It's A Watercolor Weekend

Welcome back,

I have a few cards that I need to make and send off, Since I hadn't used my Art Impressions water color stamps lately, I decided to make a few different water color cards.

Over the next few days I will share the other cards that I will be sending off to their destinations.

I learned the technique of water coloring the Art Impressions way, many years ago. And it is a really fun and easy technique. 

Years ago, the Marvy ink pads and markers were the inks to use but sadly those are no longer available. Yes I still have some of those in my stash (they have not dried out yet) but I wanted to test the Distress Ink pads and markers to see if they were a good substitute. I figured they would be and I was not disappointed. 

Let my card me share my card -

Those gray stones at the bottom of the urn, I hand drew those in to give a little more interest to the bottom of the stamped image..

I just love doing this technique 

Please  look for more water color cards this week. 

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE I SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Art Impressions - Watercolor Flower set - 4082, 3015, 4052, 4051, 4270,  Paper/Card Stock: Water color paper, Blue CS, Blue shimmer CS, DP Ink: Distress Ink - various colors Accessories: Ribbon, watercolor brush, corner rounder

I am submitting my card to these wonderful challenges:

Catch The Bug anything goes  (#39)

Crafting with Dragonflies  Cards only (W) anything goes - cards only (#25)

Scrappers Delights   Always Anything Goes (#22)

Artbymiran Challenge -  No.51 -Anything Goes (#29)

Crafting-With-Friends -  Anything Goes (#200)

Creative Fingers -   No.102 - (W1 of 2) Anything Goes (#58)

Morgan's Art World - Add Flowers (#10)

Simply Papercraft - No. 22  - Anything Goes (#181)

Thanks for stopping by today, hope to see you soon

Water Coloring the Art Impressions Way

Hi Everyone,
Hope you are having a wonderful week. Here in the Greater Cincinnati area we've had 70 degree temps and 6/10" snow all within a few days time. Spring, please come and stay.

Last Saturday, I offered a a class at Simply Said Rubber Stamps, Water Color the Art Impressions Way. I had 8 in my class and we all had a great time.

I guided the ladies thru this easy technique, making 2 panels using 2 different stamp sets. We used stamps from Series 7 Set 1 on the 1st panel

Here is my class sample

After that panel was completed we moved on to a second panel using Series 7 Set 2

Here  the class sample for the 2nd project panel.

The foliage from set 1 is also used when using set 2. Also to achieve the water color effect, water color paper is a must, card stock will bow.. Also the ink you use to stamp must be a water based dye ink. Waterproof or permanent ink will not let the ink move and soften.We used Distress Inks, Marvy Inks and Adirondack Inks. Tombows are also a great marker to use. And you can use markers or pads just make sure the ink is water based. Alcohol inks, pigment, and Memento inks will not work. There are probably other markers and ink pads that can be added to either list.

This was a fun class and the ladies did a fantastic job on their "water coloring the Art Impressions Way."

If you have never tried this technique, don't hesitate. It is really easy and the end result is really nice.

This weekend is my regular card class at Simply Said Rubber Stamps. I will be sharing those cards with you starting Sunday. 

Spring is coming slowly, but it must be on the back of a turtle. LOL 

Have a great day

The Party's Over......

Hi Everyone,
Hope you're having a great week so far.

Yep the party is over.  I am so sad to say, this is my last post for Art Impressions . I've  been on the team for a year now (how time flies) and I am sad to have to say my tenure is up. It's been a fabulous year and have worked with a wonderful group of ladies. Also everyone associated with the Art Impressions company are the best. I will miss them. As this door closes there is another door that is opening. More on that towards summers end.

Here is my last Wednesday card creation for Art Impressions. The Golden Oldies gang is playing "Thanks for the Memories".

Supplies used:
Art Impressions Stamps - Golden Oldies U1554 ,  Memories I2030
Ink - Memento -Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink -Vintage Photo
Copic Marker - E000, E15, E37, YR09, YR65, YR68, Y21, Y17, BV00, BV23, BV25, YG06, G21, V17, B63, B32, BG72, R37
Yellow CS, White CS, Music page



Make sure to stop back tomorrow to check out the next theme for the weekly challenge.

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.

I used my school colors when I was designing this card.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  .

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

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.

