Get Well Soon

Hi Everyone,
It's time to check out the next Art Impressions Weekly Challenge. This weeks theme is Get Well Soon. Let me show you what I came up with................

Aaaawwwww!!!!  isn't this little girl too sweet. She's playing with her little bear who's hurt and she is doing her best to take care of him and make him feel better. LOL

Supplies Used:

Art Impressions Stamps - Get Well Soon  E1471, Friend In Need   I1252

Copic Markers

Spellbinders Labels Four S4-309

Lace

Cardstock - White CS, Blue Gingham CS, Handmade Pape, Dark Blue CS

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Thank for stopping in today, see you soon.

May Joy Bloom

Hi Everyone,
Today is Thursday and it's time for the Art Impressions weekly challenge. This weeks theme is a photo
inspiration.

Don't you love those colors. Here is the card I made with these colors in mind.

Supplies used:

Art Impressions Stamps:

Spring Words  3562

Dahlia P3343

Ink- Fresco Blue Grotto

Spellbinders Fancy Tags S4-235

Have a great weekend.

Celebrate

Hi Everyone
I am so glad you've stopped in today. I have a fun card to share with you. Today's theme over at the Art Impressions weekly challenge is a Circle Card. And on top of that, the postman delivered me some new Art Impressions stamps today, perfect timing!!! I knew what kind of a card I wanted to do and when I looked at the new stamps, I envisioned which stamps I thought would be perfect for that round card. I selected the Party Girls because of the balloons, it just fit with the round card theme.

Here is the card opened

The girlfriends are having a blast and I just added some more balloons to add to the party look. I added bakers twine to the balloon bottoms so they could hold on to the balloons. LOL.  The sentiment is sitting on a tag cut from the Spellbinders Fancy Tags Die. I actually extended the die to allow the sentiment to fit. Also, since there is a large area of white space, I added my squiggles to that white background using a glue pen and covered that with Sparkling Snow Glitter. That just adds to the party atmosphere. LOL

Stamps - Art Impressions - Party Girl Set - 4131

Glue Pen

Glitter - Sparkle N Sprinkle G1003

Spellbinders Dies - Fancy Tags  S4-235, Grand Circles LF 114

Copic Markers - E57, E33, E000,YR68, YR61, YR04, R29, RV13, RV14, BV000, V09, Y06, Y17, YG06, YG41,  100, C-5

Bakers Twine

Card stock - Lt. Purple, Dk. Purple, White CS

Ink - India In Black

Well hope you had fun at the party the girlfriends are hosting.

Have a great day, see you soon.

Rain or Shine

Hi there,
Boy I can't believe it's Thursday already. Today is the beginning of the Weekly Challenge over at Art Impressions. This weeks theme, rain or shine.

I saw golfers at the course the other day and it was really early in the morning and I was thinking they will golf at anytime unless it's raining. So, that thought stuck in my mind and here is the card I came up with for this weeks theme.

Aren't these two a hoot!!??!!. Well here they are, on the 18th green, getting ready to putt.

It's raining here as I write this post. Guess these two won't be golfing any today.LOL

Hope you have a great day.

Supplies used:
Art Impressions Stamps - Golfers  T3475
Copic Markers - E33, R29, RV13, RV06, V05, RV21, G94, G99, G82, Y17, BG10, BV000, BV08, BV20, C-1
Silver Gel Pen, Black Spica Pen, White Gel Pen
Card stock - Green CS, Yellow CS, White CS
Ink - India Ink Black, Fresco Leviticus Lime, Giovanni's Garden, Cortez Sun, Golden Parchment
Brayer

That is it for today

See you soon, I'm off to Akron to the Adventures In Stamping Convention this weekend. Have a great weekend.

Barbara

Hoot

Hi Everyone,
This is the first of 3 posts for today. In this post I want to share with you a new line of stamps that Art Impressions is bringing on board. There a known as Hoots, and they are so so cute. All you owl lovers will just fall in love with these guys. So here is my first card that I've made with them. These 2 guys are high up in the trees chatting away.

I hand drew that tree and the limb they are perched on. They really needed something to sit on, don't you think. LOL I added a little foliage to the tree using some designer paper and there they are.

