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This is for the Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge (IC654) & Stacy chose the Vera Bradley site. Lovely colors & patterns there! I was inspired by THIS tote. I just love the colors & Southwest pattern.
 
To make my SW background, I applied Distress oxide inks to the inside of the embossing folder (Embossing Folder Stamping) then placed my die cut piece of white card stock inside. I actually used what would normally be the back side because I wanted just the lines & not the inside of the pattern. Leaving the c/s just where it was, I added a little more ink here & there where needed. When satisfied, I went ahead & ran it thru the Big Shot to emboss it because I also wanted the texture. The big Happy was die cut then stamped & double stacked on another white piece to give it some depth. The coral pieces were leftovers that seemed to fit in.

Here’s a look at the inside.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

 

Altenew Halftone Happy	Altenew Happy die	Birthday Wishes 778F	TE Ikat folder TEEF28
Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132	Paper Studio brights cardstock	Staples 110# White Card Stock	MS Embossed Diamond Punch M230371
Memento Inks	Distress Oxide Inks	VersaFine Small Inkpads

 
Welcome to the February #1 Blog Hop for Serendipity Stamps! If you arrived here from Miriam’s blog, you’re in the right place..if not, you may want to head over there first.

The Prize – One $20 gift code will go to one random commenter from the blogs. So be sure  to visit all the blogs because you don’t know which one the winner will be drawn from. You have through Sunday Feb 5 to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win. Mary will announce a winner on Feb 6 on her Blog.  Each month a different image is 50% off. This month- it’s the Fun Heart Cling Set! The sale this time is Free Shipping on US orders of $25 or more, good until 2/19. On the first & third Wednesdays of every month., we’ll be celebrating with a Blog Hop!

To make my clean & simple St. Patrick’s Day card, I die cut all the pieces and parts out of a water color background I had in my stash. It was a largish leftover from something else, made w/ yellows & greens Brushos crystals. The colors were perfect for a St. Patrick’s Day card & the little bird was die cut out of an area where the greens faded into white. I liked the way it made him look more like a real bird w/ varied coloring. (The shamrock in his hat is part of the Little Critters die set.) The Lucky die was cut once out of the w/c bg & once out of a lime green I used underneath for a bit of a shadow. For the embossed edges, I used a scallop ribbons folder then cut away only one part to use as the edges on either side. The shamrock balloons were added w/ some Baker’s twine strings.

Here’s a look at the inside.

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

Mary’s Blog

Carol Mayne

Karen Amidon

Miriam Napier

Julie Warner (you are here!)

Vickie Zimmer

Marybeth Lopez

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

 

Happy St. Patrick’s Day 175E	Birdies dies 063JD	Little Critters dies 075HD	Lucky die 954DD
Shamrock die 018ED	Memento Inks	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Neenah Linen cardstock
Water Color Paper	Lil’ Inker Stitched Rectangles Die Set	Sizzix Peppermint Twist/Scallops set 657063	TE Shamrocks dies TE524
Brushos Water Color Crystals	Baker’s Twine	AC color card stock

 
A big Congrats to Joyce Ann, the newest Featured Stamper (FS523) on Splitcoast! She has such a big, beautiful gallery & a lot of scrapbook pages! I chose THIS to case. I kept the sort of vintage humor theme & the layout but changed most everything else. Different images, different colors & different papers. I’m also adding this to the Ways to Use It Challenge (WT622), Spunky Old Broads because this trio of beach babes certainly qualify!

I stamped, colored then overstamped the babes on an already die cut white panel. After adding narrow black & turquoise layers, I found some paper that had glasses on it so I used it down the left. The greeting was tucked underneath the image panel & some die cut glasses were colored and added in the corner. This greeting just makes me chuckle…I can just hear the other two women agreeing w/ her..”Mmmhmmm..you know it, sweetie!”

Here are the Copics I used.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I’m adding this to the Penny Black Feb. Challenge to use a favorite stamp. 

Supplies:

Art Impressions Beach Babes	Double Stitched Rectangles Dies	MFT Diagonal Stitched Rectangle dies	TE Eyeglasses die
Memento Inks	VersaFine Small Inkpads	Copic Sketch Markers	Staples 110# White Card Stock
MME- Cut & Paste Flair	MISTI	Recollections Cardstock