More is More

The Dirty Dozen Gallery opened this morning at Splitcoaststampers and the Director, her Royal Rubberness Julie, announced some Ch-ch-ch-changes!  They have added some challenges for Fan Club members to go along the monthly Gallery theme – how FUN!!   I was so honored to find out that Julie included a More is More challenge based on mine during Dare to Get Dirty Week.  🙂  If you’re a Fan Club member click here to read all about it.  If you’re not a Fan Club member and you enjoy anything at all about Splitcoaststampers I strongly encourage you to join.  The administrators of the site are determined to keep it a free site and it’s quite expensive to keep it running as it continues to grow and grow.  Your Fan Club membership helps to support the site.

I didn’t have any big goals to complete today…not feeling the best and kind of laying low…so I decided to try the DD Sketch Challenge.  I had so much fun making this card!

With the sketch in mind I grabbed Big on Christmas and the new Wintergreen designer paper that I just got yesterday.  I matched up the dp with some Sage Shadow and Soft Sky cardstock and immediately knew I wanted a strong accent color for some pop.  Real Red was my choice for this Christmas card.  Having the colors, layout and stamp set picked out, it became a matter of playing with all the details which is what I enjoy most.

The letters in “snow” are colored with my Signo white gel pen and then glittered with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (super sparkly).  That was inspired by a swap card I received from the ever lovable JanTink.  The snowman face was stamped on Shimmer White cs and colored with markers and cut out.  It’s popped up on double thick foam tape.  I pulled out an old retired BG stamp – Stipple Plaid and inked it up with Sage Shadow ink for a tone on tone BG on the card base.  The Soft Sky scallop edge was done with an SU corner rounder with the guide taken off.  This card seemed to be begging for faux stitching and I complied – LOL!  The cross-stitch is actually a Doodlebug rub-on.  The little “joy” is from the retired Perfect Endings set (I just love that little set) and the heart is covered in red stickles.  A couple of tiny red K&Co. sticky rhinestones from eclectic Paperie are added to accent the little sentiment.  I think my favorite part though is the three big brads at the bottom.  They were silver and I colored them with a red Sharpie – I love the red metallic finish.  I fiddled forever with buttons, brads, rhinestones and pearls trying to figure out that last little element.  Now that it’s all finished I am loving this slightly non-traditional Christmas color combo.  I hope to do some more of the Dirty Dozen Challenges soon.  I hope you’ll check them out and play too.