Supplies used:

Chatting Whoots

Copic Markers - E33, E51, E43, E71, W-7, W-2, YR65

Spica Pen-Chocolate

Inks - Distress Ink Gathered Twigs

Card Stock/Paper - Dark Brown CS, Brown CS, Cream CS, White CS Designer Paper

Spellbinders Dies used - Grand Circles LF114, Labels 4 sm. S4-309

This weeks challenge over at Art Impressions is: any owls. So dust off those owl stamps and get your creative juices flowing. 

Post #2 will be the last sneak peek for Cornish Heritage Farms

Post #3 will be the CHF blog hop tonite at 10:00 p.m. EDT

See you soon

Barbara

Happy Birthday

Hi Everyone
I did a very simple card for today's post. I made an A-2 card and cut an oval out of the front of the card. Next, and I've wanted to try this for a while, I stamped around the oval to give the appearance of a full lush wreath of sorts. Next I added a back to the inside of the card, and I stamped the sentiment. Lastly I added a few small vines to the sentiment area to finish it off. All of the stamps I used with the exception of the sentiment are in the watercolor area of the Art Impressions store.

Supplies Used:
Art Impressions Stamps -  E597 Happy Birthday, BB2061 Sm Vine, AA1366 Leaves, AA3017 Daisy Bunch, AA1366 Leaves,  AA1368 Teeny Tiny Flowers, B3494 Twigs, AA3384 Tiny Vine, AA1283 Fern
Inks used- Distress Ink Gathered Twig, Adirondack Lettuce & Eggplant
White CS

I love the fact that the Art Impressions water color foliage stamps can be used for some many different things besides scenes.

Well, have you entered you card in the Operation Write Home challenge, the challenge has been extended til Saturday evening, so you still have time. Click here to see the guidelines. We'd love to see your project and you have a great chance to win a prize.

Thanks for stopping in today don't forget to check out the blog hop over at Unity at 8:00 p.m. tonite. Click here to go directly over.

See you soon
Barbara

Spring has Sprung

Hi Everyone
Since it's Thursday it's time to check out the Art Impressions Weekly challenge. This weeks theme is Spring Has Sprung. A few weeks ago the theme was Watercolor and ever since, I've been working on a project and this came to be. It really reminded me of spring and I decided to submit this card for this weeks theme, Spring has Sprung, since the window box is abloom with flowers.

I had finished this card had the photo taken and was editing it and I just thought it needed something so I added a bow and rephotographed the card and edited it. That helped finish it off. That brick background... it was an experiment that was I testing and it turned out pretty good. Also, one other tip, for those of you who use the Memento markers, they work extremely well for the Art Impressions watercolor technique.I figured they would since they are water based. So, no need to buy a different brand if that is all you have in your stash. On the window, I used the Memento Rich Cocoa marker and I am so pleased with the outcome.

Supplies Used:
Art Impressions Stamps - J3379 Watercolor Window, BB2061 Sm. Vine, AA3384 Tiny Vine, AA1366 Leaves, AA3017 Daisy Bunch
Markers - Marvy #83Bitterscotch,  96 Jungle Green, 15 Olive Green, 12 Grey, Memento Rich Cocoa
Cardstock - Orange, Dark Brown
Ribbon

Orange and colors in that family are the colors that you will be seeing frequently since Pantone has intro'd  Tangerine Tango as the color of the year. So you will be seeing oranges of all different hues in a lot of areas, fashion, home decor and crafting too.

Try to enter a card in the Art Impressions weekly challenge, you could be the next winner. Thanks for stopping in today.

Ole MacDonald

Hi Everyone
Since it's Thursday, it's time for the Art Impressions weekly challenge. This weeks theme is Sparkle and Bling.

After using the Copic air brush system on the ribbon on the top of the card, the ribbon looks light and somewhat blotchy.For the ribbon used for the actual bow, I dragged it directly across the ink pad, and got a darker color, just what I wanted.I think the ribbon is just too porous to get the darker color I was after using the air brush.But it does look better in person.

I used the Copic air brush on the sentiment and that came out just as I wanted. 

