Long-Time Friend

My project today was made for the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge and I have included a picture of the sketch below. I turned the sketch on it’s side so I could use another of my favorite Stampin’ Up! sets Long-Time Friend. I stamped the image on watercolor paper and painted with reinker mixed with water. I …

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Touch of Nature

The Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge this week was to use Chocolate Chip, River Rock and Baja Breeze. I didn’t think I would like this color combination as much as I do.  The River Rock has just enough green in it to work well as foliage combined with the brown and blue.    I browsed through some …

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Flowers Out of the Box

My project today was made for a double challenge on Splitcoaststampers.  The Technique Lovers Challenge was to Crop It.  I stamped my long stem flowers from Rubbernecker’s Wildflower Set on a die cut scalloped rectangle too small for the image.  I stamped the image on the base of the card and mounted the rectangle directly …

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Baroque Inspired

Happy Monday morning.  I have another project to share with you today that I made for the Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge.  The inspiration was a piece of vintage Baroque wallpaper see in the picture below. I was instantly drawn to use the Textile embossing folder and the Belleek Inspired Technique that I have fallen in love …

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Victorian Damask

My project today was made for the Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge.  The site was Johnny-Tapete Vintage Wallpaper.  I was inspired by the Alberta Baroque pattern shown below. The pattern of the wallpaper reminded me of the Victorian Damask Panel by Rubbernecker.  I stamped the panel image on vanilla cardstock and die cut an oval frame opening. …

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