Don't be so serious featuring Art Impressions

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OOO doggy! We are having a heat wave! LOL! It's supposed to be in the 90's all week. I haven't had to turn the AC on yet, but I do believe that nice little treat has passed, but I sure did enjoy the ride while it was happening! See what I did there? LOL! Our current challenge is "Enjoy the Ride". If you haven't entered yet, you have a few more days! So I sure hope you grab your paper and glue and join in on the fun for a chance to win a free stamp set of your choosing!  

I showed you my creation for the challenge last week, so I have something a little different for you this week. I knew I wanted to use #6074 Pickleball Patty, but I wanted to portray her doing something other than pickle ball. So I stamped her and cut her out, but I also removed the pickle ball racket from her hand. While thinking about what I wanted her to be doing, my bestie Dori said the net from #5926 was a good size for her, and it was perfect!! If you watch the Art Impressions blog, I'm sure you're very aware of Dori and her amazing creations! Her brain is so dang creative. I usually say I'd love to spend a day in her brain to watch how it works, but now I'm too afraid to even think about doing that! HAHA! Anyway, she is truly amazing and talented, and I didn't even hesitate to use her idea she gave me! So I simply cut a piece of Copic friendly paper and stenciled in some clouds and added a die cut of a strip of grass. Those cute butterflies are from #5561 Birds and Bugs set. I hope this inspires you to really look at your stamp collection and try to figure out how you could use them in a different way. 

So that's it for me today! Thanks for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!

Love you Bunches featuring Art Impressions

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I hope you're having a wonderful start to the new week and that life is treating you well! Our current challenge right now is "Enjoy the Ride"! So you can enter by using anything at all that you can ride in or on. That includes cute wagons like this one! This is another page out of the Floral Shop book I made using the Holiday Lane collection from Art Impressions! I really do love this collection! I stamped the image from #6197 Flower Delivery onto a Copic friendly paper and then colored it with the markers. That watering can on the facing page is from #6177 Garden Friends in the Story Tiles Collection. The book itself along with the mats were die cut using #6114 Box Village Template Dies. You need this set to make the book as well as the box that holds the book. 

So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!!

Seek Wisdom featuring Art Impressions

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I hope you had a wonderful weekend and are getting a nice fresh start to a brand new week and month. Today I have created a small decoration that you can tuck anywhere to hopefully help inspire someone. This was so quick and easy to create! I started off by grabbing #5902 Mini Scalloped Frame. This is such a cute little frame and I love the added touch of the scallops. I learned that if you cut out the oval frame and turn it on it's side, the new Flower Border Sets (#6186 FG Tulip Border and #6187 FG Poppy Border), they fit perfectly. I wanted to add a small inspirational quote to it, so I reached for #6204 Wisdom Set 2. The beautiful paper is from #6205 Floral Shop PP. This also fits right in with the current "Yellow" Challenge that is still going on! I hope you've entered your creations for a chance to win a free prize! 

So that's it for me today! Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!!

Fresh Flowers Here featuring Art Impressions!

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Happy Memorial Day! I would like to take this time to express my heartfelt gratitude to all the families that paid the ultimate price to protect our freedoms. May God grant you peace and comfort on this important day of honor. 

Today I am showing you another page of the Floral Shop Journal I created using #6196 Fresh Flowers, #6159 Floral Shop Die Set, and #6114 Box Village Template Dies. I stamped the beautiful image onto a Copic friendly cardstock and then used my Copic markers to color them.  

That cute watering can used on the sentiment panel was created using #5336 Garden Mini Dies. I just cut it out twice and pieced it together. So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today and until next time - stay crafty!!

 

Love Blooms Holiday Lane Collection from Art Impressions

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Today I have a page in the book I created using the Holiday Lane Series Floral Shop! These stamps and dies are so beautiful and I just LOVE how they turned out, even if I don't watercolor! I stamped out the images and just used my Copic markers to create it. I hope you get inspired to give it a shot yourself if you don't watercolor either! Here is one of the pages in the book using #6195 Love Blooms along with #6114 Box Village Template Dies. The butterflies are from #5981 My Joy Set and the sentiment is from #5734 Friend Sentiment Set. 

That's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!!