It's Grill Out Time

Hi Everyone,
Do you believe it, we just scooted into May. We are already done with 1/3 of the year. WOW!!!!!

A week from this Sunday is Mother's Day, and a lot of families are going to be cooking out. So here is a cute invitation to send out for this great party. And who else is the perfect couple to announce your great party than the BBQ Couple, and they always host a great grill party.

Since I don't have an apron die, I cut my own out of blue CS. When I added the gingham paper, I adhered it on the sides and the bottom, leaving a opening on the top for a pocket. Next I wanted to make the couple stand out so I adhered the couple to a label shape.I adhered the stamped image on the bottom half of the label and used pop dots on the top half of that stamped image.Next I just adhered the bottom half of the label to the gingham paper.  Behind the label shape is the invitation information for the BBQ party,tucked right into that pocket. What a cute party invitation and it fits into an A-2 size envelope.

Stop back tomorrow for my card based on the new theme for this weeks Art Impressions Weekly Challenge.

Supplies used:
Art Impressions Stamp -BBQ Couple
Copic Markers - E51, E33, E000, O, C-0, R81, RV06, YG09, YG41, Y17, Y21, BG000
White Opaque Pen
Silver Gel Pen
Brads
Ribbon
Spellbinders Label 17 S5-025
Paper/Cardstock - Gingham Paper, Dark Blue CS, White CS, Rose CS

Have a great week.

I don't have time

Hi Everyone,

Happy Wednesday. !!! This week I made a visit to see Madge and boy what a day she's had.

I know I've had days that really mimic Madge and that verse can be so true. LOL

I love this orange color, it is so now. It's so Madge. LOL.

Periodically I get comments about my bows. This is really 2 bows pushed together and they are what I call "rabbit ears" bows. They are done by hand. No tools, Easy Peasy!! Really!! I will do a pic tutorial and show you how I do it. It will be in a week or so as I will be gone for a few days and won't have time to get this finished before I leave. So stay tuned for that.

Supplies used:

Stamps Used- Art Impressions  - Don't have Time D1430, Madge  L1549

Ribbon

Paper/CS used - Teal Core'dinations CS, white cs, cream cs, designer paper

Inks used - VersaMark, Distress Ink Gathered Twigs, Distress Ink Old Paper

Embossing Powder - Shimmer EP

Copic Markers - BG13, BG000, E43, C-1, YR09, YR61

Embossing Folder

Spellbinder Die - S4-111 Scalloped Oval

Hole Punch

OK, I have to get a card ready for you all to see for the Art Impression's Weekly Challenge post on Thursday.

Thanks for stopping in today and I hope you stop in tomorrow.

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

Anything New

Hi Everyone,

Today for Art Impressions I thought I'd go country and visit the Bird-Brains group. They are so funny, aren't they. Well, as I assembled this card, I thought I'd use some things that you usually don't see with these birds, like glitter and ribbon ?? !!! Can you just picture hens and glitter and ribbon. LOL

OK, here you go....... hens, ribbon, and glitter

Too funny!!!

Supplies used:

Art Impressions Stamps  Oh Look  L1835, Anything New D1860

Card stock - Yellow CS White CS, Brown CS

Ink used - India Ink Black

Die used -Spellbinders Ironwork Accents S5-058

MS Punch

Ribbon

Glitter

OK now this hen is more "uptown" so to speak. LOL

Well I have multiple posts tomorrow too, so, I hope you check them all out.

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

Easter message

Welcome to Wednesday!!!

Do you believe it, this month is almost over and we are less than two weeks away from Easter!! I am so amazed at how fast time is going. Speaking of Easter, I have another Easter card for you. I love Easter lilies and I decided that I had to use this stamp for this Easter card, although I could use it after Easter as well.

OK check out that trellis looking light pink accent behind the lily, I made it using a Martha Stewart border punch. Yep I did and coming soon will be a pictorial how to. That darker pink panel was made using a Spellbinder M-bossibilities folder. That was one of the goodies that I won from Spellbinders back in January. I have to tell you that those folders are AWESOME.What a great idea, embossing designs on both sides of the folder. duh!!

