Dare To Get Dirty 2023 Day 2

 

Hello everyone and welcome!  Today starts the annual Dare To Get Dirty (DTGD) challenges over at Splitcoaststampers.  The DTGD challenges are a special thank you to Splitcoaststampers Fan Club members.  For info on joining the fan club, see the details here.  My cards for today's challenges are below.

 

I'd like to also enter into the following challenges;

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #52 - Use Your NBUS (all stencils) 

Stencil Fun July 2023 - Anything Goes Stencils Optional Birthday (used 3 different stencils)

Corrosive Challenge #7 July 2023 - Anything Goes 

Beautiful Blossoms #7 - Anything Goes Floral Optional Mood Board (I went with flowers & colors)

 
 

 

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge Mood Board

 

 

Peonies Card:

Stamps: None

Ink: Tim Holtz Weathered Wood, Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass; Stampin Up Regal Rose

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: PFS Peonies and English Brick Wall Stencils; MFT Cue The Confetti Stencil, PFS Blending Brushes, Sequins, Glue, Brads, Pop Dots

 

 

 Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #52 - Use Your NBUS (stamps/dies)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (caramel ink)

Creative Fingers #259 - Anything Goes

My Time To Craft MTTC #512 - Summertime Waterplay (for me the beach)

Critter Crazy #76 - Anything Goes With A Critter (flamingos, seagulls, crab)

 

Seashore Card:

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Walnut Stain; Adirondack Caramel

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Ice Stickles, 3D Glaze Pens, Pop Dots, Big Shot, PFS Blending Brushes, PFS Seashore Cover Plate

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stamps)

Splitcoaststampers F4A696 - Summer Is Here 

Alphabet Challenge July 2023 - H Is For Humor 

We Love To Create #6 - Anything Goes Mixed Media 

Sisterhood Of Snarky Stampers #239 - L Is For Lindsey (inspired by Lindsey's humor, I loved her snarky cards best)

 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

 

 

Chunky Dunk Card:

Stamps: Art Impressions (Edna); Whipper Snapper Designs (saying)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Walnut Stain, Tumbled Glass, Broken China Distress Ink; Adirondack Caramel

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Gel Pens, PFS Blending Brushes, Stipple Brush, MS Punches, Glue, Ice Stickles, Brads, Mouse Pad, Stylus, Pop Dots

Challenges entered:

 

Gem of A Craft Challenge Wk 15 - Anything Goes 

Crafty Calendar Challenge July 2023 - Anything Goes 

Allsorts Challenge Wk 738 - Summer Blues 

 

 

Stamps: Stampin Up; Visible Image

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Fired Brick, Chipped Sapphire

Card Stock: MFP Corn Husk; PTI Enchanted Evening, Scarlett Jewel

Accessories: Brads, Glue Dots

Summer Collaberation On The Beach

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card I made for a summer themed collaboration
with a few stampers on Instagram, so I pulled out a stamp set/die combo I won a few months back from Picket Fence Studios. Since California has "finally" turned on the furnace and the weather is roasting everyone to be well done, I'm dreaming of the beach and cool ocean breezes.

I started out by die cutting the background beach, and water, using the Scene Building Seashore Cover Plate before coloring the die cut pieces using my blending brushes and Tim Holtz walnut stain, tumbled glass, chipped sapphire and tea dye distress inks.  Once my "coloring" for the sand/waves was finished, I stamped all the images/saying I wanted from the Summer Beach Friends Dear in memento tuxedo black ink onto scrap white card stock before coloring using both prismacolor and copic markers before die cutting.  After adding some pop dots to my die cut images, I arranged them on my card before finishing it off with some crystal ice stickles to the "water line" and a black 3D glaze pen to the crab eyes.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #52 - Use Your NBUS (stamps/die)

The Four Seasons July 2023 - See Mood Board (I went with the beach)

A Place To Start July 2023 - Anything Goes Option Twist Life's A Beach  (went with beach)

Hand Stamped Sentiments #417 - Inspiration Board (see below)

Inspiration Station #51 - July 2023 See Mood Board Below (I went with swimming at the beach)

 

 The Four Seasons

 

 A Place To Start

 

 Hand Stamped Sentiments

 

Inspiration Station

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Tea Dye, Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks; Adirondack Caramel

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up!

Accessories: Big Shot, PFS Seashore Cover Plate, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Ice Stickles, Pop Dots, PFS Blending Brushes

Enjoy The Little Things

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made a few weeks ago but haven't had the chance to photograph and upload thanks to my migraine.  The appointment I had yesterday with the new neurologist went really well and I've gotten some answers to several things and possibly a new course of treatment.  One thing I did learn is that my long haul COVID is definitely adding to my migraine issues, so if you have not gotten your COVID vaccination, please get it ASAP.  You don't want to end up with my health issues.  