OK on to the stamp. I added glitter and some bling to the card to compliment these chicks.

These chicks are having a blast singing to Ole MacDonald.

Supplies Used:
Art Impressions Stamps - Chick Trio  U1876,  Ole MacDonald  J1896
Ink - Black VersaFine, Distress Ink Persimmon
Copic Markers used - Y11, R81, RV13, V04,V12, R29, YR09, YR68, YR65, YR15, E33, YG03
Card Stock - Orange/Yellow CS, Red CS, White CS
Glitter
Glue Pen
Rhinestones
Bow Maker - Craft-Dee BOWZ

Happy Anniversary

Hi Everyone

It's Thursday and you know that means....... its time for the new weekly Art Impressions Challenge.And this weeks theme is Anniversary, I've had these bells for a while and they reminded me of an anniversary. 

I just love the look of white embossed cards and I decided to make this anniversary card white with silver.

The front panel used the Cuttlebug Cut and Emboss Die -Whimsy.
The back part of the card used the Couture Creations Embossing folder - Entangle.
Embossing Powder - Sparkle N Sprinkle Silver Detail EP257
White CS
White Ribbon
Art Impressions Stamps - Wedding Bells L2358, Happy Anniversary F1412

Hope you have a great day. Thanks for stopping in today,

A Child's Card

Hi Everyone,
Today I have two posts for you, this one is for Art Impressions Weekly Challenge, and the other post is for the  Sparkle N Sprinkle Deco Divas - Love is in the Air Blog Hop. So please check out my other post, if you have time. There are prizes to be awarded on the Blog Hop.

The Art Impressions Weekly Challenge theme this week is: Card for a child/ children.I thought I would make a card for a toddler.

This little cutie is adorable. She is called Little Dress Up Girl. I used a few Copic's to color her, added a frame to the crown ovals and a little bling and some ribbon and the card is just about done. Next I attached some vine ribbon and some pretty little pink flowers and it's finished.

Supplies Used:
Art Impressions - Little Dress Up Girl  H940
Ink - India Ink Black
Copic Markers - RV14, RV21, RV06, RV13, G21, G00, Y000
Spica Glitter Pen - Lemon
Spellbinders Dies - Crown Ovals  S4-303, Classic Ovals S4-112
May Arts - Vine Ribbon
Embellishments - Ribbon Rose, Rhinestones - Michaels

Well that is it for this post. Please try to check out the other post for today as well (it's the Sparkle N Sprinkle Deco Divas - Love is in the Air Blog Hop)

Pink Pink and More Pink

Hi Everyone,
Well it's Thursday already and it's time for this weeks  Art Impressions weekly challenge. The theme this week is pink, pink, and more pink. So here is my take on the theme.

Here is Bea, in all her glory, in her winter white dress and her pink shawl and her glorious hat, having tea at a party. Not much coloring on this card. just pink and a few other colors for the flowers on the hat.

Stamps used- E2816 Another Year, Bea Q2787
Copic Markers - RV14, RV21, G21, Y21
Dies used - Cheery Lynn Designs - Nautical Wheeler Doily (for the doily), Spellbinders -  Labels Fourteen S4-290.
Card stock - White CS, Brown CS, Pink CS
Inks - Distressed Ink Gathered Twigs, India Ink Black, Fresco Florentine Rose
Ribbon

Hope you have a great day, it's supposed to snow here this evening. See you soon!!

Jelly Beans

Hi Everyone,
I know it's definitely not Easter yet, however I just felt this little guy calling me. So, I went ahead and used him on this card. The card I designed is also showing on the Art Impressions blog for this week's weekly challenge. The theme this week is to use buttons. So, here is what I came up with:

Isn't he cute. He is a nice break from all the hustle and bustle of this season. Speaking of the season, are you ready for Christmas? No? Me neither!! I have gifts to wrap and I need to see if I am done or need to buy something last minute.


Here are the supplies I used on this card:
Art Impressions Stamps - Giant Bunny G1076, Smell Jelly Beans C1677
Spellbinders Die (For Creatoia by Xyron) Badge
Spellbinders Dies - Ribbon Tags Trio Three S4-323, Nested Eggs S4-264
Twine
Buttons
Pink Glitter CS, Pink CS

OK it's time to get back to the Christmas season, so, have fun and don't get too stressed!!

