Challenge Number 30...Lots of Dots!

This is gonna be a fun challenge this week! the challenge is

 to use LOTS OF DOTS in your creation and here is some awesome inspiration for the Design team... but before we go and have a look... please help me welcome ANNE FENTON as the newest DT gal. We are proud and pleased to have her with us!

WELCOME ABOARD!

Anne Fenton

Barbara Bruder

Deloris

Renee

Soili-Maria

Dawn

Some really great stuff, eh? now you show us what YOU have and you will have a chance to win a $10 gift certificate from Art Impressions...Like this weeks winner...

ARDILLA!

Congrats and thanks for playing along!

Please contact me at camelot4101@aol.com with your full name and e mail address so that i can get your prize to you!

Here are the details...

1. Please make a new card or creation for these challenges. you may make a 3-d item if you wish... this is not limited to cards!

2.You will be entered twice if you use Art Impressions stamps... how do you do that you ask?

Just enter the same link two times so we can count you fairly!

3. Please link directly to your creation so that we can get a look at your creativity!

4.You will have till Wednesday at 6 PM EST to enter your creations.

Love is in the Air

Hi stampers,
Some of you may not be familiar with this holiday, but in this part of the midwest we have a card/gift giving holiday called Sweetest Day.Check out the origin of this holiday, it is fascinating. It is always in October and I thought you might like to get an early start. Art Impressions has the best heart to use on a card or a scrapbook layout. If your area of the U.S. doesn't celebrate Sweetest Day you could use this card for Valentine's Day as well.

This card is very easy and quick to make. The card is 6"X6" and I used a heart punch to make the heart cut out areas on card stock on that panel in the center. The stamp is P2003 and I heat embossed the image on white CS using red embossing powder. Adding the white doily was a great accent.  I added a few of the hearts that were punched out and adding glitter to them really gave the card that special pizzazz.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Get Well Soon

Happy Tuesday everyone.  I had so much fun making this Get Well card with two of my favorite characters from the Golden Oldies Classics...The " PATIENT " (K-1237) and the " NURSE " (H1235)

Both these images and lots of accessories can be found at Art Impression Stamps HERE .  I know that once you visit Art Impressions and see all the Golden Oldies Classics, you will have to have them all...JUST LIKE ME!!!!

Snowman Card Keeper

I love all the new gift card holder stamps from Art Impressions. The Card Keeper sets are only available at your local stamp store. So head on over to your store and check out all 9 adorable sets. (These will be added to the Art Impressions on line store, but are not available for purchase on line at this time.)

(The green cardstock on my sample shows where gift card is placed in the cut outs.)

Supplies used:
Art Impressions Stamp Set #CKSET 4069 Snowman Keeper
Copic markers: BV02, BV04, YR15, Y17, Y18, R27, R29
YG06, YG07, YG09, T0, E33, E35, E37
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
White, red and green cardstock
Makeup or chalk and Q-tip to apply to cheeks
White Gel Xtreme pen to dot cheeks
Crochet thread to attach tag to ribbon
Sewing machine with green thread
Fiskars corner rounder
Ribbon
Glue dots
Craft knife

Friend in Need get well card

Hopefully I won't need to use this any time soon but 

'Get Well' cards are always good to keep on hand.  

I work in a school so sometimes the kids

get extended illnesses and I thought this cute 

image would be perfect for one of them.

The image is called 'Friend in Need'.

You can find this and all of the Art Impressions stamps
that I use as well as many more HERE.
Are you trying to build your collection?

Try entering their monthly card contest.  It's a good way to
win some free stamps andthey don't come any cuter or
funnier than Art Impressions!!!

My card elements...

Art Impressions rubber stamp

Spellbinders circles and heart circles dies

Copic markers

Sizzix embossing folder

Challenge Number 29 Summertime...

Well... we are starting school here in the south and I know it wont be long for the rest of you which means we will be bidding summer farewell... The DT has created some lovely cards to help you remember Summer in all of it's glory!

Barbara

Deloris

Renee

Soili-Maria

Dawn

How adorable are these!

Be sure to play along with our challenge... and now for the weekly blather that we need to say to make our contest fair...

(and ya gotta read them this time because they have changed)

you will still be entering to Will a $10 gift certificate from Ai.

