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Mar 20 2008

Everything Old is New Again - Dirty Dozen Challenge for March

Published by zindorf under Dirty Dozen Challenges

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Each month Jami puts together a Split Coast Stampers Dirty Dozen Design Team challenge for the Current and Alumni Design Team.   Here are the rules for this months challenge that we had to follow:

Everything Old is New Again!We all tend to get so caught up in the latest and greatest stamps, papers, embellishments, etc that we can get into a shopping (and hoarding) frenzy!  So we have to use old stuff for this challenge.

Challenge Focus: Use one of the oldest stamp sets you own along with embellishments and supplies you’ve had for what seems like forever.

Restricted Element: No stamps, tools, or supplies purchased or obtained within the last 6 months. 
Bonus Challenge: Use a technique or style you haven’t used in a long time, but was a favorite at some point in your stamping past.

Well I followed the rules and just use an old Stampin’ Up retired set Sweet Herb, copy righted in 1999.

I also colored my stamp images with regular Stampin’ Up markers.

The main images were stamped on handmade paper that I made myself many years ago when I went through a paper making stage, lol.  I have been hoarding that paper.

Remember those skelton leaves, ahhh I have a bunch of them in a drawer.

It’s nice to know we don’t need all the latest and greatest to make a wonderful card.

Check out this limited supply list for this project:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Sweet Herbs
Paper: Blush Blossom, Handmade paper (main image panel) and misc. handmade paper (store bought)
Ink: none
Accessories: Stampin’ Up Markers, Ribbon, Eyelets and skelton leaves

If you would like to see all of the DD’s cards for this challenge then check out this link:  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?si=DCON308+&limit=&x=6&y=10

How about you challenge yourself to make a card out of things you haven’t used in at least 6 months, I dare ya!

Hope your day is a mellow one!

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Feb 20 2008

Dirty Girl Challenge for February 2008

Published by zindorf under Dirty Dozen Challenges

Hello and thank you for visiting my blog.  A lot of you have left me some really great comments and well wishes and I so appreciate it!  I’m feeling the love, lol. 

Seriously,  I’ve received a lot of requests for more tutorials, so my plan is to put a new tutorial on this blog each weekend, hopefully Saturday mornings, schedule permitting.  So be sure to check back often and please leave me feed back on tutorials you would like to see.

But for today. . . . . .

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This card was created for the February 2008 Dirty Girl challenge.  Every month on the 20th the new and old Dirty Dozen girls (Splitcoaststampers.com Design Team) do a challenge.

This month we were to use a stamp that was designed by a Dirty Girl, past or present.

I used Mona Lisa (Lisa Stahl) designed Cracked Montana Earth Background Stamp.  It can be purchased at    www.cornisheritagefarms.

I combined it with Stampin’ Up All the Best and Season by Season.
The theme was Spring time colors.

Cracked Montana Earth was the only stamp I had on hand to work with on this challenge so I really had to put my thinking cap on. 

If you would like to see all the cards created for this challenge, check this link out:  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?si=DCS208&limit=&x=13&y=7

Such talented ladies!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Monalisa (Lisa Stahl) Cornish Heritage Farms Cracked Montana Earth, SU All the Best, SU Season by Season

Paper:  Whisper White, Cool Carribean, Lavendar Lace

 Ink:  SU Taken with Teal, Apricot Appeal, Blue Bayou, Distress Ink Peeled Paint, Adirondack Aqua

Accessories:  Stampin up Markers, Eyelets, Post It Notes, Sponge

Recipe:

Stamped Cracked Montana Earth Backgrounder on lower half of Whisper White Card stock with Adirondack Aqua, brayered Apricot Appeal, Blue Bayou, Taken with Teal on top half of card stock.  Put post it notes along horizon line and sponged Adirondack Aqua at edge of them.  Colored Stamp with markers and huffed on it, then stamped it.  Put a shadow on flower and stem with markers.  Stamped sentiment on each corner with Distress Ink Peeled Paint.  Assembled card and added eyelets. 

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