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Pressed Maple Leaves

Posted on August 29, 2016 7:18 PM by Julie 7 Comments

I made this for today’s Technique Challenge (TLC601) hosted by my sweet friend, Karen, over on Splitcoast. The challenge was to take something from the yard and make an impression of it to use on your project.

So….what I learned from trying to run various leaves/flowers thru my Big Shot..
1. English Ivy leaves do not work. At all.
2. Geranium leaves really don’t work much better.
3. Sweet potato vine leaves work too well. They make a mess.
4. Geranium petals work, but they also make a mess & they do not want to release from the paper.
5. Japanese maple leaves work perfectly! But after the mess of #3 & #4, I put everything between paper towels & funny enough, the paper towel impressions look the best! (See comparison below.)

For my card, I used the 110# white c/s impression for the top layer & the larger one done on plain ol’ 24# copy paper. I even found a few Japanese maple leaves that had turned red! Since it has not been cool, I’ll assume it’s from heat stroke. Added a couple of dusty purple layers & a few die cut purple leaves (to cover an unfortunate embossing incident w/ the stitched die), & a greeting.

Here’s a look at the inside.

And here are the side by side comparisons. I’m definitely going to be using the paper towel versions in the future…love how they kept the reds of the leaves.

The leaves on the right are the ones I used for all of these samples above. Only the paper towel & the tissue paper pressings retained the red color. On all the others, the red turned to shades of purple.

Below: watercolor ppr, textured w/c ppr, 110# white c/s

On the first one, the geranium petals did NOT want to let loose of the paper (the original color is a bright fuchsia..see pic below).The second one, they came off a little better, but I had to really scrub. The maple leaves on plain white c/s came off easily, but the bright red leaves turned purple.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – All Those Golden, (inside- Autumn is Second Spring)

Paper: Staples #110 white, dusty purple

Ink: Versafine onyx (Memento elderberry- inside)

Accessories: Serendipity Leaves Reverse die, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, stitched rectangles

All Those Golden 306D	Autumn is a Second Spring 1142E	Leaves Reverse Die SSDIE-078-H	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132
VersaFine Inkpads	Memento Inks	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Stitched Rectangles Die Set

Spooky Window

Posted on August 27, 2016 10:09 PM by Julie Comment

It’s my turn to host the Featured Stamper Challenge (FS499) on Splitcoast so a big congrats is in order to Mary, my choice for Featured Stamper! I chose THIS card to case. I kept the Halloween theme & fun window, but I used different images, different colors & put a scene outside my window instead of a pumpkin.

After die cutting the white background, I masked off the upper section & stamped the woodgrain across the bottom, reversed the mask & stamped the stars across the top. I added a little embossed black strip to act as a chair rail, then added the fussy cut potions across the bottom. The window frame was die cut out of black & I stamped part of the branch, spooky house & spider web onto a piece of white just big enough to fit behind the window frame.

Here’s a look at the inside & below it are the Copics I used to color the potions & scene inside the window.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: DRS Designs – Magic Potions Shelf, Spooky Village, Halloween Brewed by, Empty Spider Web, Woodgrain Bg, Spooky Tree Limb, Starry Bg,( Moonlight Greeting– inside)

Paper: Staples 110# white, black

Ink: Memento tuxedo black (inside also used Memento pear tart)

Accessories: Copic markers, Misti, Spellbinders A2 matting basics B, Memory Box window die, stitched rectangle die, embossing border folder (Cuttlebug organic flourish set)

Magic Potion Shelf 537H	Spooky Village 141H	Halloween Brewed by 540D	Empty Spider Web 329G
Woodgrain Bg 626P	Spooky Tree Limb 136F	Moonlight Halloween Greeting 609G	Starry Bg 124H
Staples 110# white card stock	MISTI	Memento Inks	Recollections Cardstock
Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132	Copic Sketch Markers	Stitched Rectangles Die Set	Cuttlebug Organic Flourish Borders
Madison Window small

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Serendipity August Blog Hop!

Posted on August 17, 2016 12:00 AM by Julie 15 Comments

Welcome to the August Blog Hop for Serendipity Stamps! If you arrived here from Jenny’s Blog, you are in the right place..if not, you may want to head over there first.
The Prize – One $20 gift code will go to one random commenter from the blogs. So be sure to visit all the blogs because you don’t know which one the winner will be drawn from. You have through Sunday August 21 to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win. Mary will announce a winner on August 22. The sale this time is 40% off the highest priced item in your cart. Use code “40fromhigh816” Sale good August 17-21. Each month a different image is 50% off. This month- it’s the Baby Lamb. On the third Wednesday of every month., we’ll be celebrating with a Blog Hop! For another chance to win, be sure to play along with our monthly challenge. You can get all the details on the challenge HERE.

To make my Baby Girl Carriage card, I stamped the sweet old fashioned carriage, colored w/ Copics, over stamped w/ Versafine then die cut w/ a double stitched square die. I had to do a little out of the box to keep from cutting off a couple of areas. A lime green mat was added & I attached to a piece of fun foam to elevate it a bit. The white layer was embossed & the Baby die was die cut once of the pink paisley paper & once out of white, which I colored to match, then stacked together a little offset. I tied a tiny little bow out of narrow pink ribbon & attached it to a die cut lime bow (from the Baby set dies) for my “fabric” addition.

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

Please be sure to comment on all the DT blogs. It will be much appreciated & will also increase your chances of winning! Now I’ll send you on to Karen’s Blog. Here’s the order in case you get lost.

Mary’s Blog

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner (you are here!)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Baby Carriage, (inside –Baby Girl small, Baby Booties small)

Paper: Staples #110 white, X-Press It white, pale lime, dp (Making Memories)

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx (to over stamp image after coloring), (Memento pear tart -inside)

Accessories: Serendipity Baby set, Welcome dies, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B dies, double stitched squares, squares dies, Copic markers, MISTI, narrow pink ribbon, Wire Fence embossing folder (Darice)

Baby Carriage 633G	Baby Die set 048GDCL	Welcome die 079DD	Baby Girl small 738A	Baby Booties Small 629C
Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132	Spellbinders Squares Lg S4-126	Double Stitched Squares dies	VersaFine Small Inkpads
Memento Inks	Staples 110# White Card Stock	X-Press It Blending Card	Copic Sketch Markers	MISTI
Darice Wire Fence embossing folder	Foam Sheets