Snowman Tags

Hello,

I am back with a couple of Christmas tags (or they could be ornaments) I made for the Challenge over at Art Impressions.  Okay I have to confess I have a thing for snowmen and have a large collection of them that come out for the holidays.  I think I may have a snowman tree this year and these cuties would be a great addition.  After coloring them I cut out the image and three additional layers, two white and one blue.  I glued them together with some silver cord sandwiched in.  So easy and fun.  They are about as thick as a quarter and very sturdy.  The stamp set is one form a few years ago which was a collaboration with Hampton Arts.

Thank you for stopping by,

Brenda

Reeling in the Big One

Hello, it has been a long time.  First off I want to say I am hoping to dust off this old blog and get back into posting regularly.  I recently retired after many years of long work days and I am trying to get my mojo back. 

Now on to my card.  I made this for my sons birthday.  The stamps are from Art Impressions Reel Great Guys.  I colored the image with prisma pencils and blended with OMS.  The fish is fussy cut and popped up to give dimension.  I am entering this card in to Art Impressions current challenge, Quick and Simple. 

Thank you for stopping by,

Brenda

Retired

Hello, remember me?  I am back after a long break.  This is a card I made for  a very special person at work who came back out of retirement to help us out when we needed it badly.  Now it is time for him to go back to his retired life.  We wish him well and are so grateful for his help.  This was enough for me to get inspired to make a card again.  I decided that this guy from His and Hers Camper set would be perfect for this occasion.  I am also entering this card in Art Impressions challenge #186 
Aging with Attitude.

Thank you for stopping by,
Brenda

Happy Birthday!

Hello I am back with another card for Art Impressions Create with Christmas challenge: to use Christmas stamps...but not for Christmas!

For this card I used Ugly Sweater set.  To get the sweater "non" Christmas I stamped on some copy paper and cut it out creating a mask and then using a Misti I was able to line up the image and the mask so that I would get a stamped image without the Christmas decorations.  For the jingle bells on her shoes, earrings and pom pom on her hat I used some painters tape that I cut to fit and put it on the stamp while I inked it up and then before stamping I removed the tape and it served to resit the ink.  I then had to do a little touch up with a fine black marker to fill in the gaps left by removing the Christmas parts of the stamp.  I colored the whole image with copics and finished the sweater with some white dots with a Pit Pen.

Thank you for stopping by,
Brenda
 Copics: BG32, E13, E50, E51, N1, N3, N5, R32, RV19, Y26

Happy Birthday Snowman

Hello I have a card I made for Art Impressions latest challenge  AI 163 Create with Christmas: to use Christmas stamps...but not for Christmas!

For this card I used Art Impressions Christmas For All set.  I decided to break out my dusty Prismacolor pencils. 

Thank you for stopping by,
Brenda

Celebrate

Happy July!

Today I have a card I made for Art Impressions current challenge to use Red, White and Blue. 

I love the girlfriends from Art Impressions and this is my latest set called Cheer Set.  I added some small rhinestones between the numbers that disn't show up well in the photo.

Thank you for stopping by,
Brenda

Copics:B000, B21 B24, B41, C7, E13, E15, E50, E51, E57, R21, R22, R24, 27, R30, R32, T1, T3, YR21

Fishy Birthday Card

Hello,  I just noticed that it has been almost a month since I last posted.  It has been a very busy May and so far June to.  Hopefully things will slow down some with school getting out soon.  I have made a few graduation cards that I have been meaning to post.  Look for them soon. 

On Sunday I finally had a little crafting time so I created this card for Art Impressions current challenge cards with movement.

The stamps are from Art Impressions Deep Breath Birthday.  The movement on my card is the fish, he is on an Action Wobble.  I wish you could see him in action as he looks so funny bobbing back and forth as he is trying to blow out the candles.  To add additional movement to the card I made it a shaker card.  I recently purchased several packages of sequins and this was the perfect time to use some of them with a little glitter thrown in for good measure.  Now when making a shaker card you wish to add glitter to make sure you have a good complete seal with your foam tape. Don't ask how I know this.  I finished off the cake with some Stickles as you can never have too much sparkle in your life, or on your face, hair and anything else you come into contact with for the next 24-36 hours. 

Thank you for stopping by,
Brenda
Copics: B39, BG10, BG11, BG13, C3, E35, Y15, YR20

It's Your Birthday!

Hello, I made this for a couple of challenges listed below.

I used Cake Popper from Art Impressions.  Isn't she fun?  Such a fun image to color.  The dp is some old Stampin' Up paper I have had forever.

Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda
I am entering this card into the following challenges
Art Impressions: #156 Spring Colors
Sweet Sunday Sketch #263:

Copics:B41, B45, E21, E23, E50, E51, G40, G43, R05, R30, R81, RV34, T1, W1, W3, YR24

29 Again?

Hello, it has been a few weeks since my last post.  All I can say is that I have had a complete lack of any creativity at all.  As a result I couldn't motovate myself to make anything or even pop in for a quick post.  I am happy to say that I think the gray skies are clearing as far as my mojo is concerned.  On to my post.

