Dare To Get Dirty

 

 Dare to Get Dirty - Open Invitation!

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Welcome to the 15th year of Splitcoaststampers Dare to Get Dirty!

If you are new, Splitcoaststampers was founded in 2003, and has grown to the largest, single inspiration site for stamping on the world wide web. We have the original papercrafting tutorial library with over 800 tutorials. Volunteers on our site host daily challenges, we chat about all things stamp and papercraft related - trends, tools, styles, and techniques. We’ve produced a weekly newsletter and project or technique tutorial every single Wednesday (minus Christmas week) for over 16 years!

Dare to Get Dirty is our annual celebration of creativity where we strive to inspire members of the Splitcoaststampers Fan Club community to create with a series of challenges and a week of celebration. Fan Club members help support our free content site with a small annual subscription and receive some fun perks in exchange! This year, as we pass a significant milestone of 15 years, we are inviting friends and guests of the Splitcoaststampers Fan Club to join the fun.

CELEBRATE WITH US!
Please join us the week of July 16-22 with a series of easy challenges each day. You can find the challenge information HERE. Share your projects in OUR GALLERY using the unique challenge keyword for the challenge.
We give away a lot of Dare to Get Dirty prizes to members of our Fan Club who share in our challenge gallery over the course of the event. Find out how to be a Fan Club member HERE.

This year we have MORE to share! Any participant - Fan Club Member or guest can post your projects on Facebook and/or Instagram using both #splitcoaststampers and #DTGD2022 for chances to win fabulous paper crafting prizes. (We also love it when you tag us on social media - @splitcoaststampers.)
Mark your calendar, stock the fridge with your favorite snacks and set the AC appropriately. We have challenges to accept, fun techniques to try, cards to make, and prizes to win!

PIP 2226

 

 Sponsored by Lawn Fawn

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Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we are being sponsored by Lawn Fawn.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship for this week's challenge.  My card today uses the adorable Winter Alpaca stamp set and the matching die here along with a bunch of snippets.  In fact, with the exception of the card base, the entire card is made using a few snippets here...a few snippets there. ;) 

I started out by stamping my alpacas in memento tuxedo black ink onto scrap paper then colored using both Prismacolor and Copic markers before die cutting and setting aside.  I then took some scrap designer paper and added it to a red card before cutting a couple of "hills" from scrap Neenah card stock before stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink then adding to my card.  After die cutting some Sizzix medium pine trees (retired) from scrap card stock using my Big Shot, I painted a little bit of white paint on the bottom of the trees, after stippling some wild wasabi ink on them then adding them to my card.  After popping up my alpacas, and stamping some snowflakes, I stamped the saying before cutting it apart to add.  Once I added some crystal ice stickles, my card was finished.  I'm just about done making my Christmas cards for this year and since it's been so hot here, I think I'll just start on next years and dream of a White Christmas.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #39 - Use Your NBUS (stamp set/die)

Snippets Playground #431 - Use Those Snippets (everything on the card)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #184 - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping #June - Anything Stamped With Option of Roses 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs to leave them some love.  Better yet, why not join us for this week's challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.

 

Stamps: Lawn Fawn

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass; SU Wild Wasabi

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Dimensionals, White Paint, Paintbrush, Sizzix Pine Tree Die, Big Shot, Ice Stickles, PFS Blending Brushes 

Biting Me and More VSN

 Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a couple of cards, and a tag, made for Splitcoaststampers Virtual Stamp Night and a few other challenges.

First up is a tag made using a mini set I won a couple of years back from Visible Image and hadn't used yet.  I don't see it listed anymore on their website so it must be retired now.  I started out by stenciling a dot background using a couple of Tim Holtz Multi Shifter Dots Stencils using fired brick and stormy sky distress inks before over stamping my images in memento tuxedo black.  After layering my image panel to create a tag, I added some ribbon scraps and red sequins from my stash adhering the sequins using glossy accents.  I'll add it to a card later.

Challenges entered:

 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #212 - T Is For Tags 

Never Before Used Schtuff #39 June - Use Your NBUS 

613 Ave Create June 2022 - Anything Goes Optional Let It All Hang Out 

 

Next up is a card made using a different Visible Image's set Rock Out.  I started out by creating my background by running a Tim Holtz tumbled glass and wild honey distress inks over my image panel before adding some Tim Holtz Multi Shifter Stencil dots by applying broken china and spiced marmalade distress inks using Picket Fence Studios blending brushes.  Once I was satisfied with my background, I stamped out my images in memento tuxedo black ink before layering and adding brads.  The card is stamped in broken china ink using Visible Image's Ink Splats.  After popping up my layered image panel, I added some Spiked Ocean Water sequins adding them using Glossy Accents.

