CONGRATS TO OUR RANDOM WINNERS:
DECOART PRIZE PACK WINNER: Letha Richardson
and TOTALLY TRACY/DARE 2B ARTZY WINNER: Viki B!
please send your shipping address to [email protected] to claim your prize and THANK YOU TO ALL who participated in our Dare To Create challenge. Stay tuned for more FUN!
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The challenge has been set and by the support of so many for this collaboration HERE.
Here are the Dares set forth by each of us!
I dare Andy Skinner to:
- Color outside his drab (I mean antique/distressed) style and hit those primary vibrant colors. No cheating and mixing the primary paint colors! Andy, embrace the magenta’s, turquoise, YELLOW and everything bright and cheery. You might as well put your shades of brown aside Mr. Skinner.
- Bonus points for using hearts and flowers!
- I highly recommend 3 cocktails minimum before attempting
- Share your techniques!
- Take photos of your work space as you go along 🙂
- Free to use black & white
- Deadline March 9th!
- Color Palette chosen just for him…
I know all you Andy fans are out there and I am ready to take on the Master of steampunk/industrial! I have to say that I am nervous!!! (but never let them see you sweat! I can see lots of wine and painting now just to ease into this!
And my Dare as set for by Andy…….
I dare Tracy Weinzapfel to:
- Join me and enter the dark side, if only for a brief spell during this challenge, experiment with earth tone colours rather than sticking to those awful sickly in your face…oops (I mean bright colours) that you are normally accustomed to. Put those rose tinted glasses down girl, the challenge is on!
- Bonus points for: The use of cogs or anything with an industrial element.
- 3 cocktails?.. are you serious?……. I have seen you drink Tracy Weinzapfel so lets make it 6!
- Please control that cackle laugh 😉
- Free to use black & white
- Deadline March 9th!
- Color Palette chosen just for her…
Tracy has a wonderful style, when you view her work it honestly instantly makes you feel happy, uplifted and ready to take on anything…. (shame her personality does not match!) 😉
Thank you Andy for your kind words. If my artwork can make you smile anything is possible. 😉 Cheers my Friend!
We have sponsors for this awesome challenge! Special thanks to………………DECOART who is generously giving away:
– 12 regular Fluid Acrylic colors, 1 Metallic and 2 Interference
– 2 Antiquing Creams
– 2 Misters
– Matte Medium, Modeling Paste, Black Gesso
– Crackle Glaze
– Ultra-Matte Varnish
– Andy Skinner’s new stamps from STAMPENDOUS
– Assortment of Andy Skinner stencils
Also, two sets of Tracy Weinzapfel’s new stamps from DARE 2B ARTZY will be given away!
How do you enter?
There are multiple ways you can enter:
- Like our Facebook Pages: Tracy Weinzapfel Studios and Andy Skinner and leave us comments to cheer us on!
- Leave a comment on this post for us to read!
- Share this post with your friends!
- Follow us on Instagram: @twstudios and @andyskinnercrafts
- Tag us on Twitter: #andyandtracy
- Please make sure to sign up for DecoArt’s Mixed Media newsletter HERE: http://decoart.to/medianews
Ready set……….let’s get our DecoArt Mixed Media Paint on! Cheers!
Now this is going to be fun! You are both very talented artists, and I love both your styles for different reasons. Xx
Yay!! The challenge has begun!! I can’t wait to see what comes form the two of you facing these new hurdles! heehee I have to be neutral and cheer for both teams as I love both of your styles!!(should have been in politics-right?LOL)
Paint on Tracy! xo
ps…I shared the heck out of you two- you are all over my Pinterest board,FB,and Google- if I had the others- I’d share there too!! good luck you two!
THANK YOU!
This is going to be fun, Tracy and Andy!! I love both color pallets. Cheers to fancy flowers and steampunk!
GO GO GO you guys, this is so much fun! Can’t wait to see the results 🙂
You guys are so serious! Hope you have a wonderful investigation into other color palettes!
Let the fun being, paint brushes and wine bottles at the ready, GO!
This is so much fun. Andy and bright colors and flowers! I gotta see this. I know Tracy can do anything she sets her mind to!
Can’t wait to see how this challenge turns out, sounds like fun!
Loving this! Can’t wait to see the pieces – and after all that wine!
I commented on each Fb page.
I am following both of you on instagram.
I tweeted using the hashtag.
I get the newsletter.
AWESOME Jean!!!
What a great challenge. I can’t wait to see what you come up with. My company motto is “dare 2b artzy” so this is the perfect challenge. I hope all your readers try this challenge along with you. I’m going to attempt it and I don’t even paint.
