{"id":23951,"date":"2016-07-30T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=23951"},"modified":"2016-08-01T11:45:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T15:45:34","slug":"dare-to-get-dirty-christmas-birds-sparkle-fairy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=23951","title":{"rendered":"Dare to Get Dirty -Christmas Birds &#038; Sparkle Fairy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Christmas-Birds-cu-IMG0438.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23956\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Christmas-Birds-cu-IMG0438.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Birds cu IMG0438\" width=\"522\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Christmas-Birds-cu-IMG0438.jpg 861w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Christmas-Birds-cu-IMG0438-175x162.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Christmas-Birds-cu-IMG0438-400x370.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Christmas-Birds-cu-IMG0438-768x710.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Christmas-Birds-cu-IMG0438-600x555.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Happy Saturday! I hope y&#8217;all are playing in the <strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/forums\/general-stamping-talk-f17\/dare-get-dirty-2016-july-30-august-6-a-t610845.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dare to Get Dirty Challenges <\/a><\/span><\/strong>on Splitcoast&#8230;starting today, they are going on\u00a0for a full\u00a0week!! Lots of challenges, fun &amp; prizes!! Did I mention PRIZES??\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">My first card is for Lydia&#8217;s challenge&#8230;you can get all the details for the challenge HERE, but you&#8217;ll need to be a <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/about\/fan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fan Club Member<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8230;it&#8217;s super easy! Just click to find out how.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">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 &amp; 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.<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Christmas-Birds-09597.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23955\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Christmas-Birds-09597.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Birds 09597\" width=\"522\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Christmas-Birds-09597.jpg 831w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Christmas-Birds-09597-175x168.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Christmas-Birds-09597-400x383.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Christmas-Birds-09597-768x736.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Christmas-Birds-09597-600x575.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">I&#8217;m also adding this card to the<span style=\"color: #74e9ed;\"><a style=\"color: #74e9ed;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/wednesdaychallenge\/simon-says-anything-goes-29\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>Simon Says Wed. Challenge &#8211; Anything Goes!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Christmas-Birds-09597.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Supplies:<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody id=\"collapseobj_photoinfo\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Stamps: Whipper Snapper &#8211; Winter Get Together, Studio G &#8211; greeting<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/drsdesigns.com\/backgrounds\/1186-splatter-background.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Paper:<\/b>\u00a0water color, cobalt blue<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Ink:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Versafine onyx black<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Accessories:<\/b><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Spellbinders A2 matting basics B, Lil\u2019 Inker stitched rectangles\u00a0dies, Misti, water colors, Prismacolor pencils,\u00a0\u00a0stickles<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Christmas-Birds-09597.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">My second card was made for Susie&#8217;s DTGD Challenge. This fairy image is so pretty&#8230;I wish I knew her name &amp; what company made her. She came to me unmarked &amp; unmounted a really long time ago &amp; I&#8217;ve searched, but am unable to find any info on her.<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-cu-09599.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23958\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-cu-09599.jpg\" alt=\"Sparkle Fairy cu 09599\" width=\"522\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-cu-09599.jpg 1052w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-cu-09599-175x132.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-cu-09599-400x303.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-cu-09599-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-cu-09599-600x454.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">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&#8217;s holding &amp; some Wink of Stella to her wings. I think fairies should have sparkle, don&#8217;t you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-09600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23957\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-09600.jpg\" alt=\"Sparkle Fairy 09600\" width=\"522\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-09600.jpg 793w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-09600-132x175.jpg 132w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-09600-302x400.jpg 302w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-09600-768x1019.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-09600-452x600.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a>|<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Since she&#8217;s a little tall &amp; 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&#8217;m really going to miss Basic Grey!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-xcu-09606.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23959\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-xcu-09606.jpg\" alt=\"Sparkle Fairy xcu 09606\" width=\"522\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-xcu-09606.jpg 1052w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-xcu-09606-175x132.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-xcu-09606-400x303.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-xcu-09606-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-xcu-09606-600x454.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Here are the Copics I used to color her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-copics-09585.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23961\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-copics-09585.jpg\" alt=\"Sparkle Fairy copics 09585\" width=\"400\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-copics-09585.jpg 588w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-copics-09585-175x151.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sparkle-Fairy-copics-09585-400x346.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Supplies:<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody id=\"collapseobj_photoinfo\">\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Stamps:\u00a0Fairy &#8211; unknown<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/drsdesigns.com\/backgrounds\/1186-splatter-background.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Paper:<\/b>\u00a0X-Press It white, dp \u00a0Basic Grey &#8211; Green at Heart, Lauderdale)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\" align=\"left\"><b style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Ink: <\/b><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Memento tuxedo\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">black<\/span><b>,\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Versafine onyx black (to over stamp after coloring)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Accessories:<\/b><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Spellbinders A2 matting basics A, CE Sue Wilson Australian collection dies, Misti,\u00a0Copic markers, stickles, clear Wink of Stella<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Saturday! I hope y&#8217;all are playing in the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges on Splitcoast&#8230;starting today, they are going on\u00a0for a full\u00a0week!! Lots of challenges, fun &amp; prizes!! Did I mention PRIZES??\u00a0 My first card is for Lydia&#8217;s challenge&#8230;you can get all the details for the challenge HERE, but you&#8217;ll need to be a Fan Club Member&#8230;it&#8217;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 &amp; 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&#8217;m also adding this card to the Simon Says Wed. Challenge &#8211; Anything Goes! Supplies: Stamps: Whipper Snapper &#8211; Winter Get Together, Studio G &#8211; greeting Paper:\u00a0water color, cobalt blue Ink:\u00a0\u00a0Versafine onyx black Accessories:\u00a0\u00a0Spellbinders A2 matting basics B, Lil\u2019 Inker stitched rectangles\u00a0dies, Misti, water colors, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[132,35,327,34,14,12],"tags":[600,136,468,645,561,114,115,142],"class_list":["post-23951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birds","category-christmasholiday","category-girlyfemininemothers-day","category-nestabilities","category-scs-challenges","category-watercolor","tag-birds","tag-christmas","tag-copic","tag-fairy","tag-misti","tag-spellbinders","tag-scs","tag-water-color"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23951\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}