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  • Orange Blossom

    Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com
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    I started this yesterday for the MIX Challenge (MIX59), but didn’t finish. So when I saw THIS picture on the Inspiration Challenge (IC432), I colored this fabulous orange blossom image, added some of the same shabby white embossing powder to it and added it to my mono print background. Since I did the tutorial for the mono print, I thought it might be nice to make an appearance for the challenge. Here is the tutorial I did way back in 2009 when I was on the Splitcoast Dirty Dozen! Mono Print Tutorial. I also did and updated version for ODBD last year when the Gelli Plate craze hit. No Gel Plate, No Problem. The background for this card is very similar to the ones I did for this tutorial. I just really like these colors together. After I made my mono print background using pigment inks, stencils & stamps, I added some of the shabby white embossing powder used the Perfect Paper Crafting mini rulers to make the 1/16 inch teal mat. I added the orange blossom image, also w/ a teal mat and the little criss crossed strips are just pieces that were trimmed off. Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25 and these are the Copics I used.Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com

     

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    Supplies:

    Stamps: Stampendous – Orange Blossom CRW086, mini chevron arrow stamps (Studio G)
    Paper: X-Press It, teal
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox mint, teal, sea glass, white, lime pigment inks
    Accessories:  Copic markers, Stampendous Shabby White embossing enamel, Perfect Paper Crafting Mini rulers, chevron stencils, Spellbinders rectangle die

    I’m also entering this is the Rogue Redhead Designs Challenge...Make your own Background


  • Altered Book Pgs & a Love Letter

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

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    Today, I’m combining a few challenges from Splitcoast…first my card is for the Free For All (F4A206), to have LOVE somewhere on your project.

    For the big LOVE letters on top, I stamped the woven plaid in a couple of directions, using a couple of pink/red colors, then stamped the stacked love image on top and fussy cut the letters.

    On the 4.25 x 5.50 card front, I stamped the heart background diagonally using the light pink ink. The  fun mailbox is a die cut and I used a metallic silver, a metallic flecked gray and shimmery red card stock to cut it and assembled them together. On the little letter, I stamped parts of a new greeting (Hug a Nurse, You’ll Heal Better…coming soon!) and I used a stamp positioner to add the L in place of the B in Better to create the word Letter. The white scallop and narrow red frames were left overs and I stacked them and arranged the LOVE on top and the mailbox thru the frames.

    Supplies:

    Stamps: DRS Designs – Stacked Love, Woven Plaid, Interlocking Heart Background
    Ink:  Memento tuxedo black, love letter & angel pink, Colorbox rouge & warm red chalk inks
    Paper: white, shimmer red, metallic silver, metallic flecked gray
    Accessories:  Quickutz mailbox die, Spellbinders scallop rectangle & rectangles dies

    For a couple of the following Altered Book pages, this first one is for the MIX53 challenge, Layers.

    Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com
    These are all pages from an altered book I made a while back for my sister’s birthday. Since we were born and raised in Texas, I chose to start with the book “Texas” by James Michener. I used quite a bit of text from it, but also a ton of pictures from magazines, especially Texas Monthly, clip art and stamps from a whole bunch of companies. I started by removing some pages and gluing other pages together for stability, then used a variety of colors of acrylic paints to base coat the pages. Then I would use a variety of ink colors and stamped images to create the backgrounds. Then the collage work started with all of the images. This is just a few of the pages…the entire book is around 45-50 double pages with all manner of pockets, fold outs, telescoping images, tags and pull outs. Some tell the history of Texas, some are on individual cities and regions of Texas..some tell about personal family history &  experiences, recipes, music & some are just for fun.
    Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com

    I love all the fun images on this page..the only thing that always bothered me is the misspelling of “y’all” on the left page. I cut this out for the size, went ahead and used it, but it still bothers me. I guess the typist just had her contractions confused, since as every Texan knows, y’all is “you all” and the apostrophe goes after the y. And just to be clear, “y’all” is singular, “all y’all” is plural, lol. 
    Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com
    And this page is also for the Ways to Use It (WT464), Horses as well as the Mix53.Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com
    This is a group of pages (see the angle cuts on the right?) that have a bunch of recipes and pictures of Tex-Mex food and restaurants. 

    Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.comThis is a couple of fun stories about Texas Rangers and since we have an ancestor who was a Ranger, it was fun to include it.

    Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com
    Some Texas wildflowers, state bird and postage stamps.Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com

    Another page with pretty pictures but I don’t know if you can still buy a little piece of Texas as this ad says.Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com


    Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com
    And here we have some Texas music! Is there anything better? I’ve been to the Kerrville Folk Festival and it was always fabulous! And just interesting to me, but one of my cousins lived down the street from one of the ZZ Top members (I won’t say which, lol) and Buddy Holly was a cousin of my dad’s (so I guess he was cousin too) and they were born on the same day, same year. How cool! 
    Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com

     

    Julie Warner – https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com
    And this is the cover. Like I mentioned, these are just a few pages, but I hope you enjoyed them!
    Thanks so much for stopping by!
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  • Pink & Green Pinecones

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

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    Well, it turns out my first post today was for a CAS Challenge last week, lol. I got lost in the Challenge list and picked the wrong one. This is for the challenge that’s actually today…(CAS244) Tearing or Distressing. While it may not look totally clean & simple, it actually is CAS. For my pink/green bg, I quickly (very quickly) pounced/sponged 4 colors of ink then stamped the image w/ Versafine on top. It’s die cut w/ a long rectangle and I added a bit of a white marker and stickles to the snowy parts of the pinecones. The black grid looking bg is a long ago leftover from a TLC challenge (TLC235) painted grid. This is also for one of the Hope You Can Cling To Challenges…HYCCT1326, Mixed Media.

    I tore the side of the long strip using a tearing ruler (makes it so easy). I attached it to a left over strip then attached the narrow little strip I tore off. I added the greeting on the card front and a few sequins cause you can never have too much bling! The finished card is 4.25 x 5.50.

    Thanks so much for stopping by! 

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    Supplies:

    Stamps: DRS Designs – Pinecone Square,  Christmas Multi Greeting
    Paper:   white, black
    Ink: Versafine onyx, Distress inks in worn lipstick, festive berries, mowed lawn, Kaleidacolor fresh greens
    Accessories:  sequins, drywall mesh, white acrylic paint, Spellbinders long rectangle dies, tearing ruler, stickles