More Dare to Get Dirty 2010!

Altered Art, Chipboard/Illustration Board, Chunky Art, Dimensional Flowers, eclectic Paperie, Grunge Paper/Board, Home Decor, Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, Sizzix Alterations, Stampers Anonymous, Studio 490, Techniques 15 Responses »
Jul 202010

clip_image001I hope y’all had a great day yesterday!  I was able to get out in the yard after the storms and do some more digging.  The Master Plan is coming along nicely and I plan on having an update for your tomorrow!  Now don’t get too excited and lord knows, don’t hold your breath, but there has been a little progress. clip_image002   In the mean time, let’s get down and DIRTY!

It’s Dare to Get Dirty Week at Splitcoaststampers!  If you’re a Fan Club Member this is your chance to play along with Dirty Girls, past and present, in a ton of fun challenges.  If you’re not a Fan Club Member, this is the perfect time to become one!   (You can get all the info you need at the previous links.)

We’d love to have you play with us this week!  There are 33 challenges to choose from – play one or play them all!

My project today is a sample that I’ve created for Debbie Fisher’s challenge.  You can find all the details about the challenge here!

You know I’ve been having a blast altering 2x4s.  Well . . . .  how about a 4×4!  I was at Kate’s a few months back when they are building their fence and picked up a small piece of a 4×4 out of the yard.  I actually had to sneak it out because she was saving them for projects in her science classes.  The one I grabbed happens to be 4” tall too!

4x4 plain

For some time, I’ve wanted to do a project with one of my favorite sentiments from Paula Best.  It’s called Live Every Day and is a quote from Melissa Etheridge, “Live every day in this journey, music heals, speak true.”

This project is for all of us who have had, currently have or will have cancer.  I’m sure we have all been affected by this disease either personally, a family member or a friend. We must remember to live strong and always speak true!

Side 1

Speak True 1

Side 2

Speak True 2

Side 3

Speak True 3

Side 4

Speak True 4

All the flowers are made with Grunge Paper that has been covered with designer paper before die cutting. The 4×4 was also covered with designer paper with the excess sanded off, and the sides sponged with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Inks. The butterflies are made with Grunge Paper and brads were inserted for the bodies. I wound some black wire around the back of the top brad for antennae. The flower centers are vintage buttons I found in my stash.  The chipboard letters were inked and then over stamped with an Anna Griffin Background.

Well that’s all I have today! As long as the weather holds I’ll have a Master Plan update for tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by and remember . . . life is short, enjoy the adventures of today!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

Posted by Sherry Cheever at 8:34 pm

Total Eclipse of the Heart!

Alcohol Inks, Altered Art, Graphic 45, Grunge Paper/Board, Home Decor, Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, Spellbinders, Techniques, Wrinkle-Free Distress 7 Responses »
Jul 192010

Good Monday morning.  How was your weekend?  I spent the better part of Friday and Saturday working on The Master Plan.  Things are coming along nicely and changing more than I first thought.  Mr. Stodgy has really gotten into the project and comes home each day with something new.  I’ll have more of an update for you later.

On Saturday I showed you my Spellbinders Blog Frenzy Projects.  This is my second project from that day, a wall hanging I call Total Eclipse of the Heart.  Today I want to tell you how I put this project together.

TotalEclipse

The backing is a Grunge Board page from one of the idea-ology books.  I added a wood shelf along the bottom using some hobby wood trim that I found at Michaels.  It was painted black, sanded in spots to look worn, and then inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. 

To make the Grunge Paper embellishments, I die cut/embossed Spellbinders™ S4-299 Fallen Angel and S4-298 Antiquities, two of the new dies from Spellbinders™.  You can see my step-by-step instructions on die cutting/embossing Grunge Paper and pictures of the new dies here.

The wings were covered with Picket Fence Distress Crackle Paint and then sponged over with Old Paper Distress Ink to enhance the cracks.  The sword and Fleur de Lis were sponged in Black Soot and the embossed areas were highlighted with gold acrylic paint.  Because there were already two holes at the top of the Grunge Board page, I added one more to hold the Fleur de Lis on with brads.

The crown was die cut/embossed twice, but I didn’t remove the open die cuts from the back layer of the crown.  That layer was inked in red and the top layer of the crown (with all die cut areas removed) was painted with gold acrylic paint.  To add some interest I applied some brown and black ink and rubbed on some Green Patina Perfect Pearls.

Because I was playing on the song, Total Eclipse of the Heart, I had a wicked idea that the hanging needed a bottle of love potion.  When in Orlando I picked up the medicine bottle stamp from the Just For Fun® booth, just for this purpose.  I’ve been stashing the plastic containers that stamps come in, and decided it was perfect to use for the bottle.  I stamped the image in Archival Jet Black, cut it out and then colored on the back with blue Alcohol Ink.

