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Today is Day 1 of Splitcoaststampers Dare to Get Dirty Challenges! And I made this for my challenge & for all the details of the challenge, go HERE…but you’ll need to be a Fan Club member. That’s easy! 

For my card, I put the cute birds into my Misti, stamped & colored them, then over stamped them to sharpen the lines. The little birds were die cut w/ the matching die & the large bird was fussy cut (rumor has it there’s a die to come!). The background is a hodgepodge of sponging, spraying & watercolor. I die cut the white layer, stamped the greeting, then added the birds. 

Here are the Copics I used.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you’ll drop in & join us for Dare to Get Dirty week!

Supplies:

 

RN Bird 3 895-28	RN Be Yourself 895-02	RN Be Yourself die 895-02D	RN Life is a Circus 647-04
RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D	MISTI	Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks
Versafine Clair ink	MFT Stitched Arch dies	Sequins

I made this for the Splitcoaststampers Fan Club August Christmas Challenge! I’ve been having so much fun being a part of the challenge this year & the bonus is I’ll have a bunch of Christmas cards finished in plenty of time for Christmas this year. You’ll need to be Fan Club member but that’s easy…just click the blue link to find out how.

To make my card, I put the X-Press It paper into my Misti, stamped the Polar Bears & colored them w/ Copics. I masked them, then stamped the 2 step Watercolor Forest w/ the Memento summer sky & bamboo leaves behind the bears. I used a torn piece of paper to lightly sponge in the snow using the Distress tumbled glass ink. To die cut the panel, I first used the largest of the stitched rectangles dies to cut the entire scene, then used a die 2 sizes smaller to cut the center. Both were attached to slightly larger layers of red glitter paper before attaching to the card. I also added a thin layer of fun foam behind the center panel to raise it up a tad. Stickles was added to the snow & trees. 

Here’s a look at the inside & below it are the Copics I used.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

 

RN Polar Bears 659-07	RN Magic of the Season 980-09	RN Watercolor Forest 972	RN Seasons Greetings Frame 1063
RN Small Birds die 5147-06D	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D	MISTI	Copic Sketch Markers
Memento Inks	Versafine Clair ink	Distress Inks	Posca Paint Pen
Stickles	DCWV Glitter Matstack

Congrats to Jenny, the newest Featured Stamper (FS599) on Splitcoast! She has such a wonderful gallery & I chose THIS to case. I kept the sunset bg w/ a silhouette image but I used different images, a corvette instead of a crane in the foreground & changed it from vertical to horizontal.

To make my Ocean Drive card, I painted watercolors onto the solid background image & stamped it onto white card stock. After I dried it, I placed it in my Misti & stamped the silhouette palms (several times) using VersaClair ink then added white highlights w/ a gel pen. I drew a few seagulls w/ a Copic multiliner pen.The white frame was  die cut & stamped with the Happy Birthday squiggle frame. The corvette was stamped, colored & die cut w/ the matching die. I made the corvette yellow because my dad used to have a yellow corvette & he loved it! Personally, I preferred the Mustang convertible he had before that, lol. 

Here’s a look at the inside & below it are the Copics I used on the corvette.


Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

 

RN Island Dreams 1109	RN Happy Birthday Frame 1044-04	RN Corvette 268-01	RN Corvette die 268-01D	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D
RN Birthday Wishes 1256-SO	MISTI	Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks	Versafine Clair ink
Watercolor pan set	White Gelly Roll Pen