• Floral Oval Sympathy

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    Today’s Technique Challenge (TLC528) on Splitcoast is Cluster Stamping and involves die cutting or punching a large mask then stamping inside with smaller images. I die cut an oval out of a card sized piece of copy paper where I wanted it to be on the actual card. After placing this reverse mask on top of the actual piece of card, I sponged pink ink inside and a little gray around the edges.

    Leaving the mask in place, I stamped the different flower images, then using a tiny acrylic paintbrush, I painted bleach on the flowers to remove most of the color. I also went over it a bit with a white Prismacolor pencil to smooth out the white areas. After removing the mask, I used a pierced oval around it. The greeting was stamped (using a stamp positioner to move the lines closer together) in the lower right and a fussy cut little bird was added on the left along w/ a few clear sequins. These are the Copics I used for the bird.
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    I started w/ the RV colors then thought the pink was a little too much on the cool side to go w/ the sponged pink so I added just a touch of the cherry white to warm it up. Here’s a look at the inside.
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    Thanks so much for stopping by!
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    Supplies:

    Stamps: DRS Designs –Dandelion Puff, Dogwood Branch, 4 Flower Background, Bird on Branch, May Memories Sympathy, Deepest Sympathy (inside)
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black,  Distress inks spun sugar, weathered wood
    Paper: Neenah white, sparkle dk gray heather
    Accessories:  Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, oval & pierced oval dies, bleach, small acrylic paintbrush, white Prismacolor pencil, clear sequins

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  • NCC March Release Another Look!

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    Today we are taking another look at the North Coast Creations  March release!  These coffee images are wonderful & so trendy! On my first card, I used the fabulous Warm My Heart set for the pair of coffees and the What’s Brewin’? for the greeting.

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    For the pair of to go cups, I stamped them several times on a piece of dp that had bands of patterns, fussy cut them and paper pieced them together. The little check ribbon is part of the paper, as well. I wanted a coffee stained look for the background so inked an embossing folder (it looks like ink splats) w/ the tea dye ink and pressed it to the white paper. It didn’t quite fill in the splats so I took a water brush and filled them in. I also took a small plastic top, inked it w/ the same ink, stamped it, then blurred the edges a bit w/ the water brush. The top & bottom edges were die cut using the largest of the ODBD Lacey Layered Squares dies. I used the ODBD Pennant die to cut the greeting flag.

    I’m also adding these cards to Virginia’s View Challenge #14!

     Supplies:

    Stamps:  North Coast Creations –Warm My Heart, What’s Brewin’?
    Paper:  Neenah white, dp (Paper Studio)
    Ink:  Memento tuxedo black, Distress Ink tea dye, Colorbox dark brown fluid chalk ink
    Accessories: ODBD Lacey Layered Squares, Pennant dies, Spellbinders squares dies, Sizzix embossing folder (ink splats), water brush

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    I used the same two sets for my second card but I used a more colorful approach. The coffee cup was stamped, masking as I went, 3 times using 3 different inks. The 3 colors of twine were wound around the brads to make it look as if the cups are hanging from the twine. The black cup was stamped, color added w/ Copics and fussy cut to add on top. NCC Coffee Pleasures 06047
    After die cutting the panel, I edged it in green using a Copic marker. I added a narrow black layer then die cut the largest layer using the ODBD Flourished Star pattern die. The edge was also colored w/ a Copic to match. The image at the very top was also colored to match and fussy cut. 

    Supplies:

    Stamps:  North Coast Creations – What’s Brewing?, Warm My Heart 
    Paper:  Neenah white, black
    Ink:  Memento tuxedo black, rosebud, danube blue, cottage ivy
    Accessories: ODBD Flourished Star Pattern die, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A &B, brads, baker’s twine, Copic markers

    Please be sure to visit all of the DT blogs for a lot more caffeinated inspiration!
    Lori * Julie * Sandee * Dawn * Patty *

     Angie * Wanda
     
    Thanks so much for stopping by! 
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  • Beach Umbrella

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    Today’s Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast (SC534) seemed perfect for an idea I had a couple of weeks ago to make a beach umbrella scene. Originally I was going to use bright, summer colors, but changed my mind & made it softer, sandy colors.

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    After I die cut the large sand background & smaller white one, I used a curved border die to cut off the bottom and replaced it w/ a piece of designer paper. I also added a little piece of a punched fence, a few pieces of die cut grass & a die cut border to cover the cut.

    The umbrella was die cut out a dusty pink & the toppers cut from more of the same collection of dp. I added the flip flops, clouds & a few crystals.  Here’s a peek at the simple inside using some leftovers. (It’s not really crooked, lol. It’s just a weird angle.)
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    Thanks so much for stopping by!
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     Supplies:

    Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs – Flip Flop Fun, Happy Birthday (from Little Boys set)
    Paper: white, textured sand & dusty pink (DCWV matstack), dp (ODBD Shabby Rose collection)
    Ink:  Memento tuxedo black, Distress Inks Victorian Velvet
    Accessories: ODBD Flourished Star Pattern, Clouds & Raindrops, Umbrellas, Flip Flops dies, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & curved border dies, crystals, picket fence punch

     


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