Monday Again!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I know it has to be someones birthday today! I have used Large Birthday Cake and Block Happy Birthday on this card. The ds papers are some misc papers from my stash and the cardstock and ribbon is Calypso Coral from stampin up. I also added some rhinestones and flowers.
Happy Monday!
Tracy

A barrel full of monkeys?

No, but how about a jar full of nuts?
Each spring my sister's fertility Dr. rents out the Syracuse Zoo
for all of his success stories.  They get to spend the day at the zoo and he can see how the kids are growing!  I can attest that my niece is growing like a weed!  My sister asks me each year to make him
a little gift.  (little because, let's face it...she's already given the man her life savings!) 
This is a jar of mixed nuts that's about the size of a gallon of milk.  Just the right size to feature
three ADORABLE Art Impressions animal images. 
They can be found in The Zoo.

I used Grizzly (Sku#P1886).

 Laughing Chimps (Sku#T1556)

 Croc (Sku#M1184)

 Here's Grizzly.

 They're all colored with Copic markers.

Here's the croc.

He's brand new to me...I couldn't wait to use him!

The quote was found on my PC when I google

funny zoo verses.

 Last but not least, here are the laughing chimps.

The verse on top was printed from my computer.

 

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Are you ready.....

Soon, very soon are the newest AI people in the AI shop too. 

Here's few  cards which I created by using these new stamps.

I've colored images with Distress Ink, like always =) 

Happy Stamping! 

Kirsi 

..a "nap" for that..

Gorgeous new stamps from Art Impressions!

 These New AI People-stamps are GREAT!!

I have colored both images with Promarkers and color pencils.

Here is "picture" of me... LOL!
I have quite long working-days, especially from spring to late autumn.
I understand so well how she feels:) :)

Happy stamping!

Soili-Maria

Happy Birthday With A Girfriend

Hi, it's Maria. Nothing is better than celebrating a birthday with a Girlfriend! I used the Out To Lunch Girlfriend's Stamp. I started out making a "Joyfold" Card but changed my mind but it has the basic folds.

The cake on the front is part of the Girlfriend's Out To Lunch Set too. I just stamped it again and cut it out.

On the front of the card I did some doodling with a white gel pen and used the Girlfriend's saying Girl's Just want to Have Fun. The Happy Birthday is from a Card Keeper set called Gift Bag Keeper. The inside sentiment is from the Girlfriend's Out To Lunch Set.

Stamps: Girlfriend's Out to Lunch Set, Gift Bag Keeper, Girl's Just Want to Have Fun.

Paper Line: K & Co.

Colored With: Copics

Other: White Gel Pen

Decorative Frame: Cricut

Challenge 63 - Photo Inspiration

What inspires you? With unlimited ideas from the Internet, through blogs and Pinterest, do you still draw inspiration from the simple things?

This week's challenge is a photo inspiration theme from a Seeds color palette. You can be inspired from the colors, the flowers, or both! We just ask your submission has three of the five colors shown.

Check out our DT cards for this week! We'd also like to welcome our newest DT, Trena Brannon! We're excited to have her and hope you enjoyed her first post on Tuesday!

Photo Inspiration

Renee

Maria

Trena

Tracy

Barbara

Soili-Maria

Thanks to our DT for always providing great new ideas! We can't wait to see what you create! Remember our Ai philosophy ... "Create something beautiful today ... Do housework tomorrow!"

Also, our winner from last week's Beverages challenge is ...

Creative Tara

Congratulations! Contact me at kate@artimpressions.com to receive your $10 prize code!

Here are the Ai weekly challenge guidelines:

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

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will be entered twice if you use Art Impressions stamps!

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

4. You will have until SUNDAY at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

 

Congratulations

Hi Everyone,
It's graduation time again and I have the perfect stamp to use for the card for the grad in your life.

While designing this card I decided to use my school colors. I also punched the corners just to add some interest to the card. Adding labels to the sentiment really makes it pop. Check here for the grad Cap - L2239  . I also heat embossed the sentiment and the cap. That just makes the card look so crisp and it made this cap almost pop off the card stock.

Well, stop back tomorrow for the next weekly challenge. See you soon

Barbara.

Good Friends, Good Coffee

This is my first post as an Art Impressions Design Team Member! I'm so excited! I'll be sharing right here on Tuesdays! I have been a customer of AI and a Bonnie groupie for a looooong time. I get so many ideas from her videos! 

One of my favorite things to create are scenic greeting cards. Since last week's challenge was around beverages, I made a card featuring coffee - a drink I have every morning.  It's extra special when I share my cup of coffee with my girlfriends.  In this little scene, the girlfriends are sitting outside a lovely cafe, where they bought their ice coffees, planning a day of activities - of course, shopping and lunch will be on their list. :o) This card features one of the new Girlfriend sets,  Girlfriend Blend. The background includes giant oak tree, wrought iron gate, and cafe. 


I stamped the girls onto X-press card stock with a black memento ink pad and then colored them with Copic markers. For some added detail, I used a Copic multiliner to give a design to one of the Girlfriend's shirts, and used a Sakura glitter pen for their lipstick. I fussy cut them out.

Next, it was time for the background. I placed the Girlfriends on my blank background and marked where their table would be, and then set them aside again.  I masked the table and stamped the cafe.  I then masked the left side of the cafe and stamped the first tree. I drew lines for the grass and side walk. Time for coloring the background (perhaps you can tell, I love to color!!)! When I was all finished coloring, as Bonnie tells us, I signed my little scene. 

For an added little touch, I  stamped one of the cups onto some scrap paper, colored it, fussy cut it out and adhered to the inside of the card to carry the theme forward.   It's ready to write a note and send off!

Here's a photo of all the Copics I used:

Please be sure to come back and visit. The Design Team will have some more inspiration for you!! 

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

Trena

Theres A "Nap" For That

How many of you recognize this man?? He could be anyones husband, father, grandfather. I know my husband looks like this alot. Not like him exactly but you now. The nap, chips and remote. I just love this line of stamps. You can find it at Art Impressions. This is how I feel at the end of a monday!
This is the Lazy Boy Set sku 4159
I hope you all have a good monday!
Happy Stamping!
Tracy

Happy Birthday Tu Tu You!

Okay, here's the situation...the boat is sinking and there's only room for ONE Art Impressions stamp to go with me in the life raft...which one would I choose? I think it would have to be Ballerina Eunice (M1767).  It's no secret that I've been in love with AI stamps for years and probably have well over 300 of them.  If I had to pick one favorite though I think it would be this bold gal!  Let's face it...with those legs Eunice is pretty brave putting on a tu tu!

It's time to restock my birthday cards so I paired her with the adorable verse Tu Tu (F3581).

I've colored her with Copic markers and used

4 different Spellbinders dies..standard oval, 2 floral oval dies, romantic rectangle

die and label die.  The corners are from Nellie.

 

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