Sending you a smile featuring Art Impressions

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I have a fun card to show you today that I hope makes you smile! I truly love mixing and matching Art Impressions stamp sets, so this challenge was a breeze for me! It's a rare occasion that I only use one set. So many of their sets have awesome accessory stamps that can be used with so many others!! So today, I four different sets to create this card! I stamped out several of the cute Fairytale Houses from #5935 and colored them with Copic markers. I positioned a few of the trees and bushes from #5890 Village Accessories inbetween them to make it look like a cute little neighborhood. After creating a sidewalk in front of them by coloring a strip of gray, I stamped, colored, and die cut one of the cute gnomes from #5785. I just think he emits so much joy and was perfect to send a hello greeting to a friend.

I added a few die cut clouds and a sentiment from #5279 and it was all done! 

So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and I hope you're entering our Mix and Match challenge for a chance to win a free set!! Until next time - stay crafty!!

Copic markers used for coloring:

E000, 00, 11, 31, 33, 35, 41, and 43

V20, 22, and 25

BG10, 11, 70, 72, and 75

Y00, 02, 21, and 23

G20, 43, and 46

YG13, 17, and 21

RV91, 93, and 95

BV000, 01, and 02

T1 and 2

C1 and 2

N2 and 4

I'll always be here for you featuring Art Impressions stamps and dies

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I'm here today to show you a card I made using #6155 Ornate Margin Dies along with #6164 Peony Margin Set. I created a slimline trifold along with a belly band to hold it closed. I created the belly band by stamping the Peony Margin Set onto a Copic friendly paper and coloring it with Copic markers. I then used a paper trimmer to cut it down to size and folded it around the card to make sure it fit. After adhering the ends together, I added a white silk bow to finish it off. Those gorgeous papers are from #6182 Valentines Series 2 Cover PP and the beautiful sentiment is from #5949 Encouragement Sentiments Set. 

So that's it for me today! Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!

Happy Retirement card featuring Art Impressions

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Today I'm showing you a card I made for a friend that recently retired. I really like #4900 Reel Great Guys Set and think it's perfect for a retirement card. So that's what I reached for. I stamped the image onto a Copic friendly cardstock and then colored it with the Copic markers listed below. I kept it very simple and didn't really add any embellishments other than some twine. The gorgeous paper is from #6072 Father's Day PP. Since I matted the papers with Kraft cardstock, this works perfectly for the current challenge #426 Feeling Crafty! I hope you join in the challenge for a chance to win a free stamp set! 

 

So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!!

Copic markers used:

E000, 00, 11, 31, 33, 40, 41, 42, 43, 81, 84, and 87

C1, 2, 3, and 4

W1 and 2

R20 and 27

G40 and 43

BG01, 70, 72, and 75

New Floral Shop Die Set from Holiday Lane Collection from Art Impressions

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I hope you've seen all the amazing creations using the new release from the Holiday Lane Series from Art Impressions! You might have seen a glimpse of this one during Bonnie's live video when she introduced the new set.  I created this box cover using the new #6159 Floral Shop Die Set. I am so excited about this set! I had fun and decorated this one all the way around. How cute is this going to look sitting on display?!  There are a TON of dies in this set...so many that I didn't get a chance to use them all with this creation! Don't forget you need the original #6114 Box Village Template Dies to go along with this accessory set. The original set contains the dies to create the cover as well as the inside book. The paper I used was #6022 Valentines Cover PP & #5741 Valentines PP. The only extra thing I added was the adorable freebie bear. He's available right now when you place an order for $30.00 at Art Impressions! Oh...and don't be like me! I forgot to add the front step into the shop! Sorry about that!! 

I added a window as well as window box of flowers and fence on the sides of the cover. 

On the back, I just couldn't resist adding a door for deliveries! LOL! 

So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit, and until next time - stay crafty!!

You're Never Too Old featuring Art Impressions

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I have a card to show you today that I made for Challenge #425 I See Right Through You. What a fun challenge!!! I want to apologize for the glare on the pictures from the acetate I used. I tried everything and just couldn't remove them. I am NOT very proficient with the tech side of things. LOL! But the card looks pretty cool in person. To make the front, I actually just used one of my cover plates that has a thin frame around it. I cut two of them and sandwiched a piece of acetate between the two pieces. I mean...could it get any easier than that?? I then cut the back of the card making it just 1/4" wider and scoring it at 1/4" to glue to the inside of the front. For the fun Rockin' Granny from #5422 Rock On Laugh Lines, I started by stamping her in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and coloring her with Copic markers which are listed below. I then fussy cut around her so I could place her onto a mini wobble. I mean...a Rockin' Granny needs to be on a wobble, don't ya think? LOL! In order to place her onto the card, I needed a base panel, so I used #5726 Nested Circle Dies and #6045 Scalloped Circle Dies. I cut a set in the same size for the front as well as the inside. 