See you soon

Heated Pearls

Hi Everyone,
This week over at Art Impressions, the weekly challenge theme is......a new technique to myself or to the design team.

Well I don't know how new this is to the team members, but I decided to use this technique and to show you all. This is a very easy look to achieve, you just need Elmer's Glue and Pearl Ex or Perfect Pearls or any shimmery powder and a stipple brush.

First spread glue all over CS panel and then sprinkle the glue with 2-3 colors of powder. Next stipple the glue and powder all over the panel. Now, get your heat tool out and heat it. It will bubble up, and that is the look you are trying to achieve.

Here is a closer pic of the actual technique.

card.

I applied the glue to black CS and it looks so much better than using a white CS.I thought this background would be a great accent to the Dahlia Flower stamped image I chose for this card.

Supplies used:

Stamps - Art Impressions  Dahlia P3343

PearlEx - Gold, Copper

Paper/Card stock - Black CS, Copper CS, Deep Red Shimmer CS

Ink - India Ink Black

Coloring used on Flower - Metallic Cream Chalks (Pebbles)

Sizzix  Die - Tim Holtz Alterations Flourishes

Ribbon

Well, I hope you like the look, and you've got to try this, because this technique is so easy do. Hmmm....I wonder what this would look like with a white pearl and a silver powder, and a Christmas stamped image, maybe a snowman or a snowy scene.

See you all soon,

Christmas and Paper Piercing

Hi Everyone
Today's creation came out  better than yesterdays. (Yea!!) This week's challenge at Art Impressions is...
paper piercing using Christmas stamps.

Supplies used:
Art Impressions Stamps - Roley Penguin  K3053, Mini Poinsettia  G2766
Ink - India Ink - Black, Fresco Chalk Ink - Mona Rouge
Copic Markers - R29, R46, R37, Y35
Silver Ribbon
Card Stock/Paper - Red CS, Green Core'dinations CS, Designer papers(2)
Paper Piercer

Thanks for stopping in and I will see you soon,

May the Love

Hi Everyone,
Well today it's Thanksgiving and I want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving Day!! Hope you are all having a wonderful day with family and friends. Oh I bet the food is to die for, too.(LOL)

Today is Thursday and it's time for the next weeks Art Impressions weekly challenge. This weeks theme is "flowers".

So with that in mind, I made flowers using Nested Poinsettias, using vellum paper. Next I stamped beautiful snowflakes on designer paper and heat embossed the snowflakes using white detail embossing powder. I added a sentiment and some ribbon and the card is finished.

Supplies used:
Art Impressions Stamps - May the Love H774, Med. Snowflake H2753
Spellbinders dies - Nested Poinsettias S4-219, Ovals S4-110, Scalloped Ovals S4-111
Paper/Card Stock - Designer Paper, Vellum, Teal Blue CS
Embossing Powder - White Detail
Copic Markers - R81 (Used to color the Poinsettias)
Ribbon
Brads

Noel

Hi Stampers,
Today I want to share with you the card I designed with the Art Impressions weekly challenge in mind. The theme is Red, Green and Metallic, so I decided to use some designer cs and gold cs and ribbon and fir trees and here is the card........................

Supplies used:
Card stock - White, red, designer cs, gold cs
Embossing folder - Sizzix - dots (used on the designer cs)
Spellbinders dies - Lace Doily Motifs S5-063, Grands Label One  LF-161
Ink - Distress Ink - Pine Needles
Emboss Powder - Clear Detail
Art Impressions Stamps - Mini Noel E2760, Mountain Fir G3237, Large Mountain Fir J3238
Ribbons - Red and Green chiffon

Hope you are inspired and design a card with red, green and metallic. Then go over to the Art Impressions blog and enter your card. You could be the next weekly challenge winner!!

Merry Merry Christmas

Hi there !!!!
This is the 1st of 2 posts today. So thanks for stopping in for my usual Thursday post using Art Impressions stamps This post is showcasing my card that I made for this weeks challenge over at Art Impressions - and the theme is ribbons. I used 2 different ribbons on this card and I decided to use one of my favorite ribbons which is the snowflake ribbon and the other ribbon I used showcases a technique that I really love doing, ribbon braiding.

