Happy New Year

Blog Candy 183 Responses »
Dec 312011

I am sorry I have been so quiet lately. We had a friend of my kids come and stay last week and I was also trying to get some work done that I can’t show you yet.

I want to wish you all a Happy New Year! May it be filled with happiness, health and lots of laughter. To thank you for visiting my blog, I thought it would be great to end 2011 with some more blog candy. This time it contains:

To enter in the drawing just leave a comment in the comment section. If you have a request for a tutorial, feel free to leave it there. I am always looking for ideas on what tutorial to create next for Splitcoast.

I will draw a winner Monday afternoon. Have a wonderful day! Stay safe tonight!
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Tutorial on SCS - Double Dutch Fold

Copics, Nestabilities, Scor-Pal, Video Tutorial, Want2Scrap, Whiff of Joy 18 Responses »
Dec 282011

Today’s tutorial on Splitcoast is written by Patty Bombyk. She shows us how to create a unique card fold she calls Double Dutch fold. It’s like a mix of a vertial card and a gatefold.

(Since I thought this tutorial would run last week, I made it a Christmas card. So bear with me and allow me to show you another Holiday card.) For my video tutorial sample I used the adorable Uru and Bird image from Whiff of Joy. The image was stamped with in  Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut out with a Classic Square Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (Hat, Shirt and Bird: R12, R14, R27, R29, E09   Star and dots on Shirt: Y15, Y17, E97   Shoes and Shirt: E55, E57, E59   Leggings and Ribbon: YG13, YG17, YG67, C0, C2   Bird House: E21, E23, E25, E27   Background: BG0000, BG000, BG01). The square was stitched to a slightly smaller square cut and embossed out of  Canyon Brown cardstock before the layers were adhered to a piece of Kraft cardstock, cut and embossed with a Label 15 Nestabilities die.

My card base was created out of Kraft cardstock. The bottom two corners were rounded. MME 12 Days of Christmas patterned paper was used to decorate the panels. A bow out of gold organdy Ribbon was topped with a red button, tied on with iridescent curling Ribbon and adhered to the lower right corner of the image. The image was adhered to the top part of the card with dimensionals.

A sentiment from Whiff of Joy’s Seasonal Greetings. was stamped in Tuxedo Black in on Solar White cardstock and cut and embossed with the smallest Petite Oval Nestabilities die. The embossed center was colored with Copic Marker BG0000, BG000. The sentiment was adhered to the lower right corner of the card front. Rhinestones from the 72 Count Rhinestone pack finish off my card front.

The inside of the card is kept simple as always. A slightly smaller piece of white cardstock, stitched with matching paper from the front and voila….done.

Here is a video for the visual learner:

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Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Penguin Triplets

CAS, Copics, Lawn Fawn, Nestabilities, SCS - Featured Stamper Challenge, Want2Scrap 11 Responses »
Dec 272011

I created this card a while back for a Featured Stamper Challenge at Splitcoaststampers. The featured stamper that day was Tenia Sanders-Nelson. She has an amazing gallery of CAS cards. While those are not easy to make for me, I gave it a whirl. I picked Tenia’s Trick or Treat card and used Winter images from Lawn Fawn’s Cute Critters in the Snow.

I cut and embossed three circles out of Neenah Solar cardstock with Classic Circle Nestabilities dies. The small penguin image was stamped in each center with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored with Copic Markers (Y15, Y17, YR15, C0, C1, C3, C5, C7, BG10, BG11). Glitter was added underneath each Penguin.

The card base is a 6″ x 6″ piece of Kraft cardstock folded in half. The card front was embossed with a Snowflake Embossing folder from Sizzix. A 3/4″ x 5 3/4″ piece of Echo Park Walk in the Park was stitched to a 1 1/2″ x 5 3/4″ piece of Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas cardstock, after the bottom corners were rounded. Before the layers were adhered to the card base, May Arts Organdy Ribbon was tied around the paper strips. The ribbon was topped with a Basic Grey Button tied on with May Arts Silver Curling Ribbon.

The images were adhered over the ribbon with dimensionals. Silver Rhinestones and part of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirls finish off the card front.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Most Wonderful Time

Copics, Grand Nestabilities, Nestabilities, Raindrop Echo Design, Want2Scrap, Wee Stamps, Whimsy Stamps 14 Responses »
Dec 252011

Merry Christmas! I hope you have a wonderful time with your family today! My wish for you is health and happiness for the entire next year!

