Seagull Birthday

I made this card using the Splitcoaststampers Technique salt challenge and the MFT Sketch #343.

For details on the salt technique, check out this tutorial.  I used three shades of oxide inks that I sponged on white card stock, then spritzed with water and poured on the sea salt.  When dry the sea salt was scraped off.  The sea gull scene was created with the My Favorite Things Seaside Seagulls., the images colored with Copic markers. All of the dies are by MFT and the birthday sentiment if from the MFT Essential Sentiments stamp set.

Blessings,

DJ

Sailing Birthday

The Splitcoaststamper Color Challenge colors this week are: 

Pacific Point
Wild Wasabi
Delightful Daffodil

For the Color Challenge, I did a wash of inks on the background and added splatter with the SU Itty Bitty Background stamps.  The dies are all from My Favorite Things and the water colored sail boat is from the Our Daily Bread Designs Sail Away set.

Blessings,

DJ

Let's Celebrate

I combined two Splitcoaststamper challenges this week, the Inspiration and the Technique Challenge.

For the Inspiration Challenge I chose this image.  The flower was made with the Heartfelt Creations Tattered Blossoms (Retired) and stamped in MFT Pineapple ink.  The stamens were cut out with the stamen die in the HFC Flowering Dogwood Die set.  The leaves were stamped and cut out with the HFC Delightful Daisies set.

The technique challenge was to use bubble wrap as a stamp, so I inked my bubble wrap with MFT Periwinkle and stamped on white card stock.  I cut out a sentiment from the HFC Classic Petunia Paper Collection.

Bessings, 

DJ

Snowman Forest

The Splitcoaststampers Free For All Challenge this week is to make a winter card.

I used the Heartfelt Creations Snow Kissed Paper Collection for the background, trees from the HFC Snow Kissed Spruce Cling stamp and die set were sponged and glittered and the snowman from the HFC Frolicking Frosty Cling set was colored with markers and a blender pen and glitter glue accents added.

The sentiment is from the HFC Festive Holiday Cling Stamp set.

Blessings, 

DJ

Christmas Deer

The Splitcoaststampers Ways to Use it Challenge is to use scoring on a card.

For the challenge, I used paper from the Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Paper Collection for the background and the deer panel.  The background was scored with my paper cutter.  The trees were cut with the HFC Snow Kissed Spruce Cling stamp and die sets and heavily glittered, as well as the holly from the HFC Festive Holly & Cardinals Cling Stamp and die sets.

Close up of trees.

Close up of holly.

Blessings, 

DJ

Christmas Lantern

The Splitcoaststampers sketch challenge for the week can be found here.

The background designer paper and sentiment strip are from the Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Paper Collections.  Two snowflakes were cut out from the HFC Snow Kissed Flakes and Tag Die set, one in white and one in pale blue and glued  behind the lantern and holly.  The lantern and holly are from the HFC Festive Holly & Cardinals Stamp and die sets.

The images were colored with markers and a Tombow blender pen and accented with glitter.

Glitter was added to the paper also to give more sparkle.

Blessings, 

DJ

Cardinal Christmas

The Splitcoaststamper Color Challenge colors this week are:

whisper white
cherry cobbler
garden green

I used paper from the Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Paper Collection for my background and cut the sentiment from it also.  The medallion was cut from the Festive Holiday Die.  The fence from the HFC Festive Gate Cling stamp and die sets was cut out and pieces trimmed to fit my design, and the rest of the images from the HFC Festive Holly Collection were colored with markers and glittered and added to the scene with foam tape for dimension.

Blessings,

DJ

Blue Poinsettia

The Splitcoaststampers Technique Challenge this week is DIY Plaid.

I created two plaid backgrounds, one with teal and green highlighters and a yellow marker on white paper, and the second, the teal highlighter and teal marker on teal paper, I made the teal plaid into a frame for the poinsettia.  The poinsettia was created with the Heartfelt Creations Sparkling Poinsettia Cling stamp and die sets, sponged with teal ink and glittered, the poinsettia shaping tutorial can be found here.  The frame and banner die are by My Favorite Things and the sentiment is by Power Poppy.

Blessings,

DJ

Bird of Tidings

The Splitcoaststamper Featured Stamper this week is Weekend Warrior and I chose this card of hers to cas.

