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Serendipity SSCB#55 – Use a Die Cut!

Posted on May 1, 2016 12:00 AM by Julie 5 Comments

Welcome to the May Challenge for Serendipity Stamps!
This month the challenge is Die Cutting You can get all the details over on the Serendipity Challenge Blog. May’s “Stamp of the Month” is 50% off & this month- it’s the Lemonade Pitcher!. Be sure to check out the great deals on the Clearance Stamps! And as always, we have a gift certificate up for grabs to a random player.

I love this sweet little Cowgirl image & she’s so fun to color. After I put her in my Misti, I stamped her w/ Memento, colored w/ Copics, then over stamped w/ Versafine. I did the same to the Boots & used the matching Boots die to cut them. I die cut a stitched rectangle w/ a stitched circle cut out opening for the cowgirl, then I used a curved border die to cut the bottom edge. I added a vintage pink layer behind it & did a little out of the box on her hat to place the layers on top of her. The greeting was added below the circle & the boots added on top. The little metal concho was originally a copper color & I added a rosy color to it w/ a Copic marker. It’s one I’ve had in my stash forever so I can’t even remember where I bought it.

Here are the Copics I used.

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Cowgirl, Good with Rope, Boots

Paper: X-Press It white, Staples #110 white, Bazzill vintage pink

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx (to overstamp image after coloring)

Accessories: Serendipity Boots dies, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A, circles, curved borders dies, Copic markers, MISTI, stitched rectangles dies, double stitched circles, double stitched rectangles dies, concho brad

Please be sure to comment on all the DT blogs. It will be much appreciated & will also increase your chances of winning! This month our special Guest Designer is Carol Mayne!

Julie Warner (you are here!)

Karen Amidon

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Cowgirl 1364H	Boots 1387E	Good with Rope 1388E	Boots die 076FD	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131
Spellbinders A2 Curved Borders 1 S5-180	Spellbinders Lg Circles S4-114	Stitched Rectangles Die Set	Double Stitched Circles Dies	Double Stitched Rectangles Dies
VersaFine Small Inkpads	Memento Inks	Staples 110# White Card Stock	X-Press It Blending Card	Bazzill Basics
Copic Sketch Markers	MISTI

North Coast Creations November Release Blog Hop!

Posted on November 5, 2015 7:58 AM by Julie 4 Comments

Welcome to the North Coast Creations November Release! And wow, do we have some fabulously cute images for your Christmas card making this year! You’re going to LOVE these!
How can you not love a Christmas Cactus all decked out w/ shiny lights? It just screams Southwest! As a native Texan, I adore SW themed images and this one is right up my alley.

After I stamped, colored, over stamped & fussy cut the Cactus Lights image, I kept picturing a little window scene so that’s what I tried to recreate. ODBD has several window dies, but I just felt like it needed to be round on top & not too big. (Please note: the ODBD site is having technical difficulties so the pictures & links may not be working for a day or two). I used a resizing trick I came up with a long time ago, but instead of making it bigger, I made the window smaller by cutting just the top part down to the middle of the first set of square panes, turning the die around & moving the bottom up. Then I cut the bottom part only & there you go..a window that is shorter by one set of square panes. I added 4 die cut shutters (for blinds) from the Welcoming Window die & a piece of dp behind it that is Christmasy but still has a SW look to it. On the white layer, I stamped the greeting at the bottom & used a SW border folder to emboss just under the dp. I used the O from the Joy image as a wreath for the window.

Here’s a look at the inside & below it are the Copics I used.

Supplies:

Stamps: North Coast Creations –Cactus Lights, Joy

Paper: X-Press It white, Neenah white, kraft, dp (DCWV -The Christmas matstack)

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx (to overstamp after coloring), (Distress ink twisted citron on inside)

Accessories: ODBD Flourished Star Pattern, Welcoming Window, Window dies, Copic markers, Misti, Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A & B dies, Cuttlebug embossing folder (Southwest borders set)

On my second card, I used the super cute Santa Buford. After stamping w/ Memento, I colored him using a combination of Copics & Prismacolor pencils. His jacket & bag are mostly pencils & Buford is mostly Copics w/ a white pencil highlight. I just love the way Prismacolors look when used on this lt kraft c/s. And since he was still in my Misti, I stamped over him w/ Versafine after I was finished coloring. This really brings back the lines you tend to lose when using Prismacolor pencils. He was die cut w/ a Circle Ornament & I did my out of the box tech to keep from cutting off his tail.

I put together the 3 pieces of dp to get my background then added the die cut Merry w/ a few stockings fussy cut from the dp. The Medium Bow was die cut from red & I used a small letter J punch to make the candy canes on the bow. The cut glass button was clear & I used a red copic to color it.

Here’s a look at the inside & below it are the Copics I used.

Supplies:

Stamps: North Coast Creations –Santa Buford (Holly Jolly Christmas -inside greeting)

Paper: lt kraft, red, white, dp (Pebbles – Welcome Christmas)

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx (to overstamp after coloring)

Accessories: ODBD Flourished Star Pattern, Circle Ornaments, Matting Circles, Medium Bow, Merry Christmas dies, Copic markers, Misti, Prismacolor pencils, glass gem, small letter J punch (used for candy canes on bow)

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These are the sets & dies I used:

Serendipity Stamps July Blog Hop!

Posted on July 3, 2015 12:00 AM by Julie 17 Comments

Welcome to the Serendipity July Blog Hop! We are showing off some lovely new images & dies! If you arrived here from Jenny’s Blog , you are 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 July 5th to leave your comments & Mary will announce the winner on her blog on July 6th. Special: Free shipping on all US orders of $15 or more Contental US only. We have something new…a “Stamp of the Month”. Each month a different image will be 50% off. This month- it’s the Winter Doe. Be sure to check out the great deals on the Clearance Stamps & sale stamps!

As a native Texan, I really love this sweet little Cowgirl! Seriously, I want to go put my boots on right now…just need to decide which pair, lol! She is a joy to color and to give her a little something special, I did what I call an “into the window” treatment. A little like out of the box, but it goes the other direction. After stamping & coloring her with Copics, I die cut it first using the larger die, then used a craft knife to cut around the top and sides in order to slip the lower left corner of the smaller die under her.
Below, you can see that the image was cut on the lines just enough to slip the die under.

Below, after die cutting I put the larger die back in place and embossed them both.

And below is how it looks finished…all ready to attach.

These are the Copics I used to color her.

I used a leftover frame I colored w/ Copics and a die cut circle w/ the star concho from the Bandana die.

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Cowgirl, Sending Smiles (inside)

Paper: X-Press It white, dp (SEI)

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx (to overstamp image after coloring)

Accessories: Serendipity Howdy & Bandana dies, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, circles dies, Copic markers, MISTI

My next card has the wonderful Bandana & Poker Chip dies along with the fun new greeting.

After die cutting all the pieces, I stamped and colored the greeting and attached them to an embossed background. The poker chips took a little patience to paper piece all those little parts. These are the Copics I used for the greeting.

The inside is just a simple frame I colored to match along with an extra concho from the Bandana die.

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – When the Chips are Down Horizontal, Thinking of You (inside)

Paper: Neenah white, black, sparkle fleck red, sparkle fleck gray

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx (to overstamp image after coloring)

Accessories: Serendipity Poker Chip & Bandana dies, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, romantic rectangles 2, long rectangle dies, Copic markers, MISTI, embossing folder (Lifestyle -chevron set)

Now I’ll send you on to Karen’s Blog..I know she’l have something wonderful to share!

Here is the list in case you get lost:

Mary’s Blog

Julie Warner (you are here!)

Thanks so much for stopping by!