Supplies used:
Art Impressions Stamps - Easter Lilies  L4022, Easter Message  F1420
Spellbinders Die - Crown Ovals S4-303
Spellbinders M-bossibilities folder - Nobility ES-002
Ink- India Ink Black, Fresco Florentine Rose
Copic Markers- BV00, Y17, G21
Paper/Cardstock - Green cs, designer papers
Pearls

Thanks for stopping in today. I will be back tomorrow with my design based on the Art Impressions Weekly Challenge. Hope to see you then.

Happy Birthday

Hi Everyone
Today is Thursday and I want to show you the card I made in this weeks theme for the Art Impressions weekly challenge.

The theme this week is monochromatic and I decided to use a pink color.

The stamps I used are from Art Impressions. Looks like the lady is wearing her Easter hat.

Supplies used:

Art Impressions stamps - Helene G2522, Happy Birthday E597

Cheerie Lynn Die - Lattice Die

Spellbinders - Lace Doily Motif  S5-063, Lace Doily Accents S5-062,  Classic Circle S4-114

Cardstock/Paper - Pink CS, Med. Pink CS, Designer paper

Ink used - India Ink Black

Ribbon

Thanks for stopping in today

Warmer Easter Wishes

Hi Everyone,
Welcome to Wednesday!!!  Have you been out getting the Easter candy?? Or maybe getting an Easter outfit?? I love all the soft pastels that are out at this time of the year.

I just got some new stamps from Art Impressions and since they are Easter themed, I will be showing these off in my next few Wednesday posts. Hope the cards inspire you and give you some great ideas.

This card is using a new set called Kate - set 4118. And this bunny is sooooo cute. the set even comes with a seperate little pinafore stamp as well. I stamped the rabbit on white cs and colored the rabbit with Copics. Next I stamped the little jacket part of the stamp on a small piece of designer paper and I stamped the dress part of the stamp on another designer paper. I trimmed the dress, jacket and the rabbit out and layered them all together. It was like playing with paper dolls. I remember how fun that was when I was a kid. Next, I added the matching bow in her hair, or should I say fur. Then I added the glitz. The background  I used is an embossing folder and I colored it with distress inks. Lastly I added a pastel yellow bow, punched a few corners and added the sentiment and the card is done.

Supplies used:
Kate set - 4118
Copic markers - E57, E71, R81
Cardstock/Paper - White CS, peachy pink cs, designer papers (3 different ones)
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Spellbinders Die - Labels Sixteen  S4-301
Punch for corners
Inks - Versafine black, Distress inks scattered straw, victorian velvet
Ribbon

Tomorrow I will have 2 posts. I will have the card for next week's Art Impressions weekly challenge and I will have a post for the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog Hop. Please stop back for both posts I would love to see you again.

Water Color

Hi Everyone,
Welcome to Thursday! Today it's time for a new challenge over at Art Impressions. This weeks challenge theme is Water Color Inspired. I have so many of the Art Impressions water color series sets. The stamps I've used today are from project 7 set 1, In My Garden. Have you tried any of the water color sets. The sets are all so great and water coloring the Art Impressions Way is so easy and the results are quite dramatic.

Ahh..............water color scenes are so relaxing aren't they???  You should try this if you haven't yet. You will be amazed at the outcome you will get. I also suggest you purchase the How to Watercolor DVD. It is like you are having a one on one instruction. It really is a great help and a wonderful tool.

Supplies used:

Set 3544

Marvy pads and/or markers - Jungle green, Celery, Caribbean, Salvia Blue, Grey, Brown

Paper/Card Stock -Watercolor Paper, Purple CS, Green CS

Watercolor brush

Spritz bottle

Little Round Gems

Punch (Corners)

Hope you have a great weekend. Thanks for stopping in today.

Adventure

Hi Everyone,
Well it's Wednesday, also know in some circles as hump day. Hope your week is going great so far. Today I thought I'd use a brayer to make a morning sky of a skyline where the city sits on the edge of a river.

This city view reminds me of the Cincinnati skyline and the Ohio River. 

Supplies used:

Art Impressions Stamps- Skyline P2975, Mini Adventure F2563

Ink - Versafine Black, Stonewashed, Butterscotch

Brayer

Paper/Cad Stock - White CS, Bronze Shimmer CS

Ribbon

Spellbinders Grand Circles

Embossing Folder

Stop back tomorrow to check out the card I've designed for next weeks Art Impressions challenge. Oh and before I forget it, there is a monthly card contest over at Art Impressions. Click here to read all about it and I hope to see your entry.