Here is another card that you can find in the new Whimsy Magazine. I love the new Wee Images from Whimsy Stamps. They are just soooo cute and so much fun to color. For this card I used the image called Christmas Bunny. It was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock and colored with Copic Markers (Bunny: E30, E31, E33, R30, R20, R22   Gifts: Y15, Y17, E97, R05, R08, R29, R39, YG21, YG23, YG17   Glove: BG10, BG11, BG13   Sled: E23, E25, E27). The image was cut and embossed with the largest Classic Circle Nestabilities die.

It was masked, cloud masks were added and the background was airbrushed with B02. To make the clouds look more dimensional, the bottom edges were colored with Copic Marker W00, W0 and W1. The image was stitched to a piece of Crayon Brown Cardstock that had been hand cut into a slightly bigger layer. Stardust Stickles was added the the snow on the ground and some of the snowflake circles in the image.

 

Strips of Echo Parks Holly Jolly Christmas paper were adhered to a 4″ square of the same paper pack. The paper was stitched to a 1/4″ bigger square of Canyon Brown cardstock.  More paper strips from that paper pack were adhered to a 5″ square which was in turn stitched to a 5 1/4″ square of Canyon Brown cardstock. White Organdy Ribbon was tied around the vertical strips before the paper layers were adhered to the card base, yellow Core’dination cardstock, cut and embossed with a Grand Scallop Square Nestabilities die.

A sentiment from the new Winter Notables stamp set was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. The center oval was cut out and colored with Copic Marker B0000 and B000. It was adhered to the upper right of the image. Baby Bling Rhinestones were adhered underneath the sentiment and part of a Rhinestone swirl was adhered to the upper right and lower left of  layers.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.
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Let it Snow

Copics, Grand Nestabilities, Nestabilities, Raindrop Echo Design, Want2Scrap, Wee Stamps, Whimsy Stamps 19 Responses »
Dec 232011

I created this card for the latest Whimsy Magazine edition. It is out today and you can download it for free. The image I used is from the latest Whimsy Stamps release. It is a Wee stamp called Let it Snow. The image was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock.

The image was cut and embossed with a Label 22 Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (Bunny: E30, E31, E33, E 34, R30, R20, R22     Mouse: N0, N1, N3, N4   Clothes: RV21, RV23, RV25    BG11, BG13, BG15     C00, C1, C2   Pants: BG75, BG78   Sled: E23, E25, E27   Skin: E50, E51, E53    Hair: Y23, E31, E33).  The image was masked , cloud masks were added and the image was airbrushed with Copic Marker B12. The Clouds were colored with Copic Markers W00, W0 and W1. The layers were adhered to a piece of Canyon Brown cardstock and hand cut into a slightly bigger layer.

A 4 3/4″ long strip of white cardstock was cut and embossed with a Lace Doily Accent die. It was adhered under a 2″ x 4 3/4″ piece of Echo Parks Holly Jolly Christmas patterned paper. The strips were adhered to a 4 3/4″  square of the same paper pack. The layers were stitched toa a 1/4″ bigger piece of white cardstock. White Organdy Ribbon was tied around the horizontal strip and topped with a Recollection Glitter Brad.

The card base was cut out of Core’dination cardstock with a Grand Label 23 Nestabilities die. The edges of the cardstock were sanded before the the layers were adhered. A sentiment from the new Winter Notables was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored with Copic Markers used on the main image. It was adhered on the top right of the image. Parts of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirl were added to the card front.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Winter Blessings

Nestabilities, SCS - VSN challenge, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, Want2Scrap 19 Responses »
Dec 222011

Today I am sharing another card I created for a VSN challenge in the beginning of the month. This challenge was to add a snowflake into your design.

For my sample I cut and embossed a piece of Cryogen White cardstock with a Classic Square Nestabilities die, stamped it with a Snowflake from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps Snowflake Silhouette in Spun Sugar Distress ink and stitched it to a piece of Pink Pirouette cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Postage Stamp Nestabilities die.

