Have a Jawsome Birthday

Supplies:  Stamps: Lawn Fawn Duh Nuh and Year Seven Ink: Memento tuxedo black and VersaFine Clair Nocturne, Distress Inks: salty ocean, peacock feathers, and twisted citron Paper: Gina K heavy base weight white and Hero Arts pitch black Accessories: Lawn Fawn Duh Nuh dies, Copic markers, blending brushes, water spritz bottle

Hello Stampers!  For my card today I am participating in two challenges on Splitcoaststampers.  The first is the clean and simple challenge with a theme of sea creatures, and the second is the featured stamper challenge.  Here is my inspiration card from Francine's gallery:

To make my card I started by blending the background like Francine's card.  I added a little bit of blue to the top of my background in addition to the teal and green colors she used.  To finish the background I spritzed it with some water droplets.  Then I stamped colored and die cut the shark and bubbles.  Next I stamped the greeting using my Misti since the words were from a couple different stamp sets and this helped line the words up correctly.  Then all that was left was to adhere everything together.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Happy Birthday

Supplies: Stamps: Stampin Up Sky is the Limit Ink: Gina K ivory pigment ink, Stampin Up early espresso Paper: Carta Bella Old World Travel Propeller Plane, Stampin Up early espresso, Gina K ivory, Stampendous detail white embossing powder, blending brush, linen thread

Hello Stampers!  The sketch challenge on Splitcoaststampers is a slimline card!  They are very hard to photograph!!  Here is a picture of the sketch.

I had found this paper in my stash recently and thought it would go well with this sketch.  Then I thought the airplane stamp would go well with the background.  I stamped it and blended in some early espresso ink around the edges to match the patterned paper.  For the sentiment I stamped it in ivory ink and then embossed it with embossing powder.  To finish the card I adhered all of my layers together.

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by!

Terri

Joy Fold Poppies

Supplies: Stamps: SU Painted Poppies  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and VersaMark Paper:  SU gray granite and Gina K heavy base weight white and black onyx Accessories: Copic markers, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, gem, black mini dimensionals

Hello Stampers!  What a beautiful Sunday it is today!!  I should probably be outside taking in the sunshine, but I am in my craft room making a card for the featured stamper challenge!  And doing laundry, dishes, and cleaning! LOL!  This week's featured stamper on Splitcoaststampers is Sandy.  I found this card in her gallery to CASE.

To make my card I followed the Joy Fold tutorial.  I changed the color scheme of my card, used some smaller poppy stamps, and added some ribbon to focal image.  I stamped my background paper instead of using patterned paper.  I also used a butterfly to keep the card closed.  I punched out three butterflies and adhered them together so it would be a stronger closure.  

That's all for now, 

Thanks for stopping by!

Terri

Chunky Flower

Supplies: Paper: Gina K layering and heavy base weight white and SU gray Ink: Distress Ink: worn lipstick, spiced marmalade, mustard seed, peacock feathers, wilted violet Accessories: Simon Says Stamp CZ Design: Chunky Flower, SU gray ribbon, metal ribbon slider, sequin

Hello Stampers!  Today is the sketch challenge on Splitcoaststampers.  Here is a picture of the sketch:

To make the card I started by ink blending the rainbow using Distress Inks.  Then I die cut the chunky flower background out of it, and then I die cut the top layer of the chunky flower out of white and adhered it to the background.  I adhered this to the layers, and added some ribbon and that finishes my card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

Happy Easter

Supplies: Stamps: Lawn Fawn Eggstra Special Easter and Happy Everything  Ink: Memento tuxedo black and Distress Ink tumbled glass Paper: Gina K heavy base weight white Accessories:  Copic markers, dimensionals, masking paper, blending brush, My Favorite Things square peek a boo window

Hello Stampers!  Today the Clean and Simple challenge on Splitcoaststampers is the theme: Think Spring.  So I made an Easter card.  The die cut makes this card easy to make!  I cut a panel of white card stock and die cut the peek a boo window.  Then I set the panel on top of the card base and traced the window gently with a pencil.  This helped me know where to stamp the bunny.  After this I erased the pencil marks, colored in the bunny, masked it off, and blended in some tumbled glass for the sky.  To finish the card I stamped the sentiment on the die cut panel and used dimensionals to pop it up.

