Thank you all for your kind words! Sheri, email me your address and I will get the goodies in the mail to you.
Have a wonderful evening! Hugs and smiles
Nov 302011
Today’s tutorial on Splitcoast is for the Herringbone technique. It’s a great way to get rid of your small patterned paper strips. For my sample I used an the Itty Bitty Unity image called Roly Poly Winter Joy. I had it colored since the CHA Supershow. It had been stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock and colored with Copic Markers (not sure about the colors, sorry). The image was cut and embossed with a Petite Oval Nestabilities die. It was adhered to a piece of Canyon Brown cardstock, cut and embossed with a Scalloped Petite Oval Nestabilities die. The edges of the image oval were paper pierced.
The Herringbone background was created with MME Lime & Twist Life of the Party patterned paper. It measured 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″. It was stitched to a 3/16″ bigger piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock. White Organdy Ribbon was tied around the layers. A Basic Grey button was tied over the bow with Iridescent Curling Ribbon.
A piece of white cardstock was cut and embossed with a Lace Doily Accent die. It was adhered behind the image layers were before those were adhered to the Herringbone layers with dimensionals. The Lace Doily die cut was covered with Stardust Stickles. A sentiment from the Roly Holy set was stamped in Tuxedo Black on a piece of white cardstock cut and embossed with a Classic Circle Nestabilities die. The inner part was airbrushed before the circle was adhered to a piece of Cherry Cobbler Cardstock cut and embossed with a Scallop Circle die. The edges of the sentiment circle were paper pierced before it was adhered under the bow.
The card base is a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Core’dinations cardstock folded in half. The layers were adhered to the card base and parts of a Finesse Rhinestone swirl finish off the card front.
Here is a video for the visual learner:
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!
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Nov 292011
Today’s Timeless Tuesday challenge hostess is Cindy Haffner. The Challenge is: Use any image stamp your heart desires, just make sure you include these embellishments on your project: Tag, Flowers and Ribbon!
I heard tag and thought it would be fun to create a tag for this challenge. I started by cutting a tag with Tim’s Tag die out of Kraft cardstock. The edges of the tag were sponged with Walnut Stain Distress ink.
2 7/8″ wide pieces of Echo Parks Times and Seasons were stitched together into a slightly smaller layer. The edges were sanded and sponged with Vintage Photo Distress ink before the layers were adhered to the tag base. A paper doily as cut, sponged with Vintage Photo ink and adhered to the left hand side of the age. Finesse Pearl swirl pieces were adhered to top right and lower left of the doily. A sentiment from the new Flourishes set Petals and Peace was stamped in Jet Black Archival ink on the lower right of the green layer.
A leight weight coaster was cut and embossed with a Holiday Tag die. The same die was used to cut a red piece of Times and Seasons paper. The edges of the paper were sanded and it was cut at the embossed line. Both pieces were sponged with Vintage Photo before the paper was adhered to the coaster piece.
Seam binding was sponged with Vintage photo before it was tied into a double bow and topped with a button. The bow and button were tied to the ornament with gold cord (Stampin’ Up!). Zva Creative Mini flowers were added underneath the ornament. More sponged seam binding topped with a button on top of the tag finish off my project.
Please check out my fellow Timeless Tuesday Challenge members for more samples and inspiration:
Cindy Haffner
Heather Jensen
Maki Jones
Mona Pendleton
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger
and
November Guest Designer Miriam Napier
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Nov 282011
I was goofing off on my blog earlier today and looked in the archives. Guess what? I started my blog exactly 5 years ago, November 28th, 2006!!! I started blogging only because Daven wanted Jenn and me to try out Splitcoast blogs. Back then he was thinking to offering them eventually for all our members. That didn’t pan out, but my blogging journey had begun.
You know I have to offer up a little something something to celebrate this occasion. I still can’t believe it has been 5 years. Boy….time does fly!
This blog candy includes:
- Flourishes Stamp set: Flourishes Christmas
- Whimsy Image: Janice and Marty’s snow day
- Flower Soft: Emerald and Amethyst
- Recollections Pearl swirl
- Stampin’ Up!: Red and green Taffeta Ribbon
- May Arts: Three different lace ribbon
Just leave a comment if you are interested. I will pick a winner Wednesday afternoon! Thank you so much for always visiting my blog and commenting. I really appreciate it.
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Nov 282011
I am excited to be a Guest Designer for Little Darlings new rubber stamp release. I stamped the image called Snowy Friends in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. It was cut and embossed with a Classic Circle Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (Skin: E0000, E00, R20 Hair: E99, E37, E29 Pants: E42, E43, E44 Jacket: G0000, G00, G00 Shoes: R24, R27, R39 Hat: YR15, Y18, R24, R28 Snowman Scarf: G03, G05, G07 Snowman hat: C3, C5, C7, C9 Branch: E25, E29 Eyes: E99, E39, E27).
