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ODBD May Mid Month Release Blog Hop!

Posted on May 16, 2016 7:58 AM by Julie 21 Comments

A big HOWDY to you & welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs May Mid Month Release! I tell you, this release is exactly what a Texas girl loves! And since that describes me to a T, I LOVE these! Not to mention how much you can do w/ a fabulous silhouette image.

To start my first card, I knew I wanted a brightly sponged background, so I dug out a few Kaleidacolor ink pads. They have the most vibrant colors and that’s what I wanted.

I used a a torn mask for the ground & sponged on the greens, reversed the mask & sponged on some yellow for the sky. Then I added a big circle mask & sponged on more yellow, some orange & a little red. I used the edge of the sponge to add the streaks coming from the sun, then highlighted them a bit w/ a white Prismacolor pencil. I put the bg into my Misti then stamped the silhouette cowboy, lg cactus & the eagle from the Bookmark Trees set. The small cactus & little cloud are punches. I die cut the scene w/ a Double Stitched Rectangle, doing a little out of the box for the eagle. The black background was done w/ a small border punch. I made a corner template out of copy paper & used it to help punch all around the edges and have it be as symmetrical as possible.

Here’s a look at the inside.

Supplies:

Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs – Howdy, Bookmark Trees (retired)

Paper: Staples 110# white, black

Ink: Kaliedacolor inks Desert Heat, Melon Melody, Fresh Greens, Versafine onyx, (habanero -inside)

Accessories: ODBD Double Stitched Rectangles dies, Misti, cactus punch, SW border punch, cloud punch, white Prismacolor pencil

My second cowboy card started w/ pieces of a leftover watercolor bg. I liked the bright sunset colors w/ flecks of metallic gold & thought it might be fun to use them in a split background configuration.

Having them separated like this was very challenging to say the least. I placed them on top of the die cut turquoise bg w/ temporary adhesive & stamped the silhouette on top. Leaving the turquoise mat in place, I removed the orange w/c layer & stamped the silhouette again.

I liked the look the textured turq c/s gave to the ground area, but not so much on the cowboy. So I stamped him again on a separate piece & fussy cut him. Yikes! That was some fancy cutting, let me tell you! Then I had to go over all the cut edges w/ a black marker to keep them from showing. I added the greeting & big star frame to finish.

Here’s a look at the inside.

Supplies:

Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs – Ride ‘Em Cowboy

Paper: Staples 110# white, black, textured turquoise, water color

Ink: Versafine onyx

Accessories: ODBD Pierced Rectangles, Pierced Circles, Circles, Sparkling Stars, Double Stitched Stars dies, Misti, Brushos water color crystals, gold acrylic paint

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Please be sure to visit & comment on all the DT Blogs! It will be so appreciated & also increase your chances of winning!

Melissa * Julie * Sandee * Cathy * Dawn *

Lori * Robin * Chris * Angie

Howdy	Ride ‘Em Cowboy	Double Stitched Rectangles dies CBD123	Pierced Rectangles dies CBD147	Circles dies CBD142
Pierced Circles dies CBD162	Double Stitched Stars dies CBD128	Sparkling Stars dies CBD79	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock
Core’Dinations Canvas Texture paper	VersaFine Inkpads	Kaliedacolor ink pads	Strathmore Water Color Paper 90#	Brushos Water Color Crystals
Decoart Acrylic paint	Prismacolor Pencils	McGill SW Border #940 punch	All Night Media Cactus punch	All Night Media cloud punches

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

This entry was posted in Baby/Children Girly/Feminine/Mother's Day Serendipity Stamps Spellbinders Nestabilities Splitcoast Challenges and tagged children Copic feminine out of the box Serendipity Stamps Southwest Spellbinders Splitcoast

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)

Please be sure to visit & comment on all the DT Blogs! This is so much appreciated!

Julie * Sandee * Amy * Dawn *

Lori* Sabrina

Thanks so much for stopping by!

These are the sets & dies I used: