Congrats!

Hi all!

Today I like to show one card I made for a birthday card. This lady has her 50 year birthday some time ago. I have used a stamp called "Uptown Girls". As you noticed, I used just one lady from the stamp.

I have also used a stamp "Onnea". It´s finnish and means "Congrats". You can find same kind of stamp in english from AI store, HERE. I love these stamp, you can use them as single or with other stamp as I just did.
Happy Stamping!
Soili-Maria

Art Impressions note cards

We just got back from Hilton Head where we visited my Brother-in-law and Sister-in--law. My SIL is so very generous.  She had a wonderful welcome basket waiting for me with some thoughtful gifts. One of her favorite things are note cards.  I decided to put a set together for her.  While down there she saw my blog

and fell in love with the Girlfriends and Golden Oldies from Art Impressions.

This one uses Ballerina Eunice (sku M1767) (one of my personal FAVES!!)

 I know she's a ballerina but Eunice ROCKS!!

I must have made about a 1000 cards with her.

The verse is called Too Old To Care (E1427)

My other card uses Out To Lunch (Q3590).

The verse is called Lie About Your Age (sku G3575)

 Tools and accessories:

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Sizzix embossing folder

Copic markers

Challenge 71 - Easel or More than One Fold

Hello again! Hope you all have had a wonderful week in the heat! We've had our first hot week here in Oregon and it only looks like more sun from now on! 

Our challenge this week is the ever-popular easel cards. They take a little learning but they're always so fun to open and display! Check out what our design team created this week!

 Renee

Tracy

Trena

Crystal

Wow! Amazing! We are so blessed to have some amazing ladies designing for us. Thanks again DT!

Our winner from last week's Metal Accent challenge is ...

RHONDA

with her adorable Lawn Ranger card with a diamond plate background from a soda can! Thanks for sharing Rhonda and email me at kate@artimpressions.com for your $10 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.

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.

Turtle Get well card

Today my post for Art Impressions is this turtle SKU # L-1603 , I thought he was so cute I had to get him and the sentiment they had went with him went so well I had to get it also "Heard you were flat on your back " SKU # E-1678 , this card would make a great masculine get well or anyone who loves turtles .This is a 5.5" by 5.5" card base , I used the swirl embossing fold and the tiny bubbles embossing folders in my layers and then used Stampin Up (SU ) soft suede to ink and bring out the design, my Framlit is SU's new Apothecary accents (127003 ) , I also used SU edgelit to make my edge on top layer , I carried over my colors and design inside my card today , I love how simple yet great this card turned out , my image is colored with copics .. Thanks for stopping by and come back tomorrow to the Ai blog for the Thursday Challenge and so great ideas from the Ai Design Team .

Stamps : Turtle SKU # L-1603 , Flat on Back E-1678
Cardstock : shimmer chocolate , olive-green , tan , lt tan
Ink : SU soft suede , memento rich cocoa ,
Accessories : tag punch , bK safety pin , chocolate ribbon ,SU edgelit ,
SU Apothecary accents (127003 ) , glue dots ,foam tape
Copics : RV10 , E000 , E13 , E15 , E21 , E33 , W1 , W3 , W5 , T1 , YG61 , TG63 , YG67 ,

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Where Does Inspiration Come From?

Inspiration and ideas are everywhere! Color combinations and layouts are in magazine ads, on TV, in display windows, on a dress or outfit someone is wearing, etc, etc, etc…. I keep an Inspiration Journal with my drawings and pictures from magazines, articles, and ads. I also get inspiration from creative people - your blogs. :o)

Today I'm sharing an ATC [Artist Trading Card] that was inspired by a really cool print in the lobby of the hotel we stayed in during vacation last week, which by the way was fabulous - we drove from IL/MI to Myrtle Beach, SC in a 15 passenger van. The youngest passenger was 19 months and the oldest 77 years. Everyone was talking at the same time. The baby was loudest laughing and giggling. 
There are so many ways to color!  The medium I chose for coloring was inspired by a post by Cee Cee, which you can see here.

Stamped Mini Roses in Vase image onto watercolor paper with StazOn jet black.  Used a paint brush to apply liquid frisquet over image. You could also use masking tape. I find the liquid really nice for small areas. Allowed to dry.