I cut and embossed more shimmery cardstock with dies from the retired Create a Flake one  Spellbinders die pack (you can still find Create a Flake 2 and the new Create a Flake 3 packs in stores), sponged the centers with New Sprout Memento ink,  and topped with Vintage Glass Glitter Shards. The layers were topped with a tiny button and tied together with wire before the snowflake was adhered to the pink snowflake layers.

The card base is a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Cryogen White cardstock, folded in half with the bottom corners rounded. A 1 3/4″ wide strip of My Mind’s Eye Lost & Found 2 Rosy paper was adhered to the lower half and May Arts Organdy Ribbon was tied over it. The snowflake layers were adhered to the card base with dimensionals. Part of a Finesse Rhinestone swirl and additional Rhinestones finish off the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Timeless Tuesday - Telescoping Image

Copics, Flourishes - Timeless Tuesday, Flourishes, LLC, Nestabilities 39 Responses »
Dec 202011

It’s time for me to host Timeless Tuesday again. I had so much fun creating a Telescoping image card for a Splitcoaststampers challenge a while back, I thought it would be a great challenge for today. Flourishes stamps are perfect for that technique. I wrote a quick tutorial that is posted on the Flourishes blog today, but it’s an easy technique.

For my sample I used the gorgeous new Pears stamp set again. I stamped the image twice in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. It was cut into three layers with Label 3 Nestabilities dies, colored with Copic Markers (Pears: 1/5th YR31, YR31, YR23, YG61, E33   Leaves: YG61, YG63, YG67, 1/5th YR31   branches:E33, E37, E29   Bloom: C00, C02, R81, YG61) and sponged first with Antique Linen, then with Vintage Photo Distress ink. Before the layers were adhered together with dimensionals, a border was stitched to the bottom layer.

A 4 1/2″ long strip of white cardstock was cut with MFT’s Faux Crochet Die-namic Die and adhered under a 2 1/4″ x 4 1/2″ piece of MME Lost and Found Market Street Patterned paper. The strips were adhered to a 4 1/2″ square of the same paper pack before the layers were stitched to a 3/16″ bigger piece of white cardstock. White Organdy ribbon was tied around the horizontal strip and topped with a Basic Grey button, tied on with  Linen Thread. The layers were adhered to the card base, a 5″ x 10″ piece of Kraft cardstock, folded in half.

The image layers were adhered to a piece of Kraft cardstock, that had been cut and embossed with the largest Postage Stamp Nestabilities dies. A paper doily was adhered behind the Kraft cardstock layer before the image was adhered to the card base with dimensionals. A sentiment was stamped in Tuxedo Black in on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed with a Petite Oval Nestabilities die and sponged with Vintage Photo Ink.

The inside of the card was kept really simple. A strip of Market street paper stitched to a 4 3/4″ square of white cardstock. One of the smaller images from the Pears stamp set was stamped in second generation of Vintage Photo Distress ink.

I hope you have time participate in the challenge. I promise, it is not a hard technique and it looks really cool. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Check out my fellow Timeless Tuesday Challenge Members for more inspiration:

Cindy Haffner
Heather Jensen
Maki Jones
Mona Pendleton
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger
and
December Guest Designer Theresa Pollack

Have a wonderful day!
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Rose and Felix

Copics, Nestabilities, Raindrop Echo Design, Want2Scrap, Wee Stamps 49 Responses »
Dec 192011

Hello and welcome to Day two of our December Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (14 December) Whimsy Stamps released this month’s rubber designs and new shapeology dies. From then until 21 December the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop.

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw. To be entered into today’s mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT’s posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy Inspirations blog blog after 12.00PM EST on 21 December.

For today’s sample I picked the darling Rose and Felix Wee Stamp. The image was stamped in  Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut out with a Classic Square Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (Skin: E50, E51, E53    Hair: Y21, E31, E33    Dress: R20, R21, R22, T0, T1, T3   Flowers: Y21, Y17, R22, R27, R39   Felix: E30, E31, E33, R20   Ground: W3, W5   Background: B0000, B000, B00). The square was adhered to a piece of Kraft cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest of the Fleur De Lis Square Nestabilities die and the edges were paper pierced. Drops of Diamond Stickles were added.

A 2 1/4″ x 4 1/2″ strip of October Afternoon Sidewalks Paper was adhered to a 4 1/2″ square of the same paper pack. The layers were stitched to a 3/16″ bigger white cardstock square. A paper doily was adhered under the upper right hand corner of the image layers before those were adhered to the layers with dimensionals. All layers were adhered to the card base, a 5″ x 10″ piece of Kraft cardstock, folded in half.

