Birthday card

Simple birthday-card with Birthday Whoot set: there is also three text in the set. You can buy this one as single -stamp too; just that cute image. You can find it here.

Happy Saturday!!

-Soili-Maria-

Bikers

Happy Friday Everyone!

It's Maria and today I'm here with a fun couple that is called Bikers. In a few years, I hope my husband and I will still be having a "wild" time like these two!

A pretty simple card overall. Just a little color blocking in the background and the image was colored with Copics.

Hoping you have some "wild" times with your significant other this weekend!

Challenge 67 - Husband/Father

Father's Day is this Sunday! Is  your card ready? This week, it's time to focus on the men in our lives, so what better way than to send a little crafty love :) It's always cards from the heart that mean the most. I know your guy will love his! Check out these designs from our Ai Design Team!

 Renee

 Soili-Maria

Trena

Crystal

Tracy

Thanks again to our amazing design team! What fun stamps for so many different husband/dad cards!

Our winner from last week's "Workout, Fitness or Dieting" challenge is ...

MARY ANNE K.

with her HILARIOUS diet card. I LOVE that pig front and back! Click on the card to check out her post and see the inside!

Congratulations Mary Anne! Contact me at kate@artimpressions.com to receive your $10 art impressions.com coupon 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 Wednesday at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Hope all the dads out there have a great Father's Day weekend. Make sure to upload those photos before Wednesday! :)

Hot Java Mamas

Today my card is made with Girlfriend Blend set T4136 ,these girlfriends are so fun, they are Hot Jave Mamas , the Ai stamps give me such inspiration to create awesome cards. I love to take a card over the top with the details , today I popped up the ball cap and the coffee cup ,I also added glossy accents to the coffee beans and jewelry all this adds dimension and lots of interest .I keep the card in neutrals and colored the image in color , this truley make the image the focal point.

Come visit my blog to see more on this card

Crystal

Stamps : Girlfriends Blend set T4136

Wine for Two

This is Monique! Isn't she delightful!? You can just tell she enjoys her work. Here she has a lovely tray of wine, bread and cheese for two.

I'm using one of my favorite techniques today, watercolor with Tombow Brush Art Markers. I inked up the image with a VeraFine ink pad, stamped onto 140 lb hot pressed water color paper, sprinkled with black detail embossing powder and heat set.

I used a combination of direct and in-direct methods of adding coloring with Tombows.  In-direct = scribble color on pallet, pick up color with water brush and spread. Direct = color directly onto paper and then spread with water brush.

I stamped, embossed, and colored the tray and glasses a second time, cut them out and adhered them over the base image. On the inside of the card, I added a strip of the design paper, stamped the little wine basket and colored it in directly with Tombows.  For an added touch, I added Drew Drops and used a Sakura clear glaze pen on the glasses and wine bottles inside and out.

Thanks for visiting!

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

Trena

Happy Monday!

Today is a really happy monday for me because I am not working. But next friday when I usually have off and will be working instead wont be as happy. And its sunny today again, so another reason to be happy today.
Here is another card with the Beanie Whoot set . I just love this little guy and I have lots of this pink owl paper to use up with him. Only you cant see hardly any of the owls on it. Oh, well. I just love the pink and browns together. I added googley eyes to this little guy. I just love adding the eyes on him. I think they make him come alive. He is colored with copic markers. I added some flowers and ribbon.
Dont you just love the little sentiment at the bottom?
Have a great monday!
Tracy

Dance like no one's watching...

I felt like making a purple card yesterday. I know that probably sounds strange
but that's how this card started. I flipped through my index book of all my
Art Impressions stamps and thought the girlfriends would look good in purple.

I paper-pieced their leotards and colored the rest of them

with Copic markers.
The image and verses are from a set called

Dancers set of 4.
(they're also sold separately if you prefer)

 Here's a picture of the inside

and don't forget about the challenge here at Art Impressions

challenge blog right now.  This week it's all about
anything relating to fitness, workouts or dieting.

Tools & accessories...

Dancers Set of 4 (Sku#3580)

EK Success music border punch

Spellbinders rectangle

flowers

brad 

lace

 

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Girlfriends

This is a card which has already gone to recipient, so I can publish it here too:)
I have used Picture Perfect -stamp, but only two ladies from it.

Tämä on mennyt jo saajalleen, joten voin sen myös täällä julkaista:)
Olen käyttänyt "Picture Perfect" -leimasinta. mutta vain kahta leidiä siitä.

Inside the card is  a tag with "Wellcome" text in it.

Kortin sisäpuolella on tagi, jossa lukee "Tervetuloa".

Happy weekend!!

Hyvää viikonloppua!!

Hugs, Halauksin,

Soili-Maria

It's The Little Things

Hi, it's Maria. I don't know about you, but sometimes I think we forget about the little things in life--the IMPORTANT things in life, like just sitting down with some Girlfriends and having together time. That is what this stamp reminds me of EVERY time I see it. It is Girfriends Blend. I think I will keep this short and sweet this Friday--there are some Girlfriends I need to call and make a date with :) 

Have a great weekend!

Colored with Copics.

Embossing Folder is Cuttlebug Polka Dot.

Challenge 66 - Fitness, Workout or Dieting

Sun is out, clothes are smaller, that can only mean ... PANIC! Not sure about you, but we're in a total meltdown. Time for salads, counting calories and hitting the treadmill (or my personal favorite ... the jogging stroller). 

But never fear! Ai Cards are still here :) This week, we wanna see your cards with anything relating to fitness, workouts or dieting. I know we have some of the most inventive contestants around! We're excited to see what funnies you send us! Check out this week's cards from our DT!

Kirsi

 Renee

 Tracy

Trena

Crystal

Aren't they hilarious?! We just love our DT!!!

Ok, the good stuff. We appreciated all the submits for last week's "Seeing Spots" challenge! Our winner is ...

CRYSTAL R.

Check out her adorable "Uptown Girls" card. Dots all over the background and all the Girlfriend's outfits! Very fun!

Crystal, email me at kate@artimpressions.com to claim your $10 coupon code for ArtImpressions.com!!! Congratulations!

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 Wednesday at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Good Luck Everyone!!!