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

    Super color combo challenge (CC341)  today at Splitcoast! I chose to use them in small doses on a mostly white card. I needed a bday card and I wanted it to be fun and colorful and I think this will fit the bill.

    The row houses were die cut out of the BG dp w/ a little red for the roof. I added just a bit of texture to it then traced around the window openings w/ a Micro pen. The the little hot air balloon and sentiment were paper pieced using some of the same dp as the houses. The clouds were punched out of the cloud dp I used for the next layer.

    I hand cut the sentiment into a banner shape and added the little cut out banners across the sky. The finished card is 4.25 x 5.5.

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

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    Supplies:

    Stamps: Stampendous (sentiment), Studio G (banner & hot air balloon)
    Paper: white linen, textured white, scrap of red, cloud dp (My Mind’s Eye – Fly a Kite collection), dp on houses (Basic Grey – Sweet Threads collection)
    Ink: VersaFine onyx
    Accessories: Quickutz row houses die, sm & med cloud punches (All Night Media), Sizzix plaid embossing folder (for roof)

    Almost forgot. I’m adding this to the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger.

     


  • Pumpkins?

     I have a special post over on the ODBD Blog today with a mini tutorial on how to create these cute little pumpkins. And here it is on my blog.

    Fall is almost here! I have a little project for you today involving pumpkins. You know it’s fall when you see pumpkins on display! I also have pumpkin card to show you, made with the fabulous new ODBD pumpkin image and matching custom die. I had the idea of making the little accordion pumpkins but I started to use a circle or scallop circle die. Luckily, I had just received the brand new Spellbinders 2011 Heirloom Ornament dies and I thought if I trimmed the pointy bottom, the shape really looked like a pumpkin.

     

    Here’s a little closer view of the pumpkins. I used the two middle size dies for these pumpkins. These are pretty easy; just follow the instructions on the pics. Remember, just click on each pic to enlarge. On the two little ones, I stamped the Vintage Border Background with Memento Rhubarb Stalk before I glued the sections together. The leaves were punched and I put a little glue on the stem and stuck them between the sections before I glued them together.

    I sponged on a little dk green ink on the tops of the pumpkins in order to more resemble a stem. You could glue together the final 2 sections if you want them to remain permanently open, but it’s not necessary. And if you want to mail them, just fold them closed and put a little paper clip on them.

     

    These recipe cards were in the dollar bin at my local craft store along with the Seeds tin. I added some stamping on the recipe cards and cut out the pot w/ tools and the little pumpkins from the Garden Tag Set, and attached them on the upper right corners. The recipe cards just fit inside the tin. Add a few packets of seeds, and you have a nice little fall gift set for someone special!

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    Julie Warner - justwritedesigns - https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com
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    Very interesting sketch today (SC350 ) at Splitcoast! At first it seems simple, but those angles at the top and bottom got a little tricky when I wanted to add a narrow layer.

    For my monochromatic card, I stamped the quote (Our Daily Bread designs), die cut it along w/ a ridged grey layer. They’re attached to a labels 17 die cut stamped w/ a fancy label image. I used some stripe dp for my bg panel and used a Scor-Buddy to add some scored diagonal lines on the right card front.

    The dahlia is a new EK Success punch. You punch a long line then roll it up to create the flower. I made a Faux Brad  (I have another tutorial HERE) out of the grey for the flower center and added a few branches. The finished card is 5.5 x 4.25.

    Thanks so much for stopping by!

     

    Stamps: ODBD – Seeds (Blessings Collection), Fancy Labels
    Paper: vanilla, dove gray ridged, dp (Cosmo Cricket -Everafter collection)
    Ink: Memento London Fog
    Accessories: Spellbinders labels 17 & petite ovals, Martha Stewart branch punch, EK Success dahlia punch, Scor-Buddy, Tombow dk grey marker