• Tag Archives Sponging/Color Blending

  • Autumn Flowers

    Posted on by Julie 5 Comments

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    This is a CAS (clean & simple) card for the Color Challenge (CC493) today on Splitcoast. I don’t have the exact colors, but I came pretty close using Distress inks. I masked the edges of a white panel and sponged on the inks. Then I used a stencil, sponged thru it to add a bit more interest. The image & greeting were stamped on top along with some dots across the bottom using an ink spot image.I added a few highlights on the colored part of the image w/ a white gel pen and white Prismacolor pencil. It was die cut w/ matting die and the leftover piece was sponged and added back around the main panel.

    I even went for the dessert option of the challenge…recycle something 🙂 My little leaf was stamped w/ Stazon onto a piece of plastic packaging and colored on the back side w/ Copics, cut out then heated a little in order to curl it a bit. 

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    Thanks so much for stopping by! 

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    Supplies:

    Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Acorns 1141F, Autumn Second Spring 1142E, Maple Cling Set 806QCL, Ink Spots 321D
    Paper: white
    Ink:  Memento tuxedo black, Distress inks dried marigold, ripe persimmon, tumbled glass, crushed olive, Stazon black
    Accessories:  Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B dies, TCW stencil (mini tile), white gel pen, white Prismacolor pencil, plastic packaging, Copic markers

     


    This entry was posted in CAS Fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving Masking-Reverse Masking Serendipity Stamps Spellbinders Nestabilities Splitcoast Challenges Splitcoaststampers Weekly Favorite Sponging/Color Blending Stencils and tagged

  • Sweet Watermelon Birthday

    Posted on by Julie 1 Comment

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    A big Congrats to Katie, the newest Featured Stamper (FS392) on Splitcoast! It’s kind of funny, but a few weeks ago when I was asked to guest host the Queen For The Day challenge, the new Queen was Katie, who was also on my list for next up on the Featured Stamper challenge. So I just switched weeks and waited a little while to feature Katie. I chose THIS fun card of Katie’s to case. I kept the watermelon, colors & layout, but I used different images, left off the dry embossing and stamped my own black/white background. I’m also adding this to a couple of Dare to Get Dirty Challenges…DTGD14cathymac & DTGD14DiniA. 
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    This is actually a 1 layer card. I die cut the main panel out of a 5.25 x 4 inch piece of white card stock & on the left over frame, I stamped the checkerboard bg. For the main panel, I masked off the area on the left and stamped the watermelon border. After masking it, I sponged  on several colors of green ink & stamped the lines bg w/ the darker greens, removed the mask & colored the watermelon. The watermelon & ant image was stamped on a scrap of white, colored & fussy cut. I trimmed the checkerboard around it a bit to fit in the space. I used a SAMJ to rearrange the greeting a bit. Added some twine & a button then attached it back into the narrow checkerboard frame. The finished card is 4.25 x 5.50 and these are the Copics I used.

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    Congrats again, Katie! Thanks so much for stopping by! If you haven’t yet, please check out the DRS Thursday Challenge! This week, show us your Chevrons &/or Arrows (stamped, die cut, hand drawn, whatever). DRS images are not required so head on over and link up your creation!
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    Supplies:

    Stamps: DRS Designs-  Lines O’Plenty, Watermelon Border, Watermelon & Friend, Checkerboard Background,Sweet Birthday Greeting,
    Paper: white
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Kaleidacolor fresh greens
    Accessories: Copic markers,  Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B dies, SAMJ (stampa-ma-jig), twine, button,

     


    This entry was posted in Birthday DRS Designs Masking-Reverse Masking Spellbinders Nestabilities Splitcoast Challenges Splitcoaststampers Dirty Dozen Sponging/Color Blending and tagged

  • ODBD August Release!

    Posted on by Julie 33 Comments

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    Best of 2014!
    Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs August Release! We have such a fun release this month…we’re going to the beach! These images & dies are fun, fun, fun! 

    First the Prize Information:

    • 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 found in the “stamps column” of the website.
    •  You have until August 2, 2014 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to leave your coments!
    • The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on August 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

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    For my first card, I stamped the wonderful Anchor scene, colored it with Copics then did a bit of my out of the box technique on the right side using a classic oval die. I kept the colors a little toned down to coordinate with the background paper I wanted to use. The larger black oval and wide black panel were done with the embossing folder stamping technique. I sprayed one side of an embossing folder w/ sparkly silver & gold sprays, then pressed a piece of black card stock inside. There is no texture since I didn’t emboss it…just sparkle! On the teal woodgrain patterned paper, I stamped the little anchor & compass rose with teal ink  & the fishing net background on the right side with gold ink. The two different braided ropes w/ shells were something I’ve had in stash for quite a while. The smaller one was glued around the oval and the larger one tied in a bow and added. The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25 & these are the Copics I used.

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    Supplies:

    Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs – Anchor the Soul, Smooth Sailing, Fishing Net Background
    Paper: X-Press It white, black, dp (Paper Studio – ETC collection)
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black, teal zeal, Encore ultimate metallic gold
    Accessories: Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B dies, classic oval dies & Labels 21 dies, Copic markers, braided twine w/ shells, Heidi Swapp gold & silver shine sprays, Lifestyle Crafts embossing folder (Tide set)

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    On my second card, I went with a fun tropical color combo and lots of sparkle. I had some pieces of striped paper w/ lines of sparkle already in it so I used a couple of rainbow ink pads to sponge in those colors on the stamped, die cut flip flops. I also used them to stamp the big sand dollar then stamped the greeting on top. It was die cut with one of the circle ornament dies and I used a scallop circle on the teal layer. The little teal border was die cut with an edge of a scalloped long rectangle die I used on both sides. I added a few gems and stickles in tropical colors to the flip flop straps. The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25.

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    Supplies:

    Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs – Flip Flop Fun, Life is Better, Ocean Treasures
    Paper: X-Press It white, teal, dp (SEI -)
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Kaleidacolor Melon Melody & Caribbean Sea
    Accessories: ODBD Circle Ornament dies, ODBD Flip Flop dies, ODBD Flip Flop Border dies, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B dies, scallop circle & scallop long rectangle dies, stickles, gems

    Thanks so much for stopping by! Please be sure to stop by and comment on all the team blogs so you’ll be in the prize drawing!

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

     Lisa * Angie * Sabrina * Wanda * Audrey * Silke

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