1. Please make a new card or creation for these challenges. you may make a 3-d item if you wish... this is not limited to cards!

2.You will be entered twice if you use Art Impressions stamps... how do you do that you ask?

Just enter the same link two times so we can count you fairly!

3. Please link directly to your creation so that we can get a look at your creativity!

4.You will have till Wednesday at 6 PM EST to enter your creations.

and for the winner of Challenge number 28??

Congrats to Chris Olsen

Thanks for playing along. Please e mail me at camelot4101@aol.com to get your prize!

Life is a Patchwork

Hi Stampers,
Today I thought I'd use the "Doorways" set I had on hand, Sewing Shoppe. So I get it out stamp it up and oh no, no actual doorway. What is a stamper to do.... make a brick wall!!! So now the window is attached to the brick wall and you have to imagine the door is around the corner. (LOL) So here is my creation. Don't forget, in stamping, there are no mistakes, just opportunities. Guess I will need to get that doorway to have on hand for the next card.

 By the way, Art Impressions has a great selection of stamp sets in the doorway series. Check them out here. And make sure you get the door,it's a separate set.

Recipe:
Sewing Shoppe  - 3514
Copic Markers used:
YR09,Y11,Y17,E33,E43,E47,G99,YG45,B21,B95,BG10,V04,RV21,C-1,0.
Spica -Silver
Prismacolor Pencil, Ocre Brulee (Brick Wall)
Ink: India Ink
Card stock: White CS, Core'dinations, Brown CS
Ribbon
Corner Punch

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Mom to be - Gift card holder

I made this gift card holder with the new Elephant Card Keeper stamp set from Art Impressions. The Card Keeper stamp sets are brand new and only available at stamp stores. So head on over to your local store and check out all 9 card keeper stamp sets. They are adorable! (These will be added to the Art Impressions on line store, but are not available for purchase on line at this time.)

I thought this would be great to use for baby showers. (The maternity top card shape was cut using a svg pattern from svgcuts.com and my Cricut machine.) The gift card fits into the space where the purple paper is on my sample.

Here's a list of the supplies I used:
Art Impressions CKSET4073 Elephant Keeper
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Copic Markers: C1, C3, R81, R83
Stamp Positioner
Cricut or other electronic cutting machine
Lil Peeps II svg cutting pattern (Mom to be top) from Svgcuts.com
Best Occasions Scrap Pack Paper from Walmart
Ribbon and lace trim
Glue dots and adhesive

You're not old! Birthday card

Hello everyone!
Today I've used 'Chronologically gifted' and Jean. 

This old gal is so much fun!  She's perfect for birthday or retirement cards or just

to give someone a little chuckle when they need it!

My card elements...

Copic markers

Spellbinders Label 4

Rhinestones, sequins, metal dots

Cuttlebug corner

Martha Stewart Border Punch

Hi!

Text: Celebrate Life and image: Pocket Watch 

Have a great weekend!!!!

Challenge 28...ANYTHING GOES!!!

If you are at all like me... than you are running around crazy all of the time. And even if you are a LITTLE like me, then you are still running around...a little less crazy... but running nonetheless.

Sooo... this weeks challenge is an easy one... for the sake of all the crazy runners!

Barbara

Deloris

Renee

Dawn

Soili-Maria

Awesome job Ladies... as usual!

Here are the rules for this challenge...

OH...but first... what do you win???

Each Week... we will have one winner that will win a $10 gift certificate for AI stamps

1. Please remember to create a new card for this challenge.

2. Link it directly using In-Linkz

3. One entry for the weekly drawing and two if you use an ART IMPRESSIONS' stamp!

4. You will have until Wednesday at midnight to upload your creation.

and the winner for this weeks challenge is:

Anne Fenton

Congrats and thanks so much for playing along. Please e mail me at

camelot4101@aol.com

and I will make sure you get your prize!

Thanks for playing along, everyone and I cannot wait to see what y'all create!

please link directly to your creation!

United We Stand

Hi Stampers,
I probably should have saved this card til 9-11, but I thought you might like to see this now. And, if you send cards to the guys in the service, this might give you some inspiration.