After adhering the mat to the front of the card, I die cut another white scalloped circle mat and glued it to the inside to hide the adhesive you could see through the acetate. This just gives a cleaner look. I then took the purple scalloped circle and lined it up with the inside white scalloped circle. I added adhesive to the back of it, then just closed the back of the card on top of the purple mat. That assured it would be aligned perfectly with the front and not show through when the card is closed. 

After adding a cute bow to the front and stamping the sentiment on the inside panel, this one was done. So that is it for me today! Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit, and until next time - stay crafty!! 

Copic markers used:

RV91, 93, and 95

Y32

BV000, 01, and 02

B00

W2, 4, and 6

E000, 00, 11, 13, 15, and 18

R11 and 12

Another Round & Round card for the current Art Impressions challenge

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I've got another card today that works for the current Round & Round Challenge that is going on right now. Here's a link so you can enter your project if you haven't already. Just click HERE.  I started out by using the adorable bear from #6103 Baby Keepsake Set. I stamped it onto a Copic friendly paper with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then colored it with the markers listed below. Then I just grabbed some circle die sets. So I used #5064 Double Stitched Circle Dies, #5726 Nested Circle Dies, and also #6045 Scalloped Circle Dies. That pretty patterned paper is from #6057 Baby Girl PP. To embellish the card a bit, I used some hearts from #5721 Nested Heart Dies, stamping the sentiment onto the larger white one. I also added a set of those adorable booties from the set as well. 

So that is it for me today! I sure hope you're joining in on the challenge for a chance to win a free stamp set! Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit today and until next time - stay crafty! 

Copic markers used:

E51, 53, and 55

R81 and 83

V12 and 15

RV91, 93, and 95

Round and Round Challenge card for Art Impressions

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I don't know what it is about cute baby animals, but I usually love coloring them different colors. Call it artistic freedom, or being just plain silly...but you can call it me. LOL! I usually have to color them at least once in a non conventional color. For this one, I chose to go the route of blue and green (I just love that color combination). I started by stamping this adorable giraffe from #6103 Baby Keepsake Set onto a Copic friendly paper and coloring him. After that, I die cut him out using #5064 Double Stitched Circle Dies and matted them with #6045 Scalloped Circle Dies. That cute little onsie and diaper pin (do people even know what diaper pins are these days???) were die cut using #5338 Baby Mini Dies. Those Mini Die Sets are perfect for card accessories!! This card fits in perfectly with out current Round and Round Challenge, all the way down to the little round button I added to the center of the bow! Don't you just love that adorable paper? It's from #6058 Baby Boy PP and I LOVE it! Wouldn't it be so perfect to make a journal with it? It comes in a cover pack so you can use it for the journal cover too! 

So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!!

Retired and Rehydrated featuring Art Impressions

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So I have almost reached my one year retirement and I will just say that I do love a good cocktail! HAHA  So I had a blast making this card. It's a dimensional card that lays flat so it's easy to put in the mail. To start with, I stamped #6075 Cruisin' Carol onto a Copic friendly cardstock. After coloring her, I cut her out with the included die. A few daisies from #5925 Honey Bee Set framed her nicely with a strip of grass and a few clouds. The sentiment from #6077 Loungin' Linda fit perfectly on the banner from #5809 Decorative Journal Page 2. It's actually my favorite banner die. The printed papers are from #6033 Inspirational Easter PP. The margarita glasses are just dies I had in my stash, but I thought they went perfectly with the card.

To create this card, you just want to create as many different size layers of your arches (or any shape) and then attach them with an open ended box like you can see in the picture below. You just want to make sure they aren't wider than the panel you're attaching to the front of it. So with these arches, I cut one panel that measured 3 1/4" x 3 1/4".  The second piece was cut to 3 1/4" x 2 1/2. Both pieces were scored at 3/4", 1 1/2", 2 1/4", and 3". fold into a long box by adding adhesive to the 1/4" flap. 

This shows how it folds flat to fit into an envelope. 

So that's it for me today. Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today and until next time - stay crafty!