I used a Penny Black bird slapstick stamp which was heat embossed and water colored with Stampin Up markers and a water pen.  The sentiment is from Verve and the background pieces were embossed with embossing folders.

Blessings,

DJ

Otter Love

The Splitcoaststamper Inspiration Challenge can be found here and the MFT Sketch here.

I used the sketch for my layout and for the inspiration challenge, I chose to water stamp on blended oxide ink with a water sprayed background stamp (MFT Whimsical Waves Background).  All of the dies used are from My Favorite Things.

The sweet otters from the MFT BB Otterly Love You stamp set, were heat embossed and water colored with Stampin Up markers and a water pen.

Blessings,

DJ

Frosty and Friends

The Splitcoaststampers Free For All Challenge is Christmas in July.

I created a foldout card with the Heartfelt Creations white 6x6 Foldout Card, the panels were cut out from the HFC Snow kissed Paper Collection and trimmed with a HFC Delicate Border Basics die.

The poinsettias were made with the HFC Sparkling Poinsettia Stamp and Die sets and the snowmen are from the Frolicking Frosty stamp and die set and trees are from the HFC Snow Kissed Spruce Stamp set, lots of chunky glitter was added.

The flourish medallion behind the snowman was made with the HFC Festive Holiday Die.

The inside panel was made with the new HFC Festive Holly & Cardinals Stamp and die sets.  I cut the Festive Gate Cling Stamp apart to create a smaller fence for my lantern.

The back panel with paper from the Snow kissed paper collection.

Closeup of glitter covered snowmen.  Coloring was a combo of sponging and markers.

Blessings, 

DJ

Snowman

The Splitcoaststampers Ways to Use it Challenge is to use a fence in your project.

For the challenge, I used the new Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Paper Collection for the background, the fence was stamped and sponged in grey and is from the HFC Festive Gate Cling stamp set.  The wheel and holly are also from the Festive Holly Collection and the snowman if from the HFC Frolicking Frosty Cling set, all were stamped in Momento Black and sponged and Crystal Lacquer was added to the cardinals and holly.

Blessings,

DJ

Comfort and Joy

The Splitcoaststampers sketch for the week can be found here.

For the sketch, I started with the Heartfelt Creations Sparkling Poinsettia Paper Collection.  To create the curved insert and lace borders, I used the HFC Fleur Border Basics Die.

The tag was cute with an MFT die and stamped with the sentiment from the HFC Sparkling Poinsettia Candle stamp set.  Glitter  and Nuvo Crystal drops were added to the designer paper for more sparkle.

The poinsettias were created with the HFC Sparkling Poinsettia Cling Stamp set and dies and the holly was made with the retired HFC Ornamental Add On die set.  The flowers were stamped in black and sponged in SU Watermelon Wonder and MFT Lemon Drop.

Blessings,

DJ

Otterly Great Birthday

This week I'm playing along with the My Favorite Things Sketch.

I used the shaving cream technique to create the balloons with shades of lime and teal re-inkers, the balloons are the MFT Die-namics Balloon STAX.  All of the dies are from MFT and the otter and sentiment are from the MFT BB Otterly Love You stamp and die sets.  The backgrounds were created with MFT background stamps.

The otter was colored with Copic markers.

Blessings,

DJ

Dove Pocket Card

The Splitcoaststampers Technique Challenge is to make the front page of a cardboard roll album.

I used the album cover as a tag holder in my card.  All of the designer paper is from the Heartfelt Creations Flowering Dogwood paper collection.

The flowers were made with the HFC Classic Petunia stamps and dies and HFC I cannot tell a Lilac Prills with glitter.  The lace piece was made with the HFC Decorative Medallion Die.

The details of making the cardboard album holder/ tag holder can be found here.  I sponged the holder and added a distressed piece of designer paper, as well as an HFC tag with a seam binding knot.  This tag holder would also be great for holding a gift card.

Distressed tag.

Card without tag holder.

Blessings,

DJ

Foxy Birthday

The Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge this week is to use pattern paper.

Super fun to pull out the paper pads for this Penny Black critter card.  I dry embossed the designer paper and heat embossed and water colored the sweet critters.

All of the dies used are My Favorite Things Die-namics.

I added a sprig die and a teal colored button tied with a twine bow.

Blessings,

DJ