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  • Christmas Bicycle Postcard

    Posted on by Julie Comment


    A Christmas card reminiscent of vintage postcards, using understated grey & white w/ splash of red, here & there. Easy to make & easy to mail since it’s one layer.

    A big congrats to DonnaJeanne, the newest Featured Stamper (FS877)! She has a marvelous gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the muted grey & white w/ a splash of red colors & the 2 wheeler, but I used different images & dies, a bicycle instead of a motorcycle & made mine a Christmas card.

    After stamping & die cutting the bicycle, poinsettia, holly & bow, I stamped the snowflakes & postcard border using light grey ink. The paper came w/ this distressed look & I thought it worked well for my vintage postcard look. I also inked the edges just a bit w/ the same grey ink. For the greeting & other postcard writing, I stamped it first w/ black ink then over stamped w/ red to give it the burgundy color. I added a die cut little cardinal on the bicycle seat. I added another die cut bicycle under the original to give it a little dimension & sturdiness.

    Here are the Copics I used:

    Thanks     so much for stopping by!

     


    Supplies:

    Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps: Vintage Postcard set, Happy Birthday set (bicycle), Peekaboo Snowman set (poinsettia & holly), Christmas Cheer Gnomes set (greeting & snowflakes)
     Paper:  Staples 110# white, red, distressed white/grey
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versaclair glamorous, Rubbernecker Stamps: Color Fuse ink set #12
    Accessories:  Rubbernecker Stamps:  Stitched Rectangles, Happy Birthday set, Peekaboo Snowman set, Christmas Cheer Gnomes set dies,  MISTI, Copic markers

     


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  • Joy Tree

    Posted on by Julie Comment


    A big congrats to Pat, the newest Featured Stamper (FS826) on Splitcoast. She has a wonderful gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the layout w/ the split panel, but used different dies, slightly different colors & instead of a split negative I elected to add a gray shadow layer under the white on the white panel.

    On my card, I used a piece of dk grey designer paper w/ little images instead of the black panel Pat used. I die cut the tree & snow out of white then added a grey shadow layer under the white on the white side panel. The random dots were stamped w/ a lt grey ink & I added a cardinal & 2 ornaments on the tree. The die cut Joy was added above the rest of the stamped greeting. all in all, a fairly quick CAS Christmas card.

    Thanks so much for stopping  by! 

     

     

    Supplies:

    Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps: Reason for the Season set (greeting), Random Dots BG Strips
    Paper:  Staples 110# white, grey, red,  dp (Rubbernecker Stamps: Wintery Woodlands paper pad)
    Ink:  Memento tuxedo black, Rubbernecker Stamps: Color Fuse inks set #12
    Accessories:  Rubbernecker Stamps: Rectangle Stitch, Winter Cardinals, Winter, Tree, Deckle Hills, Tiny Ornaments, Joy w/ Shadow dies, Crossover II, Misti,



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  • Cardinal Joy

    Posted on by Julie Comment


    A big congrats to the newest Featured Stamper (FS823), 4littlekittens! She has a fun gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the cardinal as main focus & die cut word in the greeting, but I used dies for the majority of my card, different colors & changed the layout.

    On my cardinal Christmas card, I die cut the cardinal pair, birdhouse, oval ring & the Joy part of the greeting. I stamped the rest of the greeting on a narrow strip. On the cardinals, I used some red and grey inks to sponge some areas and add a little color and depth to the birds. The Joy, cardinals, birdhouse and oval ring are all popped up for dimension.


    Thanks so much for stopping  by! 


     

     

    Supplies:

    Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps: Reason for the Season set (greeting)
    Paper:  Staples 110# white, kraft, red, maroon, pine green,  dp (Rubbernecker Stamps: Festive Farmhouse paper pad)
    Ink:  Memento tuxedo black, Rubbernecker Stamps: Color Fuse inks set #4 & set #12
    Accessories:  Rubbernecker Stamps: Rectangle Stitch, Winter Cardinals, Oval Stitch Frames, Lg Birdhouse, Greenery #3, Joy w/ Shadow dies, Crossover II, Misti,



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