We thank you for your support Cindy!
So Much FUN…. Can’t wait to see what you make….the colors Andy chose aren’t too too terrible….atleast they are not a bunch on browns. Maybe the black and WHITE will help!!
this is going to be so much fun!!!!
This will be fun~ You got this Tracey!! Following along!
Fabulous fun!
I am going to love this great challenge. Go Tracy.you can do it.
Can’t wait to see what you both come up with. I love both your styles and I’m sure you will kill it!!
GO TEAM TRACY!!
always fun to step out of your comfort zone. Good luck
Good luck to you both…can’t wait to see the finished product
Andy, don’t forget to share your techniques and take photos of your workspace! Tracy, din’t forget to laugh LOTS and laugh LOUD! 🙂 Oh, and bring it! 🙂
*don’t
Sometimes it’s fun to step out of your comfort zone!!! Have fun !
Good luck to each of you. I love both of your styles.
What a fun challenge this is going to be!! I can use all the inspiration to use my stash of deco color paints and fabulous stamps! (jumping up and down) can’t wait, can’t wait!!
Hugs,
Carmen L
This is an awesome Challenge! Just a note, Stampendous has already sold out of and had to reorder Andy’s stamps, so winners will be really lucky to own these treasured products!!
Ooooh, let the paint brushes flow with all colors bright and cheery, dark and industrial. Can’t wait to see what comes! Go Tracy!!!
I am anxiously awaiting the results! Good Luck to you both….and Andy…don’t let the colors hurt your eyes! lol
Good luck to you both x I am looking forward to seeing your creations x
Such Fun!! Andy must be shaking i his boots;). Go Tracy!!
This will be FUN!!
Awesome! I love both your styles!
Woohoo, looking forward to seeing how you work outside of your comfort zones, good luck both of you xx
it will be very interesting to see what you both create.
Looking forward to seeing how you two try to outdo each other. The results will surely be a treat for the rest of us!
Looking forward to seeing what you both create! Your challenges are very entertaining to read.
Love the challenge! Can’t wait to see the art.
Such a fun challenge! I’m looking forward to seeing the amazing results.
As an Artist myself, I sit on both sides of your challenge “fence” cos I do both bright and steam punk! Can’t wait to see how this pans out!
It’s on! This is going to be good! Will we get to see pictures after the six drinks, paint brush in hand? LOL!
whoop whoop I love a good challenge dying to see both your creations x and a chance to win goodies now I am one happy crafter x crafty hugs xmaggiex
I can’t wait to see the fabulous art that is going to come out of this challenge!
You may be out of your comfort zones but you aren’t out of your artistic zones. You both ROCK and I know some amazing work is going to come out of this.
It is so fun to be a witness to this challenge. I cannot wait to see the results of your creative work. Tracy I know you can rock the steampunk style. Andy, it will be so interesting to see your interpretation of the happy side of life. I love the chance to win such great products. DecoArts is really becoming a great product.
Wow! What fun this will be. Love both of you so seeing a color reversal will be so much fun!
I love it!!! You 2 are so fun and this should be a live broadcast – LOL.
We are in the works on more! And will be at NAMTA working in April…that is if we are still talking after this month LOL
I cant wait to see the results from this challenge but I know Andy has so got this one in the bag…. Sorry Tracy, love your work and all 😉
Funny how “Mary’s” email is that very same one of Mr. Skinner!!! Do you mean Andy is half in the bag right now. 😉 LOL!
Winner Winner Andy Skinner!!!
Again “Delilah”….funny Andy has so many surnames….Chicken Chicken Andy Skinner….LOL!
Can’t wait to see your page Tracy!
me too LOL! all a mystery to me an a whole month to work on it…or in my case…the night before 🙂
I can’t wait to see what you both make 😀 I love to get out of my comfort zone. Good luck to you both x
Time for the fun to begin… Hope you both take the time to enjoy the process.. I am looking forward to seeing what you do with the dark side… I can see you brightening it up somehow even if just with your personality.. 🙂 Good luck Tracy!!! You too Andy..
This is going to be so fun! Can’t wait to see the projects!
this is such a fun idea! it will be fun to see the results!
Paintbrushes and DecoArt Mixed Media Fluids will be drawn at Dawn!
It’s going to be fun and funny and looking forward to seeing the results.
It’s also really clever because you are bringing two different styles and artists together so the outcome will be exciting. I hope I have commented everywhere I needed to now lol! Thanks for the chance for the prizes too – would give my eye teeth to get my hands on those, lol, a very odd English saying but fits perfectly.
