Friendship Blooms | Art Impressions

Happy Monday my friends!  Today I have a sweet card for that special friend using Art Impressions beautiful Poppy Border set.  This is in their Bible Journaling line, but as you can see, it's perfect for so many occasions!  This card is for you all!  I have some news to share so keep reading until the end!

I die cut some Neenah Solar White 80# card stock with the next to largest Rectangle Double Stitched die.  Then I began as usual, stamping in Copic safe ink and coloring with my markers listed below.  I've been working on coloring with different color families and hey, these are my poppies and I colored them in yellow and a coral shade.  Isn't that the best thing about beautiful floral stamps like this?!!  I decided to try something new--instead of adding a typical shadow around the image, I used the yellow markers and added tiny dots.  What do you think?  

I chose a sentiment from the WC Sentiment Set-4903 and stamped it in Versafine Onyx Black ink.  I layered it onto a coordinating colored card stock from my stash and popped it up on foam tape to my card base.  I added a few Dandelion Yellow Nuvo Crystal Drops for a bit of bling.

So, if you've read this far, thank you!  I have felt so very honored and blessed to be on Art Impressions amazing design team and the ladies on this team are just the absolute BEST!  I made my first Ai post on June 4, 2018 and have felt so welcomed and supported by my teammates for these two years.  I've decided to step down from the team for now, as I've just felt the need to have more free time to work on other things--one of those being improving my watercoloring--including the Ai way!  I'm SO thankful for YOU, and your kindness!  Sending many crafty hugs to you all!

Copic markers:

R24, R14, R22, R20, R30,

Y15, Y11, Y00,

G07, YG67, YG23, YG03, YG01

Supplies:

Art Impressions Poppy Border set

Art Impressions Rectangle Double Stitched dies

Art Impressions WC Sentiments set #4903

Dandelion Yellow Nuvo Crystal Drops

Happy Birthday Ol' Geezer! | Art Impressions

Hello friends!  We are into week two of another fun challenge at Art Impressions!  The theme for this one is "You Make Me Laugh"!  I'm using the so fun Dance It Out set that has this fun loving gentleman and many sentiments.

I die cut some Neenah Solar White 80# card stock with the next to largest Rectangle Double Stitched die.  Next I stamped the guy in Copic safe ink and colored him with the Copic markers listed below.  I added a strip of striped paper at the bottom along with a sliver of paper I colored with a blue Copic to match.

I stamped the two sentiments in Versafine Onyx black ink and added foam tape to the back of the image.  To finish up, I centered it onto a top-folding A2 card base.

This guy is so happy and having so much fun, you can't help but laugh!  I hope you will join in this challenge over at Art Impressions.  Click HERE for all the details!  Stay crafty!

Copic markers:

B39, 37, B26, E59, C7, C3, C1, C00,

E57, E55, E11, E21, E52, E50,

N4, N2, R21, R20, G99, YG97, YG95

Supplies:

Art Impressions Dance It Out stamps

Art Impressions Rectangle Double Stitched dies

My Favorite Things Black & White Stripes 6x6 paper pad

Just A Note to Say Hi! | Art Impressions

Hello friends!  Today I have a sweet card to just say, "Hi!" to that someone special that may need some happy mail!  I've used the beautiful Exclusive Hydrangeas set by Art Impressions that's available at Scrapbook.com.  My hydrangeas are pink with green in the middle because, in my part of Texas, we have alkaline soils and water, not acidic that makes them a blue shade.  Keep reading to see a photo that I took a few days ago of my hydrangea in my backyard.  I love hydrangeas and my photo was my inspiration!

I stamped the hydrangeas in my favorite Copic safe ink--Inkon3 Blackout Detail ink onto some Neenah Solar White 80# card stock.  I've listed my marker colors below.  (Make a note of how few markers I used--LOL!)  When I finished my coloring, I used a Rectangle Double Stitched die to cut it out.  I added some Apple Green Nuvo Crystal Drops to the flower centers and set it aside to dry.

Here is my backyard photo!  It's an older bloom, therefore, not as much green in it as what I colored.

So, onto my card!  I started with an A2 card base and added a black card stock and pink gingham layer and adhered it to the card base.  I added another black layer to the die cut hydrangeas panel.  I stamped one of the several sentiment from this set at the bottom of this panel in Versafine Onyx Black ink.  I added foam tape and adhered it to the card.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Now you know about my love for hydrangeas and also, this beautiful stamp set!  Happy crafting!

Copic markers I used:

G85, YG63, G43, RV21, RV10, RV00

Supplies:

Art Impressions Exclusive Hydrangeas set

Art Impressions Rectangle Double Stitched dies

Nuvo Apple Green Crystal Drops

Coffee Gift Card Holder for the Guys! | Art Impressions

Hello my friends!  Today I have a gift card holder for our guys!  I've used Art Impressions' Coffee Gift Card Holder set to create my card.  Raise your hand if you are like me and struggle with those masculine cards!! Haha!  When I ask my husband his favorite color, he responds with brown!!  LOL! So, I created this card with that male perspective in mind!

Here are the steps to make this card:

• Create a top-folding A2 card base from Neenah Solar White card stock.
• Die cut patterned paper using the largest Rectangle Double Stitched die and adhere to the card base.
• I stamped a coffee bean background with a stamp from my stash with Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide ink.
• Die cut the stamped background with the second largest Rectangle Double Stitched die.  Adhere at an angle on the card front.
• Die cut the Coffee Gift Card Holder cup, insert, and lid from Neenah card stock.  Ink the edges of the cup and top of lid with Ground Espresso Distress Oxide.
• Die cut the coffee cup sleeve from coordinating patterned paper.  Adhere to the cup.
• Stamp the sentiment onto the cup with Ground Espresso.  I used my MISTI and stamped it a few times to make it darker.
• Next, die cut the included scalloped circle die from white card stock and ink the edges with Ground Espresso.  I used a Circle Double Stitched die to cut the patterned paper center and adhered the two together.
• Add a foam square to the circle and pop it onto the coffee cup sleeve and glue the cup to the card front.

I don't have a gift card to display, but I did stamp the other sentiment group from this set on the insert.  Then just check the boxes that fit your occasion!  How fun for the recipient when he removes the gift card!

To finish, I embellished the card with some twine, a button, and enamel dots from my stash.  This I call "guy bling!"  Haha!

So, what is your guy's favorite color?  Is it brown too?  I hope I've inspired you with this masculine card today--Father's Day is next month!  Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful, crafty week!

Supplies:

Art Impressions Coffee Gift Card Holder

Art Impressions Rectangle A2 Double Stitched dies

Art Impressions Circle Double Stitched dies

Rubbernecker Stamps Coffee Bean Background stamp set

Honey Bee Stamps Great Outdoors 6x6 paper pad
Honey Bee Stamps Great Outdoors Enamel Dots

Distress Oxide inks: Gathered Twigs, Ground Espresso