I created this card for Art Impressions latest challenge Vintage Vibe.  I admit this is out of my normal card style and found this to be a true challenge.  In fact my first attempt is in the bottom of my trash can.  So vintage not being my style left me with very little items to work with.  So I improvised and used 29 Again? Set from Art Impressions and went with it.
Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda
Copics:BG90, BG93, E21, E50, E51, R32, R81, R83, T1, T3, W0

Love and Chocolate

Hello today I have a card I made for a couple of challenges.  First for Art Impressions challenge, Have a Heart and second Simon Says Stamps Monday challenge Red + Pink.   I used Love Chocolate set. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a great week!
Brenda
Copics: E000, E23, E30, E33, E43, E50, E53, E55, E57, E59, R20, R22, R24, R81, R83, R85, T1

Coffee...

Today I have a card I made for Art Impressions current challenge, Java Love.  I used Cathy Caffeine set colored with copics.   The tab at the tops was made using a punch board.  I off set the green so that it would create the space for sentiment to show.

Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda 
Copics:B000. B95. B97. C0,E09, E15, E19, E23, E25, E30, E31, E50, E51, G40, R11, R32

Hot Java

Hello, today I have a card I made for Art Impressions latest challenge which happens to be their 150th challenge!  The challenge is to use something new or a new technique.

My new item is Cathy Caffeine stamp set.  I purchased it during Christmas and never had time to use it until now.  Isn't this set fabulous? 

Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda
copics: BG10, BG53, C0, E13, E15, E19, E23, E30, E35, E50, E51, E53, R11, R22, Y21, Y23

Warmest Holiday Wishes

A quick post to share a Christmas card I made for all my friends and followers.  I hope you have a Very Merry Christmas!   If you are traveling please be safe.

I used Holiday Wishes Set from Art Impressions.  I recently won this great set in one of their challenges.

Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda

Copics:E23, E31, E33, E35, E51, G21, G24, R11, R24, 27, R29, T1, T3, T5, W0, W1, W3, Y15, Y28

Joys of Christmas

Hello, I hope you are having a lovely weekend.  Today I have a card that I made for Art Impressions latest challenge Zoo or Animals, Really Reasonable Ribbon's challenge Winter Holiday with Ribbon Theme and for MoJo Mondays sketch 370.

I flipped the sketch.  The image is one of the newest Christmas images for Art Impressions called Warm Your Heart.  I colored this adorable penguin with copics. 

Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda

Copics:B21, B41, BG000, C3, C5, G43, N1, N5, R24, Y21, Y38

Deep Breath Birthday!

Hello I am back with another card I made.  This one is for Art Impressions challenge Humor or Puns.

This fun guy is from Art Impressions Zoo Crew line called Deep Breath Birthday.  It was so much fun coloring him up and picking papers for the card.

Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda

Copics: BG000, BG11, BG13, BG53, E23, G43, R22, R35, Y15, Y32, Y35, Y38

Witchy Side Step

Hello, I am back with another card I made for Art Impressions Fancy Folds Challenge.  This time I maded a side step card.

I used Witch Wanda set for this card.  Isn't she great!  I made the broom with a trig from my backyard and some raffia and twine.  I have seen it on a card somewhere and knew I had to make one for Wanda.  Here is a side view.

Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda

Copics: BV11, C1, C3, C5, E30, E35, E50, E51, R05, T1, T3, T5, T7, Y21, Y35, YR02, YR04, YR07

Weekend Warrior

Hello,

Today I have a card I made for my DH for his birthday.   The front of the card is fairly simple.

On the inside I made it a pop up card.

It is a little hard to see in this photo, but that is a black workbench just like my hubby's complete with doors and a stainless steel top. I created the peg board by punch holes is a piece of kraft card stock and hung the tools with brads.  Here is a side shot.

I used Weekend Warrior from Art Impressions.  I am entering this into their current challenge #146 Fancy Folds.  My Hubby loved the card.

Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda

copics: B21, B23, C3, E21, E23, E25, E31, E33, E37, E50, E51, E55, E57, G40, G43, R05, W5, Y35

Holiday Sparkle!

Hello,  I have a card I made for Art Impressions latest challenge Holiday Sparkle.  Here is my card.

I used #4350 Ugly Sweater Set from Art Impressions.  I so love the humor of this.  I colored her with copics and added a little glitter to her sweater and the poinsettia, which I couldn't get to show in the photo.  I also added some glitter tape.

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful week!!!
Brenda

C0, E43, E50, E51, G40, G43, G46, N1, R05, R08, R22, R30

Boo

 Hello,

Today I have a card I made for Art Impressions current challenge Purple, Orange and Black.  I don't own any Art Impressions Halloween stamps yet so I improvised.

I used Little Sprout to create this Halloween themed card.  The boo is a sticker and I added a few snaps to accent the card. 

Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda

Copics: C0, E21, E23, E50, E51, T1, T3, T5, YR02, YR04, YR24

You're How Old?

Hello, today I have a card I made for Art Impressions challenge "Show off your Sentiment". 
I used How Old. 

I wanted to come up with two different cards using the same set and almost the same color scheme.  This one is my favorite of the two. 

Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda