SUO137 Snowman Fun

Hello Friends!   

It’s time for the new SUO137 “Cards or Gifts for Children” Challenge – create a card or project for children for the Christmas holiday or any other holiday of your choice.

I have to admit, this was a tough one for me...since we no longer have young children in our family, I do not have many current “cutesy” Stampin’ Up! sets... so I decided to go with punch art (I used Pinterest for inspiration and there are so many great ideas out there :-))

I hope you will have a chance to check out my sister Design Team member samples at the SU-Only Challenge site, pull out your Stampin’ Up! supplies and create your own “Stampin’ Up! Only” project for our challenge gallery. 

I am also linking to the Dragonfly Journeys #34 "Do You Wanna Build A Snowman?" Challenge (thanks, Jeannie for letting me know about your challenge) :-)  

This is a very easy card to make:

Punch two circles from Whisper White cardstock for the snowman’s body, the arms are from Early Espresso cardstock using the Tree Builder Punch, the hat is created from the 1 ⅜” Square Punch and a few scraps of cardstock, the holly is from the Bird and Owl Builder Punches and the carrot nose was cut free-hand.

The sentiment banner is from the White Christmas stamp set (stamped using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with the Delightful Dijon Stampin’ Write Marker).

Quick and fun- do you think a child would enjoy this card? Or maybe even an adult who likes snowmen?  I know I giggled as I made this card so hopefully someone would like to receive it :-)

Stamp Sets:  White Christmas

Ink:  Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Smoky Slate (sponging around the body); Stampin’ Write Markers-  Delightful Dijon and Sahara Sand; White Gel Pen

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Delightful Dijon, Cucumber Crush, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Big Shot™, Decorative Dots Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sponge Dauber, Punches- 1 ¾” and 2 ½” Circle, Bird Builder, Owl Builder, Tree Builder, 1 ⅜” Square

Thanks again for stopping by and we hope to see your Stampin’ Up! Only project in our “Cards orGifts for Children” Challenge gallery!  Hugs and have a blessed week, my friends!

SUO132 Floral Birthday- Five Stamp Sets, Eight Punches

Hello Friends!   

It’s time for the new SUO132 “Punch It Up” Challenge to create a card using one or more punches.

I decided to pull out all of the punches (lol!) and used multiple punches along with their coordinating stamp sets.

I also am incorporating the Splitcoaststampers’ CC542 Color Challenge (Elegant Eggplant, Cajun Craze, Delightful Dijon and Mossy Meadow) as  well as the TLC552 “Floral Frenzy” Challenge.

I hope you will have a chance to check out my sister Design Team member samples and create your own Stampin’ Up! Only project for our gallery.

 

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock, trim again and mount onto the Elegant Eggplant card base.

Stamp the images from Flower Shop, Petite Petals , Papillon Potpourri and Teeny Tiny Wishes onto Whisper White cardstock using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink.

Use an AquaPainter™ with ink from Stampin’ Write Markers to color the images- Delightful Dijon for the butterflies, Cajun Craze for the Flower Shop flowers and Elegant Eggplant for the Petite Petals.

Punch the butterflies out with the Elegant Butterfly Punch, the Flower Shop flowers out with the Pansy Punch and the Petite Petals out with the Petite Petal Punch.

Punch the sentiment out with the Word Window Punch and use the Hexagon Punch to create the banner. 

Use the Word Window Punch to punch out two additional pieces- one from Cajun Craze cardstock and the other from Elegant Eggplant cardstock (creating banner points in each with the Hexagon Punch) and layer behind the sentiment.

Create a 2” tag from Whisper White cardstock using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and stamp the Gorgeous Grunge element with Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink.

Use the Banner Triple Punch to create the banner at the bottom of the tag and add a layer of Cajun Craze and Elegant Eggplant to complete the tag.

Mount the tag onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Use the Bird Builder Punch to create the Mossy Meadow petals and layer behind the flowers.

