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Tropical Fish

Posted on May 16, 2025 9:45 PM by Julie Comment

This is a colorful tropical card with a very sparkly background. I used several die cuts along with a netting cover die and a stencil to add the water. all the die cut fish and sea greenery started out white. Makes it easy to pick a lot of colors without having to die cut each color.

For the Inspiration Challenge IC1015, we are visiting Coral & Tusk and their Pinterest Board. I was inspired by THIS picture of fish.

To make my card, I die cut all the fish, coral, seaweed & netting out of white card stock. I used the different inks & detail blending brushes to add the colors then pieced the fish together. If you get lost on what piece goes to what fish, just keep the package picture handy. It’s easy to sort them out by looking at it. The pictures are also true size. For the background, I used a waves stencil & the sky & odyssey inks. To me, it looked like the lines from the stencil were competing with the netting so I added more sky ink all over. Then I rubbed Versamark over the entire background & heat embossed it with a clear, sparkly powder. Worked like a charm! The navy blue oval was cut to place over the oval opening with the netting behind it. All the seaweed was tucked inside the lower edge with the bottom 2 fish over & under them. The top 3 fish were popped up as was the top panel. I wanted some depth between the fish & the background.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: none

Paper: Staples 110# white, navy blue

Ink: Versamark, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse inks set #1, set #4, set #7, set #8, set #11

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Ovals, Netting Cover, Tropical Fish, Seaweed & Coral dies, Detail & Lg Blending Brushes, Wavy Stencil, Ranger Embossing Powder

Tropical Fish dies 5816-02D	Seaweed & Coral dies 5816-03D	Oval dies 5004D	Netting Cover die 5816-01D	Detail Blending Brushes
Large Blending Brushes	Color Fuse Ink set #1	Color Fuse Ink set #4	Color Fuse Ink set #7	Color Fuse Ink set #8
Color Fuse Ink set #11	Wavy Stencil 4105	Scotch ATG	Versamark ink	Ranger Embossing Powder
AC color card stock	Staples 110# White Card Stock

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Rosy Birthday Wish

Posted on May 3, 2025 9:53 PM by Julie Comment

Today I have a simple birthday card with a big punch of color. The woodplank background is colorblended for that rosy, summery look. The layout is simple but eye-catching and so easy to customize by using different colors or a different greeting.

A big congrats to beljed, the newest Featured Stamper FS952! She is a fabulous scrapbooker and her gallery is full of color and inspiration. I chose THIS page to case. I loved the gradient woodgrain so I kept that, but I used a stamped & die cut floral instead of paper flowers & made mine a birthday card.

To make my card, I die cut the wood plank cover then ran it thru the embossing to make a deeper impression. Using all of the reddish pinks, I color blended it, going from light to dark. I added a little yellow on top to give it that rosy glow & a little of the fuchsia on the bottom to deepen the red. The flowers were colored & die cut & popped up. I added more on the sides to even out were they would be placed on top of the frame. The frame is also slight elevated, as is the the greeting. It’s easy to cut card board for these using the same dies used to cut the items out. I just used a second piece & removed the parts that would be on top of the frame. That way there isn’t a folding or bending effect where they go across the frame.

Here are the Copics I used. I will mention, when coloring images, I stamp them first w/ Memento (since it’s Copic friendly). After coloring, I usually stamp over the image again using the Versaclair as it’s a crisper, darker black, but it’s not Copic friendly, so I save it for last. This is where the Misti really is essential, for me.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Hellebore Floral set

Paper: Staples 110# white

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versaclair nocturne, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse inks set #2, set #4, set #5

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Hellebore Floral set, Wood Plank Panel, Rectangle Combo #4 dies, Detail Blending Brushes, Misti

Hellebore Floral set 37014	Hellebore Floral dies 37014D	Wood Plank Panel die 5708-01D	Rectangle Combo #4 die 5217D	Large Blending Brushes
Color Fuse Ink set #2	Color Fuse Ink set #4	Color Fuse Ink set #5	Copic Sketch Markers	Versafine Clair ink
Staples 110# White Card Stock	Memento Inks	MISTI	Scotch ATG

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Happy Garden

Posted on May 2, 2025 9:49 PM by Julie Comment

The weather is warmer, flowers are blooming and it’s a perfect time to sit in the garden. So many plants are blooming here and I wanted to try and capture that in my card. To me, it looks like a wonderful place to sit and drink in all the colors. This isn’t a hard card to make, so let me show how I did it.

It’s my turn to host the Inspiration Challenge & we’re visiting Art.com & their Pinterest Board. They have everything artsy you can imagine, so something to please everyone. I was inspired by THIS little garden scene.

To make my card, I die cut the chairs out of cobalt & turquoise then mix-matched them. I used the same blue for the awning, the tall pot and the narrow backing layer. The grass is two shades of green & the flowers are a mix of yellow, lt pink, dk pink & lt red. I die cut the white background first, then attached the darker green grass stri, leaving the very center unglued so I could slip in the white planter of tulips behind it.. I placed it back into the stitched rectangle die & recut so the grass would be even. I put together the awning & popped only the top part up (not the supports). The lighter green grass was attached behind the awning supports then the 2 chairs were popped up on top & the tall blue vase added on the left. The greeting was die cut & it’s backed w/ 2 plain cuts out of turquoise to shadow it. One is placed a little above the greeting & the other a little below it.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Enjoy the Sunshine set

Paper: Staples 110# white, turquoise, cobalt blue, 2 shades of green, lt pink, dk pink, yellow, lt red

Ink: Versaclair nocturne

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Stitched Rectangles, Farmers Market Stand, Farmers Market Stand Spring Accessories, Enjoy the Sunshine set, Classic Grass dies, MISTI

Enjoy the Sunshine set 37011	Enjoy the Sunshine dies 37011D	Farmers Market Stand die 5813-01D	Farmers Market Spring Accessories die 5813-02D	Rectangle Small Stitch dies 5013D
Adirondack Chairs 5613-01D	Classic Grass die 5615-06D	Scotch ATG	MISTI	Versafine Clair ink
AC color card stock	Staples 110# White Card Stock