Challenges Entered:

 

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie #169 - June (inspired by colors/guitars)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #184 - Anything Goes 

Stamping Sensations June - Make It Masculine 

Dare 2B Artzy June - Masculine 

Splitcoaststampers JUN22VSNB - Music 

 

 If You Give A Crafter A Cookie

 

 

 

Finally, I have a cute little House Mouse card made using the retired Hummingbird Express and Too Cute saying.  Although Stampendous now produces the House Mouse line, my stamps are from Stampa Rosa which is closed down.  I started out by my image, and saying, in memento tuxedo black on a Hammermill white scrap card stock, before coloring using Castle Arts pencils then stippling tumbled glass distress ink around the edges and layering.  After adding some black brads, I added some crystal ice stickles to finish it off.

Challenges entered:

 

House-Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #368 - Anything Goes Optional Strips or Scraps 

We Love Stamping June - Anything Goes Optional Roses 

Splitcoaststampers JUN22VSNMINI3 - Hummingbirds 

Corrosive Challenge #6 Jun 22 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Bite Me Tag

Stamps: Visible Image

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky, Fired Brick Distress Inks

Card Stock: Scraps

Accessories: Ribbon, Tim Holtz Stencils, PFS Blending Brushes, Sequins, Ranger Glossy Accents

Rock Out Card

Stamps: Visible Image

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Wild Honey, Broken China, Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: PFS Blending Brushes, Brads, Tim Holtz Stencils, PFS Sequins, Ranger Glossy Accents

Hummingbird Express

Stamps: Stampa Rosa

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, Stipple Brush, Brads, Glue Dots, Ice Stickles

Flowers and Cows

 Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a couple of cards made for the Summer Festivals Virtual Stamp Night over at Splitcoaststampers.  

My first card was a mini slimline made using the Fairy Swing digital image from All Dressed Up digital stamps that I've had for a bit and never used.  After printing my image onto Neenah white card stock, I colored her using both Lyra flesh tone and Castle Arts pencils before stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink and Stampin Up regal rose ink using my blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios.  Once all of the coloring/stippling was finished, I layered her and added some pink brads before adhering to my card using glue dots.  I then punched several flowers, and a couple butterflies, from scrap card stock using my Martha Stewart punches then adhered them using Ranger's glossy accents before adding crystal ice stickles to the centers.  The final touch was highlighting this sweet little girl's eyes and shoes using a clear Sakura 3D glaze pen.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers Summer Festival JUN22VSNMINI2 - Festival of Flowers 

All Dressed Up Challenge #129 June - Anything Goes Using ADU Images (I used Fairy Swing)

Never Before Used Schtuff #39 June - Use Your NBUS

The Four Seasons - June Anything Goes  (inspired by all the flowers & colors)

Craft Rocket #93 - Girls

Lil Red Wagon #658 - Use A Digital Item (image)

The Four Seasons

My second card uses a couple of dusty, retired, Stampin Up sets I've had for YEARS.  Did I say years?? Since I needed a thank you card, I pulled out the cow/saying from Stampin Up's Udderly Moovelous set and stamped that in memento tuxedo black before coloring the cow image using prismacolor and copic markers before layering and adding brads.  For the background I used the retired Stampin Up Chicken Wire background and stamped it in memento tuxedo black ink before adding to my card base.  After that I added my layered image by popping it up using dimensionals before attaching a small blue gingham bow.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers Summer Festive JUN22VSNMINI1 - Blue Ribbon Winners 

Krafty Chicks #616 - Clean And Simple

Crafty Gals Corner #232 - Anything Goes

The Paper Funday Challenge #41 - Anything Goes Optional Masculine

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend!!

 

Fairy Swing Card

Stamps: All Dressed Up

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass; Stampin Up Regal Rose

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Brads, Glue Dots, Ranger Glossy Accents, MS Punches, PFS Blending Brushes, Ice Stickles, 3D Glaze Pen 

 

Moochas Gracias! card

Stamps: Stamping Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Brads, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Blue Gingham Bow, Glue Dots, Dimensionals 

 

It's A Monster Mash!!

Hello and welcome.  Second post from me today.  If you're looking for my Inky Paws Challenge card, please scroll down one post.    I've been having one of those "days" all week so far, so I decided to chip away at needed Halloween cards, so I'd like to share with you one I finished last night using Impression Obsession's clear set Monster Mash.

 

I started out by stamping my images/saying in memento tuxedo black ink onto a Hammermill white scrap slimline panel before coloring using both prismacolor and copic markers.  Once my coloring was finished, I layered it and then added some brads before distressing the edges of the purple panel using a Tim Holtz distresser tool before popping it up over an orange card.  I then decided to stipple some chipped sapphire distress ink using blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios.  It was then I discovered I had only partially stamped the spider web, so I did it again onto scrap white card stock before fussy cutting it out and popping up using dimensionals.  I then took a retired Stampin Up bat punch, punched some scrap black card stock, then distressed it using an embossing stylus before adding it to my card.  The final touches were googlie eyes and highlighting parts of the saying, and monsters, using Sakura 3D glaze pens.  I'm pretty pleased with it considering I'm still feeling pretty crappy.

