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Dare to Get Dirty -Christmas Birds & Sparkle Fairy

Posted on July 30, 2016 9:00 AM by Julie 2 Comments

Happy Saturday! I hope y’all are playing in the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges on Splitcoast…starting today, they are going on for a full week!! Lots of challenges, fun & prizes!! Did I mention PRIZES??

My first card is for Lydia’s challenge…you can get all the details for the challenge HERE, but you’ll need to be a Fan Club Member…it’s super easy! Just click to find out how.

On this birdie Christmas card, I put the cute image into my Misti, stamped it w/ Versafine then colored them w/ water colors. I decided I wanted a little bit smoother blend, so I went over most of the birds & hats w/ Prismacolor pencils. Then I stamped over it again to bring back all the details. After die cutting, I added a snowflake I snipped from a lager die cut and some stickles for a little sparkle.

I’m also adding this card to the Simon Says Wed. Challenge – Anything Goes!
Supplies:

Stamps: Whipper Snapper – Winter Get Together, Studio G – greeting

Paper: water color, cobalt blue

Ink: Versafine onyx black

Accessories: Spellbinders A2 matting basics B, Lil’ Inker stitched rectangles dies, Misti, water colors, Prismacolor pencils, stickles

My second card was made for Susie’s DTGD Challenge. This fairy image is so pretty…I wish I knew her name & what company made her. She came to me unmarked & unmounted a really long time ago & I’ve searched, but am unable to find any info on her.

Again, I put the image in my Misti, stamped it w/ Memento, colored her with Copics, then over stamped w/ Versafine. I added some stickles to the draping jewels she’s holding & some Wink of Stella to her wings. I think fairies should have sparkle, don’t you?

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Since she’s a little tall & so are the dies I used for the fancy layer, the card ended up being A6 instead of the standard A2. I used some Basic Grey papers I thought went well with her coloring (I’m really going to miss Basic Grey!)

Here are the Copics I used to color her.

Supplies:

Stamps: Fairy – unknown

Paper: X-Press It white, dp Basic Grey – Green at Heart, Lauderdale)

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black (to over stamp after coloring)

Accessories: Spellbinders A2 matting basics A, CE Sue Wilson Australian collection dies, Misti, Copic markers, stickles, clear Wink of Stella

Serendipity July Blog Hop!

Posted on July 20, 2016 12:00 AM by Julie 20 Comments

Welcome to the July Blog Hop for Serendipity Stamps! If you arrived here from Jenny’s Blog, you are in the right place..if not, you may want to head over there first.
The Prize – One $20 gift code will go to one random commenter from the blogs. So be sure to visit all the blogs because you don’t know which one the winner will be drawn from. You have through Sunday July 24 to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win. Mary will announce a winner on July 25. The sale this time is Free Shipping on orders $25 and up – USA only. Sale good July 20-24. Each month a different image is 50% off. This month- it’s the Sprinkler! On the third Wednesday of every month., we’ll be celebrating with a Blog Hop! For another chance to win, be sure to play along with our monthly challenge. You can get all the details on the challenge HERE.

For my Create card, I started w/ a splat embossing folder, inked it w/ the different colors of distress inks, spritzed it w/ a little water, then placed my piece of white card stock inside & pressed. It wasn’t embossed..it’s still flat. (There’s a tutorial for this showing how to do it w/ daubers, but ink pads work great, too.) I wanted just a bit more of the raspberry color, so I used the Ink Spots image to add some here & there. I placed a couple of frames on top of it & added my stacked Create die cut on top. The Mug of Art was stamped, colored w/ Copics & fussy cut along w/ the paintbrush. A few sequins were added for a little sparkle.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Mug of Art, Paintbrush, Ink Spots (inside- Let You Dreams Soar)

Paper: Staples #110 white, X-Press It white, teal

Ink: Versafine onyx, Distress inks pickled raspberry, peacock feathers, twisted citron, squeezed lemonade, cracked pistachio, salty ocean

Accessories: Serendipity Create die, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, curved matting basics A & B, Copic markers, MISTI, sequins, Sizzix splat embossing folder (set 658726)

Here’s a card I created that also fits the July Challenge – Just Add Water! Please click on the picture & it will take you to all the details on it.

Please be sure to comment on all the DT blogs. It will be much appreciated & will also increase your chances of winning! Now I’ll send you on to Karen’s Blog. Here’s the order in case you get lost.

Mary’s Blog

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner (you are here!)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mug of Art 447F	Paintbrush 290E	Ink Spots 321D	Let Your Dreams Soar 1367C	Create die 050CD
Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132	Spellbinders Curved Matting Basics A dies S5-171	Spellbinders Curved Matting Basics B dies S5-172	VersaFine Small Inkpads
Distress Inks	Copic Sketch Markers	Staples 110# White Card Stock	X-Press It Blending Card	Recollections Cardstock
MISTI	Sequins	Sizzix Splats/Wood Embossing Folders 658726

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Row Your Boat

Posted on July 16, 2016 10:01 PM by Julie 3 Comments

A big congrats to Vickie, the newest Featured Stamper (FS493) on Splitcoast! She has a lovely gallery that I had fun browsing…but I kept coming back to THIS card. I loved the splash of blue water color w/ the boat image stamped on top. So I kept the water color & boat theme, but I also added a little green to the mix, used different images, turned mine vertically & added a few sequins.

To make my card, I sprinkled some Brushos water color crystals on one area of a piece of water color paper. I used the ultramarine, turquoise & a little sea green. Then I spritzed it w/ water and let it do its thing. When it dried, I put it in my Misti & stamped it (a couple of times) w/ Versafine. After stamping the greeting, I die cut it, attached it to slightly larger black layer then onto the card. I used a corner rounder on the lower edge of the card front.

Congrats again, Vickie! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Rowboat & Dock, Merrily Merrily Greeting

Paper: water color, black

Ink: Versafine onyx

Accessories: Spellbinders A2 matting basics A, curved matting basics B dies, Brushos water color crystals, Misti, sequins, med. corner rounder

Rowboat & Dock 1263H	Merrily, Merrily 1363E	Staples 110# white card stock	MISTI	VersaFine Small Inkpads
Water Color Paper	Recollections Cardstock	Brushos Water Color Crystals
Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A	Med. Corner Rounder	Spellbinders Curved Matting Basics B dies S5-172	Sequins