Hope you're having an amazing start to your weekend! My card today features the fabulous #SC0653 Beach Babes!! I can't help myself, I really do adore the Girlfriends line of Art Impression Stamps!! I always want to plop right down with them and join the fun they're having!!
I stamped the beautiful Beach Babes onto Cryogen white paper and colored them up with Copics (markers listed below). Then chose some fun Echo Park paper that went along with them.
Thanks so much for stopping by to visit today and hope you have a super crafty day!!
Today I have my top ten of 2017! It was so hard to just pick 10!! I want to thank everyone for visiting the AI blog and for all the lovely comments throughout the year! I hope everyone has a Happy Holiday and Happy New Year!!!
Well, it's starting to get warm and feel like summer so I figured it's time for a summer card!! AI has several clear sets that were available at Micheals and now available at artimpressions.com! My card today features the Beach Babe set!
I started by stamping the three ladies image on some white card stock and used my Spectrum Noir Markers to color it. The majority of these colors are the newest colors available! I used: AP1, AP2, AP3, BO1, BO2, BO3, DP1, DP2, DP3, GY1, GY2, GY3, MB1, MB3, IG1, IG2, IG4, IG6. I used a Lawn Fawn stitched rectangle die to cut them out.
For a beachy feel, I found some pretty sand and shell pattern paper and added it to a white card base. For the sentiment, I die cut a smaller rectangle and stamped it at the bottom. I adhered it to the back of the ladies so you could just see the sentiment below them. Then I added it directly to the card base.
I got the pattern paper from a paper pack collection and inside was also a sticker sheet, which I found an anchor sticker. Since I didn;t need it to be an actual sticker I added some baby powder to the back so it wouldn't be sticky. I added a little twine to the anchor and from my stash, I found a wooden circle anchor. I added both to the corner of the ladies rectangle.
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I have exciting news for you - while I was getting today's card ready to post, I got an email from Kate telling us that the clear sets that up until now have been available exclusively at Michaels and Hobby Lobby - are going to be available on the Ai website as of this Thursday!! This is exciting news for International crafters, or those of you who may not be near a Michaels or Hobby Lobby store! Be sure to check out the website this Thursday the 25th to see all of these amazing sets you'll want to scoop up! And now, back to our regularly scheduled post...
Summer really is marching right along, isn't it? So while the weather is still lovely & warm... I wanted a chance to use the Beach Babes (SC0653) clear acrylic set that is available through Hampton Art at Michael's stores. I've used two of the three images and one of the five sentiments that come in the set:
I just love this high-maintenance gal... I added some Star Dust Stickles to the bling on her finger, and used pop dots under the sun & sentiment. She's coloured with Copic markers, and I added the suggestion of blue sky around her, and sand under her beach chair. Happy stamping!
GOOD GOURD! Halloween is coming soon! We could not wait to release these new clear sets so you can get your scary on! We created three very different sets to offer some fun and wit for your fall creations! Our Old Bat Set is sure to crack a smile! Cat and dog lovers will enjoy the Howl-oween Set with costumed pets! Our Meow-lloween Set offers great traditional Halloween images with cats and versatile sentiments! See our new sets in action in our video by Stamp & Scrapbook Expo.
Today the amazing Dana is here to share how she used her Howl-oween Set! Check it out!
Hello, AI friends!! Dana here with a little tutorial using the new Howl-oween Stamp Set!! Aren't these cute!! And the faces on the dogs and cat are just perfect!!! My tutorial features ink blending with two colors and a stencil!
I started my cards by stamping several of the images since I'm going to have my markers down I might as well color a bunch of images to have ready for future cards! I used my Spectrum Noir Markers: EB1, EB2, GB8, IG1, IG2, IG4, CR1. After coloring, I used sharp scissors and fussy cut them all out. I ended up make two cards one with the bunny and the girl baby!
For my background, I cut a panel of watercolor card stock and used washi tape to hold it down. I placed a Tim Holtz spider web stencil over the panel. I used Hero Art's Soft Granite and an ink applicator to add ink around the outer edge of the web. Then I went with Black Soot Distress Ink at the web centers. I went back in with the gray and black again to blend the overlap between the two colors.
Here is how it looks with the stencil removed.
I cut a strip of black card stock and pattern paper. On the black card stock, I heat embossed the sentiment in white.
I added foam tape to the back of both strips and then added them to my web panel. Then I trimmed off the overhang.
Then I added foam tape to my images and added them to my panel.
Last I just adhered the panel to a white card base with double sided tape.
I decided to make another card with the same layout only using the cat in the pink baby outfit. I used the same steps above for the cat card. To color the cat I used BG4, BG6, BG7, CR1, CR2, CR3, CR6.
Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope this inspires you to grab these new Halloween sets and get started on your Halloween cards!!
So cute, Dana! Love how you made two cards with the dog and the cat! These cards are kicking off our new challenge, "Too Cute to Spook!" Join us, won't you? All you need to make is a sweet Halloween type card whose bark is worse than its bite! Lets see it!
Here are the challenge rules …
✻ Please make a new card or creation. You can make any crafty item you wish; this is not limited to cards!
✻ Limit two submissions per person. You will receive extra votes if you use Art Impressions stamps!
✻ The Ai Challenge is open to everyone, international submissions are welcome!
✻ Include a link back to the Ai Blog or grab our button on the top right of our sidebar!
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✻ Make sure to get your link up by Wednesday, August 31st at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.
Congrats, Patti! We loved how you used sparkly paper and added shimmer to the lights around Santa and Mrs in our Twinkle in a Tangle set! Super cute, and great coloring! Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address to claim your prize pack! Honorable mentions go to... Margo Smith!
Way to go, ladies! Margo, we loved your *fabulous* sparkle you added to our Beach Babe (from Michaels) using Glossy Accents and Stickles! So cute! And Janet, we loved how your video showed off the shimmer on your card with our Christmas Scene TF. Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address and the stamp set of your choice as a prize! Thanks to everyone who joined our challenge! We'd love to see you join this week's "Too Cute to Spook" Challenge!
