month- it’s the Lemonade Pitcher!. Be sure to check out the great deals on the Clearance Stamps! And as always, we have a gift certificate up for grabs to a random player.

I love this sweet little Cowgirl image & she’s so fun to color. After I put her in my Misti, I stamped her w/ Memento, colored w/ Copics, then over stamped w/ Versafine. I did the same to the Boots & used the matching Boots die to cut them. I die cut a stitched rectangle w/ a stitched circle cut out opening for the cowgirl, then I used a curved border die to cut the bottom edge. I added a vintage pink layer behind it & did a little out of the box on her hat to place the layers on top of her. The greeting was added below the circle & the boots added on top. The little metal concho was originally a copper color & I added a rosy color to it w/ a Copic marker. It’s one I’ve had in my stash forever so I can’t even remember where I bought it.

Here are the Copics I used.

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Cowgirl, Good with Rope, Boots

Paper: X-Press It white, Staples #110 white, Bazzill vintage pink

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx (to overstamp image after coloring)

Accessories: Serendipity Boots dies, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A, circles, curved borders dies, Copic markers, MISTI, stitched rectangles dies, double stitched circles, double stitched rectangles dies, concho brad

Please be sure to comment on all the DT blogs. It will be much appreciated & will also increase your chances of winning! This month our special Guest Designer is Carol Mayne!

Julie Warner (you are here!)

Karen Amidon

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Cowgirl 1364H	Boots 1387E	Good with Rope 1388E	Boots die 076FD	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131
Spellbinders A2 Curved Borders 1 S5-180	Spellbinders Lg Circles S4-114	Stitched Rectangles Die Set	Double Stitched Circles Dies	Double Stitched Rectangles Dies
VersaFine Small Inkpads	Memento Inks	Staples 110# White Card Stock	X-Press It Blending Card	Bazzill Basics
Copic Sketch Markers	MISTI

This entry was posted in Baby/Children Girly/Feminine/Mother's Day Serendipity Stamps Spellbinders Nestabilities Splitcoast Challenges and tagged children Copic feminine out of the box Serendipity Stamps Southwest Spellbinders Splitcoast

Get Well Teddy

Posted on April 4, 2016 11:09 PM by Julie 2 Comments

What fun..I’ve been invited to be a Guest Designer on the Splitcoast Color Challenge for the month of April! This is my second guest spot for this challenge & I know it’s going to be a blast! The colors for this week’s challenge (CC577), are pink, mossy green & pool. Since I don’t have the exact colors, I came as close as I could. The dessert for this challenge is animals. I hope stuffed animals count!

For my card, I put the cute Teddy Friends into my Misti, stamped them w/ Memento, colored them w/ Copics the over stamped w/ Versafine. I wanted them to be in sort of a window, so I did a little out of the box technique when I die cut them w/ one of the matting basics. The larger mossy colored layer was first die cut w/ a larger matting basic die then I used the IO grid die to cut the right side & lower edges. Since the die is a bit longer than my panel, I had to cut to the mid point, turn it around, move the die down then cut the opposite edge I added the pool layer behind the grid & added some of the die cut squares back into the grid in a random pattern. The Get Well was die cut once in pink & once in green & stacked offset.

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Teddy Friends, Soon, (inside- Be Kind)

Paper: Staples white, X-Press It white, pool, meadow, pink

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx (to over stamp)

Accessories: Serendipity Get Well die, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B dies, IO square cutout die, Misti, Copic markers

Teddy Friends 331G	Soon 073A	Get Well die 073ED	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132
Staples 110# white card stock	Memento Inks	IO Square cutout die172-1	The Paper Cut Layering Swatches	VersaFine Small Inkpads
MISTI	Copic Sketch Markers	Be Kind 1312F