Recipe:
United We Stand  - G-2655
Eagle Head  - I-3232
Ink - Black Soot- Distress Ink, Denim - Adirondack, Mona Rogue - Fresco
Star Punch
Acrylic Stars
Copic - C1
Cardstock: Red, Blue, Stardust
Bakers Twine
By the way, don't forget about the weekly challenge. This weeks theme is "Favorite Technique" and you have til midnight tonight to enter. We'd love to see your entry on the challenge page.

Under my Umbrella by Mary Witter

Good morning blogger friends! This is my last post on this blog. The demands of teaching, making samples and my own blog are all I can handle.  The additional two posts a week plus commenting on the challenges is spreading me too thin.  I will be commenting/posting on the Ai facebook page and my own blog.
As my final post I wanted to share with you another image from the "Girlfriends"  I just love all of them but I think this one called "Under My Umbrella" is my favorite.  You just can tell that they are sharing more than the umbrella ....but some juicy secret as well. Seeing them all under one umbrella also says something about how close they are and what a tight friendship they share.  We all should be so fortunate to have friends like this.  Enough said...I present:  Under My Umbrella by Art Impressions!
I hope you enjoy my attempt and it "tempts" you to purchase your own stamp. If you do or if you have any questions on how I did this just leave a comment and let me know.  Thanks.

Friends who laugh....last!

Recipe:

Girlfriends Under My Umbrella

Stamp:  Art Impressions UMT4010 Under My Umbrella

Ink:  Momento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:  E0000, E000, E00, BG000, B21, B24, C1, C5, W0

                           G20, G21, G24, YG21,  E07, E09, E97, E95, E99,

                           RV14, RV17, YR16, YR18, RV13, R81, R83, R85,

                           BV0000, BV000, BV01

Punch:                Punch Bunch Corner 00414

Spellbinders:      Curved Rectangles

Ink:                    Distressed Ink “Stormy Sky”

Glossy Accents

Spica pens:         Mint, Clear

Fishing Penguin

This little penguin always makes me smile.

Here's a list of supplies I used for my project:

Art Impressions Stamps
K3068 Fishing Penguin
AA2342 Sm Pointy Snowflake

Dk blue, lt. blue and white cardstock

Memento black and white craft inks

Prismacolor pencils: Lt Cerulean Blue, Yellowed Orange
Orange, Sunburst Yellow, True Blue, Apple Green, Dk Green

Makeup or chalk plus Q-tip to apply to cheeks

Y & G Gel Xtreme white pen to dot cheeks

Pom Pom for hat, craft knife, ruler, adhesive, twine

Snowflake embellishment

Instructions for making the flip flop card base are located in the resource pages on Splitcoast Stampers website.

Cross-Eyed Teacher

Wow!  I hate to say this but it's almost time
to go back to school.

I'm a special ed program aide so when the
summer ends...so does all

of my extra crafting time!

Still,  this old gal is too funny not to bust out
this time of year. I also think she'd be great
as a gift for a teacher...maybe on an altered soup

can pencil cup?  I know at my school there
are so many teachers that would get a kick out of this!

The name of the stamp is Pupils.

It's from the Art Impressions on line store.

This teacher stamp is from an Art Impressions series called PUNS.

These are so much fun!  AI has some of the
funniest stamps going!

If you have a sense of humor you need to
check out their stamps!

I've colored her with copic markers.

My card elements...

Art Impressions: Pupils

Flat back pearls

Ribbon & Charm

Flower card

Ok, it´s still summer, but autum is coming.. :) Here is my card, hope you like it:)

Try this...

...just two colors on your card. I used white cardstock and brown ink and a little bit brown paper.

First I stamped the City park to backgroundpaper with brown ink. Add the ink to edges.

Then I stamped the couple on the bench to different paper and add the ink to edges too.

Then I added some ribbons, flowers and photocorners.

Happy Stamping =)



Challenge 27...Favorite Technique

This is a fun one... a real chance to show your creativity!!!

Show us your favorite technique... what a great chance to learn a thing or two!!!

Show us what it is and please be sure to let us know what technique you used!

Now... on to the eye candy!

Mary

Water Color

Dawn

 Paper Piecing

Barbara

Alcohol Ink

Deloris

Masking

Renee

Dry Embossing

Here are the rules for this challenge...

OH...but first... what do you win???