I’m backing you all the way Tracy – it’s time for the beautiful coclours to be the stars and not grunge! Go go girly!!!! Karen xx
Rose colored cogs!!! LOL Good luck.
what a challenge !! this is very interesting to move out of one’s comfort zone and can open so many new possibilities !!
Sure is going to be interesting to see what you both create 🙂
Whatever happens , the results will be inspirational .xxx
So interested in the outcome love the challenge of being outside your comfort zone. Have fun!
Cogs can be any color! Apparently Andy has spent so much time rusting things he forgot this! LOL! Have fun, I’m sure you will!
This is going to be EPIC!!
What a great idea! I can’t wait to see what you both create!
GOOD Luck to Tracy & Andy on the “Dare to Create” Challenge!!
How E X C I T I N G for You Both!!!
Sounds like fun! Look forward to seeing the results.
Fun! Fun! Fun!
i can not wait to see what comes out of this throwdown!!!
I like both of your FB pages, shared on Twitter and tagged you, shared on FB, rooting you both on on your FB pages, following on Instagram, already receive DecoArt’s newsletter and cannot wait to see what you both create! I know they will be amazing! Fingers crossed because I would LOVELOVELOVE any of these amazing prizes!
Can’t wait to see what the challenges result in – great pallettes and so different to their normal styles
Great challenge – I am sure it will be lots of fun
Go Tracy and Andy Good Luck. This will be fun to watch. Can’t wait to see the creative art that will be showcased.
What a fun challenge! I really enjoy the dialogue between you and I’m excited to see the end result! (Besides, it’s always fun to step outside of your comfort zone… yet you’re both so talented that I’m betting the end results are so great we won’t even be able to tell that it’s not your “usual style”.)
How fun is this challenge..can’t wait to see the final projects
As much as I LOVE Andy Skinner’s style and grunge/tezture, I’m a Tracy girl all the way with this challenge!!!! I know you’ll both knock this challenge out of the ball park and I can’t wait to see the final reveals.
YEAH!! We need wine night for me to practice 🙂
So looking forward to seeing these creations!!
Is it March yet? I want to see some projects 🙂
you mean the fluffy bunnies was not real LOL 🙂
Wow, that is some dare! Quit curious what you are going to make! Inky greetings, Gerrina
I can hardly wait to see what you create. So inspiring that you are challenging yourselves to try something different.
Loving the start that Andy has made, do you have any sneaky peaks for us too Tracy?
More Coming soon! I did post one the other day on my blog: https://tracyweinzapfelstudios.com/art-journal/decoart-mixed-media-textures/
Wow, the battle of the drunken crafters! I’m looking forward to seeing the results!
Cheers to that!
You
are
BOTH
SO
MUCH
FUN!!!
Can’t wait to see what happens on the DARK side and the BRIGHT side 🙂
You guys can’t be the only ones to have fun! We all ought to try using a different color palette and style. Get out of our comfort zone sometimes!!
So cool. Love to see how you both create something out of your comfort zone!
Can’t wait to see what you both come up with!
I can’t wait to see what great projects both of you amazing artists will complete.
I can’t wait to see the results of this challenge. Tracy and Andy…do you guys ever have art challenges like this for your followers? I think it would be interesting to see how many people create art with a limited list of materials. Good luck to both of you
Stay tuned for more collaborations…that is if we are still talking to one another in a month 😉 We do want to inspire participation 🙂
Wow, what a challenge! I cannot wait to see what you create!
What a great idea for a challenge!
Loving this challenge can’t wait to see the progress
This looks like so much fun! I can’t wait to see the results. thanks for the chance to win!
What a fun challenge! With alcohol!
Cheers to that!
What a fun challenge! Bravo to you both as some artists won’t publicly explore outside their comfort zone! The lighthearted nature of this, and the fact that you both are AMAZING TALENTED artists reminds me that’s what all this is supposed to be about…FUN! I’ve been hesitant to participate (post pics of my completed lessons) in some online groups…but if Andy can do bright colors and flowers..(snicker)..then I’d be pretty silly not to participate fully too! Good luck to you both (You got this Andy!;-)..YOU GUYS ROCK!
Thanks Lisa!
What a fun challenge! I’m enjoying the sneaks and the conversations.
I love both of your creative art. I can ooh and ahh over Andy’s incredible pieces, but my love is color, color, color. This is going to be so much fun. May the best colors win.
and I forgot to mention that I belong to andy’s blog and deco art’s. Will see you on facebook shortly.
