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Texas Stars

Posted on July 13, 2018 9:30 PM by Julie 1 Comment

For the Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge (IC658), we are to chose a souvenir from our state or country. So I chose my home state of Texas since I have stamps for that state. And as everyone knows, Texans are pretty proud of their state. Remember the old saying...”Don’t ask a man if he’s from Texas. If he is, he’ll tell you. If he’s not, you’ll just embarrass him.” I was inspired by THIS postcard depicting the town where I grew up..though I was a little disappointed they spelled it wrong 😕

To make my Corpus Christi (aka: Sparkling City by the Sea) skyline card, I made a bg w/ Brushos then die cut the silhouette skyline. I used another skyline die that had a bridge (because Corpus has the big Bay Bridge) & added a piece of it to the right side. I also die cut the moon & stars & the Stars word to insert it into the greeting. The inside of the card has the “Deep in the Heart of Texas” part. Now all you fellow Texans (& a few who want to be, lol) will be singing that song. You’re welcome!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend, y’all!

Supplies:

Stamps: Deadbeat Designs (greeting)

Paper: Staples 110# white, water color, small strips of teal

Ink: VersaFine onyx

Accessories: MFT Stars & Wishes/Count the Stars dies, Memory Box silhouette skyline die, Recollections constellations dies, Momenta skyline dies, black detail embossing powder

Deadbeat Designs Big & Bright G56	MFT Stars & Wishes dies	MFT Count the Stars dies	MB Cityscape & Silhouette dies 98398 / 98399	Momenta skyline dies
Recollections Constellations dies 542700	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Water Color Paper	VersaFine Inkpads
Ranger Embossing Powder	Brushos Water Color Crystals

Serendipity Aug Blog Hop #1!

Posted on August 2, 2017 12:00 AM by Julie 14 Comments

Welcome to the Aug #1 Blog Hop for Serendipity Stamps!
If you arrived here from Miriam’s blog, you’re 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 Aug 6 to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win. Mary will announce a winner on Aug 7 on her Blog. Each month a different image is 50% off. This month- it’s the Airplane! On the first & third Wednesdays of every month., we’ll be celebrating with a Blog Hop!

To make my summer lighthouse card, I used a small piece of a Brushos watercolor background I had in my stash. After die cutting the white rectangle, I also die cut a large oval & placed the watercolor bg behind it. The Lighthouse was die cut once out of white & once out of royal blue & pieced together. The little windows were colored w/ a couple of yellow Copics. The Summer & lower part of the hello tag were also die cut twice each & stacked. I used the clouds from the Hot Air Balloon Reverse die & also a larger cloud on top of the Hello. I had the die cut frame leftover from something else, so I sponged on similar colors & added it behind the white layer.

Here’s a look at the inside. I left it blank for now, until I decide who it’s going to.

Next stop is Vickie‘s Blog! Please be sure to comment on all the DT Blogs..it will be so appreciated & also increase your chances of winning!

Julie Warner (you are here!)

Vickie Zimmer

Marybeth Lopez

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: none

Paper: Staples #110 white, water color, royal blue

Ink: none

Accessories: Serendipity Lighthouse, Seasons , Hot Air Balloons Reverse dies, Spellbinders lg oval dies, Gina Marie UDIO rectangle die, Memory Box Puffy Clouds & Hello tag dies, Brushos water color crystals

Lighthouse die 031ED	Hot Air Balloons Reverse die 064MD	Seasons dies 083ND	Water Color Paper
Memory Box Puffy Clouds dies	Poppystamps Greeting Tag 1164 dies	Distress Inks	Brushos Water Color Crystals
Staples 110# White Card Stock	Recollections Cardstock	Gina Marie Up/Down In/Out rectangles	Spellbinders Classic Ovals Lg.S4-110
Lil’ Inker Stitched Rectangles Die Set

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Serendipity June Blog Hop #1!

Posted on June 7, 2017 12:00 AM by Julie 21 Comments

Welcome to the June #1 Blog Hop for Serendipity Stamps!

If you arrived here from Miriam’s blog, you’re 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 June 11 to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win. Mary will announce a winner on June 12 on her Blog. Each month a different image is 50% off. This month- it’s the Provence Window! On the first & third Wednesdays of every month., we’ll be celebrating with a Blog Hop!

For my water color cards today, I came across some Brusho backgrounds I made who knows how long ago. I couldn’t decide if I liked the turquoise/blue bg or the rainbow bg more…so I used both! On this turq/blue one, I put the Mill image into my Misti and stamped it 2 or 3 times w/ Versafne (to get good coverage). I added just a few highlights here & there w/ a white gel pen then added the greeting below it. It’s edged w/ a black marker, then attached to a turq layer & a very narrow black layer.

Here’s the inside. The greeting was shadow stamped w/ the blue ink slightly offset from the black.

On the rainbow version, I went thru the same repetitive stamping as the first one but ended up heat embossing it w/ black powder anyway. This unknown water color paper is soooo textured it made stamping a line image a little more difficult.

I die cut a narrow black square frame for it & stamped the greeting on a leftover piece of the background. A dot border was embossed on the frame between the image & the greeting.

Here’s the inside.

Please be sure to comment on all the DT Blogs..it will be so appreciated & also increase your chances of winning!

Mary’s Blog

Ann Wong (guest designer)

Julie Warner (you are here!)

Vickie Zimmer (off this time)

Marybeth Lopez

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Mill, Thinking of You, One Day in the Country (insides – Everyday Words small , Happy Birthday II, Rest Relax)

Paper: Staples #110 white, black, turquoise, white linen, watercolor (unknown watercolor paper on Rainbow Mill)

Ink: Versafine onyx (Distress ink- broken china used on insides)

Accessories: Brushos, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, lg & sm squares dies, black gems, white gel pen, Cuttlebug embossing border (With Love set). Misti, black embossing powder

Mill 1408H	Everyday Words small horiz 469J	Happy Birthday II 552E	One Day in the Country 388D
Rest Relax 1005E	Thinking of You 171F	VersaFine Inkpads	Distress Inks
Water Color Paper	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Neenah Linen cardstock
Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132	Spellbinders Squares Lg S4-126	Spellbinders Squares Sm S4-128
Brushos Water Color Crystals	MISTI	Rhinestones	White Gelly Roll Pen
Ranger Embossing Powder	Cuttlebug 37-1171 With Love