Each Week... we will have one winner that will win a $10 gift certificate for AI stamps

1. Please remember to create a new card for this challenge.

2. Link it directly using In-Linkz

3. One entry for the weekly drawing and two if you use an ART IMPRESSIONS' stamp!

4. You will have until Wednesday at midnight to upload your creation.

and the winner for this weeks challenge is:

Nancy

Congrats and thanks so much for playing along. Please e mail me at

camelot4101@aol.com

and I will make sure you get your prize!

Thanks for playing along, everyone and I cannot wait to see what y'all create!

Tulip Row

Hi Stampers,
I know spring has come and gone but I thought this Tulip Row stamp would look great water colored. I decided to water color with my Copic markers instead of a regular water color medium or a water based marker. The card below shows what a great effect you can get using alcohol based markers as your coloring medium. And you can use card stock, no need for water color paper. You can do this technique with any of the great Art Impressions watercolor stamps and the results will look just like you water colored the image.

First color your image with the Copic marker color(s) of your choice. Don't worry if the marker ink dries out, the color is still on the rubber. After I colored the stamp directly with the markers, I took a mini mister, filled it with rubbing alcohol, (or you can use a fine mist spritzer) and spritzed the rubber stamp. Next I stamped the image on card stock and I got this beautiful water color effect. Easy and quick.Make sure to clean your stamp to remove the alcohol and the alcohol marker, as these can have a drying effect on the rubber. I just use a wet paper towel and your stamp will be ready for your next project.

Give this a try with those Copic's you have, on those Art Impressions water color stamps in your stash. You will be very pleased with the outcome, I'm sure.

Recipe:

Stamp - Tulip Row  P2872

Copic Markers - YG45, YR61

Card stock -Bronze, Brown, Peach and Greenish Blue.

Spellbinder Dies: S4-305 

Heartfelt Creations Border Die - HCD702

Wheeee by Mary Witter



Wheeeeeeeeeeee



Lady on a Scooter

I'm getting ready for the Copic workshop at the Paper Rabbit in Greenwood, SC tomorrow. They request the Art Impressions stamps, especially the Oldies and Girlfriends.  When they see this new line, Ai People, they will love it too!  This is another sample from that series.  It is available in a set and unmounted. Let me know what you think of it...I love comments.  I will be glad to answer any questions you have about this card or using Copic markers.
Thanks,
Mary

Lady on a Scooter

Stamp:  Art Impressions Ai people UMT4090 Lady on a Scooter

Ink:  Momento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  My Minds Eye, Abbey Road “Road Trip: #AR1063

Copic Markers:

E0000              YG11

E00                  YG12

E11                  YG17

E15                  R02

YR15              R22

YR16              R24

YR18              R29

YR20              BG0000

YR23              BG000

YR24              BG02

C0                   BG07

C2

C5

Y12

Y15

Y17

A Big THANK YOU To All Of Our Wonderful Followers...

... and a note about commenting!

I cannot tell you all enough how much I love seeing all of the creations that you all take your time, talent and supplies to make and then you think of US... ART IMPRESSIONS when entering challenges...

so THANK YOU!!!

Please understand... the design team members and myself visit EACH BLOG....

BUT blogger is a fickle mistress and sometimes will not let us leave our comments. So I guess that I am making one huge comment here to say thank you and keep on following us! We have some wonderful things planned and cannot wait to show them off!

Trick or treaters

I just received this adorable Halloween stamp in the mail and couldn't wait to ink it up. It's so much fun to color.

Here's the supplies I used:

Art Impressions: Trick or Treaters #T1766
Black and white cardstock
Memento Black Ink
Copic Markers: E25, E35, E000, E00, E08, E33, R20, R22, YR07, YR14, YR04, BV02, BV04, Y15, Y17, Y18, Y19, YG63, YG21, YG03, T0, W1
K& Co HW Mat Pad #625457
Nestabilities Standard Circles Large
Martha Stewart Drippy Goo Punch
Ghost buttons
Ribbon
Glue Dots

Getting Old Golfers

I just LOVE this adorable couple.  

They actually come two different ways so you can get exactly what you want.

They're called GOLFERS and you can find them in a CLEAR set HERE.

If you prefer traditional rubber for stamps you can find the rubber GOLFERS here.

The rubber "You first" phrase is HERE.

My card elements...

Art Impressions: Golfers & You First 

Spellbinders clouds and circle die

Cross stitch fabric

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Martha Stewart grass border

Crystals