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  • Magic Liquid


    A bright, colorful card for your favorite coffee lover. Perfect for a “let’s get together soon” or an invite for a coffee date. I used a rainbow of bright colors but this is easy to change to your favorite colors or even a monochromatic coffee colored card. The 2 part stencil makes it easy to get that fun cubist background.

    For the Inspiration Challenge (IC967) we are visiting Carla Bank Art & their Pinterest Board. I used THIS print for my inspiration. I knew I had the perfect stencil to make a background like this. And I used almost every color group of these inks to make it. I placed the first stencil over the paper & used the detail brushes to add the lightest color of each group. Then I took the second stencil & applied the next darkest ink of each group. For the last step, I turned the stencil over & applied the third darkest ink of each group. Hint: to see which side is which, place the stencil on top of the colored package. When it lines up, you have it correctly orientated.

    When I finished, the stenciled panel was die cut w/ the second largest of the plain rectangles & I used the largest scallop rectangle to cut a dark teal layer to back it. I did use a few Prismacolor pencils to sharpen the blocks a bit. A couple of teals & a lime green were used for the coffee go cup. Just for fun, I ran the teal coffee band thru my paper crimper then added the greeting. The coffee cup was popped up for dimension.

    Thanks
    so much for stopping by!


    Supplies:

    Stamps: Brass & Bliss: All You Need is Coffee set
     Paper:  Staples 110# white, dk teal, lt teal, lime green
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Color Fuse inks set #1, Set #2, set #3, set #4, set #5, set #6, set #7, set #9, set #10, set #11
    Accessories:  Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps:  All You Need is Coffee set, Rectangles, Mix & Match Coffee Cups, Scallop Rectangle dies, Cube Stencil, Blending Brushes,  MISTI, paper crimper



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  • Enjoy Your Summer



    A fun card full of colorful swimsuits, hats & flip flops. Perfect for a vacation send off, beach trip or just to say hi. Color these any way your heart desires or use someone’s favorite colors. Would also look great in a monochromatic color scheme. Be sure to bring enough popsicles for everyone!

    A big congrats to Christine, the newest Featured Stamper (FS905)! She has a wonderful gallery & I chose THIS to case. I loved the idea of matching images in different colors, so I kept that. I used different images & dies, not near as many swimsuits as Christine has sisters, lol. And I made mine a summer card instead of a t-shirt.

    After stamping all the images several times, coloring & die cutting them, I added card board behind them to give them lift & sturdiness. I dry fit everything in order to find the best place for the greeting. After I stamped it, I attached all the colorful images. When I had it all put together, I thought “hmm..didn’t bring enough popsicles for everyone”. Oh well.

    Here are the Copics I used: (for the skinny bands on the swimsuits, I used a few neon gel pens).

    Thanks so much for stopping by!


    Supplies:

    Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Hello Summer set, Swim Party set (greeting)
     Paper:  Staples 110# white
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black
    Accessories:  Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Hello Summer set,  Swim Party set, Rectangle Stitch dies,   MISTI, Copic markers



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  • Fish U Were Here


    A fun little vacation card with some adorable fish and sea creatures. And the nautical frame is perfect. Send it to someone you miss and would love to see. Also good for birthdays or just miss you & hope to see you soon.


    A big congrats to Linda, the newest Featured Stamper(FS903)! She has a fun, really big gallery & after much browsing, I chose THIS card to case. I kept the cute shark & fish theme, but used different images, dies, colors & left off the designer paper.

    After coloring & die cutting all the little fishy friends, I did the same w/ the palm trees then die cut the nautical frame out of white. The greeting was stamped directly onto this, then I backed it w/ a piece of teal. The little fish & trees were arranged & popped up just a bit.

    And here are the Copics I used:

    Thanks so much for stopping by!


    Supplies:

    Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Swim Party set, Beach Gnome set (palm trees)
     Paper:  Staples 110# white, teal
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black
    Accessories:  Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Swim Party set,  Beach Gnome set, Under the Sea Cover dies, Circled Paver Stencil, Detail Blending Brushes,  MISTI, Copic markers, sequins



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