A sentiment from Whimsy’s new Friendship Notables 2 was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Solar White cardstock cut out and adhered to the right edge of the image. Two Recollection flowers were intertwined with one Zva Creative flower and added over a bow tied with seam binding. The bow was adhered to the lower left hand corner of the image. Baby Bling Rhinestones along with parts of a Finesse Rhinestone swirl finish off the card.

To take a peek at today’s fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below…

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favorites.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.
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Let us Dance

Copics, Grand Nestabilities, Nestabilities, Raindrop Echo Design, Want2Scrap, Wee Stamps, Whimsy Stamps 51 Responses »
Dec 182011

Hello and welcome to Day four of our December Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (14 December) Whimsy Stamps released this month’s rubber designs and new shapeology dies. From then until 21 December the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop.

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw. To be entered into today’s mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT’s posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy Inspirations blog blog after 12.00PM EST on 21 December.


Today’s card is created with a new the Wee stamp called Spring Bringer. Isn’t she darling? As soon as I saw the freckles on her nose, I knew I wanted to make her a red head. I stamped the image in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed it with a Petite Oval Nestabilities die and colored her with Copic Markers (Skin: R000, R01, R20   Hair: E97, E99, E09   Wings: Y00, G00, BG11  Shirt: G14, G16, G28   Shirt: YR30, 1/5 YR31, YR31, BV20   Pants: E42, E43, E44, E47   Flowers: R20, R21, R22, Y21, Y17   Ground: YG01, YG03, YG17, E3o, E31   Sky: B0000, B000, B00). The image was stitched to a piece of Canyon Brown cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Label 4 Nestabilities die.

A piece of White Crochet Lace was stitched to a 1 3/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of Clementine Cosmo Cricket paper and adhered horizontally over the layers. May Arts Organdy Ribbon was tied over the strip and topped with a Recollection flower. The image was adhered over the layers with dimensionals.

The layers were adhered to the  card base, a piece of white cardstock, cut and embossed with a Grand Label 23 Nestabilities die .  A sentiment from Whimsy’s Spring Letter Seals was stamped in Tuxedo Black ink on a piece of Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed with the smallest of the Petite Oval Nestabilities die. The embossed part was colored with Copic Marker B0000 and the word Dance highlighted with Y21. The sentiment was adhered to the lower right of the image oval. Diamond Stickles was added over the wings and to parts of the flowers. Baby Bling Rhinestones as well as part of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirl finish off the card front.

To take a peek at today’s fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below…

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favorites.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.
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Cupid's Love Tag

Copics, Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, Nestabilities, Sizzix, Want2Scrap 15 Responses »
Dec 172011

Today’s Kraftin’ Kimmie Challenge is to create a tag. I changed it up just a little bit and created a Tag card. I started by folding 12″ textured Kraft cardstock in half and cut a tag card base with  Tim’s large tag die.

A 2 1/4″ x 2 3/4″ piece of My Mind’s Eye Love Me Patterned Paper was adhered to a 2 1/4″ x 5 3/4″ piece from the same paper pack. The layers were stitched to a 3/16″ bigger piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock. Seam Binding was tied around the horizontal strip. The bow was topped with a button that was tied on with silver cord. That silver cord tied on a tiny tag with part of one of the sentiments from the new Lots of Love 2 set stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. The embossed part of the tag was colored with Copic Markers 1/5th YR31 (mixed 1/5th of YR31 refill with 4/5th of Blending solution in an empty marker).

Part of a paper doily was adhered to the left side of the layers and topped with the Cupic from Lots of Love 2. It had been stamped on Neenah Solar White cardstock, colored with Copics (Skin: E50, E51, E53   Hair: YR31, E97, E99, E31    Eyes/Wings: BG0000, BG000, BG01    Hearts: R22, R27, R39   Bow: E30, E31, E33, C0, C1, C3) and cut out. The wings were covered with Stardust Stickles .

The layers were adhered to the tag base and dressed up with part of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirl and additional Rhinestones.
 A small slit was cut at the card fold and seam binding was threaded through there and the tag hole.

The inside of the tag was kept pretty simple. Just a white layer along with more Love me paper.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.
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