Hi
Stampers!
July is here and another month with the
Splitcoaststamper’s Creative Crew!
Again, we are hoping that you will join us this month –
create a project and upload it to the Splitcoaststampers Gallery- it is a lot of fun! When you upload, make sure that you use the
keywords that are highlighted in bold so we can all see your projects and
comment (SUO- Stampin’ Up! Only and SUM= SU! Mostly)-
The theme this month is Christmas in July!!
Use the new Designer Series Paper, Be of Good Cheer and be inspired! Don’t
have the paper yet, use the colors in this
designer series paper: Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green and Very Vanilla (for July
we are limiting ourselves to these colors and designer papers).
CCREW0712DF, CreativeCrew, SUO or SUM -
DSP/Color Focus: Create a Christmas
card in the designated colors and/or dsp using the sketch below.
Use all three
colors on your card.
CCREW0712CF, CreativeCrew, SUO or SUM -
Catalog Focus: Create a non-traditional
fold Christmas card using at least 2 of the colors. Use at least 2 Big Shot
items on your card. You can incorporate the DSP if you wish. Embellish as you
wish and link us to your choice of non-traditional fold.
CCREW0712HF, CreativeCrew, SUO or SUM -
Holiday Focus: Aren't we already
focusing on Christmas? Make a masculine
Christmas card using the designated colors. You may incorporate the DSP as you
wish but remember to embellish lightly because it's a masculine card.
CCREW0712SF, CreativeCrew, SUO or SUM -
Scrapbook Focus: Create a Christmas
page layout using the designated color and/or Be of Good Cheer dsp. You may add
pictures, if you wish, but it is not necessary.
Here are the
projects that I created this month:
For the CCREW0712DF DSP Focus:
Use the
Embossing Buddy® to de-static a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. Stamp the tree using first Versamark™ ink and
then again in Gumball Green Classic Ink.
Apply Clear Stampin’ Emboss® Clear Embossing Powder and heat with the
Heat Tool.
Mount onto
Gumball Green cardstock and layer per the sketch onto the embossed background
panel (I flipped the sketch to be able to accommodate the height of the tree
image).
Add the 3/8”
Stitched Gumball Green Ribbon, Pearls and Tiny Tags to finish off the card.
Stamp
Sets: Snow Swirled, Tiny Tags
Ink: Versamark™,
Gumball Green
Paper: Very
Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Be of Good Cheer DSP
Accessories: Big Shot™, Argyle Textured Impressions™
Embossing Folder, Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Clear Embossing
Powder, Jewelry Tag Punch, 3/8” Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Pearls
My first
card for the CCREW0712CF Catalog Focus incorporates the Joy Fold (see the Splitcoaststampers
tutorial here)- this was my very first Joy Fold card:-).
Stamp the chickadee image from Beautiful Season and the sentiment from
More Merry Message with Basic Black Classic Ink onto Very Vanilla
cardstock. Use an Aqua Painter with ink
from the pad (press the pad while closed to allow the ink to touch the top of
the pad) and color the leaves/berries with Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler
Classic Ink (also color the bird lightly with Basic Gray Classic Ink).
Use the Big Shot with the Oval Designer Label Frame Textured Impressions™
Embossing Folder and tear the edges of the cardstock around the frame by
hand. To “distress” the paper, tear
toward the image a bit and use your fingernail to curl the paper. Using a Sponge Dauber, lightly apply Crumb
Cake Classic Ink over the image to further “antique” the paper. Use the Color Spritzer Tool with the Gumball
Green marker to add more distressing and spray with Champagne Mist Shimmer
Paint (mixed with 70% rubbing alcohol).
Emboss a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with the Fancy Fan Textured
Impressions™ Embossing Folder. Lightly Crumb
Cake Classic Ink over the embossing and spray with Champagne Mist Shimmer
Paint.
