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Today’s tutorial on Splitcoast is Reflection technique.  This super simple technique allows you to create reflection/mirror images. I made this card when I wrote the tutorial.

When in doubt, I always reach for my old trusted Chocolate Chip as card base.

This time was no different. I started out with a 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Chocolate chip that was folded in half and sponged around the edges.

Next is a 4″ square of bordering blue that was stamped with the medaillon as well as paisley and star from the Wanted stamp set. I distressed the edges with the cutter kit and sponged around them first in Bordering Blue, then in Chocolate Chip.

I taped it to my card base and added Faux Stitching with the All in the Row Argyle stamp.

Next is a 3 1/8″ x 3 1/2″ piece of Old Olive stamped with the stripes from Happiness in Old Olive. The edges were distressed and first sponged in Old Olive, then with Chocolate Chip.

For the main panel, I stamped the horse in Chocolate Chip on Natural Ivory cardstock. I inked it up again, stamped it on my acetate, flipped that over, lined it up with my solid horse, layed the acetate down and rubbed over it to transfer the image.

Next I doodled the grass line with my brown micron pen and colored it with Aqua painter and Old Olive. I colored old olive really softly under it, to make it look like reflection and added Bordering Blue scribble lines around the reflected horse to simulate water.

I cut that piece of cardstock down to 2 3/8″ x 2 3/4″. I cut the reflected horses head of on purpose, to keep the main focus on the “real” horse. I punched the corners with the ticket corner punch and sponged around the edges with Bordering Blue softly.

The stamped piece was layered on a 1/4″ bigger chocolate chip cardstock piece that was distressed and sponged. I added Pewter Brads to the corners.

For the saying I used Good Luck from Fundamental Phrases. I stamped it with Chocolate Chip on Bordering Blue cardstock and punched it out with my small oval punch. It was sponged with Bordering Blue and just a hint of Chocolate chip and layered on a sponged 1″ Old Olive circle. Both those punchouts were centered on a Chocolate Chip Designer label punchout that was stamped with the medaillon and sponged around the edges.  I added two more Pewter brads and was done.

Easy Peasy!

Random.org picked #55. That is Wendy (Joelysmom) with this fun card.

Wendy, please email me your snail mail address and I will get the goodies out to you.

 Thanks to everyone who participated!

I always love to check out your work! All the cards turned out great! Hugs and smiles

Yesterday’s color challenge was wonderful: Old Olive, Bashful Blue and More Mustard

I thought immediately of the Serene Sunflowers. I have this set for a while now and it has never seen ink. It was time to get it dirty! Of course…using that set was the perfect excuse to use my favorite neutral color: Chocolate Chip!

I haven’t been able to do Julee Tilman’s sketches lately. I really like them. So I pulled out her newest one and used it for my layout.

I started with a 4″ x 10″ piece of Old Olive cardstock folded in half.

I stamped the striped background in Old Olive with part of the Happiness background and sponged the edges first with Old Olive, then with Chocolate Chip.

The main image layer is a  3″x  3 3/4″ piece of Confetti White Paper.

 I stamped the flower petals in More Mustard, some leaves in Old Olive and the flower center in Chocolate Chip.

Next I added bashful blue ink all around it with help of my Aqua Painter. Over that blue I added some speckles in Bashful blue with the marker and the Color Spritzer tool.

The layer was adhered to a 1/4″ bigger layer of Chocolate Chip and another 1/4″ bigger layer of Bashful Blue. I added a small photo corner that was sponged in Chocolate Chip and faux stitching with my Argyle stamp from All in a Row.

For my sentiment I stamped the F from Wild West Alpha in More Mustard on Confetti White cardstock. Over that I stamped My Friend with stamps from Fundamental Phrases. It was punched out with the 1 1/4″ circle punch and sponged first with More Mustard, then with Chocolate Chip. It was layered on a sponged 1 3/8″ circle and a Chocolate Chip scallop circle. I added Antique Brass Hodgepodge Hardware to the left side and wrapped Blue Taffeta ribbon all around the card. I tied the end together with Linen thread.

Last I added a bit of Dazzling Diamond Glitter with 2 way glue over my flowers.

Charmaine is so sweet!

She sent me this awesome multilayered Halloween card with a special surprise.

There are so many amazing details on this card.

Thank you so much, girlfriend!