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  • Green Snowman

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    This is for 3 Splitcoast Challenges…the sketch (SC570), the Technique (TLC563) & the CAS (CAS354). It’s been a long time since I combined more than 2 challenges. Green Snowman 07990
    For the CAS, it was to use Christmas greens. I used only greens…5 shades of green from a Kaleidacolor ink pad. And since I really didn’t color anything & it’s all die cuts, it really was easy. For the Technique, we were to use small stamps to create something. I used 3 small images to make the large circle & a small greeting to make the border. I just eyeballed the placement & it worked out pretty good. For the sketch, I did a little finagling….I rotated it counterclockwise, my panel 5 is a bit larger to accommodate the snowman & my greeting is also round.

    Everything was stamped w/ the fresh greens rainbow pad onto water color paper (that’s why it isn’t bright white). For the snowman, I used a water brush to drag the color in for shadows then dried it & over stamped w/ the same ink to sharpen the details again. The panels were all die cut & I used the same inks & water brush to add color to the edges. A little stickles was added along w/ a glittery round embellishment I colored green w/ a Copic (it was clear).

    Here’s a look at the simple inside.
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    Thanks so much for stopping by!
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    Supplies:

    Stamps: DRS Designs – Simply Snowman, Small Merry Christmas, Interlocking Snow Bg,  4 in 1 Accessories, Snow Background
    Paper:  water color
    Ink:   Kaleidacolor fresh greens
    Accessories:  Spellbinders pierced rectangles, circles & pierced circles dies, stickles, water brush, glitter gem

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  • Serendipity SSCB#50 – Tag It!

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    Welcome to the December Challenge for Serendipity Stamps!
    This month the challenge it’s Tag It! You can get all the details over on the     Serendipity Challenge Blog.  We have something new…a “Stamp of the Month”. Each month a different image will be 50% off.  Each month a different image will be 50% off. This month- it’s the Large Cupcake.  Be sure to check out the great deals on the Clearance Stamps! And mini grab bags are back!  5 cling stamps/$1, 5 sticky cushion stamps/$1 or 10 UM stamps/$1. And as always, we have a gift certificate up for grabs to a random player.

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    Since the challenge is tags, I started with a couple of large manilla tags I’ve had in my stash for a loooooong time. I’m surprised I was even able to find them! After locating my craft sheet, I made a bunch of tags using Distress inks & a mister by smooshing some red & pink inks for the red tag, and different green inks for the green tag, then spritzing them w/ water & pressing the tag to the inked craft sheet. Each shade of color was done separately & I used a heat gun to dry them in between colors.  As an extra something, I smooshed a Brilliance galaxy gold ink pad to the sheet then pressed the tags onto it.
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    The red tag was also stamped with the And the Angel Said multiple times using barn door ink before the die cut gold angel & Joy were attached on top.
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    For the green tag, I placed the tag into my Misti, stamped the Pine Swag w/ Memento then used a white chalk marker on the wood & some Copics on the pine branches. I over stamped it w/ Versafine then stamped the ribbon part onto another red tag and the pine cones onto a gold tag & fussy cut them. After the Merry was added, I used a glitter gold gel pen to outline it and around the wood rectangle. A gold Krylon pen was used to edge both tags & I also added some sequins & twine to both.

    Please be sure to visit all of the DT Blogs to increase your chance of winning! Our special Guest Designer this month is Susan Wuthrich!

    Jeanne Jachna 

    Jenny Gropp

    Julie Warner (you are here!)

    Karen Amidon

    Marybeth Lopez

    Miriam Napier

    Vickie Zimmer

    Thanks so much for stopping by!
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    Supplies:

    Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – And the Angel Said, Pine Swag, Merry Merry Merry
    Paper: manilla tags, lt gold metallic
    Ink:  Distress Inks ink in angel pink, worn lipstick, festive berries, barn door, twisted citron, evergreen bough, cracked pistachio, mowed lawn, Brilliance galaxy gold, Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx
    Accessories:  Serendipity Angel, Joy dies, Zig white chalk marker, gold gel pen, sequins, baker’s twine, teflon craft sheet, mister, Misti 

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  • Marbled Water Color Ornaments

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    Today’s MIX Challenge (MIX149) has us playing with water colors or scraps or tags or all 3. I have all 3. And also references a water color ornament tutorial from Wednesday. And I admit, I started this “playing” last weekend before either was posted so I guess Dina & I must have been on the same wavelength, though I did go about mine a little differently.
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    For this one, I stamped the ornament on water color paper then took a gold gel pen and drew squiggly lines across it to imitate marbling. Then I wet areas of the ornament. From experience I knew the water would make the gold gel pen run & that’s what I wanted. I added reds & bright pinks on one side then dried it w/ a heat gun. Then I did the yellows, blue & greens on the other side & dried it. The gold from the gel pen added a wonderful little bit of gold glitter across the ornament. I fussy cut it then covered it w/ clear embossing powder & heated it. I did this twice so it’s really glossy. The red, lime & gold pieces were all scraps that I either embossed, die cut or used as is. The little reddish drops are a bonus from making the ornament on the tag below.

    Supplies:

    Stamps: DRS Designs-   – Simple Ornament, Christmas to All Greeting
    Paper: water color, Neenah white, grass green, lime green, red, scrap of gold
    Ink:   Vesafine onyx, Versamark
    Accessories:  Peerless water colors, gold gel pen, clear embossing powder, baker’s twine, pine branch corners embossing folder (Darice), holly die (Sizzix), Spellbinders labels 16 die, Lil’ Inkers stitched rectangles die, paper crimper, Misti

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    On this ornament tag, I stamped the ornament like above & water colored similarly, but I did not use the gold gel pen. After 3 coats of clear embossing powder, it started to do a cracked glass thing, so I heated it & tilted it until these perfect little round drops of melted ep dripped off onto my craft sheet. Then I added a layer of a holographic ep but decided it was too much & heated it until most of it dripped off. Now just a little sparkle is left & I like it much better.
     The perfect little round “dew drops” of melted ep were glued on as berries & embellishments on the first card.

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    Again, I used scraps of die cuts & embossed them. The white & red layers were cut w/ a Grand Label 4 and I just trimmed off the bottom so the tag would stand upright.

    Supplies:

    Stamps: DRS Designs-   – Simple Ornament, Merry Christmas
    Paper: water color, Neenah white, lime green
    Ink:   Vesafine onyx, Versamark
    Accessories:  Spellbinders tag, Grand labels 4, gold label 4 dies, Misti, sequins, baker’s twine, eyelet, clear embossing powder, stardust embossing powder

    Thanks so much for stopping by! If you haven’t, head on over and check out the DRS Thursday Challenge…this week, Tags! Make a tag or have one on your project. DRS images are not required & there’s a nice prize up for grabs.

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