Assemble the card per the fold (mounting onto Cherry Cobbler cardstock,
add the sentiment layer inside (under the bird image). FYI- it was difficult to take a picture of
this layer but I used the water-coloring technique on the holly leaves for the
sentiment but did not spray with the Shimmer Paint.
Cut the
Finishing Touches Edgelit from Cherry Cobbler cardstock and add to the bottom
interior edge. Add the ½” Cherry Cobbler
Seam Binding and mount the interior layer of embossed Very Vanilla (to cover
the edges of the Edgelit and Seam Binding).
Add the
Pearls, ½” Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon bow and raised sentiment layer to
finish off the card.
Stamp
Sets: Beautiful Season, More Merry
Messages
Ink: Cherry
Cobbler, Gumball Green, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Gumball Green
Stampin’ Write Marker
Paper: Very
Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Big Shot™, Finishing Touches Edgelits, Fancy
Fold Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Designer Frames- Oval Textured Impressions™
Embossing Folder, Sponge Daubers, Color Spritzer Tool, ½” Cherry Cobbler Seam
Binding, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint Spray, Pearls
I had so
much fun making my first ever Joy Fold card that I decided to create another
(versus the Scrapbook Page this month):
Color the
floral image from Christmas Blessings and sentiment from More Merry Messages using
Stampin’ Write markers in Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler and stamp onto Very
Vanilla cardstock. To create the arch
top, insert the paper into the 2 ½” Circle Punch ( hold the punch so that the
bottom of the punch is facing you and insert the paper down into the opening to
allow only part of the paper to be punched).
Create the
embossed Very Vanilla panel with the Fancy Fan Textured
Impressions™ Embossing Folder. Add the
punched border using the Scallop Trim Border Punch, 3/8” Stitched Gumball Green
Satin Ribbon, Be of Good Cheer DSP panels and Pearls finishing off the Joy Fold
with the message panel on the inside.
Once I finished the Joy Fold, I realized I had not incorporated a second
Big Shot item so I added the Easel Card Panel with Top Note area on the inside
for the message.
Stamp Sets:
Christmas Blessings, Petite Pairs
Paper: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Be of Good
Cheer DSP
Ink: Stampin’ Write Markers- Cherry Cobbler,
Gumball Green
Accessories: Big Shot™, Fancy Fold Textured Impressions™
Embossing Folder, Top Note Die, Scallop Trim Border Punch, 1” and 1 1/4” Circle
Punch, 2 ½” Circle Punch, 3/8” Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Pearls
I hope you enjoyed this Joy Fold Easel Card- it was quite a bit of work but fun creating it!
CCREW0712HF Holiday Focus- A Masculine Christmas Card:
Stamp the snowman image and sentiment from
Merry Messages using Basic Black Classic Ink and watercolor with the Aqua
Painter using Basic Black, Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink.
Use the Big Shot with the Argyle Textured
Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of the Be of Good Cheer DSP and
lightly sand with the Sanding Block. Cut
the sentiment out using the Apothecary Accents Framelits as well as a piece of
Gumball Green cardstock.
Use the Paper Piercer with the Piercing Mat
and Essentials™ Piercing Pack to create the piercing along the edges of the snowman
image and the sentiment. Draw the
stitched lines using the Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write marker.
Add the snowflakes using Gumball Green
Classic Ink, layer the Very Vanilla pieces using the Finishing Touches Framelits,
3/8” Stitched Gumball Green Satin Ribbon to finish off the card.
Isn’t he a handsome fellow?
Stamp Sets:
Snow Much Fun, More Merry Messages
Paper: Very
Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Be of Good Cheer DSP
Ink: Basic Black,
Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green
Accessories: Big Shot™, Argyle Textured Impressions™
Embossing Folder, Finishing Touches Edgelits , Apothecary Accents Framelits,
Sanding Block, Aqua Painter, 3/8”
Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Piercing Tool, Piercing Mat, Essentials™ Piercing Pack
Thanks again for visiting and I hope that
you will join us for one (or all) of the challenges this month! Have a great week stamping and creating- God
Bless!