Challenges entered:

 

Two Old Bats Halloween June - Anything Goes Halloween 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 23 - Anything Goes Coloring 

Snippets Playground #430 - Use Those Snippets (bat, web, monster panel)

Addicted To Stamps and More #431 - Make Your Mark

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Impression Obsession

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Distresser Tool, Googlie Eyes, Ranger Glossy Accents, Dimensionals, SU Bat Punch, Embossing Stylus, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens, PFS Blending Brushes, Brads

Hello Kitty!

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a clean and simple one layer card made using my never before used (NBUS) Newton's Birdhouse set from Newton's Nook stamps.  After stamping my image, and saying, in memento tuxedo black ink, I colored it using Castle Arts pencils.  The only embellishment I used was a clear 3D glaze pen to highlight the hearts on my card.

Challenges entered:

 

Inky Paws Challenge #175 - One Layer Card 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #39 - Use Your NBUS 

Show Us Your Pussycats #78 - Anything Goes Option Friendship/Love 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Newton's Nook

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Neenah White

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, Sakura 3D Clear Glaze Pen

PIP 2224

 

 Sponsored by The Cutting Cafe

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Hello and welcome.  Today starts another challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies  and this week we are being sponsored by The Cutting Cafe.  I would like to thank them for providing the design team with the templates we are using this week.  For my card, I am using the PDF version of the Polo Shirt card.

I started out by printing my template onto Neenah white card stock before scoring, then cutting out, my template.  Taking a retired Stampin Up striped stencil, I blended some Tim Holtz stormy sky distress inks over it using my Picket Fence Studio blending brushes before stamping the sea life pattern in broken china distress ink using some long retired Hero Arts mini stamps I had picked up years ago at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and never used.  Once the pattern was finished, I stamped my saying also from a retired Hero Arts saying set in memento black.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #39 - Use Your NBUS 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2022 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

Gem of a Craft Challenge Wk 12 - Anything Goes 

Stay Crafty With A Blog Named Hero June - By The Sea 

Crafty Calendar June - Anything Goes 

Outlawz Festive Friday June 10 to 15th - Thinking Of You theme 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs to leave them some love.  While you're at it, join in our challenge this week.

Stamps: Hero Arts

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky, Broken China

Card Stock: White

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Stencil, PFS Blending Brushes

Oh What Fun

Hello and welcome.  I would like to apologize for it being a bit between posts.  I've still been dealing with a nasty migraine (again thank you Mother Nature) and long haul COVID issues.  On top of these add the stresses/expenses of normal life and it adds up to one....whale....of a month so far.  The only thing that seems to be keeping me sane, besides medication, is my stamping/coloring/card-making.  I've been forcing myself to color at times to try and get my mind off of all my health issues AND try to keep my memory from fading too much (another long haul COVID present).  Although I am completely vaccinated, and boosted, I did get the rare breakthrough infection since I have underlying health conditions.  I cannot STRESS enough to please, please, please get your vaccinations and boosters for COVID.  My doctors keep telling me without those, I would have ended up in the hospital, or worse, from my infection.  Ok, off my soapbox now.

I'm playing along with the Fan Club Christmas Card challenge over at Splitcoaststampers this month. In order to play along, you do need to be a member of the Fan Club, so check out the details here.  For my card, I decided to pull out a retired set from The Cat's Pajamas that I picked up last year when they discontinued their clear sets and just hadn't used yet (NBUS).  After stamping it in memento tuxedo black on Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before stenciling my cloud background using a Picket Fence Slimline Cloud stencil, Picket Fence Blending Brushes, and some Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink before layering and adding brads.  I finished off my card with a 3D glaze pen highlighting parts of my stamped scene along with a small pre-made red bow.  I'm really happy with how it turned out.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #39 - Use Your NBUS 

Peace On Earth Christmas #17 - Anything Goes Christmas Optional Inspiration Board 

Christmas Kickstart #63 - Pawfectly Pawsome Christmas 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #598 - Anything Goes Christmas 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas #117 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 23 - Anything Goes Coloring 

Christmas Craft Creations June - Trees (my tree is in the car)

 

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge

 

 

Christmas Kickstart Challenge

 

Christmas Craft Creations
 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great rest of your weekend.

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky Distress Ink

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Brads, Bow, Glue Dots, PFS Slimline Cloud Stencil, PFS Blending Brushes, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens