Flaunt It by Dori Mendiola

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

My card today is based on the current challenge "All That Glitters".  I hope you decide to play along and enter to win a free stamp set.  See the "Bi-Weekly Challenge" tab above.  

When I thought glitter, the #4756 Flaunt It stamp set was the first set to come to mind.  I had sooo much fun "glittering" up these ladies.  But first things first, I stamped the image onto copic friendly paper and colored the gals with copic markers (see list below).  When I finished coloring up the image, I wasn't excited about my coloring of the gal on the left, so I decided to paper piece her dress over my coloring.  I stamped her again onto pattern paper from the #5742 Easter PP and fussy cut the dress out.  Then I glued the dress into place.  Much better!  This is a great way to save your image if you don't like the way you originally colored it.  Beats re-coloring the whole image.  

I lightly placed glue on the boa and then sprinkled with glitter.  Tapped off the excess and performed that step again where needed.  For the glasses and the crown, I used stardust stickles.  I also used an aqua shimmer pen on the shoes and bracelet, but it doesn't show up very well in the picture.  

The saying, from the Flaunt It set, is perfect for my girlfriends and I - we just find ourselves so funny.  I'm not so sure that our husbands find us as funny as we think we are, but we sure get a kick out of ourselves.  LOL!  The bow is from the #5318 MB Envelope dies and the glasses are from my stash.

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you have a great day!  

Remember to enter the challenge to win a free stamp set!

Copics used:  E000, E00, E01, E02, E11

E21, E23, E53, Y21

T0, T2, T4, T6

R11, R12, R14, R20

YG41, YG45

V12, V15, V17

  

Strike a pose!! by Sharon Caudle

Hello AI Fans!!

My card today features the amazing Girlfriends line from Art Impressions. This image is U4765 Flaunt It!! They look like they're having so much fun! I want to join them!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit today and hope you come back again soon! Until next time - stay crafty!!

Copics used:

E000, E00, E11, E13, E15, E21, E23, E33, E53, E55, E57, E59, E71, E74, C4, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, Blender, R81, R83, R85, R39, R35, Y35, Y38, Y26

Flaunt It! by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing my last dance teacher card.

This card went to the owner Miss Nicky.

I used 4756 – Flaunt It Set from the Girlfriends line at Art Impressions.

This year they had a dance called Red Lips that they won many awards for so I did the Lips prop in red glitter.  The girls also wore red glitter on their lips.  My girly is the second in from the right.  I wish you could see their lips better.  They looked SO cool!

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Copics used:

T1, C00, C7, R17, R22, R27, R59, Y21

E00, E02, E25, E50, E51, E57, E81, E93, E97

Challenge 190 Glitter & Shimmer WEEK 2!

Hello, Ai Fans!

Ready for the second week of our challenge? Last week Cheri shared a fabulous sparkly tutorial using Stickles on our Dancers Set! For the final week, the whole DT is here to show their glamorous creations! View their sparkles in more detail by checking out the designer's personal blog. Don't forget to leave some comment love!

Cheri with Dancers Set

Dana with Wildly Cute

Diane with Birthday Fairy Set 

Karen with Dancer Set

Kerry with Flaunt It

Renee with Messy House TF, Super Maude, Cathy Caffeine, Wine Divas (available at Michaels), Celeste, Hot Java Mama (available at Hobby Lobby)

 Sharon with Birthday Wishes (available at Hobby Lobby)

WOW! Love these cards and coasters, DT! Each one has a great sparkle to it! Alright, fans, what can you make for our challenge? We'd love to see what you can create with some glitter and shimmer!

If you need some help uploading to InLinkz, check out this video.

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!

✻ Share the Ai love by clicking and commenting your fellow crafters.

✻ Make sure to get your link up by Wednesday, August 17th at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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Flaunt It by Dana Warren

Hello AI fans!!!

Dana here with two cards that feature the new Girlfriends Flaunt It Set! For both cards I used Distress Markers and paper piecing to color the the girlfriends (they sure are having a lot of fun!!). I used two different pattern paper pads for each card and gave darker skin coloring a try!!

I started both cards by cutting stitched rectangles from watercolor card stock and then stamped the image on both panels. I picked out some pattern paper for their dresses and fussy cut them all out, but before I added them I colored their skin, hair and accessories with my Distress Markers.

I was working on the first panel and had colored two of the girls with Tattered Rose when I thought maybe I should give a darker skin tone a try! So on a scrap piece of paper I stamped the faces and arms of the women and then experimented with different colors. On the pink card I used Gathered Twigs along with the Tattered Rose. For the yellow card I Gathered Twigs for the woman on the left, Vintage Photo for the woman in the middle and Ground Espresso for the woman on the right. I think all these colors worked great for dark skin. Also if I want a more tan look, I will go over with the Tattered Rose again!

Once my coloring is done I added the paper piecing to each panel. For the pink card I cut a bigger stitched rectangle the Simple Stories - Vintage Bliss paper pad and added it to a white card base. I also trimmed a journal card and added it next, trimming off the over hang. I added the stamped panel and then a few enamel dots. 

For the yellow card I trimmed some pattern paper strips from Fancy Pants Park Bench paper pad. I added the strips across a white card base. Then I added the stamped panel with foam tape and then I stamped one of the sentiments at the lower right. Last I added a few black enamel dots.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!!

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Challenge 186 Aging with Attitude Week 2!

Hello, Ai fans!

Welcome back to Challenge Thursday! Last week, Kerry led the celebration of NEW Ai People and Girlfriends stamp sets with her colorful card! Today, the rest of the design team is here to bring you more joyful cards, created with our challenge theme "Aging with Attitude!"

The designers have more information about the cards they have created on their personal blogs, so click their name to hop over to check it out! Cheri with Flaunt It Set Dana with Lots of Love Set Diane with Flaunt It Set Karen with Lifetime Set Kerry with Flaunt It Set Renee with Flaunt It Set Sharon with Lifetime Set Thanks, DT! These cards sure do inject some fun into getting older! Now we want to see what fun cards you can create with our "Aging with Attitude" Challenge! It's easy to add your photo with our InLinkz, and you enter for a chance to win Ai stamps! Simply share your creation based on this week's theme!

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!
✻ Share the Ai love by clicking and commenting your fellow crafters.
✻ Make sure to get your link up by Wednesday, June 22 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.
✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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