The image was masked and two cloud masks were added before the circle was airbrushed with Copic Marker B41. The bottom was covered with Polar White Flower Soft. The bottom of the clouds were colored with Copic Markers (W00, W0, W1). The layer was adhered to a piece of Canyon Brown Cardstock, cut and embossed with a Big Scalloped Circle Nestabilities die.
A white paper strip was cut with MFT’s new Icicle Border die. It was adhered under a 4″ square of Echo Park Holly Jolly Paper and a slim strip of white cardstock was adhered on top. The layers were stitched to a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Holly Jolly paper. The bottom two corners were rounded and white organdy ribbon was tied around the horizontal layers before the image was adhered with dimensionals.
Two snowflakes were cut out of white cardstock with Whimsy Layered Snowflake die, stacked and topped with a brad, that had been colored with Copic Marker G02. The snowflake was adhered to the upper right edge of the layers, part of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirl to the top right.
Another snowflake was cut with the smallest of the MFT Snowflakes die-namic dies. It was adhered to the top of the bow with Glossy Accents. A Baby Bling Rhinestone was adhered in the center of the snowflake.
A sentiment from The Cats Pajama’s Bearing Flowers was stamped in Tuxedo Black ink on a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed with a Classic Circle Nestabilities die. It was airbrushed with Copic Marker B41 and adhered to the lower right of the image.
If you like this image and the others from this release, check out the Little Darlings Challenge Blog. Participate in the challenge and you could win a $10 Gift certificate if you win and made a project without their stamps, or a $20 Gift certificate if you made a project with Little Darling stamps.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.
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Nov 272011
The current JustRite Stampers Challenge is easy. Make a Christmas Card or Tag. The winner of the challenge will receive two sets of die sets from the JustRite store, three honorable mentions will oone die set! SWEET!!!
For my creation I started out stamping the biggest stamp from Musical Notes in Rich Cocoa Memento Ink on Classic White cardstock. One was cut out and embossed with the second largest Label 20 Nestabilities die, the other with the third largest die. The ribbon and ornate embellishments of the image were colored with Copic Markers (R24, R27, R29, YR21, YR23, YR24) before both labels were sponged with Vintage Photo Distress ink. A sentiment from the Christmas Nested Frames was stamped in Rich Memento Ink in the center of the smaller label before that layer was adhered to the larger label with dimensionals.
A piece of MME Lost & Found Christmas was cut and embossed with a Label 21 Nestabilities die. The edges were sanded and then cut at the embossed line. A piece of Kraft cardstock was cut and embossed with the same die. The edges of both the cardstock and paper layers were sponged with Vintage Photo Distress ink before the layers were stitched on top of each other.Red Seam Binding (Stampin’ Up!) was tied around the layers. The bow was topped with a button, tied on with Linen Thread.
Another piece of Lost & Found Christmas paper was cut and embossed with the second smallest Grand Label 23 Nestabilities die. The edges were sanded and cut off at the embossed line. A piece of Kraft cardstock was cut and embossed with the same die. The edges of both the cardstock and paper layer were sponged with Vintage Photo before the layers were stitched together. The sentiment layers were adhered to this layer with dimensionals. Cream Baby Bling Pearls finish off this section.
Now I had to decide if I should make it into a card and just cut a base for it, of into something else. I thought it would look great as a box. I took pictures while making the box for step by step instructions. If you are interested how I made this, click on more.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day!
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Nov 262011
I hadn’t played with MFT stamps for a while. So when I saw this VSN Mini challenge, I got out Pure Innocence Snow Angel, stamped it in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, once on Neenah Solar White cardstock and twice on small patterned Holly Jolly Echo Park Patterned Paper.
The image was colored with Copic Markers (bear: E55, E57, E59 Holly & Berries: R08, R17, R29, G02, G05 Hat rim: C2, C0, C00 Snow: B0000, B000). The scarf hat and mitten patterned paper pieces were shaded with G0000, G000, G00, the boots and coat with R02, R05, R08). Before the paper pieces were added to the main image, The image was cut and embossed with a Classic Circle Nestabilities die. Two cloud masks were added, the image was masked and the background was airbrushed with Copic Marker B02. The Clouds were shaded with Copic Markers W00, W0, W1.
The image layer was adhered to a slightly bigger Canyon Brown cardstock circle and then to a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Tear Drop Circle Nestabilities die. Turquoise Baby Bling was added to the Tear drop circle.
A 2 3/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of Holly Jolly paper was adhered stitched to a 4 3/4″ x 4 1/4″ Holly Jolly paper piece. A small strip of white cardstock was adhered to the top of the paper layers and brown May Arts Organdy Ribbon was tied around the horizontal layer. The bow was topped with a button, tied on with Linen Thread. The layers were adhered to the card base, a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Kraft cardstock, folded in half. The bottom two corners were rounded.