Add the sentiment, flowers and butterflies to the card front.

Adhere a few Pearls to the sentiment and the butterflies to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Flower Shop, Papillon Potpourri, Petite Petals, Gorgeous Grunge, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black , Elegant Eggplant, Stampin’ Write Markers- Cajun Craze, Delightful Dijon, Elegant Eggplant

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Elegant Eggplant, Mossy Meadow

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Punches- Pansy, Petite Petal, Bird Builder, Word Window, Hexagon, Elegant Butterfly, Scallop Tag Topper, Banner Triple

So there you have it- five stamp sets and eight punches!  

Thanks again for stopping by and we hope to see your Stampin’ Up! Only project in our “Punch It Up” Challenge gallery!

A Floral Birthday- A Color, Sketch and Designer's Choice Challenge :-)

Hi Friends!

I had a chance to create a card last night that using the Create with Connie andMary CCMC374 Color Challenge along with The Paper Players  PP264 Sketch Challenge and the Can You Case It?  CYCI#88 Designer's Choice "Anything Goes" Challenge. 

Again, I hope you will take the time (if you have not done so already) to visit the above challenge sites to check out all of the Design Team entries as well as the galleries- tremendous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Ink the retired background stamp, En Francais using Calypso Coral Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Watermelon Wonder card stock.

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Finishing Touches Edgelit™ to cut out the strip from Whisper White cardstock, add to the bottom of the panel along with a scrap strip of Calypso Coral cardstock.

Emboss a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock with the Honeycomb Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and use a sewing machine to add the embossed panel to a piece of Calypso Coral cardstock.  Trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Ink the honeycomb background from Butterfly Basics with Blushing Bride  Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock, trim and stitch to a piece of Calypso Coral cardstock for the horizontal strip in the sketch. 

Add this panel to the stamped panel created in the first step and mount to the card front.

Ink the floral image from Butterfly Basics using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Color the image using Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral and Watermelon Wonder (using an AquaPainter™ behind layers to soften the edges).  Add a few white highlights to the flower center with the White Gel Pen.

Create a loose mask from scrap paper to cover the flower and stamp the honeycomb image using Blushing Bride Classic Ink.  Add the canceled stamp image using Watermelon Wonder Classic Ink and a few shadows to all of the images with the Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker.

Trim the panel and mount onto Blushing Bride cardstock, trim again and mount onto Calypso Coral cardstock.

Mount the panel onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Ink the butterfly using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, color with the Blushing Bride and Calypso Coral Stampin’ Write Markers and punch out with the Elegant Butterfly Punch.

Add the butterfly to the card front (I used Hot Glue for this step and part of a dimensional behind the butterfly).

Ink the sentiment with Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, punch out with the Word Window Punch and add a layer of Blushing Bride and Calypso Coral cardstock (also punched with the Word Window Punch and all three punched on the end with the Hexagon Punch to create the banner points).

Adhere the sentiment to the card front and add the Pearls to the corners.

Create a Calypso Coral bow with the Bow Builder Punch and mount to the card front along with the Antique Brad to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Butterfly Basics, Papillon Potpourri, Teeny Tiny Wishes, En Francais (retired)

Ink:  Stāz-On® Jet Black, Blushing Bride, Watermelon Wonder;  Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Watermelon Wonder, Sahara Sand; White Gel Pen

 Paper: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral

Accessories: Big Shot™, Honeycomb Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Finishing Touches Edgelits™ (retired), AquaPainter™, Sewing Machine, Punches- Elegant Butterfly, Bow Builder, Word Window, Hexagon, Antique Brad, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a glorious day and stop by tomorrow for the new SUO Challenge!

Snowman Soup- Wishing You A Merry Christmas!!

Hi Friends!