Got Eggs

Welcome to Wednesday!!!
I love this cute chubby bunny over at Art Impressions.He looks like he is handing out Easter eggs to all. Great for your Easter card or in a scrapbook layout showing kids on that Easter egg hunt in the back yard.

Supplies used:

Chubby Bunny - T4020

Got Eggs - D4015

embossing folders (3)

embossing powder - Sparkle N Sprinkle Shimmer EP - EP137 (on eggs to give them glittery effect)

ribbon

copic markers - RV21, RV13, V12,V09, R81, R00, E43, E51, G21, G82, YG03, Y08,Y11, B32, C-0, C-2.

Egg Die - Nested Eggs S4-264 Spellbinders

Still need to make your Easter cards??  Still looking for that perfect stamp?You might want to check out the Art Impressions 2012 Easter Series for a great selection.

I get a lot of great comments on my bows. Most of my bows are made using Craft-Dee Bowz maker. Easy to use (trust me when I say that). Tell Donna Barbara sent ya, if you order one.

Thanks for stopping in today. Stop in tomorrow for my next Art Impressions weekly challenge card.

Green Alert

Hi Everyone,
I am not Irish however I thought it would be great to make an Irish card, since I just received these two stamps in with my new stamps.I really love green. I think it goes with so many colors and if you think about it, in the spring when the grass really greens up, the green looks spectacular with all the beautiful soft spring colors of the flowers.

Supplies used:

Art Impressions Stamps - Green Alert H2040, Shamrock P1955

Cardstock/Paper - Dark Green CS, Light Green CS, Marbled Green CS, White CS

Ribbons

Spellbinders Die - Lrg Deckled Rectangles S4-202

Embossing Powder - Sparkle N Sprinkle Bullfrog Green EP404

Ink - VersaMark

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!!

Jelly Beans

Hi Everyone,
It's Thursday and that means its time for the weekly challenge over at Art Impressions. I thought I'd share with you my take on this weeks challenge. The theme is: Inspired by Candy. At first I had a devil of a time coming up with something for this theme. But,as I thought about candy, the upcoming Easter holiday came to mind.  I remembered chocolate bunnies and then jelly beans came to mind and then I remembered when I was a kid I used to get hollowed out sugar eggs in my Easter basket. So, with those ideas in mind, here is what I came up with.

Supplies used:

Art Impressions stamps - G1076 Giant Bunny, C1677 Smell Jelly Beans

Spellbinders Dies - Nested Eggs S4-264

Copic Markers - E25, E71

Embossing Powder - Sparkle N Sprinkle -  Shimmer EP137

Ribbon

Designer paper & various colors of card stock

I made the large egg to appear to be hollow with a chocolate bunny inside.  Those sugar eggs that I received as a child, were always decorated around the opening and they were always so cute.I used the shimmer EP to make the inside of the egg sparkle. I also colored the bunny using brown copic markers to make him look like chocolate. OK, now I have just awakened my sweet tooth, I guess I will have to get some jelly beans. Yum,Yum.

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Always about me

Hi Everyone
Do you believe it. It's leap year day, February 29. Won't see another one for four more years. February has just flown by. So..........does that mean it will be Christmas before we know it???!!!??? LOL

I  just received some new Art Impressions stamps and I thought I'd use Edna, taking a bubble bath. She is so cool, she even keeps her jewelry on while in the tub, what class. LOL

Supplies used:

Art Impressions stamps: Edna Soaking - P1760, About Me - F2617

Embellishments

Ribbon

Embossing Folder

Spellbinders Dies- Ribbon Tags Trio  S4-323, Labels Sixteen S4-301

Copic Markers

Thanks for stopping in today. Stop back tomorrow for my take on the Art Impressions weekly challenge.

Tulips in a Row

Hi Everyone
Thought I'd share with you a clean and simple card I made using a stamp from Art Impressions. I am not usually a clean and simple card maker but this turned out so nice looking and was quick and easy to make. I might have to make more of these types of cards. LOL

Supplies used:
Stamp -Art Impressions  P2872 Tulip Row
Marvy Markers - Jungle Green, Bubble Gum Pink
White CS
Punch - Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page
Embossing Folder
Ribbon

Spring is on the way and the tulips will be peeking thru the plant beds soon and remember, Easter is about 40 days away. See you soon,