The sentiments were generated on the computer and then die cut/embossed with different Spellbinders™ labels.  I remembered an old rusty key that I had picked up some where, grunged up some silk ribbon to tie on the key, and added it along the top of the wood shelf.

Thanks for stopping by today and remember . . .  life is short, make the most of the adventures that come your way!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

Posted by Sherry Cheever at 4:30 am

Spellbinders Paper Arts BIG Event Day Five!

Altered Art, Chipboard/Illustration Board, Chunky Art, Dimensional Flowers, Grunge Paper/Board, Home Decor, Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, Spellbinders, Stampers Anonymous, Studio 490, Techniques 115 Responses »
Jul 162010
Posted by Sherry Cheever at 8:04 pm

Just For Fun Friday!

Challenges, Copic Markers, Holidays, Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, Masking, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Techniques, Thanksgiving/Fall 14 Responses »
Jul 162010

Good Friday morning!  Wow it’s hard to believe that Friday is upon us once again and the week seems like it flew by.  Of course I have been rather busy this week . . . . Master Planning and all!  That’s going to be a post for another day as it seems the Master Plan has grown some what . . . uh huh  . . .  and not by me!  Raised beds . . . pavers . . . . black mulch . . . . 6’ tall trees . . .  yep, lots to tell!

Okay we already know that it’s Friday and of course, that means that it’s Just For Fun® Friday.  This week the colors are

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We would love to have you play along with us!  You don’t have to use Just For Fun® stamps, especially if you don’t have any yet.  However, if you do play along, you might just be the lucky winner of a $50 shopping spree!   All you have to do is make a card/project using the above colors and post a direct link on the Just For Fun® Blog.

For further inspiration, you should also visit the blogs of the other Designers. They’ve got some awesome projects to share with you today.

Broni Holcombe
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry
Roni Johnson
Glenda Brooks
Beth Moore
Margarita Ybarra
JFF Blog

These colors remind me of fall and pumpkins.  Even though it’s hot and humid right now, I couldn’t help myself on this one.  I even made a scene . . . . I can’t remember the last time I did that . ..  oh wait I did make a scene on the 4th, but I’m not talking about that type of scene.  I actually combined two different stamps, did some masking and then colored with Copic Markers.

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That’s it for today.  Tomorrow is my day in the big Spellbinders reveal.  I am so excited with my projects and just know you’re gonna love them!

Thanks for stopping by and by golly, life is short . . . do as you damn well please and enjoy the adventure.  I sure am!!!!!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

Posted by Sherry Cheever at 4:30 am

Just For Fun Color Challenge #19!

Challenges, Faux Postage, Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, Sewing/Stitching, Techniques 11 Responses »
Jul 092010

Good Friday morning!  I have a number of thoughts running through my head at the moment.  One in particular is a sentiment I saw the other day . . .  Someday my cowboy will come.  I like that . . . nope, I LOVE that sentiment!  I think it will be on a card real soon!  I wrote it on the white board above my desk so I wouldn’t forget . . . . Smiley from millan.net  I’m feeling BAD, very very BAD!!!!

I suppose I should get serious for a minute.  Today is the Just For Fun® Friday Color Challenge after all!  Now I have to admit that I picked the colors this week and I had a horrible time with them.  Many, many ideas went into the trash and the one I really wanted to do . . . well, let’s just say that it didn’t work either. 

JFFCC19

We would love to have you play along with us!  You don’t have to use Just For Fun® stamps, especially if you don’t have any yet.  However, if you do play along, you might just be the lucky winner of a $50 shopping spree!   All you have to do is make a card/project using the above colors and post a direct link on the Just For Fun® Blog.

For further inspiration, you should also visit the blogs of the other Designers. They’ve got some awesome projects to share with you today.

Broni Holcombe
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry
Roni Johnson
Glenda Brooks
Beth Moore
Margarita Ybarra
JFF Blog

Since I bombed on my major idea, I thought it would be fun to try my hand at Faux Postage.  If you’ve ever been to a stamp convention when JFF is there and you’ve stopped by the booth,  you’ve seen the Faux Postage Demo.  It is by far the best demo I’ve ever seen and I’ve never ever tried it.  There’s a great tutorial on the Just For Fun® Blog that Sandy Sandrus did for us.

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That’s all for now!  Thanks for stopping by and remember . . .  life is short, make the most of the adventures that come your way.  I sure as hell am!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

Posted by Sherry Cheever at 4:30 am
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