I wanted to share with you another card that I created using the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (SNSS) Snowman Soup stamp set along with Holly Jolly Christmas stamp set for the Mojo413 Sketch Challenge (although I am too late to link to the actual challenge site) along with the Splitcoaststampers’ F4A286“Three Cheers” Challenge (use 3 die cuts or punches), CCC15 Christmas Card Challenge (Feb15 theme is snowmen)  and the WT548 "Coffee or Tea- Which Do You Prefer" (or Hot Chocolate) Challenge :-)

Although I do drink coffee occasionally, I have to "doctor" it up with Hot Chocolate so a true coffee drinker would say "That's not coffee at all!" - lol!!  So, I guess, Hot Chocolate would be my choice of drink :-)

Again, if you have not already done so, I hope you will find the time to visit the above links to check out their wonderful Design Team entries as well as all of their galleries!

This card was extremely easy to make:

Sweet 'm Sassy Stamps- Snowman Soup, Holly Jolly Christmas

Use the Big Shot™ to emboss the background paper with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder (retired Stampin’ Up!) and stitch this layer to a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock.  Mount the entire panel onto the white card base.

Stitch a coordinating piece of background paper to a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock for the upper layer of the sketch and adhere the 5/8” Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon triple bow.

Punch out three circles from Chocolate Chip cardstock and add the three circles of background paper (also punched and mounted onto circles of white cardstock).

Adhere an embossed piece of Real Red cardstock to Chocolate Chip for the vertical layer of the sketch and add the three punched circles.

Stamp the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps Snowman Soup image using a waterproof black ink and color with water brush and water based markers.  Carefully cut out the image (I decided to fussy cut but there is a coordinating Snowman Soup die set from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps  as well).

Stamp the sentiment from Holly Jolly Christmas with black ink and create the banner points with the Hexagon Punch or by hand.

To assemble the card- add the stitched layer with the bow to the card front, mount the vertical strip with the three punched elements using dimensional foam, add the Snowman Soup image and Holly Jolly Christmas sentiment with dimensional foam.

Add a few Pearls to the center of the snowflakes on the punched images and the snowman’s hat to finish off the card.

Snowman Soup

Holly Jolly Christmas

Stamp Sets: SnowmanSoup, Holly Jolly Christmas ( both SNSS)

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Sahara Sand

Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, retired DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, retired Square Lattice and Pretty Petals Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders,  Punches- 1”  and 1 3/8” Circle, Hexagon; retired 5/8” Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, Pearls

So which do you prefer- Coffee, Tea or Hot Chocolate?

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and have a great day, my friends!

John 3:16- For God So Loved the World

Hi Again Stampers! 

I wanted to share another card that I created last night for the Our Daily Bread Designs ODBDSLC229 Pastel Color Challenge along with the MojoMonday Mojo#387 Sketch.

Again, if you have not visited the above sites, I hope you will find the time to do so!  Great Design Teams and wonderful inspiration from their galleries :-)

To create this Clean and Layered (CAL) card:

Ink the Chalkboard John’s image using retired Midnight Muse Classic Ink and stamp onto retired Bashful Blue cardstock.   Trim around the image and mount onto a piece of retired Midnight Muse cardstock. 

Use the Big Shot™ with the Zig Zag Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of retired Bashful Blue Designer Series Paper (DSP), trim and mount onto a piece of Midnight Muse cardstock, trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Using the Big Shot™ emboss a piece of Barely Banana cardstock with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Trim and mount this panel onto a piece of Midnight Muse cardstock, add a piece of Wisteria Wonder Designer Series Paper (DSP) to the bottom (round the corners before adding with the 3/8” Project Life® Corner Rounder Punch) and round the corners of the Midnight Muse layer using the punch as well.

Add a piece of Lace and retired 3/8” Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon to hide the seam.

Mount the Chalkboard John’s image to the panel and add the rolled flowers and branches (Scallop Circle Punches were used to create the rolled flowers from Wisteria Wonder cardstock – see basic tutorial here and the Bird Builder Punch as used to create the leaves from Pistachio Pudding cardstock). 