First off, these little guys are in the Polar Pals collection, and they are just so cute. I have the whole collection so I will be showing you more of these cuties over the next few weeks.

Next, I used a snowflake ribbon, and I must admit, I loved this when it was introduced a few years ago and still love it. I will probably never tire of it.

Last, I learned to braid ribbon a while ago, and I really think it gives a beautiful look and it makes a great accent to your card or project.

Well, as I mentioned, I have 2 posts today, the 2nd post is the Sparkle N Sprinkle's It's a Cultural Thing Blog Hop so stop back for that one later on, it's sure to be a great hop.

Thanks for stopping in and now I have to finish up on my Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog Hop post. Hope to see you over on that post as well.

Fun and Funky Fold

Hi Everyone,
It's time for the new weekly challenge over at Art Impressions. This weeks theme is Fun and Funky Folds. Once I decided on the fold the rest kind of fell into place. The card design is called a Double Display card. Here is a link for the cut and folds for this easy to do card.

This first picture shows the card closed. You may notice the paper clips I had to use to keep the card  closed as I photographed it.(See them just peeking out at the top of the card.)

Opened, this card makes quite a statement. 

The card, as I mentioned, is really easy but it doesn't appear to be. Give it a try!!

Supplies I used:

Spellbinders - Lace Doily Motifs  S5-063

Tim Holtz Alterations by Sizzix - Elegant Flourishes 656639

Art Impressions Stamp - Christmas Village Window  M3184

Copic Markers - E33, E43, BG01, Y1, B00, YG41, C-1

Spica Pens(Made by Copic) - 09 Sky Blue, 20 Chocolate, 07 Olive

Sparkle N |Sprinkle Glitter - G1030 Fascination

Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by today, see you soon.

Happy Birthday

Hi Everyone,
Well today is Thursday and you know what that means?? It's the beginning of the Weekly Art Impressions Challenge . Each Thursday Art Impressions introduces a new challenge. The theme this week is A Card for a Young Boy. And as I tried to figure out what Art Impressions image I was going to use, I remembered that I had a carousel horse and all kids love to go to the amusement park to ride the rides. I used a Happy Birthday sentiment, and covered it with a semi-transparent glitter - Sparkling Snow. I thought this card would be too cute for a a young boy.

Supplies used:

Carousel Horse -T1255 Art Impressions

Happy Birthday sentiment - G669 Art Impressions

Sparkling Snow Glitter - G1003

Copic Markers - YG45, B28, E15, E43, Y35, R29

Spica Pens (by Copic) - Olive, Buttermilk

Card stock/Paper - Designer Paper, White CS, Yellow CS

Embellishments-Gold Acrylic Stone 

Frame - Spellbinders S5-012

Hope you are inspired and I will see you soon.

Lace

Hi Everyone
Today I have another card for you, using Art Impressions stamps. I used some beautiful lace that I picked up Sunday in my shopping at the last antique show of the season.

I have a few stamps along this theme, kind of country-ish and I just really like the look they give. When I was coloring this image I wanted to add colors that would remind one of dusk. As I was finishing this up, I added a little gold color using a product called Inka Gold. Its at the bottom edge of the rick rack circle. This product has bee's wax in it and it goes on with a sponge and according to the label, its called a gloss paint. It's a nice product and I am going to be looking at other effects I might be able to get with this.

Supplies used:
Country Lamp Post -L1211
Copic Markers - V04, C-5, E40, YG45, Y28, Y11, Y000, C-0
Inka Gold - Gold
Inks: India Ink - Black, Distress Ink -Tea Dye, Fresco Chalk Dye-DaVinci Violet, Fresco Chalk Dye-Sistine Sky, Fresco Chalk Dye- Indigo Velvet
Sponge daubers
Card stock/paper - Dark Blue CS, Blue Speckle CS, White CS, Designer Paper
Old Lace from antique dealer

That is all for now. Hope you get some ideas using lace.

Have a great day,