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Dare To Get Dirty

Yesterday started Splitcoaststampers annual Dare To Get Dirty challenges.  I'm honored to be an alumni of the Splitcoast design team (aka the Dirty Dozen!) and made this sample for one of the challenges today -- Edna Morrisedie's which you can find HERE if you are a Splitcoaststampers Fan Club Member.  You must be a Fan Club Member in order to see and participate in the challenges -- you can find details about the Fan Club HERE.

I used JustRite Stampers' You Are My Anchor stamp, which was perfect for this challenge!  I colored the world globe with these Copic markers:

After coloring, I thought the colors were a bit too bright (shown on the left), so I toned them down by using Copic W1 over the top (right globe).  I framed the globe with the 2" round JustRite sentiment, stamped onto Gina K's Pure Luxury Ivory cardstock and die cut with Spellbinders Labels Sixteen.  I die cut a circle out of the center and popped the sentiment up over the globe. 

Some lace and seam binding bow tied with a button finish this 5.50" card.  I hope you'll visit Splitcoaststampers and participate in one of these fun challenges this week -- they through Friday, August 5!

I'll be busy stamping the next few days -- Gina K's sneak peek and August release party is Tuesday, August 2, so I hope you'll check back for that!

Stamps: JustRite Stampers You Are My Anchor, 
Paper: Gina K Designs Pure Luxury Ivory & Kraft, Pink Paislee Daily Junque-Map
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, ColorBox Creamy Brown
Copic Markers: B21, B23, G21, W1
Accessories: Spellbinders Labels Sixteen & Classic Circle Nestabilities, May Arts 1.5" ivory crocheted lace, aqua seam binding, ivory button, 3D Foam Squares, sewing machine + thread

Pear Twinchie Magnet

I have one last (for now!) Twinchie refrigerator magnet to share with you, using one of my favorite Lockhart Stamp Company images, Pears:

I stamped the pears with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto an Inchie Arts Ivory Twinchie Square and then colored with the Copic markers listed below.  Here's a step-out of how I colored the pears.

First, I base coated the pears with Y21:

Next, I colored the rest of the pears with YG61:

Then I used the Y21 to go back and blend the two colors together.  Next, I added depth and shadows with YG63:

And then used YG03 to blend the darker YG63 into the rest of the pear.  I really like the depth of color this gave the pears.  Next, I used my 0.1 Copic Black Multiliner to add a table/horizon line to the Twinchie and finished coloring with the entire image.

I placed a black layer behind the Twinchie Square of Gina K Designs Pure Luxury Cardstock Black Onyx and then mounted that to Gina's Fresh Asparagus cardstock die cut with Spellbinders Labels Three Nestabilities.  Inchie Magnets mounted to the back finish off my refrigerator magnet!

I'll be back tomorrow with a sample I created for Splitcoaststampers Dare To Get Dirty challenges that started today!

Stamps: Lockhart Stamp Company Pears (#2068)
Paper: Gina K Designs Pure Luxury Cardstock-Fresh Asparagus & Black Onyx
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
Copic Markers: Y21, YG61, YG63, YG03, B0000, B000, T2, T4, T6, E30, E31, E35
Accessories: Inchie Arts Assorted Twinchie Squares (Ivory) & Inchie Magnets, Spellbinders Labels Three Nestabilities,

Twinchie Lemon Magnet

Hello! I'm back again today with another Twinchie refrigerator magnet ... I told you a felt a series of these coming on!

 

This pretty Lemons and Bay Leaves image is by Karen Lockhart. I stamped it on Copic's X-Press It Blending Card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored it with these Copic markers:

Speaking of Copic Markers, there are only a few days left in July that you can still purchase Copics at the current pricing. On August 1 the MSRP of Copic markers goes up, but until then you can still get current pricing at Ellen Hutson LLC! And while you're there be sure to check out the tool category, where everything is automatically 20% off (no code needed, until the end of today, July 28) ... including the ruler I used and mention below!

Next, I couldn't bear to not use the whole image on my magnet, so I trimmed the image into approximately a 1-3/4 inch square around the image so it would fit onto my Inchie Arts 2-inch Twinchie Square! Next, I did some faux stitching on the image, using Tim Holtz's Design Ruler and a paper piercer, and then connected the holes with Copic's Gold Atyou Spica Glitter Pen.

I used Copic G24 to color the edges of the white Twinchie Square and then mounted my trimmed out image to the Twinchie. Gina K's Sweet Corn cardstock die cut with Spellbinders Lacey Square Nestabilities frames the image. The thickness and weight of the Twinchie matboard gives the magnet good stability. Of course, on the back of the image/cardstock are Inchie Magnets to hold it on the refrigerator!

I hope you'll enjoy making some of these for yourself! ~Sharon

Stamps: Lockhart Stamp Company Lemons and Bay Leaves (#2093)
Paper: Copic X-Press It Blending Card, Gina K Designs Sweet Corn Pure Luxury Heavy Baseweight cardstock,
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
Copic Markers: Y11, Y15, Y26, G21, G24, G28, E30, E31, E33, B0000, W1; Gold Atyou Spica Glitter Pen,
Accessories: Inchie Arts White Twinchie Squares & Inchie Magnets, Spellbinders Lacey Square Nestabilities

Zen Back-toSchool Apples

 
It's almost that time, isn't it?  Kids will be going back to school before we know it and Karen Lockhart's apples reminded me of that!  I tried my hand at a new (for me) artform recently, Zentangle.  It's basically just doodling within a stamped image and was TONS of fun!  I hope you'll join me today in Ellen Hutson's CLASSroom to see how easy it is -- you'll find all the details about this card there!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Sharon