Add a piece of White Tea Lace Paper Doily to the upper right hand corner and adhere the Midnight Muse paper bow (created with the Bow Builder Punch) along with the Wisteria Wonder rolled rose and hand cut leaves from Pistachio Pudding cardstock scraps.

Add the Pearls to the corner to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Chalkboard John’s (Our Daily Bread Designs)

Ink: Midnight Muse

Paper: Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding, Wisteria Wonder,  retired Barely Banana, Bashful Blue and Midnight Muse; retired Bashful Blue DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Zig Zag and retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Punches- Scallop Circle Punches- ⅞”, 1 ¼”, 1 ½”,   3/8” Project Life® Corner Rounder, Bow Builder, Bird Builder; Pearls, retired 3/8” Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon, White Tea Lace Paper Doily, lace from my stash

Thanks again for visiting- have a wonderful weekend, my friends!! 

Card Concept #26- A New Design Team and Anniversary Challenge :-)

 Hi Stampers!!

Woohoo!!  This is my first card as part of the Design Team at The Card Concept and the  #26 Challenge is their One Year Anniversary Celebration!  

I will be designing under the new "Mixed Media" category (along with the talented Yoonsun Hur) and am thrilled to be part of this wonderful Design Team! 

In case you are not familiar with the challenge, The Card Concept is a bi-weekly challenge that has an inspiration photo along with a number of design styles that you can choose from to create your card- Clean and Simple, Clean and Graphic, Clean and Layered, Shabby Chic, Freestyle Collage, Classy and Elegant and Mixed Media (see here for the style descriptions).

I loved the romantic feel of the inspiration photo and used the colors and flowers images to inspire the creation of my card :-)    I hope you have a chance to check out The Card Concept Challenge  site- choose a style and join in on the fun!!

To create this card:

Apply Gesso to a piece of Whisper White cardstock and allow it to dry (you can use the Heat Tool to speed up the drying process).

Once dried, apply Gelatos™ (Bubble Gum, Guava and Bubble Gum) to the background, add water and use your finger to smooth onto the background.

   

Ink the Notable Notions script stamp using Jet Black Stāz-On® Ink and randomly stamp over the background. 

Use a honeycomb stencil with a palette knife to apply Wendy Vecchi® Crackled Texture Paste to the background.  

Allow the texture paste to dry-  use a Mini Mister to apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Festive Berries, Pickled Raspberry Worn Lipstick Distress Inks over the texture paste.

Once the background panel is dry, adhere a portion of a paper doily to the upper right hand corner.

Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock, trim again and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Create the rolled flowers using Blushing Bride and Marina Mist cardstock (use Scallop Circle Punches- One from Marina Mist using the 2 ⅜” Scallop Circle Punch, Two using Blushing Bride cardstock using the 1 ¾” Scallop Circle Punch and Two from Blushing Bride and Marina Mist using the 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punch).  

Hand cut a spiral from the outside edge of each scallop circle toward the center of the cardstock, scrunch the cardstock to break up the fibers and hand roll the flowers and adhere to the center of each scallop (I used Hot Glue to hold the flowers together)- here is a basic tutorial from Splitcoaststampers :-)

Create the leaves using the Bird Builder Punch from Wild Wasabi cardstock, crease in the center of each leave to mimic veins.  

Adhere the leaves behind the flowers and mount the flowers onto the card front (I used Hot Glue to attach the flowers as well as the leaves).

Using your finger, lightly apply Gesso to the flowers and add a bit of distressing.

Stamp the sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, trim and create the banner points using the Hexagon Punch.

