Christmas 2021

 The challenge at Art Impressions this week is Happy Happy Holidays.  This is always my favorite time of year.  I LOVE to create Christmas cards and I usually make about 75 to send out.  So, I started this card back in May but, of course, I am still working on getting them done.  Why is that?  Seems the time just gets away from me (or maybe a little procrastination - cuz there wasn't a hurry back then)!  Even though it has taken me a long time to finish these, it was worth it because this is probably my favorite one of all!

 I used the Reindeer Flutter set from Art Impressions.  This is an interactive card - pull the tab down and the penguin's feet flutter up and down.  Sooooo darn cute!!  I stamped the image on copic friendly cardstock and colored with my copic markers.  I used stickles on the jingle bells around the reindeer's neck and glossy accents on the reindeer's nose to give them a little shine.  I inked the background with tumbled glass distress oxide ink and cut it out with the Art Impressions stitched rectangle die.  I also cut the Art Impressions little snowflake dies out of white glitter cardstock for accents.  I die cut the hilltop and the snowy hill from white glitter cardstock from dies I had in my stash and inked the hilltops using mowed lawn and pine needles oxide ink for the trees and tumbled glass for the snow banks.  Lastly, I used white glitter cardstock on a black cardstock base to frame the scene.  The sentiment is included in the Reindeer Flutter set.

Hope you enjoy my card!  

Happy Happy Holidays!

 

Enjoy the Ride

 Art Impression's is celebrating their "Rides" new release with a challenge called "Planes, Trains and automobiles".  Actually, the challenge is anything that you ride on.  There are so many Art Impression's stamp sets to choose from for this challenge but I just LOVE the gal on the skateboard in their "Got Style" stamp set.  This is my kind of gal - on a mission with shopping bags in hand (headed to the next store) 😀.

I stamped the image on cryogen white paper and colored her with copic markers.  I fussy cut her out and placed her on a stitched circle die cut.  The framed circle was also cut out with the stitched circle dies.  The sentiment came from the "Got Style" set as well.

Hope you have a great day and Enjoy the Ride!

Halloween Slimline

 This week's Art Impression's challenge is a "Slimline" card.  This was another fun challenge since I have never made a slimline card.  It has been in my projects list to attempt but just haven't gotten around to it so this challenge made me do it.  I'm so use to making A2 or 6x6 cards so to create a 9x4 was unusual but I really enjoyed it.  

  I thought I would make a Halloween slimline card since we are nearing that holiday next and who doesn't like Halloween.  I utilized several Art Impression's stamp and die sets.  The main one being the Haunted Mansion Popcard.  Unfortunately, this one has been discontinued but it's very similar to the Holiday mansion that is still in their store.  This Haunted Mansion set was intended to be an inside Popup card but I just took each piece and used foam tape to create the dimension.  I also utilized the Art Impression's fence dies, Quivery Mini Shaker spider and bat dies, and The Old Bat set saying and cluster of bats in the top corner.  I colored the images with copic markers and used Distress Oxide inks to create the background.  The pumpkins, witch, ghosts, and mansion dies are part of the Haunted Mansion Popcard set.  

  Hope you have a wonderful and fun Halloween.

Going Batty

 This two week challenge at Art Impressions is "Going Batty" so I used the Bat Flutter stamp set from Art Impressions.  This makes the cutest Halloween card.  It is interactive - when you pull the tab, the wings on the bat flutter.   Soooo cute!!  I also used the Art Impressions double stitched rounded rectangle die, the bat dies from the AI Quivery Mini Shaker set and the sentiment from AI The Old Bat set.  

The background was made utilizing distress oxide inks and a splatter of water.  Soooo easy to make any background using these inks.  So, if you don't have the perfect match patterned paper, no worries, ink up your background and you're good to go.  

This was a fun card to make and so cute to play with.  Hope you enjoy this card and try out the Art Impressions flutter stamp sets.  

Wine Time

 Art Impression's is having their challenge of "Shaken, Not Stirred".  Any drink is the theme.  Of course, I chose wine!  I used the image from the Wine Divas stamp set.  She just says it all!

  I used the Art Impressions double stitch rectangle die to cut out the frames and the flag double stitch die to cut out the saying.  I paper pieced the chair and colored the rest of the image with copic markers.  Paper piecing is so fun and easy.  It makes the chair look like fabric.  

  Hope you enjoy this simple and fun card.

  Have a great day!

Kangaroo Pouch

 The Art Impression's challenge for this two-week period is "Lion, Tigers, Bears Oh My".  It is a challenge showcasing any animal image.  I chose the Art Impressions Kangaroo Mouthful set.  I love this set!  It comes with a mama kangaroo, baby kangaroo, a bunch of flowers, a present, a cluster of balloons, a blow horn and a birthday hat.  I used them all except for the flowers.  Such a great set!! The dies are also included, which is always a plus.  

I made a shaker gift tag with the Art Impressions double stitch tag die.  I die cut the tag out of pattern paper and then cut two pieces of page protector plastic using the tag die as a template to cut around.  I then sealed three sides of the plastic with the WeR Fuse tool to create the shaker tag.  I glued two sets of the balloons to the inside tag and placed sequins in the pouch to make it a shaker.  I then fused the top of the tag together.  

To finish the tag, I colored all of the images with copic markers.  I made a slit in the mama kangaroo's mouth and pouch to place the blow horn and present within.  I then glued the images to the outside of the tag and tied some ribbons to the top.   

What little one wouldn't have fun playing with this tag?  Probably will enjoy the tag more than the present.  😁

Cloudy skies

 Art Impression's challenge for this week is "Cloudy with a Chance..." so I used the Art Impressions Panda Slider set.  This little guy is soooo darn cute and useful for sooo many occasions. It's also a stamp and die set so no fussy cutting necessary.  I added mini google eyes to him for fun.

I've been playing with my alcohol inks and made the background using the smooshing technique.  What an easy and fun way to create a background.  Thought it made for a great cloudy sky look. 

I used a 4.25 x 5.5 piece of poster board.  A dribbled a few drops of blue alcohol ink on my glass mat and then added some alcohol blending solution.  Then I laid the poster board piece down on the mat (glossy side down) and twirled it around in the ink.  Added more ink and/or blending solution and repeated the process until I got the look that I wanted.  Let it dry and tada - that's it, background created!  Easy peasy!

Enjoy and Hope your day is Awesome!