A sentiment from Snow Angel was stamped on a piece of Solar White cardstock that had been cut and embossed with the smallest Petite Oval Nestabilities die. The center of the oval was colored with Copic Markers R000 and R00.
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Nov 252011
This week I picked the Paper Clip Bookmark for the Tutorials from the Archives for the Newsletter.
I started with cutting thin coasters with Spellbinders gorgeous new Dress Form dies. (You can purchase them at now at Crafters Home stores or starting in February everywhere.) I LOVE these new dies and had to use them as soon as I got them.
Two of the dress forms were layered with MME Lost & Found 2 Sunshine Paper, one with part of the fourth dress form die, cut and embossed from black cardstock. The patterned paper layers were first sanded, then sponged with Vintage Photo Distress ink.
Jumbo Paperclips were adhered on the back of one of the dress form with Glossy Accents, before a second one cut and layered the same was adhered over it with dimensionals. I had purchased the Paper clips a couple of years ago at Walmart.
The pieces had been dressed up with Silver half Pearls (Recollections, Michaels), May Arts Silver Curling ribbon and thin beige ribbon, Stardust Stickles as well as Baby Bling Rhinestones.
I decided to create a box with a backdrop to show off the bookmarks. I started with a 5″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Kraft cardstock piece. The 5″ side was scored at 3/4″, 2 1/4″, 3″ and 4 1/2″. The 8 1/2″ side was scored at 3/4″ and 7 3/4″. Before the box was put together, I cut three 3/4″ slids about 1/16″ wide in the top of the box.
A 1 1/2″ x 7″ piece of Natural White cardstock was sponged with Vintage Photo Distress ink. The edges of a 1 3/8″ x 6 7/8″ piece of Sunshine paper were sanded, then sponged with Vintage Photo ink. The patterned paper was stitched to the sponged white cardstock before those were adhered to the box front.
May Arts Ivory Organdy Ribbon was tied around the box. The bow was topped with a button tied on with more silver curling ribbon. A sentiment from Flourishes Feminine Charms was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on a piece of Natural White cardstock, cut and embossed with a Petite Oval Nestabilities die. The oval was sponged with Vintage Photo before it was adhered in the center of a piece of black cardstock that had been cut and embossed with a Fancy Tag 2 die.
For the backdrop I cut a piece of Sunshine paper with a Grand Label 23 Nestabilities die. It was stitched to a piece of Natural white cardstock, cut with the same die for more stability. The edges were first sanded, then lightly sponged with Vintage Photo. The Label was adhered behind the box and decorated with Rhinestones and Finesse Rhinestone swirls.
Here is a video for the bookmarks for the visual learner:
Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!
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Nov 252011
Did you know that Simon Says Stamp has a Black Friday Sale going on? Everything in that category is 25% off.
Inspiration Emporium has everything in their store 20% off. Use Coupon Code thanks at the checkout.
Ellen Hutson has a great sale going on as well. Until noon Pacific Time everything in her store is 20% off, after that it’s 15%. You will need to use the Coupon code 5yearsold at the checkout.
Flourishes has everything in their store 25% off today and tomorrow. Use Coupon Code BLACKFRI11.
Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps have all their clear stamps and dies 25% off until the 30th of November.
There She Goes Clear stamps give you 20% off their entire order this weekend with Coupon Code blackfriday.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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Nov 242011
I wish you all a wonderful day, filled with family and friends, turkey and football (well…if you like football).
I created this card to send to my In-Laws. I love the new JustRite Stampers Autumn Label 22 Stamp set and knew I wanted to use it for my Thanksgiving card.
I stamped the biggest image twice in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. I cut and embossed one of the images with the Label 22 Nestabilities die. From the other I cut the pumpkin image out. The images were colored with Copic Markers (Pumpkin: Y17, YR15, YR18 Leaves: YG01, YG03, YG63, YG67 Stem, Frame top/bottom: E97, E99, E37 Stripes/words: YR30, 1/5th YR31, YR31) and the pumpkin image was adhered to the complete image with dimensionals. Both layers were adhered to a piece of Canyon Brown Cardstock, cut and embossed with a Lace Doily Accent die.
A 2 3/4″ x 4 1/2″ strip of MME Lost &Found 2 Breeze paper was adhered to a 4 1/2″ square from the same paper pack. The layers were stitched to a 3/16″ bigger piece of Canyon Brown cardstock. Antique Gold Organdy Ribbon was threaded through one of the Lace Doily holes before the image layers were adhered to the card front layers with dimensionals. The ribbon was tied into a bow and topped with fancy Brad bought at Hobby Lobby.
The layers were adhered to the card base, a piece of Kraft cardstock cut and embossed with one of the Grand Scalloped Square Nestabilities dies. Baby Bling Creme Pearls finish off the card front.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving day and weekend!
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