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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Always Look on the Bright Side

Well - these are not colors I would usually grab to work with but this was the color challenge on Split Coast - Riding Hood Red, Summer Sun, Kraft and black! Pretty bright huh?!?! I used Papertrey Ink colors on my card because I don't have Summer Sun so I used Pure Poppy and Summer Sunrise which I think are similar to the SU colors.

I also wanted to try the Split Coast New Technique challenge from yesterday using Claire's Ribbon Frame. I think it would work better if I had the slot punch Claire mentions in her directions where you can punch anywhere on the card. I like her samples on the larger panel. I was limited to the size of my square since I used the hand held SU Horizontal slot punch and it wouldn't reach in very far!

DH and I are going to a Celtics Basketball game tomorrow night so I won't be posting until probably Thursday - AND - it's FINALLY time for the Stamp New England gathering in Portsmouth NH and I'll be at that Friday and Saturday! I'll be sure to share pics when I get back!

thanks for stopping by today!

Stamps: Verve Visual: Flutterby
Paper: Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, Kraft: PTI, basic black: SU
Ink: Pure Poppy: PTI
Accessories: horizontal slot punch, key tag punch: SU, swiss dots cuttlebug folder, glue dots, saddle stitched pure poppy ribbon : PTI, sponge
Techniques: dry embossing, ribbon frame

13 comments:

  1. What a fun card Julia...love the ribbon technique!!

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  2. You did a great job with the color combo! and wow, how cool is that ribbon?!?! Love how you worked it in there!

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  3. You did a great job with the challenge colors, Julia....I love the ribbon frame, too!!! Have fun at the Celtic's game and the stamp gathering...sounds like fun!!!

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  4. you're right that is bright, but we need that after a long winter of grey, don't you think? The ribbon frame is lovely..I love the presence it gives!

    'See' you when you're back! Have fun

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  5. Spectacular! The colors, your ribbon frame and wonderful design are all perfect. TFS

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  6. OH wow!! Julia! You've done a fantastic job with combining both challenges together!! I love this and your butterfly is sweet!! :) TFS!

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  7. Julia - this is stunning! a really zappy wee card!

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  8. This is so pretty, Julia! I love the colors and design!

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  9. a stunning card Julia, great technique!! love the colours ♥

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  10. Double challenge - you rocked them both! Love the frame and you used the colors perfectly!!!

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  11. Beautiful! I love the ribbon!

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  12. Fabulous! i love the way this technique looks with the DS ribbon! Bravo!!!

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  13. Cool ribbon frame! I love the embossed bg too! Very pretty!

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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment - I really appreciate it! Julia