That's all for now!   Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Warm Wishes

Supplies: Stamps: SU Winter Wishes Paper: Tim Holtz watercolor paper, Gina K heavy base weight white Ink: Distress Inks: dusty concord, worn lipstick, and tattered rose  Accessories: SU winter wonder embossing folder and sequins

Hello Stampers!  This week's Featured Stamper on Splitcoaststampers is Anna-Karin.  She does a lot of fun techniques!  So I was a bit intimidated because inky techniques often end up in the garbage when I try them.  When I saw this card:

I thought I could try some ink smooshing, but use an embossing folder instead of acetate.  So I used the same color distress inks and inked up my folder.  Then I sprayed it with water.  I used a paint brush to soften the lines of the ink cubes, and ran it through my die cut machine.  I think it turned out OK.  To finish the card I trimmed the focal panel so I could have a white frame, added a sentiment strip, and added some sequins.  

That's all for now!  Thanks for stopping by!!

Terri

Double Gate Fold Card

Supplies: Stamps:  Gina K Sketched Wreath Builder Stamp Set Ink: SU old olive Paper: old olive, white, SU Delightful Daisy DSP Accessories: 2 inch and 2 1/4 inch circle punches, linen thread, dimensionals

Hello Stampers! On Splitcoaststampers there is a sketch challenge today.  Here is a picture of it:

And since it is the second Wednesday of the month it is a double dare, to have you try the Double Gate Fold Card.  So I went for the double dare and tried this fun fold card.  I have been thinking Spring with this burst of nice weather here, so I got out my Delightful Daisy DSP and looked for a pattern that would work well for this challenge.  I went with the daisies, and I love on the front how it has a daisy on each side of the flap.  It looks like they are framing my sentiment.  I couldn't have planned for that to happen, I lucked out!  This was a fun and pretty easy fun fold card, I'm glad I tried it out.  It's really all about the paper with this one.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Relax, it's your day!

Supplies: Stamps: Amuse Relax it's your day Paper: sandpaper, ColorMates medium terrific teal, Gina K heavy and layering weight white Ink: Memento tuxedo black and Distress Ink tumbled glass Accessories: SU layering squares framelits dies, SU seasonal layers thinlits dies, Lawn Fawn stitched rectangles, blending brush, stamp a ma jig

Hello Stampers!  Today brings us the featured stamper challenge on Splitcoaststampers.  The featured stamper this week is Kim.  This is the card I chose to CASE.

To make the card I started with a white card base.  Then I adhered the teal layer and stitched white layer to the card base.  For the focal image I die cut the Adirondack chair in white.  Then I die cut the white square, and added some torn sandpaper to the bottom of the square.  For the sky I used a blending brush to add some color for the sky.  Then I was able to adhere the Adirondack chair to the the square piece.  I used liquid adhesive for the bottom of the chair and dimensionals to adhere the top of the chair, because the sandpaper added some dimension to the chair.  Then I die cut the scalloped square and adhered my focal image to it.  To finish the card I stamped my sentiment using a stamp a ma jig.  This was a fun card to make I just love that Adirondack chair die cut!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Buzzing By To Say Hi

Supplies: Stamps: Whipper Snapper garden buzz, Great Impressions sentiment Paper: SU Melon Mambo and Gina K layering weight white Ink: Memento tuxedo black Accessories: Offray ribbon, Copic markers, Spellbinders rectangle nestabilities, Stampin Up layering circle framelits, Simon Says Stamp detail petal plate, 1 3/4 inch circle punch, sequins

Hello Stampers!  Today on Splitcoaststampers it is the sketch challenge. Here is a picture of the sketch.

To make this card I started with a melon mambo card base.  The next layer I used the detail petal plate to add some texture to the background.  For the focal image I stamped, colored, and die cut the image, and matted it in melon mambo.  I stamped another bee from the image, colored it, cut it out, and popped it up with a mini dimensional on the focal image.  Next I added some ribbon, and then it was onto the sentiment.  I stamped it on white cardstock, punched it out with the 1 3/4 inch circle punch, and matted it with one of the circles from the Stampin' Up layering circle framelits.  To finish the card I adhered all of the layers together.

Thanks for stopping by!

Terri