Good Friday morning. Today is the seventh and final day of the Splitcoaststampers Dare To Get Dirty week long challenge event. This event is a special thank you to all of the fan club members who support the site all year long. Have you had a desire to be on the Dirty Dozen design team? This special week of challenges will give you tons of opportunity to be inspired and to show off your wonderful and creative projects right along with the current Dirty Dozen team as well as the alumni team members. Are you a member of the Splitcoaststampers Fan Club? If not go here to check out all the benefits of being a member. If you are a member hop right on over the special challenge forum here.
I have really enjoyed playing in the DTGD challenges this week and have especially loved going back to my roots to create scenes with watercolor, sponged and sketched backgrounds. For my project today I sponged in the water, ground area and sky using Inkssentials ink blending tools, ColorBox stylus handle and foam tips and mini applicators. I added some faint texture to the grassy area with the mini fern stamp from the Kittie Kits Outdoor Master and sketched in a few weeds in the background with a distress marker.
I attached the Grass Border to the back of the frame with double stick tape. I cut off a couple branches from the Tree Frame so it could fit inside the frame, colored it with brown ink and a brown Copic marker and attached to the back of the frame with double stick tape. I applied thin strips of mounting tape to the back of the frame and attached it to the scenic card base. I cut several sections of stems from the Leaves and Stems set, cut off a section of each to shorten and then attached to the branches with glossy accents. I attached tiny flowers from Susan's Sunflower to the tree branches and also to the remaining cut off portions of the stems to tuck in behind the grass. The Tall Grass sections were added on both sides of the frame to soften..
I cut the ducks from the Farm Girl set using white cardstock and sponged them with shabby shutters and wild honey ink. I guess I should have left the larger ducks white and only colored their feet and beaks but didn’t think of it until sitting here writing my post. Oh well! LOL! I cut the legs and feet off the smaller ducks so I could make them appear to be swimming in the pond and then attached them with rolled up glue dots. I couldn’t resist adding the three butterflies to the scene for the finishing touch.
I hope you have been enjoying my DTGD projects this week. I have several more to post over the next few days. Happy Friday and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Card size: 4.25” square
Love your sweet ducks in their natural looking setting!
This is absolutely adorable! I love your soft colors and the awesome pond that you created. Those ducks look so fuzzy, you make me want to pet them!
Adorable!
What cute ducks and look so natural in their natural habitat amazing job Kittie
Oh how cute is this, you mesmerize me dear Kittie. Such a pleasant and peaceful scene, love it.
A wonderful combo of stamping and dies, great detail you have given to the dies too!
Good Afternoon,Kittie. Your sure an outdoor master,and this kit is beautiful. I love how you presented those lovely ducks. so well planned, an so well done….have a good day.
Great work, I LOVE the colors and your coloring. This scene is so precious and peaceful looking. TFS.
What a beautiful scene you have ‘magic-d up’ Kittie. It is a real delight and draws us right into the scene. You can always capture nature so well Kittie,you are a very gifted lady.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Oh, Kittie! I saw this on FB and just had to come over and visit! It’s one of the most adorable cards, and these little ducks are so precious! What a sweet little pond you’ve made for them…I love it, and you are amazing! Thanks for always delighting us with your exquisite artistry, sweet friend! Hugs!