Art Impression "Playful People" Challenge

I LOVE Art Impressions stamps, so I made this one for the Art Impression "Playful People" Challenge.  Nothing can be more fun then hanging with your peeps - and shopping!!!

I used the stamp set Shoppers Front.  I colored using my Copic markers.   I made a background using distressed inks.  I fussy cut the stamp so the girls would pop.  To make it pop even more, I stamped, colored and cut out the card again.  I also went over the car with clear Wink of Stella to make the car sparkly.  I also added some acetate paper before the popped up car for the windshield and added Glossy Accents to the headlights to make them glow.

Here's the final result:

Or from the side view:

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day!

Diane

Get Well Soon Card

This is the card that I was working on my desk during WOYWW.  It's a get well card for a friend.  I used Art Impressions People Clear Stamp Set - Get Well.  I found mine at Michaels.


Here's the card:

And the inside

And a closer up side view:

Yesterday people asked what the tiny bits were on my desk on WOYWW.  They were the pill bottles I made.  I used the pill bottle stamps from the AI set.  I colored them then I did one of my favorite things.  I covered them with 3D Crystal Lacquer.  After they dried I cut them out.  Gave some nice dimensions to the bottles. 

Here's a closer view:

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I appreciate any comments you want to leave.

Have a good day!

Diane

PS.  My BFF April made a card with the same stamp.  You can see her card on her blog.  I'm really digging that die she used.....might be another one I have to get.  I need more die storage!!!  LOL

Challenge 181 - Add a Brad

Art Impression Challenge 181 - Add a Brad.   I love Art Impression stamps, and this new stamp I found at Michael's is no exception.  I added flowers and brads to two of the girls hats to make they really big and stand out.  Here's my card for the challenge:
 

 

The image comes from the stamp set  New Hampton ART IMPRESSIONS RUBBER STAMP clear cling set GOT STYLE.  The saying for the card was from anther AI set - Dare to be Fabulous.  I thought how perfect with the BIG accessorized hats.  :)

 

I made the background by following a post  - Caught In Crystal  by PartiCraft. 

 

First you squeeze 3D Crystal Lacquer acetate. 

 

 

Then you drop alcohol inks.

 

 

Then lightly sprinkle some perfect pearls that blend with your colors.

 

 

Lastly you crinkle up  a piece of tissue paper and then lay it on top & pat down - I used my brayer.

 

 

The let it dry.

I couldn't get a picture without a glare - but this is the end result.  My tissue paper was too big - but my first try I made it too small! So I figured it was easier to cut off the excess after it dried!    I made this with a 8.5 x 11 piece of acetate so I could cut it into several backgrounds. 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

As always I love to read all comments!

Diane

 

 

WOYWW

It's WOYWW.  For those that don't know what that is it means "What's On Your Work Desk Wednesday".  Our host, Julia has brought a lot of people together around the globe.  We get to check out all the goodies on everyone else's desk. 

So here's my messy desk.  No more album - I finished that last week.  It was a gift for the coach and she loved it!

My BFF, April, has a theme on her blog every week.  This week is 'use your words'.   So here I am getting ready to make a card for her blog.  You will have to come back tomorrow and see what I made.  But I'll give you a hint -I finally used those blue and yellow papers with white flourishes that have been sitting on my desk for 3 weeks!  Also on my desk is birthday fish card I made for the AI watercolor challenge.  To the right of it is another AI card I made for a class that I'm helping April teach this Friday.  That version of the camera card was a bit of a flop - but it gave the idea for the shaker card for the class which turned out well.

 

Well, enough for me  - I'm going to check out everyone else's workspaces.

 

Have a great week!

Thanks for all the comments last week.  I love to hear from you!

 

Diane

AI Challenge 180 - Watercolor & White Pen

I made this card for the Art Impression Challenge 180 - Watercolor & White Pen

Here's my card:

The stamp set I used is the AI Zoo Crew Deep Breath Birthday (Sku#4471) .  I water colored the image using Zig Clean Color water color markers.  I fussy cut the images and used a 3D ZOT on the cake, and a action wobble on the fish.  I added a little white pen to the cake to give it a little more dimension (well, plus it was required in the challenge!).   I also used the Zig Clean Color markers to create the background. First I colored with two shades of blue then bushed with water to blend.  Then I spritzed with water mixed with perfect pearls. This gave the background some shine and also water spots. I highlighted some of the water spots with a white pen to make them stand out more like bubbles. 

I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set on some pink paper and cut it out with the Stampin Up  Balloon Bouquet Punch. I cut out the strings and bow for the balloons using a Lil' inker die - Balloon String Die.   I added some highlights to the balloons using the white gel pen.

 

Here's a video of the wobble action. 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great day.  If you have moment please leave a comment - I LOVE to read them all.

Diane 

Get Well

A couple people asked about the card that was on my desk on WOYWW. I had made it a couple days ago for a friend at work.  Here's a better picture of it:

If you can't read the sentiment it says 'That's why the call it I.C.U'.   It's a new Art Impression stamp found at Micheal's. I just loved it!  I colored it with my Copics.  I added a little extra swirl using my new die from Lea'bilitie - Frame elegant.

Thanks for stopping by. If you get a chance leave a comment I love reading them all!

Have a great day!

Diane

AI Challenge 178 House & Home

It's another AI challenge.  This is the card that I made for AI Challenge 178 House & Home.  I LOVE AI stamps.  They are so much fun to color and make cards with.   I have FOUR BINDERS filled with AI stamps...and I am running out of room and need to make another binder. This challenge was about house and home...and a home is not complete without the love a cat....or several cats as in this card!

