• Bee Well

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    Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com
    Today’s Sketch Challenge (SC482)on Splitcoast seemed pretty easy to work with, so I gave it a try. I did turn it horizontal to fit my images. After stamping the beehive, bee & trail, I colored them with Copics and die cut. I left the die in place and sponged a little yellow ink around the inside edges. The little honeycomb image was stamped across my two bg strips and the green bg was embossed w/ a honeycomb folder. I added a greeting and 2 little black enamel dots for the doodads on the sketch.

    The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25 and these are the Copics I used.

    Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com

    Thanks so much for stopping by! If you haven’t yet, please check out the DRS Thursday Challenge. This week, Who’s the (em)Boss? Use embossing, either dry or heat, on your creation. DRS images are not required, so head on over and link up your creation!
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    Supplies:

    Stamps: DRS Designs – Beehive, Small Bee, Bee Trail, Bee Well Greeting, Honeycomb
    Ink:  Memento tuxedo black
    Paper: X-Press It white, black, grass green
    Accessories:  Copic Markers, Honeycomb embossing folder (Lifestyle/Quickutz), Ranger black enamel accents, Spellbinders Matting basics A & B dies, MFT fishtail banner die

     

     

     

     


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  • Serendipity SSCB #30 -Shades of Grey

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    Julie Warner - https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com
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    SS Button_design team_resWelcome to the first April Challenge for Serendipity Stamps! This month the challenge is Shades of Grey!  The sale at Serendipity Stamps this week is the 40% Off coupon – 40% Off the highest priced item in their cart – good through 4/9.  The coupon code is “40fromhigh414”. And as always, we have a  have a gift certificate up for grabs to a random player.

    For the design team, we have the added challenge of using something that describes part of our personality. So…with that in mind, I was immediately drawn to this fabulous sundial image. Now the shades of grey is not really descriptive of me, as I LOVE color. So that what the challenge part for me. But the sundial really spoke to me. Why? Well, not many people know this, but I was born during a total solar eclipse. Weird, right?  Growing up, one of my best friends was born on the same day, but a little earlier in the day. And I’ve always been drawn to astronomy, the stars and the heavens. So an image of something that tells time by the light of the sun really speaks to me. What would it look like during an eclipse? Maybe these shades of grey.

    Julie Warner - https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com
    After I stamped my image, I used the toner greys to color the leaves, the cool greys to add the shadows and the warm greys to shade the wooden post. I stamped an extra top to the sundial and the leaves in the lower right corner, colored them and fussy cut them and added them on top of the base image. The base image was die cut along with the black layer underneath. I used some warm grey, black & textured white pieces I had that were leftovers to fill in the card. I came across some swirly silver metal clips from who knows how long ago, and I used a dark warm grey Copic marker to add a little “age” to them.

    The finished card is 4.25 x 5.50 and these are the Copics I used.

    Julie Warner - https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com

    Thanks so much for stopping by!

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    Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Sundial
    Paper: X-Press It white,warm grey, black
    Ink:  Memento tuxedo black
    Accessories:  Copic markers, Spellbinders labels 28, decorative labels 28, A2 matting basics A dies, silver spiral clips

    Please be sure to stop by all of the DT blogs to read their stories!

    Karen Amidon
    Marybeth Lopez
    Miriam Napier
    Pauline Pollington
    Vickie Zimmer
    Anya Schrier     (off this week)
    Jeanne Jachna
    Jenny Gropp     (off this week)
    Julie Warner     (you are here!)


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  • ODBD April Release!

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    Julie Warner - https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com
    Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs April release! Can you believe it’s already April? Well, you won’t believe this month’s release, either! We are talking some fabulous dies, papers and images! I am really loving this Vintage Flourish Pattern die! And the chalkboard background images are terrific!

    Prize Details:

    • Three winners will be randomly chosen from the comments left on the designers blogs to receive a $15 Gift Certificate to the ODBD Store, to be used toward the purchase of ODBD Stamps. 
    • You have until April 2, 2014 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to leave your comments! 
    • The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on April 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

     I kept picturing neon colors behind a black pattern so for my pair of neon birthday cards, I first colored half of an 8.5 x 11  piece of white card stock with a rainbow of fluorescent Copics mixed with a bit of neon Sharpies. On the one above, I did a  swirly hodgepodge and on the one below I  did rainbow stripes. Then I stamped the Chalkboard Fan background with versafine onyx.  I used versafine because I consistently get a better black coverage with large, detailed images like this one.  On the one above, I used the Vintage Flourish die to die cut the entire background, then die cut another out of white. I covered a piece of white paper with adhesive (just used my ATG big gun) and stuck the white version to it. Call me crazy, but I took all the neon piece (negative bits that are usually discarded) and pieced them into the corresponding spaces on the white version. Then I placed the die back over it and ran it through the embossing cycle again just to make sure it all stuck in place.  I used the largest center die to cut out the large neon center frame and used the smallest insert to cut the scrolly frame. So I actually got all of the neon pieces out of the one background! Not too shabby! The greeting was stamped w/ neon pink ink and the  frame w/ black then fussy cut.The white layer was stamped w/ black and die cut. 

    Julie Warner - https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com
    This one was a bit simpler. I added a die cut white frame that I pierced all the way around and a smaller white frame that was stamped with black. The scrolly center was done the same as above except in white. So in reality, I actually was able to make two A2 sized birthday cards out of 1 piece of 8.5 x 11 white card stock (not counting the actual cards). Not too bad, considering all the parts and pieces! These are the Copics & Sharpies I used for both cards.Julie Warner - https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com

    Thanks so much for stopping by! Please be sure to visit all of the DT blogs so you’ll be entered to win!

     Chris * Sandee * Grace * Stacy * Dawn * Julie * Lori * Cathy * 

    Sabrina * Silke * Wanda * Angie * Audrey * Lisa

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    Supplies:

    Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs – Flourish Label Borders, Chalkboard Fan Background, Mini Tags 3
    Paper: X-Press It white
    Ink:  Versfine onyx, HA neon pink
    Accessories: ODBD Vintage Flourish Pattern die, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A dies, Copic fluorescent markers, Sharpie neon markers, paper piercing tool

     

     


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