Add the sentiment to the card front.  Adhere the Pearls to the corners of the card as well as the sentiment to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Occasional Quotes (hostess set), Notable Notions

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Jet Black Stāz-On® Ink , Gelatos™ -Bubble Gum, Guava and Bubble Gum , Ranger® Tim Holtz® Festive Berries, Picked Raspberry and Worn Lipstick Distress Inks 

Paper: Whisper White, Blushing Bride

Accessories: Gesso, Wendy Vecchi® Crackled Texture Paste, Punches- Hexagon, Bird Builder, Scallop Circle- 2 ⅜” , 1 ¾” , 1 ¼”; Paper Doily, Pearls, Palette Knife, Honeycomb Stencil (not sure of manufacturer)

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- again, I hope you will find the time to visit us atThe Card Concept and join in on the fun!!

Hope- A Color Challenge with a Technique "Twist"

Hi Stampers!

I wanted to create a card using the CQC261 ColourQ Challenge and decided to incorporate a version of the Alcohol Marker Marbling Technique (hence, the "Technique Twist", using Stampin’ Write Markers versus the alcohol markers).  

Also, you would normally use glossy cardstock for this technique, but since the challenge needed Very Vanilla cardstock, I decided to go ahead and give it a try :-)   One thing I noticed is that the regular cardstock soaks up most of the ink so you do not have the ability to allow the ink to spread (nor the chance for a second print) as you do with the glossy cardstock.  

If you have not had a chance to visit the ColourQ Challenge site yet, I hope you will find the time to do so- as always, great Design Team samples as well as tremendous inspiration from the gallery of submissions!!

To create this card:

Using the same steps as the technique for alcohol markers (see tutorial here), apply the Stampin’ Write markers directly onto the plastic bag- Island Indigo and retired Dusty Durango and use a Sponge Dauber to apply retired Kiwi Kiss Classic Ink.

Mist the ink on the plastic bag with Rubbing Alcohol and lay the piece of Very Vanilla cardstock over the moistened ink.

Repeatedly stamp the sentiment image using Chocolate Chip Classic Ink over the newly created background (re-inking after each stamping) and using Island Indigo Classic Ink, add a bit of additional distressing using the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge.

Carefully cut the sections apart, use a Sponge Dauber with Chocolate Chip Classic Ink to apply ink over the edges and adhere to a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock. 

Mount a piece of Island Indigo cardstock to the Chocolate Chip card base.

Ink the Gorgeous Grunge stamps using retired Dusty Durango , Kiwi Kiss and Island Indigo Classic Ink. 

Mount the two sentiment panels flush with the card front and add the third panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.   

Create the rolled roses from Island Indigo and Dusty Durango cardstock (use the 2 ⅜” , 1 ¾” and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punches- punch the scallop circles, hand cut a wavy spiral from the outside of the scallop circle toward the center, use the Bone Folder to curl the edges of the petals a bit, roll up from the outside edge and adhere using Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive or a Hot Glue Gun).

Add the rolled flowers to the card front along with the Chocolate Chip leaves to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Gorgeous  Grunge, Natural Beauty (retired)

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Island Indigo, retired Dusty Durango and Kiwi Kiss; Stampin’ Write Markers- Island Indigo, retired Dusty Durango

Paper: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Island Indigo , retired Dusty Durango

Accessories: Sponge Daubers, Punches- 2 ⅜”, 1 ¾” and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle, Bird Builder; Plastic Bag, Rubbing Alcohol  

Thanks again for visiting- have a terrific Tuesday, my friends!

Bible Verse Memory Album- Prov 17:17 A Friend Loves at All Times

Hi Stampers! 

I am working on organizing my craft storage area and decided to create a project using some of my retired “stash” :-)

This album was created for the Word Art Wednesday Challenge#148- Anything Goes along with the Splitcoaststampers Divine Design Bible Verse  #BVC14 Challenge. 

I am a little late getting started for the Divine Design Bible Verse Challenge (it started in January and the goal is to create one card, scrapbook page, project a month with a verse that you memorize so at the end of the year, you have memorized at least twelve verses).  

This album has six hearts (twelve “pages”) and was perfect for the entire year!

I love the idea of this monthly challenge so I plan on creating additional cards/projects for the rest of the year.  

