Today, the Featured Stamper Challenge (FS26 on Splitcoast is EVERYONE! Each of us is our own Featured Stamper!
I found out one important thing with this challenge, I found it much harder to CASE myself than I would have imagined. To me, it's just hard to pick a card I've previously made then make another with changes. I find myself wanting to make the same card. I usually don't have that problem when CASEing someone else. In the end, I kept the layout and most of the details, but changed the colors, the stamps used and the embossing folder. Here's the original card called Butterfly Dream.
See what I mean? They look like sisters. One a butterfly, the other a dragonfly. The images on the new dragonfly card are all from Our Daily Bread designs. After sponging the background, I stamped the cattails , small dragonfly and flourish image around them to make the frame. I used a little bleach to remove the color in select areas.
The white background was embossed with a Sizzix folder and some stickles was added to the images. The finished card is 4.25 x 5.50.
Thanks so much, Cindy, for hosting this challenge and I wish you the best of luck in your new venture. And I'm so excited to be working w/ Bridget, Judy and Stacy. This is gonna be awesome!
Thanks so much for looking! Closeups are on my blog: The Write Stuff
Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012 GMT Views: 2975
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Stamps: ODBD - Faithful Friend, Flourished Verses, With Heartfelt Sympathy
Paper: Neenah white, black
Paper Size: A2
Ink: Ancient Page coal, Memento pear tart, bamboo leaves, cottage ivy, lulu lavender, grape jelly, angel pink
Accessories: Spellbinders petite ovals lg & sm, bleach & an acrylic paintbrush, stickles, black Permapaque marker, Sizzix embossing folder (Dots, Flowers & Rick Rack)
Registered: August 30, 2006 Location: Saugus, Massachusetts Posts: 65231
Sun, Mar 25, 2012 @ 11:19 AM
wonderful sparkle on your stampings Julie - love the graduated colors of your sky and the pretty embossing on the white background! thanks for stepping forward to be one of the FS hostesses!
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Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Posts: 38589
Sun, Mar 25, 2012 @ 1:17 PM
Oh Julie! What a case, and this one is even sweeter. You get such depth in your embossing- it is breath taking! Gorgeous! Hugs....
------------------------------ Pat Smethers "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden." Isaiah 58:11
Registered: May 31, 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 14509
Sun, Mar 25, 2012 @ 3:05 PM
I had a difficult time with CASING myself, too! But you outdid yourself with this beauty. Love it!
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Thanks SCSers for all your encouragement!
Registered: January 6, 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 20543
Sun, Mar 25, 2012 @ 3:56 PM
This is incredible. I like the delicacy of the dragonfly and the beautiful colors on your background !
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