Sneak Peeks and a Dirty Girl Give-Away!!

Guess what? The Dirty Girls have each volunteered to send one of their gallery projects to a Fan Club Member! So that means there will be 12 Dirty projects stimulating the US Postal Service sales each month and ending up in the hands of a Fan Club Member! Each Dirty Girl has chosen one specific project to give away.

The good news is all you have to do is leave a comment on that project to be randomly chosen! The bad news is you won't know which project it is so go with your gut (or maybe your favorite project) leave a comment or two or ten and it could be yours! Have fun! Good Luck! Hope it's YOUR mailbox filled with Dirt! You have two weeks to comment from the day the gallery is revealed.

Here's a sneak of several of my projects. Gallery opens at 12 midnight CST!

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I Really Made That?

Every month there is a challenge issued to the current Dirty Girls and Alumnae, I've done one since I've been on the team. This month I thought I'd play along.....oh brother! Here is what we had to do.......

March is a time to usher in new things. Afterall, Spring comes in March! So, I have a fun challenge for you. This month we are going to do a Featured Stamper challenge. Who is the featured stamper? Well, YOU are!

This month, you are going to choose the oldest card in your gallery (or at least one on your very first page of uploads)... and you are going to CASE it!

Here is the catch... just like the regular featured stamper challenge, you are going to change at least three things on your card (i.e. different colors, different stamps, different embellishments), but we want to be able to see the subtle changes.

Ok, are you ready for this? I don't have the card anymore...I probably sent it to some poor soul who no doubt wondered what was I thinking!!! I tried to copy the picture from SCS but it wouldn't let me...so before you go any further, you MUST follow this link and view the original card! Seriously, at the time I probably thought it was good!





Thanks to all the wonderful stampers on SCS, lots more toys!... I've learned and grown, and I'm happy to show my updated version!
As you can see, I used the same two sets, changing from a "snow" scene, adding in some ground cover and small rocks from Cornish Heritage Farms. It's all colored with Copics, I masked the truck then airbrushed the "forest" floor and sky.

The windows of the truck are cut out and filled with Matte Accents by Ranger to look like actual glass. I stamped another pine tree on a scrap piece of cardstock, colored it and airbrushed, then fit it behind the windows (behind the entire card front) so it looks like you're looking right though to the trees behind the truck!

Keyword: DCFSC0309 in the SCS gallery...c'mon, have a look. I think this will be fun!!

Stamps: Loads of Love/Loads of Love Accessories/Lovely As a Tree-Stampin UP!, Ground Cover/Small Rocks-Cornish Heritage Farms
Paper: Georgia Pacific white, Prism Blush Red dk
Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black-Ranger
Other: Copic markers, Copic ABS, Matte Accents-Ranger, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, craft knife, white/silver gel pen

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To A Cat...

this would be the ultimate Valentine's Day card!! *grin*

The 20th of each month, the Dirty Dozen Alumni host a challenge. Last month I was just too overwhelmed with my first month being on the team! This month however I've got it under control.........easy peasy *wink* Here are the guidelines for this month.

• Challenge Focus: A Valentine's Day/Love-y Dove-y card



• Required Element: Texture!! Anything you can *feel* (ie: Fun Flock, Crystal Effects, Embossing/Debossing, velvet ribbon...



• Restricted Element: No RED!! Pink is ok...but no red...let's see what other colors we can use for Valentine's Day!
  

Guess it's my silly sense of humor, but I picked the cute cat so proud of his present, from Whipper Snapper. It's colored with Copic markers, masked and airbrushed. I tried a trick on the cat I learned from BC Sherrie on her blog using blending solution.

The card is a "Z" fold...basically, fold the card like normal then fold back the front. I used a small circle punch for the corners. I think there is plenty of texture going on here don't you?!! The black layer is "fauxed" by taking my black Copic marker around the edges of white cardstock.

supplies:
stamps: Just For You Cat by Whipper Snapper
ink: Black Soot Distress by Ranger
paper: Georgia Pacific white, Prism Island Mist med, Sunflowers lt
other schtuff: Copic markers, Copic ABS, Blending solution, circle punch, Cuttlebug/embossing folder, Spellbinders Large/Small Labels, twine, foam dimensionals

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Wash Day and Cards?

So what would a washer and dryer
have to do with making a card?

Be sure to check out the DD Gallery
on SCS tomorrow
to find just what inspired us this month!
What makes a house a home...
(you must be a Fan Club member to view gallery)

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A Sneak Peek, Dirty Style

This Christmas, Splitcoast is giving a gift to you! Every 15th of the month, they unveil a new Dirty Dozen gallery as a thank you to the Fan Club members. Today they're doing something different, they're opening the December gallery for everyone to enjoy. Visit the home page today for more details.

And...........guess what??!! I get to share a peek of one of my cards that will be in that gallery! Yup! You read it correctly!! I'm part of the "Dirty Dozen" , the Splitcoaststampers Design Team now!! (and making history, I might add....but you'll have to visit SCS to see that!)


Each month, members of the Dirty Dozen are given a design challenge. The best of their creations are added to a special gallery that Fan Club members can visit for ideas and inspiration. The new gallery is announced the 15th of each month. So, from now through May, I'll be on the Dirt Pile having fun!

See you on SCS.....and, Thanks for stopping!