Friday Friends!

Well it’s Friday and I’m thinking of the fun I will have tomorrow.  My best buds and I are sharing a booth at a craft fair.  I’ve been making lots of cards in hopes of selling a few.  This card reminds me of my friends - my wonderful therapists!!!

Of course as I’ve been making cards like a crazy person these past couple of weeks this card (Deep Red stamp) applies too!!  😂

Thanks for stopping by!  See you next time!

Have a great week!!

Diane

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

WOYWW

Wow. Another week. Wednesday snuck up on me.  But Saturday I enjoyed cropping with friends and meeting Beth Kingston (Kingston Crafts) - She's craft host on HSN. 

Like always  - if you don't know -- What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday - Our host Julia brings us together every week - find out more there at Julia's blog.  It's just a great time to go snooping at other's messes and creative juices....


Oh - see I'm out of it...I forgot that Jan is taking over for Julia while Julia is off on holiday and then preparing for her operation - Keep Julia in your prayers please.  So here's Jan's blog.

Have a great day!

Diane

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

 

 

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





 

 

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


 

LOVE!

Hello!  I made this card for the new Art Impression Challenge Love Love Love! Challenge 177

 

Here's the front:

 

 

And here's the inside:

 

This girl is so fun and cute.  I love the "Shake Your Booty" cards at Art Impression.  This one is from the Dancer Set.  I fussy cut both the front of the lady and the back of the lady.  Well, the back of the lady twice!  I colored and cut just her skirt the second time and used an action wobble to make her booty shake!  I colored her with Copic Markers.  (Skin-E50,E51; Blush-R20; Dress-B04,B05).  The shoes and the earrings were colored with Wink of Stella blue & purple.

 

I have a stamp from Funny Bone with the saying "I LOVE YOU WILL ALL MY BUTT I WOULD SAY HEART BUT MY BUTT IS BIGGER".  But I wanted it in two parts, so I just typed it in word and printed it on my computer.  That way I also had control over the size and font. 

 

For the AI Shake Your Booty card I normally have the front image coming out a window, but I thought for love and Valentine's I would use a heart.    I cut all my hearts using the Ecstasy Crafts Nellie's Choice Multi Frame Dies, Heart, 10-Pack  die set.

 

Here's some side views of the card so you can see the image pop from the front, and the bootie wobble from the back.  :)

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Any comments are greatly appreciated.

 

Have a great day!

 

Diane

 

I also included this card in the Challenge #148 in the Aud Sentiments Challenge blog.

 

AI Paper Piecing

 AI - Paper Piecing Party! Challenge 176

 

 

I stepped through the tutorial that Diane on the AI design team posted, and I thought I would give it a try.  Paper piecing involves a lot more cutting and a lot less coloring. 

 

I just love all the Art Impressions Girlfriends stamps.  I have almost all of them!!  For this card, I used Art Impressions Stamp Uptown Girls Set.  Then I just used the simple sentiment of "Friends" from the Live Laugh Love set.

 

For each of the girls outfits I used paper from my stash.  I colored their skin & hair with Copic Markers.  I colored the girl's jewelry, glass frames, and shoes with Wink of Stella coloring pens to add little more glitz to match their glitzy outfits. 

 

I had a pink feather that I received in a grab bag, and I had saved it "just in case".  I decided to cut a few pieces of the feather to add some textured to the first girl's boa.  Also for the big flower on her dress, what better to use then a flower embellishment from my stash.

 

I had a lot of fun picking out the papers I wanted to make their outfits.  It was like playing paper dolls!

 

Thanks for stopping by!   Any comments and advice are always greatly appreciated!!

 

Have a wonderful day!

 

 

Diane

 

ADDITIONAL NOTE: I was honored to receive the Top Spot in the AI Paper Piecing Challenge with this card. I'm so excited I just can't stop smiling. Thank you Art Impressions!!!