 

Ok, now back to my card.  I bought this stamp set from Colorado Craft Company, or 3C, during their end of year sale and still haven't used it yet (NBUS).  Unfortunately, it's retired now but is from the Lovely Legs collection called Enjoy Every Moment.  I was inspired by Splitcoaststampers March Virtual Stamp Nights MAR23VSND Seafood challenge.  I started out by stamping the image, and saying, in memento tuxedo black onto scrap Hammermill white card stock before cutting it down to adhere as a mini slimline card.  After coloring it using both my prismacolor and copic markers, using my Picket Fence Studios blending brushes, I stippled some Tim Holtz broken china distress ink and Adirondack caramel ink around the edges before layering and adding some white mini brads.  Once I was finished layering, I decided to add some of the left over broken china ink that was still on my brush to help color in the sky a bit more and give the appearance of clouds/fog.  The final touches were adding some waterfall ice stickles and Sparkle Midnight Shimmer bling from Crafty Meraki.  I really love that there's some tiny bling gems in the set.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #49 - Use Your NBUS (stamp set/bling)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 593 to 594 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Krafty Chicks #661 - All Occasions 

Time Out Challenges #237 - Fashionable (swimsuit, top, hat - see board)

Little Red Wagon #702 - Slim Pickings (mini slimline)

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Colorado Craft Company

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Broken China; Adirondack Caramel

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, PFS Blending Brushes, Brads, Glue Dots, Ice Stickles, Bling, Glue

Take Me To The Beach Please!

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card I made using the Day At The Beach digital stamp from Impression Obsession.  Now if you're not a fan of digital stamps, they also have it as a rubber stamp here.  I had originally started it a week ago for the new Free For All challenge over at Splitcoaststampers, however, I was slowed down considerably by a migraine.  I still have it, but it's a tad more bearable now.

Once I had the image printed off onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using Castle Art pencils before stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress and Adirondack caramel inks around it then layered.  Since I didn't have brads that matched the card base, I made my own faux brads by punching some small circles then adhering them to the layered panel using a 2-way glue pen.  After adding the image panel to my card base, I pulled out some blue gross grain ribbon from my stash and added that.  The only other embellishments added were an old Paper Bliss tag with caramel ink stippled around it and waterfall ice stickles to highlight the ocean waves.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers F4A586 - The Great Outdoors 

Crafty Creations #421 - May Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday Wk20 - Anything Goes 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 19 - Anything Goes Coloring 

Little Red Wagon #602 - Travel 

A Bit More Time To Craft #140 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and please stay safe out there.

Stamps: Impression Obsession

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass; Adirondack Caramel

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Art Pencils, Paper Bliss Tag, Glue Dots, Ribbon, Stipple Brush, Small Circle Punch, MS 2-Way Glue Pen, Waterfall Ice Stickles

 

Life's A Beach; More NBUS

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made using the Sassy Gal Beach from Bugaboo Digital Stamps.  My image is colored using both prismacolor and copic markers with Tim Holtz broken china, marmalade and brushed corduroy distress inks stippled around it before layering and adding some brads.  The card is made using the Tim Holtz sunburst embossing folder with Stampin Up green galore ink sponged over and around it.  After adding some ribbon, I popped up the image panel using pop dots over the embossed card.  My final embellishments were adding some punched flowers, hand drawn seagulls and ice stickles.  I'm really happy with how this turned out especially since I've been dealing with some health issues besides my migraines. Also bonus "points" for using some never before used stuff (NBUS - ribbon, image)

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Catch The Bug - August Anything Goes
Outlawz Festive Fridays - Anything Goes
Outlawz Songs and Rhymes - Little Mermaid

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!


Stamps: Bugaboo Sassy Gal Beach
Ink: SU Green Galore, Tim Holtz Broken China, Spiced Marmalade, Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks
Card Stock: SU
Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Tim Holtz Sunburst Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Sponge, Stipple Brushes, MS Hydrangea Punch, Ice Stickles, Brads, Glue Dots

A Friendly Light

Hello again!!  This week's Stamp Something challenge is to use beachy colors with summer right around the corner.  Of course, last weekend, we were getting snow again in the mountains an hour east of me.  What's up with that??  So even though I have a major migraine going on again, I just had to participate in the challenge.

I pulled out a Stamps Happen D. Morgan lighthouse stamp that had not seen ink for a while.  Once I had my image stamped on white card stock in memento tuxedo black ink, I pulled out my prismacolor markers to color with.  Since we were to use beachy colors, I layered the image onto different shades of Stampin Up! blue, banana, sage, and caramel card stocks before stippling caramel ink around the edges of the main image.

Taking the scraps of the card stocks used above, I pulled out my MFT Catch A Wave die-namics and die cut several waves to use as a border, then stippled caramel ink over those as well.

Once I had my main image popped up over the wave border, the final touch was to pull out some silk Michael's seashell bridal confetti and adhere those to the card using pop up glue dots.  The card actually came together really well considering my migraine and the meds I was on at the time I assembled the card.  Of course, it's an 1/8 inch crooked, but that seems to be the running joke around the house between my husband and I.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great weekend.

Stamps: Stamps Happen, Stampin Up! Sandy Shells Wheel
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Creamy Caramel, Sage Shadow, Barely Banana, Baja Breeze, Bashful Blue
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Creamy Caramel, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Pop Dots, Pop Up Glue Dots, MFT Catch A Wave Die-Namic, Metal Clip, Making Memories Sand Dollar Brads, Stipple Brush, Michael's Sea Shell Bridal Confetti