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Texas Stars

Posted on July 13, 2018 9:30 PM by Julie 1 Comment

For the Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge (IC658), we are to chose a souvenir from our state or country. So I chose my home state of Texas since I have stamps for that state. And as everyone knows, Texans are pretty proud of their state. Remember the old saying...”Don’t ask a man if he’s from Texas. If he is, he’ll tell you. If he’s not, you’ll just embarrass him.” I was inspired by THIS postcard depicting the town where I grew up..though I was a little disappointed they spelled it wrong 😕

To make my Corpus Christi (aka: Sparkling City by the Sea) skyline card, I made a bg w/ Brushos then die cut the silhouette skyline. I used another skyline die that had a bridge (because Corpus has the big Bay Bridge) & added a piece of it to the right side. I also die cut the moon & stars & the Stars word to insert it into the greeting. The inside of the card has the “Deep in the Heart of Texas” part. Now all you fellow Texans (& a few who want to be, lol) will be singing that song. You’re welcome!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend, y’all!

Supplies:

Stamps: Deadbeat Designs (greeting)

Paper: Staples 110# white, water color, small strips of teal

Ink: VersaFine onyx

Accessories: MFT Stars & Wishes/Count the Stars dies, Memory Box silhouette skyline die, Recollections constellations dies, Momenta skyline dies, black detail embossing powder

Deadbeat Designs Big & Bright G56	MFT Stars & Wishes dies	MFT Count the Stars dies	MB Cityscape & Silhouette dies 98398 / 98399	Momenta skyline dies
Recollections Constellations dies 542700	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Water Color Paper	VersaFine Inkpads
Ranger Embossing Powder	Brushos Water Color Crystals

Texas Howdy

Posted on March 4, 2018 12:48 AM by Julie 1 Comment

A big congrats to Bronwyn, the newest Featured Stamper (FS578) on Splitcoast! She has a wonderful gallery and after much browsing, I chose THIS to case. I kept the colors & layout but her little boy became the state of Texas and I changed the triangular spinner to a word art thingie (per the Technique Challenge TLC679) & instead of white stitch lines I used a barbed wire border.

I did the lines & coloring for the word art for the die cut Howdy per the Technique Challenge then colored the die cut Texas shape & did my best to match up the lower end of the point convergence & added a star at that point. The lt blue was dry embossed then I made a border using a barbed wire die.

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: inside: Serendipity Stamps – US Map, Jam’n Stamps – Texas Sized Birthday

Paper: Staples 110# white, Neenah white, lt blue, cobalt blue

Ink: Memento tuxedo black on inside

Accessories: Serendipity Howdy die, star punches, Copic markers, Gina Marie barbed wire die, Lil’ Inker stitched rectangles.

Howdy die 061ED	US Map 1350H	Ellison State of Texas 27112 thin cuts die	Punch Bunch State of Texas punch	Staples 110# White Card Stock
Neenah Classic Crest white	Recollections Cardstock	Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks	Darice Stars ef 1218-62
Gina Marie Barbed Wire & Howdy

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This entry was posted in Birthday Cuttlebug/Quickutz/Sizzix Serendipity Stamps Splitcoast Challenges Splitcoaststampers Weekly Favorite and tagged Birthday Cuttlebug/Quickutz/Sizzix Deadbeat Designs Gina Marie dies Jam'n Stamps Lil' Inker Serendipity Stamps Splitcoast Weekly Favorite Texas

Howdy Cowboy!

Posted on February 15, 2015 12:07 AM by Julie Comment

A big congrats to Cathy, the newest Featured Stamper on Splitcoast (FS419)! She has such a wonderful gallery and it was hard to chose just one. I finally went with THIS card to case. I kept the layout but flipped sides with the embellishment additions, used different images and made mine a birthday card instead of Christmas.

A while back, I used another Deep Red Stamps image ( a beautiful Chevelle) which I think they must have liked because they were kind enough to send me another image. Being a native Texan, this funny little cowboy really appealed to my sense of humor and I know he will be terrific for cards going to my family still in Texas. So I colored him, die cut using a little out of the box technique with a stitched rectangle, added a greeting and some more layers. I die cut the hat and made a lasso out of twine. I tell you, this ol’ cowpoke and the expression on the “fake” horse’s face just crack me up.

Here’s a peek at the inside and also the colors of Copics I used.

Congrats again, Cathy! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Stamps: Deep Red Stamps- Cowboy, Deadbeat Designs –Texas Post, Jam’n Stamps- Barbed Wire Border & Texas Sized Birthday

Paper: X-Press It white, chocolate textured, dusty blue textured

Ink: Memento tuxedo black & rich cocoa, Adirondack denim

Accessories: Copic markers, Spellbinders matting basics B, & circle dies, Lil’ Inkers stitched rectangle dies, Tessler Designs cowboy hat & boot dies, twine

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This entry was posted in Birthday Deadbeat Designs Deep Red Stamps Masculine/Father's Day Spellbinders Nestabilities Splitcoast Challenges and tagged Birthday Copic cowboy Deadbeat Designs Deep Red Stamps Jam'n Stamps Lil' Inker Southwest Spellbinders Splitcoast Tessler Designs Texas