I will post each page as a separate post so I can link the Splitcoaststampers gallery to the specific post- here is the first page of the album as well as the overall picture of the project.

The verses used are free digital images from Word Art Wednesday (downloaded into My Digital Studio (MDS) and printed onto Very Vanilla cardstock).

The basic steps are as follows:

Using retired Beau Château Designer Series Paper (DSP), cover the chipboard with Tombow Mono Liquid Glue and adhere the DSP.

Using MDS, position the verses onto the page to allow the best use of space to allow cutting the images out with Framelits™, punches or as banners.

 “Antique” the DSP using Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Distress Stain (Tea Dye and Vintage Photo) and add 3/8” Venetian Crochet Trim along with 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon (retired) or Early Espresso cardstock.

Create the rolled flowers from cardstock and DSP (I used Pink Pirouette and Hello Honey cardstock as well as Baja Breeze retired DSP) using punches- 2 ⅜”, 1 ¾”  and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punches.   Spiral cut by hand a wavy line from the outside of the scallop toward the center and roll up to create the rose (hereis a basic tutorial from Splitcoaststampers). 

 “Antique” the flowers using Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Distress Stain (Tea Dye and Vintage Photo) and punch out the leaves using the Bird Builder Punch from Early Espresso cardstock.

 Front Page/Page One:

“A friend loves at all times” Proverbs 17:17

In addition to the elements noted above, add a piece of White Tea Lace Paper Doily (“antiqued” with Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Stain)  along with Pearls.

Darken the words of Memories with Watercolor Pencils and cut the verse out with the Big Shot™ using the Project Life® Cards and Labels Framelits™.

Stamp Sets:  None, Verses- free Digital Images from Word Art Wednesday

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Stain

Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Pink Pirouette, Beau Château DSP, Baja Breeze DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Project Life® Cards and Labels Framelits™, White Lace Paper Doily, Punches: 2 ⅜”, 1 ¾”  and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle, Bird Builder, 3/8” Venetian Crochet Lace Trim

Thanks again for visiting- I will be posting the remaining pages in separate posts

Have a great week and God Bless!

DTGD14PattyG Be Still and Know

Hi Stampers!!

This card was created for one of the hostesses at this past week’s Dare To Get DirtyChallenge at Splitcoaststampers.  This is an annual challenge that participants are able to not only have fun creating cards but also the possibility to receive prizes from the member companies :-)

Again, to participate in the Dare To Get Dirty Challenge, you have to be a Splitcoaststampers Fan Club Member, and if you are not a FanClub member, here is the link to learn more about joining. 

While the Splitcoaststampers site is free to visit and access most of the areas, there are many benefits to becoming a Fan Club member and for the $25.00 a year membership fee (approx. 6.5 cents a day), you can help support this wonderful stamping resource!  I personally visit this site several times a day- so for me it seems to be a terrific bargain!!  And no, I do not receive a commission if you sign up- lol!!,  I am just one of their unofficial “cheerleaders” since I love the site so much- between the galleries of wonderful inspiration, free tutorials, forums and challenges- this site has helped me immensely with my journey into the world of papercrafting!

One rule of participation in the Dare To Get Dirty Challenges is that the actual challenge details are secret to all except the Fan Club Members…I can share the card but not the details on the actual challenge (unfortunately, any details on this card will reveal the challenge details, so if you have any questions, please let me know in the comment area).   

Stamp Sets: Avian Toile (retired), Retired Stampin’ Up! Scripture

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Crumb Cake, Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Collections- Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Smoky Slate; Stampin’ Write marker- Crumb Cake

Paper: Whisper White, Marina Mist, Soft Suede

Accessories: Punches- 1 ¼” Square, XL Oval; Natural Linen Thread, retired Antique Brass Hodgepodge Hardware, 5/8” Gold Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for stopping by- I will be sharing additional cards throughout the day that were created for this past week’s 2014 Dare To Get Dirty Challenge hostess samples…  have a marvelous day and I hope you have a chance to visit again soon!!