Die-Namites August Sketch and Dare Challenge

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Hi everyone, I'm introducing the Die-Namites Dies Sketch and Dare Challenge this month over on the Die-Namites blog.  To participate in this month's Sketch & Dare Challenge  Create a project using this sketch

 

There are THREE WAYS TO ENTER
the Die~Namites Monthly Challenge

 

• Entry #1 YOU MUST....use at least one Die~Namites Die in your creation.
• Entry #2 USE the sketch! It can be interpreted (loosely or exactly) as a card, layout or altered piece!
• Entry #3 INCORPORATE the dare into your creation.

Each participant will receive one entry into our random drawing for each entry into the challenge.

 

You have until the last day of the month to post your creation on your blog, with mention of the Die~Namites Die used and a link back to the Die~Namites Dies blog.

 

Link your blog post, using Inlinkz, to the Die~Namites Die blog.

 

 

A random winner will be chosen from eligible participants for a $25 Gift Certificate to Die~Namites Dies.

 

For my card I used these awesome dies from Die-Namites:

Ivy Corner Die

Heart Doily Die

Over on the blog I'm sharing with you a tutorial on how I used Washi Tape on this card.  I hope you have  a chance to go check out the post.  

I love seeing things you create using my tutorials or project share. Please use the following handles in social media to insure that I get to see your creations:
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Full of Wonder Mixed Media Layout

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Hi everyone, I hope you're having an awesome week so far.  Today I'm sharing a mixed media layout of my niece Emily. I recently took this photo at Easter and the expression on her face is so precious. She's just oozing with sweetness.   I thought that the tag on the right from Marion's Mad Tea Party Collection said it all "Wonder, For the Curious At Heart the Wanderous Mind, and the Adventurous Soul"

I decided on Marion's Motley Collection  & Junque & Gems, because there are so many elements that can be fussy cut from this collection. The festive color palette was perfect for my sweet Emily! 

I used scraps from recent projects, and took this opportunity to fussy cut the elements that could be used as stand alone pieces  then cut banners from the rest. This is a great way to eliminate scraps.  Individually these small elements seem insignificant, but when clustered together, they really make a statement.

 

I used a neutral baby blue paper for the background, and then applied a few mixed media techniques to give it texture and depth.   I stuck with the hot pink tones so that my photo would really pop.  

I'm seriously in LOVE with Gold right now, and decided to spray paint some generic paper doilies with Krylon's Metalic Gold Spray Paint.  I love how they look inside my embellishment clusters, and the gold matches this collection perfectly! 

I placed my title in the bottom left hand corner inside another embellishment cluster. Her eyes were so bright in the photo I decided to include that reference in my title   "Blue Eyes Full of Wonder".  The title card was part of Mairon's Scarlet Digital collection.   

We would love to see what you have created with Marion's gorgeous lines. Don't forget to #MarionSmithDesigns when you share your Marion Smith Designs Projects in Social Media.  

Thanks for stopping in today. 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomoms.com 

DESIGN TEAM CALL REMINDER:   - deadline for submissions is May 30, 2014. Here is the link with all the details!

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Midas Touch Tag by Tonya Gibbs

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Hi everyone it my day over the Die-Namites Blog.  Check out the blog for some fantastic inspiration from other Die-Namites DT members. 


Lately I've been on a "BRIGHT" and "SHINNY" kick!   For some reason the more vibrant the better. I'm usually more of a vintage shabby chic kind of girl.   I've found that experimenting with these different colors has really kick started my creative juices.

Today I would love to share my Midas tag. I'm noticing a shiny gold trend in the scrappy world, from dipped leaves to feathers. Seems like a shinny surface is supper chic these days! 

I started with a little gold here and there, and before long my tag started to look like it was kissed by King Midas himself. 

Today I used the Swirly Butterfly and the Leafy Branch dies from Die-Namites.

 

I used the Swirly Butterfly die on orange cardstock, then used a Versa ink pen to heat emboss  "Queen's Gold" embossing powder from Ranger Ink.   I love how it looks like he is molting.    The filigree flower was originally antique gold, and I used the same embossing powder on it.  The button finished off my focal center perfectly!

 

I think it is unexpected to see rich gold leaves. So I did the same embossing technique on the Leafy Branch cuts. Don't they look like 24k gold?   

  

I want to challenge you to unleash your inner Midas, and gold plate your next Die-Namites project!

Thanks for stopping in today.

Tonya Gibbs
http://www.psychomoms.com

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