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Season’s Greetings Dove

Posted on September 13, 2016 10:41 PM by Julie 2 Comments

Today’s Color Challenge (CC600) offered 5 different color combos. I chose the first combo…smoky slate, coastal cabana & bermuda bay. Since I don’t have the actual colors, I came as close as I could using ink & Copics.

I stamped the dove, added just a little gray shading to it, masked it, then sponged on the color for the bg. I used a few Copics to deepen the color & fill in any blank spots. Cut a few layers, die cut half of the greeting & added some gray snowflakes under the layers.
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Christmas Dove, Season’s Greetings

Paper: Staples #110 white, Neenah white linen, gray, turquoise glitter (DCWV mat stack)

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx, Distress inks cracked pistachio, peacock feathers

Accessories: Serendipity Snowflake reverse, Season’s Greetings dies, Copic markers, stickles

Christmas Dove 679J	Season’s Greetings 1136D	Snowflake Reverse die 080KD	Season’s Greetings die 068FD	Copic Sketch Markers
Memento Inks	Staples 110# White Card Stock	VersaFine Small Inkpads	Distress Inks
Neenah Linen cardstock	Recollections Cardstock	DCWV Glitter Matstack	Stickles

Dare to Get Dirty -Pink Flamingos

Posted on August 1, 2016 8:48 AM by Julie 3 Comments

This was made for my DTGD challenge & we’d love for you to join in so for all the details go to the Dare to Get Dirty Forum ..but you’ll need to be a Fan Club member. It’s sooooo easy!

While I can’t give you the challenge details here I can share how I made this card. These flamingos are so pretty & they begged to come home & live w/ me. I love birds so how could I refuse? I put them into my Misti, stamped them Memento, colored w/ Copics , added a few white highlights w/ a Prismacolor pencil, then over stamped w/ Versafine. After die cutting w/ the matching dies (well…they were a set!), I stamped, colored & fussy cut a bunch of hibiscus to add at their feet.
For the window scene, I die cut the octagon in white layer, added a slightly smaller black octagon frame then sponged the scene onto the white octagon I cut out. I used Prismacolor pencils to add the sunlight on the water & the surf at the water’s edge. The stamped, die cut palm tree (part of the flamingo set) was added & the greeting stamped between the flamingos. The little stitched black strip on the card front had to be added because I did what I do when I get in a hurry, & I scored the card front in the wrong place. So..I had to have something to cover the weird score line. 😉

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

Here are the Copics I used.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: The Stamps of Life – Flamingos 2 Stamp, Rubber Stampede – hibiscus

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

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black (to over stamp after coloring), Distress ink antique linen, Kaliedacolor Caribbean sea, desert heat

Accessories: TSOL flamingo dies, Spellbinders A2 matting basics B, sm & lg octagons, Lil’ Inker stitched rectangles, long & skinny stitched rectangles, Copic markers, Misti, stickles, Prismacolor pencils

TSOL Flamingos 2 Stamp	Rubber Stampede Tropical set	TSOL Flamingo dies	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132	Spellbinders Octagons dies set
Stitched Rectangles Die Set	Stitched Mats Long & Skinny	Memento Inks	VersaFine Small Inkpads	Distress Inks
Kaliedacolor ink pads	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Recollections Cardstock	MISTI	Stickles
Copic Sketch Markers	Prismacolor Pencils

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

This entry was posted in Birds Christmas/Holiday/Winter Girly/Feminine/Mother's Day Spellbinders Nestabilities Splitcoast Challenges Watercolor and tagged Birds Christmas Copic fairy Misti Spellbinders Splitcoast water color

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