Next I used Eclipse tape to mask, and used a blending tool with a black soot Distress Ink pad to create a dark circle with the image at the edge of it.

I then inked up the Friends are Flowers sentiment, stamped off on scratch paper and stamped onto the ATC. Repeated several times to create a 'word background.' To create the white boarder, I ripped the masking tape and placed around the image and circle. I used the blending tool and a walnut stain Distress Ink pad to add a little color.

Next, I dabbed a tissue over the frisquet to pick up any wet ink. I then removed the frisquet by gently rubbing my finger over it and pull it off.
 

Time to color! Colored image using brush pens direct to paper - starting in the area where I wanted the darkest shade,  then spread color with water brush. I used Sakura glaze and metallic pens to add a more color with a little bling. I trimmed it and layered it onto a piece of black card stock.

Thanks for visiting!

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!  
Trena

Water Color Series 7!

For my card this week I used WaterColor Series 7 . I stamped the images right from the stamp pad. If I had needed to use two colors on any stamp I would have used markers. But I didnt need to with this card so I just used the pads. You can barely see the arbor behind the flowers. I stamped it with Mementos London Fog. I wished later  I had used something darker but since I was going for a white vinyl arbor and fence I didnt want it to be too dark.
I think it turned out fairly well tho. What do you think?
Happy Stamping!
Tracy

Can you say "Fabulous"!

The image and sentiment that I've used are from Art Impressions.
They have such a great variety of stamps from beautiful nature scenes to hysterical
old people.  You can find them here... Ballerina Eunice and Fabulous.

Tools and supplies:

Spellbinders stars  and Fancy Tags dies
 paper flowers
gingham ribbon
gold twine
stickles

Girlfriends:)

Hello! I make this card using "Uptown Girls"-stamp -or rather part of it:)

It´s so great make something different with these stamps. I just ink part of this stamp, and get just two ladies in my card.
 Here you see the whole stamp:

Have a nice weekend!!

Soili-Maria

Challenge 70 - Metal Accent

Hello everyone! Hope you had a wonderful Independence Day yesterday, for those of you in the U.S. This week, we're focusing on the shiny and spectacular. All we ask for this week's challenge is that it includes a metal accent. Gold, silver, bronze, copper ... whatever you please! Check out the designs from our DT!

Crystal

 Renee

 Tracy

Trena

Our winner from last week's Gift Card Holder challenge is ...

MARY ANNE K.

with her adorable "Catching Z's" card! Congratulations! Contact me at kate@artimpressions.com for your $10 coupon code. Check out her adorable card!

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.

Betty sings God Bless America

I am so proud to make a card for Independence Day , this card was made in honor for all who have fought for our Freedom and for those who continue to fight for this wonderful country we live in . I am proud to say my dad was a Marine who served 27 years for his country ,I know what its like to live without a loved family member who has been called to duty to protect our great country. God Bless America and this is the theme I chose to create my card. I was flipping thru my stash of stamps and came across Betty , here she sits pounding out a tune on the old ivories , and today she will serenade us with her rendition of God Bless America , can't you hear her belting it out , Art Impressions has such great stamps they are stories awaiting to be told.
Today I made my own background paper with items I had screaming at me to use them , I started with a red card base , 5.5" x 5.5 " , next I cut a 5" x 5" white layer , then I used a music note stamping wheel

next I inked the edges in SU night of navy ,

here I used a star punch and punched red and blue stars ,

now I glued them randomly to the layer and trimmed off the over hang of the star tips

now I used a white gel pen to add faux stitching to each star to make them pop

and now the last step is to run it thru the bi shot in a woven embossing folder and because it is a 5"x 5" layer you will have to run it thru twice to get the whole surface embossed .


you can see each layer I added just bumped it to the next level , layers and texture add a lot of interest to your projects .

Stamps : Betty U1527
Ink : SU night of navy , SU black
Copics : T1 , W5 , W7 , BG0000 , B41 , B93 , Y38 , RV10 , E000 , E00 , E13 , E25
 accessories : starts embossing folder , SU woven embossing folder , white gel pen , star punch , silver embossing powder , SU woven red stripped ribbon , SU Apothecary accents framelits
Labels: Crystal , Copics , Betty SKU # U1527
Come back tomorrow and join us for our Thursday challenge
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