 

Here's the front:

And here's the inside:

 

Let's take a closer look at each side:

Left:

 

 

Right:

 

 

Let's talk about how I made it.  The stamp sets I used are :AI Purrr-thday Set (Sku#4568) (Cats front and back); Art Impressions® Clear Stamp Set, Crazy Cat Lady (Inside image & sentiment); AI Window Die (Sku#4619) (window & shutters - outside); Art Impressions Dies, Window Deco (Window curtain  inside).

 

For the outside bricks.  I used some ColorCore sandable cardstock.  I embossed it first with my brick embossing folder. Then I sanded it to get the red bottom color.  The end result looks like bricks on a house.

 

 

It needed something else, so I cut grass using my Silhouette.  I also thought the wall in the inside was missing something, so again, using my Silhouette I cut a picture and picture frame.

Ms. Ellie has to help me write my post!  She's perched on the top of my chair.  Here's the view with me out of the chair.  She's the queen!

 

Thanks for coming by.
As always I love reading the comments,  If you can take a minute just to say hi!  Have a wonderful day!!!

Diane

Shake, Rattle & Roll

This weeks Art Impression - Challenge 178 Shake, Rattle & Roll. 

 

I decided to use one of the new AI stamps. These girls are having so much fun. To me it looks like that they are at some sort of fun party or reception and are goofing off in the photo booth getting their picture taken.

 

 

I colored the girls with Copics using the following colors. 

Dresses- R24 R27; B04 B06; V04 V06; Hair - E35 E23; Y28 Y15; E07 E04; Skin.- E50 E51 R20.  I added more glitter and shine to their jewelry, shoes, & photo props using my Wink of Stella pens.

 

I made the shaker by putting together two rectangles & then cutting three times from a leftover piece of cardboard.  I learned this technique by the great details from Karen Day from the AI blog.

 

I cut out a camera using my Silhouette & cut the rectangle using the inside rectangle used above.  I cut a piece of acetate using the outside rectangle.

 

I used some black, grey, & white camera print paper in for the background. I felt that the black & white background, and the black camera really made the colors of the girls really pop!  I used some square sequins to shake inside.  I glue some of those some sequins around the card just to have it all blend together.  I really like the effect.

 

Here' a few side views of the cards with the sequins shook around.

 

 

 

 

Here's another view with all the sequins piled at their feet.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day!!
Any comments are always read and greatly appreciated!

Diane

I have entered this card in the following challenges:
Art Impression Challenge 178-Shake, Rattle, & Roll

And

Challenge #220 - Anything Goes





 

 

Die Storage

Earlier I posted the messy desk with all my dies.  After work today I started to work on my die organization.  I am using these Totally-Tiffany Die-Namic Die Storage Cases.  

 

These storage cases are great on their own, but I like to use a magnetic piece and CD storage.  I use magnetic dust covers that I got at Home Depot.

 

I cut them into squares.

One of my window dies is the Art Impression Window Die.  I put the die on the square cut from  magnet dust cover.  Then I put it in the CD sleeve - that way just in case some thing drops, it still stays together in the sleeve.

Then I put all my different windows on one panel from the Die-Namic Die storage and label it.

 

This is the storage case that I have completed.  Each sleeve has a label - Squares, Triangles, Ovals, Circles, Stars/Hearts/Hexagons.  

 

Then when you need one, you just pull the sleeve.

I still have more to finish.  And eventually I will get them all done.  :)

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day

As always comments are welcome and appreciated.

Thanks!

Diane

Love is in the air

Here's another card for the Art Impressions Love Love Love! Challenge 177.    I used the set -Art Impressions® Clear Stamp Set, His & Hers Flying I got from Michaels.  Here's the card, then I will give a little more details.



First I stamped the image on white cardstock & colored with my Copic markers.  I decided that I wanted the plane to be flying through a sky of hearts.  I first had to stamp & fussy cut the image to use as a mask. 

 

I put the mask over my colored image.  I then used the hearts stencil from Stampin' Up & Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Barn Door. 

 

After I added the hearts with the stencil I lifted off the image mask.  What was left was the plane flying through a sky of hearts, just like I envisioned.  :) 

 

 

I wanted a little more dimension to the card, so I colored the propeller again and added 3D Crystal Lacquer. 

 

      

 

I cut it out and popped it up with a 3D Zot.  I got the sentiment from a hot air balloon set by Dare 2B Artsy - Lift Up Your Spirits.  I cut out the sentiment using a cloud die.

 

I had a lot of fun playing around with this card.  I hope you had some fun visiting my blog.

Thanks for stopping by. 
Comments and advice are always welcome!

Diane


I also added this card to the challenge at "Come and Get It Challenge". 
I also included this card in the Challenge #148 in the Aud Sentiments Challenge blog.

Too Cold - Think Sunny Beaches

It's so cold here, I'd rather be at a beach, so I thought about one of my favorite cards I made, but I never posted.  So here it is to warm us up!

                

I made the card using the AI stamp Lounger's Set.    I colored with my Copic markers. I are some Wink of Stella to add a little glittery look. 

Here's a view from the side

 

You can see how the Wink of Stella colored over top the brown sand makes the sand sparkle and glisten and give a little more texture to the picture.

I also stamped and colored the umbrella from the stamp a second time & cut it out.  I used pop dots to bring the umbrella out for a 3D effect.  I also colored Wink of Stella over my colored umbrella.  I added the ribbon across the top using one of my We R Memory Keepers Weave Sew Ribbon Tool - it makes putting ribbons on easy!

 Thanks for stopping by.  Like always any comments are always welcome and very much appreciated!!


Diane