Love all your art! What an awesome challenge- I can’t wait to see how the two of you tackle sure opposite color palettes. I love the giveaway too, and would be over the moon to win and use those products in my own art creations! Thanks for the opportunity.
Cool challenge! Looking forward to seeing what you all create.
This is a fun challenge.
Amazing challenge!
Thank you for the chance to win the HUGE prize pack, too!
Found my way here via Seth Apter and am thrilled to have found both of your pages! I am now following you both on. Facebook and have signed up to receive your emails!
Awesome! I just saw Seth’s post! THANK YOU!
What a great idea and ty for the awesome giveaway
Love this giveaway! Thank you!
How different the challenges will be. Have fun!!!
Such awesomeness! Two of the best in a craft challenge. Bright flowers and hearts vs. Dark metal and grunge. And thank you for the chance to win some craft items so we can create after all this inspiration. 🙂
Woohoo Been a long time fan of both of you so this will be fun to see you switch..
Looking forward to seeing the results!!
Great challenge! I can’t wait to see what both you create 🙂 The giveaway is an amazing bonus! so love artist acrylics and have not tried Decorart’s . Love, love… Andy’s stamps and stencils and Tracy’s new stamps!
I liked both FB pages too!
Can’t wait to see the results of the challenge! Would love to win this package so I can try new colors, techniques and stretch myself beyond my comfort zone and palette!
Ha! Use hearts and flowers! This is going to be fun. Can’t wait to see the finished pieces!
this challenge is getting interesting and fun. thanks for letting share in the experience of blending two art styles.
We are having fun!
This is going to be so much fun to watch… And sorry Andy but I’m a massive Tracy fan … Love her style, colours, MMM. Enjoy
WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is going to be fun to see what you two come up with.
Looking forward to seeing how this turns out!!!
I do love this idea. I am sure the outcome will be wonderful. I did this with journal pages once. I wanted to make a page in some of my favorite artists styles and did a page for each. It was fun and a good way to stretch my abilities.
I just discovered both your websites and FB pages. Can’t wait to see what you come up with. I tend to work in dark colors and I love Andys videos.
This is going to be fun!
Love Andy’s oiece! Is that the right red, Tracy? Looks a little too cheerfully bright. Wish you two would post more to your blogs…for those of us who aren’t on Facebook.
Hi Nan! I keep posting as much as I can and will continue to do so! I think he grunges his red down but I refuse to do that 😉
I cannot WAIT to get my hands on this Deco Art media line!!! I enjoy both of your art pieces. Thanks!
Thank you! and you will love the line!
Yay! I can’t wait to see what you both come up with! I absolutely LOVE the Deco Art Media products!
Love your 20 Q&A segment, so fun, I giggle all the way through. Looking forward to more challenge art.
Glad you enjoy!
Fantastic and fun challenge! I can’t wait to see all the art
What a great set of questions this round!! Love your answers!! heehee
♥ Glad you enjoyed!
You two are starting to be my obsession! You could do 20 questions everyday, I am enjoying them so much! But why was Andy nude at 4:30am outside his hotel room? Must have been quite a party!
At Donna I try not to have him elaborate for fear that his stories may become my new nightmares replacing the spiders LOL!
I love these 20 question posts, they’re so fun!! I’m really liking both Andy’s and Tracy’s art with the challenge colors
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I will read that as you like Tracy’s art better 😉 We enjoy them too!
I love you guys….you Rock!!!!
Excited to see both pieces of art from these challenges! Love both your styles!!!
So much fun! You two are having a great time at this and it is wonderful to watch the two worlds collide! lol! Go Tracy! (sorry Andy! haha)
No sorry needed to Andy Mary…Team Tracy ♥
Love the 20 question!!!
so glad you did!
You are both so funny. Love your art styles and look forward to the challenge! You are both genuine people and your art is also genuinely you. You have inspired me to create as well!
Andy is good but…..You got this, Tracy! Just “Bring It” <3
woo hoo!!
Let the fun begin. Can’t wait to see you two create out of your comfort zones. Another glass of wine please.
So waiting for the Fun to Begin…I have liked, Shared, done it all and I am ready. for this great Challenge. Rockin it Tracy I know you can doit.
Thanks Sharon! I hate to disappoint!
Now that I’ve gotten to know both of your art styles I can’t believe the color pallets you have chosen for one another! Talk about stepping outside your comfort zones. I can’t wait to see the artistic creations your each come up with.
I am kinda nervous myself but don’t let Andy know that 🙂
Looking forward to seeing what you both come up with! Great pARTy!!!
Can wait to see the pictures from both of you!!!!!
Great job